The numbers stayed close together
Worth noticingAll five fit inside a 28-number stretch.
Mega Millions results for
Tue, Oct 6, 2026
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- Jackpot annuity
- $345M
- Cash value
- $139.6M
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- Drawing date
- Tue, Oct 6, 2026
About this drawing
A factual look at the winning numbers.
The five main numbers included 1 odd and 4 even, with a combined sum of 205.
No main numbers repeated from the previous drawing.
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Historical context
Inside this drawing
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These numbers rarely travel together
Worth noticing7 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together less often than expected.
#51 has been showing up more lately
Worth noticing#51 appeared 42% more often recently than over the last 500 drawings.
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How the five main numbers landed
Compared with 156 Mega Millions drawings played earlier under the same number format.
- Main-number sum
- 205 A fairly typical total for this format
- Number span
- 28 Tighter than nearly all comparable drawings
- Odd / even
- 1 / 4 This split appeared in about 13% of comparable drawings
- Low / high
- 2 / 3 This balance appeared in about 26% of comparable drawingsLow numbers are 1–35 in this format.
More shape measurements
- Largest gap
- 10 Smaller than nearly all comparable drawings
- Smallest gap
- 3 A typical closest pairing
- Average main number
- 41.0 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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Sources and method
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Source record: Multi-State Lottery Association draw feed .
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