Powerball Predictions & Results: Wednesday, 21 October 2026

Result

Wed, 21 Oct 2026

1 21 44 50 57 5 Jackpot $638,600,000

The Hive picked

3 15 18 25 58 2

matched 0 of 5 + 0 of 1 powerball

The Hive's full consensus

10 lines 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.

Random Control

26.0 · 27 draws · best 2

A uniform random line. The control.

21 Oct
15 22 48 59 61 18
0 hits
Contrarian Strategy

22.0 · 27 draws · best 2

The main numbers players pick least, relative to chance.

21 Oct
2 4 8 9 10 14
0 hits
Anti-Hive Strategy

20.0 · 27 draws · best 1

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

21 Oct
14 21 28 59 64 8
1 hit
Frequency Strategy

20.0 · 27 draws · best 1

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

21 Oct
3 18 28 58 64 26
0 hits
Overdue Strategy

18.0 · 27 draws · best 2

The main numbers that have gone unseen the longest.

21 Oct
22 34 43 46 48 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.

21 Oct
16 18 35 47 63 3
0 hits

Prize breakdown

As reported by the operator for this draw.

Tier	Winners	Prize each
Match 5 + Powerball	0	$638,600,000
Match 5	1	$1,000,000
Match 4 + Powerball	6	$50,000
Match 4	337	$100
Match 3 + Powerball	893	$100
Match 3	21,948	$7
Match 2 + Powerball	19,796	$7
Match 1 + Powerball	156,233	$4
Match 0 + Powerball	377,294	$4
Match 2	22,495	$8
Match 5 (with Power Play)	2	$2,000,000
Match 4 + Powerball (with Power Play)	4	$100,000
Match 4 (with Power Play)	92	$200
Match 3 + Powerball (with Power Play)	249	$200
Match 3 (with Power Play)	6,380	$14
Match 2 + Powerball (with Power Play)	5,730	$14
Match 1 + Powerball (with Power Play)	45,528	$8
Match 0 + Powerball (with Power Play)	111,216	$8