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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 26 August 2026

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 11
  2. 13
  3. 14
  4. 21
  5. 27
  6. 39
  7. 8

JackpotNZ$20,000,000

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 1,341 of 1,351 under them

← 2026-08-22All recent draws2026-08-29 →

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 feed11 13 14 21 27 39 + 822 Sept 2026, 23:21 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 26 August 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

75oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 75 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 94% of every possible ticket.

  • sum53th
  • odd95th
  • low50th
  • widest gap48th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread38th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 201 of each

11195times
13213times
14190times
21205times
27

Prize breakdown · 2026-08-26

  • Lines in play≈ 7.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$632.5Kto 27k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.19

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$94.4K
  • Match 3 + Powerball55%NZ$346.1K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$90.0K
  • 3 other tiers16%NZ$102.0K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.19 by chance

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189times
39174times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 134 of each

8138times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,340 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 (11, 13, 14, 27) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 7 August 2021 — its closest relative in 1,340 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 95% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (22 August 2026): 14 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

125

The numbers add up to 125 — the 52th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 13–14. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

11 had not appeared for 16 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 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 19% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$20,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball36≈ 39 by chanceNZ$1,254
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,656≈ 1.6k by chanceNZ$57.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball23,076≈ 23k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$45,064
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball113NZ$104
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,195NZ$41.00
    • 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 — 1,656 winners, 2% 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$20,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$45,064
    Match 5 + Powerball36NZ$1,254
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball113NZ$104
    Match 4 + Powerball1,656NZ$57.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,195NZ$41.00
    Match 3 + Powerball23,076NZ$15.00
    Totals27,077—