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Powerball results for
Sat, Sep 9, 2017

Confirmed Verified against an authoritative source. New York State Open Data

Winning numbers

6 20 29 57 59 22

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Multiplier
Power Play 2x
Drawing date
Sat, Sep 9, 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 171.

No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.

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Historical context

Inside this drawing

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The bonus number returned after a record-long gap

Record

Bonus number #22 had been missing for 64 drawings—the longest observed gap for this number in WTN’s stored eligible record. That historical maximum does not, by itself, place the drawing outside ordinary random variation.

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Shape of the drawing

How the five main numbers landed

Compared with 200 Powerball drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
171
A fairly typical total for this format
Number span
53
A fairly typical spread
Odd / even
3 / 2
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
28
A typical largest gap
Smallest gap
2
A typical closest pairing
Average main number
34.2
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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Follow the numbers

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6 Main number 6 20 Main number 20 29 Main number 29 57 Main number 57 59 Main number 59 22 Powerball 22

Sources and method

Confirmed from an authoritative public record.

Source record: New York State Open Data .

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