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Martins Powerball Analysis

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There is a chance that the Powerball Drawing Machine (the devices that use tennis balls to pick the winning numbers) may not be completely random. Some Powerball tennis balls could be duds and are not selected as often, while other tennis balls are gems and are chosen more often.

An analysis was performed using the results of previous Powerball drawings over a period of five years (Jan 2010-Jan 2016) and over the lifetime of the Powerball drawings (1997 to 2016).

The Powerball analysis shows the following numbers 1,2,5,6,15,17,18,20, and 23 should be chosen for the Powerball (the red ball number) to enhance your chances of winning, over using the Fast Pick computer pick.

A similar analysis was done for the white balls, and the study was inconclusive. The results are shown at the bottom of the page.

Note that there were recent changes to Powerball in October 2015 - reducing the number of the red balls from 39 to 26 and increasing the white balls from 59 to 69. These changes could make this analysis less effective

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This information is provided free, as is, with no guarantee of increasing your winnings. Use the information at your own risk and past performance does not always guarantee future results.

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If you win big, don't forget to send me some winnings so that I can continue my Lotto analysis. I can be contacted at lotto@gabris.com

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Raw data results for the Powerball (Red Ball) number analysis:

Powerball Number	5 Yr Percent Chosen	All-Time Percent Chosen
---------------	--------------------	--------------------
1	3.18%	2.74%
2	2.70%	3.16%
3	2.07%	2.11%
4	2.07%	2.00%
5	3.02%	2.53%
6	2.86%	3.05%
7	3.18%	2.32%
8	2.70%	2.63%
9	2.23%	2.53%
10	2.86%	2.32%
11	3.02%	2.79%
12	2.70%	2.16%
13	2.86%	2.53%
14	2.38%	2.90%
15	3.18%	2.79%
16	2.86%	2.26%
17	3.34%	2.84%
18	3.02%	2.84%
19	3.02%	2.42%
20	3.02%	3.37%
21	1.75%	2.37%
22	2.54%	2.16%
23	3.02%	2.84%
24	3.18%	2.53%
25	3.02%	2.63%
26	2.23%	2.42%
27	3.18%	2.21%
28	2.23%	2.16%
29	4.29%	2.95%
30	2.38%	2.21%
31	1.91%	2.69%
32	2.54%	2.26%
33	3.50%	2.79%
34	2.07%	1.90%
35	2.38%	2.58%
36	1.11%	2.00%
37	0.64%	2.69%
38	0.79%	1.58%
39	0.95%	1.74%

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Raw data results for the White ball Powerball analysis:

Whiteball Number	5yr Percent Chosen	All-Time Percent Chosen
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1	1.59%	1.67%
2	1.56%	1.86%
3	1.53%	1.71%
4	1.59%	1.74%
5	1.62%	1.93%
6	1.46%	1.73%
7	1.88%	1.85%
8	1.81%	1.90%
9	1.65%	1.86%
10	1.88%	1.87%
11	1.97%	1.76%
12	1.91%	1.94%
13	1.88%	1.94%
14	1.94%	1.96%
15	1.46%	1.80%
16	1.72%	2.01%
17	1.72%	1.82%
18	1.56%	1.70%
19	1.72%	1.94%
20	1.91%	1.98%
21	1.40%	1.59%
22	1.81%	1.95%
23	1.81%	1.79%
24	1.56%	1.76%
25	1.49%	1.62%
26	1.49%	2.02%
27	1.53%	1.75%
28	1.81%	1.83%
29	1.65%	1.67%
30	1.69%	1.92%
31	1.69%	1.80%
32	1.84%	2.05%
33	1.43%	1.62%
34	1.56%	1.78%
35	1.37%	1.82%
36	1.81%	1.80%
37	1.43%	1.79%
38	1.69%	1.80%
39	1.94%	1.97%
40	1.78%	1.99%
41	2.00%	2.04%
42	1.49%	1.96%
43	1.46%	1.81%
44	1.65%	1.72%
45	1.84%	1.97%
46	1.56%	1.69%
47	1.72%	1.74%
48	1.72%	1.92%
49	1.78%	1.96%
50	1.56%	1.32%
51	1.59%	1.22%
52	1.84%	1.33%
53	1.49%	1.14%
54	1.94%	1.07%
55	1.78%	1.00%
56	1.62%	0.63%
57	1.62%	0.61%
58	1.65%	0.63%
59	1.75%	0.68%
60	0.03%	0.01%
61	0.03%	0.01%
62	0.13%	0.04%
63	0.10%	0.03%
64	0.10%	0.03%
65	0.06%	0.02%
66	0.06%	0.02%
67	0.06%	0.02%
68	0.13%	0.04%
69	0.10%	0.03%