This past Friday night meant not only the start of another weekend, but it also meant Mega Millions’ long-awaited foray into December. The {2-2-1-1} Pattern stuck around for another drawing, and the love for similar spreads is, well, spreading! All these elements came together to push the jackpot to $122 million.

General Lottery Analysis

A {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore was featured December 3, 2021. With winning numbers 22, 45, 48, 58, 61 and MB 13, this Pattern has now played 204 times.

There have now been 729 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now played 28% of the time. Recall that the {2-2-1-1} Pattern played November 30, 2021.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 72 appearances, has played in 35.3% of the 204 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 729 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.88% of the time. The [1-2-2-1] General Order was last seen November 5, 2021.

Now with four appearances, the 0 1 0 2 2 1 Specific Order has played in 5.56% of the 72 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.96% of the 204 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.55% of all 729 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 0 1 0 2 2 1 Specific Order played November 10, 2020.

Similar Spread

Friday’s numbers had a spread of 23:03:10:03. A spread similar to this was featured in the February 2, 2018 drawing. That night, the winning numbers were 1, 4, 14, 17, 40 and MB 4, with a spread of 03:10:03:23. The differences between numbers were the same but note the difference in the order in which they played.

Three-Number Combinations

A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations featured:

• 45, 58, MB 13 (Debuted November 10, 2020)
• 22, 58, MB 13 (Debuted February 3, 2015)

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern return Tuesday night, and accompanied by another similar spread?