Things came full circle for Mega Millions Tuesday night. Pattern-wise, August ended the way it started. Mild spoiler: The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern played. Sticking by a common Pattern boosted this jackpot to $169 million. Of course, with this being Mega Millions, there was more to Tuesday’s drawing than “just” a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern showing up!
General Lottery Analysis
More than just a bookend, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern of August 30, 2022 was also an encore. With winning numbers 2, 38, 55, 57, 65 and MB 17, this Pattern has now played 343 times.
This Pattern has now played in 42.6% of the 806 Mega Millions drawings. Recall that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen August 26, 2022.
The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 76 appearances, has played in 22.2% of the 343 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 806 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.43% of the time.
Now with 22 appearances, the 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 28.9% of the 76 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.41% of the 343 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.73% of all 806 drawings.
Prior to Tuesday night, both the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order and the 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order played July 29, 2022.
Three-Number Combinations
Repeating Three-Number Combination 38, 57 and MB 17 debuted April 3, 2020.
Will Mega Millions kick off the weekend with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat, a playback, or something completely different?