These numbers have history together
Worth noticing2 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together more often than expected.
Mega Millions results for
Fri, Apr 30, 2010
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Winning numbers
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This drawing used an older Mega Millions format. The Mega Ball #40 is outside the current Number Explorer range, so it remains visible here without an explorer link.
- Jackpot annuity
- $224M
- Cash value
- $139.1M
- Jackpot context
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- Drawing date
- Fri, Apr 30, 2010
About this drawing
A factual look at the winning numbers.
The five main numbers included 3 odd and 2 even, with a combined sum of 175.
1 main number also appeared in the previous drawing: 41.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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#41 appeared in consecutive drawings
Worth noticing#41's typical absence is 14 drawings.
Explore #41#14 moved down the recent list
Worth noticing#14 shifted 37 places when recent drawings were compared with longer history.
Explore #14Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 504 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 175 Higher than most comparable drawings
- Number span
- 39 A fairly typical spread
- Odd / even
- 3 / 2 This split appeared in about 34% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 2 / 3 This balance appeared in about 34% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–28 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 21 A typical largest gap
- Smallest gap
- 6 Larger than most comparable drawings
- Average main number
- 35.0 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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14
Main number 14
20
Main number 20
41
Main number 41
47
Main number 47
53
Main number 53
40
Mega Ball #40 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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