STUDY: Most Common Red Powerball Drawn Is 18, Most Common White Ball Is 61
It could be your lucky day as a new study conducted by IGaming experts at GambleSpot revealed the most commonly drawn numbers in the lottery.
The lottery is a game of chance and luck, with the Powerball only being offered by 45 states.
Since 2015, the most commonly drawn white ball was the number 61, which has appeared 92 times, while the most common red Powerball is 18, drawn 51 times.
Most commonly drawn white ball numbers also include:
- #63, drawn 89 times.
- #32, drawn 88 times.
- #21, drawn 87 times.
- #23, drawn 85 times.
As for the least commonly drawn white balls, the number 13 was in the lead, only being drawn 52 times since the white ball pool increased from 59 to 69 in 2015. The least common red Powerball is 15 — the Powerball pool also decreased in 2015, from 35 to 26 — which has only been drawn 28 times.
- #49, drawn 55 times.
- #29, drawn 56 times.
- #34, drawn 58 times.
- #46, drawn 58 times.
The study also revealed the luckiest states over the past 32 years. Indiana was crowned as the number one spot with 1,271 Powerball wins, representing $6.45 billion in winnings when accounting for inflation. According to the study, Indiana has also won the Match 5 1,153 times, the Power Play 79 times, and the Powerball jackpot 39 times.
Although the Jackpot has been won the least amount of times, it has generated the most winnings in Indiana with over $4 billion.
Other states that have won the Powerball lottery the most include:
- Indiana, $6.45 billion in winnings.
- Missouri, $5.37 billion in winnings.
- Pennsylvania, $4.65 billion in winnings.
- Minnesota, $3.75 billion in winnings.
- Kentucky, $3.16 billion in winnings.
The least lucky state was Mississippi, with only two wins that earned $2.18 million. Wyoming followed with five wins and $7.09 million in winnings.
