Powerball Predictions & Results: Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Result

Wed, 28 Jan 2026

21 35 40 46 68 11 Jackpot $40,700,000

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.

Random Control

26.0 · 27 draws · best 2

A uniform random line. The control.
Contrarian Strategy

22.0 · 27 draws · best 2

The main numbers players pick least, relative to chance.
Anti-Hive Strategy

20.0 · 27 draws · best 1

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

20.0 · 27 draws · best 1

The main numbers drawn most often over the last 12 months.
Overdue Strategy

18.0 · 27 draws · best 2

The main numbers that have gone unseen the longest.
Balanced Strategy

13.7 · 27 draws · best 1

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 5 plus Powerball	0	$40,700,000
Match 5	0	$1,000,000
Match 4 plus Powerball	9	$50,000
Match 4	115	$100
Match 3 plus Powerball	374	$100
Match 3	8,616	$7
Match 2 plus Powerball	7,726	$7
Match 1 plus Powerball	63,187	$4
Match 0 plus Powerball	167,152	$4
Match 5 (with Power Play)	0	$2,000,000
Match 4 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	2	$500,000
Match 4 (with Power Play)	48	$1,000
Match 3 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	129	$1,000
Match 3 (with Power Play)	3,139	$70
Match 2 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	2,892	$70
Match 1 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	23,901	$40
Match 0 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	64,026	$40