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