March is here, which means more sunlight and warmer temperatures*! But as we get ready to see winter in our rear-view mirror (at least until December), it’ll throw in occasional reminders that it isn’t spring just yet. Whereas March can come bundled with surprise frosts and snowstorm, lotteries make callbacks to winters past. Or even just the past week.
*In the Southern Hemisphere, it’s the opposite.
For Mega Millions, the March 2, 2021 drawing meant getting reacquainted with February. This led to a jackpot now worth $55 million.
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 4, 8, 13, 34, 64 and MB 18, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern played for the 126th time.
There have now been 650 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 19.4% of the time.
The [3-1-1-1] General Order, now with 49 appearances, has played in 38.9% of the 126 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 650 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 7.54% of the time.
Prior to Tuesday night, both the {3-1-1-1} Pattern and the [3-1-1-1] General Order played February 23, 2021.
Now with four appearances, the 3 0 1 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 8.16% of the 49 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also been featured in 3.17% of the 126 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.62% of all 650 drawings. The 3 0 1 0 1 1 Specific Order was last seen February 28, 2020.
Three-Number Combinations
As Mega Millions reminisced about the past week, and then some, there were also a couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations:
- 13, 34, 64 (Debuted January 7, 2014)
- 4, 13, 64 (Debuted September 1, 2017)
Will a {3-1-1-1} Pattern encore, or perhaps even a playback, be the flavor of Friday night?