The numbers covered a lot of ground
Stands outThey stretched across 68 numbers—a wider spread than 99% of comparable drawings.
Powerball results for
Wed, Apr 22, 2020
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Winning numbers
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- Jackpot annuity
- $29M
- Cash value
- $24.6M
- Jackpot context
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- Multiplier
- Power Play 5x
- Drawing date
- Wed, Apr 22, 2020
About this drawing
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The five main numbers included 4 odd and 1 even, with a combined sum of 178.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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#1 returned after a long gap
Worth noticing#1 had been missing for 31 drawings—longer than nearly all of its previous absences and 5 drawings short of its longest absence.
Explore #1#35 has been showing up more lately
Stands out#35 appeared 127% more often recently than over the last 500 drawings.
Explore #35Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 473 Powerball drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 178 A fairly typical total for this format
- Number span
- 68 Wider than nearly all comparable drawings
- Odd / even
- 4 / 1 This split appeared in about 17% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 2 / 3 This balance appeared in about 33% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–34 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 32 Larger than most comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 2 A typical closest pairing
- Average main number
- 35.6 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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Sources and method
Confirmed from an authoritative public record.
Source record: New York State Open Data .
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