Mega Millions Hot Numbers
The Mega Millions white balls and Mega Balls drawn most in recent windows — only numbers still in the drums are ranked — and a test of whether hot numbers ever kept their streak.
Latest draw October 9, 2026
Current Mega Millions Hot Numbers
Based on the selected recent drawing window, these Mega Millions numbers have appeared most frequently.
| Rank | Number | Appearances | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | 9 | 18.0% |
| 2 | 26 | 8 | 16.0% |
| 3 | 30 | 7 | 14.0% |
| 4 | 48 | 7 | 14.0% |
| 5 | 17 | 6 | 12.0% |
| 6 | 34 | 6 | 12.0% |
| 7 | 47 | 6 | 12.0% |
| 8 | 59 | 6 | 12.0% |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | 10.0% |
| 10 | 2 | 5 | 10.0% |
| 11 | 5 | 5 | 10.0% |
| 12 | 16 | 5 | 10.0% |
| 13 | 36 | 5 | 10.0% |
| 14 | 43 | 5 | 10.0% |
| 15 | 50 | 5 | 10.0% |
| 16 | 55 | 5 | 10.0% |
| 17 | 56 | 5 | 10.0% |
| 18 | 57 | 5 | 10.0% |
| 19 | 58 | 5 | 10.0% |
| 20 | 61 | 5 | 10.0% |
| 21 | 68 | 5 | 10.0% |
| 22 | 7 | 4 | 8.0% |
| 23 | 9 | 4 | 8.0% |
| 24 | 10 | 4 | 8.0% |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | 8.0% |
| 26 | 22 | 4 | 8.0% |
| 27 | 25 | 4 | 8.0% |
| 28 | 27 | 4 | 8.0% |
| 29 | 32 | 4 | 8.0% |
| 30 | 37 | 4 | 8.0% |
| 31 | 40 | 4 | 8.0% |
| 32 | 41 | 4 | 8.0% |
| 33 | 60 | 4 | 8.0% |
| 34 | 63 | 4 | 8.0% |
| 35 | 66 | 4 | 8.0% |
| 36 | 70 | 4 | 8.0% |
| 37 | 3 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 38 | 4 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 39 | 20 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 40 | 21 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 41 | 24 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 42 | 35 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 43 | 42 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 44 | 46 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 45 | 49 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 46 | 52 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 47 | 53 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 48 | 54 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 49 | 6 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 50 | 12 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 51 | 14 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 52 | 15 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 53 | 19 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 54 | 23 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 55 | 29 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 56 | 33 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 57 | 38 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 58 | 39 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 59 | 44 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 60 | 62 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 61 | 64 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 62 | 65 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 63 | 67 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 64 | 8 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 65 | 18 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 66 | 31 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 67 | 45 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 68 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 69 | 28 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 70 | 69 | 0 | 0.0% |
Showing the last 50 Mega Millions draws analyzed.
Top 10 Mega Millions Hot Numbers
Within the selected window, 51 is the hottest Mega Millions number.
- 1 51 9 appearances
- 2 26 8 appearances
- 3 30 7 appearances
- 4 48 7 appearances
- 5 17 6 appearances
- 6 34 6 appearances
- 7 47 6 appearances
- 8 59 6 appearances
- 9 1 5 appearances
- 10 2 5 appearances
Hot numbers describe recent drawing history and do not indicate that a number is more likely to appear in the next Mega Millions drawing.
Pool change: Mega Millions narrowed its main-number pool from 1–75 to 1–70 in October 2017. Numbers 71 to 75 can no longer be drawn — the last draw on record to include one is October 20, 2017 — so they are left out of the hot and cold rankings on this page. They stay in the historical frequency tables, where they are part of the record.
Pool change: The Mega Ball pool has changed twice inside this archive. It grew from 1–15 to 1–25 in October 2017, so Mega Balls 16 to 24 have had about two fewer years of chances than 1 to 15 and naturally sit lower in all-time counts. It then narrowed to 1–24 in April 2025: Mega Ball 25 can no longer be drawn — the last draw on record to include it is April 4, 2025 — so it is left out of the Mega Ball rankings on this page. It stays in the historical frequency tables.
