The Tuesday “Tone-Down”

With the malaise of August shaken off, and what with the month nearly over, Mega Millions calmed down. Three repeating Three-Number Combinations is a tough act to follow! However, this did not mean an uneventful night. As of the August 28, 2018 drawing, the jackpot stands at $152 million, and there may have been a shout-out to this past Friday night.

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern, having just played on August 24, 2018, came back with winning numbers 3, 20, 33, 34, 41, and MB 20!

A round of Pattern encores. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

This Pattern has now played 75 times and given the 388 Mega Millions drawings to date, it has played in 19.3% of them.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order has played 19 times and has now appeared in 25.3% of the 75 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 4.90% of all 388 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-3-1] General Order played on August 14, 2018.

Now with five appearances, the 1 1 3 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 26.3% of the 19 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also appeared in 6.67% of the 75 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When all 388 drawings are taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.29% of the time. We last saw the 1 1 3 0 0 1 Specific Order on December 22, 2017.

Three Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination was 3, 20, and 34.

Sitting high and dry near the top. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination made its debut in the October 3, 2014 drawing.

Will Mega Millions end August with a {3-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat?

Mega Millions and the Trio of (Repeating) Combinations

With the start of the school year comes the start of football season. Be it high school, college, or professional, it may very well be that football may have supplanted baseball as America’s pastime. Mega Millions isn’t a sport, but it has its own grand slams and upsets. With a jackpot now at $134 million, it may be soaring towards the stratosphere soon enough! As far as action was concerned for the August 24^th drawing, it was more on the Combination side of things.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 1, 6, 13, 18, 49, and MB 8, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 74^th appearance.

Friday Night Numbers. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given the 387 Mega Millions drawings so far, this Pattern has played 19.1% of the time, and was last seen on August 14^th, 2018.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order made its 28^th appearance and has played in 37.8% of the 74 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 7.24% of all 387 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the [3-1-1-1] General Order played on August 10^th, 2018.

Now with two appearances, the 3 1 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 7.14% of the 28 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.70% of the 74 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 387 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 0.52% of the time. The 3 1 0 1 0 1 Specific Order made its debut in the June 22^nd, 2018 drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

There were three repeating Three-Number Combinations:

6, 13, 18 (Debuted April 28^th, 2017)
6, 13, 49 (Debuted June 21^st, 2016)
13, 18, 49 (Debuted December 2^nd, 2014)

The (repeating) Combination trio bundled together. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will Mega Millions see any Pattern encores or playbacks in next week’s drawings? Could there be another night of three repeating Three-Number Combinations?

Portrait of Mega Millions at the End of July

Yes, I know it’s August. Yes, many of you readers out there are back in the “school routine”. (Pre-)kindergarten through twelfth grade, or college, it matters not. To commemorate the start of a (hopefully) “normal” school year, Mega Millions shook itself out of the doldrums in the August 21, 2018 drawing. The grand prize is now $118 million, and it may soar to crazy heights soon enough. Focusing on the present, there were two components of Tuesday night’s drawing that had shades of July. Or at least the end of it.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 14, 16, 19, 38, 57, and MB 11, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 168^th appearance.

Bringing July into August. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 386 Mega Millions drawings to date, this Pattern has played 43.5% of the time, and was last seen on July 31, 2018.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order made its 38^th appearance. This General Order has now played in 22.6% of the 168 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 9.84% of all 386 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order played on July 27, 2018.

Now with four appearances, the 1 2 1 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 10.5% of the 38 drawings where [1-2-1-1-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 2.38% of the 168 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 368 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.04% of the time. The 1 2 1 0 1 1 Specific Order was reconfigured from the 1 2 1 1 0 1 Specific Order, which was last seen on April 22, 2016.

Three Number Combination(s)

Tuesday night also saw these repeating Three-Number Combinations:

14, 16, MB 11 (Debuted May 16, 2014)
14, 57, MB 11 (Debuted June 24, 2016)

Bundled together. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the jackpot rise once again Friday night? Could Friday night also see a Pattern encore?

