{3-1-1-1} Pattern + (Repeating) Combinations = A Decent Finish

Last month, Mega Millions ended the way it started. That is, the Pattern that kicked off December was also the last Pattern. This was appropriate, seeing as the year was ending. Nothing better than sending the year off with a bang, right? That sort of thing should carry on right into the new year, yeah?

To fit the “drab” mood oft associated with January after New Year’s in our part of the world, Mega Millions didn’t end the month with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, which played January 2nd. That would’ve been something: A Pattern encore and ending January the way it started! Instead, the January 30, 2018 drawing provided something a bit more “Combination-y”.

General Lottery Analysis

The 64th appearance of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern was marked by winning numbers 29, 41, 42, 49, 57 and MB 24.

64 times is respectable for the {3-1-1-1} Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has played in 19.5% of the 328 Mega Millions drawings, and previously played December 22, 2017.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order, now with 21 appearances, has played in roughly 32.8% of the 64 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 6.40% of all 328 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the [3-1-1-1] General Order played on July 7, 2017. Note that this is 21 appearances under the 70-25 system.

Now with two appearances, the 0 0 3 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 9.52% of the 21 drawings where the [3-1-1-1] General Order appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 3.125% of the 64 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the Pattern of the evening. Finally, when taking all 328 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played 0.61% of the time. The 0 0 3 1 1 1 Specific Order was last seen in the June 14, 2016 drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

The two repeating Three-Number Combinations were

  • 41, 42, 49 (Debuted July 1, 2016)
  • 41, 42, 57 (Debuted November 8, 2013)
Bundled together in the middle. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern go for the encore and start off February?

A Chill for Mega Millions?

Things looked to be heating up in Mega Millions over the past few drawings. With a Pattern three-peat, and repeating Three-Number Combinations, it looked to be a scorcher. A change of course took place on January 26th. Compared to what we saw recently, Friday night’s drawing left us feeling a little cooler.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 143rd appearance, with winning numbers 10, 16, 27, 38, 43, and MB 1.

Not as big a punch Friday night. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

With 327 Mega Millions drawings to date, this Pattern has played in 43.7% of them. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern previously played on January 19th, 2018, and was the very Pattern that had the three-peat earlier this month.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, now with 30 appearances, has played in about 21% of the 143 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. This General Order has also played in 9.17% of all 327 drawings. The [1-2-1-1-1] was seen alongside the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern in the previously mentioned January 19th drawing.

Now with seven appearances, the 1 2 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 23.3% of the 30 drawings where the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 4.90% of the 143 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 327 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played 2.14% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the 1 2 1 1 0 1 Specific Order was last seen September 13th, 2016. This Specific Order was reconfigured from the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order seen that night.

Three Number Combination(s)

A lack of repeating Three-Number Combinations is one way to chill things down.

Will Mega Millions end the month with a bang in Tuesday’s drawing?

A Thaw-some Play

Yes, it’s still winter here in Lottery Trend Country. No, it’s not as cold. In fact, things heated up in the January 23rd Mega Millions drawing. We’re going to start with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak.

It got broken.

General Lottery Analysis

Instead of a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern four-peat, we were treated to the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 2, 6, 30, 31, 55, and MB 7, this Pattern has played 93 times.

The night belonged to the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 326 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 28.5% of the time. The {2-2-1-1} Pattern was last seen January 9th, 2018.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 34 appearances, has played in 36.6% of the 93 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When looking at all 326 drawings, this General Order has played 10.4% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [2-2-1-1] General Order previously played in the December 29th, 2017 drawing.

Now with seven appearances, the 2 0 2 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 20.6% of the 34 drawings where the [2-2-1-1] General Order has appeared. When looking at the 93 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared, this Specific Order has played 7.53% of the time. Finally, when taking all 326 drawings into account, the 2 0 2 1 0 1 Specific Order has played 2.15% of the time. We last saw this Specific Order in the April 25th, 2017 drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

Accompanying the {2-2-1-1} Pattern were two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

  • 6, 30, 31 (Debuted July 17th, 2015)
  • 2, 31, MB 7 (Debuted December 12th, 2014)
Bundled together. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern make an encore in Friday’s drawing?

Warming Up with Mega Millions

After starting the week with a winter storm, we come now to a January thaw. Right now, at Lottery Trend headquarters, all the ice has gone and we’re receiving “regular” rain. We’re not meteorologists, so we’ll leave predicting the weather to the professionals. What we can do is let everyone know that Mega Millions kicked off the weekend with a Pattern three-peat.

General Lottery Analysis

January 19th saw the third consecutive appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 3, 17, 23, 49, 66, and MB 23. This Pattern has now played 142 times.

