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Mega Millions winning numbers for 2023

104 bundled Mega Millions drawings in 2023, from January 3, 2023 to December 29, 2023, with year-specific frequency, sum, odd/even and consecutive-pair analysis from the bundled draw record.

Dates are Eastern Time drawing dates · 5 of 70 + 1 of 25 · $2 per play

Year at a glance

Throughout this year Mega Millions used five white balls from 1–70 and a Mega Ball from 1–25, drawn Tuesday and Friday evenings (ET).

Drawings
104

January 3, 2023 → December 29, 2023

Average white-ball sum
174.9

within 1.5 of the observed archive average of 174.5 (933 drawings)

Sum range
67 – 276

Low January 10, 2023 · High June 23, 2023

Consecutive pairs
26 (25.0%)

Observed archive rate 25.9% (933 drawings)

Top odd/even split
3:2

38 drawings (36.5%)

Top Mega Ball
18

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Every Mega Millions drawing in 2023

How to interpret these 2023 figures

2023 is a past calendar year relative to the snapshot reference date October 8, 2026. This page describes the 104 bundled Mega Millions drawings from January 3, 2023 through December 29, 2023. That span is what the archive holds. It is not a claim that every official drawing of the year was captured.

The five white balls in these 2023 drawings averaged 174.9. The observed average across the bundled archive of 933 drawings from October 31, 2017 through October 6, 2026 is 174.5. The 2023 average is within 1.5 points of that observed archive average. The archive average is the mean of those recorded drawings, not a theoretical mean of the ball matrix.

A uniform mathematical expectation for one specified white ball in this year's record is about 7.4 appearances (104 × 5 / 70). That expectation is not the observed archive average. White ball 29 led with 15 appearances (14.4% of these drawings). The lowest count was 1, shared by number 56. The tally describes these drawings only and does not change the odds of a later drawing.

The most common odd/even split in 2023 was 3 odd / 2 even, in 38 drawings (36.5%). Consecutive white-ball pairs appeared in 26 of 104 drawings (25.0%). The observed rate in the bundled archive of 933 drawings is 25.9%. These are counts, not a test of whether the difference is ordinary.

The most frequent Mega Ball in 2023 was 18, drawn 8 times. Each Mega Millions drawing is an independent trial. Hot, cold, and overdue labels summarize records; they do not change the odds on the next ticket. Verify any real ticket with your state lottery.

Frequency — white balls and Mega Ball

With 104 drawings and five white balls each, the mathematical expectation for one specified white number is about 7.4 appearances (104 × 5 / 70). That is an expectation for this year's drawing count, not the observed archive average. Rankings below break ties by ball number ascending so a rebuild always produces the same order.

Five most-drawn white balls in 2023 (ties broken by lower number first).
RankWhite ballTimes drawnShare of 2023 drawings
#12915×14.4%
#2313×12.5%
#31012×11.5%
#46112×11.5%
#51811×10.6%

Least-drawn white balls in 2023 all sat at 1×: 56.

Most frequent Mega Ball values in 2023.
RankMega BallTimes drawnShare of 2023
#1188×7.7%
#2117×6.7%
#3127×6.7%
#4137×6.7%
#546×5.8%

Frequency is a rear-view mirror. A number that led 2023 has no better chance in the next drawing — see hot and cold numbers tested and independent trials.

Sums and odd/even distribution

The lowest white-ball sum of 2023 was 67 on January 10, 2023:

071314151809

The highest was 276 on June 23, 2023 — a spread of 209 points:

136265676914

Odd/even split of the five white balls across all 104 drawings in 2023.
Odd:even splitDrawingsShare of year
3 odd / 2 even3836.5%
2 odd / 3 even3028.8%
4 odd / 1 even1817.3%
1 odd / 4 even1312.5%
0 odd / 5 even32.9%
5 odd / 0 even21.9%
Measure2023Observed archive (933 drawings, October 31, 2017 – October 6, 2026)
Drawings104933
Average sum174.9174.5
Drawings with consecutive numbers26 (25.0%)25.9%
Drawings repeating a ball from the previous one31.1%32.9%
All five balls in the lower half33.2% of drawings

Consecutive-number pairs

26 of 104 drawings (25.0%) included at least one consecutive white-ball pair (for example 14–15). The observed rate in the bundled archive (933 drawings, October 31, 2017 – October 6, 2026) is 25.9%. That comparison is a count, not a test of the difference. Consecutive pairs are not a signal to seek or avoid on a ticket.

