An unusually tidy lineup
Worth noticingThe spaces between the numbers were more even than in 90% of comparable drawings.
Mega Millions results for
Tue, Jan 17, 2012
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Winning numbers
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- Jackpot annuity
- $50M
- Cash value
- $37.1M
- Jackpot context
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- Multiplier
- Multiplier 2x
- Drawing date
- Tue, Jan 17, 2012
About this drawing
A factual look at the winning numbers.
The five main numbers included 4 odd and 1 even, with a combined sum of 138.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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#53 returned after a long gap
Worth noticing#53 had been missing for 26 drawings—longer than nearly all of its previous absences and 24 drawings short of its longest absence.
Explore #53The bonus number returned after 9 drawings
Worth noticingBonus number #27's typical absence is 49 drawings.
Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 683 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 138 A fairly typical total for this format
- Number span
- 50 Wider than most comparable drawings
- Odd / even
- 4 / 1 This split appeared in about 13% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 2 / 3 This balance appeared in about 32% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–28 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 17 A typical largest gap
- Smallest gap
- 5 Larger than most comparable drawings
- Average main number
- 27.6 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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Continue with one number.
3
Main number 3
15
Main number 15
31
Main number 31
36
Main number 36
53
Main number 53
27
Mega Ball #27 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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