Three-time charmer, that {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 325 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played in 43.7% of them.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, now with 29 appearances, has played in 20.4% of the 142 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This statistic becomes 8.92% when looking at all 325 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order was seen September 12th, 2017.

Now with seven appearances, the 1 2 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 24.1% of the 29 drawings where the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 4.93% of the 142 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern, and in 2.15% of all 325 drawings. We last saw the 1 2 0 1 1 1 Specific Order in the August 9th, 2016 drawing. This was reconfigured from the 1 2 1 0 1 1 Specific Order seen that night.

Three Number Combination(s)

Looks like Mega Millions took a break from repeating Three-Number Combinations this week.

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak continue into Tuesday’s drawing?

Twice is Nice, and it Came with Ice

Anyone fancy a barbecue?

After a rendezvous with snow last month, Lottery Trend headquarters got another blast of winter on January 16th. Houston and its suburbs got turned into a sprawling skating rink as other parts of the U.S. were blanketed in snow. ‘Tis better to look at ice and snow than to drive in it, though sometimes, it can’t be helped.

Only in Houston
Like the sage advice: Turn around, don’t face ice. Or something like it. Originally from KTRK, Houston’s ABC affiliate. Image is from http://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/state-regional/video-houston-drivers-go-wrong-way-on-freeway-to-avoid-ice/921966275

With a large chunk of the country firmly in winter’s grasp, and warmer temperatures a few days away, another phenomenon took place Tuesday night: A Pattern encore in Mega Millions.

You didn’t really think a winter storm would stop Mega Millions, did you?

General Lottery Analysis

After making a showing in this past Friday’s drawing, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern slid back into the picture. With winning numbers 3, 11, 23, 29, 59, and MB 18, this Pattern has now played 141 times.

Winter has no power over Pattern encores. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 324 drawings in Mega Millions, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has played in 43.5% of them.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order couldn’t resist the urge to make an encore, either. After 42 appearances, this General Order has now played in 29.8% of the 141 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in roughly 13.0% of all 324 drawings.

Now with six appearances, the 2 1 1 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 14.3% of the 42 drawings where [2-1-1-1-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 4.26% of the 141 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. Finally, when taking all 324 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played 1.85% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the 2 1 1 0 1 1 Specific Order was seen in the May 23, 2017 drawing. This Specific Order was reconfigured from the 2 1 1 1 0 1 seen that night.

Three Number Combination(s)

It was a no-go for repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Will a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat be the torch that warms up Friday night?

A Pattern for the Modern Age

Mega Millions strayed away from another playback. In fact, there were no “wild and crazy” plays Mega Millions is (in)famous for Friday night. However, the January 12th drawing had something for whose who dig repeating Combinations of the Three-Number kind.

General Lottery Analysis

Friday night saw the 140th appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, its first since the January 2nd, 2018 drawing. The winning numbers were 17, 18, 33, 46, 60, and MB 24.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern is never gone for very long. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

With 323 drawings in Mega Millions, this Pattern has played in 43.3% of them.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 41 appearances, has played in 29.3% of the 140 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This statistic becomes 12.7% when looking at all 323 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order was seen December 15th, 2017.

Making its 12th appearance was the 0 2 1 1 1 1 Specific Order. This has now played in 29.3% of the 41 drawings where [2-1-1-1-1] was the General Order of the evening. Out of the 140 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern appeared, this Specific Order has played 8.57% of the time. Finally, when studying all 323 drawings, the 0 2 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played 3.72% of the time. This Specific Order previously played in the October 24th, 2017 drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

There were a couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations Friday evening:

A duo of repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore appearance in next Tuesday’s drawing?

Gone, But Not Forgotten

This past Friday was one to remember:

  1. Parts of the Eastern US were feeling the frigid effects/aftermath of a winter storm.
  2. There were three Mega Millions winners, with only one winning the coveted $450 million prize. The other two walked away with at least $1 million, which is nothing to sneeze at.

Although January 9th’s Mega Millions had a much smaller jackpot, Friday night lingered on. Sort of.

General Lottery Analysis

Remember the {2-2-1-1} Pattern? Not only did it play this past Friday, it played again Tuesday night. The 92nd appearance was highlighted by winning numbers 16, 29, 31, 65, 67, and MB 23.

Some parts of January 5th live on. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

With 322 Mega Millions drawings to date, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played 28.57% of the time.

Along for the ride was the [1-2-2-1] General Order, which also appeared this past Friday. Now with 32 appearances, this General Order has played in 34.8% of the 92 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When looking at all 322 drawings, this General Order has played in 9.94% of them.

The 0 1 2 0 2 1 Specific Order, now with five appearances, has played in 15.625% of the 32 drawings where the [1-2-2-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 5.43% of the 92 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared. Finally, when taking all 322 drawings into account, the 0 1 2 0 2 1 Specific Order has played 1.55% of the time. This too was last seen in this past Friday’s drawing.

