White Ball #40

Is 40 a good Powerball number to play?

White ball 40 has been drawn 152 times across 1,946 drawings, giving it a 7.81% hit rate. It ranks #18 out of 69 white balls by frequency. It is currently a statistically hot number, appearing more often than the average of 141 times. Every Powerball drawing is an independent random event, so past frequency does not guarantee future results.

When was Powerball number 40 last drawn?

Number 40 was last drawn on May 16, 2026, which was 5 drawings ago. Before that, it appeared on Feb 11, 2026.

What numbers are most often drawn with 40?

When white ball 40 appears in a Powerball drawing, it most frequently shows up alongside numbers 8 (16 times), 48 (16 times), 37 (15 times), 52 (15 times), 39 (14 times). These co-occurrence patterns are based on all 152 drawings that included number 40.

How often is number 40 drawn in Powerball?

On average, white ball 40 appears in about 7.81% of all Powerball drawings, or roughly once every 13 draws. It has not appeared in the last 5 draws. The expected frequency for any single white ball number is approximately 7.2% (5 balls drawn from 69).

Number 40 ranks near the middle of all white balls by frequency. Powerball draws are random — our cryptanalysis of 1,337 draws confirms the sequence is indistinguishable from true random. Past frequency does not predict future draws. Every number has the same probability of being drawn next.

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