Mega Millions is at it again with what may be another holiday-themed jackpot surge! For anyone who doesn’t remember, it was Halloween 2018 (or thereabouts) when this lottery’s jackpot surged to $1.6 billion, the highest prize yet. With no one able to match all six numbers this past Friday, the jackpot climbed to $314 million. Although nowhere near the record, it got closer.
General Lottery Analysis
December 6, 2019 was marked by the 231st appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern with winning numbers 20, 31, 40, 46, 61, and MB 20.
Given that there have been 521 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 44.3% of the time and was last seen November 29, 2019.
The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, now with 53 appearances, has played in 22.9% of the 231 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 521 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.2% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order played August 2, 2019.
Now with 14 appearances, the 0 1 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 26.4% of the 53 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.06% of the 231 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.69% of all 521 drawings. We last saw the 0 1 2 1 1 1 Specific Order in the June 11, 2019 drawing.
Three-Number Combination(s)
Accompanying the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern were two repeating Three-Number Combinations:
- 20, 31, 46 (Debuted October 30, 2018)
- 20, 31, MB 20 (Debuted September 27, 2019)
Christmas itself isn’t that far off and there are five more Mega Millions drawings before then. One, in fact, falls on Christmas Eve! Will the prize enter the billion-dollar range right soon or will someone gift himself with a large bonus?