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Powerball Winning Numbers for Wednesday, December 2, 2020

28 31 40 41 46 4 Power Play: 3X

The colored ball is the Powerball.

Jackpot

Advertised jackpot (annuity): $229 million

No ticket matched every number, so the jackpot rolled over to $249 million for the December 5, 2020 drawing.

This was rollover number 21 since the jackpot reset to $20 million on September 19, 2020.

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 #13 hot 10
31 #54 13
40 #29 9
41 #20 47
46 #69 cold 46

The Powerball 4 ranks #11 of 26 in this format.

Computed from the 537 Powerball drawings in the same format (since October 4, 2015) before December 2, 2020.

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 44 2020-10-28
31 34 2020-10-17
40 39 2020-10-31
41 43 2020-06-20
46 27 2020-06-24
4 (Powerball) 21 2020-09-12
  • Odd/even split: 2 odd, 3 even
  • Low/high split: 2 low, 3 high
  • Sum of main numbers: 186
This drawing used the current Powerball format: 5/69 + 1/26 ($2 per play).

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