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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 20 December 2023

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 15
  3. 26
  4. 37
  5. 38
  6. 40
  7. 7

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 1,061 of 1,352 under them

← 2023-12-16All recent draws2023-12-23 →

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 feed2 15 26 37 38 40 + 729 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 December 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

45oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 45 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 31% of every possible ticket.

  • sum90th
  • odd21th
  • low21th
  • widest gap58th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread96th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 159 of each

2160times
15176times
26162times
37149times
38

Prize breakdown · 2023-12-20

  • Lines in play≈ 4.7Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$443.6Kto 17k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 274lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.12

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball14%NZ$63.9K
  • Match 3 + Powerball49%NZ$218.3K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$62.2K
  • 3 other tiers22%NZ$99.3K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.12 by chance

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144times
40159times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 106 of each

7108times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,060 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 (15, 26, 38, 40) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 27 February 2021 — its closest relative in 1,060 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 91% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 December 2023): 37 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 7 repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

158

The numbers add up to 158 — the 90th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 37–38. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

15 had not appeared for 25 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 26% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$6,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball25≈ 25 by chanceNZ$1,294
  • Match 4 + Powerball998≈ 1.0k by chanceNZ$64.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball14,551≈ 15k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$29,572
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball66NZ$118
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,414NZ$44.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.7M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 998 winners, 2% fewer than the 1.0k 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 + Powerball2NZ$29,572
    Match 5 + Powerball25NZ$1,294
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball66NZ$118
    Match 4 + Powerball998NZ$64.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,414NZ$44.00
    Match 3 + Powerball14,551NZ$15.00
    Totals17,056—