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As the Mega Millions Churns

Mega Millions has been on a jackpot high since mid-April. For several months, this lottery has not so quietly built the jackpot, taunting the players as the jackpot grows ever larger. Yet, many are captivated by the chance of winning that newsworthy jackpot. Beautiful and messy, isn’t it?

Of course, Mega Millions didn’t care about the frustrations of players or the musings of lottery analysts. Tuesday night saw the jackpot climb ever higher, and it finally rested at $720 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The July 18, 2023 drawing featured the 251st drawing of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern with 19, 22, 31, 37, 54 and MB 18. This Pattern has now played in 28% of the 898 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen June 20, 2023.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 88 appearances, has played in 35.1% of the 251 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 898 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.8% of the time.

Now with 14 appearances, the 0 2 2 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 15.9% of the 88 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.58% of the 251 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.56% of all 898 drawings.

Prior to Tuesday night, both the [2-2-1-1] General Order and the 0 2 2 1 0 1 Specific Order played March 17, 2023.

Three-Number Combinations

Flirting with a playback wasn’t enough. Mega Millions had plenty of energy to spare for a trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations!

Mega Millions has two choices: either give up the jackpot and be forced to reset or tease the players some more. Unfortunately for Mega Millions, and fortunately for us, the players get to decide this lottery’s fate Friday night. Who, or what, will win out?

Mega Millions’ Mid-Month Breather

If you’ve managed to avoid lottery news, then you should know there are a couple of large jackpots in play. Powerball’s jackpot is on the verge of hitting one billion dollars! Mega Millions isn’t there yet, but the prize could reach that soon enough, looking at Friday’s results.

After several months of utilizing encores and repeating Combinations, Mega Millions took a low-key approach. This paid off, as the jackpot grew to $640 million.

General Lottery Analysis

July 14, 2023 featured the 377th appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern with winning numbers 10, 24, 48, 51, 66 and MB 15. This Pattern has now played in 42% of the 897 drawings and was last seen July 7, 2023.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 112 appearances, has played in 29.7% of the 377 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 897 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 12.5% of the time. May 26, 2023 was the last time we saw the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order.

Now with 17 appearances, the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 15.2% of the 112 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.51% of the 377 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.90% of all 897 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order played February 7, 2023.

Three-Number Combinations

For the first time in a very long time, there were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Is cooling off going to be the path to one billion dollars, or will it bring Mega Millions closer to the jackpot’s (inevitable) reset?

Mega Millions Packs a Punch

While stopping at 7-11 for free Slurpees Tuesday night, players far and wide bought Mega Millions tickets in hopes of winning the massive jackpot. Unlike 7-11, Mega Millions was none too kind. This lottery threw a left upper cut with an Australia Play, right crossed with Combinations, and boosted the jackpot to $560 million.

General Lottery Analysis

July 11, 2023 featured the 28th Australia Play. With winning numbers 10, 17, 33, 51, 64 and MB 5, the {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and the 1 1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order have played in 3.125% of the 896 Mega Millions drawings. An Australia Play was last featured June 16, 2023.

Four-Number Combination

Repeating Four-Number Combination 10, 17, 51 and MB 5 debuted November 28, 2017.

Three-Number Combinations

Naturally, four repeating Three-Number Combinations were nestled inside the repeating Four-Number Combination:

  • 10, 17, 51
  • 10, 17, MB 5
  • 17, 51, MB 5
  • 10, 51, MB 5

All these debuted in the earlier-mentioned November 28th drawing. Additionally, repeating Three-Number Combination 10, 51 and 64 debuted June 30, 2017.

Is another Australia Play in the cards for Friday night, and will it knock down that behemoth of a jackpot?

A Show with Leftover Fireworks

Fireworks! The Fourth of July doesn’t feel complete without them. Even as drones gain popularity, the link between fireworks and the holiday remains strong. So strong, in fact, that some fireworks are popping off for several more days. Mega Millions is more of a “Tuesday/Friday” fireworks popper, and the Friday night popper can be even more wild than Tuesday’s. Sometimes, like this past Friday, the Friday night popper features a Pattern encore and a volley of repeating Combinations. Like Friday night, the jackpot gets a boost; $480 million is now up for grabs.

