One woman ties in her love of car racing to picking Powerball numbers and wins big in this Powerball winner story.
It’s not uncommon for Powerball players to choose their numbers based on superstition or inherent beliefs. Others trust the Quick Pick random generator to select their gameplay numbers. In this Powerball winner story, one Massachusetts woman used a little bit of both strategies, one part belief and one part random, to pencil in her number picks. And it proved to be a $1M winning strategy.
How a MA Powerball Player Picked Race Car Numbers
Rae Ann Wentworth-Cadieux found herself contemplating Powerball numbers at her local Massachusetts convenience store. Unsure of what to pick, she chose seven and 11 because of the convenience store chain she happened to be in at that moment. She then chose ten, 13, and 24, representing race car numbers of her favorite racing drivers. This seemingly random process for choosing Powerball numbers turned out to be pretty lucky for Rae Ann. She matched all five of the white balls drawn in that July drawing, earning her a cool $1M.
Other Ways People Choose Their Powerball Numbers
If you think choosing Powerball numbers based on race car drivers is odd, you won’t believe how other Powerball players pick their roster of hopeful digits. Here are just a few of the superstitions people subscribe to when playing Powerball:
- Only play on certain days of the week.
- Routinely buy tickets from the same authorized retailer.
- Choosing numbers that represent commemorative dates, including birthdays, anniversaries, and supposed “lucky numbers” unique to the individual.
- Wearing or toting “lucky” items when purchasing or playing Powerball.
- Choosing numbers as part of a mathematical pattern.
- Selecting more numbers higher than 31 (since birthdays are more commonly chosen, it’s believed numbers beyond 31 have more significance.)
The Most Un-Picked & Picked Numbers by Powerball Players
When it comes to choosing Powerball numbers, players might use past drawings to guide their efforts. Even though each new drawing resets the odds, players still subscribe to the notion of lucky and unlucky numbers.
The least chosen and dawn number of all happens to be 13. It’s only been plucked roughly 50 times out of 947 drawings (as of October 2023.) Maybe it really is an unlucky number. But the second least drawn digit is 34, only turning up 53 times in that same number of drawings.
If you’re looking for the most common numbers, here’s the breakdown over the last eight years or so of Powerball drawings:
- 61: Drawn 90 times.
- 32: Drawn 89 times
- 63: Drawn 87 times
- 21: Drawn 86 times
- 36: Drawn 84 times
- 23: Drawn 82 times
- 69: Drawn 81 times
- 37: Drawn 79 times
Can Superstition Impact Your Powerball Winning Chances?
Of course, as a Powerball player, you’re free to choose your numbers however you’d like and in accordance with whatever beliefs or sentiments matter to you. However, there is no real advantage in distinguishing one selection process from another. And however you pick your digits, your odds are equal to everyone else’s with every drawing - one in 292.2 million. The only way someone can improve their odds of winning Powerball is by buying more tickets per game, which is the concept behind group play or office pools. In these scenarios, you boost your chances by entering the same drawing more than once, marginally improving your chance.
This particular Powerball winner story reinforces the concept that anyone can win with any combination of numbers, no matter how they’re chosen. Random or in alignment with specific beliefs, the allure of the game is rooted in its fair and equal playing field in every drawing. So, get out there and have some fun with how you pick your Powerball numbers. You could end up like Rae Ann and become a millionaire.