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Powerball winning numbers for 2018

104 bundled Powerball drawings in 2018, from January 3, 2018 to December 29, 2018, 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 3, 2018 → December 29, 2018

Average white-ball sum
177.1

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

Sum range
71 – 282

Low April 18, 2018 · High October 3, 2018

Consecutive pairs
34 (32.7%)

Observed archive rate 26.3% (1,417 drawings)

Top odd/even split
3:2

45 drawings (43.3%)

Top Powerball
24

8×

Every Powerball drawing in 2018

How to interpret these 2018 figures

2018 is a past calendar year relative to the snapshot reference date October 8, 2026. This page describes the 104 bundled Powerball drawings from January 3, 2018 through December 29, 2018. 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 2018 drawings averaged 177.1. The observed average across the bundled archive of 1417 drawings from October 7, 2015 through October 7, 2026 is 176.8. The 2018 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 56 led with 13 appearances (12.5% of these drawings). The lowest count was 2, shared by number 35. The tally describes these drawings only and does not change the odds of a later drawing.

The most common odd/even split in 2018 was 3 odd / 2 even, in 45 drawings (43.3%). Consecutive white-ball pairs appeared in 34 of 104 drawings (32.7%). 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.

The most frequent Powerball in 2018 was 24, 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 2018 (ties broken by lower number first).
RankWhite ballTimes drawnShare of 2018 drawings
#15613×12.5%
#26112×11.5%
#36412×11.5%
#46912×11.5%
#5710×9.6%

Least-drawn white balls in 2018 all sat at 2×: 35.

Most frequent Powerball values in 2018.
RankPowerballTimes drawnShare of 2018
#1248×7.7%
#2217×6.7%
#3267×6.7%
#476×5.8%
#5155×4.8%

Frequency is a rear-view mirror. A number that led 2018 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 2018 was 71 on April 18, 2018:

091012172309

The highest was 282 on October 3, 2018 — a spread of 211 points:

415359636603

Odd/even split of the five white balls across all 104 drawings in 2018.
Odd:even splitDrawingsShare of year
3 odd / 2 even4543.3%
2 odd / 3 even3028.8%
1 odd / 4 even109.6%
4 odd / 1 even109.6%
5 odd / 0 even65.8%
0 odd / 5 even32.9%
Measure2018Observed archive (1,417 drawings, October 7, 2015 – October 7, 2026)
Drawings1041,417
Average sum177.1176.8
Drawings with consecutive numbers34 (32.7%)26.3%
Drawings repeating a ball from the previous one27.2%31.6%
All five balls in the lower half43.0% of drawings

Consecutive-number pairs

34 of 104 drawings (32.7%) 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 2018

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 29, 20181242515362252202:31:4
December 26, 20180525385267241873:22:3
December 22, 20182128304059261782:33:2
December 19, 20181529313743161555:03:2
December 15, 20180838435255171962:31:4
December 12, 20180409212964261273:24:1
December 8, 20181432344661101871:43:2
December 5, 20180911363738111313:22:3
December 1, 20181011475558261813:22:3
November 28, 20180419596869212193:22:3
November 24, 20181133515658182093:22:3
November 21, 20180714233855181373:23:2
November 17, 20180608205268051540:53:2
November 14, 20180742496269232293:21:4
November 10, 20180529345357241784:13:2
November 7, 20182628344250251800:53:2
November 3, 20181521243265111573:24:1
October 31, 20180725394047201584:12:3
October 27, 2018081213192704793:25:0
October 24, 20180321455356221784:12:3
October 20, 20181654576269232582:31:4
October 17, 20180357646869152613:21:4
October 13, 20181114324365151653:23:2
October 10, 20180823274260071602:33:2
October 6, 20180122275367151704:13:2
October 3, 20184153596366032824:10:5
September 29, 20180917345964221833:23:2
September 26, 2018010207305008902:34:1
September 22, 20182461636469182813:21:4
September 19, 20180439485051111922:31:4
September 15, 2018021819243403971:45:0
September 12, 20180628486364242091:42:3
September 8, 20180313203233211013:25:0
September 5, 20180615505960131902:32:3
September 1, 20181154556166092473:21:4
August 29, 20182541535767122435:01:4
August 25, 20182025545763082193:22:3
August 22, 20180107454769131695:02:3
August 18, 20182434526167162382:32:3
August 15, 20181215284748161502:33:2
August 11, 20180543566268242342:31:4
August 8, 20181021304363171673:23:2
August 4, 20180311384458021542:32:3
August 1, 20180522323858261551:43:2
July 28, 20182227465665132162:32:3
July 25, 20180218414464261691:42:3
July 21, 20180923565868012142:32:3
July 18, 20180110272836121022:34:1
July 14, 20182241424967112213:21:4
July 11, 20181921274647071604:13:2
July 7, 20180110434564221633:22:3
July 4, 20180407154144101113:23:2
June 30, 20180309204261241353:23:2
June 27, 20180728376263151973:22:3
June 23, 20181629434556251893:22:3
June 20, 20180414232756131242:34:1
June 16, 20180945575865092344:11:4
June 13, 20181320384555011713:22:3
June 9, 2018061015253614922:34:1
June 6, 20182328415356142013:22:3
June 2, 20182325374464071933:22:3
May 30, 20181723264668201802:33:2
May 26, 20180121314549211475:03:2
May 23, 20182054566164072551:41:4
May 19, 2018030609175625913:24:1
May 16, 20181719212251191304:14:1
May 12, 20182242455556142202:31:4
May 9, 20181116385069191842:32:3
May 5, 20181429365761171973:22:3
May 2, 20180514314050061402:33:2
April 28, 20182022284550081651:43:2
April 25, 20181718395664121942:32:3
April 21, 20184050546269192751:40:5
April 18, 2018091012172309713:25:0
April 14, 20181719266162151853:23:2
April 11, 20181618275567181833:23:2
April 7, 20180217203839201162:33:2
April 4, 20180824425464241920:52:3
March 31, 20180824525561212002:32:3
March 28, 20180608265253211451:43:2
March 24, 20181033455356241973:22:3
March 21, 20180304182961251153:24:1
March 17, 20182257596066072642:31:4
March 14, 20180612244168091511:43:2
March 10, 20184344546169222713:20:5
March 7, 20180613193651181253:23:2
March 3, 20181317253640051313:23:2
February 28, 20181230596569162353:22:3
February 24, 20182425386263062122:32:3
February 21, 20180715313436081233:24:1
February 17, 20181326394462021842:32:3
February 14, 20183739444669262353:20:5
February 10, 20180113274159201415:03:2
February 7, 20182334354047101793:22:3
February 3, 20181523274853061664:13:2
January 31, 20180407144659221302:33:2
January 27, 20181721264754071653:23:2
January 24, 20180509113364211224:14:1
January 20, 20182628474958032082:32:3
January 17, 20180333375157211815:02:3
January 13, 20181425355869242013:22:3
January 10, 20180724334950041633:23:2
January 6, 20181229303361261653:24:1
January 3, 20180218373942121382:32:3

Source and methodology

Counts on this page are computed from the site's bundled Powerball draw file for calendar year 2018 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.