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Patterns are a wonderful thing; they always turn up when you least expect them. In fact, the most recently played Pattern decided to show up just two weeks after it last played.

The winning numbers from the June 21 2016 Mega Millions drawing are 6, 13, 21, 49, 50, and MB10.

Prior to the June 21^st drawing, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern played on June 7, 2016. As of last night, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played 89 times out of 279. This puts it at 31.9%, and is a commonly seen Mega Millions Pattern.

The General Order was a [2-1-2-1] and it made a previous appearance on April 12, 2016. The [2-1-2-1] General Order has now played 32 times out of the 89, or 36% of the time the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared. If we were to take this General Order in relation to all 279 drawings, then this has played 32 times out of 279, or 11.5%.

We saw a 2 1 0 2 0 1 Specific Order, which prior to June 21^st last appeared December 1, 2015. Talk about an early Christmas gift!

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern stick around for Friday, or will it go away and not show up for yet another two weeks?

If the title of today’s MegaMillions post isn’t a clue, then let’s just say that the Pattern and the General Order decided to make an encore. But (there’s always a but), the Specific Order is different. We’ll talk about that some more a bit later.

The winning MegaMillions numbers for Friday, June 17^th, were 20, 23, 30, 44, 59, and MB9.

These played in a {3-1-1-1} Pattern; in fact, this particular Pattern just played this past Tuesday (link). So far, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has played in 46 of the 278 drawings to date, putting it at 16.5%. The [3-1-1-1] General Order also played this past Tuesday. Thanks to this little encore, the [3-1-1-1] General Order has now played 15 times out of the 46 times the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has played. That puts this particular General Order at approximately 32.61%.

Last night saw the appearance of a different Specific Order in the form of 0 3 1 1 0 1. Of course, it’s only played once out of the 15 times the [3-1-1-1] General Order has appeared, so its percentage isn’t going to be all that high (6.67%).

Will we see a three-peat with the {3-1-1-1} Pattern and the [3-1-1-1] General Order, or will it broken? Will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern be the sole “three-peater”  or will it be broken?

So, after having left for twelve days, a dear friend has returned. The winning numbers for the June 14th  Mega Millions drawing were as follows: 36, 37, 38, 52, 62, MB6.

Good ol’ {3-1-1-1} played, and this Pattern was last seen June 3^rd . With that said, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has played 45 out of 277 times to date, putting it at roughly 16.25%.

Before we move on to the General Order and Specific Order that played, let’s talk a bit more about what exactly a General Order and a Specific Order are. The General Order represents how many numbers are chosen from a Group in that order. For example, let’s say you have a [4-1-1] General Order. The first four numbers will come from a single Group. This single Group can be any Group but the last Group (Group 6). The fifth number will be from another Group that follows after the first Group chosen. For example, let’s say you chose the first four numbers from Group 3; the fifth number can come from either Group 4 or Group 5. For MegaMillions, Group 6 will always be reserved for the Mega Ball, and for Powerball, that Group is reserved for the Powerball.

The Specific Order is like the General Order, except you’ll have zeroes. These zeroes represent groups that you are not choosing from. Here are a few things to keep in mind when dealing with General and Specific Orders. Remember that General Order does not apply to Lotto Texas.

• All Specific Orders follow a General Order
• Not all General Orders have the same number of Specific Orders. For example, a [5-1] General Order has five Specific Orders, but a [1-4-1] General Order has twice as many (10) Specific Orders.

Our sites go into more detail regarding General and Specific Orders.

We now return to our regularly scheduled program.

The General Order that played was a [3-1-1-1]. Check out this post or this post to see which General Orders are allowed for a {3-1-1-1} Pattern. This General Order has appeared 14 times out of the 277 drawings, or 5.05%, and last played on May 20^th, 2016. Given those 14 times, the Specific Order 0 0 3 1 1 1 played twice, or 14.3%. This Specific Order last played on April 8, 2014.

Now about our dear friend {3-1-1-1}. Will he stay for the week, or will he leave on Friday?

Third time is not the charm. For the past two Mega Millions drawings, the winning Pattern was a {3-1-1-1}. Instead, Tuesday night saw the appearance of a {2-2-1-1} Pattern. The winning numbers for June 7th are as follows: 25, 48, 51, 65, 72, and a Mega Ball of 4.

This particular pattern has played 88 times out of 275 drawings to date. Statistically speaking, it has played 32% of the time. In fact, it’s the second-most common pattern to date. The most common pattern? We’ll tell you on a future date.

Since we have a new pattern, it’s time to go over General Orders. Given that we have a {2-2-1-1} Pattern, you can have any of the following General Orders:

[1-2-2-1]

[2-1-2-1]

[2-2-1-1]

Our winning numbers played in the [1-2-2-1] General Order. Given that there have been 275 drawings to date, this General Order has played 22 times, giving a stat so far of 8%. To date, it’s the least commonly drawn General Order for this particular Pattern. Yet, it looks nice and even, doesn’t it?

And now it’s time to break it down further. This particular General Order saw the following Specific Order:

0 1 0 2 2 1

Out of the 22 times this General Order has played, this Specific Order has played…twice. Yes, twice. There are, in fact, Specific Orders that haven’t played at all so far. But, as we said in the June 4^th post, everything repeats, given enough time. This Specific Order/General Order will play again. This General Order will play again. When it plays again, will it have the same Specific Order, or will a brand new one play?

We humans are creatures that, although we love excitement, truly crave the ordinary and the routine. By “routine”, we mean “repetition”. Why do we keep going back to Hogwarts? Why do we have the latest Adele song on repeat? Why do we keep watching the cat fall into the pool over and over? Well, we get to pick up on things we missed the first (few) time(s) around, or sometimes we just want to listen to that song over and over again. Above all, it makes us feel good.

Patterns are truly special and they’re even more special when they appear for the second time in the same week. We’re going to touch on this more in just a bit, but for now, here are the winning numbers from the Mega Millions drawing on Friday, June 3^rd:

Yes, ladies and gentlemen. The {3-1-1-1} Pattern played Friday, just as it had back on May 31^st. This Pattern has only played 44 out of 274 drawings to date, which puts it about 16.06%. Could there be something to it?

Even though the same Pattern played on Friday, the General Order was not the same! If you remember this week’s earlier post on Mega Millions, the following General Orders are possible with the {3-1-1-1} Pattern:

[1-1-3-1]

[1-3-1-1]

[3-1-1-1]

Friday’s General Order was a [1-1-3-1] and the Specific Order was a 0 0 1 3 1 1.

Today we’re going to look at the Mega Millions drawing for May 31, 2016. For those of you who are brand new to Mega Millions and just don’t know where to start, this is a US-based lottery that can be played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, with drawings on Tuesdays and Fridays.

With that said, let’s take a look at Tuesday’s winning numbers:

The winning Pattern here is {3-1-1-1}, which has played 43 out of 273 drawings to date. Now, given those stats, this particular pattern has played 15.75% of the time. Again, that’s 15.75% of the time to date! With a {3-1-1-1} Pattern, you can expect to see either of the following General Orders:

[1-1-3-1]

[1-3-1-1]

[3-1-1-1]

Last night’s winning numbers had the General Order of [1-3-1-1]. The Specific Order was 1 0 3 1 0 1.