By Montserrat Arqué
Sep 29, 2023, 3:02 PM EDT
This Saturday, those who are regular lottery players will have their sights set on the Powerball draw, since one of the historic prizes in the United States will be at stake, since someone could take home $925 million dollars.
Powerball is one of the most popular lottery games in the United States, because in recent years, it has been characterized by accumulating significant bags of money. All you need to do is match 5 numbers, plus the one with the extra ball, to become the biggest winner.
However, this is not something simple, since the probability of you getting a jackpot in Powerball is one in billions, so whoever manages to get it is because life and luck have smiled on them.
Those who regularly play the lottery usually rely on different mathematical and statistical resources to try to find the winning combination; There are even those who resort to numerology and the stars in order to win the grand prize.
But it is important that you separate that to win the Powerball jackpot, you must match 5 numbers (from 1 to 69), plus the extra ball (from 1 to 26), so in total, you have to hit 6 digits to become the biggest winner.
Although winning the lottery is 99% a matter of chance, the truth is that having some knowledge about the game can put you at an advantage to win it, such as knowing which numbers have come up most frequently in the game. Powerball.
Next, based on data provided by the lottery office, we tell you which are the 2-digit numbers that have appeared the most in the Powerball draws, in case you want to buy a ticket for the next draw this weekend. .
* 61 – 90 times. The last time it came out was in the draw on August 30.
* 32 – 89 times. The last time it came out was last September 4.
* 21 – 86 times. The last time he went out was last September 18.
* 63 – 85 times. The last time it came out was last September 20.
* 36 – 84 times. The last time it came out was last September 25
The 5 extra numbers that have appeared the most times in Powerball draws
* 18 – 49 times. The last time it came out was last September 13.
* 24 – 48 times. The last time it came out was last July 19.
* 4 – 47 times. The last time it came out was last September 25.
* 14 – 41 times. The last time it came out was last July 26.
* 26 – 40 times. The last time it came out was last August 28.
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