After a strong start to the month, Mega Millions showed no sign of easing up! April 4, 2023 saw this lottery swap out the {3-1-1-1} Pattern for something more common. As the jackpot grew to $414 million, Mega Millions also thought it would be a good time to spread out.
General Lottery Analysis
This lottery thought the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was more befitting a Tuesday night. With winning numbers 1, 37, 45, 62, 64 and MB 4, this Pattern has now played 366 times.
There have now been 868 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 42.2% of the time. We last saw the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern March 28, 2023.
The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 84 appearances, has played in 23% of the 366 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 868 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.68% of the time. The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order was last seen February 24, 2023.
Now with 23 appearances, the 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 27.4% of the 84 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.28% of the 366 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.65% of all 868 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order played August 30, 2022.
Similar Spread
The spread for Tuesday night was 36:08:17:02. August 30, 2022 saw a spread that was similar. That night, the winning numbers were 2, 38, 55, 57, 65 and MB 17, with a spread of 36:17:02:08. When dealing with a similar spread, the differences between numbers that played were the same, but their orders were different.
Three-Number Combinations
Mega Millions had room for three repeating Three-Number Combinations:
- 37, 62, 64 (Debuted February 26, 2021)
- 62, 64, MB 4 (Debuted March 15, 2019)
- 1, 45, MB 4 (Debuted April 20, 2018)
Will it be a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore that sends the jackpot higher Friday night?