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Mega Millions results for
Fri, Aug 28, 2026

Provisional Published while source verification is still in progress. Multi-State Lottery Association draw feed
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Winning numbers

8 17 29 42 55 2

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Jackpot annuity
$145M
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Drawing date
Fri, Aug 28, 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 151.

No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.

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Historical context

Inside this drawing

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Spacing within ordinary history

Stands out

The winning numbers were spread much like a typical drawing.

These numbers rarely travel together

Worth noticing

7 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together less often than expected.

#8 returned after a record-long gap

Record

#8 had been missing for 50 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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Shape of the drawing

How the five main numbers landed

Compared with 145 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
151
A fairly typical total for this format
Number span
47
A fairly typical spread
Odd / even
3 / 2
This split appeared in about 29% of comparable drawings
Low / high
3 / 2
This balance appeared in about 37% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–35 in this format.
More shape measurements
Largest gap
13
Smaller than most comparable drawings
Smallest gap
9
Larger than nearly all comparable drawings
Average main number
30.2
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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Sources and method

Published from the latest available source record; verification is still in progress.

Source record: Multi-State Lottery Association draw feed .

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