Lotto Texas and Powerball kicked the week off with a bang! Monday night saw both lotteries taken down a peg, forcing their jackpots to reset to $5 million and $20 million, respectively. What did that have to do with Mega Millions, you wonder?
Everything.
Lotto Texas and Powerball’s jackpots were reset, yes, but Mega Millions did not follow this path Tuesday night. Instead, the jackpot grew to $64 million, allowing this lottery to reign supreme (for now).
General Lottery Analysis
An assist from the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made the jackpot increase of February 15, 2022 possible. With 2, 4, 15, 21, 63 and MB 19, this Pattern has now played 209 times.
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played in 27.9% of the 750 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen February 8, 2022.
The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 71 appearances, has played in 34% of the 209 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 750 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.47% of the time. The [2-2-1-1] General Order was last seen December 14, 2021.
Now with nine appearances, the 2 2 0 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 12.7% of the 71 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.31% of the 209 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.2% of all 750 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 2 2 0 0 1 1 Specific Order played January 8, 2021.
Three-Number Combinations
A duo of repeating Three-Number Combinations surfaced:
- 2, 15, 63 (Debuted June 20, 2017)
- 2, 15, 21 (Debuted August 7, 2018)
Now, for the $64 million question: Will the Mega Millions jackpot remain on top Friday night, or will it also see a reset soon?