Powerball Draw 74 Results: 16 October 1997

Winning numbers
1 22 15 45 38
Powerball
38

Nobody matched all seven main numbers and the Powerball in draw 74 on 16 October 1997. Division 1 rolls to the next Thursday draw. Below that line, prizes were paid normally: 82,878 entries shared $2.1M.

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Powerball Draw 74 Prize Breakdown by Division

Nationally, draw 74 produced 82,878 winning entries. The combined prize pool across the nine divisions came to $2.1M.

Division Winners Prize
1 0
2 8
$58,544
3 28
$7,646.55
4 1,240
$134.90
5 1,631
$57.45
6 16,815
$24.85
7 63,156
$11.55

Draw 74 Prize Pool and Payout Summary

Average prize $25.23
Prize pool $2,090,736.90
Number of winners 82.9K
Next draw 1577 06 August 2026

Draw 74 Winners by State and Territory

Entries from 5 states and territories placed in at least one division.

Total winners
5,972
Prize pool
$182,678.95
Average prize
$30.59
Claim deadline
Confiscated
Ex gratia possible
Div Winners Prize
Div 1 0
Div 2 1 $58,544
Div 3 3 $22,939.65
Div 4 82 $11,061.80
Div 5 114 $6,549.30
Div 6 1,272 $31,609.20
Div 7 4,500 $51,975
Total winners
14,414
Prize pool
$253,831.00
Average prize
$17.61
Claim deadline
Expired
Div Winners Prize
Div 1 0
Div 2 0
Div 3 1 $7,646.55
Div 4 206 $27,789.40
Div 5 286 $16,430.70
Div 6 3,096 $76,935.60
Div 7 10,825 $125,028.75
Total winners
11,834
Prize pool
$229,853.45
Average prize
$19.42
Claim deadline
Expired
Div Winners Prize
Div 1 0
Div 2 0
Div 3 4 $30,586.20
Div 4 177 $23,877.30
Div 5 225 $12,926.25
Div 6 2,291 $56,931.35
Div 7 9,137 $105,532.35
Total winners
21,173
Prize pool
$749,146.85
Average prize
$35.38
Claim deadline
Expired
Div Winners Prize
Div 1 0
Div 2 5 $292,720
Div 3 12 $91,758.60
Div 4 347 $46,810.30
Div 5 417 $23,956.65
Div 6 4,389 $109,066.65
Div 7 16,003 $184,834.65
Total winners
29,485
Prize pool
$675,226.65
Average prize
$22.90
Claim deadline
Transferred to SRO / Treasury
Still claimable
Div Winners Prize
Div 1 0
Div 2 2 $117,088
Div 3 8 $61,172.40
Div 4 428 $57,737.20
Div 5 589 $33,838.05
Div 6 5,767 $143,309.95
Div 7 22,691 $262,081.05

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