Powerball Winning Numbers for Wednesday, May 2, 2018
5
14
31
40
50
6
Power Play: 2X
The colored ball is the Powerball.
Jackpot
Advertised jackpot (annuity): $195 million
No ticket matched every number, so the jackpot rolled over to $215 million for the May 5, 2018 drawing.
This was rollover number 10 since the jackpot reset to $40 million on March 28, 2018.
Number Analysis
| Number | Rank (this format, before this date) | Hot / cold | Gap (draws) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | #43 | 28 | |
| 14 | #54 | 26 | |
| 31 | #34 | 20 | |
| 40 | #14 | 3 | |
| 50 | #37 | 1 |
The Powerball 6 ranks #4 of 26 in this format.
Computed from the 267 Powerball drawings in the same format (since October 4, 2015) before May 2, 2018.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 17 | 2018-01-24 |
| 14 | 16 | 2018-01-31 |
| 31 | 19 | 2018-02-21 |
| 40 | 23 | 2018-04-21 |
| 50 | 19 | 2018-04-28 |
| 6 (Powerball) | 13 | 2018-02-24 |
- Odd/even split: 2 odd, 3 even
- Low/high split: 3 low, 2 high
- Sum of main numbers: 140
- Repeated from the previous drawing: 50
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