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Powerball results for
Sat, Sep 16, 2017

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

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Multiplier
Power Play 2x
Drawing date
Sat, Sep 16, 2017

About this drawing

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The five main numbers included 3 odd and 2 even, with a combined sum of 115.

The drawing contained 2 consecutive runs: 17–18, 24–25.

2 main numbers also appeared in the previous drawing: 17, 24.

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Historical context

Inside this drawing

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#31 returned after a record-long gap

Record

#31 had been missing for 36 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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2 numbers did it again

Worth noticing

#17, #24 appeared in back-to-back drawings.

The numbers stayed close together

Stands out

All five fit inside a 14-number stretch.

Shape of the drawing

How the five main numbers landed

Compared with 202 Powerball drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
115
Lower than most comparable drawings
Number span
14
Tighter than nearly all comparable drawings
Odd / even
3 / 2
This split appeared in about 30% of comparable drawings
Low / high
5 / 0
This balance appeared in about 4% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–34 in this format.
More shape measurements
Largest gap
6
Smaller than nearly all comparable drawings
Smallest gap
1
Smaller than most comparable drawings
Average main number
23.0
Lower than most comparable drawings
Number bands
Main numbers grouped in bands of ten

This drawing included 2 consecutive pairs: 17 and 18, 24 and 25.

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Sources and method

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Source record: New York State Open Data .

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