One thing about lotteries is that when they get knocked down, they’re usually not down for long! Mega Millions received a double whammy Friday night, with two players winning the jackpot. Tuesday night saw this lottery bounce back and start the upward climb once again, settling at $30 million.
General Lottery Analysis
The October 18, 2022 drawing featured the return of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 1, 15, 20, 44, 67 and MB 23, this Pattern made its 348th appearance.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has now played in 42.4% of the 820 Mega Millions drawings.
The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, now with 81 appearances, has played in 23.3% of the 348 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 820 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.88% of the time.
Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and [1-2-1-1-1] General Order were last seen October 14, 2022.
Alas, the Specific Order did not hop aboard the encore train. Instead, the 1 2 0 1 1 1 Specific Order was the Specific Order of the night. Now with 20 appearances, this has played in 24.7% of the 81 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.75% of the 348 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.44% of all 820 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 1 2 0 1 1 1 Specific Order played August 19, 2022.
Three-Number Combinations
Repeating Three-Number Combination 1, 44 and MB 23 debuted August 27, 2021.

Is Saturday night going to be prime time for a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore, or even a playback?