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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 18 October 2023

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 6
  2. 11
  3. 13
  4. 28
  5. 36
  6. 40
  7. 1

JackpotNZ$4,500,000

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 1,043 of 1,352 under them

← 2023-10-14All recent draws2023-10-21 →

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 feed6 11 13 28 36 40 + 129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 October 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.

  • sum66th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap74th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread75th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 156 of each

6154times
11144times
13155times
28158times
36

Prize breakdown · 2023-10-18

  • Lines in play≈ 3.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$4.8Mto 12k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 276lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.09

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball94%NZ$4.5M
  • Match 4 + Powerball1.0%NZ$45.7K
  • Match 3 + Powerball3.3%NZ$160.2K
  • 3 other tiers1.8%NZ$84K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.09 by chance

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145times
40154times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 104 of each

1113times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,042 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 (11, 13, 36, 40) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 4 February 2023 — its closest relative in 1,042 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 90% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 October 2023): 6, 36 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 1 repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

134

The numbers add up to 134 — the 65th 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

40 had not appeared for 7 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 23% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$4,500,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball18≈ 18 by chanceNZ$1,949
  • Match 4 + Powerball725≈ 751 by chanceNZ$63.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball10,678≈ 11k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball43NZ$127
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball965NZ$45.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 725 winners, 3% fewer than the 751 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$4,500,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball18NZ$1,949
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball43NZ$127
    Match 4 + Powerball725NZ$63.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball965NZ$45.00
    Match 3 + Powerball10,678NZ$15.00
    Totals12,430—