An unusually tidy lineup
Stands outThe spaces between the numbers were more even than in 99% of comparable drawings.
Mega Millions results for
Tue, Sep 21, 2021
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Winning numbers
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- Jackpot annuity
- $432M
- Cash value
- $315M
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- Multiplier
- Multiplier 3x
- Drawing date
- Tue, Sep 21, 2021
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 229.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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These numbers rarely travel together
Worth noticing5 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together less often than expected.
#45 has been showing up more lately
Worth noticing#45 appeared 62% more often recently than over the last 500 drawings.
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How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 406 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 229 Higher than most comparable drawings
- Number span
- 20 Tighter than nearly all comparable drawings
- Odd / even
- 3 / 2 This split appeared in about 31% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 0 / 5 This balance appeared in about 1% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–35 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 6 Smaller than nearly all comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 4 A typical closest pairing
- Average main number
- 45.8 Higher than most 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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