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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 14 May 2022

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. 18
  5. 31
  6. 35
  7. 6

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 894 of 1,352 under them

← 2022-05-11All recent draws2022-05-18 →

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 5 7 18 31 35 + 629 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 14 May 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

49oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 49 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 39% of every possible ticket.

  • sum19th
  • odd95th
  • low79th
  • widest gap58th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread62th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 134 of each

3128times
5124times
7130times
18139times
31

Prize breakdown · 2022-05-14

  • Lines in play≈ 5.2Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$427.4Kto 19k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.14

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$66.2K
  • Match 3 + Powerball57%NZ$244.7K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$61.5K
  • 2 other tiers13%NZ$55K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.14 by chance

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133times
35145times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 89 of each

680times

Every number was expected about that many times after 893 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 3 of 6 numbers (3, 31, 35) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 9 February 2022 — its closest relative in 893 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (11 May 2022): nothing carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

99

The numbers add up to 99 — the 18th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. No two numbers side by side. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

18 had not appeared for 12 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 1.4× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 9% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$5,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball27≈ 28 by chanceNZ$1,756
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,225≈ 1.1k by chanceNZ$54.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball16,313≈ 16k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball65NZ$117
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,578NZ$39.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.2M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,225 winners, 7% 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 + Powerball27NZ$1,756
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball65NZ$117
    Match 4 + Powerball1,225NZ$54.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,578NZ$39.00
    Match 3 + Powerball16,313NZ$15.00
    Totals19,208—