This spring so far has been a time of closure and uncertainty. Schools have closed their doors for the rest of the term or plan to, sports seasons have been delayed or cut short, and millions are unemployed. Despite all this, there’s one form of entertainment that has kept going: lottery.
For Mega Millions, spring has been the season of Pattern streaks. Consistency paid off for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern as it played for the fourth time in a row! Pattern streaks not only help keep a Pattern the most commonly seen in its lottery but also have the power to boost jackpots. With no grand prize winner, the jackpot increased to $136 million.
General Lottery Analysis
The 244th appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was thanks to winning numbers 25, 33, 43, 51, 68, and MB 20.
This Pattern has now played in 43.9% of the 556 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen April 3, 2020.
The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 70 appearances, has played in 28.7% of the 244 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 556 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 12.6% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order played March 10, 2020.
Now with 16 appearances, the 0 1 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 22.9% of the 70 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.56% of the 244 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.88% of all 556 drawings. We last saw the 0 1 1 2 1 1 Specific Order in the January 28, 2020 drawing.
Three-Number Combination(s)
The repeating Three-Number Combination 33, 51 and MB 20 debuted April 6, 2018.
Will Mega Millions’ boldness continue into Friday night with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern five-peat?