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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 26 August 2023

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 22
  2. 23
  3. 26
  4. 30
  5. 36
  6. 39
  7. 2

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 1,028 of 1,352 under them

← 2023-08-23All recent draws2023-08-30 →

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 feed22 23 26 30 36 39 + 229 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 26 August 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

22oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 22 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 3% of every possible ticket.

  • sum98th
  • odd21th
  • low1th
  • widest gap3th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread3th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 154 of each

22164times
23176times
26156times
30144times
36

Prize breakdown · 2023-08-26

  • Lines in play≈ 5.8Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$536.7Kto 21k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.15

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$82.1K
  • Match 3 + Powerball50%NZ$269.5K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$74.9K
  • 3 other tiers21%NZ$110.2K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.15 by chance

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139times
39146times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 103 of each

2118times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,027 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 (22, 23, 26, 36) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 26 September 2018 — its closest relative in 1,027 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 90% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (23 August 2023): 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

176

The numbers add up to 176 — the 98th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 22–23. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

30 had not appeared for 16 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 0.6× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 21% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$6,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball24≈ 31 by chanceNZ$1,485
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,303≈ 1.3k by chanceNZ$63.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball17,969≈ 18k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball3NZ$22,003
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball64NZ$133
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,743NZ$43.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.8M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,303 winners, 3% more than the 1.3k 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 + Powerball3NZ$22,003
    Match 5 + Powerball24NZ$1,485
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball64NZ$133
    Match 4 + Powerball1,303NZ$63.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,743NZ$43.00
    Match 3 + Powerball17,969NZ$15.00
    Totals21,106—