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Mega Millions · draw

Friday, 9 October 2026

ResultMega Millions

Verified
  1. 2
  2. 7
  3. 16
  4. 63
  5. 70
  6. 8

Jackpot$364,000,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

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

← 2026-10-06All recent drawsLatest on record

Where this result came from

Sources2 independent sources agree, 1 official. Settled 10 Oct 2026, 06:32 UTC.

  • Secondary 5official2 7 16 63 70 + 810 Oct 2026, 06:32 UTC
  • Primarycommercial feed2 7 16 63 70 + 810 Oct 2026, 06:32 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 9 October 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

47oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 47 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 33% of every possible ticket.

  • sum33th
  • odd34th
  • low66th
  • widest gap99th
  • neighbours37th
  • spread99th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 11 of each

212times
78times
1613times
6316times
70

Prize breakdown · 2026-10-09

  • Lines in play≈ 5.5Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$4.8Mto 241k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 23lines took a prize
  • Match 5 + Mega Ball0 winnerschance said 0.02

Where the money went

  • Match 35.8%$281.5K
  • Match 1 plus Mega Ball29%$1.4M
  • Match 0 plus Mega Ball48%$2.3M
  • 4 other tiers17%$828.8K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100M1BPrize each
  1. Match 5 + Mega Ball0≈ 0.02 by chance

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8times
Stars · a separate 1-of-24 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 7 of each

86times

Every number was expected about that many times after 157 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.

Frequency Explorer →

Its nearest twin

Shares 2 of 5 numbers (2, 63) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 7 July 2026 — its closest relative in 157 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (6 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

158

The numbers add up to 158 — the 33th 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

2 had not appeared for 22 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 1.5× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 25% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
$364,000,000
  • Match 55 rows folded in0≈ 0.43 by chance$2,000,000to $10,000,000
  • Match 4 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in6≈ 6.1 by chance$20,000to $100,000
  • Match 45 rows folded in99≈ 141 by chance$1,000to $5,000
  • Match 3 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in406≈ 393 by chance$400to $2,000
  • Match 2 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in8,864≈ 8.3k by chance$20.00to $100
  • Match 35 rows folded in9,362≈ 9.0k by chance$20.00to $100
  • Match 1 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in66,325≈ 64k by chance$14.00to $70.00
  • Match 0 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in156,132≈ 156k by chance$10.00to $50.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.5M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 plus Mega Ball — 8,864 winners, 7% more than the 8.3k 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$364,000,000
    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)1$50,000
    Match 4 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)0$40,000
    Match 4 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)2$30,000
    Match 4 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)3$20,000
    Match 4 (10x Multiplier)4$5,000
    Match 4 (5x Multiplier)8$2,500
    Match 4 (4x Multiplier)16$2,000
    Match 4 (3x Multiplier)21$1,500
    Match 4 (2x Multiplier)50$1,000
    Match 3 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)12$2,000
    Match 3 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)27$1,000
    Match 3 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)45$800
    Match 3 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)119$600
    Match 3 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)203$400
    Match 3 (10x Multiplier)314$100
    Match 3 (5x Multiplier)554$50.00
    Match 3 (4x Multiplier)1,186$40.00
    Match 3 (3x Multiplier)2,876$30.00
    Match 3 (2x Multiplier)4,432$20.00
    Match 2 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)275$100
    Match 2 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)553$50.00
    Match 2 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)1,097$40.00
    Match 2 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)2,786$30.00
    Match 2 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)4,153$20.00
    Match 1 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)2,079$70.00
    Match 1 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)4,129$35.00
    Match 1 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)8,278$28.00
    Match 1 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)20,608$21.00
    Match 1 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)31,231$14.00
    Match 0 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)4,961$50.00
    Match 0 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)9,793$25.00
    Match 0 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)19,505$20.00
    Match 0 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)48,651$15.00
    Match 0 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)73,222$10.00
    Totals241,194—