Statistical Analysis

Powerball Analysis

Explore main-draw frequencies under the Powerball rules used since October 7, 2015. Earlier draws are grouped separately by rule era.

In a fair lottery with independent draws, every valid combination has the same chance of winning. Historical frequency, gaps and filters do not predict the next result.

Overview

Powerball at a Glance

All default statistics use the same current-format main draws.

Current-format main draws only, from October 7, 2015. Double Play is excluded.

Included period: 2015-10-07 to 2026-09-14; N = 1,407. Ball pools: 5 white balls from 1-69 + 1 red Powerball from 1-26.

Expected appearances per number: white N × 5/69 = 101.96; red N/26 = 54.12.

Frequency totals: white = 7,035 (5N); red = 1,407 (N).

Sources: the LottoLabs draw archive, NY Open Data Powerball results, official Powerball results and the Powerball rule history. Main-draw source check covers 1,406 archived results through 2026-09-12.

1 later archived draws are included in the statistics but are outside the source check through 2026-09-12.

Historical frequencies describe past draws; they do not improve the odds of the next independent draw.

Total Draws Analyzed

1,407

Main draws since October 7, 2015

Date Range

Oct 7, 2015 — Sep 14, 2026

Included current-format records

Most Common Number

Drawn 126 times

Least Common Number

Drawn 76 times

Number Pool

5/69 + 1/26

5 white balls + 1 Powerball

Latest Included Draw

Sep 14, 2026

Statistics through this draw date

Hot & Cold

Hot & Cold Numbers

White balls ranked by frequency within the included current-format main draws. Ties are ordered by number.

Current-format main draws only, from October 7, 2015. Double Play is excluded.

Included period: 2015-10-07 to 2026-09-14; N = 1,407. Ball pools: 5 white balls from 1-69 + 1 red Powerball from 1-26.

Expected appearances per number: white N × 5/69 = 101.96; red N/26 = 54.12.

Frequency totals: white = 7,035 (5N); red = 1,407 (N).

1 later archived draws are included in the statistics but are outside the source check through 2026-09-12.

Historical frequencies describe past draws; they do not improve the odds of the next independent draw.

Hot Numbers — Top 10

Numbers drawn most frequently. Higher frequency may indicate statistical clustering in historical data.

126x

124x

120x

118x

117x

10.

116x

Cold Numbers — Top 10

Numbers drawn least frequently. Lower frequency is a natural result of random variation over large sample sizes.

76x

82x

83x

84x

90x

91x

10.

92x

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In a fair lottery with independent draws, every valid combination has the same chance of winning. Historical frequency, gaps and filters do not predict the next result.

Frequency

Number Frequency Chart

White-ball frequencies across 1,407 included main draws. Expected appearances per white number: N × 5/69 = 101.96.

Current-format main draws only, from October 7, 2015. Double Play is excluded.

Included period: 2015-10-07 to 2026-09-14; N = 1,407. Ball pools: 5 white balls from 1-69 + 1 red Powerball from 1-26.

Expected appearances per number: white N × 5/69 = 101.96; red N/26 = 54.12.

Frequency totals: white = 7,035 (5N); red = 1,407 (N).

1 later archived draws are included in the statistics but are outside the source check through 2026-09-12.

Historical frequencies describe past draws; they do not improve the odds of the next independent draw.

Actual frequency

Expected frequency (~101.96)

101

113

108

105

111

100

104

102

124

117

118

120

101

100

117

116

117

112

109

104

110

101

113

102

109

114

101

112

126

113

117

124

102

104

116

Powerball Number Frequency (1-26)

The same 1,407 main draws are used here. Expected appearances per red number: N/26 = 54.12.

Overdue

Most Overdue Numbers

Longest gaps among numbers with recorded appearances, measured through the latest included draw. A longer gap does not make a number due.

Current-format main draws only, from October 7, 2015. Double Play is excluded.

Included period: 2015-10-07 to 2026-09-14; N = 1,407. Ball pools: 5 white balls from 1-69 + 1 red Powerball from 1-26.

Expected appearances per number: white N × 5/69 = 101.96; red N/26 = 54.12.

