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The Mega Millions Ledger — September 29, 2026 in Numbers

Draw analyzed: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · Window: last 50 draws

DRAW ANALYSISMega MillionsSeptember 29, 2026101516276423

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

101516276423

Official Mega Millions result for September 29, 2026.

A bottom-heavy result — the line added up to only 132, where 184 is typical. The draw also produced a consecutive pair (15–16), a pattern that shows up more often than most players expect. Overdue watchers noticed: 64 showed for the first time in 38 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: 5#2: 4#3: 4#4: 3#5: 5#6: 1#7: 3#8: 1#9: 4#10: 4#11: 0#12: 2#13: 4#14: 2#15: 2#16: 4#17: 7#18: 2#19: 2#20: 3#21: 4#22: 4#23: 2#24: 4#25: 4#26: 7#27: 4#28: 0#29: 2#30: 7#31: 1#32: 3#33: 2#34: 6#35: 3#36: 6#37: 3#38: 3#39: 2#40: 3#41: 3#42: 3#43: 6#44: 3#45: 1#46: 3#47: 6#48: 7#49: 5#50: 5#51: 8#52: 3#53: 3#54: 2#55: 4#56: 5#57: 6#58: 5#59: 6#60: 4#61: 5#62: 3#63: 3#64: 2#65: 2#66: 4#67: 2#68: 5#69: 1#70: 3110203040506070

Current leaders: 51 (8×), 17 (7×), 26 (7×), 30 (7×), 48 (7×).

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 40% 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 41% repeated at least one number from the draw before.

341–102811–203821–303231–404241–504651–603061–70

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

29·026·122·224·322·421·530·631·723·822·9

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 184 over the window, ranging from 120 to 288; the middle half of results landed between 153 and 206. Over the most recent 20 draws the total has been holding steady (regression slope 0.5 per draw around an average of 181).

Gap report

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

1150 out2850 out6948 out4032 out1230 out5227 out4126 out

11 currently leads the absence table at 50 draws without an appearance, followed by 28 (50), 69 (48), 40 (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 October 2, 2026 — one frequency-led, one balance-led:

Hot StreakWeighted toward the most frequent numbers of the last 50 draws.
121524335212
Balanced MixFollows the dominant odd/even and low/high pattern with a typical sum range.
81729446812

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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