Powerball Draw 81 Results: 04 December 1997

Winning numbers
44 3 5 31 12
Powerball
29

Nobody matched all seven main numbers and the Powerball in draw 81 on 04 December 1997. Division 1 rolls to the next Thursday draw. Below that line, prizes were paid normally: 114,190 entries shared $2.4M.

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Powerball Draw 81 Prize Breakdown by Division

Draw 81 saw 114,190 entries claim a prize. The total returned across all divisions was $2.4M.

Division Winners Prize
1 0
2 6
$89,487.35
3 50
$4,909
4 1,994
$96.15
5 2,037
$52.70
6 24,944
$19.20
7 85,159
$9.80

Draw 81 Prize Pool and Payout Summary

Average prize $20.97
Prize pool $2,394,930.10
Number of winners 114.2K
Next draw 1577 06 August 2026

Draw 81 Winners by State and Territory

Across the country, 5 states and territories recorded winning entries in this draw.

Total winners
8,345
Prize pool
$148,471.60
Average prize
$17.79
Claim deadline
Confiscated
Ex gratia possible
Div Winners Prize
Div 1 0
Div 2 0
Div 3 6 $29,454
Div 4 146 $14,037.90
Div 5 171 $9,011.70
Div 6 1,846 $35,443.20
Div 7 6,176 $60,524.80
Total winners
17,100
Prize pool
$375,906.10
Average prize
$21.98
Claim deadline
Expired
Div Winners Prize
Div 1 0
Div 2 1 $89,487.35
Div 3 9 $44,181
Div 4 299 $28,748.85
Div 5 291 $15,335.70
Div 6 3,878 $74,457.60
Div 7 12,622 $123,695.60
Total winners
17,279
Prize pool
$365,200.45
Average prize
$21.14
Claim deadline
Expired
Div Winners Prize
Div 1 0
Div 2 1 $89,487.35
Div 3 6 $29,454
Div 4 334 $32,114.10
Div 5 276 $14,545.20
Div 6 3,863 $74,169.60
Div 7 12,799 $125,430.20
Total winners
26,780
Prize pool
$599,488.25
Average prize
$22.39
Claim deadline
Expired
Div Winners Prize
Div 1 0
Div 2 2 $178,974.70
Div 3 10 $49,090
Div 4 445 $42,786.75
Div 5 458 $24,136.60
Div 6 5,428 $104,217.60
Div 7 20,437 $200,282.60
Total winners
44,686
Prize pool
$905,863.70
Average prize
$20.27
Claim deadline
Transferred to SRO / Treasury
Still claimable
Div Winners Prize
Div 1 0
Div 2 2 $178,974.70
Div 3 19 $93,271
Div 4 770 $74,035.50
Div 5 841 $44,320.70
Div 6 9,929 $190,636.80
Div 7 33,125 $324,625

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