1. Most Common Mega Millions Numbers
According to USA Mega, here are the most common numbers drawn based on the past 102 drawings: 1, 2, 28, 70 and (the following are tied:) 14, 17, 42. The number 1 has been chosen 18 times; 2, 70 and 28, 12 times; and the rest 11 times.
The most common Mega Ball is 22 or 9, drawn seven times.
For those who are looking for the least common numbers: 50, 63, 57, 36, 09. The number 50 has been chosen twice, the remaining numbers were picked three times.
The least common Mega ball is 05.
Of course choosing your numbers or relying on the machine to pick them does not change your odds of winning the jackpot. which are 1 in 302,575,350. (LottoNumbers.com)
2. In Theory, You Could Buy Every Possible Ticket Combo For Tonight's Mega Millions and Still Turn a Profit
Tonight's Mega Millions jackpot is $1.6 billion, and, in theory, you could buy every ticket combination to guarantee a win and still turn a profit. But you'd lose money after taxes or if someone else also hit the jackpot and you had to split it.
3. Here's the tax bite on $1.6 billion Mega Millions and $620 million Powerball jackpots
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