A LITTLE HISTORY. A LITTLE CHANCE.
Powerball
numbers & history.
Explore Powerball drawings and create your own frequency-weighted picks.
YOUR NEXT COMBINATIONS
Number sets
Let history inspire your picks.
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BEHIND THE NUMBERS
Historical frequency
Ranked by appearances relative to expected appearances—not future winning probability.
White balls TOP 10
Powerballs TOP 5
History, without the crystal ball.
Draws are independent. Past frequency does not improve your chances. Every valid combination has jackpot odds of 1 in 292,201,338.
How the algorithm works
For each number, we count appearances (C) and sum its expected appearances (E) across the selected draws. A white ball contributes 5 ÷ the historical pool size to E; the bonus ball contributes 1 ÷ its pool size. Ineligible numbers contribute zero.
Weight = (C + 1) ÷ (E + 1). Stronger weighting squares this score; uniform random uses equal weights. Five white balls are sampled without replacement, followed by one bonus ball. Only currently eligible numbers can be generated. Shorter histories have greater sampling uncertainty.
About this data
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Official history is checked automatically at 11:15 p.m. and 7:15 a.m. Central. Delayed results are picked up on the next check.
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How to generate Powerball numbers
Choose a history window, select uniform random or frequency weighting, then generate 1, 5 or 10 sets. Each set contains five different white-ball numbers from 1 to 69, plus one Powerball from 1 to 26. Download a PDF to keep or print your sets.
What history is included?
Our Powerball archive begins in 2010 and comes from Texas Lottery draw records. The tool shows the latest stored draw and when the official source was last checked. You can explore the full archive, the current game format, or the last 100 drawings.
Why adjust for old game formats?
The number pools have changed over time. Raw appearance counts can favor numbers that were eligible for more drawings. We compare each number’s appearances with its expected appearances under the rules in effect for each draw. Only numbers eligible under the current format can appear in generated sets.
Do frequent numbers have better odds?
No. Historical frequency describes earlier results; it does not predict the next draw. Each valid Powerball combination has the same jackpot probability: 1 in 292,201,338. Weighting changes how this tool selects numbers, not how the lottery draws them.
Are these tickets?
No. Printed sets are planning sheets, not purchased tickets. My Draw Lab does not sell tickets, take wagers or award prizes. Verify results and rules with the official lottery. For adults 18 and older.
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