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Powerball · draw

Thursday, 20 August 2026

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 9
  3. 11
  4. 13
  5. 14
  6. 22
  7. 29
  8. 20

JackpotA$5,000,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules7/35 + 1/20 · since Apr 2018draw 436 of 443 under them

← 2026-08-13All recent draws2026-08-27 →

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 feed3 9 11 13 14 22 29 + 208 Oct 2026, 18:52 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 August 2026 — 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.

  • sum16th
  • odd86th
  • low86th
  • widest gap26th
  • neighbours44th
  • spread37th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 87 of each

389times
9102times
1197times
1376times
14

Prize breakdown · 2026-08-20

  • Paid outA$11.0Mto 474k winning lines
  • 10 winnersA$5.0M

Where the money went

  • 614%A$1.5M
  • 823%A$2.6M
  • 940%A$4.4M
  • 5 other tiers22%A$2.5M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. 10A$5,000,000
  2. 2

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92times
2289times
2976times
Stars · a separate 1-of-20 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 22 of each

2025times

Every number was expected about that many times after 435 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 (13, 14, 22, 29) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 16 October 2025 — its closest relative in 435 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (13 August 2026): 11 carried over. Chance says 82% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (5% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

101

The numbers add up to 101 — the 15th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 126. Side-by-side numbers: 13–14. 77% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

3 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 1.6× 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 →
1
A$303,995
  • 332A$11,750
  • 4699A$469
  • 51,304A$190
  • 618,585A$83.10
  • 725,207A$47.60
  • 8113,535A$22.55
  • 9314,167A$14.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
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    MatchWinnersPrize each
    10A$5,000,000
    21A$303,995
    332A$11,750
    4699A$469
    51,304A$190
    618,585A$83.10
    725,207A$47.60
    8113,535A$22.55
    9314,167A$14.00