Mega Millions Predictions & Results: Friday, 28 August 2026

Result

Fri, 28 Aug 2026

8 17 29 42 55 2 Jackpot $145,000,000

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	$145,000,000
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)	2	$3,000,000
Match 5 (2x Multiplier)	0	$2,000,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)	1	$100,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)	0	$50,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)	0	$40,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)	2	$30,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)	1	$20,000
Match 4 (10x Multiplier)	6	$5,000
Match 4 (5x Multiplier)	6	$2,500
Match 4 (4x Multiplier)	17	$2,000
Match 4 (3x Multiplier)	43	$1,500
Match 4 (2x Multiplier)	77	$1,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)	16	$2,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)	30	$1,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)	36	$800
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)	114	$600
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)	171	$400
Match 3 (10x Multiplier)	307	$100
Match 3 (5x Multiplier)	584	$50
Match 3 (4x Multiplier)	1,193	$40
Match 3 (3x Multiplier)	2,960	$30
Match 3 (2x Multiplier)	4,437	$20
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)	260	$100
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)	476	$50
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)	955	$40
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)	2,434	$30
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)	3,561	$20
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)	1,858	$70
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)	3,575	$35
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)	7,216	$28
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)	18,166	$21
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)	27,495	$14
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)	4,237	$50
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)	8,398	$25
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)	17,026	$20
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)	42,164	$15
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)	62,897	$10