The following charts, updated after each Mega Millions lottery drawing, help you see which numbers have a better chance of rolling out because they haven’t hit for weeks or haven’t rolled out as often in the last two years.
How much is the Mega Millions jackpot?
The estimated jackpot is $1.05 billion (with a cash option of $527.9 million); the jackpot grows until it is won. There’s no significant way of improving your 1 in 302.6 million odds of winning the jackpot – unless you have millions of dollars to gamble. Still, these charts below have, at times, highlighted a winning number or two that helped players cut their odds just a bit.
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How long has it been since each Mega Millions number won?
Every ball has rolled out in the 100-plus drawings during the past 12 months, but a handful haven’t come up in months, such as Nos. 56 and 58. For the Mega Ball, No. 12 hadn’t rolled out since September – until it popped out in three of the last four months. Now No. 10 is looking good.
The most frequently drawn Mega Millions numbers
These two charts show the dozens of draws during the last couple of years and give you a sense of which numbers have hit at above- or below-average rates.
Least likely numbers: Nos. 3, 7, 15, 38, 40, 46 and 64 have been picked nearly two dozen times – well above the average of 15 times.
Most likely numbers: No. 49 has hit just five times while no. 70 has hit eight times in the game’s recent history.
The most frequently drawn Mega Millions Ball numbers
Among the Mega Balls, Nos. 13 and 18 are the least likely. No. 18 also rolled out July 18 and July 28. Nos. 5, 7 and 10 are well below the expected average. Of the three, only 10 hasn’t hit in 2023.
How often AND how recently have Mega Millions balls rolled out
After combining the two charts, the white No. 56 ball and the Mega Balls 10 and 16 appear to be even better candidates to roll out of the machines in the coming weeks.
Beware of the back-to-back Mega Millions winners
With 70 white balls in the hopper, it seems like you can usually count out the five winning balls from the previous drawing. In general, that’s a good place to start narrowing down the multitude of possibilities. But, based on the results of the last two years, white balls show up in back-to-back drawings more often than you might expect.
When is the next Mega Millions drawing?
Tuesday, Aug. 1: The Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET. You pick five numbers between 1-70 for the white balls and select one number between 1-25 for the yellow Mega Ball. Match all five white balls in any order and pick the correct yellow ball, and you’re a jackpot winner.
