How do you choose your lottery numbers? Are you someone who believes in luck and has special numbers that mean something to you? Or are you more analytical, looking at past results to see which numbers are more likely to come up? Well, if you’re in the second group, you should definitely stick around. Today, we’re going to find out which numbers are drawn the most in Mega Millions.
And if you believe in lucky numbers, stick around too. You can find out if your special numbers have been in sync with the Mega Millions drawings. If they have come up a lot or a little.
Well, let’s not waste any more time and dive in…
Most Draw Mega Millions Numbers
First, it is important to note that the numbers on this list run from October 31, 2017 through January 9, 2024. This is because Mega Millions introduced a new matrix on October 28, 2017. Prior to this change, players selected 5 numbers from a pool of 1-75 and a Mega Ball of 1-15.
After the update, the white ball range decreased to 70, while the Mega Ball range increased to 25.
Which numbers are drawn the most in Mega Millions?
Here is a list of the top 20 numbers drawn, according to Mega Millions statistics:
- 10: Drawn 61 times (Last Drawn: 12/26/2023)
- 3: Drawn 60 times (Last Drawn: 1/2/2024)
- 14: Drawn 58 times (Last Drawn: 10/31/2023)
- 17: Drawn 58 times (Last Drawn: 12/19/2023)
- 8: Drawn 57 times (Last Drawn: 12/26/2023)
- 46: Drawn 57 times (Last Drawn: 10/13/2023)
- 64: Drawn 56 times (Last Drawn: 1/2/2024)
- 38: Drawn 56 times (Last Drawn: 1/5/2024)
- 15: Drawn 56 times (Last Drawn: 1/9/2024)
- 31: Drawn 55 times (Last Drawn: 11/17/2023)
- 20: Drawn 54 times (Last Drawn: 12/15/2023)
- 43: Drawn 52 times (Last Drawn: 10/27/2023)
- 59: Drawn 51 times (Last Drawn: 11/28/2023)
- 44: Drawn 51 times (Last Drawn: 1/5/2024)
- 42: Drawn 51 times (Last Drawn: 1/9/2024)
- 4: Drawn 50 times (Last Drawn: 6/16/2023)
- 7: Drawn 50 times (Last Drawn: 10/20/2023)
- 11: Drawn 50 times (Last Drawn: 12/29/2023)
- 53: Drawn 50 times (Last Drawn: 12/12/2023)
- 18: Drawn 49 times (Last Drawn: 1/2/2024)
Which Mega Balls are drawn the most in Mega Millions?
And these are the top 10 numbers that came out as Mega Balls:
- 22: Drawn 37 times (Last Drawn: 11/14/2023)
- 11: Drawn 35 times (Last Drawn: 12/19/2023)
- 18: Drawn 32 times (Last Drawn: 12/5/2023)
- 24: Drawn 32 times (Last Drawn: 1/9/2024)
- 25: Drawn 31 times (Last Drawn: 1/5/2024)
- 9: Drawn 30 times (Last Drawn: 6/30/2023)
- 13: Drawn 30 times (Last Drawn:12/8/2023)
- 4: Drawn 29 times (Last Drawn: 12/22/2023)
- 17: Drawn 28 times (Last Drawn: 11/17/2023)
- 19: Drawn 28 times (Last Drawn: 6/16/2023)
- 12: Drawn 27 times (Last Drawn: 12/15/2023)
Want to know what the most popular numbers of 2023 are? Check out our list of the luckiest numbers of 2023.
How To Play Mega Millions
To play Mega Millions, you must select five white balls from a pool of 70 numbers and one gold Mega Ball from a pool of 25 numbers. You win the Mega Millions jackpot if you match all six numbers in any order. Each ticket costs $2 and drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 23:00 ET.
Summing up…
As you may already know, we have our first winner for the 2024 Powerball jackpot. Did you know that 3 of the 6 winning numbers match the most popular numbers from 2023?
So, now that the Mega Millions jackpot has reached an incredible $187 million, why not try your hand at the numbers that have come up the most in previous drawings?
And we know that each draw is independent and that past results have no bearing on future draws. But who knows, maybe luck is on the side of these numbers! Just in case, we have already updated you on the most frequently drawn numbers in Mega Millions.