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Mega Millions results for 2020

All 104 Mega Millions drawings held in 2020, from January 3, 2020 to December 29, 2020, 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 2020. The five white balls averaged 176.2 per drawing, above the long-run average of 174.3 for this matrix.

Measure2020All 920 drawings
Drawings104920
Average sum176.2174.3
Drawings with consecutive numbers30.8%25.8%
Drawings repeating a ball from the previous one30.1%32.8%
All five balls in the lower half43.3% of drawings

Most and least drawn numbers of 2020

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 2020.
RankNumberTimes drawnShare of 2020 drawings
#11512×11.5%
#24412×11.5%
#32011×10.6%
#42511×10.6%
#52711×10.6%

Mega Millions's most frequent number in 2020 was 15, drawn 12 times — in 11.5% of the year's drawings. Every number from 1 to 70 came up at least once, with the quietest appearing just 2 times (65). The most common Mega Ball was 22, 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 2020 came on June 9, 2020, when the five white balls added up to just 48:

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The highest was October 20, 2020, totalling 281 — a spread of 233 points across a single year:

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Every Mega Millions drawing in 2020

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 29, 20200131354862191773:23:2
December 25, 20201723366970192153:22:3
December 22, 20202953565967212644:11:4
December 18, 20200715255160051584:13:2
December 15, 2020011018204615951:44:1
December 11, 20201931375567252095:02:3
December 8, 20201519333968251744:13:2
December 4, 20200319244450081402:33:2
December 1, 20200733536165142195:02:3
November 27, 20200410273558101342:34:1
November 24, 20200915346164061833:23:2
November 20, 20202633456168172333:22:3
November 17, 20200813354668161702:33:2
November 13, 20200607142859071142:34:1
November 10, 20202345535862132413:21:4
November 6, 20201824273460021631:44:1
November 3, 20200731444555191824:12:3
October 30, 20201419343959111653:23:2
October 27, 20200613344662011611:43:2
October 23, 20201834446069222251:42:3
October 20, 20204654575866102811:40:5
October 16, 20202732505257122182:32:3
October 13, 20201144454670252162:31:4
October 9, 20200511252764131324:14:1
October 6, 20201516183959171473:23:2
October 2, 20200938474968252113:21:4
September 29, 20201439434467192073:21:4
September 25, 20202036374867162082:31:4
September 22, 20203643445568122462:30:5
September 18, 20202629415264112122:32:3
September 15, 20202528385962222122:32:3
September 11, 20200315424856131642:32:3
September 8, 20200710153157211204:14:1
September 4, 20201922242853251462:34:1
September 1, 20201525263847221513:23:2
August 28, 20200309505364011793:22:3
August 25, 20200810151757121073:24:1
August 21, 20201115314263141624:13:2
August 18, 20200418262758231331:44:1
August 14, 20200324294247131453:23:2
August 11, 20200822294356091582:33:2
August 7, 20200444536470032351:41:4
August 4, 20200222304262201580:53:2
July 31, 20201235464869232102:32:3
July 28, 20201720273134191293:25:0
July 24, 20200833395458171922:32:3
July 21, 20201425264143151493:23:2
July 17, 20201213214657211493:23:2
July 14, 20200626555664222071:42:3
July 10, 20201015204953221473:23:2
July 7, 20201620253043181342:34:1
July 3, 20202040444550241991:41:4
June 30, 20200916293753111444:13:2
June 26, 20201933375657062024:12:3
June 23, 20200620374048151511:42:3
June 19, 20201134365266071991:42:3
June 16, 20202123333542061544:14:1
June 12, 20200914576770022173:22:3
June 9, 2020010509102322484:15:0
June 5, 20203235374755222064:12:3
June 2, 20200920232629081073:25:0
May 29, 20201013324151031473:23:2
May 26, 20203452585962042651:41:4
May 22, 20200810204446181280:53:2
May 19, 20200819253666091542:33:2
May 15, 20201117323346251393:24:1
May 12, 20200716274452051462:33:2
May 8, 20200520226170041782:33:2
May 5, 20200713172145141035:04:1
May 1, 20202830313566141902:34:1
April 28, 20201319535463172024:12:3
April 24, 20200127326067181873:23:2
April 21, 20201315246770171893:23:2
April 17, 20201335394655141884:12:3
April 14, 20202947656970072804:11:4
April 10, 20200211215760131513:23:2
April 7, 20202533435168202204:12:3
April 3, 20202438445758172211:41:4
March 31, 20200817515770022033:22:3
March 27, 20200325285060011662:33:2
March 24, 2020020816183114751:45:0
March 20, 20203435414554052093:22:3
March 17, 20202027285859251922:33:2
March 13, 20200722374344221533:22:3
March 10, 20200617485469121942:32:3
March 6, 20201548565870042471:41:4
March 3, 20200812335664021731:43:2
February 28, 20200203144164171242:33:2
February 25, 20200209434963151664:12:3
February 21, 20200407131660061002:34:1
February 18, 20200612396170041882:32:3
February 14, 20201032485455181991:42:3
February 11, 20200406325264061580:53:2
February 7, 20200914273652041382:33:2
February 4, 20203248505164102451:41:4
January 31, 20202831335762192113:23:2
January 28, 20201736475162212133:21:4
January 24, 2020030418233824862:34:1
January 21, 20201618293137081313:24:1
January 17, 20200325305470091822:33:2
January 14, 20200911133147111115:04:1
January 10, 20201727495166022104:12:3
January 7, 20202540415256212142:31:4
January 3, 20203741425363162364:10:5

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

Figures on this page are computed from the published game rules and the drawing record. These are the documents they are checked against — see our methodology and corrections policy for how that is done.