The Mega Millions Ledger — August 25, 2026 in Numbers
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
Official Mega Millions result for August 25, 2026.
48 carried straight over from the previous drawing — repeat numbers strike again. There it is again — a back-to-back pair (47–48) landed in this line. And 7 finally woke up, ending a 35-draw drought.
Frequency map
The frequency chart below counts every appearance over the past 50 draws — peaks are the current favorites, valleys the quiet zones:
Current leaders: 51 (8×), 48 (7×), 5 (6×), 26 (6×), 30 (6×).
Shape of the draws
Beyond single numbers, the shape of recent lines has been remarkably consistent. The structural read:
Across the last 50 draws, the most common odd/even split was 2 odd out of 5 (seen in 36% 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 39% repeated at least one number from the draw before.
Appearances by play-slip section (rows of ten).
Appearances by last digit (·0 through ·9).
Sum trend
Is the board running high or low? The sum trend over recent draws:
Line totals have averaged 181 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 sliding downward (regression slope -1.1 per draw around an average of 180).
Gap report
Drought watch: these numbers have stayed off the board the longest:
8 currently leads the absence table at 49 draws without an appearance, followed by 6 (47), 11 (45), 28 (43). 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 28, 2026 drawing — treat them as illustrations of the data, nothing more:
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.
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