Mega Millions Warms Up to a Pattern Encore

At this time last week, we were doing all that we could to stay warm and were ever grateful the pipes didn’t burst. Now, the snow and ice has melted, and it feels more like spring. Even though calendar-wise it’s only a few weeks away, this warmth is much-welcomed.

Believe it or not, a warm-up took place in Mega Millions, albeit a different kind. The February 23, 2021 drawing saw this lottery stick with the {3-1-1-1} Pattern. This gave the jackpot a boost to $30 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern encore was made possible by winning numbers 5, 7, 9, 20, 57 and MB 15. This Pattern has now played 125 times!

Embracing the {3-1-1-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 648 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 19.3% of the time. Recall that the {3-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen in the February 19, 2021 drawing.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order, now with 48 appearances, has played in 38.4% of the 125 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 648 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 7.41% of the time. We last saw the [3-1-1-1] General Order January 15, 2021.

Now with seven appearances, the 3 1 0 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 14.6% of the 48 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.6% of the 125 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.08% of all 648 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 3 1 0 0 1 1 Specific Order played November 13, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

Mega Millions was in the mood for taking it easy. There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations this time around.

Will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern stick around for Friday night’s drawing, or will Mega Millions have other plans?

Back to Your Regularly Scheduled Mega Millions

Mega Millions waits for no man, or no blog, rather. Instead of eating king cake, listening to zydeco, and bringing you the latest analysis, we, along with millions of others, were sitting in the dark and working to keep warm. Now that our power has been restored, it’s back to business.

One thing that can be said about the Mardi Gras 2021 drawing is that someone from New Jersey (Joisey!) won the coveted $96 million and the lottery’s jackpot reset itself to $20 million. A Pattern encore wasn’t in the cards February 19, 2021 but Friday night didn’t disappoint if you like rising jackpots! And who doesn’t? With no one matching the six winning numbers, the prize jumped to $22 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 27, 32, 47, 50, 53 and MB 4, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 124^th appearance.

No rest for Mega Millions! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 647 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 19.2% of the time. Prior to Friday night, this Pattern was last seen February 2, 2021.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 36 appearances, has played in 29% of the 124 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 647 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General order has played 5.56% of the time. We last saw the [1-1-3-1] General Order January 29, 2021.

Now with seven appearances, the 0 1 1 3 0 1 Specific Order has played in 19.4% of the 36 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.65% of the 124 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.08% of all 647 drawings. The 0 1 1 3 0 1 Specific Order was last seen July 3, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 27, 32 and 50 debuted October 16, 2020.

The lone repeating Three-Number Combo! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern let the good times roll and come back for an encore Tuesday night?

3, 2, 1…and Combinations!

February 12, 2021 was a wild night for Mega Millions. For starters, it decided to go out on a date with one of its least commonly played Patterns. That sent players foaming at the mouth. However, the prize jumped to $96 million, so the foaming was short-lived.

The biggest draw of the evening was the appearance of six, yes six, repeating Three-Number Combinations! Was this by an assist from a repeating Four-Number Combo, or was it by something else? Let’s find out!

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 31^st appearance with winning numbers 5, 14, 24, 25, 27 and MB 14.

Plenty of surprises with these numbers! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 645 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 4.81% of the time.

The [2-3-1] General Order, now with 15 appearances, has played in 48.4% of the 31 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 645 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 2.33% of the time.

Prior to Friday night, both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the [2-3-1] General Order played October 20, 2020.

Now with two appearances, the 2 3 0 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 13.3% of the 15 drawings where the General Order was [2-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.45% of the 31 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.31% of all 645 drawings. The 2 3 0 0 0 1 Specific Order made its first appearance in the November 14, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combinations

The six repeating Three-Number Combinations were as follows:

5, 14, 25 (Debuted October 22, 2019)
14, 24, MB 14 (Debuted August 16, 2019)
14, 25, 27 (Debuted July 8, 2014)
24, 25, 27 (Debuted December 12, 2017)
5, 25, MB 14 (Debuted September 23, 2016)
5, 25, 27 (Debuted October 9, 2020)

Came of their own free will! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

These Combinations came about by their own merits. No repeating Four-Number Combination needed!

Given the history of Mega Millions’ {3-2-1} Pattern, it isn’t likely that they’ll be together Tuesday night. If 2020 is anything to go by, then anything is possible!

19 Days Later

It was 19 days ago that Mega Millions had a beast of a jackpot. The beast was struck down, and was forced to reset, naturally. Nearly three weeks have passed, and Mega Millions was as healthy as ever! No one was able to obtain the grand prize, which gave the jackpot a boost to $82 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The February 9, 2021 drawing saw the 176^th appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 7, 18, 21, 31, 40 and MB 9.

