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Powerball · draw

Thursday, 22 January 2026

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 6
  2. 9
  3. 20
  4. 21
  5. 22
  6. 30
  7. 34
  8. 5

JackpotA$20,000,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules7/35 + 1/20 · since Apr 2018draw 406 of 444 under them

← 2026-01-15All recent draws2026-01-29 →

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 feed6 9 20 21 22 30 34 + 51 Oct 2026, 17:41 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 22 January 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

51oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 51 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 46% of every possible ticket.

  • sum74th
  • odd11th
  • low11th
  • widest gap64th
  • neighbours79th
  • spread53th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 81 of each

681times
994times
2083times
2180times
22

Prize breakdown · 2026-01-22

  • Paid outA$20.3Mto 821k winning lines
  • 10 winnersA$20.0M

Where the money went

  • 614%A$2.9M
  • 823%A$4.8M
  • 940%A$8.2M
  • 5 other tiers22%A$4.6M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. 10A$20,000,000
  2. 2

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79times
3084times
3474times
Stars · a separate 1-of-20 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 20 of each

513times

Every number was expected about that many times after 405 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 5 of 7 numbers (6, 9, 20, 21, 34) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 29 August 2024 — its closest relative in 405 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 39% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (15 January 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 82% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (5% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

142

The numbers add up to 142 — the 73th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 126. Side-by-side numbers: 20–21, 21–22. 77% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

21 had not appeared for 12 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 23% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
2
A$282,185
  • 340A$17,451
  • 4769A$792
  • 52,058A$224
  • 629,561A$96.95
  • 738,483A$57.90
  • 8190,391A$24.95
  • 9559,646A$14.60
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
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    MatchWinnersPrize each
    10A$20,000,000
    22A$282,185
    340A$17,451
    4769A$792
    52,058A$224
    629,561A$96.95
    738,483A$57.90
    8190,391A$24.95
    9559,646A$14.60