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PowerBall · draw

Friday, 2 December 2022

ResultPowerBall

Verified
  1. 12
  2. 14
  3. 28
  4. 31
  5. 34
  6. 5

JackpotZAR 10,660,356

The crowdHeld 6% 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 463 of 1,712 under them

← 2022-11-29All recent draws2022-12-06 →

Also drawn that day

  • plus
    1. 19
    2. 32
    3. 45
    4. 49
    5. 50
    6. 8

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 feed12 14 28 31 3429 Aug 2026, 09:36 UTCdiffers
  • Backup 3community12 14 28 31 34 + 528 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 2 December 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

53oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 53 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 51% of every possible ticket.

  • sum39th
  • odd10th
  • low34th
  • widest gap33th
  • neighbours32th
  • spread10th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 46 of each

1243times
1437times
2846times
3141times
3450times
Stars · a separate 1-of-20 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 23 of each

525times

Every number was expected about that many times after 462 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 (28, 34) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 11 November 2022 — its closest relative in 462 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (29 November 2022): nothing carried over. Chance says 42% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 5 repeated (5% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

119

The numbers add up to 119 — the 39th 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

31 had not appeared for 25 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 1.2× 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.

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Prize breakdown · 2022-12-02

  • Lines in play≈ 4.3Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 4.7Mto 233k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 18lines took a prize
  • Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0 winnerschance said 0.10

Where the money went

  • Match 4 plus Bonus Ball14%ZAR 677.8K
  • Match 1 plus Bonus Ball23%ZAR 1.1M
  • Match 0 plus Bonus Ball26%ZAR 1.2M
  • 4 other tiers36%ZAR 1.7M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0≈ 0.10 by chanceZAR 10,660,356
  2. Match 4 plus Bonus Ball19≈ 23 by chanceZAR 35,673
  3. Match 4441≈ 432 by chanceZAR 1,003
  4. Match 3 plus Bonus Ball998≈ 1.0k by chanceZAR 501
  5. Match 2 plus Bonus Ball14,262≈ 14k by chanceZAR 21.90
  6. Match 320,168≈ 19k by chanceZAR 20.70
  7. Match 1 plus Bonus Ball73,258≈ 75k by chanceZAR 15.00
  8. Match 0 plus Bonus Ball123,537≈ 124k by chanceZAR 10.00
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
  • Where chance put the count

The rings take the ≈4.3M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 20,168 winners, 6% more than the 19k 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 Ball123,537ZAR 10.00
Match 1 plus Bonus Ball73,258ZAR 15.00
Match 2 plus Bonus Ball14,262ZAR 21.90
Match 320,168ZAR 20.70
Match 3 plus Bonus Ball998ZAR 501
Match 4441ZAR 1,003
Match 4 plus Bonus Ball19ZAR 35,673
Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0ZAR 10,660,356