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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 1 April 2026

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 24
  4. 25
  5. 30
  6. 38
  7. 1

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 1,299 of 1,351 under them

← 2026-03-28All recent draws2026-04-04 →

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 24 25 30 38 + 16 Oct 2026, 19:41 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 1 April 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

36oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 36 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 15% of every possible ticket.

  • sum46th
  • odd21th
  • low21th
  • widest gap97th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread92th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 195 of each

1202times
2198times
24212times
25201times
30

Prize breakdown · 2026-04-01

  • Lines in play≈ 3.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$294.2Kto 13k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.09

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball17%NZ$48.8K
  • Match 3 + Powerball55%NZ$160.6K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball16%NZ$46.6K
  • 2 other tiers13%NZ$38.3K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.09 by chance

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183times
38184times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 130 of each

1140times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,298 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 (1, 2, 25, 30) and 1 of 1 stars with the draw of 22 February 2023 — its closest relative in 1,298 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 95% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (28 March 2026): 30, 38 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

120

The numbers add up to 120 — the 45th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 1–2, 24–25. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

1 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 1.1× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 12% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$4,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball14≈ 18 by chanceNZ$2,340
  • Match 4 + Powerball762≈ 753 by chanceNZ$64.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball10,705≈ 11k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball42NZ$131
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,035NZ$45.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 762 winners, 1% more than the 753 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 + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball14NZ$2,340
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball42NZ$131
    Match 4 + Powerball762NZ$64.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,035NZ$45.00
    Match 3 + Powerball10,705NZ$15.00
    Totals12,558—