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One Rises, One Resets, Mega Millions rolls to $60M, Powerball climbs to $707M, Maryland ticket wins $1M ... and more for August 1st · The Lottery Rundown: Powerball & Mega Millions Results, Trends and News

One Rises, One Resets! This is The Lottery Rundown for Saturday, August 1st. Mega Millions drew Friday night with 4, 18, 26, 43, 51, and Mega Ball 4. Nobody took the jackpot, so the game rolls to Tuesday with a 60 million dollar jackpot and a 25 million dollar cash value. The number 18 did not just show up; it walked in as the most-drawn Mega Millions white ball over the last six years, with 58 appearances. And 26 joined it from the top-five list, while 51 came from the cold side as one of the five least-drawn white balls. That is a weird little dinner party. What do you make of 18 bringing backup while 51 wanders in from the storage closet? Pivoting to Powerball, the last draw was Wednesday, July 29, with 30, 36, 40, 42, 57, and Powerball 2, plus a 2-times multiplier. No jackpot winner, but one lucky ticket holder in Maryland won 1 million dollars. The number 36 repeated from the previous draw and is tied for the most-drawn Powerball white ball over the last six years, with 81 appearances. Tonight’s jackpot is 707 million dollars, with a 307 million dollar cash value, after 37 drawings and 88 days without a grand-prize winner. That is longer than usual, around the 82nd percentile of recent jackpot gaps, and enough money to buy a private island where every room has its own snack drawer.