#40 returned after a long gap
Worth noticing#40 had been missing for 29 drawings—longer than nearly all of its previous absences and 8 drawings short of its longest absence.
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Mega Millions results for
Fri, Apr 8, 2011
Winning numbers
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- Multiplier
- Multiplier 3x
- Drawing date
- Fri, Apr 8, 2011
About this drawing
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The five main numbers included 1 odd and 4 even, with a combined sum of 197.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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#50 has been showing up more lately
Worth noticing#50 appeared 38% more often recently than over the last 500 drawings.
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How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 602 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 197 Higher than most comparable drawings
- Number span
- 50 Wider than most comparable drawings
- Odd / even
- 1 / 4 This split appeared in about 16% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 1 / 4 This balance appeared in about 15% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–28 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 34 Larger than nearly all comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 5 Larger than most comparable drawings
- Average main number
- 39.4 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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Sources and method
Confirmed from an authoritative public record.
Source record: New York State Open Data .
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