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Mega Millions results for
Tue, Jun 18, 2013

Confirmed Verified against an authoritative source. New York State Open Data

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Winning numbers

6 17 34 40 48 30

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Jackpot annuity
$36M
Cash value
$25.9M
Jackpot context
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Multiplier
Multiplier 2x
Drawing date
Tue, Jun 18, 2013

About this drawing

A factual look at the winning numbers.

The five main numbers included 1 odd and 4 even, with a combined sum of 145.

1 main number also appeared in the previous drawing: 34.

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Historical context

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Shape of the drawing

How the five main numbers landed

Compared with 831 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
145
A fairly typical total for this format
Number span
42
A fairly typical spread
Odd / even
1 / 4
This split appeared in about 16% of comparable drawings
Low / high
2 / 3
This balance appeared in about 30% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–28 in this format.
More shape measurements
Largest gap
17
A typical largest gap
Smallest gap
6
Larger than most comparable drawings
Average main number
29.0
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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6 Main number 6 17 Main number 17 34 Main number 34 40 Main number 40 48 Main number 48
30 Mega Ball #30 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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