What are the luckiest numbers in Powerball, Mega Millions? What to know before picking

Every American gambler has a set of lucky numbers that they bet on in hopes of winning the lottery. A study sponsored by online betting experts JustGamblers.com has revealed which numbers are indeed most likely to win a jackpot in Mega Millions and Powerball.

The luckiest number in Mega Millions is 31, which occurred in 217 drawings, and in Powerball, it’s 39, which showed up in 334 drawings. In Powerball, 60 is the unluckiest number; in Mega Millions, it’s 72.

The study used data from the American lotto database, which draws from a trove of state lotteries across the country, using the frequency of numbers in winning combinations to rank them.

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These are the luckiest numbers in Powerball

Rank — Number, frequency in Powerball combinations

1 — 39, 334

2 — 32, 332

3 — 35, 330

4 — 16, 327

4 — 26, 327

4 — 28, 327

5 — 22, 324

5 — 23, 324

A Powerball ticket bought in Oregon fetched an astounding $1.3 billion just this week, the fourth-largest jackpot in Powerball history. The current jackpot is 31 million. Experts recommend avoiding numbers 7, 44, and 1, as they’ve respectively only been drawn 299, 301, and 302 times.

These are the luckiest numbers in Mega Millions

The Mega Millions lottery game has an all-time record of $1.602 billion. Based on frequency, these are the Mega Millions luckiest numbers :

Rank Numbers Mega Millions Frequency

1 — 31, 217

2 — 10, 215

3 — 20, 213

4 — 14, 210

4 — 17, 210

5 — 46, 207

$97 million is the current jackpot for Mega Millions. Other unlucky numbers for the Mega Millions include 67, 65, and 60, according to experts.