Powerball Predictions & Results: Saturday, 1 August 2026

Result

Sat, 1 Aug 2026

6 17 27 48 50 5 Jackpot $718,700,000

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	$718,700,000
Match 5	5	$1,000,000
Match 4 plus Powerball	36	$50,000
Match 4	729	$100
Match 3 plus Powerball	1,891	$100
Match 3	46,197	$7
Match 2 plus Powerball	39,686	$7
Match 1 plus Powerball	296,818	$4
Match 0 plus Powerball	690,259	$4
Match 2	47,341	—
Match 5 (with Power Play)	1	$2,000,000
Match 4 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	7	$150,000
Match 4 (with Power Play)	192	$300
Match 3 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	587	$300
Match 3 (with Power Play)	12,841	$21
Match 2 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	11,203	$21
Match 1 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	82,399	$12
Match 0 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	192,295	$12