What stood out
Interesting, not statistically unusual
Recent numbers reconverged
4 of the five main numbers had appeared somewhere in the previous three drawings.
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Mega Millions results for
Tue, Jul 28, 2026
- Jackpot annuity
- $800M
- Cash value
- $344.2M
- Drawing date
- Tue, Jul 28, 2026
More from this drawing
Three ways to read the result.
This drawing leaned high
UnusualThe average main number was 52.0.
#34 has been showing up more lately
Interesting, not statistically unusual#34 appeared 85% more often recently than over the last 500 drawings.
Explore #34Draw structure
The shape of the winning set.
These values describe the result. They do not imply anything about a future drawing.
- Number span
- 36 From lowest to highest
- Main-number sum
- 260 All five main numbers
- Odd / even
- 2 / 3 Composition of the set
- Largest gap
- 14 Between adjacent numbers
Consecutive pair: 48–49.
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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.
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Recent numbers reconverged.
Interesting, not statistically unusual4 of the five main numbers had appeared somewhere in the previous three drawings.
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The draw had an unusually high numerical center.
UnusualIts average main number was 52.0, more high-centered than 98% of comparable results.
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Recent appearance rates varied across the draw.
Interesting, not statistically unusual70 had been appearing 11% below its 500-draw pace while 34 was running 85% above it. The contrast was interesting, but it did not clear WTN's statistical unusualness threshold.
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The winning numbers had an ordinary mix of shared history.
Within normal historyAcross 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
Confirmed from an authoritative public record.
Source record: Multi-State Lottery Association draw feed .
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