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Powerball winning numbers for 2017

104 bundled Powerball drawings in 2017, from January 4, 2017 to December 30, 2017, with year-specific frequency, sum, odd/even and consecutive-pair analysis from the bundled draw record.

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

Year at a glance

Powerball used five white balls from 1–69 and a red Powerball from 1–26, drawn Wednesday and Saturday evenings (ET).

Drawings
104

January 4, 2017 → December 30, 2017

Average white-ball sum
178.1

within 1.5 of the observed archive average of 176.8 (1,417 drawings)

Sum range
76 – 284

Low January 11, 2017 · High July 19, 2017

Consecutive pairs
23 (22.1%)

Observed archive rate 26.3% (1,417 drawings)

Top odd/even split
2:3

34 drawings (32.7%)

Top Powerball
9, 13

tied at 8×

Every Powerball drawing in 2017

How to interpret these 2017 figures

2017 is a past calendar year relative to the snapshot reference date October 8, 2026. This page describes the 104 bundled Powerball drawings from January 4, 2017 through December 30, 2017. That span is what the archive holds. It is not a claim that every official drawing of the year was captured.

The five white balls in these 2017 drawings averaged 178.1. The observed average across the bundled archive of 1417 drawings from October 7, 2015 through October 7, 2026 is 176.8. The 2017 average is within 1.5 points of that observed archive average. The archive average is the mean of those recorded drawings, not a theoretical mean of the ball matrix.

A uniform mathematical expectation for one specified white ball in this year's record is about 7.5 appearances (104 × 5 / 69). That expectation is not the observed archive average. White ball 32 led with 15 appearances (14.4% of these drawings). The lowest count was 1, shared by number 34. The tally describes these drawings only and does not change the odds of a later drawing.

The most common odd/even split in 2017 was 2 odd / 3 even, in 34 drawings (32.7%). Consecutive white-ball pairs appeared in 23 of 104 drawings (22.1%). The observed rate in the bundled archive of 1417 drawings is 26.3%. These are counts, not a test of whether the difference is ordinary.

2 Powerballs tied for the lead in 2017: 9, 13, each drawn 8 times. Each Powerball drawing is an independent trial. Hot, cold, and overdue labels summarize records; they do not change the odds on the next ticket. Verify any real ticket with your state lottery.

Frequency — white balls and Powerball

With 104 drawings and five white balls each, the mathematical expectation for one specified white number is about 7.5 appearances (104 × 5 / 69). That is an expectation for this year's drawing count, not the observed archive average. Rankings below break ties by ball number ascending so a rebuild always produces the same order.

Five most-drawn white balls in 2017 (ties broken by lower number first).
RankWhite ballTimes drawnShare of 2017 drawings
#13215×14.4%
#26314×13.5%
#32813×12.5%
#4912×11.5%
#54111×10.6%

Least-drawn white balls in 2017 all sat at 1×: 34.

Most frequent Powerball values in 2017.
RankPowerballTimes drawnShare of 2017
#198×7.7%
#2138×7.7%
#347×6.7%
#4197×6.7%
#5246×5.8%

Frequency is a rear-view mirror. A number that led 2017 has no better chance in the next drawing — see hot and cold numbers tested and independent trials.

Sums and odd/even distribution

The lowest white-ball sum of 2017 was 76 on January 11, 2017:

010313164324

The highest was 284 on July 19, 2017 — a spread of 208 points:

505159616304

Odd/even split of the five white balls across all 104 drawings in 2017.
Odd:even splitDrawingsShare of year
2 odd / 3 even3432.7%
3 odd / 2 even3331.7%
4 odd / 1 even1817.3%
1 odd / 4 even1110.6%
0 odd / 5 even54.8%
5 odd / 0 even32.9%
Measure2017Observed archive (1,417 drawings, October 7, 2015 – October 7, 2026)
Drawings1041,417
Average sum178.1176.8
Drawings with consecutive numbers23 (22.1%)26.3%
Drawings repeating a ball from the previous one32.0%31.6%
All five balls in the lower half53.0% of drawings

Consecutive-number pairs

23 of 104 drawings (22.1%) included at least one consecutive white-ball pair (for example 14–15). The observed rate in the bundled archive (1,417 drawings, October 7, 2015 – October 7, 2026) is 26.3%. That comparison is a count, not a test of the difference. Consecutive pairs are not a signal to seek or avoid on a ticket.

