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Powerball · draw

Thursday, 8 January 2026

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 7
  2. 15
  3. 16
  4. 17
  5. 25
  6. 26
  7. 27
  8. 9

JackpotA$20,000,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules7/35 + 1/20 · since Apr 2018draw 404 of 444 under them

← 2026-01-01All recent draws2026-01-15 →

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 feed7 15 16 17 25 26 27 + 98 Oct 2026, 18:52 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 8 January 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

42oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 42 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 25% of every possible ticket.

  • sum61th
  • odd86th
  • low62th
  • widest gap26th
  • neighbours100th
  • spread9th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 81 of each

793times
1573times
1683times
1791times
25

Prize breakdown · 2026-01-08

  • Paid outA$39.7Mto 819k winning lines
  • 12 winnersA$10.0M

Where the money went

  • 150%A$20.0M
  • 812%A$4.6M
  • 920%A$7.9M
  • 6 other tiers18%A$7.2M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. 12A$10,000,000
  2. 3

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79times
2668times
2775times
Stars · a separate 1-of-20 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 20 of each

920times

Every number was expected about that many times after 403 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 (7, 16, 25, 26) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 8 February 2024 — its closest relative in 403 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (1 January 2026): 7, 15, 27 carried over. Chance says 82% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (5% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

133

The numbers add up to 133 — the 60th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 126. Side-by-side numbers: 15–16, 16–17, 25–26, 26–27. 77% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

26 had not appeared for 14 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 1.6× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 14% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
54
A$12,492
  • 247A$11,604
  • 41,199A$491
  • 52,006A$222
  • 629,683A$93.30
  • 740,156A$53.60
  • 8191,268A$24.00
  • 9554,113A$14.25
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    12A$10,000,000
    247A$11,604
    354A$12,492
    41,199A$491
    52,006A$222
    629,683A$93.30
    740,156A$53.60
    8191,268A$24.00
    9554,113A$14.25