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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 3 August 2024

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 17
  3. 19
  4. 27
  5. 28
  6. 29
  7. 1

JackpotNZ$33,000,000

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 1,126 of 1,352 under them

← 2024-07-31All recent draws2024-08-07 →

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 17 19 27 28 29 + 129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 3 August 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.

  • sum47th
  • odd95th
  • low50th
  • widest gap80th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread38th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 169 of each

1176times
17185times
19195times
27153times
28

Prize breakdown · 2024-08-03

  • Lines in play≈ 11Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$1Mto 42k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.30

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball14%NZ$144.8K
  • Match 3 + Powerball53%NZ$532.8K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball13%NZ$130.5K
  • 3 other tiers20%NZ$200.2K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.30 by chance

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171times
29176times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 113 of each

1122times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,125 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 (19, 27, 28, 29) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 20 August 2016 — its closest relative in 1,125 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 92% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (31 July 2024): 17 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

121

The numbers add up to 121 — the 46th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 27–28, 28–29. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

27 had not appeared for 9 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 1.8× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 7% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$33,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball70≈ 61 by chanceNZ$1,054
  • Match 4 + Powerball2,682≈ 2.5k by chanceNZ$54.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball35,520≈ 36k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball3NZ$36,836
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball152NZ$105
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball3,345NZ$39.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈11M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 2,682 winners, 7% more than the 2.5k 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$33,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball3NZ$36,836
    Match 5 + Powerball70NZ$1,054
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball152NZ$105
    Match 4 + Powerball2,682NZ$54.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball3,345NZ$39.00
    Match 3 + Powerball35,520NZ$15.00
    Totals41,772—