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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 16 April 2022

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 21
  3. 22
  4. 23
  5. 30
  6. 37
  7. 10

JackpotNZ$5,000,000

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 886 of 1,352 under them

← 2022-04-13All recent draws2022-04-20 →

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 feed4 21 22 23 30 37 + 1029 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

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

47oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 47 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 35% of every possible ticket.

  • sum70th
  • odd50th
  • low5th
  • widest gap85th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread69th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 133 of each

4128times
21131times
22141times
23148times
30

Prize breakdown · 2022-04-16

  • Lines in play≈ 5.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$440.1Kto 19k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.13

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball17%NZ$73.5K
  • Match 3 + Powerball54%NZ$236.8K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball15%NZ$64.2K
  • 2 other tiers15%NZ$65.5K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.13 by chance

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126times
37122times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 89 of each

1073times

Every number was expected about that many times after 885 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.

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Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (22, 23, 30, 37) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 19 December 2018 — its closest relative in 885 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 86% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (13 April 2022): 4 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 10 repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

137

The numbers add up to 137 — the 69th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 21–22, 22–23. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

21 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 13% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$5,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball31≈ 27 by chanceNZ$1,847
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,149≈ 1.1k by chanceNZ$64.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball15,789≈ 16k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball72NZ$115
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,566NZ$41.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,149 winners, 3% more than the 1.1k 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$5,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball31NZ$1,847
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball72NZ$115
    Match 4 + Powerball1,149NZ$64.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,566NZ$41.00
    Match 3 + Powerball15,789NZ$15.00
    Totals18,607—