Tuesday nights generally aren’t wild, Mardi Gras notwithstanding. People are just getting back into the groove of the work or school week, and they’re already thinking about Friday. Mega Millions, free from the madness of tyrannical teachers and ego tripping bosses, can be as wild as it darn well pleases. Often, as we saw this past Tuesday, the results feed the jackpot beast.
September 12, 2023 was of those nights where there was not one but two encores! Those had a hand in boosting the jackpot to $162 million.
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its triumphant return with 2, 14, 21, 42, 67 and MB 18. This Pattern has now played 382 times. There have now been 914 Mega Millions drawings, and the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has now played 41.8% of the time.
The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order also got bitten by the encore bug! Now with 96 appearances, this General Order has played in 25.1% of the 382 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 914 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.5% of the time.
Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order were last seen September 8, 2023.
Now with 16 appearances, the 2 1 1 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 16.7% of the 96 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.19% of the 382 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.75% of all 914 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 2 1 1 0 1 1 Specific Order played June 6, 2023.
Three-Number Combinations
Mega Millions featured a trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations:
- 2, 14, 21 (Debuted October 24, 2014)
- 14, 42, 67 (Debuted December 5, 2017)
- 2, 21, 42 (Debuted April 22, 2016)
Are the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order going to return Friday night?