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Mega Millions results for
Fri, Feb 25, 2005

Confirmed Verified against an authoritative source. New York State Open Data

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Winning numbers

4 13 37 38 50 24

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Drawing date
Fri, Feb 25, 2005

About this drawing

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The five main numbers included 2 odd and 3 even, with a combined sum of 142.

The drawing contained one consecutive run: 37–38.

No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.

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Historical context

Inside this drawing

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#4 returned after a record-long gap

Record

#4 had been missing for 35 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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#13 returned after a long gap

Worth noticing

#13 had been missing for 34 drawings—longer than nearly all of its previous absences and 15 drawings short of its longest absence.

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Shape of the drawing

How the five main numbers landed

Compared with 257 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
142
A fairly typical total for this format
Number span
46
Wider than most comparable drawings
Odd / even
2 / 3
This split appeared in about 36% of comparable drawings
Low / high
2 / 3
This balance appeared in about 32% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–26 in this format.
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Largest gap
24
Larger than most comparable drawings
Smallest gap
1
Smaller than most comparable drawings
Average main number
28.4
Near the middle of comparable drawings
Number bands
Main numbers grouped in bands of ten

This drawing included one consecutive pair: 37 and 38.

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4 Main number 4 13 Main number 13 37 Main number 37 38 Main number 38 50 Main number 50 24 Mega Ball 24

Sources and method

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Source record: New York State Open Data .

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