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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 9 October 2024

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 10
  4. 24
  5. 32
  6. 38
  7. 3

JackpotNZ$17,000,000

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 1,145 of 1,352 under them

← 2024-10-05All recent draws2024-10-12 →

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 3 10 24 32 38 + 329 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 9 October 2024 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

54oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 54 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 53% of every possible ticket.

  • sum29th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap66th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread92th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 172 of each

1179times
3163times
10184times
24184times
32

Prize breakdown · 2024-10-09

  • Lines in play≈ 6.5Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$555.5Kto 24k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 270lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.17

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$82.8K
  • Match 3 + Powerball55%NZ$303.2K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball15%NZ$81.1K
  • 3 other tiers16%NZ$88.4K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.17 by chance

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170times
38161times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 114 of each

3110times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,144 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 (1, 3, 32, 38) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 16 May 2015 — its closest relative in 1,144 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 92% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (5 October 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

108

The numbers add up to 108 — the 28th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. No two numbers side by side. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

38 had not appeared for 13 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 0.9× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 14% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$17,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball31≈ 34 by chanceNZ$1,326
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,428≈ 1.4k by chanceNZ$58.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball20,211≈ 20k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$37,465
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball101NZ$97.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,253NZ$36.00
    • 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 — 1,428 winners, 0% 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$17,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$37,465
    Match 5 + Powerball31NZ$1,326
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball101NZ$97.00
    Match 4 + Powerball1,428NZ$58.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,253NZ$36.00
    Match 3 + Powerball20,211NZ$15.00
    Totals24,025—