These numbers rarely travel together
Stands out9 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together less often than expected.
Powerball results for
Sat, Aug 12, 2017
Winning numbers
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- Multiplier
- Power Play 2x
- Drawing date
- Sat, Aug 12, 2017
About this drawing
A factual look at the winning numbers.
The five main numbers included 2 odd and 3 even, with a combined sum of 154.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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#35 has been showing up less lately
Worth noticing#35 appeared 100% less often recently than over the last 500 drawings.
Explore #35#20 returned after a long gap
Worth noticing#20 had been missing for 25 drawings—longer than nearly all of its previous absences and 29 drawings short of its longest absence.
Explore #20Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 192 Powerball drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 154 A fairly typical total for this format
- Number span
- 29 Tighter than most comparable drawings
- Odd / even
- 2 / 3 This split appeared in about 30% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 3 / 2 This balance appeared in about 30% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–34 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 14 Smaller than most comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 2 A typical closest pairing
- Average main number
- 30.8 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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How similarity works
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Sources and method
Confirmed from an authoritative public record.
Source record: New York State Open Data .
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