Keeping the jackpot strong! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 644 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 27.3% of the time.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 64 appearances, has played in 36.4% of the 176 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 644 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.94% of the time.

Prior to Tuesday night, both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-2-1] General Order played January 26, 2021.

Now with eight appearances, the 1 2 2 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 12.5% of the 64 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.55% of the 176 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.24% of all 644 drawings. We last saw the 1 2 2 0 0 1 Specific Order July 30, 2019.

Three-Number Combinations

Tuesday night also produced a trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations!

7, 18, 31 (Debuted October 13, 2017)
7, 18, MB 9 (Debuted January 1, 2016)
18, 31, MB 9 (Debuted November 13, 2015)

The gathering of repeating Three-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

It’ll be a while yet before we see another monster jackpot in Mega Millions. In the meantime, let’s focus on the immediate future, like the fate of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern for example. Will the Pattern make an encore Friday night?

Friday Night Date with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern

You’d think that with Mega Millions having a drawing on Groundhog Day that there’d be a {3-1-1-1} Pattern encore. A “Groundhog Week”, for lack of a better term. Other plans were to be had for February 5, 2021. Mega Millions broke it off with the {3-1-1-1} Pattern, which led to the jackpot rising to $68 million and a basket of repeating Combinations. That’s Combinations of both the Three-Number and Four-Number kind!

General Lottery Analysis

Mega Millions opted for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 14, 17, 28, 29, 44 and MB 2. This Pattern has now played 281 times.

A different Pattern to kick off the weekend! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 643 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.7% of the time. We last saw the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern in the New Year’s Day 2021 drawing.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, now with 66 appearances, has played in 23.5% of the 281 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 643 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played in 10.3% of all 643 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order played December 29, 2020.

Now with 12 appearances, the 1 2 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 18.1% of the 66 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.27% of the 281 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.87% of all 643 drawings. The 1 2 1 1 0 1 Specific Order was last seen July 21, 2020.

Four-Number Combination

Repeating Four-Number Combination 14, 17, 28 and MB 2 debuted April 26, 2016.

That one Combination! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Three-Number Combinations

What happens if you drop a repeating Four-Number Combination from really high up? You get four repeating Three-Number Combinations, that’s what!

14, 17, 28
14, 17, MB 2
17, 28, MB 2
14, 28 , MB 2

These Combinations debuted in the earlier-mentioned April 26^th drawing. There were two other repeating Three-Number Combinations:

14, 44, MB 2 (Debuted May 12, 2015)
14, 29, MB 2 (Debuted November 19, 2013)

Red and blue all over! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will it be the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern that goes off to make an encore appearance?

Groundhog Day, Mega Millions Style

Groundhog Day, the one day where we let an animal predict the weather (not really)! Legend has it that when a groundhog sees his shadow, six more weeks of winter will be upon us. Otherwise, we can look forward to an early spring! It’s also a movie where Bill Murray plays a guy stuck in a loop where he’s reliving, you guessed it, Groundhog Day.

Mega Millions didn’t see its shadow, but it did see a Pattern encore! And, with no one picking the six winning numbers, the jackpot climbed to $54 million.

General Lottery Analysis

February 2, 2021 saw the return of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern with winning numbers 13, 37, 38, 40, 67 and MB 10. This Pattern has now played 123 times.

How fitting the {3-1-1-1} Pattern repeated on Groundhog Day! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 642 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played in 19.2% of them. Recall that the {3-1-1-1} Pattern appeared in the January 29, 2021 drawing.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 41 appearances, has played in 33.3% of the 123 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 642 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.39% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-3-1-1] General Order played January 19, 2021.

Now with four appearances, the 1 0 3 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 9.76% of the 41 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.25% of the 123 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.62% of all 642 drawings. The 1 0 3 0 1 1 Specific Order was last seen April 3, 2018.

Three-Number Combinations

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations Tuesday night.

Will we see the {3-1-1-1} Pattern again Friday night, or will another Pattern take the reins?

Mega Millions and the Combination Octet

It was just one week ago that someone won the billion-dollar jackpot. In the week since then, Mega Millions was resting. The jackpot continued to rise but without many appearances of repeating Three or even Four-Number Combinations. That changed January 29, 2021. Not only did such Combinations come about, but the jackpot also rose to $42 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 4, 44, 58, 59, 70 and MB 3, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 122^nd appearance.

Six interesting numbers to end the month! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 641 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 19% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern played January 19, 2021.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 35 appearances, has played in 28.7% of the 122 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 641 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 5.46% of the time. We last saw the [1-1-3-1] General Order November 3, 2020.

