An unusually tidy lineup
Stands outThe spaces between the numbers were more even than in 98% of comparable drawings.
Mega Millions results for
Tue, May 3, 2011
Winning numbers
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- Multiplier
- Multiplier 2x
- Drawing date
- Tue, May 3, 2011
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 132.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Inside this drawing
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#29 returned after 2 drawings
Worth noticing#29's typical absence is 9 drawings.
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How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 609 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 132 A fairly typical total for this format
- Number span
- 49 Wider than most comparable drawings
- Odd / even
- 2 / 3 This split appeared in about 34% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 2 / 3 This balance appeared in about 33% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–28 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 15 A typical largest gap
- Smallest gap
- 7 Larger than nearly all comparable drawings
- Average main number
- 26.4 Near the middle of 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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