Fireworks! The Fourth of July doesn’t feel complete without them. Even as drones gain popularity, the link between fireworks and the holiday remains strong. So strong, in fact, that some fireworks are popping off for several more days. Mega Millions is more of a “Tuesday/Friday” fireworks popper, and the Friday night popper can be even more wild than Tuesday’s. Sometimes, like this past Friday, the Friday night popper features a Pattern encore and a volley of repeating Combinations. Like Friday night, the jackpot gets a boost; $480 million is now up for grabs.
General Lottery Analysis
Mega Millions stuck with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern with winning numbers 8, 10, 17, 55, 66 and MB 3. This Pattern has now played 376 times. There have now been 895 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now played 42% of the time. Recall that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen July 4, 2023.
The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 92 appearances, has played in 24.5% of the 376 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 895 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.3% of the time. June 6, 2023 was the last time the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order played.
Now with 16 appearances, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 17.4% of the 92 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.26% of the 376 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.79% of all 895 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order played April 26, 2022.
Three-Number Combinations
A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations was featured:
- 8, 10, 17 (Debuted October 8, 2019 and previously played August 25, 2020)
- 10, 17, 55 (Debuted July 13, 2021)
- 10, 17, MB 3 (Debuted October 1, 2019)
Is a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat in store for Mega Millions Tuesday night, and will it be the one to push the jackpot over the half-billion-dollar mark?