What are the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot?

There are 292,201,338 possible tickets (5 numbers from 1–69, plus 1 Powerball from 1–26), so a single line has a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of matching everything. Every figure in the table on this page is that total divided by the number of ways to hit each tier.

Does using a generator improve my chances?

No. Every ticket in a fair draw has identical probability and nothing about how you choose the numbers changes that. A random pick only reduces the chance of sharing a jackpot, because human choices cluster on dates and patterns.

Are these numbers really random?

They come from crypto.getRandomValues() in your browser, the same source used for security-sensitive work. Numbers are drawn without replacement, so a line never repeats a number, exactly like a real draw.

When is Powerball drawn?

Monday, wednesday and saturday nights. Always check your operator for cut-off times, which are earlier than the draw itself.

Powerball Number Generator

Random Powerball lines, 5 numbers from 1–69, plus 1 Powerball from 1–26, with the real odds for every prize tier.

Main balls

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Bonus ball (0 = none)

Powerball: pick 5 from 1–69, plus 1 Powerball from 1–26

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Powerball Number Generator

This generator draws 5 numbers from 1–69, plus 1 Powerball from 1–26, the exact matrix Powerball uses. Numbers come from your browser’s crypto.getRandomValues() and are drawn without replacement, so a line never repeats a number. Nothing you generate is sent anywhere.

The current 5-from-69 matrix has been in place since October 2015, when the main pool grew from 59 and the Powerball pool shrank from 35. That change made the jackpot markedly harder to win and is why rollovers now run so long.

Every Powerball Prize Tier

There are 292,201,338 distinct tickets: C(69,5) × C(26,1). Each row below is that total divided by the number of ways to hit the tier, so these are the game’s actual odds rather than a marketing summary.

Match	Winning combinations	Odds
Match 5 + Powerball	1	1 in 292,201,338
Match 5	25	1 in 11,688,054
Match 4 + Powerball	320	1 in 913,129
Match 4	8,000	1 in 36,525
Match 3 + Powerball	20,160	1 in 14,494
Match 3	504,000	1 in 579.8
Match 2 + Powerball	416,640	1 in 701.3
Match 1 + Powerball	3,176,880	1 in 92.0
Match 0 + Powerball	7,624,512	1 in 38.3

Adding every tier together, a single line wins something about 1 in 24.9 of the time. That reproduces the 1 in 24.87 the operator publishes, which is a useful check that the tier list above is complete.

How Powerball Works

Matrix: 5 numbers from 1–69, plus 1 Powerball from 1–26.
Draws: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights.
Where it is played: all but a handful of US states, plus Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
Typical line price: $2.

Can a Generator Improve Your Odds?

No, and it is worth being plain about that. Every ticket in a fair draw carries the same probability, and no method of choosing numbers changes it. What a random pick does change is who you share with if you win.

Human number choices cluster heavily. Dates crowd everything into 1–31, patterns drawn across the slip repeat, and previous winning lines get reused. Because jackpots are divided among winning tickets, a popular combination pays less per winner. Picking outside those habits does not make a win likelier, only less crowded.

Odds computed from the published Powerball matrix using the hypergeometric distribution. Prize structures and pool sizes do change: always confirm the current rules with your operator before buying.