Variety is the spice of life, as they say, and there are a variety of spreads. Some enhance the taste of sandwiches, and others make beds look nice. There are others still, but today, we shall look at one that thrives in the lottery world. Now, it doesn’t show up often, but when it does, it makes a big impact!
This, ladies and gentlemen, is the similar spread, and Mega Millions encountered one in Friday night’s drawing. That and a bombardment of repeating Three-Number Combinations pushed the jackpot past $100 million: $102 million to be precise.
General Lottery Analysis
February 25, 2022 marked the 319th appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, with numbers 15, 31, 40, 56, 66 and MB 4.
This Pattern has now played in 42.4% of the 753 Mega Millions drawings. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen February 1, 2022.
The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, now with 73 appearances, has played in 22.9% of the 319 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 753 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.69% of the time.
Now with 21 appearances, the 0 1 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 28.8% of the 73 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.58% of the 319 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.79% of all 753 drawings.
Prior to Friday night, both the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order and the 0 1 2 1 1 1 Specific Order played December 17, 2020.
Similar Spread
Friday night’s spread was 16:09:16:10. If we go back to October 23, 2020, we’ll find that 18, 34, 44, 60, 69 and MB 22 produced a spread 16:10:16:09. The differences between numbers were the same but of course, the orders (and numbers played) were different.
Three-Number Combinations
Four repeating Three-Number Combinations were spotted:
- 31, 56, 66 (Debuted December 23, 2014)
- 56, 66, MB 4 (Debuted May 18, 2021)
- 15, 66, MB 4 (Debuted February 24, 2015)
- 15, 56, MB 4 (Debuted March 6, 2020)
Imagine the madness if there had been a playback! What madness awaits Mega Millions in March?