10 plays or 1

Reply #18

OSCAR II — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:48:13 GMT

It doesn't here, but I know what you guys/girls are talking about.

When in FLA and ask for a QP, they ask top or bottom . The first time I had no idea what she was talking about. But yeah there you can QP your white balls and pick your PB or vice versa.

Reply #17

they say — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:13:47 GMT

IDK about yours, but with mine you begin by selecting quick pick. Then manually pick as many or as few picks as you like. Quick pick will do the rest.

Reply #16

OSCAR II — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:05:02 GMT

Let me correct that, I can't quick pick either PB or white balls separately. Its either pick them all or QP them all.

Reply #15

they say — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:44:17 GMT

My simulator is free to play. Tickets cost real money. Why do you think airline pilots train on simulators. Would you like to fly with a pilot who never trained. Good luck.

Reply #14

Stat$talker — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:39:27 GMT

My simulator shows how long it takes to hit a $300 win. On average. That's what matters.

A simulator izz akin to an Actor, it showz that the situation izzn't REAL ...

Only REALITY matterz... So they say

Reply #13

they say — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:24:00 GMT

What does your play slip look like

Reply #12

OSCAR II — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:13:35 GMT

Don't have the option to split PB from the white balls here. Not sure how I would play it if I could.

Reply #11

they say — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:49:43 GMT

Matching the PowerBall on your ticket is key to winning money. If you match two or three white balls along with the PB, and you added the PowePlay option, if the PowerPlay number was 3X, and you also matched three white balls your prize would be $300.

My simulator shows how long it takes to hit a $300 win. On average. That's what matters.

Reply #10

GiveFive — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:36:42 GMT

If you look at the chart above, you'll see that since 2023, the top hitting PowerBall of each year had 12 or 13 hits per year. My method is simply based upon that. There must be one or two PowerBalls that will hit most often in a calendar year, just as there has to be at least one PowerBall number that will hit the least number of times in a calendar year. The trick is figuring out around June the 30th of each year which PowerBall number that will hit the most at the end of the current calendar... [ More ]

Reply #9

GiveFive — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:31:08 GMT

Here's a look back to 2016

# Hits Num 31-Dec

2016 7 3 5

2017 8 9 13 4

2018 8 24 4

2019 8 21 4

2020 18 18 13

2021 9 24 2

2022 9 9 10 11 5 4

2023 13 11 7

2024 13 21 8

2025 12 20 8

2026 ?? 14 10

Reply #8

they say — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:31:07 GMT

If you want to see the future, use my simulator. It's a free web app. Not sure I can get the link past the censors, but there is a trick, via my avatar icon.

Reply #7

GiveFive — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:27:57 GMT

Can't really give you a good answer on that. I just know that the PowerBalls that most often tend to reappear frequently. In 2026 (YTD) these PB's numbers have appeared the least - #'s 8,16 19 so I avoid playing them. Those that appear most often in 2026 are the ones I usually give extra play to. G5

Reply #6

they say — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:23:36 GMT

Nice stats. How do they affect future outcomes

Reply #5

GiveFive — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:22:20 GMT

1/1/2025 - 12/31/2025

Red Ball # 16 7 8 10 13 6 11 17 26 3 18 21 4

Num of Hits 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6

Red Ball # 12 15 22 5 9 23 24 14 19 1 2 25 20

Num of Hits 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 12

As of June 30th 8

1/3/2026 - 9/30/2026

Red Ball # 8 16 19 21 17 22 4 7 9 11 18 25 26

Num of Hits 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Red Ball # 10 24 1 6 12 13 15 2 5 20 3 23 14

Num of Hits 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 10

Reply #4

they say — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:57:25 GMT

So you have 5/26 chance of matching the red ball. About 20%. Would you like to visualize that in a simulator

Reply #3

GiveFive — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:38:48 GMT

Sometimes I buy five identical lines with the PowerPlay option added with just the PowerBall being different on each line. Costs 15 bucks for my ticket but I've won $$ more than just a few times. I had two white ball on each of the five lines on my ticket last night, but having two white balls without the matching the PowerBall doesn't pay any prize money. So I lost 15 bucks last night.

I track how many times each of the 26 PowerBalls has appeared in the last rolling year. (it's #23 with 14... [ More ]

Reply #2

they say — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:55:24 GMT

You have the right idea. My simulator confirms it. Free to play.

Reply #1

MsBee18 — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:37:45 GMT

I wrestled with question a few years back. Recently I bought a 10 line ticket with all the add-ons for $40. Mainly because I could. I didn't win zilch. I came close on a couple lines. Would I do it again? Possibly but very seldom.

10 plays or 1

they say — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:33:10 GMT

I can afford it but should I. Powerball with Power Play costs $30 for a 10 play ticket. More plays improves your odds, but does it really amount to anything. That is the question.