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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 17 September 2022

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 9
  3. 12
  4. 34
  5. 37
  6. 38
  7. 2

JackpotNZ$20,000,000

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 930 of 1,352 under them

← 2022-09-14All recent draws2022-09-21 →

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 9 12 34 37 38 + 229 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 17 September 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

65oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 65 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 78% of every possible ticket.

  • sum64th
  • odd50th
  • low50th
  • widest gap97th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread82th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 139 of each

3133times
9131times
12143times
34125times
37

Prize breakdown · 2022-09-17

  • Lines in play≈ 8.6Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$762.1Kto 32k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.22

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball16%NZ$119.4K
  • Match 3 + Powerball53%NZ$402.2K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball15%NZ$110.6K
  • 3 other tiers17%NZ$130K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.22 by chance

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128times
38129times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 93 of each

2114times

Every number was expected about that many times after 929 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 (3, 9, 34, 37) and 1 of 1 stars with the draw of 23 May 2015 — its closest relative in 929 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 88% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 September 2022): 34 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

133

The numbers add up to 133 — the 64th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 37–38. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

9 had not appeared for 19 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 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 19% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$20,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball45≈ 46 by chanceNZ$1,355
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,895≈ 1.9k by chanceNZ$63.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball26,810≈ 27k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$55,266
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball121NZ$114
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,697NZ$41.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈8.6M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,895 winners, 1% more than the 1.9k 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$20,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$55,266
    Match 5 + Powerball45NZ$1,355
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball121NZ$114
    Match 4 + Powerball1,895NZ$63.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,697NZ$41.00
    Match 3 + Powerball26,810NZ$15.00
    Totals31,569—