Powerball Draw Report — September 16, 2026 Under the Microscope

Numbers first, opinions later. Here is our statistical read on Powerball after the latest drawing — the full pattern report for the past 50 draws.
The result
Official Powerball result for September 16, 2026.
A bottom-heavy result — the line added up to only 136, where 179 is typical. The draw also produced a consecutive pair (24–25), a pattern that shows up more often than most players expect. Overdue watchers noticed: 2 showed for the first time in 25 draws.
Frequency map
Start with raw frequency. Across the last 50 draws, here is how often each number has appeared:
Current leaders: 14 (8×), 3 (7×), 16 (7×), 50 (7×), 58 (7×).
Shape of the draws
Beyond single numbers, the shape of recent lines has been remarkably consistent. The structural read:
Across the last 50 draws, the most common odd/even split was 2 odd out of 5 (seen in 38% of draws), with an average of 2.4 odd numbers per line. 2 of the numbers typically landed in the lower half (1–34). 20% of draws contained at least one consecutive pair, and 24% 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 179 over the window, ranging from 94 to 268; the middle half of results landed between 150 and 214. Over the most recent 20 draws the total has been holding steady (regression slope -0.6 per draw around an average of 189).
Gap report
Every number has a clock on it. The current absence leaders:
51 currently leads the absence table at 48 draws without an appearance, followed by 1 (47), 52 (47), 34 (43). On the other side, a neighbor effect showed up in 53% of recent draws — a number one above or below a previous hit appearing next time out.
Two reference sets
For readers who want a takeaway, the model condensed all of the above into two reference sets for September 19, 2026 — one frequency-led, one balance-led:
Illustrative only — every combination has the same chance in a random drawing.
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