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

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

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?

Double the Pattern, Double the Beatdown

Something interesting took place January 23, 2021. Lotto Texas and Powerball were in tandem with each other. See, they both played the same Pattern. For Lotto Texas, it meant a jackpot that rose to $5.25 million. For Powerball, well…Powerball was pushed back down. Thanks to a player from New Jersey, the prize remained at $20 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 9, 18, 22, 25, 27 and 46, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 969^th appearance. Additionally, this was a three-peat performance!

Sticking with the {3-2-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1832 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 52.9% of the time. We last saw the {3-2-1} Pattern January 20, 2021.

Now with 163 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.8% of the 969 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1832 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 8.9% of the time. The 2 3 1 Specific Order was last seen December 19, 2020.

Similar Spread

The {3-2-1} Pattern three-peat also produced a similar spread! Saturday night’s numbers had a spread of 09:04:03:02:19. This spread is similar to the one seen on July 16, 2014. That night, the winning numbers were 6, 25, 29, 32, 34 and 43. The spread was 19:04:03:02:09. Note how the differences between the numbers played are the same but the order of the numbers played is different.

Four-Number Combinations

Repeating Four-Number Combination 22, 25, 27 and 46 debuted June 1, 2013.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball’s {3-2-1} Pattern made its 36^th appearance, with winning numbers 5, 8, 17, 27, 28 and PB 14.

Keeping the jackpot down! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 554 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 6.50% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the {3-2-1} Pattern played December 5, 2020.

The [2-3-1] General Order, now with 18 appearances, has played in 50% of the 36 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 554 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 3.25% of the time. We last saw the [2-3-1] General Order November 21, 2020.

Now with four appearances, the 2 3 0 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 22.2% of the 18 drawings where the General Order was [2-3-1]. This Specific Order has also appeared in 11.1% of the 36 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.72% of all 554 drawings. The 2 3 0 0 0 1 Specific Order was last seen May 23, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations got mixed up in all this:

8, 17, 27 (Debuted November 12, 2016)
8, 17, PB 14 (Debuted December 4, 2019)

Will a {3-2-1} Pattern streak be established in Lotto Texas in the coming week, and will Powerball’s jackpot get another smackdown?

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?

On the Road to $1 Billion

One September evening, there was a Mega Millions jackpot. Being worth $20 million, it was the leftover seed from a previously claimed jackpot. This was the nature of Mega Millions.

Over the months, the jackpot grew larger and stronger. Word of the jackpot’s size, and difficulty winning it, spread far and wide. As more got into the lottery playing spirit, the harder it got to bring down the Mega Millions prize. Add January 15, 2021 as yet another night when players got thwarted once again. As a result, the prize rose to $850 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 3, 11, 12, 38, 43 and MB 15, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 120^th appearance.

Continuing to nourish the Mega Millions jackpot! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 637 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 18.8% of the time. We last saw the {3-1-1-1} Pattern January 5, 2021.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order, now with 47 appearances, has played in 39.2% of the 120 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 637 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 7.38% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [3-1-1-1] General Order played November 13, 2020.

Now with three appearances, the 3 0 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 6.38% of the 47 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.5% of the 120 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.47% of all 637 drawings. We last saw the 3 0 1 1 0 1 Specific Order January 14, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations made things a bit more interesting!

11, 43, MB 15 (Debuted June 30, 2015)
12, 38, MB 15 (Debuted May 23, 2014)
3, 12, MB 15 (Debuted November 21, 2014)

Even more repeating Three-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the Mega Millions jackpot in fact reach $1 billion?

Radiance of Rising Jackpots

The year is young, and the lotteries aren’t taking any prisoners! January 13, 2021 saw one lottery pick itself back up and another continuing to taunt us. Plucky Lotto Texas went for an Australia Play encore, and the jackpot bounced to $5.25 million. Powerball strutted around like a peacock, pleased as punch that its jackpot grew to $640 million.

Winter blues? What winter blues?

