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PowerBall · draw

Friday, 19 April 2024

ResultPowerBall

Verified
  1. 4
  2. 17
  3. 18
  4. 44
  5. 48
  6. 19

JackpotZAR 4,153,657

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 607 of 1,712 under them

← 2024-04-16All recent draws2024-04-23 →

Also drawn that day

  • plus
    1. 1
    2. 5
    3. 18
    4. 22
    5. 50
    6. 17

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 feed4 17 18 44 4829 Aug 2026, 09:36 UTCdiffers
  • Backup 3community4 17 18 44 48 + 1928 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 19 April 2024 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

43oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 43 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 28% of every possible ticket.

  • sum54th
  • odd10th
  • low66th
  • widest gap91th
  • neighbours80th
  • spread88th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 61 of each

468times
1749times
1869times
4452times
4865times
Stars · a separate 1-of-20 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 30 of each

1929times

Every number was expected about that many times after 606 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 (18, 44, 48) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 1 December 2023 — its closest relative in 606 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 95% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 April 2024): 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

131

The numbers add up to 131 — the 54th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 128. Side-by-side numbers: 17–18. 35% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

17 had not appeared for 32 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 · 2024-04-19

  • Lines in play≈ 3.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 3.4Mto 169k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 18lines took a prize
  • Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0 winnerschance said 0.07

Where the money went

  • Match 3 plus Bonus Ball11%ZAR 365.9K
  • Match 1 plus Bonus Ball24%ZAR 828.8K
  • Match 0 plus Bonus Ball26%ZAR 885.7K
  • 5 other tiers39%ZAR 1.4M
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0≈ 0.07 by chanceZAR 4,153,657
  2. Match 51≈ 1.4 by chanceZAR 304,785
  3. Match 4 plus Bonus Ball18≈ 16 by chanceZAR 10,603
  4. Match 4316≈ 310 by chanceZAR 1,024
  5. Match 3 plus Bonus Ball675≈ 718 by chanceZAR 542
  6. Match 2 plus Bonus Ball10,245≈ 10k by chanceZAR 22.40
  7. Match 313,697≈ 14k by chanceZAR 22.30
  8. Match 1 plus Bonus Ball55,256≈ 54k by chanceZAR 15.00
  9. Match 0 plus Bonus Ball88,566≈ 89k by chanceZAR 10.00
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
  • Where chance put the count

The rings take the ≈3.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 plus Bonus Ball — 675 winners, 6% fewer than the 718 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 Ball88,566ZAR 10.00
Match 1 plus Bonus Ball55,256ZAR 15.00
Match 2 plus Bonus Ball10,245ZAR 22.40
Match 313,697ZAR 22.30
Match 3 plus Bonus Ball675ZAR 542
Match 4316ZAR 1,024
Match 4 plus Bonus Ball18ZAR 10,603
Match 51ZAR 304,785
Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0ZAR 4,153,657