Lotto strategists may like to follow Powerball “hot numbers” and make predictions based on the draw frequency of certain numbers. The following numbers have been drawn the most amount of times in Powerball: 17, 2, 11, 22, 7, 20, 25.
For the main numbers, 61, 32, 21, 36, and 23 have been the most common. For the Powerball numbers, it has been 18, 24, 4, 14, and 11.
"The simplest single choice for Powerball is to make your Powerball a rarely chosen number - my research suggests 1 is chosen least." Powerball data shows that from the main barrel, where seven winning numbers are drawn from 35, the most frequently drawn numbers are 17, 7, 9, 2 and 28.
Since then, these are the most commonly drawn Powerball numbers: 24 (drawn 45 times) 18 (drawn 42 times) 4 (drawn 36 times)
How to Win Powerball? To win the Division 1 jackpot in Powerball, your entry needs to match all 7 winning numbers plus the winning Powerball number in a single game panel. However you can win a prize with as little as 2 winning numbers plus the Powerball number in a single game.
A father from Bankstown in Sydney's south-west could not believe it when he was told he won $100 million in Thursday's Powerball draw.
The top 10 are: 11, 7, 17, 27,19, 23, 12,13, 9 and 18. So how do you pick lucky numbers? For those who use birthdays, five of the most commonly drawn numbers are more than 31, meaning they are not likely to have picked them. Another approach that is commonly used is to look for numbers that have not come up in a while.
There is no prize for matching four numbers in Powerball. If you match two, three or four numbers, you must also have the Powerball to win a prize. The Powerball jackpot starts at $4 million and rolls over to the next draw if there are no Division 1 winners.
In the Realm of Numerology, the Five Luckiest Numbers are Considered to be 3, 7, 9, 11, and 13.
Lucky number 7 is even the basis for many myths and folklore. Ancient beliefs from around the world believed that the seventh son of the seventh son would be gifted with magical powers (both good and evil).
To win Powerball, you need at least 2 winning numbers from the first barrel as well as the Powerball number from the second barrel. Alternatively, you can win Powerball without getting the Powerball number if you select 5, 6 or 7 of the winning numbers from the first barrel.
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Bankstown dad wins $100 million Powerball draw. He pocketed the entire division one jackpot with his winning numbers 22, 3, 5, 23, 4, 14, 6 and Powerball number 17.
The draw takes place every Thursday night at 8:30pm AEST, however you'll need to register and select your numbers before 7:30pm that night.
You're a lottery winner. Now you're probably wondering, is my prize taxable? In Australia, lottery winnings are classified as tax-free income. This includes all prizes won through Golden Casket, NSW Lotteries, Tatts, Tatts NT and SA Lotteries.
PowerHit tickets are a favourite with many players as you're guaranteed the winning Powerball number with each entry. In fact, half of this year's Powerball division one winning entries have been PowerHit entries.
The numbers can be in any order – you just need to have them all to win. However, you don't have to match every single number to win in another Division in Powerball. You just have to match at least 2 main numbers plus the Powerball number, and you could win a share in the Division 9 prize.
So, what's the best Australian lottery overall? Well that all depends on what you're looking for. If you want the best odds go with the Saturday Lotto, and its smaller siblings the Monday and Wednesday Lotto games. If you want the biggest jackpots then the Oz Lotto is the game for you.
When you play a System 8, you select 8 numbers per game. To find out how many equivalent Standard games this represents, you simply calculate how many possible combinations of 7 numbers you can derive from your selection (see below). The table below shows you how many equivalent games each System entry gives you.
Numerology Number 1 LUCKY NUMBERS: Their most important numbers and dates are “one', “twos”, “fours” and “sevens” and all their series, such as the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 16th, 19th, 20th, 22nd, 25th, 28th, 29th and 31st.