Pattern encores are capricious in nature. They’ve been known to boost lottery jackpots, and they’ve been known to force jackpots to reset. Some Patterns are more prone to repeating than others. After all, Pattern streaks wouldn’t exist otherwise! However, as the title of today’s post indicates, a Pattern repeat did not take place Friday night. And, with Mega Millions’ jackpot growing to $229 million, such an encore wasn’t necessary.
General Lottery Analysis
On March 10, 2023, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 161st appearance. The winning numbers were 9, 20, 59, 60, 63 and MB 5.
This Pattern has now played in 18.7% of the 861 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen January 27, 2023.
The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 46 appearances, has played in 28.6% of the 161 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 861 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 5.34% of the time. The [1-1-3-1] General Order was last seen July 26, 2022.
Now with four appearances, the 1 1 0 0 3 1 Specific Order has played in 8.70% of the 46 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.48% of the 161 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.46% of all 861 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 1 1 0 0 3 1 Specific Order played October 26,2018.
Three-Number Combinations
Mega Millions had enough room to spare for two repeating Three-Number Combinations:
- 20, 59, 63 (Debuted January 6, 2023)
- 9, 59, 60 (Debuted March 15, 2022)
How will the Mega Millions jackpot fare Tuesday night?