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Mega Millions · draw

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

ResultMega Millions

Verified
  1. 5
  2. 19
  3. 30
  4. 38
  5. 59
  6. 12

Jackpot$100,000,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/70 + 1/24 · since Apr 2025draw 143 of 158 under them

← 2026-08-14All recent draws2026-08-21 →

Where this result came from

Sources3 independent sources agree, 2 official. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:47 UTC.

  • Secondary 4official5 19 30 38 59 + 1210 Oct 2026, 06:32 UTC
  • Secondary 5official5 19 30 38 59 + 1210 Oct 2026, 06:32 UTC
  • Primarycommercial feed5 19 30 38 59 + 1210 Oct 2026, 06:32 UTC

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This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 August 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

69oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 69 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 89% of every possible ticket.

  • sum28th
  • odd66th
  • low66th
  • widest gap39th
  • neighbours37th
  • spread66th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 10 of each

59times
1910times
3013times
3813times
5912times
Stars · a separate 1-of-24 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 6 of each

1212times

Every number was expected about that many times after 142 draws, and they scatter around it. Warm means more than expected, cool means fewer — and a cold number arriving is exactly what cold numbers do.

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Its nearest twin

Shares 2 of 5 numbers (5, 30) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 26 June 2026 — its closest relative in 142 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 August 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 32% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (4% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

151

The numbers add up to 151 — the 27th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 178. No two numbers side by side. 26% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

19 had not appeared for 23 draws. A number waits about 14 on average, and a wait this long was not a signal — the machine has no memory of it.

Gap & “Overdue” Tracker →

How many people held it

A line like this is played about 1.2× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 31% of the jackpot.

Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.

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Prize breakdown · 2026-08-18

  • Lines in play≈ 5.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$4.8Mto 239k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 23lines took a prize
  • Match 5 + Mega Ball0 winnerschance said 0.02

Where the money went

  • Match 3 plus Mega Ball5.7%$273.4K
  • Match 1 plus Mega Ball29%$1.4M
  • Match 0 plus Mega Ball48%$2.3M
  • 4 other tiers16%$788.2K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 5 + Mega Ball0≈ 0.02 by chance$100,000,000
  2. Match 55 rows folded in0≈ 0.43 by chance$2,000,000to $10,000,000
  3. Match 4 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in4≈ 6.1 by chance$20,000to $100,000
  4. Match 45 rows folded in120≈ 140 by chance$1,000to $5,000
  5. Match 3 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in460≈ 389 by chance$400to $2,000
  6. Match 2 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in8,599≈ 8.2k by chance$20.00to $100
  7. Match 35 rows folded in8,776≈ 9.0k by chance$20.00to $100
  8. Match 1 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in66,870≈ 63k by chance$14.00to $70.00
  9. Match 0 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in154,638≈ 155k by chance$10.00to $50.00
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
  • Where chance put the count

The rings take the ≈5.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 1 plus Mega Ball — 66,870 winners, 6% more than the 63k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

Show the published table
MatchWinnersPrize each
Match 5 + Mega Ball0$100,000,000
Match 5 (10x Multiplier)0$10,000,000
Match 5 (5x Multiplier)0$5,000,000
Match 5 (4x Multiplier)0$4,000,000
Match 5 (3x Multiplier)0$3,000,000
Match 5 (2x Multiplier)0$2,000,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)0$100,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)0$50,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)1$40,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)0$30,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)3$20,000
Match 4 (10x Multiplier)1$5,000
Match 4 (5x Multiplier)5$2,500
Match 4 (4x Multiplier)19$2,000
Match 4 (3x Multiplier)40$1,500
Match 4 (2x Multiplier)55$1,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)16$2,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)24$1,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)57$800
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)133$600
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)230$400
Match 3 (10x Multiplier)266$100
Match 3 (5x Multiplier)503$50.00
Match 3 (4x Multiplier)1,110
$40.00
Match 3 (3x Multiplier)2,731$30.00
Match 3 (2x Multiplier)4,166$20.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)259$100
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)519$50.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)1,061$40.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)2,684$30.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)4,076$20.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)2,128$70.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)4,211$35.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)8,367$28.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)20,823$21.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)31,341$14.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)4,878$50.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)9,760$25.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)19,390$20.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)48,196$15.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)72,414$10.00
Totals239,467—