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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 29 August 2026

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. 20
  4. 24
  5. 25
  6. 31
  7. 5

JackpotNZ$23,000,000

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 1,342 of 1,351 under them

← 2026-08-26All recent draws2026-09-02 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 17:55 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed2 5 20 24 25 31 + 56 Oct 2026, 19:41 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 29 August 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

78oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 78 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 97% of every possible ticket.

  • sum28th
  • odd50th
  • low50th
  • widest gap74th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread43th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 201 of each

2205times
5192times
20198times
24221times
25

Prize breakdown · 2026-08-29

  • Lines in play≈ 9.6Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$777.4Kto 35k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.25

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$117.8K
  • Match 3 + Powerball58%NZ$447.3K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$109.9K
  • 2 other tiers13%NZ$102.4K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.25 by chance

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208times
31204times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 134 of each

5145times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,341 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 (2, 5, 20, 25) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 26 March 2022 — its closest relative in 1,341 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 95% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (26 August 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

107

The numbers add up to 107 — the 27th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 24–25. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

5 had not appeared for 19 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 2.1× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 6% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$23,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball56≈ 51 by chanceNZ$1,581
  • Match 4 + Powerball2,141≈ 2.1k by chanceNZ$55.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball29,822≈ 30k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball139NZ$100
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,892NZ$38.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈9.6M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 2,141 winners, 2% more than the 2.1k 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$23,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball56NZ$1,581
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball139NZ$100
    Match 4 + Powerball2,141NZ$55.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,892NZ$38.00
    Match 3 + Powerball29,822NZ$15.00
    Totals35,050—