After taking a massive fall Friday night, Mega Millions was eager to get back in the game, so to speak. Unfortunately for this lottery, but fortunately for one New York player, that meant more bench time.
As if the title didn’t give it away, the jackpot remained at $20 million.
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern of January 17, 2023 made it all possible. With winning numbers 2, 12, 18, 24, 39 and MB 18, this Pattern has now played 236 times.
This Pattern has now played in 27.9% of the 846 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen December 27, 2022.
The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 83 appearances, has played in 35.2% of the 236 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 846 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.81% of the time. December 23, 2022 was the last time we saw the [2-2-1-1] General Order.
Now with nine appearances, the 2 2 1 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 10.8% of the 83 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.81% of the 236 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.06% of all 846 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the [2-2-1-1] General Order played August 3, 2021.
Three-Number Combinations
Despite getting knocked back down, Mega Millions graced us with four repeating Three-Number Combinations!
- 12, 18, 24 (Debuted November 17, 2015 and previously played August 19, 2022)
- 12, 24, MB 18 (Debuted November 27, 2018)
- 18, 39, MB 18 (Debuted March 1, 2022)
- 2, 24, MB 18 (Debuted March 12, 2021)
Will the jackpot rise Friday night, or will the wait continue?