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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 25 December 2024

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 6
  2. 13
  3. 15
  4. 18
  5. 29
  6. 31
  7. 2

JackpotNZ$5,333,333

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 1,167 of 1,352 under them

← 2024-12-21All recent draws2024-12-28 →

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 13 15 18 29 31 + 229 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 25 December 2024 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

53oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 53 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 50% of every possible ticket.

  • sum34th
  • odd79th
  • low79th
  • widest gap38th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread23th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 175 of each

6169times
13179times
15193times
18170times
29

Prize breakdown · 2024-12-25

  • Lines in play≈ 7.8Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$6Mto 29k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 274lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.20

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball89%NZ$5.3M
  • Match 4 + Powerball1.7%NZ$100.5K
  • Match 3 + Powerball6.1%NZ$366.4K
  • 3 other tiers3.0%NZ$177.9K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.20 by chance

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183times
31180times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 117 of each

2133times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,166 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 4 of 6 numbers (13, 15, 29, 31) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 7 August 2024 — its closest relative in 1,166 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 93% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (21 December 2024): nothing carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

112

The numbers add up to 112 — the 34th 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

15 had not appeared for 10 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 1.4× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 9% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$5,333,333
  • Match 5 + Powerball42≈ 42 by chanceNZ$1,746
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,794≈ 1.7k by chanceNZ$56.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball24,429≈ 24k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball100NZ$112
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,278NZ$41.00
  • 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 — 1,794 winners, 4% 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 + Powerball1NZ$5,333,333
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball42NZ$1,746
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball100NZ$112
    Match 4 + Powerball1,794NZ$56.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,278NZ$41.00
    Match 3 + Powerball24,429NZ$15.00
    Totals28,644—