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Mega Millions results for
Tue, Jan 24, 2006

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

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Drawing date
Tue, Jan 24, 2006

About this drawing

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The five main numbers included 3 odd and 2 even, with a combined sum of 207.

No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.

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#36 returned after a record-long gap

Record

#36 had been missing for 24 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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#51 returned after a record-long gap

Record

#51 had been missing for 16 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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The numbers landed higher than usual

Stands out

The average main number was 41.4.

Shape of the drawing

How the five main numbers landed

Compared with 61 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
207
Higher than nearly all comparable drawings
Number span
24
Tighter than most comparable drawings
Odd / even
3 / 2
This split appeared in about 34% of comparable drawings
Low / high
0 / 5
This balance appeared in about 2% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–28 in this format.
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Largest gap
15
A typical largest gap
Smallest gap
2
A typical closest pairing
Average main number
41.4
Higher than nearly all comparable drawings
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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