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Most Popular Mega Millions Numbers

Every Mega Millions number, ranked by how often players pick it across 21 lines posted on LotteryHive. Updated daily.

Lines counted
21
Most picked
13
Least picked
2
Picks 31 or under
38.1%
44.3% by chance

Most picked

Picks, and the pick rate against a random line (1.0× is chance).

  1. 13
    4 picks, · 2.7×
  2. 32
    4 picks, · 2.7×
  3. 37
    4 picks, · 2.7×
  4. 40
    4 picks, · 2.7×
  5. 51
    4 picks, · 2.7×
  6. 57
    4 picks, · 2.7×
  7. 63
    4 picks, · 2.7×
  8. 8
    3 picks, · 2.0×
  9. 26
    3 picks, · 2.0×
  10. 28
    3 picks, · 2.0×

Least picked

The numbers players leave out most often.

  1. 2
    0 picks, · 0.0×
  2. 12
    0 picks, · 0.0×
  3. 14
    0 picks, · 0.0×
  4. 19
    0 picks, · 0.0×
  5. 20
    0 picks, · 0.0×
  6. 25
    0 picks, · 0.0×
  7. 29
    0 picks, · 0.0×
  8. 30
    0 picks, · 0.0×
  9. 39
    0 picks, · 0.0×
  10. 42
    0 picks, · 0.0×

Most picked Mega Balls

Picks, and the pick rate against a random line.

  1. 16
    3 picks, · 3.4×
  2. 19
    3 picks, · 3.4×
  3. 21
    3 picks, · 3.4×
  4. 8
    2 picks, · 2.3×
  5. 22
    2 picks, · 2.3×

Least picked Mega Balls

The ones players leave out most often.

  1. 1
    0 picks, · 0.0×
  2. 2
    0 picks, · 0.0×
  3. 3
    0 picks, · 0.0×
  4. 4
    0 picks, · 0.0×
  5. 7
    0 picks, · 0.0×

Every number

Darker means picked more often. The figure under each number is its pick count.

  • 1 2 picks
  • 2 0 picks
  • 3 1 pick
  • 4 2 picks
  • 5 1 pick
  • 6 2 picks
  • 7 2 picks
  • 8 3 picks
  • 9 1 pick
  • 10 1 pick
  • 11 1 pick
  • 12 0 picks
  • 13 4 picks
  • 14 0 picks
  • 15 2 picks
  • 16 1 pick
  • 17 1 pick
  • 18 1 pick
  • 19 0 picks
  • 20 0 picks
  • 21 2 picks
  • 22 1 pick
  • 23 1 pick
  • 24 2 picks
  • 25 0 picks
  • 26 3 picks
  • 27 1 pick
  • 28 3 picks
  • 29 0 picks
  • 30 0 picks
  • 31 2 picks
  • 32 4 picks
  • 33 2 picks
  • 34 2 picks
  • 35 1 pick
  • 36 1 pick
  • 37 4 picks
  • 38 1 pick
  • 39 0 picks
  • 40 4 picks
  • 41 1 pick
  • 42 0 picks
  • 43 2 picks
  • 44 1 pick
  • 45 2 picks
  • 46 1 pick
  • 47 1 pick
  • 48 3 picks
  • 49 2 picks
  • 50 0 picks
  • 51 4 picks
  • 52 1 pick
  • 53 3 picks
  • 54 1 pick
  • 55 1 pick
  • 56 1 pick
  • 57 4 picks
  • 58 0 picks
  • 59 0 picks
  • 60 0 picks
  • 61 2 picks
  • 62 1 pick
  • 63 4 picks
  • 64 1 pick
  • 65 1 pick
  • 66 0 picks
  • 67 3 picks
  • 68 2 picks
  • 69 3 picks
  • 70 1 pick

Why popularity matters

Picking uncommon numbers does not change your chance of winning. It changes how many people you split the jackpot with when you do. Players lean on dates: 38.1% of Mega Millions picks here are 31 or under, where a random line would put 44.3%.

The Contrarian strategy builds its line from the numbers players pick least, and its record is published on the Mega Millions page next to everyone else's.

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