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Mega Millions results for
Tue, May 23, 2023

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

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Winning numbers

3 10 22 65 66 19

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Jackpot annuity
$150M
Cash value
$76.7M
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Multiplier
Multiplier 2x
Drawing date
Tue, May 23, 2023

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 166.

The drawing contained one consecutive run: 65–66.

No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.

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Historical context

Inside this drawing

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#10 returned after a record-long gap

Record

#10 had been missing for 82 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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One number broke away from the group

Worth noticing

The largest space between winning numbers was 43.

These numbers rarely travel together

Worth noticing

6 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together less often than expected.

Shape of the drawing

How the five main numbers landed

Compared with 580 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
166
A fairly typical total for this format
Number span
63
Wider than most comparable drawings
Odd / even
2 / 3
This split appeared in about 33% of comparable drawings
Low / high
3 / 2
This balance appeared in about 33% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–35 in this format.
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Largest gap
43
Larger than nearly all comparable drawings
Smallest gap
1
Smaller than most comparable drawings
Average main number
33.2
Near the middle of comparable drawings
Number bands
Main numbers grouped in bands of ten

This drawing included one consecutive pair: 65 and 66.

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3 Main number 3 10 Main number 10 22 Main number 22 65 Main number 65 66 Main number 66 19 Mega Ball 19

Sources and method

Confirmed from an authoritative public record.

Source record: New York State Open Data .

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