We don’t have the winning numbers for you – but we do have a few helpful Powerball tips.
If you haven’t purchased your ticket already for the Thursday record Powerball jackpot of $150 million Powerball yet – well you must be crazy.
However, if you have waited to the last minute it might be a stroke of
No, we don’t know the winning numbers but we do have a few hacks that might give you a fighting chance.
But before we reveal some Powerball Jackpot hacks we are going to be upfront, the odds aren’t in your favour to start with.
Odds of winning the Powerball Jackpot
| DIVISION | WHAT YOU NEED TO WIN | ODDS OF WINNING |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Winning Numbers + the Powerball | 1 in 134,490,400 |
| 2 | 7 Winning Numbers | 1 in 7,078,442 |
| 3 | 6 Winning Numbers + the Powerball | 1 in 686,176 |
| 4 | 6 Winning Numbers | 1 in 36,115 |
| 5 | 5 Winning Numbers + the Powerball | 1 in 16,943 |
| 6 | 4 Winning Numbers + the Powerball | 1 in 1,173 |
| 7 | 5 Winning Numbers | 1 in 892 |
| 8 | 3 Winning Numbers + the Powerball | 1 in 188 |
| 9 | 2 Winning Numbers + the Powerball | 1 in 65 |
But luckily using the following tactics you can increase the above odds and hopefully score yourself an early retirement.
Picking Your Winning Powerball Numbers
While you can just leave it up to chance and grab a Slikpik, with a $150 million Powerball Jackpot up for grabs it might pay to play both luck and maths on this draw.
Jump on the losing numbers
Numbers that weren’t drawn for 4 games or less account for about 50% of the winning numbers drawn.
Losing numbers that have been out 10 games or less account for 80% of all the winning numbers.
Just to keep you on your toes
While loser numbers are worth backing, 59% of the time a winning number from the previous week will hit. For example, in the last 5 weeks, 27 has hit 4 weeks in a row, 11, 35 and 30 have all hit in separate back to back weeks.
Based on these finding of loser numbers over 4 and 10 games, plus repeat winning numbers I have calculated these 8 numbers to be the highest chance of being drawn in the record-breaking Powerball Jackpot in order of chance (highest to lowest), with 23, 25 and 34 all having the same percentage.
Best chance numbers: 2, 29, 18, 31, 33, 23, 25, 34
So study the numbers below to back your winners and losers.
Powerball Winning Numbers From Last 10 Weeks:
| 1. September 5th | 16, 4, 14, 2, 29, 19, 27 | 13 |
| 2. August 29th | 8, 20, 9, 11, 27, 22, 32 | 20 |
| 3. August 22nd | 10, 11, 17, 35, 27, 26, 3 | 19 |
| 4. August 15th | 24, 35, 27, 30, 21, 7, 14 | 13 |
| 5. August 8th | 30, 29, 1, 16, 11, 17, 5 | 8 |
| 6. August 1st | 15, 35, 9, 25, 22, 30, 23 | 6 |
| 7. July 25th | 23, 9, 3, 22, 1, 24, 11 | 4 |
| 8. July 18th | 6, 13, 1, 11, 23, 27, 16 | 11 |
| 9. July 11th | 21, 27, 8, 6, 28, 34, 7 | 16 |
| 10. July 4th | 2, 21, 15, 20, 28, 27, 22 | 3 |
Lucky numbers
Yes, there are actually some lucky numbers to back when it comes to Powerball.
The Lott has been keeping count on Powerball draws for you since Draw 1144 – Thursday, 19 April 2018.
According to Powerball, the luckiest numbers in the order of greatest frequency drawn 17, 2, 11, 7, 20, 22, 29 – all having been drawn 18 times or more. 17 has been drawn 23 times while 2 and 11 20 times. That means out of 73 draws since 19th of April 2018 the numbers above have been drawn 27.3% of the time or higher.
The numbers that are best to stay away from are 12, 26, 15 and 1 have all been drawn 10 times or less – with 12 only drawn 6 times (or 8.2% of the time).
But what about the
When it comes to the Powerball the lucky number you might want to back are 3, 13 and 19 have all been drawn 7 times each.
While it might be best to skip 18 and 10 as they have only been drawn 1 and 2 times respectively.
Alternatively, simply buy a Powerpik ticket guaranteeing you the Powerball number, which takes the work out of guessing.
If you want to do more lucky number research visit thelott.com.
Pool your way to millions
Power in numbers could be your ticket to success.
Sharing the ticket cost with others helps gives you more bang for your buck. Playing with a group allows you to afford more Powerball tickets and more tickets mean more chances that you win the $100 million Powerball Jackpot!
Also, you might want to team up with that person in the office or your family that always seems to win competitions – follow the luck and hopefully it rubs off on the pool.
Be sure to draw up an agreement with family/friends beforehand though.
What not to do
Sometimes a good hack is knowing what not to do.
In this
Another don’t is picking numbers in a row is a big no-no. Not once has there been a winning ticket drawn with all numbers in a row.
May the numbers be in your favour lotterywest.wa.gov.au.
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