Frequency totals: white = 7,035 (5N); red = 1,407 (N).

1 later archived draws are included in the statistics but are outside the source check through 2026-09-12.

Historical frequencies describe past draws; they do not improve the odds of the next independent draw.

Number	Last Drawn	Days Since Appearance	Frequency in Included Draws
51	May 27, 2026	110 days	90x
1	May 30, 2026	107 days	93x
52	May 30, 2026	107 days	109x
34	Jun 8, 2026	98 days	84x
43	Jul 8, 2026	68 days	99x
7	Jul 15, 2026	61 days	95x
2	Jul 20, 2026	56 days	101x
44	Jul 20, 2026	56 days	110x
22	Jul 22, 2026	54 days	91x
24	Jul 25, 2026	51 days	99x

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In a fair lottery with independent draws, every valid combination has the same chance of winning. Historical frequency, gaps and filters do not predict the next result.

Distribution

Odd/Even & High/Low Distribution

Odd/even and high/low shares use all 1,407 included main draws.

Current-format main draws only, from October 7, 2015. Double Play is excluded.

Included period: 2015-10-07 to 2026-09-14; N = 1,407. Ball pools: 5 white balls from 1-69 + 1 red Powerball from 1-26.

Expected appearances per number: white N × 5/69 = 101.96; red N/26 = 54.12.

Frequency totals: white = 7,035 (5N); red = 1,407 (N).

1 later archived draws are included in the statistics but are outside the source check through 2026-09-12.

Historical frequencies describe past draws; they do not improve the odds of the next independent draw.

Odd vs Even

Shares of all white-ball appearances in the included main draws.

Odd: 51%Even: 49%

The white pool contains 35 odd and 34 even numbers. These shares describe individual ball appearances, not the composition of each line.

High vs Low

Shares of high (35-69) and low (1-34) white balls in the same included main draws.

High (35-69): 51%Low (1-34): 49%

There are 35 high and 34 low numbers in this format. Historical variation does not change the next draw's probabilities.

Sum Analysis

Sum Range Analysis

The sum chart uses the same 1,407 included main draws.

Current-format main draws only, from October 7, 2015. Double Play is excluded.

Included period: 2015-10-07 to 2026-09-14; N = 1,407. Ball pools: 5 white balls from 1-69 + 1 red Powerball from 1-26.

Expected appearances per number: white N × 5/69 = 101.96; red N/26 = 54.12.

Frequency totals: white = 7,035 (5N); red = 1,407 (N).

1 later archived draws are included in the statistics but are outside the source check through 2026-09-12.

Historical frequencies describe past draws; they do not improve the odds of the next independent draw.

Each draw contributes one sum of its five white balls. Counts and rounded percentages show how those sums were distributed within this period.

< 75

9 draws (1%)

75 — 124

156 draws (11%)

125 — 174

500 draws (36%)

175 — 224

551 draws (39%)

225 — 274

173 draws (12%)

275+

18 draws (1%)

Bars are scaled to the largest observed count. Sum ranges contain different numbers of possible combinations; a common range does not make any individual valid combination more likely to win.

Rule Eras

Historical Archive by Rule Era

Different ball pools are kept separate. Open a period to view its frequencies.

Rule dates describe when a format applied; included dates describe the available draws. Each period ends when the next format begins. Earlier groups describe the available archive; draw type and complete coverage have not been confirmed for those periods.

1997-11-02 — before 2002-10-06: 5/49 + 1/42; N = 514

Included archive period: 1997-11-05 to 2002-10-05. Historical archive entries; draw type is not confirmed.

Expected appearances per number: white N × 5/49 = 52.45; red N/42 = 12.24.

Rule sources: Iowa Lottery Fact Book. Frequency source: the LottoLabs draw archive.

Historical frequencies describe past draws; they do not improve the odds of the next independent draw.

Archive-wide records without valid dates: 0 (not assigned to this era). Invalid records in this era: 0; excluded draw types: 0; conflicting dates: 0; duplicate copies removed: 0.