Mega Millions’ “Normal” Friday

August. The month with no (official) US holidays, or at least holidays that warrant a day off from work. It’s the month that summer vacation winds down for many students as the schools, love ‘em or hate ‘em, open once more. In our neck of the woods, it’s the last weekend of summer vacation. Rather than end the “mega holiday” with a blowout, Mega Millions took a subdued approach in the August 17^th drawing. There was no playback, no Pattern three-peat to look forward to. The biggest takeaways were a couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations and a grand prize now at $102 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 110^th appearance with winning numbers 1, 31, 32, 47, 56, and MB 3.

A different approach to ending summer. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 385 Mega Millions drawings so far, this Pattern has played 28.6% of the time and was last seen on August 7, 2018.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order has now played 37 times. With that said, this General Order has played in 33.6% of the 110 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 9.61% of all 385 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the [1-2-2-1] General Order played on June 8, 2018.

Now with four appearances, the 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 10.8% of the 37 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.64% of the 110 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 385 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.04% of the time. The 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order played alongside the [1-2-2-1] General Order in the earlier-mentioned June 8^th drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

The two repeating Three-Number Combinations were

31, 56, MB 3 (Debuted January 17, 2017)
1, 56, MB 3 (Debuted June 20, 2014)

Start the weekend with two repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will Mega Millions go for a Pattern encore in Tuesday’s drawing?

Mega Millions Encore and a Combination Avalanche

To think that the month is (almost) halfway over! Believe it or not, some kids have already traded the beachballs for the books and for the others, it’s just a matter of time. Mega Millions need not concern itself with school or holidays. If it could, then August 14, 2018 would be “Avalanche Day”. The fallout of Avalanche Day was a rising jackpot, now at $88 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 11, 26, 44, 45, 46, and MB 11, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made an encore appearance.

Six numbers created an avalanche. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played 73 times and given the 384 Mega Millions drawings, it has played in 19% of them. Recall that the {3-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen in the August 10, 2018 drawing.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order has now played 18 times. With that said, this General Order has played in 24.7% of the 73 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in roughly 4.69% of all 384 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-3-1] General Order played on March 13, 2018.

Another highlight of the evening was the world debut of the 1 1 0 3 0 1 Specific Order. This Specific Order has now played in 5.56% of the 18 drawings where [1-1-3-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 1.37% of the 73 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 384 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 0.26% of the time.

Four Number Combination

Rare as they are in Mega Millions, there was indeed a repeating Four-Number Combination!

The Combination catalyst. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

The Combination 26, 44, 45, and MB 11 made its debut in the January 16, 2015 drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

Naturally, the fallout from a repeating Four-Number Combination are four repeating Three-Number Combinations.

26, 44, 45
26, 44, MB 11
26, 45, MB 11
44, 45, MB 11

Of course, these debuted alongside the repeating Four-Number Combination mentioned earlier.

There was one more Combination: 11, 44, 45. This one made its debut in the March 17, 2015 drawing.

Let the (repeating) Three-Number Combinations flow! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

As summer vacation continues to wind down, will Mega Millions continue to ramp up in Friday’s drawing?

Mega Millions’ Love of Playbacks

Mega Millions did a complete 180! Last time, things were more on the “normal” side. What with August 10^th being a Friday and all, what better way to kick off the weekend than with a playback?

Now, a playback can mean either of the following:

An Australia Play happened (like it did last week)
A unique Pattern and one of its General Orders and Specific Orders played together on a previous date.

Let’s see which one it was that not only showed up but sent the grand prize up to $75 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 1, 3, 12, 22, 42, and MB 6, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 72^nd appearance.

These six numbers made a playback possible. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

As of the 383^rd Mega Millions drawing, this Pattern has played 18.8% of the time.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order made its 27^th appearance and has now played in 37.5% of the 72 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 7.05% of all 383 drawings.

Now with five appearances, the 3 1 1 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 18.5% of the 27 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.94% of the 72 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 383 drawings, this Specific Order has played 1.31% of the time.

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern, as well as the [3-1-1-1] General Order and the 3 1 1 0 0 1 Specific Order previously played together in the July 24^th, 2018 drawing. This was also the night that someone in California became at least half a billion dollars richer.

