Drawing summary
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These numbers have history together
4 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together more often than expected.
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Powerball results for
Wed, Jan 18, 2017
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- Multiplier
- Power Play 2x
- Drawing date
- Wed, Jan 18, 2017
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Structural comparisons use only earlier Powerball drawings played with the same main and bonus number ranges.
#9 returned after a record-long gap
Worth noticing#9 had been missing for 35 drawings—a new tracked high.
Explore #9The bonus number returned after a record-long gap
Worth noticingBonus number #12 had been missing for 40 drawings—a new tracked high.
Explore Powerball 12Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 134 Powerball drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 201 A fairly typical total for this format
- Number span
- 49 A fairly typical spread
- Odd / even
- 3 / 2 This split appeared in about 29% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 1 / 4 This balance appeared in about 16% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–34 in this format.
- Largest gap
- 31 A typical largest gap
- Smallest gap
- 1 Smaller than most comparable drawings
- Average main number
- 40.2 Near the middle of comparable drawings
- Number bands
- Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
This drawing included one consecutive pair: 40 and 41.
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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.
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One consecutive pair and a nearly identical number spread.
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Sources and method
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Source record: New York State Open Data .
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