California SuperLotto Plus is the flagship draw game of the California State Lottery, which has been running since 1986. The SuperLotto Plus format — picking 5 numbers from 1–47 plus a Mega number from 1–27 — has been in use since 2000. With jackpot odds of approximately 1 in 41,416,353, it offers better chances than either Powerball or Mega Millions while drawing twice weekly for California residents.
LottoIQ tracks SuperLotto Plus draws using data sourced from the California Lottery's official results feed. One important note: our current database covers recent draws from 2025–2026. CA SuperLotto has been running for over 25 years, so the full historical dataset is much larger than what we show here — the frequency numbers below reflect recent performance, which can differ from long-run averages. We note this upfront so you can weigh the analysis accordingly.
These numbers have appeared most frequently in the five main-ball draw from the 1–47 pool in our recent dataset:
Number 33 leads with 19 appearances in our recent sample. The hot list shows an interesting mix: low numbers (1, 3, 4, 10, 14, 18, 20) and mid-to-high numbers (30, 33, 43) both feature. With a 47-ball pool and recent draws, the sample size is modest — treat these as recent performance indicators rather than long-run absolutes.
These numbers have appeared least frequently in the recent draw history. Unlike some games where cold numbers all cluster at the high end of the pool, SuperLotto Plus shows a more scattered pattern:
The coldest numbers span from 2 (a low number) through 47 (the maximum). You see both low numbers (2, 11, 24) and high numbers (34, 36, 41, 47) underperforming, along with mid-range numbers (25, 28, 31). This scattered cold pattern is distinct from Lotto Texas, where cold numbers almost exclusively cluster at the top of the pool.
The Mega number is drawn separately from a pool of 1–27. Matching the Mega number is required for the jackpot and boosts prizes in lower tiers. The five most frequently drawn Mega numbers in our dataset:
Number 24 leads the Mega ball frequency with 8 appearances. Interestingly, 4 and 14 appear as hot numbers in both the main draw and the Mega ball pool — they have been active across both draw mechanisms in the recent period.
33 + 43 · 1 + 14 · 4 + 30 · 3 + 20 · 10 + 18
This is the single most important strategic point for CA SuperLotto Plus, and it distinguishes the game from Powerball and Mega Millions:
All CA Lottery prizes above the third tier are pari-mutuel. This means the jackpot and upper prize amounts are not fixed — they depend on how many tickets were sold and how many players matched the winning numbers. If five people all chose the same winning combination, each receives one-fifth of the prize pool for that tier.
This makes number selection genuinely strategic in a way it is not for fixed-prize games:
A practical takeaway: given pari-mutuel prizes, cold numbers and numbers above 31 (which are rarely used in birthday-based picks) carry higher expected value per winning ticket in SuperLotto Plus than they do in fixed-prize games.
SuperLotto Plus is California's flagship state draw game, operating since October 2000 in its current 5/47 + Mega format. Players choose 5 numbers from 1 to 47 and one Mega number from 1 to 27. All six must match to win the jackpot. The jackpot starts at $7 million and rolls over until won. Prizes at every level above the $1 Mega-only match are pari-mutuel. Draws take place every Wednesday and Saturday at 7:57 PM PT. California is unique among US states in that no lottery prizes are pre-determined — everything is pari-mutuel by state law, which shapes the entire prize structure.
CA SuperLotto Plus draws take place every Wednesday and Saturday at 7:57 PM PT. LottoIQ pulls official California Lottery draw results and updates frequency data, trend analysis, and suggested picks automatically after each drawing.
Current hot numbers, Mega ball frequency, trend charts and data-driven picks — updated after every Wednesday and Saturday draw.
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