Powerball Winning Numbers for Wednesday, May 21, 2025
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Jackpot
Advertised jackpot (annuity): $147 million
No ticket matched every number, so the jackpot rolled over to $167 million for the May 24, 2025 drawing.
This was rollover number 10 since the jackpot reset to $20 million on April 28, 2025.
Number Analysis
| Number | Rank (this format, before this date) | Hot / cold | Gap (draws) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | #45 | 61 | |
| 29 | #61 | cold | 3 |
| 31 | #47 | 48 | |
| 34 | #65 | cold | 2 |
| 43 | #51 | 10 |
The Powerball 2 ranks #17 of 26 in this format.
Computed from the 1196 Powerball drawings in the same format (since October 4, 2015) before May 21, 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 82 | 2024-12-30 |
| 29 | 75 | 2025-05-14 |
| 31 | 82 | 2025-01-29 |
| 34 | 73 | 2025-05-17 |
| 43 | 81 | 2025-04-28 |
| 2 (Powerball) | 42 | 2025-04-26 |
- Odd/even split: 4 odd, 1 even
- Low/high split: 4 low, 1 high
- Sum of main numbers: 146
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