Summer’s over.
Okay, technically there are a few weeks left, but in terms of summer holidays and summer blow-out parties, those days are gone until next year. Traditionally, schools opened their doors after Labo(u)r Day across the U.S., but many schools did so at least a couple of weeks before. This week is for the last hold-outs of summer. To honor the passing of summer, Mega Millions started “the climb” on September 4th. That “climb” was to a crazy large jackpot. Tuesday night saw the grand prize rise to $187 million, among other things.
General Lottery Analysis
One of those things concerned the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. More specifically, this Pattern was loved so much that it made an encore! With winning numbers 2, 7, 25, 35, 44, and MB 3, it made its 170th appearance.

Of the 390 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 43.6% of the time.
The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order made its 47th appearance and has now played in 27.6% of the 170 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 12.1% of all 390 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order played on July 20th, 2018.
Now with seven appearances, the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 14.9% of the 47 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.12% of the 170 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 390 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.79% of the time. We last saw the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order on March 16th, 2018.
Three Number Combination(s)
Tuesday night also saw these repeating Three-Number Combinations:
- 7, 44, MB 3 (Debuted December 3rd, 2013)
- 2, 35, MB 3 (Debuted October 10th, 2014)

Could the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern go for the three-peat Friday night? Will the Mega Millions jackpot continue to climb upwards?