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Mega Millions Hot and Cold Numbers August 2026
How the Mega Millions numbers ranked after the last draw of August 2026, on Friday, August 28, 2026: the most and least drawn numbers, the longest absences and all 8 draws of the month. A snapshot of that draw — it does not change.
Snapshot of August 28, 2026Since October 31, 2017 · 922 draws
After the last Mega Millions draw of August 2026 (Friday, August 28, 2026), the hottest numbers were 10, 17, 31, 3, 42, and 14 and the coldest were 51, 67, 45, 65, 23, and 35.
The most overdue was 6, not drawn in the last 48 draws. The most drawn Mega Balls were 12, 24, and 7.
Counted over the 922 draws from October 31, 2017 to August 28, 2026; Mega Ball: the 146 draws since April 8, 2025. Draws are random: these rankings describe past draws and do not predict the next one.
AI summary of the month
The hot six came up 6 times in 8 Mega Millions draws in August 2026
July's six hottest Mega Millions numbers came up 6 times in August 2026's 8 draws, against 3.4 from chance alone. Every one of them appeared except 31, with 17 drawn twice. The cold six came up 4 times, close to chance. Over the year the picture is still the other way round: since January the hot six total 21 and the cold six 39, against 29.7 for each.
Number 8 ended August's longest absence in the last draw of the month, on August 28, after 49 draws without appearing; 7 returned on August 25 after 34. The longest current gap now belongs to 6, at 48 draws.
It was a calm month for the sums: all 8 draws landed in the usual 118–229 band, averaging 167, and no number came up more than twice. Draws are random, and one good month for the hot numbers says nothing about the next.
Written by AI on November 12, 2026 from the figures on this page, and checked against them automatically. It describes past draws; it does not predict the next one.
Build a Mega Millions line around August 2026's three hottest numbers, 10, 17, and 31. The generator picks the rest — a fun way to choose, not a way to predict.
Each count is the number of times a number was drawn in the 922 Mega Millions draws from October 31, 2017 up to and including the draw of August 28, 2026. Hot numbers were drawn most often, cold numbers least often, and overdue numbers had gone the most draws without appearing, counted back from that draw.
These statistics count only draws played with the current Mega Millions numbers: main numbers (1–70) since October 31, 2017 (922 draws) and Mega Ball (1–24) since April 8, 2025 (146 draws). Older draws used a different set of numbers, so counting them would make the newer numbers look colder than they are.
Lottery draws are independent random events: every number has the same chance in every draw, whatever it did in August. These rankings describe the past and do not predict the next draw. For today's ranking, see the live Mega Millions hot and cold numbers, updated after every draw.
Mega Millions hot and cold numbers by month
How the ranking stood after the last draw of each month. Each page is a snapshot of that draw and does not change.
Did the hot Mega Millions numbers stay hot in August 2026?
The six hottest Mega Millions numbers after July 2026 (10, 17, 31, 3, 42, and 14) came up 6 times in the 8 draws of August 2026; chance alone gives 3.4 on average. The six coldest (51, 65, 67, 45, 23, and 50) came up 4 times. Over the 8 months since January 2026, the previous month's hot six came up 21 times against 29.7 expected by chance, and the cold six 39 times. Draws are random: past frequency does not change any number's chance.
What were the hottest Mega Millions numbers in August 2026?
After the last draw of August 2026 (August 28, 2026), the hottest Mega Millions numbers were 10, 17, 31, 3, 42, and 14 — the most drawn in the 922 draws since October 31, 2017. Number 10 led, drawn 86 times. Draws are random: this describes past draws and does not predict the next one.
What were the coldest Mega Millions numbers in August 2026?
The coldest — the least drawn in the same 922 draws — were 51, 67, 45, 65, 23, and 35. The most overdue was 6, not drawn in the last 48 draws up to August 28, 2026. A cold or overdue number is not "due": every number has the same chance in every draw.
Which Mega Millions numbers were drawn most often in August 2026?
In the 8 draws of August 2026, 1, 17, 20, 30, 46, 48, 55, and 57 were drawn 2 times each. 38 of the 70 numbers were not drawn at all that month. The most drawn Mega Balls that month: 2, 11, 12, 14, 17, 21, 23, and 24 (1 time each).