The {3-1-1-1} Pattern may not be Mega Millions’ most played Pattern (that honor goes to the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern) but it knows how to go big!
There was more, far more, to the October 13, 2020 drawing than what the numbers showed. So much in fact that the introduction to today’s post wouldn’t be enough. What happened that was so grand? Well, for starters, it was grand enough that the jackpot grew to $77 million.
General Lottery Analysis
The 115th appearance of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern was thanks to 11, 44, 45, 46, 70 and MB 25.
There have now been 610 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 18.9% of the time. The {3-1-1-1} Pattern previously played in the October 6, 2020 drawing.
The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 38 appearances, has played in 33% of the 115 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 610 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.23% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-3-1-1] General Order played September 22, 2020.
Now with four appearances, the 1 0 0 3 1 1 Specific Order has played in 10.5% of the 38 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.48% of the 115 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.66% of all 610 drawings. We last saw the 1 0 0 3 1 1 Specific Order May 21, 2019.
Four-Number Combination
If you scratch Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing, you’ll find repeating Four-Number Combination 11, 44, 45 and 46, which debuted August 14, 2018!
Three-Number Combinations
Naturally, a repeating Four-Number Combination birthed four repeating Three-Number Combinations. Only three of these four debuted in the August 14th drawing mentioned earlier:
- 11, 44, 45 (Debuted March 17, 2015)
- 11, 44, 46
- 44, 45, 46
- 11, 45, 46
Mega Millions loved repeating Three-Number Combinations to the point that it thought nothing about adding two more!
- 11, 44, 70 (Debuted October 4, 2019)
- 11, 46, MB 25 (Debuted May 15, 2020)
Will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern be daring enough to make an encore Friday night?