#17 did it again
Worth noticing#17 appeared in back-to-back drawings.
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Mega Millions results for
Fri, May 15, 2026
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- Jackpot annuity
- $251M
- Cash value
- $112.3M
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- Drawing date
- Fri, May 15, 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 178.
1 main number also appeared in the previous drawing: 17.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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#23 returned after a record-long gap
Record#23 had been missing for 51 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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How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 115 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 178 A fairly typical total for this format
- Number span
- 44 A fairly typical spread
- Odd / even
- 4 / 1 This split appeared in about 15% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 3 / 2 This balance appeared in about 36% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–35 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 27 A typical largest gap
- Smallest gap
- 2 A typical closest pairing
- Average main number
- 35.6 Near the middle of comparable drawings
- Number bands
- Main numbers grouped in bands of ten
No main numbers formed a consecutive pair.
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The same 3 low / 2 high balance and the same distribution across number bands.
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Sources and method
Confirmed from an authoritative public record.
Source record: New York State Open Data .
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