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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 4 October 2023

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 8
  2. 13
  3. 14
  4. 19
  5. 23
  6. 26
  7. 3

JackpotNZ$20,000,000

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 1,039 of 1,352 under them

← 2023-09-30All recent draws2023-10-07 →

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 feed8 13 14 19 23 26 + 329 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 4 October 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

46oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 46 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 32% of every possible ticket.

  • sum23th
  • odd50th
  • low79th
  • widest gap1th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread5th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 156 of each

8141times
13154times
14141times
19184times
23

Prize breakdown · 2023-10-04

  • Lines in play≈ 7.8Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$638.9Kto 28k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.20

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball14%NZ$92.2K
  • Match 3 + Powerball57%NZ$363.8K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball13%NZ$84.2K
  • 3 other tiers15%NZ$98.7K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.20 by chance

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177times
26158times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 104 of each

398times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,038 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 (8, 14, 19, 23) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 29 August 2020 — its closest relative in 1,038 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 90% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 September 2023): nothing carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 3 repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

103

The numbers add up to 103 — the 22th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 13–14. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

14 had not appeared for 12 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 1.5× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 9% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$20,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball50≈ 41 by chanceNZ$990
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,740≈ 1.7k by chanceNZ$53.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball24,251≈ 24k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$38,652
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball110NZ$96.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,338NZ$36.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈7.8M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,740 winners, 2% more than the 1.7k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 6 + Powerball0NZ$20,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$38,652
    Match 5 + Powerball50NZ$990
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball110NZ$96.00
    Match 4 + Powerball1,740NZ$53.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,338NZ$36.00
    Match 3 + Powerball24,251NZ$15.00
    Totals28,490—