The Mega Millions Ledger — September 15, 2026 in Numbers

Welcome to the Mega Millions analysis desk. Below we break the last 50 draws into charts and patterns: which numbers dominate, which have vanished, and how the totals are trending.
The result
Official Mega Millions result for September 15, 2026.
This was a top-heavy draw — the line summed to 221, well above the recent average of 185. There it is again — a back-to-back pair (57–58) landed in this line. And 36 finally woke up, ending a 20-draw drought.
Frequency map
Start with raw frequency. Across the last 50 draws, here is how often each number has appeared:
Current leaders: 51 (8×), 17 (7×), 30 (7×), 48 (7×), 5 (6×).
Shape of the draws
Structure matters as much as individual numbers. Here is how recent drawn lines have been shaped — odd/even balance, low/high split and section spread:
Across the last 50 draws, the most common odd/even split was 2 odd out of 5 (seen in 38% of draws), with an average of 2.6 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
Line totals tell their own story. Here is the sum of each draw plotted over time:
Line totals have averaged 185 over the window, ranging from 112 to 288; the middle half of results landed between 153 and 211. Over the most recent 20 draws the total has been holding steady (regression slope 0.2 per draw around an average of 183).
Gap report
Every number has a clock on it. The current absence leaders:
11 currently leads the absence table at 50 draws without an appearance, followed by 28 (49), 69 (44), 64 (34). On the other side, a neighbor effect showed up in 45% 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 September 18, 2026 — one frequency-led, one balance-led:
Illustrative only — every combination has the same chance in a random drawing.
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