General Lottery Analysis

Mega Millions stuck with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern with winning numbers 8, 10, 17, 55, 66 and MB 3. This Pattern has now played 376 times. There have now been 895 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now played 42% of the time. Recall that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen July 4, 2023.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 92 appearances, has played in 24.5% of the 376 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 895 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.3% of the time. June 6, 2023 was the last time the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order played.

Now with 16 appearances, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 17.4% of the 92 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.26% of the 376 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.79% of all 895 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order played April 26, 2022.

Three-Number Combinations

A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations was featured:

Is a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat in store for Mega Millions Tuesday night, and will it be the one to push the jackpot over the half-billion-dollar mark?

Mega Millions’ Fourth of July Special: Now with Monstrous Jackpot

July 4, 2023 belonged to Mega Millions! As Americans went about celebrating their Independence Day (this may or may not include watching the movie of that same name), Mega Millions launched its own brand of fireworks Tuesday night. This lottery dazzled players with a common Pattern and repeating Three-Number Combinations galore! Once the razzle dazzle subsided, this lottery got away with a  monster of a jackpot, now standing at $427 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 375th appearance with winning numbers 21, 33, 54, 61, 67 and MB 12. There have now been 894 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 41.9% of the time.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 88 appearances, has played in 23.5% of the 375 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 894 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.84% of the time.

Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order were last seen June 9, 2023.

Now with 13 appearances, the 0 1 1 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 14.8% of the 88 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.47% of the 375 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.45% of all 894 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 0 1 1 1 2 1 Specific Order played April 28, 2023.

Three-Number Combinations

A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations was present:

Is the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern slated to make an encore Friday night, and will it bring the jackpot down?

Married to the Encore

What comes to mind when you hear “June”? Summer, of course, or winter if you’re from the Southern Hemisphere, but what else? The astrological-minded think of Gemini and Cancer. The year being (nearly) halfway over is both exciting and disturbing; time seems to flow faster as you get older! June is also a popular time for weddings, and with weddings (and darn near everything else) costing an arm and a leg these days, it’d be nice to have that nest egg. Want to go crazy on the wedding, have enough to splurge on the honeymoon, put down payment on a house, and have plenty of money to spare? Mega Millions can help with that. However, this lottery has a way of hitching itself to something that boosts the jackpot.

June 30, 2023 was the night that Mega Millions renewed its commitment to the {3-1-1-1} Pattern. With that commitment came the nurturing of a monster. The jackpot grew to a stupendous $400 million!

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern encore was made possible with 13, 22, 47, 51, 55 and MB 9. This Pattern has now played 168 times and has now played in 18.1% of the 893 Mega Millions drawings. Recall that the {3-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen June 27, 2023.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 49 appearances, has played in 29.2% of the 168 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 893 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 5.49% of the time. May 9, 2023 was the last time the [1-1-3-1] General Order played.

Now with three appearances, the 1 1 0 3 0 1 Specific Order has played in 6.12% of the 49 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.79% of the 168 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.34% of all 893 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 1 1 0 3 0 1 Specific Order played April 20, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations joined the party:

Will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern be bold enough to come back for a three-peat?

Mega Millions’ Prime Selection

The heat has been intense! We’re barely into summer and already it’s gotten hot enough for the streets to buckle. Add on to that the ongoing wildfires in Canada and you start to wonder if Hell is knocking at our door. It’s during times like these that you need to step back and take it easy. Stay hydrated, find a way to stay cool, and don’t overexert yourself.

As the temperatures continued to climb and even the biggest summer enthusiasts had to take it easy, Mega Millions decided to follow suit. For those of you who were hoping for a {4-1-1} Pattern encore, we’re sorry to say that it didn’t happen. However, we do have the 4-1-1 on the latest Mega Millions Pattern! Mild spoiler: the Pattern had enough bite to push the jackpot to $368 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The June 27, 2023 Mega Millions drawing featured the {3-1-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 8, 34, 35, 41, 52 and MB 12, this Pattern has played 167 times. There have now been 892 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 18.7% of the time. The {3-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen May 9, 2023.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 56 appearances, has played in 33.5% of the 167 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 892 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.28% of the time. March 21, 2023 was the last time we saw the [1-3-1-1] General Order.

