US lotteries
Powerball statistics: rules, odds and analysis tools
Powerball, the US lottery, unrelated to FDJ: five white balls and one red Powerball, three draws a week.
Latest draw
Powerball results can be checked on the operator’s official publication (texaslottery.com).
Powerball: rules and figures
- Draw rule
- 5/69 + 1/26
- Special number
- Powerball
- Possible combinations
- 292,201,338
- Top prize tier
- 1 in 292,201,338, for each grid
- Draw schedule
- Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at 22:59 (US Eastern Time), which is the following morning in France
- Organiser
- Multi-State Lottery Association (United States); also sold in the United Kingdom by The National Lottery since July 2026, on the same draw
- Results analysed
- Results history published by the Texas Lottery Commission, a participating lottery (texaslottery.com), since October 7, 2015
Exact Powerball odds, tier by tier
Computed from the game’s official rules, for one grid played: the probability of each combination of correct numbers. They do not depend on any draw history.
| Correct numbers | Odds |
|---|---|
| 5 numbers + the Powerball | 1 in 292,201,338 |
| 5 numbers + without the Powerball | ≈ 1 in 11,688,054 |
| 4 numbers + the Powerball | ≈ 1 in 913,129 |
| 4 numbers + without the Powerball | ≈ 1 in 36,525 |
| 3 numbers + the Powerball | ≈ 1 in 14,494 |
| 3 numbers + without the Powerball | ≈ 1 in 579.76 |
| 2 numbers + the Powerball | ≈ 1 in 701.33 |
| 1 number + the Powerball | ≈ 1 in 91.98 |
| no numbers + the Powerball | ≈ 1 in 38.32 |
| Any prize tier | ≈ 1 in 24.87 |
Powerball statistics in Visionary Stats Pro
- Draw history — the official published results, draw by draw, with their freshness shown. (All plans)
- Frequencies and gaps — the most drawn numbers, current and longest gaps, trends, over a stated period. (All plans)
- Inspector — a number’s profile in one click: hits against expectation, timeline, structure. (All plans)
- Line generator — lines produced from your explicit rules, counted exactly before anything is produced — not a random pick. (All plans)
- Lottery wheeling — the Reducer shrinks a pool of numbers to a short set that holds a conditional guarantee, checked on the delivered lines. (All plans)
- Analyzer — the report on a line you already play, and suggestions to improve it. (All plans)
- Verifier — a line-by-line review of a set against its rules. (Pro · Expert)
- Backtesting — replaying your lines and sets on past draws, with the number of draws replayed. (Expert)
Prize replay for this game: no prize replay: statistics only.
What you should know about this game
The Powerball is drawn from a separate drum of twenty-six numbers: it has its own frequencies and gaps.
Prizes are in dollars and per-tier payouts are not part of the data used: no financial replay, statistics only.
No statistic predicts the next draw or increases the chances of winning: every draw is independent of the previous ones (statistics and chance). Visionary Stats Pro is independent software, with no affiliation with the US lotteries, and sells no tickets: your grids are played with the official operator.
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Responsible gaming
Gambling can lead to financial losses, family conflict, addiction or loss of control.
Visionary Stats Pro encourages a set budget, self-imposed limits and careful, informed and responsible play.
Draws remain random: no guaranteed prediction, no promise of winnings.
Help and information: in the United States, 1-800-MY-RESET (National Council on Problem Gambling, 24/7); in the United Kingdom, GamCare 0808 8020 133 (free, 24/7); in France, Joueurs Info Service 09 74 75 13 13. More on the responsible gaming page.
Independence
Visionary Stats Pro is independent of all lottery and gaming operators.
Game and operator names are used only to identify the games concerned.