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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 4 December 2024

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 6
  2. 7
  3. 17
  4. 20
  5. 23
  6. 35
  7. 6

JackpotNZ$15,000,000

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 1,161 of 1,352 under them

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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 feed6 7 17 20 23 35 + 629 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 4 December 2024 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

66oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 66 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 82% of every possible ticket.

  • sum29th
  • odd79th
  • low79th
  • widest gap48th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread43th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 174 of each

6168times
7167times
17196times
20173times
23

Prize breakdown · 2024-12-04

  • Lines in play≈ 6.2Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$562.4Kto 22k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 276lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.16

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball14%NZ$77.8K
  • Match 3 + Powerball51%NZ$288.8K
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball13%NZ$75.9K
  • 3 other tiers21%NZ$119.9K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.16 by chance

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190times
35181times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 116 of each

698times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,160 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, 20, 23, 35) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 19 July 2023 — its closest relative in 1,160 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 93% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 November 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

108

The numbers add up to 108 — the 28th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 6–7. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

23 had not appeared for 42 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$15,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball34≈ 33 by chanceNZ$1,185
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,365≈ 1.4k by chanceNZ$57.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball19,252≈ 19k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$37,946
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball73NZ$117
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,653NZ$43.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈6.2M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,365 winners, 1% 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$15,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$37,946
    Match 5 + Powerball34NZ$1,185
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball73NZ$117
    Match 4 + Powerball1,365NZ$57.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,653NZ$43.00
    Match 3 + Powerball19,252NZ$15.00
    Totals22,379—