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There have been 136 Mega Millions drawings since the game made changes in April 2025.
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With one of the largest Mega Millions drawings in recent memory set for Tuesday night, lottery players nationwide are looking for an edge. The jackpot for the July 28 drawing is worth an estimated $800 million, making it the 10th largest Mega Millions prize of all time if a player were to win.
But finding a way to match all five white numbers and the red Mega Ball, is not nearly as simply as it sounds. While some players stick to family birthdates or other numbers that have special meaning, others may choose to stick with hard data.
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MLive reviewed the 136 Mega Millions drawings since the game made changes to how its played to find the luckiest and unluckiest numbers in that time. The data was compiled using drawing results from April 8, 2025 through the most recent drawing on July 24, 2026.
For reference, April 8, 2025 was when the game reduced the number pool for the Red Mega Ball from 1-25 to 1-24, which drastically changed the odds of winning.
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With that in mind, here are the most commonly and uncommonly drawn Mega Millions numbers since April 8, 2025:
The most frequently drawn white balls are:
40 — 17 times
18, 42, 49 — 16 times
56, 63 — 15 times
10, 17 — 14 times
11, 13, 24, 38, 43—13 times
The most frequently drawn red Mega balls are:
12 — 11 times
7, 16, 24 — Nine times
1 — Once
The least frequently drawn white balls are:
1, 3, 20, 28, 29, 46, 67 — Five times
7, 23, 32, 54, 61 — Six times
The least frequently drawn red Mega balls are:
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11, 15 — Twice
13, 20 — Three times
21, 22 — Four times
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