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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 16 February 2022

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 7
  3. 33
  4. 34
  5. 38
  6. 40
  7. 8

JackpotNZ$4,000,000

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 869 of 1,352 under them

← 2022-02-12All recent draws2022-02-19 →

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 feed5 7 33 34 38 40 + 829 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 16 February 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

46oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 46 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 32% of every possible ticket.

  • sum90th
  • odd50th
  • low21th
  • widest gap99th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread82th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 130 of each

5114times
7128times
33120times
34118times
38

Prize breakdown · 2022-02-16

  • Lines in play≈ 3.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$291.2Kto 13k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 275lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.09

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball16%NZ$47.5K
  • Match 3 + Powerball55%NZ$161.1K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$41.9K
  • 2 other tiers14%NZ$40.7K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.09 by chance

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117times
40130times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 87 of each

887times

Every number was expected about that many times after 868 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 5 of 6 numbers (5, 33, 34, 38, 40) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 16 January 2016 — its closest relative in 868 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 4.5% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (12 February 2022): 33 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

157

The numbers add up to 157 — the 89th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 33–34. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

7 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 0.4× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 29% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$4,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball21≈ 18 by chanceNZ$1,676
  • Match 4 + Powerball779≈ 755 by chanceNZ$61.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball10,738≈ 11k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball44NZ$125
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball953NZ$44.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 779 winners, 3% more than the 755 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$4,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball21NZ$1,676
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball44NZ$125
    Match 4 + Powerball779NZ$61.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball953NZ$44.00
    Match 3 + Powerball10,738NZ$15.00
    Totals12,535—