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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 18 December 2021

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 13
  5. 14
  6. 17
  7. 7

JackpotNZ$9,000,000

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 852 of 1,352 under them

← 2021-12-15All recent draws2021-12-22 →

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 feed3 4 6 13 14 17 + 729 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 December 2021 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

22oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 22 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 3% of every possible ticket.

  • sum0th
  • odd50th
  • low99th
  • widest gap7th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread1th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 128 of each

3121times
4121times
6127times
13123times
14

Prize breakdown · 2021-12-18

  • Lines in play≈ 7.3Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$612.9Kto 27k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 271lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.19

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball14%NZ$85.8K
  • Match 3 + Powerball56%NZ$340.4K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball13%NZ$80.8K
  • 3 other tiers17%NZ$106K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.19 by chance

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122times
17139times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 85 of each

783times

Every number was expected about that many times after 851 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 (3, 4, 13, 17) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 11 November 2020 — its closest relative in 851 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 85% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (15 December 2021): 4 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

57

The numbers add up to 57 — the 0th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 3–4, 13–14. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

14 had not appeared for 22 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 1.8× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 7% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$9,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball36≈ 39 by chanceNZ$1,152
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,682≈ 1.6k by chanceNZ$51.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball22,691≈ 23k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$54,721
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball115NZ$85.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,376NZ$34.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈7.3M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,682 winners, 5% more than the 1.6k 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$9,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$54,721
    Match 5 + Powerball36NZ$1,152
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball115NZ$85.00
    Match 4 + Powerball1,682NZ$51.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,376NZ$34.00
    Match 3 + Powerball22,691NZ$15.00
    Totals26,901—