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?

It happened again! If you threw your hat in the ring January 12, 2021, there’s a good chance you walked away empty-handed. The Mega Millions jackpot has been living off the agony of defeated players and just received another helping. With none of the six winning numbers picked, the grand prize grew to $750 million. That’s three-quarter billion dollars!

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 174^th appearance with winning numbers 12, 14, 26, 28, 33 and MB 9.

There have now been 636 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 27.4% of the time.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 59 appearances, has played in 33.9% of the 174 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 636 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.28% of the time.

Would you believe that both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-2-1-1] General Order made an encore? They were last seen in the January 8, 2021 drawing. Talk about tag teaming!

Now with seven appearances, the 2 2 1 0 0 1 Specific Order played in 11.9% of the 59 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.02% of the 174 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and 1.10% of all 636 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 2 2 1 0 0 1 Specific Order played March 24, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

Mega Millions rubbed it in even more with a double dose of repeating Three-Number Combinations:

• 14, 26, MB 9 (Debuted March 3, 2017)
• 28, 33, MB 9 (Debuted June 9, 2017)

It’s going to take a lot of force to knock down the Mega Millions jackpot! Will Friday night be feast or famine?

The word “ridiculous” doesn’t usually have good connotations. It’s used to describe something silly, crazy, deranged, even. After all that’s happened this week, we need something ridiculous. The good kind.

Now, the good kind of ridiculous is entertaining and fun, for example “Spongebob Squarepants” or “The Three Stooges”, though your mileage may vary. This blog focuses on something entertaining, fun, and is something that we can have a say in. This ridiculous is Mega Millions and its ridiculously large jackpot!

There were no signs of the jackpot’s growth getting crushed. In fact, the prize grew by leaps and bounds! Having thwarted the players once again, Mega Millions decided $600 million would be a good stop point. For now.

General Lottery Analysis

The January 8, 2021 drawing saw the 173^rd appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 3, 6, 16, 18, 58 and MB 11.

There have now been 635 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 27.2% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern played Christmas Day 2020.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 58 appearances, has played in 33.5% of the 173 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 635 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.13% of the time. December 15, 2020 was the last time we saw the [2-2-1-1] General Order.

Now with eight appearances, the 2 2 0 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 13.8% of the 58 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has played in 4.62% of the 173 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.26% of all 635 drawings. We last saw the 2 2 0 0 1 1 Specific Order October 9, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 3, 58 and MB 11 debuted October 28, 2014.

It’s almost guaranteed that the jackpot will rise again, just before the official drawing Tuesday night. Question is, will the Mega Millions jackpot meet its maker, or will it continue to grow?

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?

Hope everyone is having a happy holiday season! It’s hard to believe, but 2020 is almost over! Before we can finally cast this year out to the wolves, we must endure a few more days.

Mega Millions and holiday specials helped make Christmas 2020 more bearable. Classics galore provided the on-screen entertainment while the lottery went to work enticing players far and wide with the possibility of becoming crazy-rich. Hundreds of millions of dollars awaited anyone who could capture the beastly jackpot. The beast got away and grew to $376 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore was made possible by winning numbers 17, 23, 36, 69, 70 and MB 19. This Pattern has now played 172 times.

There have now been 631 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 27.3% of the time. We last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern December 22, 2020.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 53 appearances, has played in 30.8% of the 172 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 631 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.40% of the time.

Now with five appearances, the 0 2 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 9.43% of the 53 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.91% of the 172 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.79% of all 631 drawings.

Both the [2-1-2-1] General Order and the 0 2 1 0 2 1 Specific Order played September 15, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations made their presence known:

• 17, 23, 36 (Debuted November 22, 2013)
• 23, 69, MB 13 (Debuted December 3, 2019)
• 17, 36, 70 (Debuted March 27, 2015)

Will the jackpot continue to grow as we say goodbye (and good riddance) to 2020?

Would you believe that a beast has made itself at home in Mega Millions? It took root sometime in September and was left alone for three months. With just a few days until Christmas, the beast not only thrived but flourished! As the prize grew to $352 million, one must wonder what sustained the beast. What made it grow once again?

General Lottery Analysis

Part of the beast’s diet December 22, 2020 was a {2-2-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 29, 53, 56, 59, 67 and MB 21, this Pattern has played 171 times.

There have now been 630 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 27.1% of the time. We last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern December 15, 2020.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 62 appearances, has played in 36.3% of the 171 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 630 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.84% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-2-2-1] General Order played December 4, 2020.

Another source of sustenance was the debut of the 0 0 1 2 2 1 Specific Order! This Specific Order has now played in 1.61% of the 62 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 0.58% of the 171 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.16% of all 630 drawings.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 53, 56 and 59 debuted August 9, 2019.

Will the beast be brought down Christmas Day, or will it continue to flourish?

Ten days before Christmas and Mega Millions’ plan

Appealed to most every large jackpot fan.

There wasn’t an encore, sorry to say

Another Pattern made its play.

The jackpot wasn’t brought down to size

$310 million became the new prize!

General Lottery Analysis

The December 15, 2020 Mega Millions drawing saw the 170^th appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 1, 10, 18, 20, 46 and MB 15.

There have now been 628 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 27.1% of the time.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 57 appearances, has played in 33.5% of the 170 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 628 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.08% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-2-1-1] General Order were last seen December 8, 2020.

Now with seven appearances, the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 12.3% of the 57 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.12% of the 170 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.11% of all 628 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order played May 5, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

Two repeating Three-Number Combinations were also featured:

• 1, 10, 46 (Debuted May 27, 2014)
• 10, 20, 46 (Debuted May 22, 2020)

Will Friday night’s drawing be a huge Christmas bonus for at least one player?