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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 24 December 2022

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 19
  5. 30
  6. 31
  7. 5

JackpotNZ$6,000,000

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 958 of 1,352 under them

← 2022-12-21All recent draws2022-12-28 →

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 feed2 3 4 19 30 31 + 529 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 24 December 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

51oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 51 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 44% of every possible ticket.

  • sum10th
  • odd50th
  • low79th
  • widest gap74th
  • neighbours99th
  • spread43th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 144 of each

2145times
3136times
4139times
19168times
30

Prize breakdown · 2022-12-24

  • Lines in play≈ 9.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$737.1Kto 33k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 274lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.23

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball16%NZ$114.6K
  • Match 3 + Powerball57%NZ$420.9K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$106.6K
  • 2 other tiers13%NZ$95.1K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.23 by chance

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135times
31148times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 96 of each

5108times

Every number was expected about that many times after 957 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 5 of 6 numbers (2, 3, 4, 19, 31) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 20 October 2021 — its closest relative in 957 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 5.0% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (21 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

89

The numbers add up to 89 — the 10th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 2–3, 3–4, 30–31. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

30 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 2.5× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 5% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$6,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball51≈ 48 by chanceNZ$1,618
  • Match 4 + Powerball2,011≈ 2.0k by chanceNZ$57.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball28,058≈ 28k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball114NZ$110
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,664NZ$40.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈9.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 2,011 winners, 2% more than the 2.0k 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$6,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball51NZ$1,618
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball114NZ$110
    Match 4 + Powerball2,011NZ$57.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,664NZ$40.00
    Match 3 + Powerball28,058NZ$15.00
    Totals32,898—