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Mega Millions · draw

Tuesday, 20 October 2026

ResultMega Millions

Verified
  1. 13
  2. 28
  3. 33
  4. 35
  5. 48
  6. 3

Jackpot$413,000,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/70 + 1/24 · since Apr 2025draw 161 of 160 under them

← 2026-10-16All recent drawsLatest on record

Where this result came from

Sources3 independent sources agree, 2 official. Settled 21 Oct 2026, 08:20 UTC.

  • Secondary 4official13 28 33 35 48 + 321 Oct 2026, 08:20 UTC
  • Secondary 5official13 28 33 35 48 + 321 Oct 2026, 08:20 UTC
  • Primarycommercial feed13 28 33 35 48 + 321 Oct 2026, 08:20 UTC

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This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 October 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

48oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 48 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 36% of every possible ticket.

  • sum32th
  • odd66th
  • low90th
  • widest gap14th
  • neighbours37th
  • spread17th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 11 of each

1314times
285times
3311times
357times
4814times
Stars · a separate 1-of-24 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 7 of each

35times

Every number was expected about that many times after 160 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 (13, 33) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 26 June 2026 — its closest relative in 160 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 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

157

The numbers add up to 157 — the 32th 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

28 had not appeared for 59 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 0.6× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 54% of the jackpot.

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

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Prize breakdown · 2026-10-20

  • Lines in play≈ 5.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$5.2Mto 255k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 23lines took a prize
  • Match 5 + Mega Ball0 winnerschance said 0.02

Where the money went

  • Match 35.4%$280.9K
  • Match 1 plus Mega Ball28%$1.5M
  • Match 0 plus Mega Ball48%$2.5M
  • 4 other tiers19%$963.5K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100M1BPrize each
  1. Match 5 + Mega Ball0≈ 0.02 by chance$413,000,000
  2. Match 55 rows folded in0≈ 0.47 by chance$2,000,000to $10,000,000
  3. Match 4 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in6≈ 6.6 by chance$20,000to $100,000
  4. Match 45 rows folded in152≈ 151 by chance$1,000to $5,000
  5. Match 3 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in436≈ 421 by chance$400to $2,000
  6. Match 2 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in8,957≈ 8.8k by chance$20.00to $100
  7. Match 35 rows folded in9,371≈ 9.7k by chance$20.00to $100
  8. Match 1 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in69,057≈ 69k by chance$14.00to $70.00
  9. Match 0 plus Mega Ball5 rows folded in167,143≈ 167k by chance$10.00to $50.00
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
  • Where chance put the count

The rings take the ≈5.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 9,371 winners, 3% fewer than the 9.7k 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$413,000,000
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)2$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)3$5,000
Match 4 (5x Multiplier)12$2,500
Match 4 (4x Multiplier)19$2,000
Match 4 (3x Multiplier)52$1,500
Match 4 (2x Multiplier)66$1,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)16$2,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)36$1,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)54$800
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)127$600
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)203$400
Match 3 (10x Multiplier)277$100
Match 3 (5x Multiplier)621$50.00
Match 3 (4x Multiplier)1,130
$40.00
Match 3 (3x Multiplier)3,006$30.00
Match 3 (2x Multiplier)4,337$20.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)270$100
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)545$50.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)1,113$40.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)2,858$30.00
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)4,171$20.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)2,246$70.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)4,284$35.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)8,692$28.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)21,642$21.00
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)32,193$14.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)5,253$50.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)10,495$25.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)20,829$20.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)51,835$15.00
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)78,731$10.00
Totals255,122—