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Mega Millions results for
Fri, Aug 9, 2013

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

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Winning numbers

11 20 30 34 38 12

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Jackpot annuity
$28M
Cash value
$19.3M
Jackpot context
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Multiplier
Multiplier 3x
Drawing date
Fri, Aug 9, 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 133.

1 main number also appeared in the previous drawing: 11.

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Historical context

Inside this drawing

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The bonus number returned after a record-long gap

Record

Bonus number #12 had been missing for 276 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.

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#11 did it again

Worth noticing

#11 appeared in back-to-back drawings.

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These numbers rarely travel together

Worth noticing

4 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together less often than expected.

Shape of the drawing

How the five main numbers landed

Compared with 846 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
133
A fairly typical total for this format
Number span
27
Tighter than most comparable drawings
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.
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Largest gap
10
Smaller than most comparable drawings
Smallest gap
4
A typical closest pairing
Average main number
26.6
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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How similarity works

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11 Main number 11 20 Main number 20 30 Main number 30 34 Main number 34 38 Main number 38 12 Mega Ball 12

Sources and method

Confirmed from an authoritative public record.

Source record: New York State Open Data .

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