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PowerBall · draw

Friday, 18 April 2025

ResultPowerBall

Verified
  1. 15
  2. 17
  3. 22
  4. 33
  5. 45
  6. 12

JackpotZAR 13,990,312

The crowdHeld 8% 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 711 of 1,712 under them

← 2025-04-15All recent draws2025-04-22 →

Also drawn that day

  • plus
    1. 4
    2. 10
    3. 15
    4. 29
    5. 43
    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 feed15 17 22 33 4529 Aug 2026, 09:36 UTCdiffers
  • Backup 3community15 17 22 33 45 + 1228 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 18 April 2025 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

57oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 57 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 64% of every possible ticket.

  • sum56th
  • odd90th
  • low66th
  • widest gap21th
  • neighbours32th
  • spread31th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 71 of each

1590times
1760times
2275times
3358times
4565times
Stars · a separate 1-of-20 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 36 of each

1241times

Every number was expected about that many times after 710 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 (17, 22, 33) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 14 October 2022 — its closest relative in 710 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 97% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (15 April 2025): 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

132

The numbers add up to 132 — the 55th 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

33 had not appeared for 19 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 · 2025-04-18

  • Lines in play≈ 3.2Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 3.5Mto 177k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 18lines took a prize
  • Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0 winnerschance said 0.08

Where the money went

  • Match 3 plus Bonus Ball10%ZAR 366.5K
  • Match 1 plus Bonus Ball25%ZAR 862.8K
  • Match 0 plus Bonus Ball26%ZAR 918.5K
  • 5 other tiers39%ZAR 1.4M
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0≈ 0.08 by chanceZAR 13,990,312
  2. Match 51≈ 1.4 by chanceZAR 305,369
  3. Match 4 plus Bonus Ball17≈ 17 by chanceZAR 11,249
  4. Match 4337≈ 321 by chanceZAR 962
  5. Match 3 plus Bonus Ball793≈ 744 by chanceZAR 462
  6. Match 2 plus Bonus Ball11,362≈ 11k by chanceZAR 20.20
  7. Match 315,277≈ 14k by chanceZAR 20.00
  8. Match 1 plus Bonus Ball57,519≈ 56k by chanceZAR 15.00
  9. Match 0 plus Bonus Ball91,848≈ 92k by chanceZAR 10.00
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
  • Where chance put the count

The rings take the ≈3.2M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 15,277 winners, 8% more than the 14k 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 Ball91,848ZAR 10.00
Match 1 plus Bonus Ball57,519ZAR 15.00
Match 2 plus Bonus Ball11,362ZAR 20.20
Match 315,277ZAR 20.00
Match 3 plus Bonus Ball793ZAR 462
Match 4337ZAR 962
Match 4 plus Bonus Ball17ZAR 11,249
Match 51ZAR 305,369
Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0ZAR 13,990,312