Mega Millions Hot Numbers by Recent Draws
Compare Mega Millions hot numbers across different recent-draw windows.
| Number | Appearances | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 4 | 20.0% |
| 57 | 4 | 20.0% |
| 68 | 4 | 20.0% |
| 1 | 3 | 15.0% |
| 7 | 3 | 15.0% |
| 17 | 3 | 15.0% |
| 26 | 3 | 15.0% |
| 27 | 3 | 15.0% |
| 51 | 3 | 15.0% |
| 55 | 3 | 15.0% |
| 58 | 3 | 15.0% |
| 3 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 6 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 10 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 16 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 20 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 25 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 32 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 34 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 37 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 42 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 43 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 46 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 48 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 54 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 59 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 61 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 63 | 2 | 10.0% |
| 2 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 4 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 5 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 8 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 9 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 13 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 14 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 15 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 19 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 21 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 22 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 23 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 24 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 29 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 33 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 36 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 38 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 40 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 41 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 47 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 50 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 53 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 56 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 60 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 62 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 64 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 65 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 66 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 67 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 70 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 11 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 12 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 18 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 28 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 31 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 35 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 39 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 44 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 45 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 49 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 52 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 69 | 0 | 0.0% |
Hot Mega Ball Numbers
The Mega Ball is drawn from a separate number pool, so its frequency is calculated independently from the five main Mega Millions numbers.
| Mega Ball | Appearances | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 8 | 16.0% |
| 16 | 4 | 8.0% |
| 3 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 7 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 8 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 10 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 17 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 22 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 23 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 24 | 3 | 6.0% |
| 1 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 2 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 6 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 14 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 20 | 2 | 4.0% |
| 4 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 11 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 15 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 21 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 9 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 13 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 18 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 19 | 0 | 0.0% |
Hottest Mega Ball: 12
Mega Millions Hot Numbers in Recent Draws
The 10 most recent Mega Millions draws used in the calculations above.
| Date | White Balls | Mega Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | 27166370 | 8 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 2632425154 | 22 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 637404155 | 10 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 1015162764 | 23 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 2557586768 | 16 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 713263768 | 8 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 49245668 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2736435758 | 16 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 330335362 | 22 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 1730435866 | 20 |
The Numbers Behind This Page
- Draws in the all-time tables
- 1,125 · Jan 1, 2016 – Oct 9, 2026
- Used for expected counts
- 934 draws since Oct 31, 2017
- Chance per draw, any number
- 5 ÷ 70 = 7.14%
- Expected appearances
- 66.7 ± 7.9
- 50-draw window ≈
- 6 months
Hot = most appearances inside the chosen window of recent draws; ties in number order. Main and bonus numbers are always counted separately. Everything is recalculated from the database when a new draw arrives. Definitions, formulas and data sources →
Do Hot Numbers Stay Hot? We Tested It
Mega Millions specifically: A 50-draw window covers about six months of Mega Millions, and since April 2025 every draw in a window that short uses the current 24-ball Mega Ball drum.
We replayed the Mega Millions archive draw by draw. Before each draw we ranked the white balls by how often they had come up in the previous 20, 50 or 100 draws, took the ten most frequent ("hot") and the ten least frequent ("cold"), and counted how many of them the draw actually produced.
With a 50-draw window, the ten hottest numbers matched an average of 0.719 of the 5 numbers drawn next, over 884 draws from April 24, 2018 to October 9, 2026. Any ten numbers are expected to match 0.714. The difference, +0.005 a draw, is within normal chance variation — and none of the three windows, for hot or for cold, is more than two standard errors from chance.
| Hot / cold measured over | Draws tested | Hot 10: matches per draw | Cold 10: matches per draw | Any 10 numbers (chance) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 20 draws | 914 | 0.688 | 0.734 | 0.714 |
| Last 50 draws | 884 | 0.719 | 0.712 | 0.714 |
| Last 100 draws | 834 | 0.680 | 0.676 | 0.714 |
In Mega Millions's own history, knowing which numbers were hot told you nothing measurable about the next draw. The hot list above is an accurate description of recent draws — and only that. The same test across all six lotteries →
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Mega Millions Hot Numbers FAQ
Common questions about Mega Millions hot numbers, the Mega Ball, and how the data is calculated.
Based on the last 50 Mega Millions drawings, 51 has appeared most frequently, with 9 appearances. This ranking changes when a different draw window is selected.