These Are the Most & Least Common Powerball Numbers

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Plus, which number combos are the most common

Co-authored by Amy Bobinger, BA

Last Updated: November 7, 2025 Fact Checked

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Pairs & Combos

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Least Common

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Coldest

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Best Strategies

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Final Thoughts

Even though Powerball drawings are completely randomized, some numbers pop up more often than others. This doesn’t necessarily mean they’re more likely to appear again in the future, but learning more about the statistics behind Powerball numbers can be a fun way to help you decide what to play. We’re breaking down the most (and least) common Powerball numbers, combinations that tend to appear together, and cold numbers that haven’t appeared for a while.

What are Powerball’s most common numbers?

Most common main (white ball) numbers: 61, 21, 23, 32, and 33.
Most common Powerball (red ball) numbers: 4, 21, 18, 24, and 14.
Least common main numbers: 13, 49, 26, 46, 34, and 31.
Least common Powerball numbers: 16, 23, 17, 15, 7, and 12.

Section 1 of 6:

Most Common Powerball Numbers

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The most common main numbers are 61, 21, 23, 32, and 33. The numbers that are used in Powerball drawings were last modified on October 7, 2015, when they were changed to include the numbers 1–69. (Previously, the white ball numbers ranged from 1–59). Since then, there have been 1,272 Powerball drawings to date (as of writing). Out of those drawings, here are the numbers that have been chosen the most times:^{[1]
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- 61: Drawn 117 times
- 21: Drawn 112 times
- 23: Drawn 112 times
- 32: Drawn 110 times
- 33: Drawn 109 times
- 69: Drawn 109 times
- 27: Drawn 108 times
- 64: Drawn 108 times
- 62: Drawn 106 times
- 28: Drawn 104 times
- 36: Drawn 104 times
- 63: Drawn 104 times
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The most common Powerball numbers are 4, 21, 18, 24, and 14. The red Powerball numbers also changed on October 7, 2015. Previously, they’d included the numbers 1–35, but now they range from 1–26. Here are the red Powerball numbers that have been drawn the most times since that change:^{[2]
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- 4: Drawn 62 times
- 21: Drawn 59 times
- 18: Drawn 58 times
- 24: Drawn 58 times
- 14: Drawn 57 times
- 25: Drawn 56 times
- 9: Drawn 55 times
- 5: Drawn 54 times
- 20: Drawn 54 times
- 1: Drawn 50 times
- 3: Drawn 50 times

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Common Pairs & Combinations in Powerball

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The most common white ball pairs are 61/69 and 21/32. If you’re trying to decide which numbers to pick for your Powerball ticket, these pairs might be a good idea. They’ve hit together more frequently than any other combination. The most common Powerball pairs are:^{[3]
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- 61 and 69: Drawn together 15 times
- 21 and 32: Drawn together 15 times
- 51 and 61: Drawn together 14 times
- 37 and 44: Drawn together 14 times
- 30 and 62: Drawn together 13 times
- 23 and 32: Drawn together 13 times
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The most common consecutive white ball pairs are 66/67 and 1/2. Consecutive numbers don’t appear quite as often as the pairs above, but these sets still pop up more often than you might think. The most common consecutive number pairs include:^{[4]
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- 66 and 67: Drawn together 11 times
- 1 and 2: Drawn together 11 times
- 61 and 62: Drawn together 10 times
- 35 and 36: Drawn together 10 times
- 21 and 22: Drawn together 10 times
- 17 and 18: Drawn together 9 times
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5 sets of triplets have been pulled 4 times each. While there’s no guarantee these triplet sets will hit again in the future, they do have a tendency to appear together. The most common sets of triplets are:^{[5]
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- 6, 35, and 36: Drawn together 4 times
- 2, 12, and 65: Drawn together 4 times
- 7, 15, and 36: Drawn together 4 times
- 12, 20, and 21: Drawn together 4 times
- 1, 3, and 13: Drawn together 4 times
- 37, 54, and 60: Drawn together 3 times

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Least Common Powerball Numbers

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The least common main numbers are 13, 49, 26, 46, 34, and 51. If you believe 13 is an unlucky number, you might be right when it comes to Powerball—it’s been drawn less than any other number. Here’s the list of the white Powerball numbers that are drawn least often:^{[6]
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- 13: Drawn 69 times
- 49: Drawn 74 times
- 26: Drawn 74 times
- 46: Drawn 76 times
- 34: Drawn 79 times
- 51: Drawn 79 times
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The least common Powerball numbers are 16, 23, 17, 15, 7, and 12. There’s no good reason why these numbers should hit less often—it’s just random. Still, if you’re trying to find a number that has a history of winning big, you might skip these least-common Powerball numbers:^{[7]
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- 16: Drawn 38 times
- 23: Drawn 41 times
- 17: Drawn 41 times
- 15: Drawn 4 times
- 7: Drawn 42 times
- 12: Drawn 42 times
- Fun fact: The only set of consecutive triplets that has been pulled more than once is 1, 2, and 3!^{[8]
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Coldest Powerball Numbers

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Cold (or overdue) numbers haven’t hit in a long time. Some people think this means these numbers are “cold,” or that they’re unlucky or unlikely to win, so they avoid them. Other people think these numbers are overdue for a win, so they pick them on purpose. We’ll let you decide.^{[9]
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- The coldest white ball numbers are:
  - 56: Last drawn May 31, 2025
  - 5: Last drawn July 9, 2025
  - 21: Last drawn July 16, 2025
  - 35: Last drawn August 2, 2025
  - 36: Last drawn August 2, 2025
  - 6: Last drawn August 11, 2025
- The coldest Powerball numbers are:
  - 26: Last drawn January 1, 2025
  - 7: Last drawn January 15, 2025
  - 13: Last drawn May 31, 2025
  - 11: Last drawn June 18, 2025
  - 6: Last drawn June 30, 2025
  - 24: Last drawn July 14, 2025

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Strategies for Picking Your Powerball Numbers

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These tips may help you decide which numbers to pick. We’re not saying that using these strategies will improve your chances of winning—the odds are pretty low, no matter what. But if you’re having trouble deciding which numbers to play, here are a few things to keep in mind:
- Mix hot and cold numbers. Maybe a number is on a hot run and it will pop up again, or this might be the day a cold number breaks its streak. Pick a mix of numbers and see what happens.
- Think beyond your birthday. A lot of people use their birthdays as inspiration for Powerball drawings, but that means they’re not using common Powerball numbers like 32, 33, 61, and 69. If you hit on numbers like that, you might not have to share the jackpot with as many people.^{[10]
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- Consider a Quick Pick. Some people like Quick Picks (where the numbers are automatically generated) because they’re fast and convenient, while others prefer to pick their numbers. So who’s more likely to win? Actually, it works out about the same—about 70% of all Powerball tickets are Quick Picks, and so are about 70% of winning tickets.

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Final Thoughts: Can Statistics Improve Your Chance of Winning?

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This is just for fun and probably won’t improve your chances of winning. Each Powerball drawing is randomized and entirely independent, meaning it's not impacted in any way by previous drawings. The odds that any single number will be drawn—hot or cold—are exactly the same as they are for every other number. And if you play Powerball, your odds of winning are the same as everyone else’s—about 1 in 292 million.^{[11]
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- Some numbers do show up a little more often, but it's more of an anomaly than a pattern. It's the nature of randomized drawings that some numbers will appear more often and some less, although the differences will likely even out as more drawings are added to the pool.