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Powerball Winning Numbers for Saturday, December 24, 2016

28 38 42 51 52 21 Power Play: 2X

The colored ball is the Powerball.

Jackpot

Advertised jackpot (annuity): $50 million

No ticket matched every number, so the jackpot rolled over to $60 million for the December 28, 2016 drawing.

This was rollover number 1 since the jackpot reset to $40 million on December 21, 2016.

See what this jackpot pays after taxes →

Number Analysis

This combination had 1 consecutive pair.

Number Rank (this format, before this date) Hot / cold Gap (draws)
28 #14 10
38 #60 cold 19
42 #61 cold 16
51 #67 cold 14
52 #6 hot 12

The Powerball 21 ranks #10 of 26 in this format.

Computed from the 127 Powerball drawings in the same format (since October 4, 2015) before December 24, 2016.

Prize Tiers and Odds (current rules)

Match Prize Odds
5 + PB Jackpot 1 in 292,201,338
5 $1,000,000 1 in 11,688,054
4 + PB $50,000 1 in 913,129
4 $100 1 in 36,525
3 + PB $100 1 in 14,494
3 $7 1 in 580
2 + PB $7 1 in 701
1 + PB $4 1 in 92
PB only $4 1 in 38
Any prize — 1 in 24.9

Base prize amounts under the current rules; Power Play multiplies non-jackpot prizes but does not change the odds.

About This Drawing

Number Times drawn before Previous appearance
28 12 2016-11-19
38 6 2016-10-19
42 6 2016-10-29
51 4 2016-11-05
52 14 2016-11-12
21 (Powerball) 6 2016-11-19
  • Odd/even split: 1 odd, 4 even
  • Low/high split: 1 low, 4 high
  • Sum of main numbers: 211
This drawing used the current Powerball format: 5/69 + 1/26 ($2 per play).

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