Another period of rising jackpots has come to an end in Mega Millions. The Ultimate Christmas Present was won in Ohio. Even though only one could claim the coveted $372 million, Mega Millions stayed true to the Christmas spirit, gifting players in other states with at least $1 million. Naturally, the jackpot reset itself to $40 million.
Would you believe that Mega Millions did not employ a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore or some other wild play?
General Lottery Analysis
December 17, 2019 saw the 98th appearance of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern, with numbers 22, 30, 53, 55, 56, and MB 16.
There have been 524 Mega Millions drawings to date, and this Pattern has now played in 18.7% of them.
The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 29 appearances, has played in 29.6% of the 98 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 524 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 5.53% of the time.
Both the {3-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-3-1] General Order played in the December 3, 2019 drawing.
Now with five appearances, the 0 1 1 3 0 1 Specific Order has played in 17.2% of the 29 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.10% of the 98 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.95% of all 524 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 0 1 1 3 0 1 Specific Order played August 22, 2017.
Three-Number Combination(s)
Mega Millions took a break from repeating Three-Number Combinations.
The $372 million prize may have been won, but there are still a couple of weeks left in the year. There’s plenty of time for another Pattern streak!