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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 2 December 2023

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 16
  3. 18
  4. 33
  5. 34
  6. 36
  7. 8

JackpotNZ$5,000,000

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 1,056 of 1,352 under them

← 2023-11-29All recent draws2023-12-06 →

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 feed1 16 18 33 34 36 + 829 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 2 December 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

60oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 60 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 69% of every possible ticket.

  • sum71th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap74th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread82th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 158 of each

1164times
16146times
18160times
33154times
34

Prize breakdown · 2023-12-02

  • Lines in play≈ 4.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$444.4Kto 18k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 275lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.13

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$67.5K
  • Match 3 + Powerball52%NZ$230.8K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball15%NZ$65.7K
  • 3 other tiers18%NZ$80.4K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.13 by chance

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147times
36149times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 106 of each

8109times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,055 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 (1, 18, 34, 36) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 1 September 2018 — its closest relative in 1,055 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 91% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (29 November 2023): 36 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

138

The numbers add up to 138 — the 70th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 33–34. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

18 had not appeared for 29 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$5,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball26≈ 26 by chanceNZ$1,394
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,007≈ 1.1k by chanceNZ$67.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball15,386≈ 15k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$35,974
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball68NZ$121
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,459NZ$45.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,007 winners, 7% fewer than the 1.1k 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$5,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$35,974
    Match 5 + Powerball26NZ$1,394
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball68NZ$121
    Match 4 + Powerball1,007NZ$67.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,459NZ$45.00
    Match 3 + Powerball15,386NZ$15.00
    Totals17,947—