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Mega Millions results for
Tue, Oct 8, 2019

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

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Winning numbers

5 8 10 17 48 23

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Jackpot annuity
$55M
Cash value
$39M
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Multiplier
Multiplier 3x
Drawing date
Tue, Oct 8, 2019

About this drawing

A factual look at the winning numbers.

The five main numbers included 2 odd and 3 even, with a combined sum of 88.

1 main number also appeared in the previous drawing: 48.

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Historical context

Inside this drawing

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One number broke away from the group

Worth noticing

The largest space between winning numbers was 31.

#48 did it again

Worth noticing

#48 appeared in back-to-back drawings.

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#5 returned after a record-long gap

Record

#5 had been missing for 41 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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Shape of the drawing

How the five main numbers landed

Compared with 202 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
88
Lower than nearly all comparable drawings
Number span
43
A fairly typical spread
Odd / even
2 / 3
This split appeared in about 34% of comparable drawings
Low / high
4 / 1
This balance appeared in about 16% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–35 in this format.
More shape measurements
Largest gap
31
A typical largest gap
Smallest gap
2
A typical closest pairing
Average main number
17.6
Lower 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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Sources and method

Confirmed from an authoritative public record.

Source record: New York State Open Data .

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