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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 8
  4. 17
  5. 24
  6. 34
  7. 1

JackpotNZ$4,500,000

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 1,287 of 1,352 under them

← 2026-02-14All recent draws2026-02-21 →

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 feed2 4 8 17 24 34 + 118 Oct 2026, 03:20 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 February 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

41oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 41 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 23% of every possible ticket.

  • sum10th
  • odd5th
  • low79th
  • widest gap28th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread62th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 193 of each

2196times
4188times
8167times
17213times
24

Prize breakdown · 2026-02-18

  • Lines in play≈ 3.6Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$4.8Mto 13k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.09

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball94%NZ$4.5M
  • Match 4 + Powerball1.0%NZ$46K
  • Match 3 + Powerball3.5%NZ$168.1K
  • 4 other tiers1.9%NZ$92K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.09 by chance

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210times
34183times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 129 of each

1138times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,286 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 (4, 8, 17, 24) and 1 of 1 stars with the draw of 9 September 2023 — its closest relative in 1,286 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 94% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 February 2026): 2 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 1 repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

89

The numbers add up to 89 — the 10th 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

4 had not appeared for 18 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$4,500,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball11≈ 19 by chanceNZ$1,657
  • Match 4 + Powerball851≈ 788 by chanceNZ$54.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball11,209≈ 11k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$24,777
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball42NZ$119
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,074NZ$41.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.6M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 851 winners, 8% more than the 788 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$4,500,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$24,777
    Match 5 + Powerball11NZ$1,657
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball42NZ$119
    Match 4 + Powerball851NZ$54.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,074NZ$41.00
    Match 3 + Powerball11,209NZ$15.00
    Totals13,189—