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#51 returned after a record-long gap
Record
#51 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.
Bonus number #30 had been missing for 145 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.
These numbers rarely travel together
Worth noticing
6 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together less often than expected.
Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 513 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
Main-number sum
179
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
17
A typical largest gap
Smallest gap
1
Smaller than most comparable drawings
Average main number
35.8
Higher than most comparable drawings
Number bands
11–20121–30141–50251–561
Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
This drawing included one consecutive pair: 44 and 45.
These earlier drawings share several structural traits with this result. Similarity describes completed drawings and does not predict what comes next.
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