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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 2 March 2024

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 5
  3. 6
  4. 28
  5. 29
  6. 40
  7. 1

JackpotNZ$12,333,333

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 1,082 of 1,352 under them

← 2024-02-28All recent draws2024-03-06 →

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 5 6 28 29 40 + 129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 2 March 2024 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

48oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 48 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 37% of every possible ticket.

  • sum30th
  • odd50th
  • low50th
  • widest gap97th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread99th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 162 of each

1169times
5157times
6159times
28164times
29

Prize breakdown · 2024-03-02

  • Lines in play≈ 7.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$12.9Mto 26k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.18

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball95%NZ$12.3M
  • Match 4 + Powerball0.7%NZ$89.5K
  • Match 3 + Powerball2.6%NZ$331.4K
  • 3 other tiers1.3%NZ$163.4K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.18 by chance

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169times
40166times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 108 of each

1119times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,081 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 3 of 6 numbers (5, 28, 40) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 10 February 2024 — its closest relative in 1,081 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (28 February 2024): 5, 28 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

109

The numbers add up to 109 — the 30th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 5–6, 28–29. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

29 had not appeared for 16 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 1.2× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 11% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$12,333,333
  • Match 5 + Powerball45≈ 38 by chanceNZ$1,503
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,570≈ 1.6k by chanceNZ$57.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball22,090≈ 22k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball105NZ$101
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,184NZ$39.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈7.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,570 winners, 1% more than the 1.6k 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$12,333,333
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball45NZ$1,503
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball105NZ$101
    Match 4 + Powerball1,570NZ$57.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,184NZ$39.00
    Match 3 + Powerball22,090NZ$15.00
    Totals25,995—