August arrived in Mega Millions and like the heat, there was no letting go of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. After the grand prize had been grabbed so quickly after resetting, it seemed right to stick with the tried and true. With a jackpot that bumped up to $22 million, this strategy paid off.
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore of August 4, 2020 was made possible by 2, 22, 30, 42, 62 and MB 20. This Pattern has now played 258 times.

There have now been 590 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.7% of the time.
The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order also hopped aboard the encore train! With that said, this General Order’s 77th appearance means it has played in 29.8% of the 258 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 590 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 13.1% of the time.
Recall that both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order were last seen July 31, 2020.
Now with 15 appearances, the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 19.5% of the 77 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.81% of the 258 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.54% of all 590 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order played November 15, 2019.
Three-Number Combinations
Repeating Three-Number Combination 22, 30 and 42 debuted March 13, 2015.

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order come back Friday night?