The end of August means summer is winding down. Class is in session, or soon will be, and the countdown begins for the holiday season. For Mega Millions, the end of August 2023 means taking it easy.
As if taking a cue from Lotto Texas, Mega Millions boosted the jackpot to $85 million with little fanfare.
General Lottery Analysis
The winning Pattern for August 29th was {2-1-1-1-1}. With numbers 9, 39, 52, 61, 63 and MB 25, this Pattern has now played 380 times. There have now been 910 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern played 41.8% of the time. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen August 22, 2023.
The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 89 appearances, has played in 23.4% of the 380 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 910 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.78% of the time. July 4, 2023 was the last time we saw the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order.
Now with 24 appearances, the 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 27% of the 89 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.32% of the 380 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.64% of all 910 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order played April 4, 2023.
Three-Number Combinations
For the first time in a long time, there were no repeating Three-Number Combinations!
Is Mega Millions going to kick off Labor Day weekend with another quiet night, or will Friday be one last big hurrah for the (traditional) summer season?