Pre-draw analytics · New York · Mega Millions
Why 2 · 42 · 48 · 56 · 63 + Mega Ball 12 for Friday · 11:00 PM
This is a target-specific prediction snapshot for 2026-07-31. It is locked before the result and does not get copied across other draw times.
Complete prediction line
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2026-07-31 · Friday · 11:00 PM · bonus ball shown separately
Same-draw evidence
61 Friday · 11:00 PM draws
121 verified Mega Millions draws total.
Input cutoff
unordered-bayesian-recency-v1
Through 2026-07-24 · Friday · 11:00 PM · draw 20260724.
Headline model method: 55% same-draw smoothed number frequency + 30% all-draw frequency + 15% recency; unique combinations only Every model below uses the same locked cutoff but a different documented method. A complete valid line remains 1 in 290472336.
Independent model field
Every model gets its own answer
All rows use the same locked pre-draw cutoff. The uniform control is a benchmark; game-specific cultural strategies are labeled separately from statistical models.
| Model | Type | Choice | How it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced draw model | Statistical blend | 2 · 42 · 48 · 56 · 63 + Mega Ball 12 | 55% same-draw smoothed number frequency + 30% all-draw frequency + 15% recency; unique combinations only |
| Same-draw frequency | Frequency | 13 · 18 · 21 · 42 · 49 + Mega Ball 1 | Smoothed whole-draw frequency for this drawing |
| All-draw frequency | Frequency | 18 · 42 · 49 · 56 · 63 + Mega Ball 12 | Smoothed frequency across all earlier draws |
| Recent momentum | Momentum | 2 · 5 · 44 · 48 · 56 + Mega Ball 12 | Weighted appearances in the 12 most recent earlier draws |
| Draw-shape transition research | Structural pattern research | 2 · 5 · 25 · 44 · 48 + Mega Ball 16 | Tests whether the next unordered field preserves a historically recurring shape after earlier fields with sum-family 9; white-ball shape and bonus-ball evidence stay separate |
| Uniform control | Control baseline | 4 · 7 · 22 · 24 · 64 + Mega Ball 2 | Deterministic pre-draw uniform comparison |
Top 10 for Friday · 11:00 PM
| Rank | Complete line | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2 · 42 · 48 · 56 · 63 + Mega Ball 12 | 0.02531 |
| #2 | 2 · 42 · 49 · 56 · 63 + Mega Ball 12 | 0.025289 |
| #3 | 2 · 18 · 42 · 56 · 63 + Mega Ball 12 | 0.0252 |
| #4 | 2 · 42 · 48 · 49 · 63 + Mega Ball 12 | 0.02517 |
| #5 | 2 · 21 · 42 · 56 · 63 + Mega Ball 12 | 0.025152 |
| #6 | 2 · 42 · 44 · 56 · 63 + Mega Ball 12 | 0.025091 |
| #7 | 2 · 18 · 42 · 48 · 63 + Mega Ball 12 | 0.025081 |
| #8 | 2 · 18 · 42 · 49 · 63 + Mega Ball 12 | 0.02506 |
| #9 | 2 · 42 · 48 · 49 · 56 + Mega Ball 12 | 0.02504 |
| #10 | 2 · 21 · 42 · 48 · 63 + Mega Ball 12 | 0.025034 |