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The Mega Millions Ledger — October 23, 2026 in Numbers

Draw analyzed: Friday, October 23, 2026 · Window: last 50 draws

DRAW ANALYSISMega MillionsOctober 23, 2026374649515

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

374649515

Official Mega Millions result for October 23, 2026.

Overdue watchers noticed: 49 showed for the first time in 25 draws. Meanwhile 51 keeps rolling — it's one of the hottest numbers of the current window.

Frequency map

Start with raw frequency. Across the last 50 draws, here is how often each number has appeared:

#1: 4#2: 6#3: 4#4: 3#5: 5#6: 2#7: 4#8: 1#9: 4#10: 4#11: 1#12: 3#13: 5#14: 1#15: 4#16: 3#17: 6#18: 1#19: 2#20: 3#21: 2#22: 4#23: 2#24: 3#25: 4#26: 8#27: 3#28: 1#29: 2#30: 7#31: 2#32: 3#33: 3#34: 6#35: 3#36: 3#37: 4#38: 2#39: 2#40: 4#41: 3#42: 3#43: 4#44: 2#45: 1#46: 4#47: 5#48: 8#49: 4#50: 5#51: 10#52: 3#53: 3#54: 3#55: 5#56: 4#57: 5#58: 4#59: 6#60: 4#61: 4#62: 2#63: 4#64: 2#65: 2#66: 4#67: 2#68: 6#69: 0#70: 4110203040506070

Current leaders: 51 (10×), 26 (8×), 48 (8×), 30 (7×), 2 (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 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). 18% of draws contained at least one consecutive pair, and 39% repeated at least one number from the draw before.

371–102911–203621–303231–403941–504751–603061–70

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

31·026·124·225·320·424·528·629·723·820·9

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 181 over the window, ranging from 120 to 288; the middle half of results landed between 153 and 205. Over the most recent 20 draws the total has been holding steady (regression slope -0.6 per draw around an average of 175).

Gap report

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

6950 out5234 out3930 out4528 out4426 out1824 out1423 out

69 currently leads the absence table at 50 draws without an appearance, followed by 52 (34), 39 (30), 45 (28). 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

We keep picks minimal here. Two reference lines for October 27, 2026, built straight from the stats above:

Hot StreakWeighted toward the most frequent numbers of the last 50 draws.
9274263643
Balanced MixFollows the dominant odd/even and low/high pattern with a typical sum range.
91833587017

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

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