Powerball Predictions & Results: Wednesday, 8 April 2026

Result

Wed, 8 Apr 2026

3 16 17 42 52 3 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.

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	$20,000,000
Match 5	0	$1,000,000
Match 4 plus Powerball	5	$50,000
Match 4	148	$100
Match 3 plus Powerball	397	$100
Match 3	10,064	$7
Match 2 plus Powerball	8,789	$7
Match 1 plus Powerball	64,967	$4
Match 0 plus Powerball	144,590	$4
Match 5 (with Power Play)	0	$2,000,000
Match 4 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	4	$100,000
Match 4 (with Power Play)	52	$200
Match 3 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	156	$200
Match 3 (with Power Play)	3,844	$14
Match 2 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	3,395	$14
Match 1 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	24,757	$8
Match 0 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	54,598	$8