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The No. 16 Powerball hasn’t been drawn since before Thanksgiving last year – but it’s not the only elusive number.

As the Saturday, Sept. 6, Powerball jackpot climbs past $1.7 billion, many players may be eyeing No. 16 as their red Powerball pick. About two dozen states now allow players to buy Powerball tickets online, so you don't need to stand in line waiting for a set of random numbers.

Others might take a chance on red No. 26, which hasn’t appeared in 247 days, or No. 7, which hasn't been lucky for 233 days. Even No. 10 hasn’t made an appearance since April.

Of course, random drawings are just that. Those numbers haven’t rolled out because others have. Consider No. 22. It won Sept. 3 – just four games after it won Aug. 25. The Sept. 1 winner (No. 5) also won in August.

That said, if you’re looking to rule out, or rule in, some Powerball numbers these are likely your best bets. And maybe your 1 in 292.2 million odds of winning the jackpot will fall ever so slightly?

How long has it been since each Powerball number won?

We've collected the results from the past 100 Powerball drawings to give you a quick look at the recent history of each number.

For the Powerball, No. 16 hasn't rolled out in 292 days. Four others haven't rolled out in more than 100 days. These are all the Powerballs that haven't rolled out in 66 days or more.

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The most frequently drawn Powerball numbers

This chart, below, shows the dozens of draws in about the last eight months. They give you a sense of which numbers have hit at above- or below-average rates as well as how recently they won.

What's the longest since a white Powerball number won?

Every white ball has rolled out in the past 100 drawings, but one, No. 26, hasn't come up in 129 days. No. 66, hasn't been seen in 122 days. These numbers below haven't rolled out in 66 days or more.

The most frequently drawn Powerball numbers

Most likely numbers: As the chart above shows, Nos. 10, 20, 26, 39 and 66 haven't won in more than 100 days. And the table, below, shows three of the five have won three times or less in the game's recent history.

Least likely numbers: Nos. 23, 28, 40 and 52 have been picked 12 times or more – well above the average of 7.2 times every 100 games.

Winning Powerball numbers Sept. 3, 2025

When is the next Powerball drawing?

Saturday, Sept. 6: The Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 11 p.m. ET. You pick five numbers between 1-69 for the white balls and select one number between 1-26 for the red Powerball. Match all five white balls in any order and pick the correct red ball, and you're a jackpot winner.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: One Powerball hasn't won since last year. Could it roll out on Saturday?

Reporting by Jim Sergent, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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