Every Powerball drawing in 2017

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 30, 20172836415158242142:31:4
December 27, 20170309165660031442:33:2
December 23, 2017010313154425764:14:1
December 20, 20170120616469202153:22:3
December 16, 20170935375063111944:11:4
December 13, 20170224285158071631:43:2
December 9, 20172536375560062133:21:4
December 6, 20171920505562092062:32:3
December 2, 20172830323658061840:53:2
November 29, 20172426285963162002:33:2
November 25, 20170813275354041553:23:2
November 22, 20173537465161132304:10:5
November 18, 20171728313239261473:24:1
November 15, 20172332444850251971:42:3
November 11, 20170406163056181120:54:1
November 8, 20171214202134221011:45:0
November 4, 20171214264851131511:43:2
November 1, 2017030619264401982:34:1
October 28, 20172735385766102233:21:4
October 25, 20171822295457081802:33:2
October 21, 20171441424569042113:21:4
October 18, 20173049546669082682:31:4
October 14, 20173237566669112602:31:4
October 11, 20170103131969231055:04:1
October 7, 20171049616365072484:11:4
October 4, 20172223626366242362:32:3
September 30, 20170812254164151502:33:2
September 27, 2017081021232522873:25:0
September 23, 20172445555657192373:21:4
September 20, 20173948536768262753:20:5
September 16, 20171718242531241153:25:0
September 13, 20171724355763191964:12:3
September 9, 20170620295759221713:23:2
September 6, 20170814325867171791:43:2
September 2, 20170621415262261822:32:3
August 30, 20171928436769072264:12:3
August 26, 20170715323866151582:33:2
August 23, 2017060716232604782:35:0
August 19, 20171719394368131864:12:3
August 16, 20170915436064041913:22:3
August 12, 20172024263549191542:33:2
August 9, 20171230364762091871:42:3
August 5, 20171121283345111384:14:1
August 2, 20170116546369182033:22:3
July 29, 20170128404548121622:32:3
July 26, 20170719214269121584:13:2
July 22, 20170532445360091942:32:3
July 19, 20175051596163042844:10:5
July 15, 20170940636466172422:31:4
July 12, 20170102182361091053:24:1
July 8, 20170810294059261462:33:2
July 5, 20170409165468211511:43:2
July 1, 20171942454853162073:21:4
June 28, 20172937465368082333:21:4
June 24, 20171022323658101580:53:2
June 21, 20171446616568132542:31:4
June 17, 20171013325362211702:33:2
June 14, 20170522435763241904:12:3
June 10, 20172026323858031740:53:2
June 7, 20170521576669132184:12:3
June 3, 20170309214154251284:13:2
May 31, 20170433394660061822:32:3
May 27, 20170510285567091653:23:2
May 24, 20172832333862151931:43:2
May 20, 20170522454754031733:22:3
May 17, 20170411394548091473:22:3
May 13, 20171720326368192002:33:2
May 10, 20172931465662082242:32:3
May 6, 20171121314159211635:03:2
May 3, 20171718495966092093:22:3
April 29, 20172223244562051762:33:2
April 26, 20170115182651261113:24:1
April 22, 20172139414863062124:11:4
April 19, 20170119374052151493:22:3
April 15, 20170522264561131593:23:2
April 12, 20170814616368242142:32:3
April 8, 20172336515360152233:21:4
April 5, 20170820465354131811:42:3
April 1, 20170932364465011862:32:3
March 29, 20170815313662111522:33:2
March 25, 20171831324548161742:33:2
March 22, 20170209272942091093:24:1
March 18, 20171325445467052033:22:3
March 15, 20171630414853161882:32:3
March 11, 20170126415057111753:22:3
March 8, 20172333424659042033:22:3
March 4, 20170218192263191242:34:1
March 1, 20171016405255171731:42:3
February 25, 20170632476265192122:32:3
February 22, 20171013285261021642:33:2
February 18, 2017030709313320835:05:0
February 15, 20170528333842191462:33:2
February 11, 20170509173764021324:13:2
February 8, 20171420424966051911:42:3
February 4, 20170613161752251042:34:1
February 1, 20170943576064102333:21:4
January 28, 20171220394969171893:22:3
January 25, 20171828626668222420:52:3
January 21, 20172325455267022124:12:3
January 18, 20170940415358122013:21:4
January 14, 20172355596469132704:11:4
January 11, 2017010313164324764:14:1
January 7, 20170312243763101393:23:2
January 4, 20171617294142041453:23:2

Source and methodology

Counts on this page are computed from the site's bundled Powerball draw file for calendar year 2017 only (Eastern Time drawing dates). Matrix context: Powerball used five white balls from 1–69 and a red Powerball from 1–26, drawn Wednesday and Saturday evenings (ET). Full method and correction policy: Methodology. Draw snapshot last refreshed October 8, 2026. Always verify a ticket with your state lottery — this page is a convenience copy, not an official record.

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.

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Sources

Figures on this page are computed from the published game rules and the drawing record. These are the documents they are checked against — see our methodology and corrections policy for how that is done.