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Smart Plays

If you like to use the latest statistics to pick your numbers for upcoming drawings, these Powerball Smart Plays can do the hard work for you. They are created using the stats from the most recent drawings, arranging the hottest and coldest numbers from the last few weeks into several new lines. View the latest Smart Plays below and find out how they're calculated.

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Your Powerball Smart Plays:

  • 14
  • 30
  • 31
  • 35
  • 36
  • 1

  • 6
  • 11
  • 26
  • 35
  • 46
  • 3

  • 1
  • 9
  • 11
  • 30
  • 47
  • 1

  • 1
  • 8
  • 14
  • 26
  • 44
  • 1

  • 9
  • 11
  • 12
  • 19
  • 35
  • 3

How Smart Plays Are Calculated

These Smart Plays are created from an analysis of the most recent Powerball drawings. Here's how they are calculated:

  • A count is taken of the number of times that each ball has appeared in the last 20 drawings
  • The ten hottest numbers – those that have appeared the most – are grouped together, as are the five hottest Powerballs
  • A list of the top ten cold numbers – those that have been selected the least – is also compiled, along with a list of the five coldest Powerballs
  • Three hot numbers and two cold numbers are selected as the main numbers in each Smart Play
  • Each line is finished with one of the hot Powerballs

Each Powerball smart pick will therefore consist of a mix of hot numbers and cold numbers. You can find a list of the hottest and coldest numbers below. The tables show how many times each of the numbers has been selected in the last 20 drawings, alongside the date when they were last drawn. You can see the frequencies for the main balls and the Powerball. Use the hot numbers, and the cold numbers beneath, to help you get your own smart pick for the next draw.

Hot Numbers

Main Balls
Number Frequency Last Drawn
1 4 21 Dec 2024
6 3 28 Dec 2024
31 3 28 Dec 2024
26 3 25 Dec 2024
30 3 25 Dec 2024
35 3 25 Dec 2024
44 3 23 Dec 2024
57 3 23 Dec 2024
12 3 21 Dec 2024
9 3 16 Dec 2024
Powerballs
Number Frequency Last Drawn
12 2 28 Dec 2024
1 2 21 Dec 2024
13 2 4 Dec 2024
25 2 30 Nov 2024
3 1 25 Dec 2024

Cold Numbers

Main Balls
Number Frequency Last Drawn
2 0 Not drawn in last 20 draws
8 0 Not drawn in last 20 draws
10 0 Not drawn in last 20 draws
11 0 Not drawn in last 20 draws
14 0 Not drawn in last 20 draws
19 0 Not drawn in last 20 draws
36 0 Not drawn in last 20 draws
46 0 Not drawn in last 20 draws
47 0 Not drawn in last 20 draws
48 0 Not drawn in last 20 draws
Powerballs
Number Frequency Last Drawn
2 0 Not drawn in last 20 draws
4 0 Not drawn in last 20 draws
6 0 Not drawn in last 20 draws
10 0 Not drawn in last 20 draws
11 0 Not drawn in last 20 draws

Go to the Powerball Statistics page for more information about number patterns and frequencies, taking into account all draws since the game started in 1992.