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

Night desk

Friday, Sep 4, 2026

Last official · Powerball

Powerball

Official 2026-09-02

031029586414

03 10 29 58 64 + 14 Powerball

Last night #1

172137445004

17 21 37 44 50 + 04 Powerball

Frequency before this drawing · 1396 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

172137445004

17 21 37 44 50 + 04 Powerball

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

70 pts · 1.05x crowd · beats 35% of random boards

1 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #3 pair 37-44 · 2 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 169 inside the historical middle band · 3 odd / 2 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

#2

021261636404

02 12 61 63 64 + 04 Powerball

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

68 pts · 0.89x crowd · beats 73% of random boards

3 of the top-10 all-time numbers · sum 202 inside the historical middle band · a frequently drawn special ball

#3

050917636404

05 09 17 63 64 + 04 Powerball

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

67 pts · 1.06x crowd · beats 33% of random boards

2 of the top-10 all-time numbers · 2 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 158 inside the historical middle band · a frequently drawn special ball

SKIP Tonight · unique-ticket EV -$1.52 after 37% federal, 0% WA state. Advertised $173M · cash $75M · next draw 2026-09-05. Don't buy this as an investment. You are paying about two dollars for a story.
Open the live Ladder for tonight 1396 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 2026-09-04

062634596124

06 26 34 59 61 + 24 Mega Ball

Last night #1

102046485924

10 20 46 48 59 + 24 Mega Ball

Frequency before this drawing · 923 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

102046485924

10 20 46 48 59 + 24 Mega Ball

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

69 pts · 0.93x crowd · beats 61% of random boards

1 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #5 pair 10-20 · 2 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 183 inside the historical middle band · a frequently drawn special ball

#2

012030425924

01 20 30 42 59 + 24 Mega Ball

1 of 5 whites · Mega Ball hit. Not the winning pick.

69 pts · 0.93x crowd · beats 60% of random boards

1 of the top-10 all-time numbers · 3 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 152 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

#3

052230424824

05 22 30 42 48 + 24 Mega Ball

0 of 5 whites · Mega Ball hit. Not the winning pick.

69 pts · 1.14x crowd · beats 21% of random boards

1 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #4 pair 22-42 · 3 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 147 inside the historical middle band · a frequently drawn special ball

SKIP Tonight · unique-ticket EV -$4.57 after 37% federal, 0% WA state. Advertised $193M · cash $82.8M · next draw 2026-09-08. Don't buy this as an investment. You are paying about two dollars for a story.
Open the live Ladder for tonight 923 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 $230,000.00. About $0.27 of the $1 is the cashpot before lower prizes.

Official 2026-09-04

0116172026

01 16 17 20 26

Last night #1

0814153031

08 14 15 30 31

Frequency before this drawing · 198 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

0814153031

08 14 15 30 31

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

76 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

#2

1415213031

14 15 21 30 31

0 of 5 whites. Not the winning pick.

75 pts · 0.91x crowd · beats 83% of random boards

4 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #5 pair 15-30 · 4 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 111 inside the historical middle band

#3

0814153039

08 14 15 30 39

0 of 5 whites. Not the winning pick.

75 pts · 0.92x crowd · beats 81% 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 106 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split

Open the live Ladder for tonight 198 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 $1,800,000.00 · cash $500,000.00. About $0.07 of the $1 is the cash jackpot (two boards per dollar).

Official 2026-09-02

112430314149

11 24 30 31 41 49

Last night #1

081720232737

08 17 20 23 27 37

Frequency before this drawing · 84 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

081720232737

08 17 20 23 27 37

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

83 pts · 1.12x crowd · beats 2% of random boards

6 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #1 pair 20-27 · 2 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 132 inside the historical middle band

#2

101617232837

10 16 17 23 28 37

0 of 6 whites. Not the winning pick.

82 pts · 1.10x crowd · beats 5% 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 131 inside the historical middle band · 3 odd / 3 even, the modal split

#3

031723343740

03 17 23 34 37 40

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 154 inside the historical middle band

Open the live Ladder for tonight 84 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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