Powerball Stats Console — August 31, 2026 Analysis
Welcome to the Powerball analysis desk. Below we break the last 50 draws into charts and patterns: which numbers dominate, which have vanished, and how the totals are trending.
The result
Official Powerball result for August 31, 2026.
The draw skewed low this time, summing to just 139 versus a recent average of 180. The odd/even balance broke hard this draw (5 odd of 5), which doesn't happen often. And 11 finally woke up, ending a 59-draw drought.
Frequency map
The frequency chart below counts every appearance over the past 50 draws — peaks are the current favorites, valleys the quiet zones:
Current leaders: 14 (7×), 16 (7×), 44 (7×), 48 (7×), 50 (7×).
Shape of the draws
Zooming out, the recent draws share some clear structural tendencies:
Across the last 50 draws, the most common odd/even split was 2 odd out of 5 (seen in 36% of draws), with an average of 2.3 odd numbers per line. 2 of the numbers typically landed in the lower half (1–34). 18% of draws contained at least one consecutive pair, and 31% repeated at least one number from the draw before.
Appearances by play-slip section (rows of ten).
Appearances by last digit (·0 through ·9).
Sum trend
Is the board running high or low? The sum trend over recent draws:
Line totals have averaged 180 over the window, ranging from 94 to 268; the middle half of results landed between 153 and 211. Over the most recent 20 draws the total has been drifting upward (regression slope 2.1 per draw around an average of 182).
Gap report
Finally, the gap report — which numbers have been missing longest, and which just ended a drought:
23 currently leads the absence table at 50 draws without an appearance, followed by 51 (41), 1 (40), 52 (40). On the other side, a neighbor effect showed up in 45% of recent draws — a number one above or below a previous hit appearing next time out.
Two reference sets
We keep picks minimal here. Two reference lines for September 2, 2026, built straight from the stats above:
Illustrative only — every combination has the same chance in a random drawing.
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