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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 3 August 2022

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 7
  3. 25
  4. 27
  5. 28
  6. 35
  7. 7

JackpotNZ$6,500,000

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 917 of 1,352 under them

← 2022-07-30All recent draws2022-08-06 →

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 feed2 7 25 27 28 35 + 729 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 3 August 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

57oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 57 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 59% of every possible ticket.

  • sum51th
  • odd79th
  • low21th
  • widest gap89th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread69th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 137 of each

2139times
7135times
25140times
27121times
28

Prize breakdown · 2022-08-03

  • Lines in play≈ 4.5Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$6.9Mto 17k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.12

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball95%NZ$6.5M
  • Match 4 + Powerball0.8%NZ$54.8K
  • Match 3 + Powerball3.1%NZ$210.8K
  • 4 other tiers1.6%NZ$106.5K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.12 by chance

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133times
35149times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 92 of each

792times

Every number was expected about that many times after 916 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 (7, 25, 27, 28) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 29 June 2022 — its closest relative in 916 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 87% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 July 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

124

The numbers add up to 124 — the 51th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 27–28. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

27 had not appeared for 9 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 1.2× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 11% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$6,500,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball18≈ 24 by chanceNZ$1,299
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,075≈ 988 by chanceNZ$51.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball14,053≈ 14k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$27,800
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball55NZ$107
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,302NZ$38.00
    • 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 — 1,075 winners, 9% more than the 988 an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 6 + Powerball1NZ$6,500,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$27,800
    Match 5 + Powerball18NZ$1,299
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball55NZ$107
    Match 4 + Powerball1,075NZ$51.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,302NZ$38.00
    Match 3 + Powerball14,053NZ$15.00
    Totals16,505—