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Powerball winning numbers for 2021

123 bundled Powerball drawings in 2021, from January 2, 2021 to December 29, 2021, 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

White balls stayed 1–69 and the Powerball stayed 1–26 all year. The period table separates the weekly schedule before and from August 23, 2021.

Drawings
123

January 2, 2021 → December 29, 2021

Average white-ball sum
178.8

2.0 above the observed archive average of 176.8 (1,417 drawings)

Sum range
69 – 290

Low September 29, 2021 · High January 20, 2021

Consecutive pairs
31 (25.2%)

Observed archive rate 26.3% (1,417 drawings)

Top odd/even split
3:2

40 drawings (32.5%)

Top Powerball
24

9×

Every Powerball drawing in 2021

August 23, 2021 schedule change

White and red pools stayed 5 of 69 and 1 of 26. Powerball added Monday drawings to the existing Wednesday and Saturday drawings beginning August 23, 2021. Official announcement: Powerball — Monday drawings begin August 23, 2021. The schedule column is the set of weekdays present in the bundled rows for that period.

Powerball periods in the 2021 bundled snapshot, split on August 23, 2021.
PeriodBundled drawingsDate coverageWeekly drawing schedule
Before August 23, 202167January 2, 2021 – August 21, 2021Wednesday and Saturday
From August 23, 202156August 23, 2021 – December 29, 2021Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday

How to interpret these 2021 figures

2021 is a past calendar year relative to the snapshot reference date October 8, 2026. This page describes the 123 bundled Powerball drawings from January 2, 2021 through December 29, 2021. 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 2021 drawings averaged 178.8. The observed average across the bundled archive of 1417 drawings from October 7, 2015 through October 7, 2026 is 176.8. The 2021 average is 2.0 points above 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 8.9 appearances (123 × 5 / 69). That expectation is not the observed archive average. 2 white balls tied at 15 appearances (38, 39). The lowest count was 4, shared by 3 numbers. The tally describes these drawings only and does not change the odds of a later drawing.

The most common odd/even split in 2021 was 3 odd / 2 even, in 40 drawings (32.5%). Consecutive white-ball pairs appeared in 31 of 123 drawings (25.2%). 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 2021 was 24, drawn 9 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 123 drawings and five white balls each, the mathematical expectation for one specified white number is about 8.9 appearances (123 × 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 2021 (ties broken by lower number first).
RankWhite ballTimes drawnShare of 2021 drawings
#13815×12.2%
#23915×12.2%
#32014×11.4%
#42214×11.4%
#54014×11.4%

Least-drawn white balls in 2021 all sat at 4×: 9, 14, 24.

Most frequent Powerball values in 2021.
RankPowerballTimes drawnShare of 2021
#1249×7.3%
#218×6.5%
#347×5.7%
#457×5.7%
#587×5.7%

Frequency is a rear-view mirror. A number that led 2021 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 2021 was 69 on September 29, 2021:

020711173211

The highest was 290 on January 20, 2021 — a spread of 221 points:

405360686922

Odd/even split of the five white balls across all 123 drawings in 2021.
Odd:even splitDrawingsShare of year
3 odd / 2 even4032.5%
2 odd / 3 even3830.9%
4 odd / 1 even2318.7%
1 odd / 4 even2016.3%
0 odd / 5 even10.8%
5 odd / 0 even10.8%
Measure2021Observed archive (1,417 drawings, October 7, 2015 – October 7, 2026)
Drawings1231,417
Average sum178.8176.8
Drawings with consecutive numbers31 (25.2%)26.3%
Drawings repeating a ball from the previous one40.2%31.6%
All five balls in the lower half43.0% of drawings

Consecutive-number pairs

31 of 123 drawings (25.2%) 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 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 28, 20211618353953211613:22:3
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

Source and methodology

Counts on this page are computed from the site's bundled Powerball draw file for calendar year 2021 only (Eastern Time drawing dates). Matrix context: White balls stayed 1–69 and the Powerball stayed 1–26 all year. The period table separates the weekly schedule before and from August 23, 2021. 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.