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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 21 December 2022

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 7
  2. 14
  3. 18
  4. 26
  5. 34
  6. 37
  7. 1

JackpotNZ$5,000,000

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 957 of 1,352 under them

← 2022-12-17All recent draws2022-12-24 →

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 feed7 14 18 26 34 37 + 129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 21 December 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

62oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 62 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 72% of every possible ticket.

  • sum68th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap12th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread50th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 143 of each

7139times
14131times
18144times
26149times
34

Prize breakdown · 2022-12-21

  • Lines in play≈ 4.2Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$388.6Kto 15k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 275lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.11

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball14%NZ$56K
  • Match 3 + Powerball50%NZ$194.7K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball13%NZ$52.4K
  • 3 other tiers22%NZ$85.5K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.11 by chance

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129times
37132times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 96 of each

197times

Every number was expected about that many times after 956 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, 14, 18, 34) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 21 December 2019 — its closest relative in 956 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 88% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (17 December 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

136

The numbers add up to 136 — the 68th 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

18 had not appeared for 13 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 17% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$5,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball27≈ 22 by chanceNZ$1,134
  • Match 4 + Powerball889≈ 912 by chanceNZ$63.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball12,977≈ 13k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$24,347
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball48NZ$129
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,165NZ$45.00
    • 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 — 889 winners, 3% fewer than the 912 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$5,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$24,347
    Match 5 + Powerball27NZ$1,134
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball48NZ$129
    Match 4 + Powerball889NZ$63.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,165NZ$45.00
    Match 3 + Powerball12,977NZ$15.00
    Totals15,108—