Mega Millions Hot and Cold Numbers (October 2026)

The most drawn Mega Millions numbers are 10 (87), 17 (84), and 31 (81); the least drawn are 65 (53), 45 (54), and 51 (54). That is over 939 draws since October 31, 2017, when the game last changed its set of balls, against an average of 67 apiece.

Mega Millions hot and cold numbers, last 50 and 100 draws

For fun: every draw is independent, so hot, cold or overdue numbers are no likelier to come up next.

Last 50 drawsLast 100 draws

Last 50 draws: May 8 – Oct 27, 2026. Each number averages 3.6 appearances in 50 draws.

Hot 51: 9×;48: 8×;26: 8×;30: 7×;2: 6×;

Cold 69: 0×;18: 1×;8: 1×;11: 1×;28: 1×;

Hot Mega Ball 12: 7×;3: 5×;17: 4×;16: 4×;8: 3×;

Cold Mega Ball 9: 0×;13: 0×;15: 0×;18: 0×;19: 0×;

Last 100 draws: Nov 14, 2025 – Oct 27, 2026. Each number averages 7.1 appearances in 100 draws.

Hot 63: 12×;30: 12×;49: 11×;51: 11×;43: 11×;

Cold 29: 2×;28: 2×;23: 3×;14: 3×;8: 4×;

Hot Mega Ball 12: 10×;16: 8×;7: 7×;24: 6×;4: 6×;

Cold Mega Ball 13: 1×;19: 1×;18: 2×;9: 2×;15: 2×;

Overdue 69: 56 draws · usually 13; 52: 35 draws · usually 13; 39: 31 draws · usually 13; 44: 27 draws · usually 13; 18: 25 draws · usually 11;

Overdue Mega Ball 18: 89 draws · usually 14;13: 77 draws · usually 34;19: 75 draws · usually 21;9: 65 draws · usually 17;15: 52 draws · usually 6;

Overdue counts draws since each number last came up, beside its usual gap; data through the October 27, 2026 draw.

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Every number's count since October 31, 2017 →

The statistics behind that

Expected count 67.1, standard deviation 7.9. The leader sits at 2.53 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 2.38 for 70 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 56% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 65.6 on 69 degrees of freedom, p = 0.595. How we calculate it.

Every number at a glance

Shaded by how far above or below its average each number is — red for more often than average, blue for less. Most sit in the middle.

well below average below around average above well above · each averages 67 appearances; 68 of 70 are close to that

How far above or below average

Point at a bar — or tap one, or press the arrow keys — to see which number it is.

Most and least drawn are 34 apart. For 70 numbers over 939 draws that gap normally comes out around 38, so this one is about what you would expect.

Hottest, coldest, most overdue

Longest wait

69 has not been drawn for 56 draws. Gaps that long are rarer than average for any one number, but with 70 numbers in the game a wait that long has happened about 74 times over this stretch. It does not make 69 any likelier tonight.

Full frequency table

939 draws from October 31, 2017 to October 27, 2026, the whole time this game has drawn five numbers from 1 to 70. Click any heading to sort.

Mega Ball numbers

Drawn from a separate machine, 1 from 24, over the 163 draws since April 8, 2025 — a shorter stretch than the main numbers, because this ball changed more recently.

The statistics behind that

Expected count 6.8, standard deviation 2.6. The leader sits at 2.43 standard deviations against an expected maximum of 1.95 for 24 numbers; a lead at least this large arises by chance about 30% of the time. Goodness of fit to a uniform draw: chi-square 23.7 on 23 degrees of freedom, p = 0.423.

well below average below around average above well above · each averages 7 appearances; 23 of 24 are close to that

Why the count starts in 2017

Mega Millions has changed how many balls it draws, or from how many, 3 times in the draws we hold. Counting across a change mixes two different games — a ball that did not exist yet cannot be behind. So everything above covers only the stretch since October 31, 2017, when this game settled on five numbers from 1 to 70.

• Five numbers from 1 to 52 from May 17, 2002 to June 21, 2005 — 324 draws (not counted above)
• Five numbers from 1 to 56 from June 24, 2005 to October 18, 2013 — 869 draws (not counted above)
• Five numbers from 1 to 75 from October 22, 2013 to October 28, 2017 — 420 draws (not counted above)

How we calculate all of this.

Frequently asked questions

Do hot and cold numbers predict anything?

No. The gap between the most and least drawn number here is 34 appearances, which is about what 939 draws produce on their own. The table is worth looking at; it is not worth betting on.

Why do your frequencies differ from other sites?

Two reasons, both on our sources page. We only count draws since the game last changed its set of balls, because counting across a change mixes two different games. And we check 4 official sources against each other, and settle any draw on which they disagree.

What does the shaded band on the chart mean?

It marks the normal range — where 19 out of 20 numbers land when every one is equally likely. With 70 numbers on the chart, two or three sticking out above or below it is the usual picture rather than a sign of anything.

How far back does this Mega Millions data go?

Our full history runs back to May 17, 2002 — 2,552 draws. The frequency table on this page uses the 939 draws since October 31, 2017, because that is when the game last changed to drawing five numbers from 1 to 70. Browse every draw by year.