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The Australia Play encore was made possible by winning numbers 1, 6, 23, 36, 40 and 48. This configuration has played 250 times.

Blimey! We got another one! Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1829 Lotto Texas drawings, which means both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order have appeared in 13.7% of them. Recall that we last saw an Australia Play in the January 9, 2021 drawing.

Four-Number Combinations

Another encore was the lack of repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 4, 19, 23, 25, 49 and PB 14, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 106^th appearance.

Feeding into Powerball’s ego! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 551 Powerball drawings and this Pattern ahs played 19.2% of the time. We last saw the {3-1-1-1} Pattern January 2, 2021.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 38 appearances, has played in 35.8% of the 106 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 551 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.9% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the [1-3-1-1] General Order played December 2, 2020.

Now with three appearances, the 1 3 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 7.89% of the 38 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.83% of the 106 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.54% of all 551 drawings. The 1 3 0 1 0 1 Specific Order was last seen April 26, 2017.

Three-Number Combinations

There was enough room for two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

19, 25, 49 (Debuted April 3, 2019)
23, 49, PB 14 (Debuted November 4, 2020)

Make room for the repeating Three-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will Powerball continue its jackpot strut, and will Lotto Texas’s Australia Play make a three-peat appearance Saturday night?

The 2-2-1-1 Punch Out

It happened again! If you threw your hat in the ring January 12, 2021, there’s a good chance you walked away empty-handed. The Mega Millions jackpot has been living off the agony of defeated players and just received another helping. With none of the six winning numbers picked, the grand prize grew to $750 million. That’s three-quarter billion dollars!

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 174^th appearance with winning numbers 12, 14, 26, 28, 33 and MB 9.

Taunting us all with a Pattern encore! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 636 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 27.4% of the time.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 59 appearances, has played in 33.9% of the 174 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 636 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.28% of the time.

Would you believe that both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-2-1-1] General Order made an encore? They were last seen in the January 8, 2021 drawing. Talk about tag teaming!

Now with seven appearances, the 2 2 1 0 0 1 Specific Order played in 11.9% of the 59 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.02% of the 174 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and 1.10% of all 636 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 2 2 1 0 0 1 Specific Order played March 24, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

Mega Millions rubbed it in even more with a double dose of repeating Three-Number Combinations:

14, 26, MB 9 (Debuted March 3, 2017)
28, 33, MB 9 (Debuted June 9, 2017)

Rubbing salt in the wound! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

It’s going to take a lot of force to knock down the Mega Millions jackpot! Will Friday night be feast or famine?

How the Prize was Won

The first full week of 2021 has been one for the history books, to put it mildly. Lottery-wise, hundreds of millions of dollars are now up for grabs in both Mega Millions and Powerball. Meanwhile, Lotto Texas continues to retain its dignity. And, on January 9, 2021, we saw the first lottery win of the year!

The lottery win, of course, was in Lotto Texas. Come on, now. If you won $7.75 million, would you turn it down? Anyway, with its prize won, the jackpot was reset to $5 million. Powerball crossed over into the ultra-rich territory. As the jackpot evaded players yet again, it grew to $550 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The Lotto Texas win was due to an Australia Play. With winning numbers 3, 11, 23, 35, 41 and 54, both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order played 249 times.

Bouncing back to $5 million. Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1828 Lotto Texas drawings, and an Australia Play has played 13.6% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order were seen November 11, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

This Australia Play didn’t produce any repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 14, 26, 38, 45, 46 and PB 13, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 209^th appearance.

Pushing the Powerball jackpot ever upward! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 550 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 38% of the time. We last saw the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern December 26, 2020.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 58 appearances, has played in 27.8% of the 209 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 550 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.5% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order played December 16, 2020.

