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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 28 September 2022

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 6
  4. 20
  5. 31
  6. 37
  7. 8

JackpotNZ$4,000,000

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 933 of 1,352 under them

← 2022-09-24All recent draws2022-10-01 →

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 3 6 20 31 37 + 829 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 28 September 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

42oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 42 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 26% of every possible ticket.

  • sum18th
  • odd79th
  • low79th
  • widest gap66th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread87th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 140 of each

1148times
3134times
6141times
20139times
31

Prize breakdown · 2022-09-28

  • Lines in play≈ 3.2Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$299.9Kto 12k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 270lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.08

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$44.8K
  • Match 3 + Powerball51%NZ$151.8K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball13%NZ$40.3K
  • 3 other tiers21%NZ$63K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.08 by chance

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142times
37129times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 93 of each

894times

Every number was expected about that many times after 932 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 (3, 6, 31, 37) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 19 May 2018 — its closest relative in 932 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 88% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 September 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

98

The numbers add up to 98 — the 17th 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

1 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 1.3× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 10% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$4,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball17≈ 17 by chanceNZ$1,225
  • Match 4 + Powerball760≈ 711 by chanceNZ$59.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball10,118≈ 10k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$18,373
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball54NZ$101
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,060NZ$38.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.2M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 760 winners, 7% more than the 711 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$4,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$18,373
    Match 5 + Powerball17NZ$1,225
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball54NZ$101
    Match 4 + Powerball760NZ$59.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,060NZ$38.00
    Match 3 + Powerball10,118NZ$15.00
    Totals12,011—