The luckiest lottery numbers for Wisconsinites revealed
- The number 31 is the most commonly drawn Mega Millions number, featuring in 102 winning lottery draws.
- The number 39 featured in 114 winning Powerball lottery draws.
- The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot is 1 in 302,575,350, compared to 1 in 292,201,338 for the Powerball jackpot.
A new study has revealed the luckiest lottery numbers for Americans to use, based on how often they have been part of a winning draw over the past decade.
Casino comparison website 1DollarDepositCasino analyzed winning results from January 2014 to August 2024 for the Mega Millions and Powerball lottery main draws to determine which numbers have recurred the most in winning draws. The numbers for each lottery draw were ranked by how many times they were part of the winning draw and were then ordered from highest to lowest.
The Mega Millions requires players to pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers – five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 25 (the golden Mega Ball). The jackpot is won by matching all six winning numbers in the draw, with odds of 1 in 302,575,350. Mega Millions is available to play in 45 states.
The most common white ball numbers in the winning draws are:
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Number 31 – featured in 102 winning draws.
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Number 17 – featured in 95 winning draws.
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Number 3 – featured in 94 winning draws.
The most common golden Mega Ball numbers in the winning draws are:
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Number 11 – featured in 63 winning draws.
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Number 9 – featured in 62 winning draws.
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Number 4 – featured in 60 winning draws.
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Mega Millions
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White Ball
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Powerball
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Rank
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Ball number
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Number of times drawn
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Rank
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Ball number
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Number of times drawn
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1.
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31
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102
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1.
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11
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63
|
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2.
|
17
|
95
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2.
|
9
|
62
|
|
3.
|
3
|
94
|
3.
|
4
|
60
|
|
4.
|
29
|
93
|
4(=). |
10
|
59
|
|
5.
|
10
|
92
|
4(=).
|
15
|
59
|
|
6.
|
20
|
91
|
5.
|
7
|
58
|
|
7.
|
46
|
90
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6(=).
|
1
|
55
|
|
8.
|
14
|
89
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6(=).
|
13
|
55
|
|
9.
|
25
|
88
|
7.
|
14
|
54
|
|
10.
|
38
|
87
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8.
|
3
|
53
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The Powerball involves players choosing five main numbers from 1 to 69 (the white balls) and one Powerball number from 1 to 26. Powerball has nine winning prize tiers, with awards received for matching any amount of numbers, and the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338. Powerball is played across 45 states in the U.S. and received a third weekly draw in 2021.
The most common white ball numbers in the winning draws are:
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Number 39 – featured in 114 winning draws.
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Number 32 – featured in 108 winning draws.
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Number 33 – also featured in 108 winning draws.
The most common Powerball numbers in the winning draws are:
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Number 18 – featured in 58 winning draws.
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Number 24 – also featured in 62 winning draws.
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Number 4 – featured in 57 winning draws.
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Powerball
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White Ball
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Powerball
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Rank
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Ball number
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Number of times drawn
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Rank
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Ball number
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Number of times drawn
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1.
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39
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114
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1.
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18
|
58
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2. (=)
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36
|
108
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2.
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24
|
58
|
|
2. (=)
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32
|
108
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3.
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4
|
57
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2. (=)
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33
|
108
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4.
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21
|
55
|
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3.
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21
|
107
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5.
|
14
|
53
|
|
4.
|
28
|
106
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6.
|
26
|
51
|
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5.
|
27
|
105
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7.
|
9
|
51
|
|
6.
|
54
|
103
|
8.
|
25
|
50
|
|
7.
|
61
|
102
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9.
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7
|
49
|
|
8.
|
47
|
101
|
10.
|
5
|
48
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“Some people have lucky numbers that they play each week, so it’s interesting to see that some balls are actually drawn more frequently than others. Given a long enough period of time, however, each number should statistically be drawn a similar number of times, so you shouldn’t count on these numbers always cropping up in future draws.”
The most commonly drawn numbers in the Mega Millions (January 2014 – August 2024)
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Mega Millions
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Main Draw
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Powerball
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Rank
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Number
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Count
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Rank
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Number
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Count
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1.
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31
|
102
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1.
|
11
|
63
|
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2.
