A monster is loose in the lottery world. A jackpot of mind-boggling size has become too big to ignore. Thousands, millions even, are ready to take a chance and bring this beast to heel. As players aim for that monstrous near-billion-dollar Powerball jackpot, a good-sized jackpot is lurking in Mega Millions. A smaller jackpot should be easier to capture, yes?
If only it were that simple! Mega Millions, with semi-fresh memories of having its beast of a jackpot brought down to size, wasn’t determined to be taken down again so soon. Through careful planning, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to a hearty $87 million.
General Lottery Analysis
Mega Millions’ plan to grow the jackpot involved the use of an Australia Play. With winning numbers 4, 18, 31, 53, 69 and MB 7, the {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and 1 1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order have played 24 times.
An Australia Play has been featured in 2.92% of the 823 Mega Millions drawings. Prior to October 28th, an Australia Play was last seen February 4, 2022.
Three-Number Combinations
Hopping alongside this Australia Play were five repeating Three-Number Combinations:
- 4, 18, MB 7 (Debuted December 29, 2017)
- 53, 69, MB 7 (Debuted January 1, 2021)
- 4, 53, MB 7 (Debuted May 5, 2017)
- 4, 31, MB 7 (Debuted December 23, 2014)
- 4, 31, 69 (Debuted January 11, 2019)
Mega Millions won’t be part of Halloween proper, that honor goes to Lotto Texas and Powerball, but this lottery will kick off November. Is another Australia Play in the cards, or will Mega Millions use another strategy?