Now with 12 appearances, the 1 1 1 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 20.7% of the 58 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.74% of the 209 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.18% of all 550 drawings. The 1 1 1 2 0 1 Specific Order was last seen October 7, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations made their rounds:

14, 26, PB 13 (Debuted November 4, 2017)
26, 45, PB 13 (Debuted April 15, 2017)
14, 46, PB 13 (Debuted June 21, 2017)

Providing Powerball an extra push! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

It’s said the bigger they come, the harder they fall. How much higher will the Powerball jackpot get?

In the Realm of the Ridiculous

The word “ridiculous” doesn’t usually have good connotations. It’s used to describe something silly, crazy, deranged, even. After all that’s happened this week, we need something ridiculous. The good kind.

Now, the good kind of ridiculous is entertaining and fun, for example “Spongebob Squarepants” or “The Three Stooges”, though your mileage may vary. This blog focuses on something entertaining, fun, and is something that we can have a say in. This ridiculous is Mega Millions and its ridiculously large jackpot!

There were no signs of the jackpot’s growth getting crushed. In fact, the prize grew by leaps and bounds! Having thwarted the players once again, Mega Millions decided $600 million would be a good stop point. For now.

General Lottery Analysis

The January 8, 2021 drawing saw the 173^rd appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 3, 6, 16, 18, 58 and MB 11.

Feeding the beast! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 635 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 27.2% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern played Christmas Day 2020.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 58 appearances, has played in 33.5% of the 173 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 635 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.13% of the time. December 15, 2020 was the last time we saw the [2-2-1-1] General Order.

Now with eight appearances, the 2 2 0 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 13.8% of the 58 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has played in 4.62% of the 173 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.26% of all 635 drawings. We last saw the 2 2 0 0 1 1 Specific Order October 9, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 3, 58 and MB 11 debuted October 28, 2014.

Talk about a blast from the past! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

It’s almost guaranteed that the jackpot will rise again, just before the official drawing Tuesday night. Question is, will the Mega Millions jackpot meet its maker, or will it continue to grow?

Unshakeable Lottery Jackpots

January 6, 2021 favored those who live for rising jackpots. Lotto Texas, for one, was ever the trooper. Although its jackpot is nowhere near the astronomical heights of its brethren, the prize grew to a respectable $7.75 million.

Powerball was the one to look out for. Conditions over the past few months have been favorable towards jackpot growth. Said conditions continued Wednesday night as the players’ efforts to become crazy rich were thwarted yet again. This monster of a prize grew to $470 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Lotto Texas kept its head on straight with an encore. The {3-2-1} Pattern returned with numbers 6, 14, 17, 32, 44 and 45. This Pattern has now played 966 times.

Sticking close to the {3-2-1] Pattern! Source: lotterytrend.com

There have now been 1827 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 52.9% of the time.

Now with 185 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 19.2% of the 966 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1827 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order played 10.1% of the time.

This encore wasn’t just any encore: It was a playback! Yes, both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 3 1 2 Specific Order were last seen together in the January 2, 2021 drawing.

Four-Number Combinations

No repeating Four-Number Combinations for Lotto Texas this time around.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 156^th appearance with 1, 20, 22, 60, 66 and PB 3.

On the verge of $500 million? Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 28.4% of the 549 Powerball drawings.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 50 appearances, has played in 32.1% of the 156 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 549 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.11% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-2-1] General Order were last seen December 30, 2020.

A playback wasn’t in the cards for Powerball. With its second-ever appearance, the 1 2 0 0 2 1 Specific Order has now played in 4% of the 50 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.28% of the 156 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.36% of all 549 drawings. The 1 2 0 0 2 1 Specific Order made its first appearance in the June 29, 2019 drawing.

Three-Number Combinations

A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations were thrown in to make things more interesting!

22, 60, 66 (Debuted March 17, 2018)
1, 66, PB 3 (Debuted May 8, 2019)

They move in groups! Source:lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Ahead of Friday’s Mega Millions drawing, the jackpot over there crossed over half a billion dollars! That prize now stands at $510 million. Powerball’s jackpot isn’t that far behind. Will it, too, cross over into the exclusive ultra-rich club?