Another Fourth of July weekend has come and gone. The spectre of “Back to School” is peeking from around the corner and in a haunting twist of events, kids, parents, and teachers alike are looking for an alternative means of appeasing that spirit. While the youngsters can blot out those thoughts with movies and Minecraft, it’s not that simple for adults. They’re the ones who buy the supplies and pay the tuition, after all. They must also assess whether it’s truly safe to send their younglings off to a brick-and-mortar building or try their hands at online school (again). However, there is one thing the adults can do: they can win big money, and they don’t need to travel to Las Vegas to do it!
Mega Millions could have made at least one person richer than they’ve ever dreamed. That money could have been used to hire a tutor or two or be enough to retire and teach the kids themselves. Much like the stifling Texas heat, Mega Millions taunted the players and went up some more. The jackpot climbed to $83 million.
General Lottery Analysis
The jackpot hike of July 7, 2020 was thanks to a {3-1-1-1} Pattern encore. This Pattern made its 110th appearance with winning numbers 16, 20, 25, 30, 43 and MB 18.
There have now been 582 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 18.9% of the time. Recall that the {3-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen in the July 3, 2020 drawing.
The [3-1-1-1] General Order, now with 42 appearances, has played in 38.2% of the 110 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 582 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 7.22% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [3-1-1-1] General Order played February 28, 2020.
Now with six appearances, the 0 3 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 14.3% of the 42 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.45% of the 110 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.03% of all 582 drawings. We last saw the 0 3 1 1 0 1 Specific Order in the May 22, 2018 drawing.
Three-Number Combinations
As it continued to recover from the Fourth of July weekend, Mega Millions held off on the repeating Three-Number Combinations.
Will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern be bold enough to make a three-peat appearance Friday night?