Three Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations this time.

Could the {3-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore in Tuesday’s drawing?

Mega Millions and a “Routine” Pattern

After the huge jackpot and the rarely-seen Australia Play, Mega Millions has had one wild summer. The season itself may have about six weeks left, but the school boards say otherwise. As summer vacation starts to wind down, Mega Millions went for something more routine in the August 7^th drawing. The aftermath, if it can be called that, was a rising jackpot. As of this writing, the grand prize is now a cool $63 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 2, 13, 15, 21, 62, and MB 2, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 109^th appearance.

The second-most common Pattern is more “normal”. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 382 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 28.5% of the time and was last seen on July 13, 2018.

The [2-2-1-1] General made its 37^th appearance and has now played in 33.9% of the 109 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 9.69% of all 382 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, this General Order played on June 26, 2018.

Now with five appearances, the 2 2 0 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 13.5% of the 37 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.59% of the 109 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.31% of all 382 drawings. We last saw the 2 2 0 0 1 1 Specific Order on December 29, 2017.

Three Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 13, 62, and MB 2.

The biggest draw of the evening. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination made its debut in the May 30, 2014 drawing.

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern make an encore Friday night?

Mega Millions Springs into August

The August 3, 2018 Mega Millions drawing was a bit different from last time. There was no {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat and the only similarity, if it can be called that, was an inching upward of the grand prize. With the jackpot now at $55 million, the one thing we can’t shake here at Lottery Binge is how for the first time since the spring, an Australia Play showed up.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 9, 28, 30, 54, 60, and MB 2, Mega Millions saw its ninth Australia Play.

The Australia Play is rare in Mega Millions. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 381 Mega Millions drawings, 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 appeared in 2.36% of them. This play is very uncommon here. Prior to Friday night, it was last seen on March 30, 2018.

Three Number Combination(s)

Bundled in this Australia Play were three repeating Three-Number Combinations:

9, 28, 60 (Debuted July 7, 2017)
9, 28, MB 2 (Debuted April 19, 2016)
28, 60, MB 2 (Debuted January 28, 2014)

Bounding along with three repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Could the Australia Play pull an upset and make an encore appearance in Tuesday’s drawing?

Slow and Steady (Pattern) Ends the Month

What a month it was! From holidays to a jackpot that was worth over half a billion dollars, July was festive. What with those Back to School ads and the calendar, July 31^st means only a few weeks left of summer. For Mega Millions, it meant another night of recuperation. Even without a big show, $50 million does go a long way.

General Lottery Analysis

The biggest event of the evening was the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore. With winning numbers 12, 15, 35, 64, 69, and MB 9, this Pattern has now played 167 times.

A Pattern encore to end the month. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given the 380 Mega Millions drawings to date, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has played 43.9% of the time. As is the nature of encores, this Pattern previously played July 27, 2018.

With 39 appearances, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has played in 23.4% of the 167 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 10.3% of all 380 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, this General Order played on June 1, 2018.

Now with eight appearances, the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 20.5% of the 39 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.79% of the 167 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.11% of all 380 drawings. The 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order previously played on May 8, 2018.

Three Number Combination(s)

Given the nature of a “recovering” lottery, there were no repeating Three-Number Combinations this time.

Could Mega Millions stir up a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat Friday night, or will it continue to chill out?

Coming Down From a (Jackpot) High

Mega Millions came back down to Earth in the July 27^th drawing. With no grand prize winner, the jackpot inched up to $45 million. This (understandably) quiet night saw an appearance from the lottery’s most commonly seen Pattern.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 166^th appearance with winning numbers 1, 32, 40, 49, 63, and MB 20.

A common Pattern and a “normal” jackpot. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 379 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played in 43.8% of them and was last seen on July 20^th, 2018.

With 37 appearances, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order has played in 22.3% of the 166 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 9.76% of all 379 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order played on July 10^th, 2018.

Now with seven appearances, the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order played in 18.9% of the 37 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.22% of the 166 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 379 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.84% of the time. We last saw the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order in the May 11^th, 2018 drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

There weren’t any repeating Three-Number Combinations Friday night.

Will July end with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore?