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Powerball results for
Wed, Feb 28, 2018

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

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Winning numbers

12 30 59 65 69 16

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Jackpot annuity
$293M
Cash value
$173.3M
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Multiplier
Power Play 5x
Drawing date
Wed, Feb 28, 2018

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 235.

No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.

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#65 returned after a record-long gap

Record

#65 had been missing for 41 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 249 Powerball drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
235
Higher than most comparable drawings
Number span
57
Wider than most comparable drawings
Odd / even
3 / 2
This split appeared in about 31% of comparable drawings
Low / high
2 / 3
This balance appeared in about 33% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–34 in this format.
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Largest gap
29
A typical largest gap
Smallest gap
4
A typical closest pairing
Average main number
47.0
Higher than most comparable drawings
Number bands
Main numbers grouped in bands of ten

No main numbers formed a consecutive pair.

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12 Main number 12 30 Main number 30 59 Main number 59 65 Main number 65 69 Main number 69 16 Powerball 16

Sources and method

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Source record: New York State Open Data .

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