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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 12
  3. 27
  4. 29
  5. 37
  6. 38
  7. 10

JackpotNZ$10,000,000

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 1,035 of 1,352 under them

← 2023-09-16All recent draws2023-09-23 →

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 12 27 29 37 38 + 1029 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 September 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

59oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 59 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 66% of every possible ticket.

  • sum81th
  • odd50th
  • low21th
  • widest gap74th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread75th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 155 of each

4157times
12157times
27139times
29165times
37

Prize breakdown · 2023-09-20

  • Lines in play≈ 4.8Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$425Kto 17k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 274lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.12

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball16%NZ$66.1K
  • Match 3 + Powerball53%NZ$223.3K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$61.4K
  • 3 other tiers17%NZ$74.2K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.12 by chance

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145times
38142times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 103 of each

1087times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,034 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, 27, 37, 38) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 18 March 2023 — its closest relative in 1,034 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 90% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 September 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

147

The numbers add up to 147 — the 81th 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

12 had not appeared for 17 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$10,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball22≈ 25 by chanceNZ$1,355
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,121≈ 1.0k by chanceNZ$59.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball14,887≈ 15k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$36,715
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball62NZ$123
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,364NZ$45.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.8M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,121 winners, 7% more than the 1.0k 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$10,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$36,715
    Match 5 + Powerball22NZ$1,355
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball62NZ$123
    Match 4 + Powerball1,121NZ$59.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,364NZ$45.00
    Match 3 + Powerball14,887NZ$15.00
    Totals17,457—