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PowerBall · draw

Friday, 24 April 2020

ResultPowerBall

Verified
  1. 10
  2. 12
  3. 22
  4. 42
  5. 50
  6. 18

JackpotZAR 131,289,991

The crowdHeld 3% more than 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 192 of 1,712 under them

← 2020-04-21All recent draws2020-04-28 →

Also drawn that day

  • plus
    1. 3
    2. 12
    3. 22
    4. 24
    5. 28
    6. 19

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 feed10 12 22 42 5029 Aug 2026, 09:36 UTCdiffers
  • Backup 3community10 12 22 42 50 + 1828 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 24 April 2020 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

55oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 55 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 57% of every possible ticket.

  • sum61th
  • odd1th
  • low66th
  • widest gap71th
  • neighbours32th
  • spread72th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 19 of each

1019times
128times
2221times
4212times
5023times
Stars · a separate 1-of-20 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 10 of each

187times

Every number was expected about that many times after 191 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 3 of 5 numbers (12, 22, 50) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 13 March 2020 — its closest relative in 191 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 60% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (21 April 2020): 50 carried over. Chance says 42% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (5% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

136

The numbers add up to 136 — the 60th 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

12 had not appeared for 9 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 7% of the jackpot.

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

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Prize breakdown · 2020-04-24

  • Lines in play≈ 5.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 6.1Mto 292k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 18lines took a prize
  • Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0 winnerschance said 0.13

Where the money went

  • Match 3 plus Bonus Ball11%ZAR 675.9K
  • Match 1 plus Bonus Ball23%ZAR 1.4M
  • Match 0 plus Bonus Ball25%ZAR 1.6M
  • 5 other tiers41%ZAR 2.5M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100M1BPrize each
  1. Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0≈ 0.13 by chanceZAR 131,289,991
  2. Match 52≈ 2.4 by chanceZAR 281,535
  3. Match 4 plus Bonus Ball21≈ 29 by chanceZAR 16,790
  4. Match 4534≈ 543 by chanceZAR 1,119
  5. Match 3 plus Bonus Ball1,146≈ 1.3k by chanceZAR 590
  6. Match 2 plus Bonus Ball17,369≈ 18k by chanceZAR 24.40
  7. Match 324,707≈ 24k by chanceZAR 22.80
  8. Match 1 plus Bonus Ball92,756≈ 95k by chanceZAR 15.00
  9. Match 0 plus Bonus Ball155,126≈ 155k by chanceZAR 10.00
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
  • Where chance put the count

The rings take the ≈5.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 plus Bonus Ball — 1,146 winners, 9% fewer than the 1.3k 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 Ball155,126ZAR 10.00
Match 1 plus Bonus Ball92,756ZAR 15.00
Match 2 plus Bonus Ball17,369ZAR 24.40
Match 324,707ZAR 22.80
Match 3 plus Bonus Ball1,146ZAR 590
Match 4534ZAR 1,119
Match 4 plus Bonus Ball21ZAR 16,790
Match 52ZAR 281,535
Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0ZAR 131,289,991