Frequencies for the 1997-11-02 rule era
Number	White frequency	Red frequency
1	45	12
2	54	15
3	57	8
4	59	9
5	56	9
6	56	18
7	48	12
8	53	14
9	53	12
10	50	13
11	38	13
12	58	9
13	50	15
14	52	16
15	62	12
16	56	10
17	43	11
18	45	15
19	58	10
20	54	23
21	45	13
22	57	13
23	49	10
24	50	10
25	45	14
26	61	15
27	59	11
28	51	13
29	51	11
30	51	9
31	49	16
32	55	11
33	52	16
34	49	12
35	56	14
36	56	11
37	51	19
38	51	8
39	54	13
40	57	7
41	58	5
42	62	7
43	54	Outside red pool
44	48	Outside red pool
45	58	Outside red pool
46	45	Outside red pool
47	46	Outside red pool
48	48	Outside red pool
49	55	Outside red pool

2002-10-06 — before 2005-08-28: 5/53 + 1/42; N = 302

Included archive period: 2002-10-09 to 2005-08-27. Historical archive entries; draw type is not confirmed.

Expected appearances per number: white N × 5/53 = 28.49; red N/42 = 7.19.

Rule sources: Iowa Lottery FY2003 report. Frequency source: the LottoLabs draw archive.

Historical frequencies describe past draws; they do not improve the odds of the next independent draw.

Archive-wide records without valid dates: 0 (not assigned to this era). Invalid records in this era: 0; excluded draw types: 0; conflicting dates: 0; duplicate copies removed: 0.

Frequencies for the 2002-10-06 rule era
Number	White frequency	Red frequency
1	29	9
2	28	13
3	18	8
4	22	11
5	35	5
6	31	8
7	26	6
8	25	8
9	37	8
10	33	3
11	36	7
12	20	5
13	28	5
14	27	4
15	23	8
16	34	5
17	41	6
18	26	5
19	27	6
20	31	8
21	24	7
22	28	6
23	20	8
24	25	5
25	26	9
26	31	3
27	26	4
28	26	9
29	29	6
30	28	6
31	32	14
32	31	6
33	26	7
34	33	6
35	34	13
36	21	8
37	29	8
38	24	8
39	33	7
40	32	8
41	29	10
42	29	6
43	26	Outside red pool
44	34	Outside red pool
45	30	Outside red pool
46	30	Outside red pool
47	25	Outside red pool
48	36	Outside red pool
49	28	Outside red pool
50	34	Outside red pool
51	27	Outside red pool
52	26	Outside red pool
53	21	Outside red pool

2005-08-28 — before 2009-01-04: 5/55 + 1/42; N = 350

Included archive period: 2005-08-31 to 2009-01-03. Historical archive entries; draw type is not confirmed.

Expected appearances per number: white N × 5/55 = 31.82; red N/42 = 8.33.

Rule sources: Kansas Lottery history; Iowa Lottery FY2006 report. Frequency source: the LottoLabs draw archive.

Historical frequencies describe past draws; they do not improve the odds of the next independent draw.

Archive-wide records without valid dates: 0 (not assigned to this era). Invalid records in this era: 0; excluded draw types: 0; conflicting dates: 0; duplicate copies removed: 0.

Frequencies for the 2005-08-28 rule era
Number	White frequency	Red frequency
1	27	10
2	38	13
3	32	11
4	26	2
5	27	11
6	22	10
7	33	3
8	37	9
9	28	10
10	29	9
11	28	9
12	40	8
13	38	9
14	36	17
15	33	9
16	34	8
17	31	13
18	30	13
19	38	9
20	29	10
21	32	6
22	31	3
23	32	10
24	37	12
25	26	5
26	39	11
27	26	3
28	31	5
29	24	9
30	38	8
31	31	8
32	34	10
33	23	6
34	30	4
35	34	7
36	31	10
37	32	13
38	34	8
39	30	5
40	40	4
41	29	5
42	35	5
43	40	Outside red pool
44	22	Outside red pool
45	31	Outside red pool
46	25	Outside red pool
47	34	Outside red pool
48	38	Outside red pool
49	33	Outside red pool
50	31	Outside red pool
51	27	Outside red pool
52	30	Outside red pool
53	31	Outside red pool
54	36	Outside red pool
55	37	Outside red pool

2009-01-04 — before 2012-01-15: 5/59 + 1/39; N = 316

Included archive period: 2009-01-07 to 2012-01-14. Historical archive entries; draw type is not confirmed.

