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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 8
  2. 10
  3. 12
  4. 14
  5. 20
  6. 23
  7. 6

JackpotNZ$18,000,000

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 1,313 of 1,351 under them

← 2026-05-16All recent draws2026-05-23 →

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 feed8 10 12 14 20 23 + 66 Oct 2026, 19:41 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 May 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

15oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 15 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 1% of every possible ticket.

  • sum9th
  • odd5th
  • low95th
  • widest gap3th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread2th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 197 of each

8171times
10219times
12211times
14184times
20

Prize breakdown · 2026-05-20

  • Lines in play≈ 7.3Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$597.7Kto 27k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 274lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.19

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball14%NZ$83.7K
  • Match 3 + Powerball57%NZ$341.7K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball13%NZ$78.6K
  • 3 other tiers16%NZ$93.7K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.19 by chance

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194times
23211times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 131 of each

6122times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,312 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 4 of 6 numbers (10, 12, 14, 20) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 6 August 2025 — its closest relative in 1,312 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 95% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 May 2026): 8 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

87

The numbers add up to 87 — the 9th 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

20 had not appeared for 23 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 2.7× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 5% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$18,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball43≈ 39 by chanceNZ$994
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,709≈ 1.6k by chanceNZ$49.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball22,778≈ 23k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$41,115
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball99NZ$99.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,016NZ$39.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈7.3M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,709 winners, 7% 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$18,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$41,115
    Match 5 + Powerball43NZ$994
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball99NZ$99.00
    Match 4 + Powerball1,709NZ$49.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,016NZ$39.00
    Match 3 + Powerball22,778NZ$15.00
    Totals26,646—