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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 3 September 2025

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 10
  5. 28
  6. 38
  7. 2

JackpotNZ$4,000,000

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 1,239 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 feed1 2 4 10 28 38 + 229 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 3 September 2025 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

29oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 29 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 8% of every possible ticket.

  • sum7th
  • odd5th
  • low79th
  • widest gap89th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread92th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 186 of each

1198times
2185times
4179times
10204times
28

Prize breakdown · 2025-09-03

  • Lines in play≈ 3.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$353.2Kto 14k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 271lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.10

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball14%NZ$50.7K
  • Match 3 + Powerball52%NZ$182K
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball13%NZ$45.7K
  • 3 other tiers21%NZ$74.9K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.10 by chance

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191times
38176times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 124 of each

2137times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,238 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 3 of 6 numbers (10, 28, 38) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 30 July 2025 — its closest relative in 1,238 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 August 2025): 4 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

83

The numbers add up to 83 — the 6th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 1–2. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

2 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 1.3× 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$4,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball23≈ 21 by chanceNZ$1,062
  • Match 4 + Powerball938≈ 853 by chanceNZ$54.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball12,133≈ 12k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$22,827
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball70NZ$90.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,194NZ$37.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 938 winners, 10% more than the 853 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$4,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$22,827
    Match 5 + Powerball23NZ$1,062
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball70NZ$90.00
    Match 4 + Powerball938NZ$54.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,194NZ$37.00
    Match 3 + Powerball12,133NZ$15.00
    Totals14,360—