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Mega Millions · draw

Friday, 21 August 2026

ResultMega Millions

Verified
  1. 1
  2. 25
  3. 34
  4. 48
  5. 57
  6. 24

Jackpot$113,000,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/70 + 1/24 · since Apr 2025draw 144 of 158 under them

← 2026-08-18All recent draws2026-08-25 →

Where this result came from

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

  • Secondary 4official1 25 34 48 57 + 2410 Oct 2026, 06:32 UTC
  • Secondary 5official1 25 34 48 57 + 2410 Oct 2026, 06:32 UTC
  • Primarycommercial feed1 25 34 48 57 + 2410 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 21 August 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

73oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 73 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 95% of every possible ticket.

  • sum39th
  • odd66th
  • low66th
  • widest gap54th
  • neighbours37th
  • spread73th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 10 of each

16times
258times
3413times
4812times
579times
Stars · a separate 1-of-24 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 6 of each

249times

Every number was expected about that many times after 143 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 (34, 48) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 28 July 2026 — its closest relative in 143 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (18 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

165

The numbers add up to 165 — the 39th 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

25 had not appeared for 9 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 43% of the jackpot.

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

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Prize breakdown · 2026-08-21

  • Lines in play≈ 5.2Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$4.3Mto 221k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 23lines took a prize
  • Match 5 + Mega Ball0 winnerschance said 0.02

Where the money went

  • Match 35.2%$221.6K
  • Match 1 plus Mega Ball29%$1.2M
  • Match 0 plus Mega Ball52%$2.2M
  • 4 other tiers14%$616.9K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100M1BPrize each
  1. Match 5 + Mega Ball0≈ 0.02 by chance$113,000,000
  2. Match 55 rows folded in0≈ 0.41 by chance$2,000,000to $10,000,000
  3. Match 4 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in1≈ 5.8 by chance$20,000to $100,000
  4. Match 45 rows folded in112≈ 133 by chance$1,000to $5,000
  5. Match 3 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in302≈ 370 by chance$400to $2,000
  6. Match 2 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in7,249≈ 7.8k by chance$20.00to $100
  7. Match 35 rows folded in7,353≈ 8.5k by chance$20.00to $100
  8. Match 1 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in58,671≈ 60k by chance$14.00to $70.00
  9. Match 0 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in147,106≈ 147k by chance$10.00to $50.00
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
  • Where chance put the count

The rings take the ≈5.2M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 7,353 winners, 14% fewer than the 8.5k an even spread gives. The numbers drawn were a little less popular than average — that is the crowd, not the machine.

Show the published table
MatchWinnersPrize each
Match 5 + Mega Ball0$113,000,000
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)0$40,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)1$30,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)0$20,000
Match 4 (10x Multiplier)6$5,000
Match 4 (5x Multiplier)6$2,500
Match 4 (4x Multiplier)21$2,000
Match 4 (3x Multiplier)32$1,500
Match 4 (2x Multiplier)47$1,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)7$2,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)26$1,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)54$800
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)90$600
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)125$400
Match 3 (10x Multiplier)255$100
Match 3 (5x Multiplier)480$50.00
Match 3 (4x Multiplier)889
$40.00
Match 3 (3x Multiplier)2,193$30.00
Match 3 (2x Multiplier)3,536$20.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)217$100
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)465$50.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)948$40.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)2,244$30.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)3,375$20.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)1,822$70.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)3,781$35.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)7,426$28.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)18,184$21.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)27,458$14.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)4,574$50.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)9,225$25.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)18,276$20.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)45,742$15.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)69,289$10.00
Totals220,794—