I compiled some data in Excel using the winning numbers data
from 5-17-2002 – 3-23-2012.A few of the charts created using the winning
numbers for the Mega Millions
lottery are found below.
This first chart describes the number of times each number
is drawn for each pick. From the data we see that the number 2 is more likely
to be the first number drawn because it shows up as the first pick more often.
The number of times 2 has appeared first is 75.4% of the total number of times
a 2 has been in the winning numbers.
How many times each numbers is drawn
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first pick
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second pick
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third pick
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fourth pick
|
fifth pick
|
mega ball
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1s
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82
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
|
2's
|
92
|
9
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0
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
|
3s
|
78
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
|
4's
|
70
|
23
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
|
5's
|
68
|
22
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
18
|
|
6's
|
61
|
21
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
|
7's
|
63
|
24
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
28
|
|
8's
|
53
|
27
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
|
9's
|
52
|
36
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
|
10's
|
50
|
46
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
|
11's
|
39
|
32
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
17
|
|
12's
|
35
|
44
|
16
|
2
|
0
|
21
|
|
13's
|
27
|
49
|
15
|
2
|
0
|
27
|
|
14's
|
46
|
40
|
19
|
2
|
1
|
16
|
|
15's
|
24
|
39
|
19
|
4
|
0
|
23
|
|
16's
|
32
|
42
|
16
|
10
|
0
|
15
|
|
17's
|
17
|
50
|
30
|
3
|
0
|
17
|
|
18's
|
23
|
40
|
27
|
10
|
1
|
21
|
|
19's
|
12
|
38
|
30
|
11
|
0
|
22
|
|
20's
|
13
|
40
|
38
|
7
|
1
|
24
|
|
21's
|
10
|
33
|
35
|
13
|
2
|
30
|
|
22's
|
14
|
34
|
32
|
13
|
4
|
25
|
|
23's
|
9
|
27
|
30
|
12
|
2
|
18
|
|
24's
|
14
|
32
|
36
|
10
|
3
|
23
|
|
25's
|
10
|
33
|
29
|
19
|
4
|
20
|
|
26's
|
5
|
25
|
39
|
19
|
2
|
22
|
|
27's
|
9
|
25
|
42
|
16
|
7
|
20
|
|
28's
|
5
|
20
|
35
|
34
|
5
|
9
|
|
29's
|
4
|
26
|
33
|
30
|
7
|
25
|
|
30's
|
2
|
23
|
27
|
29
|
8
|
21
|
|
31's
|
2
|
25
|
40
|
29
|
12
|
21
|
|
32's
|
1
|
19
|
34
|
35
|
10
|
15
|
|
33's
|
1
|
11
|
25
|
29
|
13
|
23
|
|
34's
|
0
|
8
|
31
|
29
|
11
|
26
|
|
35's
|
1
|
12
|
30
|
29
|
16
|
28
|
|
36's
|
1
|
10
|
25
|
41
|
21
|
32
|
|
37's
|
1
|
5
|
33
|
37
|
7
|
17
|
|
38's
|
1
|
6
|
25
|
40
|
22
|
25
|
|
39's
|
1
|
7
|
30
|
46
|
23
|
18
|
|
40's
|
0
|
5
|
19
|
45
|
23
|
20
|
|
41's
|
0
|
3
|
20
|
28
|
26
|
19
|
|
42's
|
0
|
3
|
18
|
43
|
29
|
23
|
|
43's
|
0
|
4
|
22
|
27
|
31
|
20
|
|
44's
|
0
|
1
|
18
|
32
|
42
|
21
|
|
45's
|
0
|
1
|
19
|
38
|
37
|
19
|
|
46's
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
44
|
47
|
17
|
|
47's
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
35
|
40
|
7
|
|
48's
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
41
|
55
|
4
|
|
49's
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
33
|
54
|
7
|
|
50's
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
25
|
74
|
4
|
|
51's
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
26
|
81
|
1
|
|
52's
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
17
|
89
|
10
|
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53's
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
16
|
56
|
0
|
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54's
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
50
|
0
|
|
55's
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
49
|
0
|
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56's
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
63
|
0
|
In this next chart I have laid out the average, mode,
median, harmonic mean and other analysis of the number distributions across all
of the different picks.
first pick
|
second pick
|
third pick
|
fourth pick
|
fifth pick
|
mega ball
|
|
median all
|
7.5
|
18
|
28
|
38
|
49
|
24
|
Average all
|
9.278210117
|
18.6624514
|
28.3015564
|
37.42607
|
46.4542802
|
23.990272
|
mode all
|
2
|
17
|
27
|
39
|
52
|
36
|
standard deviation
|
7.137233978
|
9.10326996
|
10.2470703
|
9.59011029
|
7.6711884
|
13.842004
|
Geometric mean
|
6.565968069
|
16.139646
|
26.1471469
|
35.9559721
|
45.6978254
|
18.277583
|
Harmonic mean
|
4.207752217
|
13.1495089
|
23.5028125
|
34.0860285
|
44.7726832
|
10.698143
|
Mean - stddev
|
2.140976139
|
9.5591814
|
18.0544862
|
27.8359598
|
38.7830918
|
10.148268
|
Mean + stddev
|
14.63723398
|
27.10327
|
38.2470703
|
47.5901103
|
56.6711884
|
37.842004
|
avg mean+-stddev
|
8.389105058
|
18.3312257
|
28.1507782
|
37.713035
|
47.7271401
|
23.995136
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This final chart is all of the data above rounded to the
nearest whole number.
first pick
|
second pick
|
third pick
|
fourth pick
|
fifth pick
|
mega ball
|
8
|
18
|
28
|
38
|
49
|
24
|
9
|
19
|
28
|
37
|
46
|
24
|
2
|
17
|
27
|
39
|
52
|
36
|
7
|
9
|
10
|
10
|
8
|
14
|
7
|
16
|
26
|
36
|
46
|
18
|
4
|
13
|
24
|
34
|
45
|
11
|
2
|
10
|
18
|
28
|
39
|
10
|
15
|
27
|
38
|
48
|
57
|
38
|
8
|
18
|
28
|
38
|
48
|
24
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