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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 6 December 2023

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 17
  2. 23
  3. 27
  4. 34
  5. 36
  6. 40
  7. 1

JackpotNZ$6,000,000

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 1,057 of 1,352 under them

← 2023-12-02All recent draws2023-12-09 →

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 feed17 23 27 34 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 6 December 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

34oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 34 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 12% of every possible ticket.

  • sum98th
  • odd50th
  • low5th
  • widest gap7th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread16th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 158 of each

17170times
23180times
27144times
34148times
36

Prize breakdown · 2023-12-06

  • Lines in play≈ 3.8Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$339.6Kto 14k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 271lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.10

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball16%NZ$54.6K
  • Match 3 + Powerball52%NZ$178.2K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball15%NZ$49.4K
  • 3 other tiers17%NZ$57.4K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.10 by chance

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150times
40157times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 106 of each

1115times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,056 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 (17, 23, 34, 36) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 18 June 2016 — its closest relative in 1,056 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 91% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (2 December 2023): 34, 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

177

The numbers add up to 177 — the 98th 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

23 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 0.4× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 28% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$6,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball16≈ 20 by chanceNZ$1,456
  • Match 4 + Powerball895≈ 835 by chanceNZ$61.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball11,878≈ 12k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$27,694
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball62NZ$103
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,206NZ$41.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.8M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 895 winners, 7% more than the 835 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$6,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$27,694
    Match 5 + Powerball16NZ$1,456
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball62NZ$103
    Match 4 + Powerball895NZ$61.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,206NZ$41.00
    Match 3 + Powerball11,878NZ$15.00
    Totals14,058—