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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 15 January 2025

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 9
  3. 20
  4. 34
  5. 37
  6. 40
  7. 8

JackpotNZ$5,000,000

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 1,173 of 1,352 under them

← 2025-01-11All recent draws2025-01-18 →

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 9 20 34 37 40 + 829 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 15 January 2025 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

62oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 62 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 72% of every possible ticket.

  • sum77th
  • odd50th
  • low50th
  • widest gap66th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread92th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 176 of each

3171times
9161times
20176times
34168times
37

Prize breakdown · 2025-01-15

  • Lines in play≈ 4.3Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$417.8Kto 16k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.11

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball14%NZ$57.9K
  • Match 3 + Powerball48%NZ$198.8K
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball18%NZ$73.5K
  • 3 other tiers21%NZ$87.6K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.11 by chance

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163times
40179times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 117 of each

8125times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,172 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 (3, 9, 34, 37) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 17 September 2022 — its closest relative in 1,172 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 93% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (11 January 2025): 37, 40 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

143

The numbers add up to 143 — the 77th 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

3 had not appeared for 7 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 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 19% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$5,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball17≈ 23 by chanceNZ$1,495
  • Match 4 + Powerball919≈ 932 by chanceNZ$63.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball13,252≈ 13k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$36,739
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball57NZ$122
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,348NZ$41.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.3M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 919 winners, 1% fewer than the 932 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$5,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$36,739
    Match 5 + Powerball17NZ$1,495
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball57NZ$122
    Match 4 + Powerball919NZ$63.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,348NZ$41.00
    Match 3 + Powerball13,252NZ$15.00
    Totals15,595—