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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 18 March 2023

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 11
  3. 17
  4. 27
  5. 37
  6. 38
  7. 3

JackpotNZ$15,500,000

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 982 of 1,352 under them

← 2023-03-15All recent draws2023-03-22 →

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 feed4 11 17 27 37 38 + 329 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

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

65oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 65 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 79% of every possible ticket.

  • sum66th
  • odd79th
  • low50th
  • widest gap28th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread75th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 147 of each

4144times
11139times
17158times
27133times
37

Prize breakdown · 2023-03-18

  • Lines in play≈ 12Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$16.5Mto 45k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 274lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.32

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball94%NZ$15.5M
  • Match 4 + Powerball1.0%NZ$159.1K
  • Match 3 + Powerball3.5%NZ$579.9K
  • 3 other tiers1.7%NZ$282K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.32 by chance

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136times
38132times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 98 of each

391times

Every number was expected about that many times after 981 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 (4, 11, 17, 37) and 1 of 1 stars with the draw of 16 November 2016 — its closest relative in 981 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 89% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (15 March 2023): 4 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

134

The numbers add up to 134 — the 65th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 37–38. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

38 had not appeared for 18 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 18% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$15,500,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball78≈ 66 by chanceNZ$1,505
  • Match 4 + Powerball2,841≈ 2.7k by chanceNZ$56.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball38,660≈ 39k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball157NZ$114
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball3,579NZ$41.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈12M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 2,841 winners, 5% more than the 2.7k 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$15,500,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball78NZ$1,505
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball157NZ$114
    Match 4 + Powerball2,841NZ$56.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball3,579NZ$41.00
    Match 3 + Powerball38,660NZ$15.00
    Totals45,316—