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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 3 October 2026

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 17
  5. 18
  6. 36
  7. 1

JackpotNZ$15,333,333

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 1,349 of 1,349 under them

← 2026-09-30All recent drawsLatest on record

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 3 Oct 2026, 11:06 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed3 4 5 17 18 36 + 13 Oct 2026, 11:06 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 3 October 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

35oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 35 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 14% of every possible ticket.

  • sum7th
  • odd50th
  • low95th
  • widest gap89th
  • neighbours99th
  • spread69th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 202 of each

3194times
4197times
5194times
17222times
18

Prize breakdown · 2026-10-03

  • Lines in play≈ 4.5Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$16.0Mto 28k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 159lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.12

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball96%NZ$15.3M
  • Match 3 + Powerball1.8%NZ$279.3K
  • Match 2 plus Bonus plus Powerball0.9%NZ$139.6K
  • 4 other tiers1.3%NZ$205.1K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.12 by chance

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193times
36182times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 135 of each

1147times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,348 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 (3, 4, 5, 36) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 8 March 2017 — its closest relative in 1,348 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 95% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 September 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

83

The numbers add up to 83 — the 6th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 3–4, 4–5, 17–18. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

36 had not appeared for 26 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 1.2× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 10% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$15,333,333
  • Match 5 + Powerball21≈ 24 by chanceNZ$2,602
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,015≈ 982 by chanceNZ$73.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball13,963≈ 14k by chanceNZ$20.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball55NZ$142
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,523NZ$45.00
  • Match 2 plus Bonus plus Powerball11,636NZ$12.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.5M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,015 winners, 3% more than the 982 an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 6 + Powerball1NZ$15,333,333
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball21NZ$2,602
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball55NZ$142
    Match 4 + Powerball1,015NZ$73.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,523NZ$45.00
    Match 3 + Powerball13,963NZ$20.00
    Match 2 plus Bonus plus Powerball11,636NZ$12.00
    Totals28,214—