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PowerBall · draw

Tuesday, 14 July 2020

ResultPowerBall

Verified
  1. 20
  2. 21
  3. 28
  4. 48
  5. 49
  6. 3

JackpotZAR 26,468,816

The crowdHeld 18% less 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 215 of 1,712 under them

← 2020-07-10All recent draws2020-07-17 →

Also drawn that day

  • plus
    1. 6
    2. 11
    3. 25
    4. 39
    5. 48
    6. 3

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 feed20 21 28 48 4929 Aug 2026, 09:36 UTCdiffers
  • Backup 3community20 21 28 48 49 + 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 14 July 2020 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

46oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 46 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 33% of every possible ticket.

  • sum89th
  • odd34th
  • low34th
  • widest gap71th
  • neighbours98th
  • spread28th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 21 of each

2025times
2120times
2817times
4824times
4929times
Stars · a separate 1-of-20 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 11 of each

315times

Every number was expected about that many times after 214 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 (21, 28, 48) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 19 June 2020 — its closest relative in 214 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 64% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (10 July 2020): nothing carried over. Chance says 42% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (5% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

166

The numbers add up to 166 — the 89th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 128. Side-by-side numbers: 20–21, 48–49. 35% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

49 had not appeared for 10 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 9% of the jackpot.

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

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Prize breakdown · 2020-07-14

  • Lines in play≈ 3.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 3.7Mto 180k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 19lines took a prize
  • Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0 winnerschance said 0.08

Where the money went

  • Match 4 plus Bonus Ball14%ZAR 527.8K
  • Match 1 plus Bonus Ball23%ZAR 852.5K
  • Match 0 plus Bonus Ball27%ZAR 990.8K
  • 4 other tiers35%ZAR 1.3M
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0≈ 0.08 by chanceZAR 26,468,816
  2. Match 4 plus Bonus Ball6≈ 18 by chanceZAR 87,962
  3. Match 4279≈ 347 by chanceZAR 1,235
  4. Match 3 plus Bonus Ball645≈ 803 by chanceZAR 604
  5. Match 2 plus Bonus Ball10,263≈ 12k by chanceZAR 23.80
  6. Match 312,470≈ 15k by chanceZAR 26.10
  7. Match 1 plus Bonus Ball56,831≈ 60k by chanceZAR 15.00
  8. Match 0 plus Bonus Ball99,080≈ 99k by chanceZAR 10.00
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
  • Where chance put the count

The rings take the ≈3.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 plus Bonus Ball — 645 winners, 20% fewer than the 803 an even spread gives. The numbers drawn were a little less popular than average — that is the crowd, not the machine.

Show the published table
MatchWinnersPrize each
Match 0 plus Bonus Ball99,080ZAR 10.00
Match 1 plus Bonus Ball56,831ZAR 15.00
Match 2 plus Bonus Ball10,263ZAR 23.80
Match 312,470ZAR 26.10
Match 3 plus Bonus Ball645ZAR 604
Match 4279ZAR 1,235
Match 4 plus Bonus Ball6ZAR 87,962
Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0ZAR 26,468,816