Drawing summary
Stands out
#64 returned after a record-long gap
#64 had been missing for 15 drawings—a new tracked high.
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Powerball results for
Wed, Dec 7, 2016
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- Multiplier
- Power Play 2x
- Drawing date
- Wed, Dec 7, 2016
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Inside this drawing
Structural comparisons use only earlier Powerball drawings played with the same main and bonus number ranges.
The numbers stayed close together
Stands outAll five fit inside a 23-number stretch.
These numbers have history together
Worth noticing2 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together more often than expected.
Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 122 Powerball drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 255 Higher than nearly all comparable drawings
- Number span
- 23 Tighter than nearly all comparable drawings
- Odd / even
- 3 / 2 This split appeared in about 30% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 0 / 5 This balance appeared in about 2% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–34 in this format.
- Largest gap
- 11 Smaller than nearly all comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 1 Smaller than most comparable drawings
- Average main number
- 51.0 Higher than nearly all comparable drawings
- Number bands
- Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
This drawing included one consecutive pair: 48 and 49.
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How similarity works
Matches compare main-number sum, span, odd/even and low/high balance, consecutive pairs, and adjacent gaps within the same number format. The closest score wins; equally close drawings are ordered newest first.
4849576269
19
Matching odd/even and low/high balances and one consecutive pair.
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3344495052
8
One consecutive pair and the same smallest and largest gaps.
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Sources and method
Confirmed from an authoritative public record.
Source record: New York State Open Data .
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