These numbers rarely travel together
Worth noticing7 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together less often than expected.
Powerball results for
Sat, Dec 24, 2022
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Winning numbers
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- Jackpot annuity
- $186M
- Cash value
- $101.5M
- Jackpot context
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- Multiplier
- Power Play 3x
- Drawing date
- Sat, Dec 24, 2022
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 221.
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
RecordBonus number #8 had been missing for 100 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.
Explore Powerball 8An unusually tidy lineup
Worth noticingThe spaces between the numbers were more even than in 92% of comparable drawings.
Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 818 Powerball drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 221 Higher than most comparable drawings
- Number span
- 50 A fairly typical spread
- Odd / even
- 3 / 2 This split appeared in about 32% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 1 / 4 This balance appeared in about 15% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–34 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 20 A typical largest gap
- Smallest gap
- 8 Larger than most comparable drawings
- Average main number
- 44.2 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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Sources and method
Confirmed from an authoritative public record.
Source record: New York State Open Data .
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