Mega Millions Predictions for September 1, 2026 — Hot & Cold Numbers, AI Picks

Last winning numbers · Friday, August 28, 2026
8172942552

The colored ball is the Mega Ball.

The draw skewed low this time, summing to just 151 versus a recent average of 182. Overdue watchers got paid: 8 showed for the first time in 50 draws. Meanwhile 17 keeps rolling — it's one of the hottest numbers of the current window.

How our last picks did

vs the August 28, 2026 draw
Set 01 Hot Streak 0 of 5
Set 02 Balanced Mix 1 of 5
Set 03 Overdue Watch 0 of 5
Set 04 Pattern Play 1 of 5
Set 05 Wildcard 0 of 5

Graded automatically against the official August 28, 2026 result. Randomness always wins — treat this as entertainment.

The numbers are in, and our models have already crunched them. Here is the full breakdown ahead of the Mega Millions drawing on September 1, 2026.

AI-picked sets for September 1, 2026

Results are in: this drawing landed 1, 22, 51, 61, 63 + Mega Ball 17 — each ticket below shows how it scored.

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Hot Streak
Set 01
162854586819

0 of 5 hit

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Balanced Mix
Set 02
14242849537

0 of 5 hit

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Overdue Watch
Set 03
51517385325

0 of 5 hit

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Pattern Play
Set 04
14152934655

0 of 5 hit

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Wildcard
Set 05
72128326712

0 of 5 hit

Mega Ball watch: most frequent recently — 12 (×9), 7 (×4), 2 (×3)

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What's running hot

Frequency first. Across the past 50 draws, this group has dominated the board:

Most-drawn numbers · last 50 draws

51
48
5
17
30
36
47
50

Longest overdue

648 draws ago
1146 draws ago
2844 draws ago
6939 draws ago
5832 draws ago
6429 draws ago
6128 draws ago

Every draw pool has its sleepers. These numbers have been absent the longest:

Draw patterns

Beyond single numbers, the shape of winning lines has been remarkably consistent:

  • Odd / even: the most common split is 2 odd / 3 even (36% of recent draws; average 2.5 odd numbers per draw).
  • Low / high: numbers 1–35 vs 36–70 most often land at 3 low / 2 high (38%).
  • Sum range: recent winning lines sum between 112 and 288, with half of all draws inside 153–204 (average 182).
  • Consecutive pairs: at least one back-to-back pair appeared in 16% of recent draws.
  • Repeats: 39% of draws repeated at least one number from the previous drawing.

Full number heatmap

Every number in the Mega Millions pool, shaded by how often it hit in the last 50 draws:

14
24
33
44
56
61
72
81
93
103
112
122
135
142
152
164
176
184
193
204
215
224
232
243
253
265
273
281
292
306
312
323
332
345
355
366
373
384
392
404
414
423
434
443
453
463
476
487
495
506
518
524
533
542
556
564
574
582
595
605
613
624
634
641
654
663
671
683
692
703

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until the Mega Millions drawing

Next Mega Millions drawing: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET. Good luck!

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