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Powerball results for
Mon, Aug 24, 2026

Confirmed Verified against an authoritative source. New York State Open Data + 1 more
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Winning numbers

3 16 33 38 68 2

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Jackpot annuity
$81M
Cash value
$35.5M
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Multiplier
Power Play 2x
Drawing date
Mon, Aug 24, 2026

About this drawing

A factual look at the winning numbers.

The five main numbers included 2 odd and 3 even, with a combined sum of 158.

No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.

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Historical context

Inside this drawing

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#33 returned after a record-long gap

Record

#33 had been missing for 51 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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These numbers have history together

Worth noticing

2 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together more often than expected.

The numbers covered a lot of ground

Worth noticing

They stretched across 65 numbers—a wider spread than 96% of comparable drawings.

Shape of the drawing

How the five main numbers landed

Compared with 1,392 Powerball drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
158
A fairly typical total for this format
Number span
65
Wider than nearly all comparable drawings
Odd / even
2 / 3
This split appeared in about 31% of comparable drawings
Low / high
3 / 2
This balance appeared in about 31% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–34 in this format.
More shape measurements
Largest gap
30
A typical largest gap
Smallest gap
5
Larger than most comparable drawings
Average main number
31.6
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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How similarity works

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Follow the numbers

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3 Main number 3 16 Main number 16 33 Main number 33 38 Main number 38 68 Main number 68 2 Powerball 2

Sources and method

Confirmed by multiple source records.

Source records: New York State Open Data, Multi-State Lottery Association draw feed .

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