Mega Millions' September 29 Draw: 10, 15, 16, 27, 64 and a Mega Ball 23 That Kept Things Tidy

Mega Millions rolled out a fresh set of balls on September 29, and if you like your number combos with a little bit of structure, this one's for you. The winning numbers were 10, 15, 16, 27, 64, with the Mega Ball landing on 23. No wild outliers, no chaos — just a clean, mostly-low draw with one number (64) that decided to wander off and explore the upper register on its own.

Four of the five main numbers came in under 30, which is the kind of thing quick-pick generators rarely produce but real draws do all the time. Anyone who leans on birthdays and anniversaries for their picks had a genuinely decent shot tonight — 10, 15, 16, and 27 are all squarely inside "calendar number" territory. The 64, though, needed a different kind of instinct, or plain luck, to land on a ticket.

Four low numbers and one number that just wanted to be different — that's Mega Millions in a single sentence.

As for the jackpot, this drawing's official prize figure wasn't published, but the trajectory is clear enough from what comes next. The jackpot for the upcoming draw is now estimated at $321,000,000, with a cash option of $131,100,000. That's a solid climb from the previous next-draw estimate of $300,000,000 (cash option $124,100,000), meaning the pot has been quietly fattening up while nobody's matched all six numbers. If you like watching a jackpot grow the old-fashioned way — draw by draw, roll by roll — this is exactly that kind of stretch.

It's worth remembering that a jackpot climbing from $300 million to $321 million isn't just a number going up for fun; it reflects real ticket sales piling up because the top prize keeps rolling over. If you've ever wondered why some jackpots snowball fast and others crawl, the mechanics behind it are more interesting than you'd think — we break it down in how lottery jackpots are actually calculated.

Now, about that Mega Ball. Twenty-three isn't a number that gets talked about much, but it's shown up plenty of times over the years and tonight was its moment again. If you play the same Mega Ball every draw out of habit or superstition, tonight was either a great night to feel validated or a great night to reconsider your strategy. No judgment either way — that's half the fun of playing.

If you bought a ticket for this draw, now's the time to actually go check it rather than let it sit in your wallet for three weeks like most of us do. Matching even two or three numbers plus the Mega Ball can still net a real cash prize, and it's an easy thing to miss if you're not paying close attention to the full set. For a no-stress way to go through it, our guide to checking your numbers without losing your mind walks through it step by step.

And if by some chance you did match all six — the numbers, the Mega Ball, all of it — take a breath before you do anything else. Sign the back of the ticket, put it somewhere safe, and read up on the claiming process before you tell a soul. We've got a calm, step-by-step breakdown of exactly what to do in our jackpot claiming guide, and it covers the stuff people forget to think about in the excitement.

For everyone else, there's always the next draw, and with the jackpot sitting at $321,000,000 and still climbing, there's a decent incentive to keep playing along. Just keep it fun, keep it within a budget you're comfortable with, and treat every ticket as entertainment rather than an investment. You can check the full history of recent draws and see how numbers like 10, 15, 16, 27, and 64 have trended over time on the official Mega Millions results page, and you can always browse our own Mega Millions results archive to see how this draw stacks up against the rest.