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Mega Millions results for
Fri, May 29, 2009

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

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Winning numbers

23 30 36 39 48 34

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Drawing date
Fri, May 29, 2009

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 176.

No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.

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Historical context

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#30 returned after a record-long gap

Record

#30 had been missing for 40 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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An unusually tidy lineup

Worth noticing

The spaces between the numbers were more even than in 94% of comparable drawings.

#23 moved up the recent list

Worth noticing

#23 shifted 27 places when recent drawings were compared with longer history.

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Shape of the drawing

How the five main numbers landed

Compared with 409 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
176
Higher than most comparable drawings
Number span
25
Tighter than most comparable drawings
Odd / even
2 / 3
This split appeared in about 35% of comparable drawings
Low / high
1 / 4
This balance appeared in about 15% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–28 in this format.
More shape measurements
Largest gap
9
Smaller than most comparable drawings
Smallest gap
3
A typical closest pairing
Average main number
35.2
Higher than most 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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