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PowerBall · draw

Friday, 12 September 2025

ResultPowerBall

Verified
  1. 17
  2. 23
  3. 25
  4. 26
  5. 37
  6. 18

JackpotZAR 64,157,390

The crowdHeld 9% 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 753 of 1,713 under them

← 2025-09-09All recent draws2025-09-16 →

Also drawn that day

  • plus
    1. 4
    2. 9
    3. 30
    4. 38
    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 feed17 23 25 26 3729 Aug 2026, 09:36 UTCdiffers
  • Backup 3community17 23 25 26 37 + 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 12 September 2025 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

45oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 45 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 32% of every possible ticket.

  • sum51th
  • odd90th
  • low66th
  • widest gap16th
  • neighbours80th
  • spread7th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 75 of each

1764times
2363times
2565times
2660times
3767times
Stars · a separate 1-of-20 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 38 of each

1844times

Every number was expected about that many times after 752 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, 25, 26) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 28 November 2023 — its closest relative in 752 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 97% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (9 September 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

128

The numbers add up to 128 — the 50th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 128. Side-by-side numbers: 25–26. 35% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

25 had not appeared for 24 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 1.1× 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 · 2025-09-12

  • Lines in play≈ 5.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 5.7Mto 285k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 18lines took a prize
  • Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0 winnerschance said 0.12

Where the money went

  • Match 3 plus Bonus Ball11%ZAR 613.1K
  • Match 1 plus Bonus Ball24%ZAR 1.4M
  • Match 0 plus Bonus Ball26%ZAR 1.5M
  • 5 other tiers39%ZAR 2.3M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0≈ 0.12 by chanceZAR 64,157,390
  2. Match 51≈ 2.3 by chanceZAR 510,781
  3. Match 4 plus Bonus Ball21≈ 27 by chanceZAR 15,231
  4. Match 4542≈ 518 by chanceZAR 1,001
  5. Match 3 plus Bonus Ball1,273≈ 1.2k by chanceZAR 482
  6. Match 2 plus Bonus Ball18,069≈ 17k by chanceZAR 21.30
  7. Match 324,927≈ 23k by chanceZAR 20.50
  8. Match 1 plus Bonus Ball92,287≈ 90k by chanceZAR 15.00
  9. Match 0 plus Bonus Ball148,077≈ 148k by chanceZAR 10.00
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
  • Where chance put the count

The rings take the ≈5.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 24,927 winners, 9% more than the 23k 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 Ball148,077ZAR 10.00
Match 1 plus Bonus Ball92,287ZAR 15.00
Match 2 plus Bonus Ball18,069ZAR 21.30
Match 324,927ZAR 20.50
Match 3 plus Bonus Ball1,273ZAR 482
Match 4542ZAR 1,001
Match 4 plus Bonus Ball21ZAR 15,231
Match 51ZAR 510,781
Match 5 plus Bonus Ball0ZAR 64,157,390