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

Night desk

Wednesday, Sep 9, 2026

Last official · Powerball

Powerball

Official 2026-09-09

094042556523

09 40 42 55 65 + 23 Powerball

Last night #1

172137446404

17 21 37 44 64 + 04 Powerball

Frequency before this drawing · 1399 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

172137446404

17 21 37 44 64 + 04 Powerball

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

69 pts · 1.02x crowd · beats 41% of random boards

2 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #3 pair 37-44 · 1 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 183 inside the historical middle band · 3 odd / 2 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

#2

030961636404

03 09 61 63 64 + 04 Powerball

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

67 pts · 0.95x crowd · beats 56% of random boards

3 of the top-10 all-time numbers · sum 200 inside the historical middle band · a frequently drawn special ball

#3

050917646804

05 09 17 64 68 + 04 Powerball

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

66 pts · 1.08x crowd · beats 30% of random boards

1 of the top-10 all-time numbers · 2 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 163 inside the historical middle band · 3 odd / 2 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

SKIP Tonight · unique-ticket EV -$1.47 after 37% federal, 0% WA state. Advertised $232M · cash $100M · next draw 2026-09-12. Don't buy this as an investment. You are paying about two dollars for a story.
Open the live Ladder for tonight 1399 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 2026-09-08

173043586620

17 30 43 58 66 + 20 Mega Ball

Last night #1

172034465924

17 20 34 46 59 + 24 Mega Ball

Frequency before this drawing · 924 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

172034465924

17 20 34 46 59 + 24 Mega Ball

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

70 pts · 0.81x crowd · beats 84% 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 176 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

#2

012034465924

01 20 34 46 59 + 24 Mega Ball

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

69 pts · 0.82x crowd · beats 83% of random boards

carries the #9 pair 20-46 · 3 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 160 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

#3

101747485024

10 17 47 48 50 + 24 Mega Ball

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

69 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

SKIP Tonight · unique-ticket EV -$4.56 after 37% federal, 0% WA state. Advertised $209M · cash $89.7M · next draw 2026-09-11. Don't buy this as an investment. You are paying about two dollars for a story.
Open the live Ladder for tonight 924 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 $480,000.00. About $0.56 of the $1 is the cashpot before lower prizes.

Official 2026-09-09

1724263037

17 24 26 30 37

Last night #1

0814153839

08 14 15 38 39

Frequency before this drawing · 203 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

0814153839

08 14 15 38 39

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

75 pts · 0.93x crowd · beats 76% of random boards

4 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #3 pair 8-15 · 4 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 114 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.

75 pts · 0.96x crowd · beats 65% of random boards

4 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #3 pair 8-15 · 5 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 98 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split

#3

1415213031

14 15 21 30 31

1 of 5 whites. Not the winning pick.

74 pts · 0.91x crowd · beats 84% of random boards

4 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #6 pair 15-30 · 5 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 111 inside the historical middle band

Open the live Ladder for tonight 203 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 $2,100,000.00 · cash $500,000.00. About $0.07 of the $1 is the cash jackpot (two boards per dollar).

Official 2026-09-09

030510192634

03 05 10 19 26 34

Last night #1

161723343740

16 17 23 34 37 40

Frequency before this drawing · 87 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

161723343740

16 17 23 34 37 40

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

81 pts · 1.02x crowd · beats 34% of random boards

5 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #3 pair 23-37 · 3 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 167 inside the historical middle band · 3 odd / 3 even, the modal split

#2

161723343739

16 17 23 34 37 39

1 of 6 whites. Not the winning pick.

80 pts · 1.02x crowd · beats 35% of random boards

5 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #3 pair 23-37 · 4 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 166 inside the historical middle band

#3

121617233437

12 16 17 23 34 37

1 of 6 whites. Not the winning pick.

78 pts · 1.04x crowd · beats 25% of random boards

5 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #3 pair 23-37 · 3 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 139 inside the historical middle band · 3 odd / 3 even, the modal split

Open the live Ladder for tonight 87 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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