Powerball Predictions & Results: Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Result

Wed, 16 Sep 2026

2 21 24 25 64 7 Jackpot $271,200,000

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.

16 Sep
4 18 51 55 68 24
0 hits
Contrarian Strategy

22.0 · 27 draws · best 2

The main numbers players pick least, relative to chance.

16 Sep
2 4 8 9 10 26
1 hit
Anti-Hive Strategy

20.0 · 27 draws · best 1

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

16 Sep
3 18 28 58 64 15
1 hit
Frequency Strategy

20.0 · 27 draws · best 1

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

16 Sep
3 18 28 58 64 4
1 hit
Overdue Strategy

18.0 · 27 draws · best 2

The main numbers that have gone unseen the longest.

16 Sep
1 23 34 51 52 8
0 hits
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.

16 Sep
3 10 27 52 58 15
0 hits

Prize breakdown

As reported by the operator for this draw.

Tier	Winners	Prize each
Match 5 plus Powerball	0	$271,200,000
Match 5	0	$1,000,000
Match 4 plus Powerball	7	$50,000
Match 4	234	$100
Match 3 plus Powerball	781	$100
Match 3	15,616	$7
Match 2 plus Powerball	15,374	$7
Match 1 plus Powerball	115,006	$4
Match 0 plus Powerball	254,335	$4
Match 2	15,576	—
Match 5 (with Power Play)	0	$2,000,000
Match 4 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	6	$100,000
Match 4 (with Power Play)	71	$200
Match 3 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	244	$200
Match 3 (with Power Play)	5,249	$14
Match 2 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	5,104	$14
Match 1 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	37,743	$8
Match 0 plus Powerball (with Power Play)	82,000	$8