Mega Millions Predictions & Results: Tuesday, 18 August 2026

Result

Tue, 18 Aug 2026

5 19 30 38 59 12 Jackpot $100,000,000

The Hive's full consensus

0 lines in

No predictions were made for this draw.

The strategies

Ranked by all-time score

Six published methods, each posting one line per draw and scored exactly like a player. One of them picks at random on purpose — it's the control the other five are measured against.

Overdue Strategy

16.0 · 18 draws · best 2

The main numbers that have gone unseen the longest.
Contrarian Strategy

14.0 · 18 draws · best 1

The main numbers players pick least, relative to chance.
Balanced Strategy

12.0 · 18 draws · best 2

A random line resampled until its sum and odd/even split both land in the Typical band.
Random Control

12.0 · 18 draws · best 1

A uniform random line. The control.
Anti-Hive Strategy

4.0 · 18 draws · best 1

The most-drawn numbers this draw's Hive consensus did not take.
Frequency Strategy

4.0 · 18 draws · best 1

The main numbers drawn most often over the last 12 months.

Prize breakdown

As reported by the operator for this draw.

Tier	Winners	Prize each
Match 5 + Mega Ball	0	$100,000,000
Match 5 (10x Multiplier)	0	$10,000,000
Match 5 (5x Multiplier)	0	$5,000,000
Match 5 (4x Multiplier)	0	$4,000,000
Match 5 (3x Multiplier)	0	$3,000,000
Match 5 (2x Multiplier)	0	$2,000,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)	0	$100,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)	0	$50,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)	1	$40,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)	0	$30,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)	3	$20,000
Match 4 (10x Multiplier)	1	$5,000
Match 4 (5x Multiplier)	5	$2,500
Match 4 (4x Multiplier)	19	$2,000
Match 4 (3x Multiplier)	40	$1,500
Match 4 (2x Multiplier)	55	$1,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)	16	$2,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)	24	$1,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)	57	$800
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)	133	$600
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)	230	$400
Match 3 (10x Multiplier)	266	$100
Match 3 (5x Multiplier)	503	$50
Match 3 (4x Multiplier)	1,110	$40
Match 3 (3x Multiplier)	2,731	$30
Match 3 (2x Multiplier)	4,166	$20
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)	259	$100
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)	519	$50
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)	1,061	$40
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)	2,684	$30
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)	4,076	$20
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)	2,128	$70
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)	4,211	$35
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)	8,367	$28
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)	20,823	$21
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)	31,341	$14
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)	4,878	$50
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)	9,760	$25
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)	19,390	$20
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)	48,196	$15
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)	72,414	$10