One number broke away from the group
Worth noticingThe largest space between winning numbers was 40.
Mega Millions results for
Fri, Jun 24, 2016
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Winning numbers
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- Jackpot annuity
- $363M
- Cash value
- $247.1M
- Jackpot context
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- Multiplier
- Multiplier 5x
- Drawing date
- Fri, Jun 24, 2016
About this drawing
A factual look at the winning numbers.
The five main numbers included 3 odd and 2 even, with a combined sum of 199.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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The bonus number returned after a record-long gap
RecordBonus number #11 had been missing for 121 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.
Explore Mega Ball 11#54 moved up the recent list
Worth noticing#54 shifted 35 places when recent drawings were compared with longer history.
Explore #54Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 279 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 199 A fairly typical total for this format
- Number span
- 52 A fairly typical spread
- Odd / even
- 3 / 2 This split appeared in about 37% 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
- 40 Larger than most comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 3 A typical closest pairing
- Average main number
- 39.8 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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Sources and method
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Source record: New York State Open Data .
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