February may be the shortest month, but what it lacks in length it more than makes up in festiveness! The Super Bowl is in February, and Valentine’s Day adds a touch of love in the air. If you’re not into football or romance, or even if you are, you might be able to swing by a Mardi Gras parade. You Mardi Gras lovers will have to wait a little longer this year; it’s not until March 1st.
As people stocked up on Super Bowl snacks and prepared for a romantic getaway (or an opportunity to embrace self-love), Mega Millions decided to shake things up. Friday night featured not one but two similar spreads! This unique move pushed the jackpot to $53 million.
General Lottery Analysis
The February 11, 2022 drawing featured the 142nd appearance of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern with 11, 16, 23, 24, 30 and MB 24.
There have now been 749 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 19% of the time.
The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 46 appearances, has played in 32.4% of the 142 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 749 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.14% of the time.
Both the {3-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-3-1-1] General Order were last seen January 21, 2022.
Now with four appearances, the 1 3 1 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 8.70% of the 46 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.82% of the 142 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.53% of all 749 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 1 3 1 0 0 1 Specific Order played June 2, 2020.
Similar Spreads
The Friday night spread was 05:07:01:06. There were two, yes two nights with spreads that were similar!
- The first happened May 12, 2017. That night, 28, 34, 41, 42, 47 and MB 13 were the winning numbers, and they had a spread of 06:07:01:05.
- Next was February 9, 2018. The winning numbers were 28, 34, 41, 46, 47 and MB 14, and their spread was 06:07:05:01.
In all three instances, the differences between numbers played were the same but of course, their orders were different.
Three-Number Combinations
Having two similar spreads in one night left Mega Millions without the energy to pursue repeating Three-Number Combinations.
Seeing one similar spread in a night is one thing, but two? We’ll have to see if Mega Millions does it again Tuesday night or if this lottery decides to pursue a more “quieter” route.