The Ticket Journal

Slow essays and small figures from the printed side of the draws.

Mega Millions

The Mega Millions Ledger — July 17, 2026 in Numbers

Draw analyzed: Friday, July 17, 2026 · Window: last 50 draws

DRAW ANALYSISMega MillionsJuly 17, 2026223445485514

Grab a coffee — this is the long-form Mega Millions breakdown. We chart the frequencies, measure the droughts and trace the sum curve across the last 50 draws.

The result

223445485514

Official Mega Millions result for July 17, 2026.

48 carried straight over from the previous drawing — repeat numbers strike again. Overdue watchers noticed: 45 showed for the first time in 30 draws.

Frequency map

The frequency chart below counts every appearance over the past 50 draws — peaks are the current favorites, valleys the quiet zones:

#1: 2#2: 3#3: 3#4: 4#5: 6#6: 1#7: 2#8: 1#9: 3#10: 2#11: 5#12: 3#13: 6#14: 1#15: 3#16: 4#17: 4#18: 4#19: 3#20: 3#21: 6#22: 5#23: 1#24: 3#25: 4#26: 5#27: 2#28: 1#29: 1#30: 5#31: 2#32: 2#33: 2#34: 5#35: 5#36: 8#37: 3#38: 5#39: 4#40: 6#41: 4#42: 2#43: 6#44: 3#45: 3#46: 1#47: 5#48: 5#49: 6#50: 5#51: 6#52: 6#53: 4#54: 2#55: 5#56: 5#57: 2#58: 3#59: 3#60: 3#61: 3#62: 6#63: 7#64: 1#65: 3#66: 4#67: 2#68: 3#69: 3#70: 1110203040506070

Current leaders: 36 (8×), 63 (7×), 5 (6×), 13 (6×), 21 (6×).

Shape of the draws

Zooming out, the recent draws share some clear structural tendencies:

Across the last 50 draws, the most common odd/even split was 2 odd out of 5 (seen in 34% of draws), with an average of 2.6 odd numbers per line. 2 of the numbers typically landed in the lower half (1–35). 14% of draws contained at least one consecutive pair, and 43% repeated at least one number from the draw before.

271–103611–203321–304231–404041–503951–603361–70

Appearances by play-slip section (rows of ten).

25·028·127·229·319·429·528·620·722·823·9

Appearances by last digit (·0 through ·9).

Sum trend

Now the trend curve. The chart below tracks the total of each drawn line over recent draws:

Line totals have averaged 183 over the window, ranging from 112 to 288; the middle half of results landed between 156 and 204. Over the most recent 20 draws the total has been holding steady (regression slope -0.4 per draw around an average of 181).

Gap report

Every number has a clock on it. The current absence leaders:

838 out636 out1134 out2832 out6830 out1828 out4228 out

8 currently leads the absence table at 38 draws without an appearance, followed by 6 (36), 11 (34), 28 (32). On the other side, a neighbor effect showed up in 47% of recent draws — a number one above or below a previous hit appearing next time out.

Two reference sets

For readers who want a takeaway, the model condensed all of the above into two reference sets for July 21, 2026 — one frequency-led, one balance-led:

Hot StreakWeighted toward the most frequent numbers of the last 50 draws.
52026273612
Balanced MixFollows the dominant odd/even and low/high pattern with a typical sum range.
6114855666

Illustrative only — every combination has the same chance in a random drawing.

That's the full report. Everything above refreshes automatically after each draw — and if you'd like the same analysis in your pocket, the free Lottery Ticket Studio app has it.

Explore the stats in the app
#Mega Millions#Number Frequency#Draw Statistics#Lottery Data#Number Patterns