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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 16 May 2026

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 6
  2. 8
  3. 13
  4. 17
  5. 34
  6. 36
  7. 5

JackpotNZ$15,000,000

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 1,312 of 1,351 under them

← 2026-05-13All recent draws2026-05-20 →

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 feed6 8 13 17 34 36 + 510 Oct 2026, 22:52 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 16 May 2026 — 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 55% of every possible ticket.

  • sum37th
  • odd21th
  • low79th
  • widest gap85th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread50th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 197 of each

6195times
8170times
13205times
17217times
34

Prize breakdown · 2026-05-16

  • Lines in play≈ 7.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$615.2Kto 27k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.19

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball16%NZ$98.6K
  • Match 3 + Powerball56%NZ$345.5K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball15%NZ$91.1K
  • 2 other tiers13%NZ$80.0K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.19 by chance

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188times
36177times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 131 of each

5142times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,311 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 3 of 6 numbers (8, 17, 34) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 18 February 2026 — its closest relative in 1,311 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (13 May 2026): 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

114

The numbers add up to 114 — the 36th 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

36 had not appeared for 17 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 0.6× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 22% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$15,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball35≈ 39 by chanceNZ$1,942
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,643≈ 1.6k by chanceNZ$60.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball23,032≈ 23k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball115NZ$105
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,278NZ$40.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈7.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,643 winners, 1% more than the 1.6k 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$15,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball35NZ$1,942
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball115NZ$105
    Match 4 + Powerball1,643NZ$60.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,278NZ$40.00
    Match 3 + Powerball23,032NZ$15.00
    Totals27,103—