LotteryOracle
GamesForecastPlaygroundCase filesMy numbers

Loading…

Reading the draws and working out what chance predicts.

LotteryOracle

LotteryOracle reports what happened; it does not predict what is next. Every draw is independent — no number is ever "due".

GamesPlaygroundCase filesThe weekDataAboutMethodologyPrivacy
Built byejoyful

Responsible play.A lottery costs more than it pays back; if it stops being fun, help is free and confidential:🇳🇿 0800 654 655all helplines →

Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 12 May 2021

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 26
  4. 29
  5. 32
  6. 35
  7. 3

JackpotNZ$12,000,000

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 789 of 1,352 under them

← 2021-05-08All recent draws2021-05-15 →

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 feed2 3 26 29 32 35 + 329 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 12 May 2021 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

62oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 62 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 72% of every possible ticket.

  • sum56th
  • odd50th
  • low21th
  • widest gap98th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread69th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 118 of each

2121times
3112times
26123times
29125times
32

Prize breakdown · 2021-05-12

  • Lines in play≈ 3.2Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$272Kto 12k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 269lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.08

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball16%NZ$44.7K
  • Match 3 + Powerball55%NZ$148.5K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball16%NZ$43.6K
  • 2 other tiers13%NZ$35.2K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.08 by chance

Play these numbers? Read them as your ticket →

116times
35129times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 79 of each

373times

Every number was expected about that many times after 788 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 (2, 3, 29, 35) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 25 November 2020 — its closest relative in 788 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 83% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (8 May 2021): 26, 29, 35 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

127

The numbers add up to 127 — the 55th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 2–3. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

3 had not appeared for 16 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 16% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$12,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball14≈ 17 by chanceNZ$2,144
  • Match 4 + Powerball710≈ 696 by chanceNZ$63.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball9,897≈ 9.9k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball48NZ$109
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,118NZ$39.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.2M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 710 winners, 2% more than the 696 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$12,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball14NZ$2,144
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball48NZ$109
    Match 4 + Powerball710NZ$63.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,118NZ$39.00
    Match 3 + Powerball9,897NZ$15.00
    Totals11,787—