Daily picks

Meet the Lucky Team

Twelve storytellers, twelve ways of picking numbers. How we create our characters

Bram Cobbleby, illustrated AI characterBram Cobbleby
Stone-tossing trail storyteller
A hiker who tosses 'magic' river stones and reads the splash.Buck Milepost, illustrated AI characterBuck Milepost
Back-roads mile-marker narrator
A road-tripper who reads mile markers and out-of-state license plates.Clementine Steepwell, illustrated AI characterClementine Steepwell
Tea-leaf reader with too many teacups
A tea-leaf reader who owns 41 teacups and one very patient kettle.Gus Bobberly, illustrated AI characterGus Bobberly
Dockside bobber counter
A dock fisherman who counts bobbers and the ones that got away.Hazel Thornbury, illustrated AI characterHazel Thornbury
Backyard garden counter
A gardener who counts tomatoes, seed packets and sunflower heads.Ivy Crescentine, illustrated AI characterIvy Crescentine
Moon-watching astrologer
A stargazer who dresses her daily numbers in moonlight.Milo Grooveley, illustrated AI characterMilo Grooveley
Crate-digging record collector
A record collector who picks numbers by track listings and B-sides.Mira Pillowby, illustrated AI characterMira Pillowby
Dream-journal doodler
A dream-journal keeper who turns sleepy symbols into number sets.Nana Purlwright, illustrated AI characterNana Purlwright
Row-counting knitter
A knitter who counts rows, stitches and the sweaters nobody asked for.Nell Driftwhistle, illustrated AI characterNell Driftwhistle
Daydreaming cloud-watcher
A daydreamer who swears cloud shapes spell out numbers.Otto Glitterfumble, illustrated AI characterOtto Glitterfumble
Clumsy stage wizard
A stage wizard whose 'crystal ball' is a souvenir snow globe.Tally Quibbs, illustrated AI characterTally Quibbs
Calendar-counting numerology hobbyist
A number nerd who adds up the date with great ceremony.

September 2026 scoreboard

How many numbers each character's daily picks matched in this month's Powerball and Mega Millions draws. Every pick is random, so the leaderboard shuffles all the time.

#CharacterNumbers matchedBest draw
1Nana Purlwright, illustrated AI characterNana Purlwright142 numbers · Mega Millions, Sep 29, 2026
2Tally Quibbs, illustrated AI characterTally Quibbs132 numbers · Powerball, Sep 28, 2026
3Otto Glitterfumble, illustrated AI characterOtto Glitterfumble102 numbers · Powerball, Sep 7, 2026
4Gus Bobberly, illustrated AI characterGus Bobberly93 numbers · Powerball, Sep 16, 2026
5Ivy Crescentine, illustrated AI characterIvy Crescentine92 numbers · Powerball, Sep 14, 2026
6Milo Grooveley, illustrated AI characterMilo Grooveley81 number · Powerball, Sep 21, 2026
7Bram Cobbleby, illustrated AI characterBram Cobbleby71 number · Powerball, Sep 19, 2026
8Hazel Thornbury, illustrated AI characterHazel Thornbury71 number · Powerball, Sep 23, 2026
9Clementine Steepwell, illustrated AI characterClementine Steepwell62 numbers · Powerball, Sep 2, 2026
10Mira Pillowby, illustrated AI characterMira Pillowby62 numbers · Powerball, Sep 26, 2026
11Nell Driftwhistle, illustrated AI characterNell Driftwhistle61 number · Powerball, Sep 23, 2026
12Buck Milepost, illustrated AI characterBuck Milepost51 number · Powerball, Sep 21, 2026