These numbers have history together
Worth noticing2 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together more often than expected.
Powerball results for
Mon, Oct 5, 2026
Winning numbers
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- Jackpot annuity
- $467M
- Cash value
- $190.9M
- Jackpot context
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- Multiplier
- Power Play 2x
- Drawing date
- Mon, Oct 5, 2026
About this drawing
A factual look at the winning numbers.
The five main numbers included 1 odd and 4 even, with a combined sum of 161.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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#36 has been showing up more lately
Worth noticing#36 appeared 47% more often recently than over the last 500 drawings.
Explore #36Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 1,410 Powerball drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 161 A fairly typical total for this format
- Number span
- 38 A fairly typical spread
- Odd / even
- 1 / 4 This split appeared in about 14% 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
- 18 A typical largest gap
- Smallest gap
- 4 A typical closest pairing
- Average main number
- 32.2 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
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Source record: Multi-State Lottery Association draw feed .
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