A Different Kind of Encore

April is almost over, which means that the other most wonderful time of the year is here. May will be here soon enough, and with it comes graduations and summer plans. Before we get ahead of ourselves, there is still one last weekend for April 2023, and one way to kick off the weekend is a Mega Millions drawing! Pattern encores and playbacks are a thrill, but even more thrilling is winning the prize. With that kind of money, and the right planning, every day can feel like a vacation! If only Mega Millions agreed Friday night.

There was an encore, though not one you’d expect. This kind of encore is another night of the jackpot growing. After Friday night’s drawing, the jackpot grew to $52 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The Pattern for April 28, 2023 was {2-1-1-1-1}. With winning numbers 18, 38, 53, 62, 64 and MB 20, this Pattern has played 368 times.

A rising jackpot is all that repeated. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has been spotted in 42.1% of the 875 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen April 7, 2023.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 85 appearances, has played in 23.1% of the 368 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 875 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.71% of the time. April 4, 2023 was the last time we saw the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order.

Now with 12 appearances, the 0 1 1 1 2 1 General Order has played in 14.1% of the 85 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.26% of the 368 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.37% of all 875 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 0 1 1 1 2 1 General Order played September 28, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 18, 38 and 64 debuted March 8, 2022.

And room for a repeating Three-Number Combination! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore be how Mega Millions enters May?

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