After a big reset, and getting stuck, Friday night was much better for Mega Millions! Thanks to the wonders of a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore, the jackpot shot up to $31 million.
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore of January 20, 2023 was made possible by 20, 29, 31, 64, 66 and MB 17. This Pattern has now played 237 times.
There have now been 847 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 28% of the time. Recall that the {2-2-1-1} Pattern played January 17, 2023.
The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 79 appearances, has played in 33.3% of the 237 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 847 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.33% of the time. December 16, 2022 was the last time we saw the [1-2-2-1] General Order.
Now with 10 appearances, the 0 1 2 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 12.7% of the 79 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.22% of the 237 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.18% of all 847 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 0 1 2 0 2 1 Specific Order played September 17, 2021.
Three-Number Combinations
A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations were also present:
- 29, 31, 64 (Debuted June 27, 2014 and previously played August 26, 2014)
- 20, 31, MB 17 (Debuted April 12, 2022)
While Mega Millions currently has the smallest jackpot, it won’t take much to overtake Lotto Texas for the #2 spot. There are two Lotto Texas/Powerball drawings before Tuesday. It may be that Mega Millions overtakes Lotto Texas, or even ends up having the largest jackpot! Everything now hinges on what those two lotteries have up their sleeves.