Looking for a little edge to help you win the massive $940 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot thats up for grabs Friday night? You might want to check out this list of the most common numbers that get drawn in the popular multi-state lottery game.
Even though statistics experts will tell you the odds are exactly the same for each number to shoot out of the Mega Millions lottery bin on any given night because theres a precise number of balls in the bin and the selection process is random some numbers turn out to be winners far more often than other numbers.
Thats the word from two websites that track the results of big lottery games: LottoNumbers.com and USAMega.com.
Data from LottoNumbers.com shows these are the Mega Millions numbers that have been drawn the most often during the past six years from Oct. 31, 2017 through Jan. 3, 2023.10 luckiest Mega Millions numbers (main pool)
These are the 10 luckiest numbers that have been drawn from the main pool of 70 white balls (the first five balls picked in each drawing) in the Mega Millions lottery game since Oct. 31, 2017:14 Drawn 52 times 17 Drawn 51 times 10 Drawn 49 times 31 Drawn 49 times 38 Drawn 49 times 8 Drawn 47 times 3 Drawn 46 times 4 Drawn 46 times 46 Drawn 46 times 64 Drawn 46 times Luckiest Mega Ball numbers
These are the luckiest Mega Ball numbers selected during the past six years, according to LottoNumbers.com. (The number of gold-colored Mega Balls in each drawing was boosted from 15 to 25 in late October 2017, making it even tougher to win the top prize.)22 Drawn 32 times 11 Drawn 28 times 9 Drawn 26 times 10 Drawn 25 times 18 Drawn 25 times 24 Drawn 25 times
These are the 10 biggest lottery jackpots on record in the United States as of early January 2023. The jackpot for the Jan. 6 Mega Millions drawing is an estimate, and it could go higher depending on the volume of ticket sales.Len Melisurgo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com More recent stats on lucky lottery numbers
Another lottery tracking website, USAMega.com, reveals the most common winning Mega Millions numbers based on the most recent 50 drawings dating back to July 15, 2022.
It says the luckiest numbers in the first batch of five balls are:38 Drawn 9 times 64 Drawn 7 times 5, 14, 15, 25, 29, 36 and 46 Each drawn 6 times
As for the batch of gold Mega balls, the luckiest winning numbers have been:18 Drawn 4 times 22 Drawn 4 times 6, 7, 19, 21, 23 and 25 Each drawn 3 times
If youre wondering what the odds are of correctly picking each regular number and the Mega ball number, or winning any prizes in the Mega Millions lottery game, check this link.
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Len Melisurgo may be reached at LMelisurgo@njadvancemedia.com.