If you did a quick search on 'winning Powerball numbers' hoping to see what the numbers drawn were, this isn't it. You can go here for that. If you came here looking for some insight on what numbers might hit, that's why we're here.
The Monday July 10th Powerball drawing is for $650 million. That's a cash value of $328.3 million. It's been quite awhile since someone won the jackpot, although someone from Florida - Loxahatchee Florida won a million dollars on Powerball last week. Can someone in Southwest Florida win it all? Well, back in October of last year when Mega Millions was $494 million someone bought a winning ticket at a 7-11 in Fort Myers. Powerball is the game right now, so what's the edge on picking winning Powerball numbers?
We first analyzed this data back in October of last year. I used it, but didn't win. Which, is why I'm writing this and not living on an island off the Florida Keys (there's one for sale for 15 million).
So let's see what Powerball numbers hit the most.
These stats are based on 908 drawings since Wednesday, October 7, 2015 through July 8th, 2023. And you'll see that they've all shown up recently.
- 61 - The clear favorite. The number 61 has been drawn 89 times in this date range. It last showed up on July 3rd, 2023.
- 32 - 86 times this ball has shown up and it's last appearance was Saturday - July 8th,2023.
- 21 - The 21 ball has shown up 83 times during the date range. It last showed up a month ago. June 10th, 2023.
- 36 - 36 is not far behind. 82 times it has shown up in the range and the last time was June 19th, 2023.
- 63 - We've seen the number 63 80 times in the range. It was last seen on June 21st, 2023.
And the Powerball that shows up the most? Well, that's a tie.
- 18 - has shown up 47 times and if it sounds familiar, this was the Powerball on Saturday, July 8th.
- 24 - Also at 47 times. Last time was May 29th, 2023.
If you're curious, the white ball number that shows up the least is - 13. 13 has only been drawn 47 times, barely more than half of how often we see 61. 13 hasn't come down the chute as one of the winning Powerball numbers since March 6th, 2023.
Remember to play responsibly, and this study is for entertainment only so don't blame me when you don't win. Now for my Florida fam, let's take a look at the scratch offs.
The Florida Lottery Scratch Off Tickets With All The Grand Prizes Gone
It's summertime in Southwest Florida, and it'd certainly be nice to catch a big win before hurricane season. Everyone talks 'hurricane prep' this time of year, but you know what's needed? Money to buy all the hurricane prep. Everything costs more than it did last year. Well, most everything. Florida Lottery scratch off tickets are still priced the same. But some of these tickets are no bargain. Did you know that some of the tickets behind the counter have no chance of hitting big?
The Florida Lottery keeps very close tabs on their scratch off tickets. Way more than we could ever hope to do. But one thing they do for us, is publish their information. But it is a lot of information, so I'll break it down for you.
When you go the counter or the machine in Fort Myers, Naples, or wherever, you really have no idea what you're doing. You pick one that you think "feels lucky" and then give them your money. A $5 ticket where you could win $500,000? Sounds nice - but it's not going to happen if you get the wrong ticket. It'd really be nice if this information was posted when you go to buy tickets, but if they did that no one would buy the tickets where you couldn't win big. So I'll do it for you.
Here's the list of Florida Lottery scratch off tickets with all the Grand Prizes gone
Some of these still have some bigger prizes available, but all the big prize winners are gone. We'll also touch on some of the newer games that have all their big top prizes left. So let's get started. This list is current as of July 4th, 2023.
DOUBLE YOUR MONEY
It's a $5 ticket that came out in February of 2022. This game ends next month and all of the $500,000 and all the $10,000 prizes are gone. Best you could do on this one is a $1,000 winner.
$50,000 DIAMOND MINE
A $2 ticket, but all of the $50,000 winners are gone. Like the last one, this ticket also ends on August 4th. There's some $2,000 winners left, but all 12 of the $50,000 winners have been claimed.
$2 MONOPOLY DOUBLER
There were 8 of the $100,000 winning cards but they've all been claimed. Best you could do on this card is $2,500.
BILLION DOLLAR GOLD RUSH SUPREME
How much would it hurt dropping $30 on a card when you have no chance of hitting the $15 million dollar jackpot? That's because 4 people already did just that and now they're gone. Of the 24 $1 million dollar prizes, 2 of those are left. Heck, only 2 of the $100,000 tickets are still out there.
50X THE CASH
It's a $5 card with the chance to win a million. But you won't. All the million dollar cards are gone. You could still pick up $10,000 or one of the other prizes, but if you have dreams of buying a boat you may wanna pass on this one.
$5,000,000 CASHWORD
Nope. All the $5 million dollar prizes are gone. 3 of the $1 million dollar prizes are yet to be claimed. So if you like the crossword tickets, this one still has some winners left.
What about the reverse?
Tickets that have ALL of their big winners left. That's what I want. The Florida Lottery dropped some new games yesterday, so those all have the big winners left. Plus there's another one that came out back in February that still hasn't hit. We'll cover that one, too.
$250K A YR FOR LIFE
This one just came out on July 3rd. It's a $10 ticket and 4 people can win that grand prize. Do you still keep going to your job if you win this? Probably not.
$150K A YR FOR LIFE
The $5 version of this series that just came out. I could get by on $150K a year. It looks like a few of the $500 prizes have been claimed but the rest are out there.
$50K A YR FOR LIFE
And now the $2 version of the series. Like the others, this card just came out on July 3rd. All 8 of the grand prizes are available.
$25K A YR FOR LIFE
The dollar ticket version. You're not going to retire on this money, but it'd certainly make a difference. There's 4 top winners.
MONOPOLYâ„¢ SECRET VAULT
This is an odd $3 ticket that came out back in May. It still has most of the big winners left. 8/8 $100,000 winners, 12/16 $25,000 winners, and 22/24 $10,000 winners all yet to be claimed.
$1M YR/LIFE SPEC
One million dollars a year for life. We've talked about this one before as it came out in February. It's a $50 ticket with a massive grand prize. There's 2 of those tickets and both are still out there. There's 234 of the one million dollar prizes and only 43 of those have been claimed.
What else?
The 500X the cash has certainly made a lot of headlines around here. It's a $50 ticket that came out in February of 2022. It advertises 2 - $25 million dollar prizes. George Demetriades of Bonita Springs got one of the $25 million dollar cards back in May of 2022, but the other one is still out there. Someone in Naples won a million off this card about 6 weeks ago. There's still 13 one million dollar winners left.
That should get you started.
These stats are all current as of 7/4/2023. If you don't see your favorite ticket, here's the link to look it up. Hope this helps. Good luck to all. I usually send out an email when I make a new list, if you want that, sign up below.