Expected appearances per number: white N × 5/59 = 26.78; red N/39 = 8.10.

Rule sources: Iowa Lottery Action. Frequency source: the LottoLabs draw archive.

Historical frequencies describe past draws; they do not improve the odds of the next independent draw.

Archive-wide records without valid dates: 0 (not assigned to this era). Invalid records in this era: 0; excluded draw types: 0; conflicting dates: 0; duplicate copies removed: 0.

Frequencies for the 2009-01-04 rule era
Number	White frequency	Red frequency
1	24	6
2	19	9
3	22	4
4	28	9
5	29	10
6	21	11
7	30	6
8	23	12
9	21	9
10	28	6
11	27	12
12	30	8
13	28	6
14	27	6
15	22	12
16	31	5
17	21	7
18	30	6
19	24	9
20	47	8
21	26	11
22	35	6
23	31	14
24	21	10
25	19	10
26	24	7
27	29	11
28	25	2
29	13	10
30	31	12
31	20	9
32	39	4
33	20	8
34	22	6
35	21	1
36	29	9
37	31	11
38	30	6
39	29	8
40	25	Outside red pool
41	45	Outside red pool
42	28	Outside red pool
43	23	Outside red pool
44	23	Outside red pool
45	31	Outside red pool
46	25	Outside red pool
47	30	Outside red pool
48	24	Outside red pool
49	31	Outside red pool
50	30	Outside red pool
51	33	Outside red pool
52	35	Outside red pool
53	26	Outside red pool
54	22	Outside red pool
55	19	Outside red pool
56	23	Outside red pool
57	23	Outside red pool
58	27	Outside red pool
59	30	Outside red pool

2012-01-15 — before 2015-10-07: 5/59 + 1/35; N = 388

Included archive period: 2012-01-18 to 2015-10-03. Historical archive entries; draw type is not confirmed.

Expected appearances per number: white N × 5/59 = 32.88; red N/35 = 11.09.

Rule sources: Nebraska Lottery 2012 report. Frequency source: the LottoLabs draw archive.

Historical frequencies describe past draws; they do not improve the odds of the next independent draw.

Archive-wide records without valid dates: 0 (not assigned to this era). Invalid records in this era: 0; excluded draw types: 0; conflicting dates: 0; duplicate copies removed: 0.

Frequencies for the 2012-01-15 rule era
Number	White frequency	Red frequency
1	34	12
2	34	8
3	33	9
4	28	7
5	35	12
6	32	9
7	37	16
8	42	7
9	36	7
10	36	10
11	37	11
12	33	11
13	39	11
14	41	12
15	29	11
16	31	15
17	35	15
18	28	14
19	34	11
20	23	13
21	24	6
22	32	11
23	38	12
24	34	11
25	35	11
26	36	10
27	23	13
28	39	12
29	38	20
30	30	7
31	37	4
32	31	12
33	31	16
34	34	8
35	28	14
36	33	Outside red pool
37	24	Outside red pool
38	30	Outside red pool
39	41	Outside red pool
40	31	Outside red pool
41	31	Outside red pool
42	29	Outside red pool
43	28	Outside red pool
44	35	Outside red pool
45	36	Outside red pool
46	33	Outside red pool
47	25	Outside red pool
48	34	Outside red pool
49	38	Outside red pool
50	28	Outside red pool
51	29	Outside red pool
52	33	Outside red pool
53	28	Outside red pool
54	42	Outside red pool
55	36	Outside red pool
56	33	Outside red pool
57	31	Outside red pool
58	32	Outside red pool
59	33	Outside red pool

2015-10-07 — onward: 5/69 + 1/26; N = 1,407

Included archive period: 2015-10-07 to 2026-09-14. Main draws only.

