The numbers covered a lot of ground
Stands outThey stretched across 21 numbers—a wider spread than 50% of comparable drawings.
Mega Millions results for
Fri, May 8, 2026
Winning numbers
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- Jackpot annuity
- $215M
- Cash value
- $95.2M
- Drawing date
- Fri, May 8, 2026
About this drawing
A factual look at the winning numbers.
The five main numbers included 4 odd and 1 even, with a combined sum of 242.
1 main number also appeared in the previous drawing: 51.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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#51 did it again
Worth noticing#51 appeared in back-to-back drawings.
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How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 113 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 242 Higher than nearly all comparable drawings
- Number span
- 21 Tighter than nearly all comparable drawings
- Odd / even
- 4 / 1 This split appeared in about 14% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 0 / 5 This balance appeared in about 2% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–35 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 10 Smaller than nearly all comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 2 A typical closest pairing
- Average main number
- 48.4 Higher than nearly all comparable drawings
- Number bands
- Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
No main numbers formed a consecutive pair.
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The same 4 odd / 1 even balance and a similar main-number sum.
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Sources and method
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Source record: New York State Open Data .
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