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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 11
  4. 17
  5. 18
  6. 40
  7. 4

JackpotNZ$23,000,000

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 1,147 of 1,352 under them

← 2024-10-12All recent draws2024-10-19 →

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 feed5 6 11 17 18 40 + 429 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 16 October 2024 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

34oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 34 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 12% of every possible ticket.

  • sum17th
  • odd50th
  • low95th
  • widest gap97th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread82th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 172 of each

5167times
6167times
11161times
17189times
18

Prize breakdown · 2024-10-16

  • Lines in play≈ 7.8Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$633Kto 29k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.20

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$96.3K
  • Match 3 + Powerball57%NZ$363.5K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$88.5K
  • 2 other tiers13%NZ$84.7K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.20 by chance

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167times
40174times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 115 of each

4104times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,146 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 (6, 11, 17, 18) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 6 March 2021 — its closest relative in 1,146 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 92% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (12 October 2024): 11 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

97

The numbers add up to 97 — the 16th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 5–6, 17–18. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

6 had not appeared for 19 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$23,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball50≈ 41 by chanceNZ$1,465
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,751≈ 1.7k by chanceNZ$55.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball24,231≈ 24k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball116NZ$99.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,457NZ$36.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈7.8M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,751 winners, 3% more than the 1.7k 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$23,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball50NZ$1,465
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball116NZ$99.00
    Match 4 + Powerball1,751NZ$55.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,457NZ$36.00
    Match 3 + Powerball24,231NZ$15.00
    Totals28,605—