Expected appearances per number: white N × 5/69 = 101.96; red N/26 = 54.12.

Rule sources: Powerball Media Center. Frequency source: the LottoLabs draw archive.

Historical frequencies describe past draws; they do not improve the odds of the next independent draw.

Archive-wide records without valid dates: 0 (not assigned to this era). Invalid records in this era: 0; excluded draw types: 0; conflicting dates: 0; duplicate copies removed: 0.

Frequencies for the 2015-10-07 rule era
Number	White frequency	Red frequency
1	93	59
2	101	56
3	113	59
4	97	66
5	93	60
6	108	52
7	95	46
8	96	46
9	95	57
10	95	50
11	99	48
12	105	48
13	76	52
14	95	66
15	96	46
16	111	40
17	100	45
18	104	62
19	104	50
20	102	60
21	124	63
22	91	48
23	117	52
24	99	62
25	90	60
26	82	54
27	118	Outside red pool
28	120	Outside red pool
29	93	Outside red pool
30	101	Outside red pool
31	100	Outside red pool
32	117	Outside red pool
33	116	Outside red pool
34	84	Outside red pool
35	92	Outside red pool
36	117	Outside red pool
37	112	Outside red pool
38	96	Outside red pool
39	109	Outside red pool
40	104	Outside red pool
41	91	Outside red pool
42	97	Outside red pool
43	99	Outside red pool
44	110	Outside red pool
45	101	Outside red pool
46	83	Outside red pool
47	113	Outside red pool
48	92	Outside red pool
49	83	Outside red pool
50	102	Outside red pool
51	90	Outside red pool
52	109	Outside red pool
53	114	Outside red pool
54	99	Outside red pool
55	93	Outside red pool
56	101	Outside red pool
57	99	Outside red pool
58	99	Outside red pool
59	112	Outside red pool
60	95	Outside red pool
61	126	Outside red pool
62	113	Outside red pool
63	117	Outside red pool
64	124	Outside red pool
65	93	Outside red pool
66	102	Outside red pool
67	104	Outside red pool
68	98	Outside red pool
69	116	Outside red pool

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Understanding Powerball Statistical Analysis

The default analysis covers main Powerball draws under the 5/69 + 1/26 format first used on October 7, 2015. Earlier formats have different ball pools and appear in separate rule-era tables above. The included period and N describe the eligible records used, not a claim that every scheduled draw is present.

What Are Hot and Cold Numbers?

The hot list contains the ten most frequently drawn white numbers in the included period; the cold list contains the ten least frequent. Ties are ordered by number. These are historical rankings, not tests of statistical significance or predictions of the next draw.

Frequency Analysis and Expected Counts

N is the number of valid, unique included draws. Each contributes five distinct white balls and one red Powerball. For the current format, expected appearances per white number are N × 5/69, and expected appearances per red number are N/26. All numbers in each pool are included, even if their observed frequency is zero. Historical tables use the pool sizes applicable to their own periods.

The Powerball Number

The red Powerball comes from a separate pool. It can have the same number as a white ball. The current-format red chart contains numbers 1-26 only; older red pools belong in their historical era tables. Double Play is a separate drawing and is excluded from the default statistics.

Overdue Numbers and the Gambler's Fallacy

Gaps are calendar days from a number's last included appearance to the latest included draw date. The table ranks numbers with recorded appearances. A long absence does not make a number due: past results do not change the probabilities in the next independent draw.

Distribution Analysis: Odd/Even, High/Low and Sums

These charts use the same included draws as the frequency tables. Odd/even and high/low shares count individual white-ball appearances; the sum chart counts one five-ball sum per draw. They describe the observed sample and do not recommend a winning pattern.

How Draws Are Included

Results are selected by rule period and drawing type, checked for valid dates and ball values, then deduplicated before any frequencies are counted. Identical results count once regardless of white-ball order. Conflicting results for a draw date are excluded until resolved. Source coverage and any exclusions are shown beside the statistics.

Disclaimer

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Most Overdue Numbers

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Odd/Even & High/Low Distribution

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Sum Range Analysis

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