“May”-d for Tuesday

Mega Millions entered the May Fray Tuesday night. As fun as it would’ve been (for Mega Millions) to cause an upset, this lottery took a dignified approach. As a result, the jackpot grew to $68 million.

General Lottery Analysis

Perhaps we spoke too soon. For anyone who hoped for a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore May 2, 2023, they would have been disappointed. Instead, Mega Millions opted for the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 3, 15, 16, 32, 41 and MB 9, this Pattern has played 245 times.

A different Pattern in play. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 876 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 28% of the time. April 14, 2023 was the last time we saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 81 appearances, has played in 33.1% of the 245 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 876 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.25% of the time. The [1-2-2-1] General Order was last seen February 17, 2023.

Now with 10 appearances, the 1 2 2 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 12.3% of the 81 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.08% of the 245 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.14% of all 876 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 1 2 2 0 0 1 Specific Order played April 6, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations were also present:

  • 15, 41, MB 9 (Debuted April 4, 2014)
  • 3, 16, MB 9 (Debuted June 9, 2017)
Spotting a couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Could it be the {2-2-1-1} Pattern that makes an encore Friday night?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.