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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 8 May 2021

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 6
  2. 17
  3. 26
  4. 29
  5. 34
  6. 35
  7. 10

JackpotNZ$12,333,333

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 788 of 1,352 under them

← 2021-05-05All recent draws2021-05-12 →

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 feed6 17 26 29 34 35 + 1029 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 8 May 2021 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

69oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 69 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 87% of every possible ticket.

  • sum81th
  • odd50th
  • low21th
  • widest gap38th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread43th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 118 of each

6114times
17128times
26122times
29124times
34

Prize breakdown · 2021-05-08

  • Lines in play≈ 7.8Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$13Mto 29k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.20

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball95%NZ$12.3M
  • Match 4 + Powerball0.9%NZ$111.9K
  • Match 3 + Powerball2.8%NZ$366.1K
  • 4 other tiers1.8%NZ$230.4K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.20 by chance

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107times
35128times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 79 of each

1067times

Every number was expected about that many times after 787 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 (6, 17, 26, 34) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 19 September 2020 — its closest relative in 787 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 83% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (5 May 2021): 26 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

147

The numbers add up to 147 — the 81th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 34–35. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

17 had not appeared for 13 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 0.6× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 20% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$12,333,333
  • Match 5 + Powerball35≈ 42 by chanceNZ$1,553
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,805≈ 1.7k by chanceNZ$62.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball24,406≈ 24k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$29,951
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball101NZ$124
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,468NZ$42.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈7.8M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,805 winners, 5% more than the 1.7k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 6 + Powerball1NZ$12,333,333
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$29,951
    Match 5 + Powerball35NZ$1,553
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball101NZ$124
    Match 4 + Powerball1,805NZ$62.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,468NZ$42.00
    Match 3 + Powerball24,406NZ$15.00
    Totals28,818—