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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 22 August 2026

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 14
  3. 20
  4. 22
  5. 37
  6. 40
  7. 5

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 1,340 of 1,351 under them

← 2026-08-19All recent draws2026-08-26 →

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 feed3 14 20 22 37 40 + 522 Sept 2026, 23:21 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 22 August 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

53oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 53 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 49% of every possible ticket.

  • sum68th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap74th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread92th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 201 of each

3191times
14189times
20197times
22214times
37

Prize breakdown · 2026-08-22

  • Lines in play≈ 7.7Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$641.9Kto 28k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.20

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball16%NZ$100.8K
  • Match 3 + Powerball56%NZ$359.3K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball15%NZ$96.2K
  • 2 other tiers13%NZ$85.7K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.20 by chance

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190times
40206times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 134 of each

5144times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,339 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 (3, 22, 37, 40) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 6 June 2026 — its closest relative in 1,339 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 95% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (19 August 2026): 20, 37 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

136

The numbers add up to 136 — the 68th 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

3 had not appeared for 9 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 16% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$18,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball37≈ 41 by chanceNZ$1,980
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,680≈ 1.7k by chanceNZ$60.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball23,953≈ 24k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball113NZ$110
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,404NZ$40.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈7.7M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,680 winners, 0% fewer than the 1.7k 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 + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball37NZ$1,980
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball113NZ$110
    Match 4 + Powerball1,680NZ$60.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,404NZ$40.00
    Match 3 + Powerball23,953NZ$15.00
    Totals28,187—