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Mega Millions results for 2018

All 104 Mega Millions drawings held in 2018, from January 2, 2018 to December 28, 2018, with the year's frequency and shape analysis.

Dates are Eastern Time drawing dates · 5 of 70 + 1 of 24 · $5 per play

The year in numbers

Mega Millions held 104 drawings in 2018. The five white balls averaged 172.1 per drawing, below the long-run average of 174.3 for this matrix.

Measure2018All 920 drawings
Drawings104920
Average sum172.1174.3
Drawings with consecutive numbers26.0%25.8%
Drawings repeating a ball from the previous one33.0%32.8%
All five balls in the lower half33.3% of drawings

Most and least drawn numbers of 2018

With 104 drawings and five balls each, every number "should" appear about 7.4 times if the machine is fair. The spread below is what fair randomness actually looks like over a single year — a leader several appearances clear of the field, and a tail of numbers that barely showed up.

The five most-drawn white balls of 2018.
RankNumberTimes drawnShare of 2018 drawings
#1116×15.4%
#22814×13.5%
#3213×12.5%
#47012×11.5%
#53111×10.6%

Mega Millions's most frequent number in 2018 was 1, drawn 16 times — in 15.4% of the year's drawings. Every number from 1 to 70 came up at least once, with the quietest appearing just 2 times (36). The most common Mega Ball was 23, with 8 appearances.

None of this predicts anything. A number that led one year has no better chance the next, and the ranking reshuffles completely from year to year — which is exactly what testing the full record against simulated fair draws shows.

Extremes of the year

The lowest-scoring drawing of 2018 came on May 4, 2018, when the five white balls added up to just 49:

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The highest was July 17, 2018, totalling 275 — a spread of 226 points across a single year:

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Every Mega Millions drawing in 2018

Mega Millions results, newest first. The Mega Ball is the final, highlighted ball. Always verify a ticket with your state lottery — this table is a convenience copy, not an official record.
Drawing date (ET)Winning numbersSumOdd/evenLow/high
December 28, 20180910253738211193:23:2
December 25, 20180208424350061451:42:3
December 21, 20181013616270052162:32:3
December 18, 20181322326069091962:33:2
December 14, 20180522264349231453:23:2
December 11, 20180438395459121942:31:4
December 7, 20180410203357131242:34:1
December 4, 20182831414250041922:32:3
November 30, 20182528404363191993:22:3
November 27, 20181224374257181722:32:3
November 23, 20180710303359231393:24:1
November 20, 20181016314266101651:43:2
November 16, 20183336636869162693:21:4
November 13, 20183446576569112713:21:4
November 9, 20180814275767051733:23:2
November 6, 20182834375669122242:32:3
November 2, 20180323284662161622:33:2
October 30, 20182031394649231853:22:3
October 26, 20180128616263052153:22:3
October 23, 20180528626570052302:32:3
October 19, 20181523536570072264:12:3
October 16, 20180345496169092275:01:4
October 12, 20180424466170072051:42:3
October 9, 20182022395460181951:42:3
October 5, 20182728324169121973:23:2
October 2, 20180222293134011182:35:0
September 28, 20183945525659152513:20:5
September 25, 20180816324861121651:43:2
September 21, 20180102115264091302:33:2
September 18, 20183132436368172373:22:3
September 14, 20182330404366132022:32:3
September 11, 20181530516267192253:22:3
September 7, 20180810415468101811:42:3
September 4, 20180207253544031133:24:1
August 31, 20180718293245171313:24:1
August 28, 20180320333441201313:24:1
August 24, 2018010613184908873:24:1
August 21, 20181416193857111442:33:2
August 17, 20180131324756031673:23:2
August 14, 20181126444546111722:32:3
August 10, 2018010312224206802:34:1
August 7, 20180213152162021133:24:1
August 3, 20180928305460021811:43:2
July 31, 20181215356469091953:23:2
July 27, 20180132404963201853:22:3
July 24, 2018010204192920553:25:0
July 20, 20180114304462011511:43:2
July 17, 20184041616667122753:20:5
July 13, 20182122395968022093:22:3
July 10, 20180117285670141722:33:2
July 6, 20180210465056161640:52:3
July 3, 20181335454968232104:12:3
June 29, 20180232474968231982:32:3
June 26, 20181725293960191704:13:2
June 22, 2018020611274420902:34:1
June 19, 20181113286570141873:23:2
June 15, 20180111374751061475:02:3
June 12, 2018010305087003873:24:1
June 8, 20181430334456131771:43:2
June 5, 20182233414852041962:32:3
June 1, 20180524526266172091:42:3
May 29, 20180211555867021933:22:3
May 25, 20181114516468252082:32:3
May 22, 20181617213648091382:33:2
May 18, 20180926536466112182:32:3
May 15, 20182134444961212093:22:3
May 11, 20181438405370222151:41:4
May 8, 20180815396467131933:22:3
May 4, 2018040510121821491:45:0
May 1, 20180207205570011542:33:2
April 27, 20180229386366111982:32:3
April 24, 20180319313248101333:24:1
April 20, 20180115183245041113:24:1
April 17, 20181234444765222022:32:3
April 13, 20180809324259101502:33:2
April 10, 20180513314353201455:03:2
April 6, 20181633515467202213:22:3
April 3, 20180429394262141762:32:3
March 30, 20181128314659011753:23:2
March 27, 20180725435659131904:12:3
March 23, 20180408235359171473:23:2
March 20, 20181438516470092371:41:4
March 16, 20180113263352111253:24:1
March 13, 20180630586061172151:42:3
March 9, 20180717184666221542:33:2
March 6, 20180104263539221053:24:1
March 2, 20182428426064082180:52:3
February 27, 20181017213843231293:23:2
February 23, 20180711131958091084:14:1
February 20, 20181719232443141264:14:1
February 16, 20181438485358162111:41:4
February 13, 20180512154649011273:23:2
February 9, 20182834414647141962:32:3
February 6, 20181417254858251622:33:2
February 2, 2018010414174004762:34:1
January 30, 20182941424957242184:11:4
January 26, 20181016273843011342:33:2
January 23, 20180206303155071242:34:1
January 19, 20180317234966231584:13:2
January 16, 20180311232959181255:04:1
January 12, 20181718334660241742:33:2
January 9, 20181629316567232084:13:2
January 5, 20182830395970102262:32:3
January 2, 20180142476470222242:31:4

These results are a convenience copy of public data and may be delayed or incorrect. Never claim a prize or discard a ticket based on this page — only your state lottery can validate a ticket. Nothing here is a prediction or a recommendation to play; lottery drawings are independent random events. 18+ (21+ in some states). Full disclaimer.

Sources

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