An unusually tidy lineup
Stands outThe spaces between the numbers were more even than in 99% of comparable drawings.
Powerball results for
Sat, Mar 18, 2017
Winning numbers
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- Multiplier
- Power Play 3x
- Drawing date
- Sat, Mar 18, 2017
About this drawing
A factual look at the winning numbers.
The five main numbers included 3 odd and 2 even, with a combined sum of 203.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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These numbers have history together
Worth noticing4 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together more often than expected.
#54 returned after a long gap
Worth noticing#54 had been missing for 25 drawings—longer than nearly all of its previous absences.
Explore #54Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 151 Powerball drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 203 A fairly typical total for this format
- Number span
- 54 A fairly typical spread
- Odd / even
- 3 / 2 This split appeared in about 29% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 2 / 3 This balance appeared in about 33% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–34 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 19 A typical largest gap
- Smallest gap
- 10 Larger than nearly all comparable drawings
- Average main number
- 40.6 Near the middle of comparable drawings
- Number bands
- Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
No main numbers formed a consecutive pair.
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Sources and method
Confirmed from an authoritative public record.
Source record: New York State Open Data .
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