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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 7 October 2023

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 25
  3. 28
  4. 34
  5. 36
  6. 38
  7. 1

JackpotNZ$24,250,000

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 1,040 of 1,352 under them

← 2023-10-04All recent draws2023-10-11 →

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 feed5 25 28 34 36 38 + 129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 7 October 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

30oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 30 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 8% of every possible ticket.

  • sum95th
  • odd21th
  • low5th
  • widest gap94th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread69th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 156 of each

5148times
25164times
28157times
34144times
36

Prize breakdown · 2023-10-07

  • Lines in play≈ 8.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$25Mto 31k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.22

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball97%NZ$24.3M
  • Match 4 + Powerball0.5%NZ$121K
  • Match 3 + Powerball1.6%NZ$393.9K
  • 4 other tiers1.0%NZ$261.3K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.22 by chance

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143times
38143times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 104 of each

1111times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,039 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 (5, 25, 28, 38) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 5 April 2023 — its closest relative in 1,039 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 90% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (4 October 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

166

The numbers add up to 166 — the 95th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. No two numbers side by side. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

36 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 0.5× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 27% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$24,250,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball45≈ 45 by chanceNZ$1,364
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,920≈ 1.8k by chanceNZ$63.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball26,259≈ 26k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball3NZ$24,835
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball125NZ$113
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,589NZ$43.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈8.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,920 winners, 4% more than the 1.8k 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$24,250,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball3NZ$24,835
    Match 5 + Powerball45NZ$1,364
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball125NZ$113
    Match 4 + Powerball1,920NZ$63.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,589NZ$43.00
    Match 3 + Powerball26,259NZ$15.00
    Totals30,942—