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Mega Millions results for
Fri, Aug 14, 2026

Confirmed Verified against an authoritative source. New York State Open Data + 1 more
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Winning numbers

3 23 27 46 60 11

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Jackpot annuity
$90M
Cash value
$38.7M
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Drawing date
Fri, Aug 14, 2026

About this drawing

A factual look at the winning numbers.

The five main numbers included 3 odd and 2 even, with a combined sum of 159.

1 main number also appeared in the previous drawing: 46.

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These next steps reflect the verified properties of this result; they are not predictions.

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Historical context

Inside this drawing

Compare this result with earlier Mega Millions drawings played with the same number format.

#27 returned after a record-long gap

Record

#27 had been missing for 30 drawings—the longest observed gap for this number in WTN’s stored eligible record. That historical maximum does not, by itself, place the drawing outside ordinary random variation.

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#46 did it again

Worth noticing

#46 appeared in back-to-back drawings.

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These numbers have history together

Worth noticing

3 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together more often than expected.

Shape of the drawing

How the five main numbers landed

Compared with 141 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
159
A fairly typical total for this format
Number span
57
A fairly typical spread
Odd / even
3 / 2
This split appeared in about 28% of comparable drawings
Low / high
3 / 2
This balance appeared in about 36% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–35 in this format.
More shape measurements
Largest gap
20
A typical largest gap
Smallest gap
4
A typical closest pairing
Average main number
31.8
Near the middle of comparable drawings
Number bands
Main numbers grouped in bands of ten

No main numbers formed a consecutive pair.

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How similarity works

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Follow the numbers

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3 Main number 3 23 Main number 23 27 Main number 27 46 Main number 46 60 Main number 60 11 Mega Ball 11

Sources and method

Confirmed by multiple source records.

Source records: New York State Open Data, Multi-State Lottery Association draw feed .

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