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PowerBall · draw

Friday, 27 March 2020

ResultPowerBall

Verified
  1. 3
  2. 8
  3. 18
  4. 38
  5. 45
  6. 3

JackpotZAR 81,745,765

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

Rules5/50 + 1/20 · since Jun 2018draw 184 of 1,712 under them

← 2020-03-24All recent draws2020-03-31 →

Also drawn that day

  • plus
    1. 2
    2. 16
    3. 28
    4. 36
    5. 39
    6. 16

Where this result came from

SourcesSources disagree on this draw — Primary reports different numbers. The reading most sources give is shown. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:57 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed3 8 18 38 4529 Aug 2026, 09:36 UTCdiffers
  • Backup 3community3 8 18 38 45 + 328 Aug 2026, 21:01 UTC
  • Resolved on jackpot amount — raised 28 Aug 2026, 21:02 UTC, resolved 29 Aug 2026, 07:46 UTC.

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This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 27 March 2020 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

60oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 60 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 72% of every possible ticket.

  • sum31th
  • odd34th
  • low66th
  • widest gap71th
  • neighbours32th
  • spread80th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 18 of each

327times
820times
1821times
3821times
4512times
Stars · a separate 1-of-20 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 9 of each

310times

Every number was expected about that many times after 183 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 2 of 5 numbers (3, 45) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 4 February 2020 — its closest relative in 183 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 March 2020): 45 carried over. Chance says 42% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (5% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

112

The numbers add up to 112 — the 31th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 128. No two numbers side by side. 35% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

3 had not appeared for 15 draws. A number waits about 10 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 1.1× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as 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.

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Prize breakdown · 2020-03-27

  • Lines in play≈ 3.6Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 4.0Mto 200k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 18lines took a prize
  • Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0 winnerschance said 0.09

Where the money went

  • Match 3 plus Bonus Ball10%ZAR 410.0K
  • Match 1 plus Bonus Ball25%ZAR 976.4K
  • Match 0 plus Bonus Ball27%ZAR 1.0M
  • 5 other tiers38%ZAR 1.5M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0≈ 0.09 by chanceZAR 81,745,765
  2. Match 51≈ 1.6 by chanceZAR 341,629
  3. Match 4 plus Bonus Ball22≈ 19 by chanceZAR 9,724
  4. Match 4360≈ 367 by chanceZAR 1,008
  5. Match 3 plus Bonus Ball897≈ 850 by chanceZAR 457
  6. Match 2 plus Bonus Ball12,380≈ 12k by chanceZAR 20.80
  7. Match 316,289≈ 16k by chanceZAR 21.00
  8. Match 1 plus Bonus Ball65,094≈ 64k by chanceZAR 15.00
  9. Match 0 plus Bonus Ball104,915≈ 105k by chanceZAR 10.00
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
  • Where chance put the count

The rings take the ≈3.6M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 plus Bonus Ball — 897 winners, 6% more than the 850 an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

Show the published table
MatchWinnersPrize each
Match 0 plus Bonus Ball104,915ZAR 10.00
Match 1 plus Bonus Ball65,094ZAR 15.00
Match 2 plus Bonus Ball12,380ZAR 20.80
Match 316,289ZAR 21.00
Match 3 plus Bonus Ball897ZAR 457
Match 4360ZAR 1,008
Match 4 plus Bonus Ball22ZAR 9,724
Match 51ZAR 341,629
Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0ZAR 81,745,765