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Powerball · draw

Monday, 28 September 2026

ResultPowerball

Verified
  1. 17
  2. 21
  3. 29
  4. 42
  5. 49
  6. 7

Jackpot$388,600,000

The crowdHeld 94% less than an average linefrom the prize table, not from a model of how people pick

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/69 + 1/26 · since Oct 2015draw 1,413 of 1,421 under them

← 2026-09-26All recent drawsLatest on record

Also drawn that day

  • double play
    1. 11
    2. 20
    3. 26
    4. 43
    5. 46
    6. 18

Where this result came from

Sources3 independent sources agree, 2 official. Settled 29 Sept 2026, 09:45 UTC.

  • Secondary 4official17 21 29 42 49 + 729 Sept 2026, 09:45 UTC
  • Secondary 5official17 21 29 42 49 + 729 Sept 2026, 09:45 UTC
  • Primarycommercial feed17 21 29 42 49 + 729 Sept 2026, 09:45 UTC

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This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 28 September 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

47oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 47 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 33% of every possible ticket.

  • sum35th
  • odd89th
  • low65th
  • widest gap9th
  • neighbours37th
  • spread13th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 102 of each

17101times
21125times
2994times
4297times
4983times
Stars · a separate 1-of-26 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 54 of each

747times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,412 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 3 of 5 numbers (21, 42, 49) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 1 January 2024 — its closest relative in 1,412 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 92% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (26 September 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 32% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (4% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

158

The numbers add up to 158 — the 35th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 175. No two numbers side by side. 27% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

49 had not appeared for 12 draws. A number waits about 14 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 34% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →

Prize breakdown · 2026-09-28

  • Lines in play≈ 13Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$10.1Mto 547k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 24lines took a prize
  • Match 5 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.04

Where the money went

  • Match 530%$3.0M
  • Match 0 + Powerball20%$2.0M
  • Match 520%$2.0M
  • 9 other tiers31%$3.2M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100M1BPrize each
  1. Match 5 + Powerball0≈ 0.04 by chance$388,600,000
  2. Match 53≈ 1.1 by chance$1,000,000
  3. Match 4 + Powerball2 rows folded in20≈ 14 by chance$50,000
  4. Match 4210≈ 354 by chance$100
  5. Match 3 + Powerball2 rows folded in1,018≈ 891 by chance$100
  6. Match 2 + Powerball2 rows folded in20,120≈ 18k by chance$7.00
  7. Match 315,547≈ 22k by chance$7.00
  8. Match 1 + Powerball2 rows folded in148,154≈ 140k by chance$4.00
  9. Match 0 + Powerball2 rows folded in336,930≈ 337k by chance$4.00
  10. Match 220,387≈ 460k by chance$8.00
  11. Match 51$2,000,000
  12. Match 483$300
  13. Match 34,731$21.00
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
  • Where chance put the count

The rings take the ≈13M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 — 20,387 winners, 96% fewer than the 460k an even spread gives. The numbers drawn were noticeably less popular than average — a draw full of birthdays makes more small winners, a draw of high numbers fewer. That is the crowd, not the machine.

Show the published table
MatchWinnersPrize each
Match 5 + Powerball0$388,600,000
Match 53$1,000,000
Match 4 + Powerball15$50,000
Match 4210$100
Match 3 + Powerball793$100
Match 315,547$7.00
Match 2 + Powerball15,302$7.00
Match 1 + Powerball112,483$4.00
Match 0 + Powerball256,851$4.00
Match 220,387$8.00
Match 5 (with Power Play)1$2,000,000
Match 4 + Powerball (with Power Play)5$150,000
Match 4 (with Power Play)83$300
Match 3 + Powerball (with Power Play)225$300
Match 3 (with Power Play)4,731$21.00
Match 2 + Powerball (with Power Play)4,818$21.00
Match 1 + Powerball (with Power Play)35,671$12.00
Match 0 + Powerball (with Power Play)80,079$12.00
Totals547,204—