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Mega Millions · draw

Tuesday, 6 October 2026

ResultMega Millions

Verified
  1. 26
  2. 32
  3. 42
  4. 51
  5. 54
  6. 22

Jackpot$345,000,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/70 + 1/24 · since Apr 2025draw 157 of 157 under them

← 2026-10-02All recent drawsLatest on record

Where this result came from

Sources3 independent sources agree, 2 official. Settled 7 Oct 2026, 10:41 UTC.

  • Secondary 4official26 32 42 51 54 + 227 Oct 2026, 10:41 UTC
  • Secondary 5official26 32 42 51 54 + 227 Oct 2026, 10:41 UTC
  • Primarycommercial feed26 32 42 51 54 + 227 Oct 2026, 10:41 UTC

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This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 6 October 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

40oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 40 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 20% of every possible ticket.

  • sum73th
  • odd10th
  • low34th
  • widest gap3th
  • neighbours37th
  • spread7th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 11 of each

2611times
327times
4217times
5111times
547times
Stars · a separate 1-of-24 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 7 of each

225times

Every number was expected about that many times after 156 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 (32, 54) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 7 August 2026 — its closest relative in 156 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (2 October 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

205

The numbers add up to 205 — the 73th 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

32 had not appeared for 17 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 0.5× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 56% of the jackpot.

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

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Prize breakdown · 2026-10-06

  • Lines in play≈ 5.2Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$9.3Mto 221k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 23lines took a prize
  • Match 5 + Mega Ball0 winnerschance said 0.02

Where the money went

  • Match 554%$5.0M
  • Match 1 plus Mega Ball13%$1.2M
  • Match 0 plus Mega Ball24%$2.2M
  • 5 other tiers9.5%$879.9K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100M1BPrize each
  1. Match 5 + Mega Ball0≈ 0.02 by chance$345,000,000
  2. Match 55 rows folded in2≈ 0.41 by chance$2,000,000to $10,000,000
  3. Match 4 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in3≈ 5.8 by chance$20,000to $100,000
  4. Match 45 rows folded in112≈ 134 by chance$1,000to $5,000
  5. Match 3 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in298≈ 372 by chance$400to $2,000
  6. Match 2 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in7,464≈ 7.8k by chance$20.00to $100
  7. Match 35 rows folded in8,075≈ 8.6k by chance$20.00to $100
  8. Match 1 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in57,544≈ 61k by chance$14.00to $70.00
  9. Match 0 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in147,915≈ 148k 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 — 8,075 winners, 6% fewer than the 8.6k 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$345,000,000
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)1$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)1$30,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)2$20,000
Match 4 (10x Multiplier)2$5,000
Match 4 (5x Multiplier)9$2,500
Match 4 (4x Multiplier)16$2,000
Match 4 (3x Multiplier)39$1,500
Match 4 (2x Multiplier)46$1,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)6$2,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)19$1,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)40$800
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)84$600
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)149$400
Match 3 (10x Multiplier)284$100
Match 3 (5x Multiplier)489$50.00
Match 3 (4x Multiplier)983
$40.00
Match 3 (3x Multiplier)2,542$30.00
Match 3 (2x Multiplier)3,777$20.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)235$100
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)450$50.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)905$40.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)2,420$30.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)3,454$20.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)1,748$70.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)3,681$35.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)7,289$28.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)17,703$21.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)27,123$14.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)4,572$50.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)9,252$25.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)18,591$20.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)46,152$15.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)69,348$10.00
Totals221,413—