Mega Millions Number Statistics
How often each of the 70 Mega Millions numbers has been drawn, how long since each last appeared, and which numbers turn up together most often.
Based on the 488 most recent draws we have confirmed — Dec 31, 2021 to Oct 20, 2026. 12 incomplete records were excluded.
Every number has exactly the same chance in every draw. These figures describe draws that have already happened — they cannot predict, and do not improve, what comes next.
Most drawn Mega Millions numbers
If the 488 draws had fallen perfectly evenly, every number would appear about 34.9 times. Most of these sit close to that line.
- 6647 draws
- 344 draws
- 2244 draws
- 4044 draws
- 3843 draws
- 242 draws
- 1842 draws
- 4242 draws
- 1140 draws
- 1640 draws
Least drawn Mega Millions numbers
The other end of the same count, on the same scale.
- 6526 draws
- 6726 draws
- 2827 draws
- 928 draws
- 5628 draws
- 429 draws
- 2329 draws
- 2529 draws
- 3229 draws
- 3429 draws
Longest without appearing
Draws since each number last came up, counting back from Oct 20, 2026. A long gap is not a prediction — see the FAQ below.
- 6954 draws ago
- 5233 draws ago
- 3929 draws ago
- 4527 draws ago
- 4425 draws ago
- 4924 draws ago
- 1823 draws ago
- 1422 draws ago
- 2122 draws ago
- 6522 draws ago
Most drawn Mega Ball
The Mega Ball is drawn from its own pool, so it is counted separately.
- 2430 draws
- 1225 draws
- 124 draws
- 1824 draws
- 323 draws
- 723 draws
- 1722 draws
- 1621 draws
- 220 draws
- 420 draws
Most frequent number pairs
Pairs of main numbers that appeared in the same draw most often.
| Pair | Draws containing both |
|---|---|
| 16 & 21 | 9 |
| 18 & 64 | 8 |
| 2 & 31 | 7 |
| 3 & 19 | 7 |
| 11 & 38 | 7 |
| 16 & 40 | 7 |
| 22 & 42 | 7 |
| 24 & 66 | 7 |
| 30 & 38 | 7 |
| 30 & 66 | 7 |
Pick your Mega Millions line with structure, not superstition.
The Lottoread app builds lines from wheeling systems with stated coverage guarantees, delta gaps and combinatorial patterns — and can check saved tickets against draws for supported games.
None of it improves your odds; nothing can. It gives you a deliberate way to choose, and helps you keep track of tickets you have saved.
Mega Millions statistics FAQ
Which Mega Millions numbers are drawn most often?
Across the 488 draws on this page (Dec 31, 2021 – Oct 20, 2026), 66, 3, 22, 40, 38 came up most. If every number fell perfectly evenly, each would have appeared about 34.9 times, so the spread you see is ordinary variance in a random draw rather than a pattern.
Are overdue Mega Millions numbers more likely to come up?
No. A Mega Millions draw has no memory of the draws before it, so a number that has not appeared for fifty draws has exactly the same chance as one drawn last week. The "overdue" list below is a record of what has happened, not a forecast. Anyone telling you otherwise is describing the gambler's fallacy.
Can these statistics improve my chances of winning?
No, and nothing can — the odds of a Mega Millions line are fixed by the rules of the game. What you can change is how you choose and what happens afterwards: picking with a wheeling system gives you stated coverage guarantees, avoiding popular combinations means sharing a prize with fewer people if it lands, and scanning your ticket means you never throw away a winner.
How are these Mega Millions statistics calculated?
They count the numbers in the last 488 confirmed Mega Millions draws we hold, from Dec 31, 2021 to Oct 20, 2026. Frequency is how many of those draws contained a number, "draws since" counts back from the most recent one, and a pair is counted when both numbers appear in the same draw. Nothing is weighted or adjusted.
Statistics for other games
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