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Mega Millions results for 2021

All 105 Mega Millions drawings held in 2021, from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021, 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 105 drawings in 2021. The five white balls averaged 171.2 per drawing, below the long-run average of 174.3 for this matrix.

Measure2021All 920 drawings
Drawings105920
Average sum171.2174.3
Drawings with consecutive numbers28.6%25.8%
Drawings repeating a ball from the previous one30.8%32.8%
All five balls in the lower half33.3% of drawings

Most and least drawn numbers of 2021

With 105 drawings and five balls each, every number "should" appear about 7.5 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 2021.
RankNumberTimes drawnShare of 2021 drawings
#12616×15.2%
#21714×13.3%
#31013×12.4%
#4711×10.5%
#51411×10.5%

Mega Millions's most frequent number in 2021 was 26, drawn 16 times — in 15.2% of the year's drawings. Every number from 1 to 70 came up at least once, with the quietest appearing just 3 times (2, 60). The most common Mega Ball was 15, 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 2021 came on December 28, 2021, when the five white balls added up to just 85:

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The highest was January 26, 2021, totalling 267 — a spread of 182 points across a single year:

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Every Mega Millions drawing in 2021

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 31, 20210205304661081442:33:2
December 28, 2021030508313804853:24:1
December 24, 20211617253637161313:23:2
December 21, 20212531586467242453:22:3
December 17, 20212132384862102011:42:3
December 14, 20213335445569202364:12:3
December 10, 20212325404260081902:32:3
December 7, 20210107404368011593:22:3
December 3, 20212245485861132342:31:4
November 30, 20210708263039171102:34:1
November 26, 20210727374259021724:12:3
November 23, 20210724545758062002:32:3
November 19, 20210523525359181924:12:3
November 16, 20210622445365031902:32:3
November 12, 20213032424648151980:52:3
November 9, 20210914162649141142:34:1
November 5, 20211015206668181791:43:2
November 2, 20210510265865091642:33:2
October 29, 20211526283545041493:24:1
October 26, 20210614195662091571:43:2
October 22, 20210914262966221442:34:1
October 19, 2021031213195201993:24:1
October 15, 20210320313465181533:24:1
October 12, 20212126566165042293:22:3
October 8, 20212124364070221911:42:3
October 5, 20210711183036041022:34:1
October 1, 20212125366263062073:22:3
September 28, 20211830436869222282:32:3
September 24, 20211721274356151644:13:2
September 21, 20213641455156132293:20:5
September 17, 20211732405961182093:22:3
September 14, 20210413196364161633:23:2
September 10, 20212032354764181982:33:2
September 7, 20211517253253121424:14:1
September 3, 20210710126165031553:23:2
August 31, 20210814315868151791:43:2
August 27, 20210110444756231582:32:3
August 24, 20211718265267191802:33:2
August 20, 20214143515770012624:10:5
August 17, 20210306163856241191:43:2
August 13, 20211721354053111664:13:2
August 10, 20212945505962122453:21:4
August 6, 20210918404669091822:32:3
August 3, 2021010917273424884:15:0
July 30, 20211926315268101962:33:2
July 27, 20210235365464111911:42:3
July 23, 20211317194069171584:13:2
July 20, 20211026305257101751:43:2
July 16, 20212425475257242053:22:3
July 13, 20210310172655241113:24:1
July 9, 20210637394146171693:21:4
July 6, 20211847636869142653:21:4
July 2, 20210831323445191502:34:1
June 29, 20210738505269212162:31:4
June 25, 20211720424565121893:22:3
June 22, 20210126485159251853:22:3
June 18, 20211436444653181931:41:4
June 15, 20211822273852111571:43:2
June 11, 20210443566368132342:31:4
June 8, 20210922394154191653:22:3
June 4, 20210430344164081731:43:2
June 1, 20210711335863231724:13:2
May 28, 20211014204770151611:43:2
May 25, 20211421313454111542:34:1
May 21, 2021060917184808982:34:1
May 18, 20210305566166041913:22:3
May 14, 20210318414468031742:32:3
May 11, 20210708203639221102:33:2
May 7, 20210510192150101053:24:1
May 4, 20210427325763221833:23:2
April 30, 20210819264849051502:33:2
April 27, 20211522304142251502:33:2
April 23, 20210428293060251511:44:1
April 20, 20210623434952051733:22:3
April 16, 20211727285055251773:23:2
April 13, 20211015194568091573:23:2
April 9, 20212226275866121991:43:2
April 6, 20210119203242171142:34:1
April 2, 20211042485362192151:41:4
March 30, 20211137475356152044:11:4
March 26, 20210425374667151793:22:3
March 23, 20211223353855111633:23:2
March 19, 20210914405869081902:32:3
March 16, 20211041465269082182:31:4
March 12, 20210224253165181473:24:1
March 9, 20210433465865132062:32:3
March 5, 20211011172754201193:24:1
March 2, 20210408133464181231:44:1
February 26, 20211115376264051893:22:3
February 23, 2021050709205715984:14:1
February 19, 20212732475053042093:22:3
February 16, 20210136445466102011:41:4
February 12, 2021051424252714953:25:0
February 9, 20210718213140091173:24:1
February 5, 20211417282944021322:34:1
February 2, 20211337384067101953:21:4
January 29, 20210444585970032351:41:4
January 26, 20212949566667242673:21:4
January 22, 20210426425060241820:52:3
January 19, 20211019262850161331:44:1
January 15, 20210311123843151073:23:2
January 12, 20211214262833091131:45:0
January 8, 20210306161858111011:44:1
January 5, 20212043515557042264:11:4
January 1, 20210824536869072222:32:3

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.