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Mega Millions results for
Tue, Jan 6, 2026

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

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Winning numbers

9 39 47 58 68 24

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Jackpot annuity
$180M
Cash value
$81.9M
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Drawing date
Tue, Jan 6, 2026

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 221.

No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.

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Historical context

Inside this drawing

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The bonus number returned after a record-long gap

Record

Bonus number #24 had been missing for 21 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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Shape of the drawing

How the five main numbers landed

Compared with 78 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.

Main-number sum
221
Higher than most comparable drawings
Number span
59
Wider than most comparable drawings
Odd / even
3 / 2
This split appeared in about 32% of comparable drawings
Low / high
1 / 4
This balance appeared in about 15% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–35 in this format.
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Largest gap
30
Larger than most comparable drawings
Smallest gap
8
Larger than nearly all comparable drawings
Average main number
44.2
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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9 Main number 9 39 Main number 39 47 Main number 47 58 Main number 58 68 Main number 68 24 Mega Ball 24

Sources and method

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Source record: New York State Open Data .

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