An unusually tidy lineup
Stands outThe spaces between the numbers were more even than in 99% of comparable drawings.
Mega Millions results for
Fri, Feb 10, 2017
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Winning numbers
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- Jackpot annuity
- $30M
- Cash value
- $18.1M
- Jackpot context
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- Multiplier
- Multiplier 5x
- Drawing date
- Fri, Feb 10, 2017
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 259.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Inside this drawing
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#51 moved down the recent list
Worth noticing#51 shifted 38 places when recent drawings were compared with longer history.
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How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 345 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 259 Higher than nearly all comparable drawings
- Number span
- 43 A fairly typical spread
- Odd / even
- 3 / 2 This split appeared in about 36% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 1 / 4 This balance appeared in about 16% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–37 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 13 Smaller than most comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 7 Larger than most comparable drawings
- Average main number
- 51.8 Higher than nearly all comparable drawings
- Number bands
- Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
No main numbers formed a consecutive pair.
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Continue with one number.
32
Main number 32
39
Main number 39
51
Main number 51
62
Main number 62
75
Historical #75
14
Mega Ball 14
Sources and method
Confirmed from an authoritative public record.
Source record: New York State Open Data .
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