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The Mega Millions Ledger — August 18, 2026 in Numbers

Draw analyzed: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · Window: last 50 draws

DRAW ANALYSISMega MillionsAugust 18, 202651930385912

Numbers first, opinions later. Here is our statistical read on Mega Millions after the latest drawing — the full pattern report for the past 50 draws.

The result

51930385912

Official Mega Millions result for August 18, 2026.

The draw skewed low this time, summing to just 151 versus a recent average of 182. Overdue watchers noticed: 19 showed for the first time in 23 draws. Meanwhile 5 keeps rolling — it's one of the hottest numbers of the current window.

Frequency map

First layer: appearance counts for the full number pool over the last 50 draws:

#1: 3#2: 4#3: 3#4: 4#5: 6#6: 1#7: 2#8: 1#9: 3#10: 2#11: 3#12: 2#13: 5#14: 2#15: 2#16: 4#17: 5#18: 5#19: 4#20: 4#21: 6#22: 4#23: 2#24: 3#25: 2#26: 6#27: 3#28: 1#29: 1#30: 6#31: 2#32: 3#33: 2#34: 4#35: 5#36: 6#37: 3#38: 5#39: 3#40: 4#41: 4#42: 3#43: 5#44: 3#45: 3#46: 3#47: 5#48: 5#49: 5#50: 5#51: 8#52: 4#53: 4#54: 3#55: 5#56: 4#57: 3#58: 2#59: 5#60: 5#61: 3#62: 5#63: 4#64: 1#65: 4#66: 3#67: 2#68: 3#69: 2#70: 3110203040506070

Current leaders: 51 (8×), 5 (6×), 21 (6×), 26 (6×), 30 (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 2.5 odd numbers per line. 3 of the numbers typically landed in the lower half (1–35). 16% of draws contained at least one consecutive pair, and 37% repeated at least one number from the draw before.

291–103611–203421–303731–404141–504351–603061–70

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

29·029·125·225·320·427·527·623·722·823·9

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 182 over the window, ranging from 112 to 288; the middle half of results landed between 153 and 204. Over the most recent 20 draws the total has been holding steady (regression slope -0.5 per draw around an average of 182).

Gap report

Finally, the gap report — which numbers have been missing longest, and which just ended a drought:

847 out645 out1143 out2841 out6936 out733 out5829 out

8 currently leads the absence table at 47 draws without an appearance, followed by 6 (45), 11 (43), 28 (41). On the other side, a neighbor effect showed up in 49% of recent draws — a number one above or below a previous hit appearing next time out.

Two reference sets

As a closing exercise, here are two study sets for the August 21, 2026 drawing — treat them as illustrations of the data, nothing more:

Hot StreakWeighted toward the most frequent numbers of the last 50 draws.
2454576312
Balanced MixFollows the dominant odd/even and low/high pattern with a typical sum range.
51820657012

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

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