Mega Millions finished 2021 strong and showed no signs of weakening Tuesday night. With Powerball having been knocked off its feet earlier this month and Lotto Texas being its ever-reserved self, the Mega Millions jackpot reigned supreme! Thanks to an assist from a very common Pattern, the jackpot rose to an astonishing $376 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The Pattern for January 18, 2022 was the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 4, 19, 39, 42, 52 and MB 9, this Pattern has now played 316 times.

This Pattern has now played in 42.6% of the 742 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen January 11, 2022.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 98 appearances, has played in 31% of the 316 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 742 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 13.2% of the time. The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order was last seen January 7, 2022.

Now with 23 appearances, the 1 1 2 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 23.5% of the 98 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.28% of the 316 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.10% of all 742 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 1 1 2 1 0 1 Specific Order played June 8, 2021.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Repeating Three-Number Combination 4, 39 and 42 debuted April 3, 2018.

Going into Friday night, a beast of a jackpot got a boost from the most seen Pattern in Mega Millions. That Pattern has a way of going beyond just making an encore appearance and has assisted jackpots in their quest for growth. Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern assist the jackpot once again Friday night, or will it be the reset button?