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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 2 May 2026

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 17
  4. 25
  5. 29
  6. 30
  7. 3

JackpotNZ$6,000,000

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 1,308 of 1,351 under them

← 2026-04-29All recent draws2026-05-06 →

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 feed14 15 17 25 29 30 + 36 Oct 2026, 19:41 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 2 May 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

45oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 45 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 30% of every possible ticket.

  • sum60th
  • odd79th
  • low50th
  • widest gap12th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread3th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 196 of each

14182times
15212times
17216times
25204times
29

Prize breakdown · 2026-05-02

  • Lines in play≈ 6.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$498.3Kto 22k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.16

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball16%NZ$77.3K
  • Match 3 + Powerball57%NZ$283.5K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball15%NZ$74.3K
  • 2 other tiers13%NZ$63.2K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.16 by chance

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204times
30185times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 131 of each

3128times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,307 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 (15, 17, 25, 29) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 23 December 2017 — its closest relative in 1,307 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 95% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (29 April 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

130

The numbers add up to 130 — the 59th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 14–15, 29–30. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

15 had not appeared for 14 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 1.7× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 7% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$6,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball30≈ 32 by chanceNZ$1,812
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,332≈ 1.3k by chanceNZ$58.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball18,901≈ 19k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball88NZ$101
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,955NZ$38.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈6.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,332 winners, 0% more than the 1.3k 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$6,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball30NZ$1,812
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball88NZ$101
    Match 4 + Powerball1,332NZ$58.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,955NZ$38.00
    Match 3 + Powerball18,901NZ$15.00
    Totals22,306—