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Powerball results for 2021

All 122 Powerball drawings held in 2021, from January 2, 2021 to December 29, 2021, 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 122 drawings in 2021. Powerball added a third weekly drawing on Mondays in August 2021, which is why the count sits between the two-a-week and three-a-week totals. The five white balls averaged 179.0 per drawing, above the long-run average of 176.9 for this matrix.

Measure2021All 1,392 drawings
Drawings1221,392
Average sum179.0176.9
Drawings with consecutive numbers25.4%26.4%
Drawings repeating a ball from the previous one40.5%31.9%
All five balls in the lower half42.9% of drawings

Most and least drawn numbers of 2021

With 122 drawings and five balls each, every number "should" appear about 8.8 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 2021.
RankNumberTimes drawnShare of 2021 drawings
#13815×12.3%
#22014×11.5%
#32214×11.5%
#43914×11.5%
#54014×11.5%

Powerball's most frequent number in 2021 was 38, drawn 15 times — in 12.3% of the year's drawings. Every number from 1 to 69 came up at least once, with the quietest appearing just 4 times (9, 14, 18, 24). The most common Powerball was 24, with 9 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 2021 came on September 29, 2021, when the five white balls added up to just 69:

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The highest was January 20, 2021, totalling 290 — a spread of 221 points across a single year:

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Every Powerball drawing in 2021

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, 2021020609333911893:24:1
December 27, 20213638456264192451:40:5
December 25, 20212729455558022144:12:3
December 22, 20210716194868151582:33:2
December 20, 20210213233466021382:34:1
December 18, 20210206245161011442:33:2
December 15, 20211920404259151802:32:3
December 13, 20211030375359041893:22:3
December 11, 20210325445364101893:22:3
December 8, 20210307335069241624:13:2
December 6, 20210321385059061713:22:3
December 4, 20211040455667022182:31:4
December 1, 20211215385763241853:22:3
November 29, 20211826283847171571:43:2
November 27, 20210832556466102251:42:3
November 24, 20211016326365171862:33:2
November 22, 20210720293867221613:23:2
November 20, 20214043485969192593:20:5
November 17, 20210316485260011791:42:3
November 15, 20210531345153231744:13:2
November 13, 20210815263545091293:23:2
November 10, 20211925434648141813:22:3
November 8, 20212146475762082333:21:4
November 6, 20210830485764092071:42:3
November 3, 20210102245057261342:33:2
November 1, 20210925344445081573:23:2
October 30, 20210523284356191553:23:2
October 27, 20210306263551171213:23:2
October 25, 20211027294458241682:33:2
October 23, 20211030515763202113:22:3
October 20, 20210729364143051564:12:3
October 18, 20213032485363122262:32:3
October 16, 20213031414248031922:32:3
October 13, 20212329475960152184:12:3
October 11, 20211120333965241684:13:2
October 9, 20211217304562051662:33:2
October 6, 20210117525864011922:32:3
October 4, 20211222546669152231:42:3
October 2, 20212838424752012071:41:4
September 29, 2021020711173211693:25:0
September 27, 20212122394460121862:32:3
September 25, 20212223376263192073:22:3
September 22, 20212040475563052253:21:4
September 20, 20213751545860192602:30:5
September 18, 20210536394557111824:11:4
September 15, 20210104184662251311:43:2
September 13, 20213740506163212513:20:5
September 11, 20212031384049211782:32:3
September 8, 20210922414761211804:12:3
September 6, 20211120223354241402:34:1
September 4, 20213235405254012131:41:4
September 1, 20211020294851171582:33:2
August 30, 20210315455161081755:02:3
August 28, 20211222264659261651:43:2
August 25, 20212739545659242353:21:4
August 23, 20211736476061152213:21:4
August 21, 20211628363959041782:32:3
August 18, 20213536515561262384:10:5
August 14, 20210621496567182084:12:3
August 11, 20211218202930161091:45:0
August 7, 20210724365460231811:42:3
August 4, 20210521323658141522:33:2
July 31, 20210121223447041253:24:1
July 28, 20212530535960052273:22:3
July 24, 20210104115967101424:13:2
July 21, 20212728446768112342:32:3
July 17, 20211522385466031951:42:3
July 14, 20213346525962102522:31:4
July 10, 20210105295462031513:23:2
July 7, 20210821304957081653:23:2
July 3, 20212640415565242273:21:4
June 30, 20212429506566142342:32:3
June 26, 20210831394360171813:22:3
June 23, 20211320405163011873:22:3
June 19, 20210422353839201382:32:3
June 16, 20211929344450251762:33:2
June 12, 20210825343841101462:33:2
June 9, 20211928465054091971:42:3
June 5, 20214452546469262831:40:5
June 2, 20210607116667191573:23:2
May 29, 20211113222746201193:24:1
May 26, 20210208213462161271:44:1
May 22, 20210319273740081264:13:2
May 19, 20211113555669042044:12:3
May 15, 20210410373969241593:22:3
May 12, 20210119203854171322:33:2
May 8, 2021121720212608962:35:0
May 5, 20211623284063011702:33:2
May 1, 20213536476163032424:10:5
April 24, 20212236485961222262:31:4
April 21, 20212125326367062084:13:2
April 17, 20211021264149251473:23:2
April 14, 20211330334561141824:13:2
April 10, 20211416235053031562:33:2
April 7, 20212735395166162184:11:4
April 3, 20210112173953051224:13:2
March 31, 20210310445568241802:32:3
March 27, 20210614383965061622:32:3
March 24, 2021040917273818953:24:1
March 20, 20210106224261041322:33:2
March 17, 20213438426162192371:41:4
March 13, 20210511515661021844:12:3
March 10, 20211718374453181693:22:3
March 6, 20211131505258182022:32:3
March 3, 20212140445055162102:31:4
February 27, 20210228314452181571:43:2
February 24, 20210433435365211984:12:3
February 20, 20210408223258041240:54:1
February 17, 20210115213246011153:24:1
February 13, 20212028336368202122:33:2
February 10, 20211539586367072424:11:4
February 6, 20210116484965081793:22:3
February 3, 20210537406466052122:31:4
January 30, 20210102075261041233:23:2
January 27, 20211733354252091793:22:3
January 23, 2021050817272814853:25:0
January 20, 20214053606869222902:30:5
January 16, 20211420396567022053:22:3
January 13, 20210419232549141204:14:1
January 9, 20211426384546131691:42:3
January 6, 20210120226066031691:43:2
January 2, 20210304114167051264:13:2

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Sources

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