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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 21 May 2025

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 6
  4. 24
  5. 27
  6. 37
  7. 10

JackpotNZ$17,200,000

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 1,209 of 1,352 under them

← 2025-05-17All recent draws2025-05-24 →

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 5 6 24 27 37 + 1029 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 21 May 2025 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

55oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 55 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 56% of every possible ticket.

  • sum22th
  • odd79th
  • low50th
  • widest gap89th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread75th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 181 of each

3174times
5176times
6174times
24196times
27

Prize breakdown · 2025-05-21

  • Lines in play≈ 6.3Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$17.7Mto 23k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.16

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball97%NZ$17.2M
  • Match 4 + Powerball0.5%NZ$86.3K
  • Match 3 + Powerball1.7%NZ$295.1K
  • 3 other tiers0.9%NZ$152.5K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.16 by chance

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167times
37167times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 121 of each

10113times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,208 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, 24, 27, 37) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 7 February 2024 — its closest relative in 1,208 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 93% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (17 May 2025): 6 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

102

The numbers add up to 102 — the 21th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 5–6. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

3 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 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 10% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$17,200,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball38≈ 34 by chanceNZ$1,732
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,439≈ 1.4k by chanceNZ$60.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball19,674≈ 20k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball93NZ$103
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,977NZ$39.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈6.3M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,439 winners, 4% 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 + Powerball1NZ$17,200,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball38NZ$1,732
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball93NZ$103
    Match 4 + Powerball1,439NZ$60.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,977NZ$39.00
    Match 3 + Powerball19,674NZ$15.00
    Totals23,222—