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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 24 April 2021

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 21
  4. 26
  5. 31
  6. 36
  7. 2

JackpotNZ$5,000,000

The crowdHeld about as often as an average linefrom the prize table, not from a model of how people pick

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/40 + 1/10 · since Nov 2011draw 784 of 1,350 under them

← 2021-04-21All recent draws2021-04-28 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:39 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed4 5 21 26 31 36 + 229 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 24 April 2021 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

72oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 72 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 91% of every possible ticket.

  • sum50th
  • odd50th
  • low21th
  • widest gap80th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread62th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 117 of each

4111times
5100times
21114times
26120times
31

Prize breakdown · 2021-04-24

  • Lines in play≈ 5.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$429.7Kto 19k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 276lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.13

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball16%NZ$67.6K
  • Match 3 + Powerball56%NZ$239.9K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball15%NZ$65.9K
  • 2 other tiers13%NZ$56.2K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.13 by chance

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114times
36110times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 78 of each

2103times

Every number was expected about that many times after 783 draws, and they scatter around it. Warm means more than expected, cool means fewer — and a cold number arriving is exactly what cold numbers do.

Frequency Explorer →

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (4, 5, 21, 31) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 1 August 2018 — its closest relative in 783 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 83% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (21 April 2021): nothing carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

123

The numbers add up to 123 — the 49th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 4–5. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

5 had not appeared for 27 draws. A number waits about 7 on average, and a wait this long was not a signal — the machine has no memory of it.

Gap & “Overdue” Tracker →

How many people held it

A line like this is played about 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 13% of the jackpot.

Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$5,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball24≈ 27 by chanceNZ$2,012
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,109≈ 1.1k by chanceNZ$61.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball15,993≈ 16k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball58NZ$137
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,403NZ$47.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,109 winners, 1% fewer than the 1.1k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 6 + Powerball0NZ$5,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball24NZ$2,012
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball58NZ$137
    Match 4 + Powerball1,109NZ$61.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,403NZ$47.00
    Match 3 + Powerball15,993NZ$15.00
    Totals18,587—