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Mega Millions results for
Tue, Jul 29, 2014

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

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Winning numbers

2 8 16 43 74 1

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Jackpot annuity
$77M
Cash value
$45.3M
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Multiplier
Multiplier 4x
Drawing date
Tue, Jul 29, 2014

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 143.

No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.

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Historical context

Inside this drawing

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The numbers covered a lot of ground

Stands out

They stretched across 72 numbers—a wider spread than 99% of comparable drawings.

#16 returned after 7 drawings

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Shape of the drawing

How the five main numbers landed

Compared with 80 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
143
Lower than most comparable drawings
Number span
72
Wider than nearly all comparable drawings
Odd / even
1 / 4
This split appeared in about 15% of comparable drawings
Low / high
3 / 2
This balance appeared in about 34% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–37 in this format.
More shape measurements
Largest gap
31
A typical largest gap
Smallest gap
6
Larger than most comparable drawings
Average main number
28.6
Lower than most 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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