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17
|
95
|
2.
|
9
|
62
|
|
3.
|
3
|
94
|
3.
|
4
|
60
|
|
4.
|
29
|
93
|
4(=).
|
10
|
59
|
|
5.
|
10
|
92
|
4(=).
|
15
|
59
|
|
6.
|
20
|
91
|
5.
|
7
|
58
|
|
7.
|
46
|
90
|
6(=).
|
1
|
55
|
|
8.
|
14
|
89
|
6(=).
|
13
|
55
|
|
9.
|
25
|
88
|
7.
|
14
|
54
|
|
10(=).
|
38
|
87
|
8.
|
3
|
53
|
|
10(=).
|
11
|
87
|
9(=).
|
12
|
52
|
|
10(=).
|
8
|
87
|
9(=).
|
6
|
52
|
|
10(=).
|
33
|
87
|
10.
|
2
|
45
|
|
11.
|
66
|
86
|
11.
|
8
|
41
|
|
13(=).
|
58
|
85
|
12(=).
|
5
|
39
|
|
13(=).
|
26
|
85
|
12(=).
|
22
|
39
|
|
14.
|
7
|
84
|
13(=).
|
24
|
35
|
|
15(=).
|
18
|
83
|
13(=).
|
18
|
35
|
|
15(=).
|
28
|
83
|
14.
|
25
|
33
|
|
16(=).
|
44
|
82
|
15(=).
|
19
|
30
|
|
16(=).
|
53
|
82
|
15(=).
|
17
|
30
|
|
16(=).
|
24
|
82
|
16.
|
20
|
28
|
|
17.
|
15
|
81
|
17.
|
21
|
26
|
|
18(=).
|
30
|
80
|
18.
|
16
|
24
|
|
18(=).
|
64
|
80
|
19.
|
23
|
20
|
The most commonly drawn numbers in the Powerball (January 2014 – August 2024)
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Powerball
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Main Draw
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Powerball
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Rank
|
Number
|
Count
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Count
|
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1.
|
39
|
114
|
1.
|
18
|
58
|
|
2(=).
|
36
|
108
|
2.
|
24
|
58
|
|
2(=).
|
32
|
108
|
3.
|
4
|
57
|
|
2(=).
|
33
|
108
|
4.
|
21
|
55
|
|
3.
|
21
|
107
|
5.
|
14
|
53
|
|
4.
|
28
|
106
|
6(=).
|
26
|
51
|
|
5.
|
27
|
105
|
6(=).
|
9
|
51
|
|
6.
|
54
|
103
|
7.
|
25
|
50
|
|
7.
|
61
|
102
|
8.
|
7
|
49
|
|
8(=).
|
47
|
101
|
9.
|
5
|
48
|
|
8(=).
|
19
|
101
|
10(=).
|
19
|
46
|
|
9.
|
23
|
101
|
10(=).
|
3
|
46
|
|
10.
|
24
|
100
|
11(=).
|
10
|
45
|
|
11(=).
|
12
|
99
|
11(=).
|
11
|
45
|
|
11(=).
|
59
|
99
|
11(=).
|
1
|
45
|
|
12(=).
|
37
|
98
|
11(=).
|
8
|
45
|
|
12(=).
|
44
|
98
|
12.
|
13
|
44
|
|
12(=).
|
16
|
98
|
13.
|
23
|
43
|
|
12(=).
|
2
|
98
|
14.
|
6
|
42
|
|
13.
|
53
|
97
|
15(=).
|
15
|
41
|
|
14(=).
|
31
|
96
|
15(=).
|
17
|
41
|
|
14(=).
|
3
|
96
|
15(=).
|
16
|
41
|
|
15(=).
|
38
|
95
|
15(=).
|
20
|
41
|
|
15(=).
|
69
|
95
|
15(=).
|
2
|
41
|
|
16.
|
10
|
94
|
16.
|
22
|
40
|
ENDS
Sources:
Methodology:
This study analyzed lottery results from lotto.net for the Mega Millions and Powerball draws. The study used prize draw data from January 2014 to August 2024 to determine which numbers have occurred the most in the winning draws. The numbers for each lottery draw were ranked by how many times they were part of the winning draw then ordered from highest to lowest. Data was collected from lotto.net on 13 August 2024.
Notes:
- Mega Millions reduced its number range from 75 to 70 in October 2017.
- Mega Millions increased the Mega Ball number range from 15 to 25 in October 2017.
- Powerball increased its number range from 59 to 69 in October 2015.
- Powerball reduced the Powerball number range from 35 to 26 in October 2015.
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