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Mega Millions Hot and Cold Numbers October 2026
How the Mega Millions numbers ranked after the last draw of October 2026, on Friday, October 30, 2026: the most and least drawn numbers, the longest absences and all 9 draws of the month. A snapshot of that draw — it does not change.
Snapshot of October 30, 2026Since October 31, 2017 · 940 draws
After the last Mega Millions draw of October 2026 (Friday, October 30, 2026), the hottest numbers were 10, 17, 31, 3, 42, and 14 and the coldest were 65, 45, 51, 67, 23, and 50.
The most overdue was 69, not drawn in the last 57 draws. The most drawn Mega Balls were 12, 16, and 24.
Counted over the 940 draws from October 31, 2017 to October 30, 2026; Mega Ball: the 164 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
Mega Millions in October 2026: 51 hands the coldest spot to 65
Number 51 started October 2026 as the least drawn Mega Millions number since October 31, 2017. It came up twice in the month, and that was enough to hand the bottom spot to 65, drawn 53 times against 54 for 51. Two long gaps also closed: 11 and 28 both came back after 58 draws, on October 13 and October 20, and 11 moved into the ten most drawn numbers in place of 8.
September's hot six and cold six each came up 5 times, a little above the 3.9 that chance alone gives. Over the 10 months from January to October, though, the hot six have come up 29 times and the cold six 46, against 37.5 for each. That runs against the idea that hot numbers stay hot, but it is not a forecast: draws are random.
The sums were ordinary too, with all 9 draws inside the usual 118–229 band and an average of 166.
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 October 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 940 Mega Millions draws from October 31, 2017 up to and including the draw of October 30, 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 (940 draws) and Mega Ball (1–24) since April 8, 2025 (164 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 October. 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 October 2026?
The six hottest Mega Millions numbers after September 2026 (10, 17, 31, 3, 42, and 14) came up 5 times in the 9 draws of October 2026; chance alone gives 3.9 on average. The six coldest (51, 45, 65, 67, 23, and 35) came up 5 times. Over the 10 months since January 2026, the previous month's hot six came up 29 times against 37.5 expected by chance, and the cold six 46 times. Draws are random: past frequency does not change any number's chance.
What were the hottest Mega Millions numbers in October 2026?
After the last draw of October 2026 (October 30, 2026), the hottest Mega Millions numbers were 10, 17, 31, 3, 42, and 14 — the most drawn in the 940 draws since October 31, 2017. Number 10 led, drawn 88 times. Draws are random: this describes past draws and does not predict the next one.
What were the coldest Mega Millions numbers in October 2026?
The coldest — the least drawn in the same 940 draws — were 65, 45, 51, 67, 23, and 50. The most overdue was 69, not drawn in the last 57 draws up to October 30, 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 October 2026?
In the 9 draws of October 2026, 2, 7, 15, 40, 41, 49, 51, and 68 were drawn 2 times each. 33 of the 70 numbers were not drawn at all that month. The most drawn Mega Balls that month: 3 and 17 (2 times each).