An unusually tidy lineup
Worth noticingThe spaces between the numbers were more even than in 97% of comparable drawings.
Mega Millions results for
Fri, Dec 17, 2021
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Winning numbers
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- Jackpot annuity
- $160M
- Cash value
- $116.6M
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- Multiplier
- Multiplier 3x
- Drawing date
- Fri, Dec 17, 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 201.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Inside this drawing
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#38 returned after a long gap
Worth noticing#38 had been missing for 35 drawings—longer than nearly all of its previous absences and 8 drawings short of its longest absence.
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Worth noticingBonus number #10 had been missing for 40 drawings—longer than nearly all of its previous absences and 34 drawings short of its longest absence.
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How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 431 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 201 A fairly typical total for this format
- Number span
- 41 A fairly typical spread
- Odd / even
- 1 / 4 This split appeared in about 18% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 2 / 3 This balance appeared in about 30% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–35 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 14 Smaller than most comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 6 Larger than most comparable drawings
- Average main number
- 40.2 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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