Category: 2-2-1-1 pattern

Can you believe it? We made it to December! With all the insanity going on in the “real world”, we can count on Mega Millions to be one of many trusty avenues of escape. One thing that makes Mega Millions fun to analyze is that it likes to shake things up. November was “The Month of {2-1-1-1-1}”. That Pattern was the first and last Pattern to play. Did {2-1-1-1-1} become the Pattern to start December?

General Lottery Analysis

It turns out that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern did not make an encore. The honor of starting December was handed to the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 16, 22, 40, 41, 59, and MB 8, this Pattern made its 88^th appearance.

As of December 1^st, there have been 311 Mega Millions drawings. The {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played 28.3% of the time, and was last seen in the November 21, 2017 drawing.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order made its 32^nd appearance. This has now played in 36.4% of the 88 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared. When looking at all 311 drawings, this General Order has played 10.3% of the time. The [2-2-1-1] General Order accompanied the {2-2-1-1} Pattern in the November 21^st drawing.

Now with four appearances, the 0 2 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 12.5% of the 32 drawings where the [2-2-1-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 4.55% of the 88 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 1.29% of all 311 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 0 2 2 0 1 1 Specific Order was last seen in the September 15, 2017 drawing. This was reconfigured from the 0 2 2 1 0 1 Specific Order seen that night.

Three Number Combination(s)

Even without the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern taking the reins, Mega Millions got December started with three repeating Three-Number Combinations:

• 22, 59, MB 8 (Debuted November 29, 2016)
• 40, 41, 59 (Debuted January 10, 2017)
• 16, 40, 59 (Debuted November 11, 2016)

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern make an encore in Tuesday’s drawing, or does Mega Millions have another gift in mind?

Thanksgiving. You know, that holiday sandwiched in between Halloween and Christmas? The holiday being swallowed by the ever-persistent “Christmas Creep-up?”  November 21^st may as well have been the unofficial start to the Thanksgiving holiday. The highways and airports were (are!) packed, and those in charge of the meal were getting those last ingredients.

Mega Millions isn’t one to show up to an occasion empty-handed. Did it bring a rare Pattern, or did this past Friday’s Pattern make an encore?

General Lottery Analysis

Turns out it was neither! With winning numbers 3, 7, 22, 27, 50, and MB 3, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 87^th appearance.

This Pattern has now played in 28.2% of the 308 Mega Millions drawings, and was last seen in the October 27^th, 2017 drawing.

Now with 31 appearances, the [2-2-1-1] General Order has played in 35.6% of the 87 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared. And, it has played in roughly 10.1% of all 308 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, this General Order was seen in the October 13^th, 2017 drawing.

Making its third appearance was the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order. This has now played in 9.68% of the 31 drawings where the [2-2-1-1] General Order has appeared. The 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has now played in 3.45% of the 87 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared. Finally, when taking all 308 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played 0.97% of the time. This instance of the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order was reconfigured from the 3 1 0 1 0 1 Specific Order that appeared in the May 22^nd, 2015 drawing. The General Order for that night was [3-1-1-1].

Three Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 7, 22, 27.

This Combination made its debut in the June 5^th, 2015 drawing.

What gift will Mega Millions snag on Black Friday?

For those of you who may not know, the October 27, 2017  drawing was the last one with Mega Balls 1 through 15. Starting on Halloween, the Mega Ball range will go from 1 to 25. “Regular” balls will remain 1 to 75. Also, the price of a Mega Millions ticket will double in price from $1 to $2. This is not a (pre) Halloween scare.

Whatever happens in Mega Millions, Lottery Binge and the Lottery Trend analysis team will be here.

Now that we’ve got that covered, which Pattern was the send-off for this system?

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern had the honor of playing one final time under the current system. With winning numbers 17, 27, 41, 51, 52, and MB 13, this Pattern has played 125 times.

Given that there have been 420 drawings, this Pattern has played 29.8% of the time. We last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern in the October 17, 2017 drawing.

The General Order of the evening was [2-1-2-1], and it has now played 43 times. With that said, it has played in 34.4% of the 125 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared. This General Order has also played in 10.2% of all 420 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the [2-1-2-1] General Order previously played in the September 26, 2017 drawing.

Now with six appearances, the 0 2 1 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in roughly 14% of the 43 drawings where the [2-1-2-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 4.8% of the 125 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared. And of course, this has played in roughly 1.43% of the 420 Mega Millions drawings. The 0 2 1 2 0 1 Specific Order hadn’t been seen in over a year. It previously played in the September 2, 2016 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Two repeating Three-Number Combinations were there for the send-off:

• 27, 51, 52 (Debuted December 9, 2014)
• 17, 41, 51 (Debuted October 30, 2015)

What does Halloween have in store for Mega Millions?