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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 5 August 2023

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 18
  2. 23
  3. 24
  4. 26
  5. 28
  6. 32
  7. 1

JackpotNZ$26,000,000

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 1,022 of 1,352 under them

← 2023-08-02All recent draws2023-08-09 →

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 feed18 23 24 26 28 32 + 129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 5 August 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

21oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 21 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 3% of every possible ticket.

  • sum85th
  • odd5th
  • low5th
  • widest gap1th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread1th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 153 of each

18157times
23174times
24166times
26154times
28

Prize breakdown · 2023-08-05

  • Lines in play≈ 9.8Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$866.7Kto 36k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.25

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$128.2K
  • Match 3 + Powerball53%NZ$456.7K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$120.2K
  • 3 other tiers19%NZ$161.6K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.25 by chance

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154times
32155times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 102 of each

1108times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,021 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 3 of 6 numbers (23, 28, 32) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 2 August 2023 — its closest relative in 1,021 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (2 August 2023): 23, 28, 32 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

151

The numbers add up to 151 — the 85th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 23–24. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

26 had not appeared for 9 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 15% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$26,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball54≈ 52 by chanceNZ$1,185
  • Match 4 + Powerball2,210≈ 2.1k by chanceNZ$58.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball30,448≈ 30k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball3NZ$27,507
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball141NZ$107
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,932NZ$41.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈9.8M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 2,210 winners, 3% more than the 2.1k 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$26,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball3NZ$27,507
    Match 5 + Powerball54NZ$1,185
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball141NZ$107
    Match 4 + Powerball2,210NZ$58.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,932NZ$41.00
    Match 3 + Powerball30,448NZ$15.00
    Totals35,788—