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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 24 January 2024

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 12
  4. 13
  5. 26
  6. 40
  7. 8

JackpotNZ$15,000,000

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 1,071 of 1,352 under them

← 2024-01-20All recent draws2024-01-27 →

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 feed3 5 12 13 26 40 + 829 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 24 January 2024 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

56oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 56 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 58% of every possible ticket.

  • sum19th
  • odd50th
  • low79th
  • widest gap66th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread92th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 161 of each

3153times
5153times
12167times
13162times
26

Prize breakdown · 2024-01-24

  • Lines in play≈ 6.5Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$573Kto 24k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 268lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.17

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball14%NZ$80.8K
  • Match 3 + Powerball53%NZ$304K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball13%NZ$75.8K
  • 3 other tiers20%NZ$112.4K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.17 by chance

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163times
40162times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 107 of each

8110times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,070 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 (5, 12, 13, 40) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 29 December 2021 — its closest relative in 1,070 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 91% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (20 January 2024): 3 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

99

The numbers add up to 99 — the 18th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 12–13. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

26 had not appeared for 10 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 13% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$15,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball45≈ 35 by chanceNZ$1,000
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,525≈ 1.4k by chanceNZ$53.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball20,266≈ 20k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball3NZ$19,186
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball117NZ$84.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,297NZ$33.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈6.5M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,525 winners, 7% more than the 1.4k 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$15,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball3NZ$19,186
    Match 5 + Powerball45NZ$1,000
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball117NZ$84.00
    Match 4 + Powerball1,525NZ$53.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,297NZ$33.00
    Match 3 + Powerball20,266NZ$15.00
    Totals24,253—