Every Mega Millions drawing in 2023

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, 20231127306270102002:33:2
December 26, 20230810225864211620:53:2
December 22, 20231026365469041951:42:3
December 19, 20231726505861112122:32:3
December 15, 20231020284054121520:53:2
December 12, 20230823444553031733:22:3
December 8, 20232126536670132362:32:3
December 5, 20231835406467182242:32:3
December 1, 20231247495265122253:21:4
November 28, 20232737425961112264:11:4
November 24, 20230615455968011933:22:3
November 21, 20231722253038241322:34:1
November 17, 20230612313369171513:24:1
November 14, 20232935596169222535:02:3
November 10, 20231333596870082433:22:3
November 7, 20230311334252201413:23:2
November 3, 20231532384765121973:22:3
October 31, 20231435375570152113:22:3
October 27, 20231132435770062133:22:3
October 24, 20231620305459071791:43:2
October 20, 20230729364961221824:12:3
October 17, 20230506293261201333:24:1
October 13, 20230618444668181820:52:3
October 10, 20230308174663071373:23:2
October 6, 20231224465766222051:42:3
October 3, 20230319323959241524:13:2
September 29, 20231840475564112242:31:4
September 26, 20231530354260161822:33:2
September 22, 20231013145766031602:33:2
September 19, 20230609132966241233:24:1
September 15, 20230513295053251504:13:2
September 12, 20230214214267181462:33:2
September 8, 20230312175162011453:23:2
September 5, 20230343505165132124:11:4
September 1, 20231031424355081813:22:3
August 29, 20230939526163252244:11:4
August 25, 20231223263138021302:34:1
August 22, 20230112263650071251:43:2
August 18, 20231020294466111691:43:2
August 15, 20231839425763072193:21:4
August 11, 20230809183541181113:24:1
August 8, 20231319203233141173:25:0
August 4, 20231130455256201942:32:3
August 1, 20230824304561121682:33:2
July 28, 20230510285263181582:33:2
July 25, 20230305064461251193:23:2
July 21, 20232940475057252233:21:4
July 18, 20231922313754181633:23:2
July 14, 20231024485166151991:42:3
July 11, 20231017335164051753:23:2
July 7, 20230810175566031562:33:2
July 4, 20232133546167122364:12:3
June 30, 20231322475155091884:12:3
June 27, 20230834354152121702:33:2
June 23, 20231362656769142764:11:4
June 20, 20230637394546211733:21:4
June 16, 20230424344557191642:33:2
June 13, 20230810194447041282:33:2
June 9, 20230319536068132033:22:3
June 6, 20230612232957041273:24:1
June 2, 20230316193660251342:33:2
May 30, 20231316406468212011:42:3
May 26, 20231220374164011742:32:3
May 23, 20230310226566191662:33:2
May 19, 20230511414455141564:12:3
May 16, 20231534366970172242:32:3
May 12, 20230102234045151113:23:2
May 9, 20230437464851191862:31:4
May 5, 20231618284243111471:43:2
May 2, 20230315163241091073:24:1
April 28, 20231838536264202351:41:4
April 25, 20230829464748121782:32:3
April 21, 20230321294663091624:13:2
April 18, 2023070915192504755:05:0
April 14, 20232327414851221904:12:3
April 11, 20233135535455242284:12:3
April 7, 20231232495166212102:32:3
April 4, 20230137456264042093:21:4
March 31, 20231626274261231722:33:2
March 28, 20230203183268241231:44:1
March 24, 20231417334266151722:33:2
March 21, 20230121252740111144:14:1
March 17, 20232628293949251713:23:2
March 14, 20230107233855021244:13:2
March 10, 20230920596063052113:22:3
March 7, 20231522252869211593:24:1
March 3, 20230825363967111753:22:3
February 28, 20231416405259131811:42:3
February 24, 20230222496567072053:22:3
February 21, 20230215303663241462:33:2
February 17, 20230233385770132002:32:3
February 14, 20232324354043011653:23:2
February 10, 20232029305258191891:43:2
February 7, 20230915465557041824:12:3
February 3, 20230104505459171682:32:3
January 31, 20230709182939131024:14:1
January 27, 20230443464761222013:21:4
January 24, 20233341475062202333:21:4
January 20, 20232029316466172102:33:2
January 17, 2023021218243918951:44:1
January 13, 20233043454661142253:21:4
January 10, 2023071314151809673:25:0
January 6, 20230320465963131913:22:3
January 3, 20232529334144181724:13:2

Source and methodology

Counts on this page are computed from the site's bundled Mega Millions draw file for calendar year 2023 only (Eastern Time drawing dates). Matrix context: Throughout this year Mega Millions used five white balls from 1–70 and a Mega Ball from 1–25, drawn Tuesday and Friday evenings (ET). Full method and correction policy: Methodology. Draw snapshot last refreshed October 8, 2026. Always verify a ticket with your state lottery — this page is a convenience copy, not an official record.

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.

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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.