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Powerball results for 2018

All 104 Powerball drawings held in 2018, from January 3, 2018 to December 29, 2018, 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 104 drawings in 2018. The five white balls averaged 177.1 per drawing, almost exactly the long-run average of 176.9 for this matrix.

Measure2018All 1,392 drawings
Drawings1041,392
Average sum177.1176.9
Drawings with consecutive numbers32.7%26.4%
Drawings repeating a ball from the previous one27.2%31.9%
All five balls in the lower half42.9% of drawings

Most and least drawn numbers of 2018

With 104 drawings and five balls each, every number "should" appear about 7.5 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 2018.
RankNumberTimes drawnShare of 2018 drawings
#15613×12.5%
#26112×11.5%
#36412×11.5%
#46912×11.5%
#5710×9.6%

Powerball's most frequent number in 2018 was 56, drawn 13 times — in 12.5% of the year's drawings. Every number from 1 to 69 came up at least once, with the quietest appearing just 2 times (35). The most common Powerball was 24, with 8 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 2018 came on April 18, 2018, when the five white balls added up to just 71:

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The highest was October 3, 2018, totalling 282 — a spread of 211 points across a single year:

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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

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Sources

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