Mega Millions is now just one drawing away from reaching one billion dollars! How’d this happen? Well, that lottery gave everyone the slip again. Much wailing and gnashing of teeth took place January 19, 2021. Yet, in all that anguish, the jackpot blew up to $970 million. That anguish won’t last for long!
General Lottery Analysis
A {3-1-1-1} Pattern encore gave Mega Millions an assist. With winning numbers 10, 19, 26, 28, 50 and MB 16, this Pattern made its 121st appearance.
There have now been 638 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now played 19% of the time. Recall that the {3-1-1-1} Pattern played January 15, 2021.
The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 40 appearances, has played in 33.1% of the 121 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 638 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.27% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-3-1-1] General Order played January 5, 2021.
Now with three appearances, the 1 3 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 7.5% of the 40 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.48% of the 121 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.47% of all 638 drawings. The 1 3 0 1 0 1 Specific Order was last seen April 26, 2016.
Three-Number Combinations
Repeating Three-Number Combination 10, 50 and MB 16 debuted July 6, 2018.
There’s a good chance Mega Millions will cross the $1 billion threshold sometime before Friday. Who will be the one to take down the beast?