Category: {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern

The year flies by, doesn’t it? June has arrived, and Mega Millions started the month with more momentum. The June 2^nd drawing saw the encore of Tuesday’s Pattern. This time around, a repeating Three-Number Combination also appeared. Although repeats may be the bane of many a television viewer’s existence, repeats in lotteries are a good thing.

The 155^th appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was marked by winning numbers 7, 42, 57, 69, 72, and MB 10.

This Pattern has now played in 41% of all 378 Mega Millions drawings.

Making its 38^th appearance, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has now played in 24.5% of the 155 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern appeared, and in 10.1% of all drawings. Although this General Order didn’t make an encore, it did play earlier in May. More specifically, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order previously played in the May 9^th drawing.

With 14 appearances, the 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order has now played in 36.8% of the 38 drawings where the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has appeared. When looking at the 155 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, this statistic becomes 9.03%. Finally, this Specific Order has played in roughly 3.70% of the 378 Mega Millions drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order previously played in the March 21^st, 2017 drawing.

The repeating Three-Number Combination was 57, 69, and MB 10. This Combination made its debut in the March 11^th, 2014 drawing.

Will the week ahead feature more repeating Three-Number Combinations? Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern go for a three-peat?

May 23^rd was a peaceful night for Mega Millions. There were no Pattern encores or wild and crazy plays. The biggest draw of the evening was a repeating Three-Number Combination.

Making its 153^rd appearance, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern remains the most commonly seen Pattern in Mega Millions. The winning numbers were 6, 13, 17, 33, 60, and MB 14.

This Pattern has now played in 40.8% of the 375 drawings, and was last seen in the May 16^th drawing, exactly one week prior.

The [2-1-1-1-1] made its 37^th appearance, and has now played in 24.2% of the 153 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 9.87% of all drawings. Prior to Tuesday’s drawing, this General Order previously played in the February 14^th, 2017 drawing.

Now with six appearances, the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 16.2% of the 37 drawings where the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 3.92% of the 153 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 1.6% of all 375 drawings. The 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order previously played in the January 20^th, 2017 drawing.

The Three-Number Combination of the evening was 6, 17, 33.

This Combination made its debut in the February 6^th, 2015 drawing.

With Memorial Day (and summer vacation for a few lucky kids) right around the corner, will Friday’s drawing bring on the fireworks?

After Friday night’s drawing, you were probably just eager to see a real Australia Play in Mega Millions, weren’t you? Seeing the Pattern, General Order, and the Specific Order having all previously played together before was just a teaser, right? Well, that was not to be. Tuesday night was not the night, and the {3-1-1-1} Pattern didn’t make an encore appearance. Yet, as calm as the May 16^th drawing was, a Three-Number Combination made its second-ever appearance.

Pattern-wise, reigning champion {2-1-1-1-1} made its 152^nd appearance, with winning numbers 4, 35, 39, 56, 72, and MB 11.

This Pattern has now played in 40.8% of the 373 Mega Millions drawings, and was last seen in the May 9^th drawing exactly one week ago.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order made its 45^th appearance, and has now played in 29.6% of the 152 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 12.1% of all 373 drawings. Prior to Tuesday, this General Order previously played in the April 18^th, 2017 drawing.

Making its eighth appearance, the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has now played in approximately 17.8% of the 45 drawings where the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 5.26% of the 152 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 2.14% of all drawings. The 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order previously played in the October 21^st, 2016 drawing.

The biggest play of the evening was the repeat appearance of Three-Number Combination 4, 35, MB 11.

This Combination made its debut in the December 27^th, 2013 drawing.

Will Friday’s drawing feature a bona fide Australia Play? Will an even bigger play usher in the start of the weekend or will Mega Millions mellow out?

For our readers scratching their heads at the title, Cinco de Mayo is a holiday to commemorate Mexico’s victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 (source). This holiday, believe it or not, is more popular in Lottery Trend Country (a.k.a. the US) than it is in Mexico. Means of celebration include, but are not limited to, margaritas, Mexican or Tex-Mex cuisine, and…Mega Millions? This year, the two coincided, and Mega Millions got into the spirit with three repeating Three-Number Combinations.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 150^th appearance, with winning numbers 4, 23, 33, 47, 53, and MB 7.

Just like it is in sister lottery Powerball, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern is the most commonly seen in Mega Millions, and by a healthy margin. This Pattern has now played in 40.5% of the 350 drawings, and previously played in the April 18, 2017 drawing.

With its 36^th appearance, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has now played in 24% of the 150 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 9.73% of all 350 drawings. Prior to Friday, this Pattern was last seen in the March 24, 2017 drawing.

The 1 1 1 2 0 1 Specific Order made its ninth appearance. Statistically speaking, this Specific Order has played in 25% of the 36 drawings where the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has appeared, 6% of the 150 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 2.43% of all Mega Millions drawings. To see when the 1 1 1 2 0 1 Specific Order previously played, we need to look at the March 17, 2017 drawing.

Finally, we come to the repeating Three-Number Combinations. The Combinations this time were

• 23, 33, 47 (Debuted June 25, 2015)
• 33, 53, MB 7 (Debuted October 29, 2013)
• 4, 53, MB 7 (Debuted March 21, 2017)

Will there be more repeating Three-Number Combinations next week? Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore appearance, or will a rarer Pattern play?