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Powerball · draw

Thursday, 2 January 2025

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 8
  2. 9
  3. 15
  4. 18
  5. 21
  6. 22
  7. 27
  8. 19

JackpotA$20,809,257

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules7/35 + 1/20 · since Apr 2018draw 351 of 444 under them

← 2024-12-26All recent draws2025-01-09 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:36 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed8 9 15 18 21 22 27 + 198 Oct 2026, 18:52 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 2 January 2025 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

50oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 50 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 45% of every possible ticket.

  • sum40th
  • odd62th
  • low62th
  • widest gap7th
  • neighbours79th
  • spread6th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 70 of each

864times
984times
1559times
1873times
21

Prize breakdown · 2025-01-02

  • Paid outA$38.1Mto 867k winning lines
  • 11 winnerA$20.8M

Where the money went

  • 155%A$20.8M
  • 811%A$4.0M
  • 918%A$6.9M
  • 6 other tiers17%A$6.3M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. 11A$20,809,257

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66times
2269times
2767times
Stars · a separate 1-of-20 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 18 of each

1922times

Every number was expected about that many times after 350 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 4 of 7 numbers (8, 9, 15, 18) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 11 May 2023 — its closest relative in 350 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (26 December 2024): 9, 18 carried over. Chance says 82% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (5% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

120

The numbers add up to 120 — the 40th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 126. Side-by-side numbers: 8–9, 21–22. 77% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

21 had not appeared for 11 draws. A number waits about 5 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 1.9× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 12% of the jackpot.

Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
2
2
A$241,154
  • 357A$10,520
  • 41,084A$481
  • 52,232A$175
  • 632,576A$75.25
  • 743,716A$43.55
  • 8204,111A$19.80
  • 9582,821A$11.90
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    11A$20,809,257
    22A$241,154
    357A$10,520
    41,084A$481
    52,232A$175
    632,576A$75.25
    743,716A$43.55
    8204,111A$19.80
    9582,821A$11.90