Stefanie Graef holds what she hopes is the winning Powerball ticket she bought at Circle News Stand in Hollywood, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
With the Powerball jackpot now crossing $800 million dollars we're getting into some serious money. As you go to get your Powerball tickets, note that Saturday night's drawing will be for the second largest Powerball drawing ever. The largest was $1.586 Billion. That happened on January 13th , 2016. The Powerball jackpot was split between three winning tickets. California, Tennessee, and one right here in Florida. That lucky ticket was bought at a Publix on Melbourne Beach. So a big jackpot in Florida would not be a new thing. If we can make this happen it'd be the second one this month.
A $494 million Mega Millions winning ticket was a Quick Pick ticket, purchased at 7-Eleven, located at 2980 Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. They'll share the jackpot with someone in California. So, someone bought that ticket shortly after Hurricane Ian wrecked the town. What an amazing twist of fortune. The winner hasn't come forward yet. Congratulations to them.
Powerball is where the attention is now. And the odds of winning here in Florida. Indiana has had the most Powerball jackpot winners with 39. That represents 9.8% of all the winners. So nearly one in 10 Powerball winners are in Indiana. 16 Powerball jackpot winners have been in Florida. That's 4% of the total winners. Let's break down the Florida winning Powerball jackpots, when, and where the ticket was sold. Then it's on you to get what you hope are winning Powerball Tickets.
June 05, 2021 $286 Million
Circle K
721 Chaffee Rd S, Jacksonville, FL 32221
March 27, 2021 $235.4 Million
| Publix 16560 N Nebraska Ave, Lutz, FL 33549 |
August 12, 2020 $168.5 Million
Publix
4770 N Congress Ave, Boynton Beach, FL 33426
January 29, 2020 $396.9 Million
7-Eleven
12931 Bonita Beach Rd, Bonita Springs, FL 34135
A big jackpot ticket sold just a few miles from my house. The lady that won was from Ocala and I remember a lot lot of online scammers tried to convince people they were her to swindle people. Not sure what happened to her. Hope she's well.
March 02, 2016 $291.4 Million
Tom Thumb
5515 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050
January 13, 2016 $1.58 Billion
Publix Super Market
3830 S Highway A1A, Melbourne Beach, FL 32951
June 20, 2015 $80 Million
| Best Value Food Store 1040 NW 47th Ave, Plantation, FL 33313 |
April 11, 2015 $80 Million
State Line Gift Shop
11208 FL-97, McDavid, FL 32568
April 23, 2014 $150 Million
| E's Country Store North 14344 Immokalee Rd, Naples, FL 34120 |
If you want to see the rest of the list, that's here. I want to stop at this one because I remember it so well. I had a friend who worked at that store and I remember her telling me what the man said when he realized he had the winning ticket. Something like "it took 35 years". I think the people who won still live in Naples. I miss E's Country Store. They had a lot of winners there.
So, Can Southwest Florida Do It Again?
Why not?
These Powerball Numbers Have Been Drawn The Most
Any time the Powerball jackpot gets over a half a billion dollars, my interest is piqued. But I want an edge. I'm not the player that just hands the Publix cashier 10 bucks for some auto-picks. I want to engage some math. I want to know which Powerball numbers have been drawn the most. And the bigger the sample size, the better. So I checked the Powerball statistics for the last 797 drawings for Powerball since Wednesday, October 7, 2015. That's when Powerball changed into the format that they use today. 7 years of data.
If you want a super-deep dive into Powerball analytics, use this site here. I'm just presenting abbreviated data into a format that's simple. How many times that number has been drawn. When that number is last drawn. This data was compiled on Monday October 24th, 2022. If you're reading this after that date, well, you'll need to adjust the numbers. The numbers also do not include Double Play. I want to win piles of money. Here's the system I use.
Finally, this is for entertainment only. Any money you lose is on you. I'm just providing some data. I haven't won with these Powerball Numbers yet, either. Good luck everyone. Also, it's crazy how many of these top numbers have popped up in October. You can click on the dates to see their drawing.
61
The number 61 has been drawn 78 times. The most on the list. It was last drawn on 9/17/2022
32
The number 32 has been drawn 77 times. There's a definite drop off after these two. It was last drawn on 10/15/2022
21
The number 21 has been drawn 73 times. It was last drawn on 10/1/2022
63
The number 63 has also been drawn 73 times. It was last drawn on 10/3/2022
69
The number 69 (stop giggling) has also been drawn 71 times. It was last drawn on 10/1/2022
23
The number 23 has been drawn 69 times. It was last drawn on 8/17/2022
62
The number 62 has also been drawn 69 times. It was last drawn on 10/15/2022
36
The number 36 has been drawn 68 times. It was last drawn on 10/17/2022
39
The number 39 has also been drawn 68 times. It was last drawn on 7/25/2022
59
The number 59 has been drawn 67 times. It was last drawn on 10/12/2022
20
The number 20 has been drawn 66 times. It was last drawn on 9/26/2022
3
The number 3 has been drawn 65 times. It was last drawn on 10/10/2022
27
The number 27 likewise has been drawn 65 times. It was last drawn on 10/19/2022
And let's talk about the Powerball
Powerball 24
Easily the leader in number of draws. 44. Last on 8/17/2022
Powerball 18
It's come up 42 times. Last seen 10/22/2022
Powerball 4
36 times. Last one - 9/10/2022
Powerball 21
34 times. We last saw 21 on 7/16/2022
Powerball 6
33 times. Saw it recently, 10/12/2022
Powerball 10
Also 33 times. And recently, 10/19/2022
Powerball13
Actually lucky. 33times. Lastly on 7/6/2022
Powerball 26
33 times. Saw this one in October, too. 10/1/2022
If you want the deep dive into analytics:
Here's the site to use: https://www.usamega.com/powerball/statistics
