#20 returned after a long gap
Worth noticing#20 had been missing for 42 drawings—longer than nearly all of its previous absences and 9 drawings short of its longest absence.
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Mega Millions results for
Tue, Dec 8, 2009
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Winning numbers
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This drawing used an older Mega Millions format. The Mega Ball #29 is outside the current Number Explorer range, so it remains visible here without an explorer link.
- Drawing date
- Tue, Dec 8, 2009
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 147.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Worth noticing#46 shifted 35 places when recent drawings were compared with longer history.
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How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 464 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 147 A fairly typical total for this format
- Number span
- 26 Tighter than most comparable drawings
- Odd / even
- 1 / 4 This split appeared in about 15% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 3 / 2 This balance appeared in about 32% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–28 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 16 A typical largest gap
- Smallest gap
- 2 A typical closest pairing
- Average main number
- 29.4 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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20
Main number 20
23
Main number 23
28
Main number 28
30
Main number 30
46
Main number 46
29
Mega Ball #29 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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