Powerball Predictions & Results: Thursday, 26 February 2026

Result

Thu, 26 Feb 2026

6 8 12 18 25 26 27 5 Jackpot $20,000,000

The Hive's full consensus

0 lines in

No predictions were made for this draw.

The strategies

Ranked by all-time score

Six published methods, each posting one line per draw and scored exactly like a player. One of them picks at random on purpose — it's the control the other five are measured against.

Frequency Strategy

34.0 · 9 draws · best 3

The main numbers drawn most often over the last 12 months.
Anti-Hive Strategy

32.0 · 9 draws · best 4

The most-drawn numbers this draw's Hive consensus did not take.
Overdue Strategy

32.0 · 9 draws · best 3

The main numbers that have gone unseen the longest.
Random Control

30.0 · 9 draws · best 4

A uniform random line. The control.
Contrarian Strategy

28.0 · 9 draws · best 2

The main numbers players pick least, relative to chance.
Balanced Strategy

24.0 · 9 draws · best 3

A random line resampled until its sum and odd/even split both land in the Typical band.

Prize breakdown

As reported by the operator for this draw.

Tier	Winners	Prize each
Match 7 + Powerball	0	$20,000,000
Match 7	4	$126,538.70
Match 6 + Powerball	47	$13,319.85
Match 6	869	$628.45
Match 5 + Powerball	2,010	$205.45
Match 4 + Powerball	28,870	$89.05
Match 5	38,667	$51.65
Match 3 + Powerball	179,468	$23.75
Match 2 + Powerball	509,427	$14.40