The numbers covered a lot of ground
Stands outThey stretched across 6 numbers—a wider spread than 50% of comparable drawings.
Mega Millions results for
Tue, Mar 18, 2025
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Winning numbers
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- Jackpot annuity
- $301M
- Cash value
- $140M
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- Multiplier
- Multiplier 3x
- Drawing date
- Tue, Mar 18, 2025
About this drawing
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The five main numbers included 3 odd and 2 even, with a combined sum of 151.
The drawing contained 2 consecutive runs: 27–28, 31–32–33.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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Shape of the drawing
How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 770 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 151 A fairly typical total for this format
- Number span
- 6 Tighter than nearly all comparable drawings
- Odd / even
- 3 / 2 This split appeared in about 31% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 5 / 0 This balance appeared in about 4% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–35 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 3 Smaller than nearly all comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 1 Smaller than most comparable drawings
- Average main number
- 30.2 Near the middle of comparable drawings
- Number bands
- Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
This drawing included 3 consecutive pairs: 27 and 28, 31 and 32, 32 and 33.
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Sources and method
Confirmed from an authoritative public record.
Source record: New York State Open Data .
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