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

Night desk

Monday, Aug 31, 2026

Last official · Powerball

Powerball

Official 2026-08-31

111725374910

11 17 25 37 49 + 10 Powerball

Last night #1

122836415904

12 28 36 41 59 + 04 Powerball

Frequency before this drawing · 1395 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

0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526

#1

122836415904

12 28 36 41 59 + 04 Powerball

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

68 pts · 0.99x crowd · beats 49% of random boards

2 of the top-10 all-time numbers · 1 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 176 inside the historical middle band · a frequently drawn special ball

#2

122144506104

12 21 44 50 61 + 04 Powerball

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

68 pts · 0.98x crowd · beats 50% of random boards

2 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #7 pair 44-50 · 1 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 188 inside the historical middle band · a frequently drawn special ball

#3

031827366504

03 18 27 36 65 + 04 Powerball

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

68 pts · 1.07x crowd · beats 31% of random boards

2 of the top-10 all-time numbers · 1 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 149 inside the historical middle band · 3 odd / 2 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

SKIP Tonight · unique-ticket EV -$1.64 after 37% federal, 0% WA state. Advertised $48M · cash $20.8M · next draw 2026-08-19. Don't buy this as an investment. You are paying about two dollars for a story.
Open the live Ladder for tonight 1395 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 2026-08-28

081729425502

08 17 29 42 55 + 02 Mega Ball

Last night #1

101734486324

10 17 34 48 63 + 24 Mega Ball

Frequency before this drawing · 921 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

101734486324

10 17 34 48 63 + 24 Mega Ball

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

68 pts · 1.09x crowd · beats 29% 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 172 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

#2

101748505724

10 17 48 50 57 + 24 Mega Ball

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

68 pts · 1.06x crowd · beats 32% 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 182 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

#3

172046545924

17 20 46 54 59 + 24 Mega Ball

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

68 pts · 0.77x crowd · beats 91% of random boards

1 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #9 pair 20-46 · 1 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 196 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

SKIP Tonight · unique-ticket EV -$4.64 after 37% federal, 0% WA state. Advertised $113M · cash $48.3M · next draw 2026-08-21. Don't buy this as an investment. You are paying about two dollars for a story.
Open the live Ladder for tonight 921 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 $115,000.00. About $0.14 of the $1 is the cashpot before lower prizes.

Official 2026-08-31

0513313538

05 13 31 35 38

Last night #1

0814152730

08 14 15 27 30

Frequency before this drawing · 194 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

0814152730

08 14 15 27 30

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

77 pts · 0.94x crowd · beats 73% of random boards

5 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #2 pair 8-15 · 5 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 94 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split

#2

0814153031

08 14 15 30 31

1 of 5 whites. Not the winning pick.

77 pts · 0.97x crowd · beats 63% of random boards

4 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #2 pair 8-15 · 4 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 98 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split

#3

0814153039

08 14 15 30 39

0 of 5 whites. Not the winning pick.

76 pts · 0.92x crowd · beats 82% of random boards

5 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #2 pair 8-15 · 4 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 106 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split

Open the live Ladder for tonight 194 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 $1,700,000.00 · cash $500,000.00. About $0.07 of the $1 is the cash jackpot (two boards per dollar).

Official 2026-08-31

031315273642

03 13 15 27 36 42

Last night #1

031720233437

03 17 20 23 34 37

Frequency before this drawing · 83 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

031720233437

03 17 20 23 34 37

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

82 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 134 inside the historical middle band

#2

171820233437

17 18 20 23 34 37

0 of 6 whites. Not the winning pick.

82 pts · 1.07x crowd · beats 13% 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 149 inside the historical middle band · 3 odd / 3 even, the modal split

#3

101617233739

10 16 17 23 37 39

0 of 6 whites. Not the winning pick.

82 pts · 1.06x crowd · beats 16% 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 142 inside the historical middle band

Open the live Ladder for tonight 83 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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