We Asked AI to Pick Powerball Numbers Based on Record Jackpots
Past winners prove nothing about the next draw—but they do make for great trivia (and a little superstition).
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) — The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.7 billion for Saturday night’s drawing, with a cash value of about $770.3 million, according to Powerball’s official update on Thursday.
That would make it the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history, per current tallies of record jackpots. Drawings happen around 10 p.m. on Saturday and are streamed on Powerball’s “Watch the Drawing” page.
But when it comes to drawing numbers, everyone has their own method. For us, we decided to ask AI.
The five biggest Powerball jackpots—and their winning numbers
So, first, we needed to know what the biggest jackpots in history were and what their winning numbers were on the drawings that won. Here’s what we found.
- $2.04B — Nov. 7, 2022 (CA): 10 • 33 • 41 • 47 • 56
- $1.765B — Oct. 11, 2023 (CA): 22 • 24 • 40 • 52 • 64
- $1.586B — Jan. 13, 2016 (CA, FL, TN): 4 • 8 • 19 • 27 • 34
- $1.326B — Apr. 6, 2024 (OR): 22 • 27 • 44 • 52 • 69
- $1.08B — Jul. 19, 2023 (CA): 7 • 10 • 11 • 13 • 24
Reality check: Every drawing is independent. Your odds of hitting the jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338, as listed on Powerball’s official odds/prize chart. Fun patterns are fun—but they don’t change probability.
Five “for-fun” combos inspired by those record wins
So, we decided to ask AI to review the numbers from all the biggest jackpots and come up with a list of potential draws that could win a massive jackpot. The results are below…