The numbers stayed close together
Worth noticingAll five fit inside a 21-number stretch.
Mega Millions results for
Fri, Jan 17, 2003
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Winning numbers
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This drawing used an older Mega Millions format. The Mega Ball #27 is outside the current Number Explorer range, so it remains visible here without an explorer link.
- Drawing date
- Fri, Jan 17, 2003
About this drawing
A factual look at the winning numbers.
The five main numbers included 1 odd and 4 even, with a combined sum of 177.
The drawing contained one consecutive run: 25–26.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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- InvestigationSee consecutive numbers across drawing historyOpen this drawing in Visualization Explorer and compare its spacing with other results.
- ExplanationWhy a repeat does not change the next drawingSeparate a visible back-to-back repeat from claims about future probability.
- ExplanationWhy consecutive numbers fit random drawingsLearn why clustering and neighboring values are compatible with independent drawings.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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#46 returned after 4 drawings
Record#46's typical absence is 11 drawings.
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How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 61 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 177 Higher than most comparable drawings
- Number span
- 21 Tighter than nearly all comparable drawings
- Odd / even
- 1 / 4 This split appeared in about 11% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 2 / 3 This balance appeared in about 31% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–26 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 12 Smaller than most comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 1 Smaller than most comparable drawings
- Average main number
- 35.4 Higher than most comparable drawings
- Number bands
- Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
This drawing included one consecutive pair: 25 and 26.
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Matching odd/even and low/high balances and one consecutive pair.
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25
Main number 25
26
Main number 26
38
Main number 38
42
Main number 42
46
Main number 46
27
Mega Ball #27 from the older 52/52 format; not supported in the current Number Explorer
Sources and method
Confirmed from an authoritative public record.
Source record: New York State Open Data .
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