Mega Millions Predictions & Results: Friday, 16 October 2026

Result

Fri, 16 Oct 2026

2 15 31 41 68 11 Jackpot $403,000,000

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.

16 Oct
11 12 28 40 69 2
0 hits
Contrarian Strategy

14.0 · 18 draws · best 1

The main numbers players pick least, relative to chance.

16 Oct
2 3 4 5 6 18
1 hit
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.

16 Oct
12 18 19 58 65 6
0 hits
Random Control

12.0 · 18 draws · best 1

A uniform random line. The control.

16 Oct
27 44 68 69 70 8
1 hit
Anti-Hive Strategy

4.0 · 18 draws · best 1

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

16 Oct
11 30 34 59 63 5
0 hits
Frequency Strategy

4.0 · 18 draws · best 1

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

16 Oct
30 34 43 56 59 18
0 hits

Prize breakdown

As reported by the operator for this draw.

Tier	Winners	Prize each
Match 5 + Mega Ball	0	$403,000,000
Match 5 (10x Multiplier)	0	$10,000,000
Match 5 (5x Multiplier)	1	$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)	1	$50,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)	0	$40,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)	4	$30,000
Match 4 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)	6	$20,000
Match 4 (10x Multiplier)	10	$5,000
Match 4 (5x Multiplier)	13	$2,500
Match 4 (4x Multiplier)	14	$2,000
Match 4 (3x Multiplier)	57	$1,500
Match 4 (2x Multiplier)	58	$1,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)	12	$2,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)	22	$1,000
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)	48	$800
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)	136	$600
Match 3 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)	184	$400
Match 3 (10x Multiplier)	307	$100
Match 3 (5x Multiplier)	536	$50
Match 3 (4x Multiplier)	1,129	$40
Match 3 (3x Multiplier)	2,789	$30
Match 3 (2x Multiplier)	4,217	$20
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)	285	$100
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)	593	$50
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)	1,077	$40
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)	2,768	$30
Match 2 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)	4,186	$20
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)	2,247	$70
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)	4,481	$35
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)	9,171	$28
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)	22,148	$21
Match 1 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)	33,945	$14
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (10x Multiplier)	5,461	$50
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (5x Multiplier)	11,020	$25
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (4x Multiplier)	22,115	$20
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (3x Multiplier)	55,161	$15
Match 0 plus Mega Ball (2x Multiplier)	82,568	$10