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Mega Millions results for
Fri, Dec 28, 2007

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

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Winning numbers

2 19 22 28 54 25

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Drawing date
Fri, Dec 28, 2007

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 125.

1 main number also appeared in the previous drawing: 19.

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Historical context

Inside this drawing

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#22 returned after a record-long gap

Record

#22 had been missing for 33 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 covered a lot of ground

Worth noticing

They stretched across 52 numbers—a wider spread than 97% of comparable drawings.

#19 did it again

Worth noticing

#19 appeared in back-to-back drawings.

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Shape of the drawing

How the five main numbers landed

Compared with 261 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
125
A fairly typical total for this format
Number span
52
Wider than nearly all comparable drawings
Odd / even
1 / 4
This split appeared in about 15% of comparable drawings
Low / high
4 / 1
This balance appeared in about 15% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–28 in this format.
More shape measurements
Largest gap
26
Larger than most comparable drawings
Smallest gap
3
A typical closest pairing
Average main number
25.0
Near the middle of comparable drawings
Number bands
Main numbers grouped in bands of ten

No main numbers formed a consecutive pair.

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How similarity works

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The same 4 low / 1 high balance and a similar distribution across number bands.

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1218262851 35

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The same 1 odd / 4 even balance and a nearly identical main-number sum.

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The same 1 odd / 4 even balance and a nearly identical number spread.

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2 Main number 2 19 Main number 19 22 Main number 22 28 Main number 28 54 Main number 54
25 Mega Ball #25 from the older 56/46 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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