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Powerball results for 2016

All 105 Powerball drawings held in 2016, from January 2, 2016 to December 31, 2016, with the year's frequency and shape analysis.

Dates are Eastern Time drawing dates · 5 of 69 + 1 of 26 · $2 per play

The year in numbers

Powerball held 105 drawings in 2016. The five white balls averaged 176.7 per drawing, almost exactly the long-run average of 176.9 for this matrix.

Measure2016All 1,392 drawings
Drawings1051,392
Average sum176.7176.9
Drawings with consecutive numbers27.6%26.4%
Drawings repeating a ball from the previous one28.8%31.9%
All five balls in the lower half72.9% of drawings

Most and least drawn numbers of 2016

With 105 drawings and five balls each, every number "should" appear about 7.6 times if the machine is fair. The spread below is what fair randomness actually looks like over a single year — a leader several appearances clear of the field, and a tail of numbers that barely showed up.

The five most-drawn white balls of 2016.
RankNumberTimes drawnShare of 2016 drawings
#12316×15.2%
#26416×15.2%
#3314×13.3%
#42813×12.4%
#55213×12.4%

Powerball's most frequent number in 2016 was 23, drawn 16 times — in 15.2% of the year's drawings. Every number from 1 to 69 came up at least once, with the quietest appearing just 1 time (45). The most common Powerball was 3, with 7 appearances.

None of this predicts anything. A number that led one year has no better chance the next, and the ranking reshuffles completely from year to year — which is exactly what testing the full record against simulated fair draws shows.

Extremes of the year

The lowest-scoring drawing of 2016 came on May 21, 2016, when the five white balls added up to just 76:

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The highest was August 13, 2016, totalling 275 — a spread of 199 points across a single year:

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Every Powerball drawing in 2016

Powerball results, newest first. The Powerball is the final, highlighted ball. Always verify a ticket with your state lottery — this table is a convenience copy, not an official record.
Drawing date (ET)Winning numbersSumOdd/evenLow/high
December 31, 20160103285767091564:13:2
December 28, 20161623304458041711:43:2
December 24, 20162838425152212111:41:4
December 21, 20162533405468032202:32:3
December 17, 20160108164048101131:43:2
December 14, 20161826373966151862:32:3
December 10, 20161221324466151751:43:2
December 7, 20164148495364202553:20:5
December 3, 20160810262733221042:35:0
November 30, 20160314182545071053:24:1
November 26, 20161719213744161384:13:2
November 23, 20160732414761031884:12:3
November 19, 20161624284361211722:33:2
November 16, 20162841616365072584:11:4
November 12, 20160817202752241242:34:1
November 9, 20160125283154021393:24:1
November 5, 20162131505169082224:12:3
November 2, 20161318375461051833:22:3
October 29, 20161920214248231502:33:2
October 26, 20160203164856241251:43:2
October 22, 20160128335556221733:23:2
October 19, 20161016384363231702:32:3
October 15, 20162349576467202604:11:4
October 12, 20161630343744161611:43:2
October 8, 20160354616468092502:31:4
October 5, 20160818272960151422:34:1
October 1, 20160212506164011891:42:3
September 28, 20163038525362012351:41:4
September 24, 20160715202941221124:14:1
September 21, 20160128636769172284:12:3
September 17, 20160919515562141964:12:3
September 14, 20161011232831141033:25:0
September 10, 20160317495568081924:12:3
September 7, 20162223293355211624:14:1
September 3, 20160739505967252224:11:4
August 31, 20160510245661121562:33:2
August 27, 20160432484963201962:32:3
August 24, 20160911256465161744:13:2
August 20, 20160306216068241582:33:2
August 17, 20163344495052082282:31:4
August 13, 20163844606469062751:40:5
August 10, 20162356616467122713:21:4
August 6, 20162033364752121882:32:3
August 3, 20160911276667021804:13:2
July 30, 20161117212332051044:15:0
July 27, 20161047506568242402:31:4
July 23, 20160507233539111095:03:2
July 20, 20160625355866051902:32:3
July 16, 20161117405062261802:32:3
July 13, 20160315295457101584:13:2
July 9, 20161028326164121951:43:2
July 6, 20160224315766181802:33:2
July 2, 20161034395963042053:22:3
June 29, 20162329376064062133:22:3
June 25, 20160327365669251913:22:3
June 22, 20161440424352171911:41:4
June 18, 20160223415363111824:12:3
June 15, 20160422243133101142:35:0
June 11, 20162027364158071822:32:3
June 8, 20161225376069202033:22:3
June 4, 20161620224364171651:43:2
June 1, 20162330334069121953:23:2
May 28, 20160633345859121902:33:2
May 25, 20161124415964151993:22:3
May 21, 2016050709233226764:15:0
May 18, 20162325395467112084:12:3
May 14, 20161327476465092164:12:3
May 11, 20162032526669232391:42:3
May 7, 20160525264466091662:33:2
May 4, 20163047576669032693:21:4
April 30, 2016031216323414971:45:0
April 27, 20160225333964171633:23:2
April 23, 20161935465962132213:21:4
April 20, 20161225305262081811:43:2
April 16, 20160318253251031293:24:1
April 13, 20163033353864222002:32:3
April 9, 20161422234161091613:23:2
April 6, 20160428496065252062:32:3
April 2, 20160928304061031682:33:2
March 30, 20162444535563192393:21:4
March 26, 20161123425268061962:32:3
March 23, 2016050815224925993:24:1
March 19, 20161123435460031913:22:3
March 16, 20161012134650211311:43:2
March 12, 20161128505762232082:32:3
March 9, 20161423323468031711:44:1
March 5, 20160327345969191924:13:2
March 2, 20161213445262061831:42:3
February 27, 20161011212253181173:24:1
February 24, 20162131646567052484:12:3
February 20, 20161112151654251082:34:1
February 17, 20160717272940251204:14:1
February 13, 2016071518193620953:24:1
February 10, 20160203405062051571:42:3
February 6, 20160413313652081362:33:2
February 3, 20162628316067232122:33:2
January 30, 20160512163143181073:24:1
January 27, 20160312405267211742:32:3
January 23, 20162232344069191971:43:2
January 20, 20160539444769242044:11:4
January 16, 20160351526164062313:21:4
January 13, 2016040819273410922:35:0
January 9, 20161619323457131582:34:1
January 6, 20160211476263171853:22:3
January 2, 2016050615294210973:24:1

These results are a convenience copy of public data and may be delayed or incorrect. Never claim a prize or discard a ticket based on this page — only your state lottery can validate a ticket. Nothing here is a prediction or a recommendation to play; lottery drawings are independent random events. 18+ (21+ in some states). Full disclaimer.

Sources

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