Mega Millions may have felt the urge to roll out a playback this past Tuesday night. However, that itch wasn’t scratched, at least not completely. There were two encores, enough to help boost the jackpot to $266 million.
General Lottery Analysis
The first encore, or rather three-peat, came from the {2-2-1-1} Pattern! With winning numbers 7, 16, 27, 44, 52 and MB 5, the May 12, 2020 drawing saw the 158th appearance of this Pattern.
Given that there have now been 566 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 27.9% of the time.
The [1-2-2-1] General Order joined the {2-2-1-1} Pattern on the repeat appearance train! Having now played 57 times, this General Order has played in 36.1% of the 158 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 566 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.1% of the time.
Prior to Tuesday night, both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-2-1] General Order played May 8, 2020.
Now with six appearances, the 1 2 0 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 10.5% of the 57 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.80% of the 158 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.06% of all 566 drawings. We last saw the 1 2 0 2 0 1 Specific Order December 14, 2018.
Three-Number Combination(s)
Lone repeating Three-Number Combination 7, 27 and MB 5 came along for the ride.
This Combination debuted August 13, 2019.
With a three-peat under its belt, is the {2-2-1-1} Pattern setting up for a streak?