May 16, 2023 seemed like a good night for a playback. The school year’s over, or just about, and the mischief a playback provides would be one way Mega Millions could kick off summer (for those old enough to play, anyway). Somewhere along the way, Mega Millions changed its mind. Even though the playback was aborted, the jackpot grew to $132 million.
General Lottery Analysis
Tuesday night’s winning numbers were 15, 34, 36, 69, 70 and MB 17. This brought the number of appearances by the {2-2-1-1} Pattern to 246. There have been 880 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 28% of the time.
The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 82 appearances, has played in 33.3% of the 246 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 880 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.32% of the time.
Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-2-1] General Order were last seen May 2, 2023.
Once all 11 drawings have been taken into consideration, the 0 1 2 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 13.4% of the 82 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.47% of the 246 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.25% of all 880 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 0 1 2 0 2 1 Specific Order played January 20, 2023.
Three-Number Combinations
A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations were spotted:
- 36, 69, 70 (Debuted December 25, 2020)
- 15, 70, MB 17 (Debuted April 21, 2020)
Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern return Friday night, possibly with a playback?