The numbers stayed close together
Worth noticingAll five fit inside a 18-number stretch.
Mega Millions results for
Tue, Aug 2, 2011
Publication status
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Winning numbers
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This drawing used an older Mega Millions format. The Mega Ball #28 is outside the current Number Explorer range, so it remains visible here without an explorer link.
- Jackpot annuity
- $85M
- Cash value
- $56.7M
- Jackpot context
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- Multiplier
- Multiplier 4x
- Drawing date
- Tue, Aug 2, 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 102.
The drawing contained one consecutive run: 19–20.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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These numbers have history together
Worth noticing1 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together more often than expected.
The bonus number returned after a record-long gap
RecordBonus number #28 had been missing for 177 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.
Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 635 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 102 Lower than most comparable drawings
- Number span
- 18 Tighter 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
- 12 Smaller than most comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 1 Smaller than most comparable drawings
- Average main number
- 20.4 Lower than most comparable drawings
- Number bands
- Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
This drawing included one consecutive pair: 19 and 20.
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14
Main number 14
17
Main number 17
19
Main number 19
20
Main number 20
32
Main number 32
28
Mega Ball #28 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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