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Analyze Mega Millions and Powerball

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Latest results, frequencies, dry spells, and optional generators. Generators explore the data; they do not improve odds.

5 of 70 + 1 of 24 · $5 per play

930 drawings analysed

5 of 69 + 1 of 26 · $2 per play

1,407 drawings analysed

The law of independent trials: why past numbers can't predict the next drawing A ball that has not appeared in 40 drawings is not "due". Here is what independence actually means, and what the full drawing record says when you test it properly.
Are hot and cold numbers real? Testing the full drawing record Every lottery site publishes a hot-numbers table. We ran the two tests that decide whether those tables contain any information at all.
Mega Millions vs Powerball: the odds compared, tier by tier Both jackpots are advertised in the hundreds of millions and both are almost impossibly unlikely — but the two games are not equally hard, and the smaller tiers differ a lot.
What real winning combinations look like: sums, splits and consecutive numbers Winning tickets are not evenly spread across the play slip. The pattern is entirely a consequence of counting — and it matters for one reason only, which is not the one usually claimed.
When is a lottery ticket "worth" it? The expected-value math There is a jackpot size at which a ticket's expected value passes its price. It is much higher than most people assume, and reaching it still does not make the bet a good one.
How to calculate lottery odds yourself Two formulas cover every jackpot game ever sold. Once you can reproduce the official prize chart, no lottery claim can surprise you again.