The numbers covered a lot of ground
Stands outThey stretched across 53 numbers—a wider spread than 98% of comparable drawings.
Mega Millions results for
Tue, Nov 2, 2010
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Winning numbers
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- Jackpot annuity
- $12M
- Cash value
- $8.1M
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- Drawing date
- Tue, Nov 2, 2010
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 86.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Inside this drawing
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#16 returned after a long gap
Worth noticing#16 had been missing for 28 drawings—longer than nearly all of its previous absences and 9 drawings short of its longest absence.
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How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 557 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 86 Lower than most comparable drawings
- Number span
- 53 Wider than nearly all comparable drawings
- Odd / even
- 2 / 3 This split appeared in about 34% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 4 / 1 This balance appeared in about 16% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–28 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 38 Larger than nearly all comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 2 A typical closest pairing
- Average main number
- 17.2 Lower than most comparable drawings
- Number bands
- Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
No main numbers formed a consecutive pair.
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Main number 1
3
Main number 3
12
Main number 12
16
Main number 16
54
Main number 54
46
Mega Ball #46 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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