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Mega Millions results for
Tue, Jan 12, 2021

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

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Winning numbers

12 14 26 28 33 9

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Jackpot annuity
$625M
Cash value
$458.8M
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Multiplier
Multiplier 2x
Drawing date
Tue, Jan 12, 2021

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 113.

No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.

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Historical context

Inside this drawing

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#12 returned after a record-long gap

Record

#12 had been missing for 47 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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The numbers stayed close together

Worth noticing

All five fit inside a 21-number stretch.

The bonus number returned after a long gap

Worth noticing

Bonus number #9 had been missing for 44 drawings—longer than nearly all of its previous absences.

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Shape of the drawing

How the five main numbers landed

Compared with 334 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
113
Lower than most comparable drawings
Number span
21
Tighter than nearly all comparable drawings
Odd / even
1 / 4
This split appeared in about 18% of comparable drawings
Low / high
5 / 0
This balance appeared in about 3% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–35 in this format.
More shape measurements
Largest gap
12
Smaller than most comparable drawings
Smallest gap
2
A typical closest pairing
Average main number
22.6
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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12 Main number 12 14 Main number 14 26 Main number 26 28 Main number 28 33 Main number 33 9 Mega Ball 9

Sources and method

Confirmed from an authoritative public record.

Source record: New York State Open Data .

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