One number broke away from the group
Worth noticingThe largest space between winning numbers was 31.
Mega Millions results for
Tue, Feb 25, 2003
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Winning numbers
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- Drawing date
- Tue, Feb 25, 2003
About this drawing
A factual look at the winning numbers.
The five main numbers included 2 odd and 3 even, with a combined sum of 96.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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#6 returned after a record-long gap
Record#6 had been missing for 13 drawings—the longest observed gap for this number in WTN’s stored eligible record. That historical maximum does not, by itself, place the drawing outside ordinary random variation.
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How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 70 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 96 Lower than most comparable drawings
- Number span
- 45 Wider than most comparable drawings
- Odd / even
- 2 / 3 This split appeared in about 33% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 3 / 2 This balance appeared in about 29% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–26 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 31 Larger than most comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 2 A typical closest pairing
- Average main number
- 19.2 Lower than most comparable drawings
- Number bands
- Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
No main numbers formed a consecutive pair.
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2
Main number 2
4
Main number 4
6
Main number 6
37
Main number 37
47
Main number 47
38
Mega Ball #38 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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