The numbers covered a lot of ground
Stands outThey stretched across 68 numbers—a wider spread than 99% of comparable drawings.
Mega Millions results for
Tue, Mar 5, 2024
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Winning numbers
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- Jackpot annuity
- $650M
- Cash value
- $314.4M
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- Multiplier
- Multiplier 2x
- Drawing date
- Tue, Mar 5, 2024
About this drawing
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The five main numbers included 2 odd and 3 even, with a combined sum of 232.
The drawing contained one consecutive run: 49–50.
1 main number also appeared in the previous drawing: 61.
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- InvestigationSee consecutive numbers across drawing historyOpen this drawing in Visualization Explorer and compare its spacing with other results.
- ExplanationWhy a repeat does not change the next drawingSeparate a visible back-to-back repeat from claims about future probability.
- ExplanationWhy consecutive numbers fit random drawingsLearn why clustering and neighboring values are compatible with independent drawings.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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#49 returned after 2 drawings
Worth noticing#49's typical absence is 13 drawings.
Explore #49The bonus number returned after a long gap
Worth noticingBonus number #14 had been missing for 60 drawings—longer than nearly all of its previous absences and 5 drawings short of its longest absence.
Explore Mega Ball 14Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 662 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 232 Higher than most comparable drawings
- Number span
- 68 Wider than nearly all comparable drawings
- Odd / even
- 2 / 3 This split appeared in about 33% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 1 / 4 This balance appeared in about 14% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–35 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 47 Larger than nearly all comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 1 Smaller than most comparable drawings
- Average main number
- 46.4 Higher than most comparable drawings
- Number bands
- Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
This drawing included one consecutive pair: 49 and 50.
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Sources and method
Confirmed from an authoritative public record.
Source record: New York State Open Data .
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