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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 12 January 2022

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 8
  2. 13
  3. 20
  4. 24
  5. 25
  6. 32
  7. 4

JackpotNZ$8,000,000

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 859 of 1,352 under them

← 2022-01-08All recent draws2022-01-15 →

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 feed8 13 20 24 25 32 + 429 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 12 January 2022 — 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 70% of every possible ticket.

  • sum49th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap7th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread19th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 129 of each

8122times
13125times
20129times
24132times
25

Prize breakdown · 2022-01-12

  • Lines in play≈ 4.5Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$374.2Kto 16k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 275lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.12

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$57.8K
  • Match 3 + Powerball57%NZ$211.8K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball15%NZ$55.4K
  • 2 other tiers13%NZ$49.2K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.12 by chance

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127times
32128times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 86 of each

484times

Every number was expected about that many times after 858 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 (8, 13, 24, 32) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 11 September 2019 — its closest relative in 858 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 85% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (8 January 2022): 24 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

122

The numbers add up to 122 — the 48th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 24–25. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

25 had not appeared for 17 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$8,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball24≈ 24 by chanceNZ$1,757
  • Match 4 + Powerball997≈ 993 by chanceNZ$58.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball14,120≈ 14k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball61NZ$115
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,289NZ$43.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.5M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 997 winners, 0% more than the 993 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$8,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball24NZ$1,757
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball61NZ$115
    Match 4 + Powerball997NZ$58.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,289NZ$43.00
    Match 3 + Powerball14,120NZ$15.00
    Totals16,491—