These numbers rarely travel together
Stands out7 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together less often than expected.
Mega Millions results for
Tue, Jan 11, 2011
Winning numbers
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This drawing used an older Mega Millions format. The Mega Ball #37 is outside the current Number Explorer range, so it remains visible here without an explorer link.
- Drawing date
- Tue, Jan 11, 2011
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 77.
1 main number also appeared in the previous drawing: 4.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
Compare this result with earlier Mega Millions drawings played with the same number format.
The bonus number returned after a record-long gap
RecordBonus number #37 had been missing for 140 drawings—a new tracked high.
#4 did it again
Worth noticing#4 appeared in back-to-back drawings.
Explore #4Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 577 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 77 Lower than nearly all comparable drawings
- Number span
- 44 A fairly typical spread
- Odd / even
- 3 / 2 This split appeared in about 33% 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
- 29 Larger than most comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 3 A typical closest pairing
- Average main number
- 15.4 Lower than nearly all comparable drawings
- Number bands
- Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
No main numbers formed a consecutive pair.
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1
Main number 1
4
Main number 4
11
Main number 11
16
Main number 16
45
Main number 45
37
Mega Ball #37 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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