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Before You Buy Your Ticket Here Are 5 Lucky and Unlucky Facts About Mega Millions

By Bob Bronson
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 22: Mega Millions lottery tickets are sold at a 7-Eleven store in the Loop on January 22, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. The jackpot in the drawing has climbed to $970 million, the third highest in the game's history. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

It’s Friday the 13th, 

and tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot is up to an estimated $1.35 BILLION. Some of us are superstitious and some of us are not, but if you’re feeling lucky, here are some lucky and unlucky facts about the drawing . . .

Good LUCK!

  • 1. Lucky 14?

    Over the past five years, the most commonly drawn number has been 14. It’s been drawn in 9.7% of all drawings since 2017. The numbers 17 . . . 10 . . . 31 . . . and 38 are also very common, with each occurring in at least 9% of drawings.

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  • 2. The LEAST drawn numbers are ?

    49 and 51. They’ve only been drawn 4.6% of the time. The numbers 50 . . . 35 . . . and 55 are also very uncommon.

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  • 3. When it comes to just the Mega Ball, the most commonly drawn numbers are ?

    22 . . . 11 . . . and 9. The least common Mega Balls are 8 . . . 7 . . . and 5.

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  • 4. The most OVERDUE number is?

    5, which hasn’t been drawn since March 18th, 2022. The numbers 49 and 42 are also very overdue.

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  • 5. As for the states with the most jackpot winners are?

    New York is #1, followed by California and New Jersey. But that’s due to their high populations and has nothing to do with luck. Eighteen states have never had a jackpot winner.
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We hope these 5 Lucky and Unlucky fun facts are useful to you if you’re planning on buying a Mega Millions ticket or two tonight, if you do win using these facts, please don’t forget who your friends are!

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