05
US - Mega Ball history
Mega Millions Mega Ball 5
Historical frequency and draw-gap stats for this number. Descriptive only: lottery draws are independent, and past results do not predict future draws.
Appearances
27
Last seen
Jan 27, 2026
Current gap
39 draws
Longest gap
101 draws
Average gap
31.769 draws
Observed rate
3.00%
Expected rate
4.17%
Observed vs expected
0.72x
Appearances by year
2026
1/47 (2.1%)
2025
4/104 (3.8%)
2024
3/105 (2.9%)
2023
2/104 (1.9%)
2022
2/104 (1.9%)
2021
3/105 (2.9%)
2020
3/104 (2.9%)
2019
4/105 (3.8%)
2018
4/104 (3.8%)
2017
1/18 (5.6%)
Recent appearances
Jan 27, 2026
Draw: 4, 20, 38, 56, 66 + 5
Dec 12, 2025
Draw: 10, 50, 55, 58, 59 + 5
Nov 7, 2025
Draw: 16, 21, 23, 48, 70 + 5
Sep 16, 2025
Draw: 10, 14, 34, 40, 43 + 5
Jul 1, 2025
Draw: 19, 28, 31, 39, 54 + 5
Aug 27, 2024
Draw: 16, 18, 21, 54, 65 + 5
Aug 16, 2024
Draw: 22, 38, 48, 51, 61 + 5
Apr 30, 2024
Draw: 10, 18, 27, 37, 61 + 5
Jul 11, 2023
Draw: 10, 17, 33, 51, 64 + 5
Mar 10, 2023
Draw: 9, 20, 59, 60, 63 + 5
Mar 18, 2022
Draw: 2, 6, 25, 40, 45 + 5
Mar 4, 2022
Draw: 11, 19, 28, 46, 47 + 5
Apr 30, 2021
Draw: 8, 19, 26, 48, 49 + 5
Apr 20, 2021
Draw: 6, 23, 43, 49, 52 + 5
Feb 26, 2021
Draw: 11, 15, 37, 62, 64 + 5
Dec 18, 2020
Draw: 7, 15, 25, 51, 60 + 5
May 12, 2020
Draw: 7, 16, 27, 44, 52 + 5
Mar 20, 2020
Draw: 34, 35, 41, 45, 54 + 5
Sep 13, 2019
Draw: 6, 16, 37, 59, 62 + 5
Sep 3, 2019
Draw: 13, 20, 27, 61, 62 + 5