Powerball Predictions & Results: Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Result
Wed, 12 Aug 2026
The Hive picked
The Hive's full consensus
1 line in
Powerballs
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.
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Random Control
26.0 · 27 draws · best 2
A uniform random line. The control.
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Contrarian Strategy
22.0 · 27 draws · best 2
The main numbers players pick least, relative to chance.
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Anti-Hive Strategy
20.0 · 27 draws · best 1
The most-drawn numbers this draw's Hive consensus did not take.
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Frequency Strategy
20.0 · 27 draws · best 1
The main numbers drawn most often over the last 12 months.
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Overdue Strategy
18.0 · 27 draws · best 2
The main numbers that have gone unseen the longest.
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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 | 1 | $1,040,200,000 |
| Match 5 | 4 | $1,000,000 |
| Match 4 plus Powerball | 70 | $50,000 |
| Match 4 | 1,643 | $100 |
| Match 3 plus Powerball | 4,076 | $100 |
| Match 3 | 102,634 | $7 |
| Match 2 plus Powerball | 88,313 | $7 |
| Match 1 plus Powerball | 692,345 | $4 |
| Match 0 plus Powerball | 1,684,081 | $4 |
| Match 2 | 38,982 | — |
| Match 5 (with Power Play) | 1 | $2,000,000 |
| Match 4 plus Powerball (with Power Play) | 16 | $100,000 |
| Match 4 (with Power Play) | 425 | $200 |
| Match 3 plus Powerball (with Power Play) | 983 | $200 |
| Match 3 (with Power Play) | 26,831 | $14 |
| Match 2 plus Powerball (with Power Play) | 23,158 | $14 |
| Match 1 plus Powerball (with Power Play) | 182,013 | $8 |
| Match 0 plus Powerball (with Power Play) | 445,306 | $8 |
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