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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 18 January 2023

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 4
  3. 7
  4. 23
  5. 28
  6. 35
  7. 7

JackpotNZ$23,500,000

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 965 of 1,352 under them

← 2023-01-14All recent draws2023-01-21 →

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 feed1 4 7 23 28 35 + 729 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 January 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

52oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 52 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 47% of every possible ticket.

  • sum18th
  • odd79th
  • low50th
  • widest gap80th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread75th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 145 of each

1152times
4140times
7141times
23161times
28

Prize breakdown · 2023-01-18

  • Lines in play≈ 10Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$24.3Mto 37k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 270lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.26

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball97%NZ$23.5M
  • Match 4 + Powerball0.5%NZ$122.9K
  • Match 3 + Powerball1.9%NZ$468.2K
  • 4 other tiers1.0%NZ$249.9K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.26 by chance

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140times
35152times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 96 of each

797times

Every number was expected about that many times after 964 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 (4, 7, 23, 28) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 8 August 2020 — its closest relative in 964 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 89% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 January 2023): 28 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

35 had not appeared for 34 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$23,500,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball59≈ 53 by chanceNZ$1,107
  • Match 4 + Powerball2,276≈ 2.2k by chanceNZ$54.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball31,210≈ 31k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$26,971
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball155NZ$94.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball3,315NZ$35.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈10M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 2,276 winners, 4% more than the 2.2k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 6 + Powerball1NZ$23,500,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$26,971
    Match 5 + Powerball59NZ$1,107
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball155NZ$94.00
    Match 4 + Powerball2,276NZ$54.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball3,315NZ$35.00
    Match 3 + Powerball31,210NZ$15.00
    Totals37,018—