One night of rest appeared to be all that Mega Millions needed. Friday night was much different than Tuesday! A playback was so close yet far away, and the jackpot crossed over the $300 million boundary. More specifically, the jackpot grew to $306 million.
General Lottery Analysis
The August 27, 2021 drawing saw the 35th appearance of the {3-2-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 1, 10, 44, 47, 56 and MB 23.

There have now been 701 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 4.99% of the time.
The [2-3-1] General Order, now with 17 appearances, has played in 48.6% of the 35 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 701 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 2.43% of the time.
Prior to Friday night, both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the [2-3-1] General Order played April 27, 2021.
Now with three appearances, the 2 0 0 3 0 1 Specific Order has played in 17.6% of the 17 drawings where the General Order was [2-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 8.57% of the 35 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.43% of all 701 drawings. We last saw the 2 0 0 3 0 1 Specific Order July 6, 2018.
Three-Number Combinations
There were three repeating Three-Number Combinations:
- 10, 44, 47 (Debuted January 6, 2017)
- 10, 47, 56 (Debuted November 25, 2014)
- 1, 47, 56 (Debuted August 17, 2018)

Will Mega Millions bid farewell to August with an ever-increasing jackpot, or will someone claim the prize?