The most frequently drawn Mega Millions numbers since the current 5/70 + Mega Ball 1/24 format launched in 2017. Use these to generate smarter picks.
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Main balls (1–70) ranked by draw frequency since 2017
Mega Ball pool (1–24) — drawn from a separate drum
💡 Mega Ball 22 is the single most drawn Mega Ball since the current format launched — appearing in 28 draws.
Some players bet on overdue numbers — the ones drawn least frequently — expecting them to normalize over time. The coldest Mega Millions main balls right now are:
Go to the PickDaddyAI generator, select Mega Millions, and choose the "Hot Numbers" strategy from the list.
The AI weights your 5 main numbers and Mega Ball toward the historically most frequent numbers for this game.
Save your picks to history, track near-misses against official draw results, and see how close you came.
Based on draws since the 5/70 + Mega Ball 1/24 format launched in 2017, the most frequently drawn main balls are 31, 17, 10, 46, and 20. These numbers have appeared in 40+ draws each.
The most frequently drawn Mega Ball numbers are 22, 11, 9, 10, and 19. Mega Ball 22 has appeared most often since the current game format began.
Each Mega Millions draw is independent and random — mathematically, every combination has the same 1 in 302 million jackpot odds. Hot numbers don't guarantee a win. However, many players prefer using frequency data as a structured approach rather than picking randomly, and some research suggests hot number patterns persist in the short-to-medium term.
Hot numbers are drawn most frequently over a period. Cold numbers are drawn least frequently — sometimes called "overdue" numbers. Some strategies favor hot numbers (momentum), others favor cold numbers (regression to mean). PickDaddyAI supports both strategies.
Mega Millions draws twice a week — every Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 PM ET. Tickets must be purchased before 10:45 PM ET on draw nights.
On PickDaddyAI, select Mega Millions, choose the "Hot Numbers" strategy, and hit Generate. The AI weights your picks toward the most frequently drawn numbers for the game automatically.
The Mega Ball is drawn from a separate pool of 1 to 24. Matching just the Mega Ball wins $2. Matching all 5 main numbers plus the Mega Ball wins the jackpot.