Now with eight appearances, the 1 0 3 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 14.3% of the 56 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.79% of the 167 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.90% of all 892 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 1 0 3 1 0 1 Specific Order played June 7, 2022.

Three-Number Combinations

A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations were present:

  • 8, 34, 52 (Debuted December 31, 2013)
  • 34, 35, 41 (Debuted March 20, 2020)

Could the {3-1-1-1} Pattern be bold enough to make an encore Friday night?

Mega Millions and the Friday Night Sizzler

Summer is in full swing, and Mega Millions thought Friday night was a good night to shake things up! Instead of a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore, this lottery opted for a less common approach. Pattern-wise we mean! By employing a not-so-common Pattern, the jackpot shot up to $343 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The winning numbers for June 23, 2023 were 13, 62, 65, 67, 69 and MB 14. This brought the number of appearances of the {4-1-1} Pattern to 21. The {4-1-1} Pattern has now played in 2.36% of the 891 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen March 7, 2023.

The [1-4-1] General Order, now with nine appearances, has played in 42.9% of the 21 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 891 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 1.01% of the time. December 31, 2019 was the last time we saw the [1-4-1] General Order.

Now with two appearances, the 1 0 0 0 4 1 Specific Order has played in 22.2% of the nine drawings where the General Order was [1-4-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 9.52% of the 21 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.22% of all 891 drawings. The 1 0 0 0 4 1 Specific Order made its first appearance in the May 14, 2019 drawing.

Three-Number Combinations

There was room for two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

What Pattern will Mega Millions hitch its star to Tuesday night?

Mega Millions’ Last Spring Fling

Even though it was hot as Hades in several parts of Lottery Trend country (headquarters, especially), it was still spring Tuesday night. At least, according to the calendars. June 20, 2023 was the last day of spring and played host to a Mega Millions drawing. And, from what we saw, that lottery did not go quietly into the night!

June 20th may not have featured an Australia Play encore, but there were repeating Combinations a plenty! That, and the jackpot grew to $320 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 250th appearance with 6, 37, 39, 45, 46 and MB 21. This Pattern has now played in 28.1% of the 890 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen June 13, 2023.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 83 appearances, has played in 33.2% of the 250 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 890 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.33% of the time. May 16, 2023 was the last time we saw the [1-2-2-1] General Order.

Now with eight appearances, the 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 9.64% of the 83 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.2% of the 250 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.90% of all 890 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order played December 16, 2022.

Four-Number Combination

Repeating Four-Number Combination 6, 37, 39 and 46 debuted July 9, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

Naturally, there were four repeating Three-Number Combinations!

  • 6, 37, 39
  • 37, 39, 46
  • 6, 39, 46

All three of the above Combinations debuted in the earlier-mentioned July 9th drawing. Repeating Three-Number Combination 6, 37 and 46 was a special one. This Combination debuted in the December 8, 2017 drawing and was last seen July 9, 2021.

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern return Friday night, or will Mega Millions move on to a different Pattern?

Mega Millions and the mid-June Monster (Jackpot) Rising

As much as we complain about the heat, summer has its fans for a reason. The days are longer, people get to show off their bodies, and of course, it’s prime vacation season! Recently, Mega Millions has decided that summer should be “Large Jackpot Season”.

June 16, 2023 may not have contributed to a Pattern streak, let alone an encore, but it contributed generously to the jackpot! The prize grew to $300 million.

General Lottery Analysis

An Australia Play hopped on board Friday night with winning numbers 4, 24, 34, 45, 57 and MB 19. This means the {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and the 1 1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order have played 27 times. There have now been 889 Mega Millions drawings, and an Australia Play has been featured 3.04% of the time. Prior to Friday night, an Australia Play was seen April 21, 2023.

Three-Number Combinations

Mega Millions’ love of repeating Three-Number Combination trios continued Friday night! This time, the Combinations were:

With summer officially beginning next week, will it be an Australia Play encore that kicks off the season?