It’s the very nature of lotteries to have their Patterns take turns with one another. Otherwise, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak would never end! What happens when a Pattern plays, then disappears for a drawing, then shows up again? Other than missed opportunity for a Pattern three-peat, of course.

Mega Millions answered that question this past Friday night with its {2-2-1-1} Pattern. In addition to this Pattern’s back and forth action, there were no grand prize winners. As a result, the jackpot rose to $164 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern of April 17, 2020 was brought to you by winning numbers 13, 35, 39, 46, 55 and MB 14. This Pattern has now played 154 times.

There have now been 559 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now played 27.5% of the time. We last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern April 10, 2020.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 54 appearances, has played in 35.1% of the 154 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 559 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.66% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [1-2-2-1] General Order played March 6, 2020.

Now with six appearances, the 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 11.1% of the 54 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.90% of the 154 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.07% of all 559 drawings. The 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order was last seen in the April 16, 2019 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination 13, 35 and 55 debuted April 4, 2017.

Will next week see more back-and-forth action from the {2-2-1-1} Pattern?