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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 17 August 2022

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 5
  3. 11
  4. 20
  5. 27
  6. 32
  7. 1

JackpotNZ$8,200,000

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 921 of 1,352 under them

← 2022-08-13All recent draws2022-08-20 →

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 feed1 5 11 20 27 32 + 129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 17 August 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 37% of every possible ticket.

  • sum16th
  • odd79th
  • low79th
  • widest gap19th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread56th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 138 of each

1147times
5130times
11132times
20138times
27

Prize breakdown · 2022-08-17

  • Lines in play≈ 4.2Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$8.5Mto 15k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.11

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball96%NZ$8.2M
  • Match 4 + Powerball0.6%NZ$53.4K
  • Match 3 + Powerball2.3%NZ$194.8K
  • 3 other tiers1.2%NZ$100.9K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.11 by chance

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122times
32140times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 92 of each

189times

Every number was expected about that many times after 920 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 (1, 5, 20, 32) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 10 October 2020 — its closest relative in 920 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 87% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (13 August 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

96

The numbers add up to 96 — the 15th 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

5 had not appeared for 8 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$8,200,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball35≈ 22 by chanceNZ$1,286
  • Match 4 + Powerball936≈ 913 by chanceNZ$57.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball12,987≈ 13k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball65NZ$95.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,308NZ$38.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.2M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 936 winners, 3% more than the 913 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$8,200,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball35NZ$1,286
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball65NZ$95.00
    Match 4 + Powerball936NZ$57.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,308NZ$38.00
    Match 3 + Powerball12,987NZ$15.00
    Totals15,332—