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The Mega Millions Ledger — September 18, 2026 in Numbers

Draw analyzed: Friday, September 18, 2026 · Window: last 50 draws

DRAW ANALYSISMega MillionsSeptember 18, 2026492456681

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

492456681

Official Mega Millions result for September 18, 2026.

Overdue watchers noticed: 24 showed for the first time in 28 draws.

Frequency map

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

#1: 5#2: 4#3: 4#4: 3#5: 6#6: 1#7: 2#8: 1#9: 4#10: 3#11: 0#12: 2#13: 3#14: 2#15: 2#16: 3#17: 7#18: 3#19: 2#20: 3#21: 4#22: 5#23: 2#24: 4#25: 3#26: 6#27: 3#28: 0#29: 2#30: 7#31: 2#32: 3#33: 3#34: 6#35: 4#36: 6#37: 3#38: 3#39: 2#40: 3#41: 3#42: 3#43: 6#44: 3#45: 3#46: 3#47: 6#48: 7#49: 5#50: 5#51: 8#52: 3#53: 3#54: 2#55: 4#56: 5#57: 5#58: 4#59: 6#60: 5#61: 5#62: 4#63: 4#64: 1#65: 3#66: 4#67: 1#68: 4#69: 1#70: 3110203040506070

Current leaders: 51 (8×), 17 (7×), 30 (7×), 48 (7×), 5 (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 38% of draws), with an average of 2.5 odd numbers per line. 3 of the numbers typically landed in the lower half (1–35). 14% of draws contained at least one consecutive pair, and 39% repeated at least one number from the draw before.

331–102711–203621–303531–404441–504551–603061–70

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

29·027·124·225·321·425·528·627·722·822·9

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 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 -0.1 per draw around an average of 182).

Gap report

Drought watch: these numbers have stayed off the board the longest:

1150 out2850 out6945 out6435 out1531 out4029 out1227 out

11 currently leads the absence table at 50 draws without an appearance, followed by 28 (50), 69 (45), 64 (35). 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

As a closing exercise, here are two study sets for the September 22, 2026 drawing — treat them as illustrations of the data, nothing more:

Hot StreakWeighted toward the most frequent numbers of the last 50 draws.
21726596610
Balanced MixFollows the dominant odd/even and low/high pattern with a typical sum range.
3628596823

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

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