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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 10 August 2024

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 6
  3. 17
  4. 24
  5. 25
  6. 30
  7. 1

JackpotNZ$44,066,667

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 1,128 of 1,352 under them

← 2024-08-07All recent draws2024-08-14 →

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 6 17 24 25 30 + 129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 10 August 2024 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

77oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 77 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 96% of every possible ticket.

  • sum25th
  • odd50th
  • low50th
  • widest gap38th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread33th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 169 of each

3158times
6166times
17186times
24180times
25

Prize breakdown · 2024-08-10

  • Lines in play≈ 15Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$45.3Mto 53k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 274lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.38

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball97%NZ$44.1M
  • Match 4 + Powerball0.4%NZ$188.5K
  • Match 3 + Powerball1.5%NZ$681.3K
  • 4 other tiers0.9%NZ$388.2K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.38 by chance

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178times
30162times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 113 of each

1123times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,127 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 3 of 6 numbers (3, 17, 30) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 22 June 2024 — its closest relative in 1,127 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (7 August 2024): 30 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

105

The numbers add up to 105 — the 25th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 24–25. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

3 had not appeared for 14 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 2.3× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 6% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$44,066,667
  • Match 5 + Powerball79≈ 77 by chanceNZ$1,186
  • Match 4 + Powerball3,307≈ 3.2k by chanceNZ$57.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball45,423≈ 45k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball3NZ$31,572
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball194NZ$116
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball4,221NZ$42.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈15M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 3,307 winners, 4% more than the 3.2k 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$44,066,667
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball3NZ$31,572
    Match 5 + Powerball79NZ$1,186
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball194NZ$116
    Match 4 + Powerball3,307NZ$57.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball4,221NZ$42.00
    Match 3 + Powerball45,423NZ$15.00
    Totals53,228—