Now with five appearances, the 1 0 0 1 3 1 Specific Order has played in 14.3% of the 35 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.10% of the 122 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.78% of all 641 drawings. The 1 0 0 1 3 1 Specific Order was last seen November 7, 2017.

Four-Number Combination

A repeating Four-Number Combination surfaced Friday night in the form of 4, 44, 70 and MB 3!

This Combination debuted August 7, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

Of course, when you cut open a repeating Four-Number Combination, four repeating Three-Number Combinations tumble out:

4, 44, 70
4, 44, MB 3
44, 70, MB 3
4, 70 , MB 3

These Combinations debuted in the earlier-mentioned August 7^th drawing.

These weren’t the only repeating Three-Number Combinations! Three more decided to make an appearance:

44, 58, MB 3 (Debuted March 17, 2015)
44, 59, MB 3 (Debuted December 3, 2013)
58, 70, MB 3 (Debuted March 27, 2015)

This past Friday night gave us eight, count ‘em eight, repeating Combinations in total. Will next week see more fun with Combinations and an ever-increasing jackpot?

Mega Millions Dusts Off

In case you haven’t heard, the beastly Mega Millions jackpot was struck down this past Friday. Someone from Michigan came out very wealthy!

The natural order, of course, is for the jackpot to reset. It’s also the natural order for the jackpot to climb back up and get knocked down again, as it were.

After being dealt a powerful blow, Mega Millions had the strength to get back up again. With none of the players picking the six winning numbers, the prize grew to $25 million. Not nearly as high as one billion dollars, but it’s definitely a hearty prize!

General Lottery Analysis

January 26, 2021 saw the 175^th appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. The winning numbers were 29, 49, 56, 66, 67 and MB 24.

Helping Mega Millions dust itself off and keep going! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 640 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 27.3% of the time. We last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern January 12, 2021.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 63 appearances, has played in 36% of the 175 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 640 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.84% of the time.

Now with two appearances, the 0 0 1 2 2 1 Specific Order has played in 3.17% of the 63 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.14% of the 175 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.31% of all 640 drawings.

Both the [1-2-2-1] General Order and the 0 0 1 2 2 1 Specific Order were last seen December 22, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

Mega Millions had enough energy for a duo of repeating Three-Number Combinations!

29, 49, MB 24 (Debuted January 30, 2018)
29, 56, 67 (Debuted December 22, 2020)

Made even sweeter with two repeating Three-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern come back for more Friday night?

From Michigan, a Mega Millions (Jackpot) Slayer

Mega Millions had a good run. From September to January, the jackpot was nourished by the tears, anguish, and profanities of frustrated players. Then, on January 22, 2021, a lone player from Michigan looked that lottery dead in the eye and won that billion-dollar jackpot. Naturally, the prize reset itself to $20 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 4, 26, 42, 50, 60 and MB 24, the Australia Play made its 18^th appearance.

Oi! We got ourselves a winner! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have been 639 Mega Millions drawings, which means the {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and 1 1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order have played 2.82% of the time. Would you believe that an Australia Play was last seen a little over a year ago? The last time an Australia Play happened in Mega Millions was January 17, 2020!

Three-Number Combinations

A bruised ego? Exhaustion? Whatever the reason, Mega Millions didn’t have repeating Three-Number Combinations.

With all The Big Three lotteries reset, it’ll be a while yet before another monstrous jackpot looms over the horizon! Will the immediate future be one of Pattern encores?

Clearing the Path

Mega Millions is now just one drawing away from reaching one billion dollars! How’d this happen? Well, that lottery gave everyone the slip again. Much wailing and gnashing of teeth took place January 19, 2021. Yet, in all that anguish, the jackpot blew up to $970 million. That anguish won’t last for long!

General Lottery Analysis

A {3-1-1-1} Pattern encore gave Mega Millions an assist. With winning numbers 10, 19, 26, 28, 50 and MB 16, this Pattern made its 121^st appearance.

Gassing up Mega Millions! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 638 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now played 19% of the time. Recall that the {3-1-1-1} Pattern played January 15, 2021.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 40 appearances, has played in 33.1% of the 121 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 638 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.27% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-3-1-1] General Order played January 5, 2021.

Now with three appearances, the 1 3 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 7.5% of the 40 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.48% of the 121 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.47% of all 638 drawings. The 1 3 0 1 0 1 Specific Order was last seen April 26, 2016.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 10, 50 and MB 16 debuted July 6, 2018.

There’s a good chance Mega Millions will cross the $1 billion threshold sometime before Friday. Who will be the one to take down the beast?