Mega Millions · overview
Mega Millions — overview
Five white balls (1–70) plus one Mega Ball. Pool changed in April 2025 (now 1–24). Multi-state national game.
2,547 draws2002-05-17 → 2026-10-09current era: 5/70 + 1/24 (April 2025–present)
Total draws (current era)
158
since 2025-04-08
Latest draw
2
7
16
63
70
·8
2026-10-09
Outcome space
290,472,336
C(70,5) × 24
Most / least drawn white
40/28
18 vs 5 appearances
Reading this honestly
Mega Millions' matrix changed five times between 1996 and 2025; the current 5/70 + 1/24 format began April 8, 2025. With only ~158 draws in this era, the expected count per ball is just 11.3 — the noise band is wide. Don’t over-read the differences.
White ball frequency
Counts across 158 draws · pool 1–70
Mega Ball frequency
Counts across 158 draws · pool 1–24
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