One September evening, there was a Mega Millions jackpot. Being worth $20 million, it was the leftover seed from a previously claimed jackpot. This was the nature of Mega Millions.

Over the months, the jackpot grew larger and stronger. Word of the jackpot’s size, and difficulty winning it, spread far and wide. As more got into the lottery playing spirit, the harder it got to bring down the Mega Millions prize. Add January 15, 2021 as yet another night when players got thwarted once again. As a result, the prize rose to $850 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 3, 11, 12, 38, 43 and MB 15, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 120^th appearance.

There have now been 637 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 18.8% of the time. We last saw the {3-1-1-1} Pattern January 5, 2021.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order, now with 47 appearances, has played in 39.2% of the 120 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 637 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 7.38% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [3-1-1-1] General Order played November 13, 2020.

Now with three appearances, the 3 0 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 6.38% of the 47 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.5% of the 120 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.47% of all 637 drawings. We last saw the 3 0 1 1 0 1 Specific Order January 14, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations made things a bit more interesting!

• 11, 43, MB 15 (Debuted June 30, 2015)
• 12, 38, MB 15 (Debuted May 23, 2014)
• 3, 12, MB 15 (Debuted November 21, 2014)

Will the Mega Millions jackpot in fact reach $1 billion?

Humans are bonding creatures. We bond with family, friends, even complete strangers. It’s through these bonds that we socialize and build new relationships. The strength of a bond is tested when a threshold is reached. After all, the strongest bonds are forged in fire.

As we’ve seen these past few months, the bond Mega Millions  has with its jackpot isn’t so easily broken. The good times continued to roll, as the jackpot slipped from the players’ grip once more. It was the aftermath of the January 5, 2021 drawing that brought Mega Millions to a threshold. One side, the current side, had jackpots less than half a billion dollars. With a jackpot that grew to $490 million, the path to the other side, the side of mega riches (and potential madness) came into view.

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 119^th appearance with 20, 43, 51, 55, 57 and MB 4.

This Pattern has now played in 18.8% of the 634 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen November 13, 2020.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 39 appearances, has played in 32.8% of the 119 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 634 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.15% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-3-1-1] General Order played October 13, 2020.

Now with five appearances, the 0 1 0 3 1 1 Specific Order has played in 12.8% of the 39 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.20% of the 119 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.79% of all 634 drawings. The 0 1 0 3 1 1 Specific Order was last seen November 19, 2019.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 20, 43 and 57 debuted June 11, 2019.

Will the Mega Millions jackpot cross the half-billion-dollar threshold Friday night?

Mega Millions wasn’t feeling adventurous, what with this past Friday being Friday the 13^th and all. Now, Mega Millions isn’t the superstitious type; far from it! With Ms. Rona gearing up for Round 2 (or dishing it out in some spots), it was best to stay put and forgo a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore. Instead, November 13, 2020 was a time to reminisce about the recent past. Or, since we’re dealing with lotteries here, give it play. That blast to the (recent) past gave the Mega Millions jackpot a level-up to $176 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 118^th appearance with winning numbers 6, 7, 14, 28, 59 and MB 7.

There have now been 619 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 19.1% of the time.

The [3-1-1-1] Pattern, now with 46 appearances, has played in 39% of the 118 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 619 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 7.43% of the time.

Prior to Friday night, both the {3-1-1-1} Pattern and the [3-1-1-1] General Order played November 6, 2020.

Now with six appearances, the 3 1 0 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 13.1% of the 46 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.08% of the 118 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.97% of all 619 drawings. We last saw the 3 1 0 0 1 1 Specific Order February 21, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

Mega Millions was feeling adventurous enough to dish out two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

• 7, 59, MB 7 (Debuted September 5, 2014)
• 6, 28, MB 7 (Debuted December 18, 2015)

Will Mega Millions stick with the {3-1-1-1} Pattern Tuesday night?

