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The Ladder ranks every scanned board against measured history. Same hit odds as Quick Pick.

Night desk

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

Last official · Powerball

Powerball

Official 2026-08-24

031633386802

03 16 33 38 68 + 02 Powerball

Last night #1

162137445004

16 21 37 44 50 + 04 Powerball

Frequency before this drawing · 1392 official draws. White rings are the official board. Yellow rings are last night's #1. Same hit odds as Quick Pick.
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Powerball

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#1

162137445004

16 21 37 44 50 + 04 Powerball

1 of 5 whites · no Powerball. #1 is the strongest match to history before this drawing. Not the winning pick.

68 pts · 1.03x crowd · beats 39% of random boards

1 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #2 pair 37-44 · 2 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 168 inside the historical middle band · a frequently drawn special ball

#2

062137445304

06 21 37 44 53 + 04 Powerball

0 of 5 whites · no Powerball. Not the winning pick.

68 pts · 1.14x crowd · beats 20% of random boards

1 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #2 pair 37-44 · 2 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 161 inside the historical middle band · 3 odd / 2 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

#3

032736616904

03 27 36 61 69 + 04 Powerball

1 of 5 whites · no Powerball. Not the winning pick.

68 pts · 1.03x crowd · beats 39% of random boards

4 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #4 pair 61-69 · sum 196 inside the historical middle band · a frequently drawn special ball

SKIP Tonight · unique-ticket EV -$1.59 after 37% federal, 0% WA state. Advertised $96M · cash $41.2M · next draw 2026-08-26. Don't buy this as an investment. You are paying about two dollars for a story.
Open the live Ladder for tonight 1392 official draws sat under last night's ranking. Tonight's #1 is on the live desk, not on this page.

Last official · Mega Millions

Mega Millions

Official 2026-08-25

071047485014

07 10 47 48 50 + 14 Mega Ball

Last night #1

101720465524

10 17 20 46 55 + 24 Mega Ball

Frequency before this drawing · 920 official draws. White rings are the official board. Yellow rings are last night's #1. Same hit odds as Quick Pick.
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Mega Ball

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#1

101720465524

10 17 20 46 55 + 24 Mega Ball

1 of 5 whites · no Mega Ball. #1 is the strongest match to history before this drawing. Not the winning pick.

71 pts · 1.07x crowd · beats 32% of random boards

2 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #1 pair 10-17 · 1 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 148 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

#2

032034465924

03 20 34 46 59 + 24 Mega Ball

0 of 5 whites · no Mega Ball. Not the winning pick.

69 pts · 0.97x crowd · beats 52% of random boards

1 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #9 pair 20-46 · 2 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 162 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

#3

101720485524

10 17 20 48 55 + 24 Mega Ball

2 of 5 whites · no Mega Ball. Not the winning pick.

69 pts · 1.11x crowd · beats 25% of random boards

2 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #1 pair 10-17 · 2 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 150 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

SKIP Tonight · unique-ticket EV -$4.62 after 37% federal, 0% WA state. Advertised $145M · cash $61.9M · next draw 2026-08-28. Don't buy this as an investment. You are paying about two dollars for a story.
Open the live Ladder for tonight 920 official draws sat under last night's ranking. Tonight's #1 is on the live desk, not on this page.

Daily 8 p.m. PT

Hit 5

Cashpot $105,000.00. About $0.12 of the $1 is the cashpot before lower prizes.

Official 2026-08-25

0614242530

06 14 24 25 30

Last night #1

0814152839

08 14 15 28 39

Frequency before this drawing · 188 official draws. White rings are the official board. Yellow rings are last night's #1. Same hit odds as Quick Pick.
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#1

0814152839

08 14 15 28 39

1 of 5 whites. #1 is the strongest match to history before this drawing. Not the winning pick.

77 pts · 0.96x crowd · beats 64% of random boards

4 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #2 pair 8-15 · 3 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 104 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split

#2

0814152039

08 14 15 20 39

1 of 5 whites. Not the winning pick.

76 pts · 0.98x crowd · beats 57% of random boards

5 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #2 pair 8-15 · 3 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 96 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split

#3

0814152728

08 14 15 27 28

1 of 5 whites. Not the winning pick.

75 pts · 0.99x crowd · beats 51% of random boards

4 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #2 pair 8-15 · 3 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 92 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split

Open the live Ladder for tonight 188 official draws sat under last night's ranking. Tonight's #1 is on the live desk, not on this page.

Mon / Wed / Sat 8 p.m. PT

Lotto

Advertised $1,400,000.00 · cash $500,000.00. About $0.07 of the $1 is the cash jackpot (two boards per dollar).

Official 2026-08-24

192429323538

19 24 29 32 35 38

Last night #1

031720233740

03 17 20 23 37 40

Frequency before this drawing · 80 official draws. White rings are the official board. Yellow rings are last night's #1. Same hit odds as Quick Pick.
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#1

031720233740

03 17 20 23 37 40

0 of 6 whites. #1 is the strongest match to history before this drawing. Not the winning pick.

85 pts · 1.07x crowd · beats 11% of random boards

5 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #2 pair 23-37 · 2 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 140 inside the historical middle band

#2

121720233740

12 17 20 23 37 40

0 of 6 whites. Not the winning pick.

85 pts · 1.05x crowd · beats 21% of random boards

6 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #2 pair 23-37 · 2 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 149 inside the historical middle band · 3 odd / 3 even, the modal split

#3

161720233744

16 17 20 23 37 44

0 of 6 whites. Not the winning pick.

84 pts · 1.01x crowd · beats 45% of random boards

4 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #2 pair 23-37 · 2 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 157 inside the historical middle band · 3 odd / 3 even, the modal split

Open the live Ladder for tonight 80 official draws sat under last night's ranking. Tonight's #1 is on the live desk, not on this page.

Live desk

Desk pick

Same hit odds as Quick Pick. The Ladder ranks scanned boards against official draw history. This log is last night versus last night's Ladder. Entertainment, not prediction.

Desk pick is the least-crowded board on the live desk. It is not a forecast and it is not tonight's #1. Open the desk if you already planned to play and want the lonelier mint.

Lottery Lab stays the proof page: models cannot beat Quick Pick. The Ladder ranks the past.

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