These numbers rarely travel together
Worth noticing7 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together less often than expected.
Powerball results for
Wed, May 3, 2017
Winning numbers
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- Multiplier
- Power Play 2x
- Drawing date
- Wed, May 3, 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 209.
The drawing contained one consecutive run: 17–18.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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#18 returned after 2 drawings
Record#18's typical absence is 11 drawings.
Explore #18Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 164 Powerball drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 209 A fairly typical total for this format
- Number span
- 49 A fairly typical spread
- Odd / even
- 3 / 2 This split appeared in about 30% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 2 / 3 This balance appeared in about 34% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–34 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 31 A typical largest gap
- Smallest gap
- 1 Smaller than most comparable drawings
- Average main number
- 41.8 Near the middle of comparable drawings
- Number bands
- Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
This drawing included one consecutive pair: 17 and 18.
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Sources and method
Confirmed from an authoritative public record.
Source record: New York State Open Data .
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