We are truly living in interesting times. Only three years into the 2020s, and we’ve had to contend with a pandemic, inflation, and wars. This summer is, without a doubt, the hottest summer on record, and there are fears that this may be one of the coolest summers for the rest of our lives.
Meanwhile, the lottery world chugs along, blissfully unaware of the chaos plaguing the human one. Two jackpots worth over one billion dollars were claimed, and their respective lotteries are determined to soar to those heights again! Mega Millions, for example, can show dogged determination in the face of being forced to suddenly reset. Fortunately, that prospect is in the rear-view mirror!
The prospect of a jackpot reset was crushed Friday night, as the jackpot grew to $67 million.
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern ruled the night August 25, 2025. With winning numbers 12, 23, 26, 31, 38 and MB 2, this Pattern has now played 256 times. The {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played in 28.2% of the 909 Mega Millions drawing.
The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 86 appearances, has played in 33.3% of the 256 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 909 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.46% of the time.
Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-2-1] General Order played August 15, 2023.
Now with 12 appearances, the 1 2 2 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 14% of the 86 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.69% of the drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.32% of all 909 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 1 2 2 0 0 1 Specific Order played August 8, 2023.
Three-Number Combinations
A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations were spotted:
- 12, 23, 38 (Debuted March 23, 2021)
- 23, 38, MB 2 (Debuted March 14, 2023)
Will a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore bring about another jackpot boost Tuesday night?