Vote counting wasn’t the only thing that continued November 6, 2020. Mega Millions didn’t want to rock the boat too much and settled on giving the {3-1-1-1} Pattern another go. This helped boost the jackpot to a hearty $152 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern encore was made possible by winning numbers 18, 24, 27, 34, 60 and MB 2. This Pattern has now played 117 times.

There have now been 617 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 19% of the time.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order, now with 45 appearances, has played in 38.5% of the 117 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 617 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 7.29% of the time.

Now with nine appearances, the 0 3 1 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 20% of the 45 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.69% of the 117 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.46% of all 617 drawings.

Prior to Friday night, both the [3-1-1-1] General Order and the 0 3 1 0 1 1 Specific Order played October 6, 2020. Slow and incremental change, indeed!

Three-Number Combinations

Lest the night be too quiet, a trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations were thrown into the mix:

• 18, 24, 34 (Debuted September 15, 2017 and previously played February 22, 2019)
• 27, 34, MB 2 (Debuted September 19, 2014)
• 18, 34, 60 (Debuted October 23, 2020)

Will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern have a three-peat next Tuesday, or, even wilder, will a playback occur?

Lottery nights are like election nights. They can be a source of entertainment, or stress. As the numbers come rolling in, you hope that they, and the stars, align. Winning has the power to change your life and reveal to the world who you truly are, for better or worse.

Although the numbers are still coming in for the U.S. elections, we at Lottery Binge can say with confidence that Mega Millions was called for…Mega Millions! This lottery spent November 3, 2020 ignoring the sound and fury of the human world and played yet another sextet of numbers. With no one matching all six winning numbers, the prize increased to $142 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 7, 31, 44, 45, 55 and MB 19, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 116^th appearance.

This Pattern has now played in 18.8% of the 616 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen October 13, 2020.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 34 appearances, has played in 29.3% of the 116 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 616 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 5.52% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-3-1] General Order played July 3, 2020.

Now with three appearances, the 1 0 1 3 0 1 Specific Order has played in 8.82% of the 34 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.59% of the 116 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.59% of all 616 drawings. We last saw the 1 0 1 3 0 1 Specific Order in the February 14, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 31, 45 and 55 debuted January 30, 2015.

Regardless of what happens, Mega Millions will continue chugging along. Besides, there are more important things for this lottery to worry about, like whether Friday night will see an encore for the {3-1-1-1} Pattern!

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern may not be Mega Millions’ most played Pattern (that honor goes to the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern) but it knows how to go big!

There was more, far more, to the October 13, 2020 drawing than what the numbers showed. So much in fact that the introduction to today’s post wouldn’t be enough. What happened that was so grand? Well, for starters, it was grand enough that the jackpot grew to $77 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The 115^th appearance of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern was thanks to 11, 44, 45, 46, 70 and MB 25.

There have now been 610 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 18.9% of the time. The {3-1-1-1} Pattern previously played in the October 6, 2020 drawing.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 38 appearances, has played in 33% of the 115 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 610 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.23% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-3-1-1] General Order played September 22, 2020.

Now with four appearances, the 1 0 0 3 1 1 Specific Order has played in 10.5% of the 38 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.48% of the 115 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.66% of all 610 drawings. We last saw the 1 0 0 3 1 1 Specific Order May 21, 2019.

Four-Number Combination

If you scratch Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing, you’ll find repeating Four-Number Combination 11, 44, 45 and 46, which debuted August 14, 2018!

Three-Number Combinations

Naturally, a repeating Four-Number Combination birthed four repeating Three-Number Combinations. Only three of these four debuted in the August 14^th drawing mentioned earlier:

• 11, 44, 45 (Debuted March 17, 2015)
• 11, 44, 46
• 44, 45, 46
• 11, 45, 46

Mega Millions loved repeating Three-Number Combinations to the point that it thought nothing about adding two more!

• 11, 44, 70 (Debuted October 4, 2019)
• 11, 46, MB 25 (Debuted May 15, 2020)

Will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern be daring enough to make an encore Friday night?