We’re only ten days into 2018, and we’ve already seen a playback! That is, the Pattern, General Order, and Specific Order all played together in a previous drawing. And, this occurred with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, the second-most commonly seen Pattern in Mega Millions. When it comes to big plays, could the {2-2-1-1} Pattern give the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern a run for its money this year?

Three Number Combination(s)

Not every element of Friday lingered. There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern go for the three-peat? Could a playback encore take place? We’ll just have to wait until Friday night!

A Mega Millions Winner is Crowned

Of the three lotteries we cover at Lottery Binge, Mega Millions is usually the most flashy one. First week of the new year, and someone won the enormous $450 million jackpot! And, two Houston-area locals won at least $1 million. Congratulations to everyone who won.

There were a couple of interesting observations regarding the winning Pattern Friday night. Not only did it play in the second Mega Millions drawing of 2018, it’s also the second-most Common Pattern.

General Lottery Analysis

The January 5, 2018 drawing saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern play for the 91st time, with winning numbers 28, 30, 39, 59, 70, and MB 10.

Thanks to these numbers, someone is $450 million richer. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 321 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played in 28.3% of them. This was the Pattern that closed out 2017. For Mega Millions, at least.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order made its 31st appearance, and has now played in 34.1% of the 91 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Taking all 321 drawings into account, this General Order has played 9.66% of the time. We last saw this General Order in the October 10, 2017 drawing.

Now having played four times, the 0 1 2 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 12.9% of the 31 drawings where the [1-2-2-1] General Order appeared. Out of the 91 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern played, this Specific Order has appeared 4.40% of the time. Finally, when taking all 321 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played in 1.25% of them. Prior to Friday night, the 0 1 2 0 2 1 Specific Order was last seen in the March 10, 2017 drawing. This was configured from the 0 1 2 1 1 1 Specific Order seen that night.

Three Number Combination(s)

Not only was there a winner Friday night, there were also two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

Bookends or sandwich? Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Things are starting to warm up in Mega Millions. Will the thaw continue next week?

New Year, New Pattern

We’re only three days into the new year, and we’ve already had a Mega Millions drawing! In our last Mega Millions post, we covered the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. It was the Pattern that kicked off, and closed out, 2017. This time, it was another Pattern that had the honor of greeting 2018.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, Master of Pattern Streaks, made its 139th appearance in the January 2nd drawing. The winning numbers were 1, 42, 47, 64, 70, and MB 22.

Starting the year with {2-1-1-1-1}. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

With 320 Mega Millions drawings so far, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has played 43.4% of the time. We last saw this Pattern in the December 15, 2017 drawing.

Now with 34 appearances, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has played in 24.5% of the 139 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. When looking at all 320 drawings, this General Order has played 10.625% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order was seen in the December 8, 2017 drawing.

The 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order, now with 13 appearances, has now played in 38.2% of the 34 drawings where the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has appeared. In fact, it was seen along said General Order in the December 8th drawing. This Specific Order has also played in 9.35% of the 139 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. Finally, when taking all 320 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played in 4.0625% of the time.

Three Number Combination(s)

As the world recuperated from the New Year’s festivities, it was fitting that there were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

What lies in store for Mega Millions this year?

Coming Full Circle

What a year! With all the craziness in both the “real world” and Mega Millions, we made it to the end. Mega Millions said goodbye to 2017 with a Pattern encore. Of course, with this being Mega Millions and all, the Pattern wasn’t the only big event of the evening.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 4, 10, 18, 28, 62, and MB 7, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 90th appearance in the December 29th drawing.

An encore to end the year. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 319 Mega Millions drawings to date, this Pattern has played 28.2% of the time. Interestingly, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern was the very Pattern that kicked off 2017, although that was under the old 75-15 system. Leave it to Mega Millions to finish the year the way it started!

With its 33rd appearance, the [2-2-1-1] General Order has played in 36.7% of the 90 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 10.3% of all 319 drawings. Prior to Friday night, this General Order was seen in the December 1, 2017 drawing.

The 2 2 0 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 12.1% of the 33 drawings where the [2-2-1-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has played in 4.44% of the 90 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 319 drawings into account, the 2 2 0 0 1 1 Specific Order has played 1.25% of the time. This Specific Order was last seen over two years ago. More specifically, in the November 17, 2015 drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

Mega Millions ended the year with three repeating Three-Number Combinations:

  • 4, 10, MB 7 (Debuted December 23, 2014)
  • 28, 62, MB 7 (Debuted December 18, 2015)
  • 18, 28, MB 7 (Debuted September 12, 2014)
Clustered together at the top. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern be the one to start 2018, or will another Pattern have the honor?