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Mega Millions · draw

Tuesday, 25 August 2026

ResultMega Millions

Verified
  1. 7
  2. 10
  3. 47
  4. 48
  5. 50
  6. 14

Jackpot$130,000,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/70 + 1/24 · since Apr 2025draw 145 of 158 under them

← 2026-08-21All recent draws2026-08-28 →

Where this result came from

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

  • Secondary 4official7 10 47 48 50 + 1410 Oct 2026, 06:32 UTC
  • Secondary 5official7 10 47 48 50 + 1410 Oct 2026, 06:32 UTC
  • Primarycommercial feed7 10 47 48 50 + 1410 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 25 August 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

54oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 54 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 51% of every possible ticket.

  • sum37th
  • odd34th
  • low34th
  • widest gap91th
  • neighbours86th
  • spread34th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 10 of each

76times
1014times
4710times
4813times
5011times
Stars · a separate 1-of-24 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 6 of each

145times

Every number was expected about that many times after 144 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 (10, 48) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 14 July 2026 — its closest relative in 144 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (21 August 2026): 48 carried over. Chance says 32% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (4% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

162

The numbers add up to 162 — the 36th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 178. Side-by-side numbers: 47–48. 26% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

7 had not appeared for 35 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 1.1× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 33% of the jackpot.

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

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Prize breakdown · 2026-08-25

  • Lines in play≈ 4.7Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$6.2Mto 209k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 23lines took a prize
  • Match 5 + Mega Ball0 winnerschance said 0.02

Where the money went

  • Match 532%$2.0M
  • Match 1 plus Mega Ball20%$1.2M
  • Match 0 plus Mega Ball32%$2.0M
  • 5 other tiers16%$1.0M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100M1BPrize each
  1. Match 5 + Mega Ball0≈ 0.02 by chance$130,000,000
  2. Match 55 rows folded in1≈ 0.37 by chance$2,000,000to $10,000,000
  3. Match 4 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in4≈ 5.3 by chance$20,000to $100,000
  4. Match 45 rows folded in142≈ 122 by chance$1,000to $5,000
  5. Match 3 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in344≈ 339 by chance$400to $2,000
  6. Match 2 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in7,473≈ 7.1k by chance$20.00to $100
  7. Match 35 rows folded in8,320≈ 7.8k by chance$20.00to $100
  8. Match 1 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in58,051≈ 55k by chance$14.00to $70.00
  9. Match 0 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in134,582≈ 135k by chance$10.00to $50.00
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
  • Where chance put the count

The rings take the ≈4.7M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 8,320 winners, 7% more than the 7.8k 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$130,000,000
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)1$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)3$30,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)1$20,000
Match 4 (10x Multiplier)4$5,000
Match 4 (5x Multiplier)10$2,500
Match 4 (4x Multiplier)19$2,000
Match 4 (3x Multiplier)46$1,500
Match 4 (2x Multiplier)63$1,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)8$2,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)21$1,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)48$800
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)102$600
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)165$400
Match 3 (10x Multiplier)262$100
Match 3 (5x Multiplier)542$50.00
Match 3 (4x Multiplier)1,050
$40.00
Match 3 (3x Multiplier)2,570$30.00
Match 3 (2x Multiplier)3,896$20.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)247$100
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)463$50.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)956$40.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)2,354$30.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)3,453$20.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)1,843$70.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)3,632$35.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)7,276$28.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)18,116$21.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)27,184$14.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)4,403$50.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)8,341$25.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)16,517$20.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)42,245$15.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)63,076$10.00
Totals208,917—