Mega Millions results for
Fri, May 17, 2002
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- Drawing date
- Fri, May 17, 2002
About this drawing
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The five main numbers included 4 odd and 1 even, with a combined sum of 138.
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Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
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- Main-number sum
- 138 All five main numbers
- Number span
- 32 From the lowest to the highest main number
- Odd / even
- 4 / 1 Composition of the five-number set
- Low / high
- 3 / 2 Split at 26 for this number formatLow numbers are 1–26 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 14 Largest space between adjacent main numbers
- Smallest gap
- 3 Closest pair of adjacent main numbers
- Average main number
- 27.6 Arithmetic mean of the five main numbers
- Number bands
- Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
No main numbers formed a consecutive pair.
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Sources and method
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Source record: New York State Open Data .
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