These numbers rarely travel together
Worth noticing6 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together less often than expected.
Mega Millions results for
Tue, Jun 14, 2016
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Winning numbers
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- Jackpot annuity
- $293M
- Cash value
- $199.5M
- Jackpot context
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- Multiplier
- Multiplier 5x
- Drawing date
- Tue, Jun 14, 2016
About this drawing
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The five main numbers included 1 odd and 4 even, with a combined sum of 225.
The drawing contained one consecutive run: 36–37–38.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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The numbers stayed close together
Worth noticingAll five fit inside a 26-number stretch.
#38 has been showing up more lately
Worth noticing#38 appeared 66% more often recently than over the last 500 drawings.
Explore #38Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 276 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 225 A fairly typical total for this format
- Number span
- 26 Tighter than nearly all comparable drawings
- Odd / even
- 1 / 4 This split appeared in about 14% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 2 / 3 This balance appeared in about 27% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–37 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 14 Smaller than most comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 1 Smaller than most comparable drawings
- Average main number
- 45.0 Near the middle of comparable drawings
- Number bands
- Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
This drawing included 2 consecutive pairs: 36 and 37, 37 and 38.
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Sources and method
Confirmed from an authoritative public record.
Source record: New York State Open Data .
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