The {2-1-1-1-1} and the {2-2-1-1} Patterns are some of the most common Patterns that you’ll encounter in Mega Millions. But, why should they have all the fun? Tuesday night’s drawing featured a Pattern that’s rarely seen but had a profound impact. The monstrous jackpot grew even larger to $476 million!
General Lottery Analysis
Instead of a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat, Mega Millions opted for a {3-2-1} Pattern instead. The winning numbers for April 11, 2023 were 31, 35, 53, 54, 55 and MB 24, bringing the number of {3-2-1} Pattern appearances to 52.
This Pattern has now played in 5.98% of the 870 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen January 10, 2023.
The [2-3-1] General Order, now with 23 appearances, has played in 44.2% of the 52 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 870 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 2.64% of the time. November 1, 2022 was the last time the [2-3-1] General Order played.
Now with two appearances, the 0 0 2 3 0 1 Specific Order has played in 8.7% of the 23 drawings where the General Order was [2-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.85% of the 52 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.23% of all 870 drawings. The 0 0 2 3 0 1 Specific Order made its first appearance in the September 21, 2021 drawing.
Three-Number Combinations
Repeating Three-Number Combinations were absent this go-around.
Will the {3-2-1} Pattern make an encore Friday night and boost the jackpot higher?