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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 22 December 2021

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 12
  2. 17
  3. 18
  4. 29
  5. 35
  6. 36
  7. 1

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 853 of 1,352 under them

← 2021-12-18All recent draws2021-12-25 →

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 feed12 17 18 29 35 36 + 129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 22 December 2021 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

61oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 61 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 71% of every possible ticket.

  • sum81th
  • odd50th
  • low50th
  • widest gap38th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread19th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 128 of each

12128times
17140times
18136times
29136times
35

Prize breakdown · 2021-12-22

  • Lines in play≈ 5.5Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$499.2Kto 20k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.14

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$76.1K
  • Match 3 + Powerball51%NZ$255.8K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$71.6K
  • 3 other tiers19%NZ$95.8K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.14 by chance

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141times
36119times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 85 of each

181times

Every number was expected about that many times after 852 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 (12, 18, 35, 36) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 26 March 2016 — its closest relative in 852 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 85% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (18 December 2021): 17 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: 17–18, 35–36. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

35 had not appeared for 14 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$12,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball32≈ 29 by chanceNZ$1,246
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,227≈ 1.2k by chanceNZ$62.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball17,054≈ 17k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$46,995
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball76NZ$117
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,704NZ$42.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.5M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,227 winners, 2% more than the 1.2k 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 + Powerball1NZ$46,995
    Match 5 + Powerball32NZ$1,246
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball76NZ$117
    Match 4 + Powerball1,227NZ$62.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,704NZ$42.00
    Match 3 + Powerball17,054NZ$15.00
    Totals20,094—