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

Night desk

Friday, Sep 18, 2026

Last official · Powerball

Powerball

Official 2026-09-16

022124256407

02 21 24 25 64 + 07 Powerball

Last night #1

031058616404

03 10 58 61 64 + 04 Powerball

Frequency before this drawing · 1402 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

031058616404

03 10 58 61 64 + 04 Powerball

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

71 pts · 0.94x crowd · beats 59% of random boards

2 of the top-10 all-time numbers · 1 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 196 inside the historical middle band · a frequently drawn special ball

#2

030920616404

03 09 20 61 64 + 04 Powerball

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

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

2 of the top-10 all-time numbers · 1 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 157 inside the historical middle band · 3 odd / 2 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

#3

030958616404

03 09 58 61 64 + 04 Powerball

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

68 pts · 0.94x crowd · beats 60% of random boards

2 of the top-10 all-time numbers · 2 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 195 inside the historical middle band · 3 odd / 2 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

SKIP Tonight · unique-ticket EV -$1.42 after 37% federal, 0% WA state. Advertised $298M · cash $126.6M · next draw 2026-09-19. Don't buy this as an investment. You are paying about two dollars for a story.
Open the live Ladder for tonight 1402 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 2026-09-18

040924566801

04 09 24 56 68 + 01 Mega Ball

Last night #1

101730434824

10 17 30 43 48 + 24 Mega Ball

Frequency before this drawing · 927 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

101730434824

10 17 30 43 48 + 24 Mega Ball

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

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

3 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #1 pair 10-17 · 3 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

101730435824

10 17 30 43 58 + 24 Mega Ball

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

70 pts · 1.03x crowd · beats 38% of random boards

4 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #1 pair 10-17 · 2 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 158 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split · a frequently drawn special ball

#3

172030464824

17 20 30 46 48 + 24 Mega Ball

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

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

1 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #9 pair 20-46 · 3 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 161 inside the historical middle band · a frequently drawn special ball

SKIP Tonight · unique-ticket EV -$4.51 after 37% federal, 0% WA state. Advertised $261M · cash $110.5M · next draw 2026-09-22. Don't buy this as an investment. You are paying about two dollars for a story.
Open the live Ladder for tonight 927 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 2026-09-18

0407172835

04 07 17 28 35

Last night #1

0414153031

04 14 15 30 31

Frequency before this drawing · 212 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

0414153031

04 14 15 30 31

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

73 pts · 0.93x crowd · beats 78% of random boards

3 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #6 pair 15-30 · 3 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 94 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split

#2

0814152639

08 14 15 26 39

0 of 5 whites. Not the winning pick.

73 pts · 0.97x crowd · beats 61% of random boards

3 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #3 pair 8-15 · 2 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 102 inside the historical middle band · 2 odd / 3 even, the modal split

#3

0814153037

08 14 15 30 37

0 of 5 whites. Not the winning pick.

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

3 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #3 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

Open the live Ladder for tonight 212 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 $2,400,000.00 · cash $500,000.00. About $0.07 of the $1 is the cash jackpot (two boards per dollar).

Official 2026-09-16

213239444748

21 32 39 44 47 48

Last night #1

101623373940

10 16 23 37 39 40

Frequency before this drawing · 90 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

101623373940

10 16 23 37 39 40

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

81 pts · 1.03x crowd · beats 33% of random boards

4 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #3 pair 23-37 · 4 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 165 inside the historical middle band · 3 odd / 3 even, the modal split

#2

101623343739

10 16 23 34 37 39

1 of 6 whites. Not the winning pick.

80 pts · 1.03x crowd · beats 30% of random boards

4 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #3 pair 23-37 · 5 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 159 inside the historical middle band · 3 odd / 3 even, the modal split

#3

051023263739

05 10 23 26 37 39

1 of 6 whites. Not the winning pick.

80 pts · 1.07x crowd · beats 12% of random boards

4 of the top-10 all-time numbers · carries the #3 pair 23-37 · 3 running hot over the last 30 draws · sum 140 inside the historical middle band

Open the live Ladder for tonight 90 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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