Happy New Year, everyone! Last year was a year like no other, and it’d be hard to find anyone who misses 2020. May 2021 be a year that’s kinder to us all.
Whether we wanted to or not, many of us rang in 2021 at home. Even without the gigantic parties, firework shows, whether on the block or on TV, more than made up for that (and they were free!). Speaking of fireworks, Mega Millions had a big display of its own. Since September, the jackpot has managed to escape the grasp of the players and on New Year’s Day 2021, the beastly jackpot became even beastlier.
As fate would have it, all the players came up short when it came to picking the six winning numbers. Thus, the beast grew once again, reaching $432 million.
General Lottery Analysis
Part of that beastliness was fueled by a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore. With winning numbers 8, 24, 53, 68, 69 and MB 7, this Pattern made its 280th appearance.
There have now been 633 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 44.2% of the time. Recall that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern played December 29, 2020.
The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 64 appearances, has played in 22.9% of the 280 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 633 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.1% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order played December 1, 2020.
Now with six appearances, the 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 9.375% of the 64 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.14% of the 280 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.95% of all 633 drawings. The 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order was last seen March 31, 2020.
Three-Number Combinations
Repeating Three-Number Combination 8, 24 and MB 7 debuted July 22, 2016.
As the jackpot continues to climb, one question remains: Just how high will it get before its inevitable take down?