These numbers rarely travel together
Worth noticing4 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together less often than expected.
Mega Millions results for
Tue, Dec 22, 2009
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- Drawing date
- Tue, Dec 22, 2009
About this drawing
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The five main numbers included 5 odd and 0 even, with a combined sum of 155.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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One number broke away from the group
Worth noticingThe largest space between winning numbers was 30.
Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 468 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 155 A fairly typical total for this format
- Number span
- 42 A fairly typical spread
- Odd / even
- 5 / 0 This split appeared in about 1% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 1 / 4 This balance appeared in about 16% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–28 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 30 Larger than most comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 2 A typical closest pairing
- Average main number
- 31.0 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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Sources and method
Confirmed from an authoritative public record.
Source record: New York State Open Data .
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