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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 7 December 2022

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 8
  2. 9
  3. 13
  4. 23
  5. 25
  6. 40
  7. 7

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 953 of 1,352 under them

← 2022-12-03All recent draws2022-12-10 →

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 feed8 9 13 23 25 40 + 729 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 7 December 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

71oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 71 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 90% of every possible ticket.

  • sum43th
  • odd79th
  • low50th
  • widest gap74th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread62th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 143 of each

8130times
9136times
13141times
23158times
25

Prize breakdown · 2022-12-07

  • Lines in play≈ 4.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$326.9Kto 15k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 271lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.11

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$48.3K
  • Match 3 + Powerball59%NZ$192.1K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$44.7K
  • 2 other tiers13%NZ$41.8K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.11 by chance

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147times
40141times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 95 of each

795times

Every number was expected about that many times after 952 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 (9, 13, 23, 25) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 14 March 2020 — its closest relative in 952 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 88% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (3 December 2022): 9 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

118

The numbers add up to 118 — the 42th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 8–9. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

25 had not appeared for 7 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 13% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$4,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball27≈ 22 by chanceNZ$1,337
  • Match 4 + Powerball966≈ 900 by chanceNZ$50.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball12,806≈ 13k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball64NZ$89.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,277NZ$35.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 966 winners, 7% more than the 900 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 + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball27NZ$1,337
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball64NZ$89.00
    Match 4 + Powerball966NZ$50.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,277NZ$35.00
    Match 3 + Powerball12,806NZ$15.00
    Totals15,140—