August 13, 2021 fell on a Friday this year. For any Mega Millions players who are triskaidekaphobes, fear not! The results of Friday night’s drawing caused short term pain but long-term gain. Although no one won the grand prize, you gained another shot to win the jackpot! By the grace of a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore, the jackpot soared to $242 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore was made possible by 17, 21, 35, 40, 53 and MB 11. This Pattern has now played 191 times.

There have been 697 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 27.4% of the time. We last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern August 10, 2021.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 66 appearances, has played in 34.6% of the 191 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 697 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.47% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [2-2-1-1] General Order played August 3, 2021.

Now with nine appearances, the 0 2 2 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 13.6% of the 66 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.71% of the 191 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.29% of all 697 drawings. The 0 2 2 1 0 1 Specific Order was last seen December 13, 2019.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 40, 53, MB 11 debuted November 11, 2016.

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern be so lucky as to make a three-peat appearance Tuesday night?