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Mega Millions results for
Tue, Apr 28, 2026

Confirmed Verified against an authoritative source. New York State Open Data

Winning numbers

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Jackpot annuity
$163M
Cash value
$72.9M
Drawing date
Tue, Apr 28, 2026
What stood out Highly unusual

#14 finally came back

#14 had been missing for 50 drawings—a new tracked high.

Investigate #14 in Number Explorer

More from this drawing

Three ways to read the result.

#36 took a 2-draw break

Interesting, not statistically unusual

#36's typical absence is 16 drawings.

Explore #36

#66 moved down the recent list

Interesting, not statistically unusual

#66 shifted 40 places when recent drawings were compared with longer history.

Explore #66

Draw structure

The shape of the winning set.

These values describe the result. They do not imply anything about a future drawing.

Number span
52
From lowest to highest
Main-number sum
204
All five main numbers
Odd / even
2 / 3
Composition of the set
Largest gap
22
Between adjacent numbers

Complete assessment

What the historical checks found.

WTN checks return timing, recent pace, historical relationships, and draw structure. The label calibrates the evidence; it does not predict what comes next.

  1. 01

    14 ended its longest tracked absence.

    Highly unusual

    The number returned after 50 drawings, 5.9× its historical median interval of 8.

  2. 02

    Winning-number return timing stayed within normal history.

    Interesting, not statistically unusual

    Its 2-draw return fell within the shortest 7% of its historical intervals. The return did not clear WTN's statistical unusualness threshold.

  3. 03

    Recent frequency ranks moved in different directions.

    Interesting, not statistically unusual

    41 climbed 19 places in the 100-draw ranking versus 500 draws, while 66 moved 40 places the other direction. The contrast was interesting, but it did not clear WTN's statistical unusualness threshold.

  4. 04

    The winning numbers had an ordinary mix of shared history.

    Within normal history

    Across the draw's 10 pairings, the mix of weaker and stronger historical relationships fell within the normal range of tracked draws (5 weak and 0 strong pairings at the tested thresholds).

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Sources and method

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Source record: New York State Open Data .

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