Nothing like a weekend road trip to get away for a bit! Oh sure, there’s that whole pandemic thing going around, but this is also a camping trip, and there’s just no way you’ll run into anyone else, right? And you left on a Friday, but you left just before the traffic picked up. One great thing about road trips is that you can stop over at greasy spoons or snap pictures of landmarks. Try doing that from an airplane! Oh, and it’s cheaper than flying, too.

Mega Millions managed to escape the crowd, but it wasn’t easy. Teasing players with the idea of a playback (Spoiler: there wasn’t one, though it was close) and throwing in a repeating Three-Number Combination kept players at bay. All that to the tune of a jackpot hike to $57 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern had the honor of showing up in the August 21, 2020 Mega Millions drawing. With winning numbers 11, 15, 31, 42, 63 and MB 14, this Pattern has now played 261 times.

There have now been 595 drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.9% of the time. We last saw the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern August 14, 2020.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 79 appearances, has played in 30.3% of the 261 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 595 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 13.3% of the time.

Now with 16 appearances, the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 20.3% of the 79 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.13% of the 261 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.69% of all 595 drawings.

Both the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order and the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order played August 4, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination has played twice before:

• 11, 31, MB 14 (Debuted September 11, 2015 and previously played August 26, 2016)

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern come back for an encore Tuesday night?

There aren’t any U.S. holidays associated with August, at least none that are federally recognized. Many staples of “normal” life are either still closed or operating at minimal capacity, and the start of school? Well, let’s not think about that. In fact, let’s escape the madness for a while. Can’t really go anywhere, so streaming and Mega Millions will have to do.

Thing is, Mega Millions was unkind. That multimillion-dollar jackpot would have been a much-welcome escape from the rat race, and there wouldn’t be much (if any) worry about the kids’ education. On the other hand, more money was added to the pot, so it wasn’t all bad. The boost to $40 million was thanks to the workings of a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore of August 14, 2020 was thanks to 3, 24, 29, 42, 47 and MB 13. This Pattern has now played 260 times.

There have now been 593 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.8% of the time. Recall that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern played in the August 11, 2020 drawing.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 78 drawings, has played in 30% of the 260 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 593 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 13.2% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order played August 4, 2020.

Now with 19 appearances, the 1 1 2 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 24.4% of the 78 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.31% of the 260 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.20% of all 593 drawings. The 1 1 2 1 0 1 Specific Order was last seen June 30, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

Upon closer inspection, it turned out there were four repeating Three-Number Combinations hiding inside!

• 24, 29, 47 (Debuted April 24, 2015)
• 24, 42, MB 13 (Debuted February 8, 2019)
• 42, 47, MB 13 (Debuted May 12, 2017)
• 3, 42, 47 (Debuted April 11, 2014)

Is a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat, and a larger jackpot, in store for Tuesday night?

When Mega Millions is down, it’s never down for long! This may be due to its quick recovery rate. After a recent reset, it added $2 million to the pot, and this continued a few more times. The addition on August 11, 2020 jumped from a $2 million increase to a $7 million increase. With another night of no jackpot winners, the jackpot jumped from $24 million to $31 million.

General Lottery Analysis

Mega Millions returned to the arms of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 8, 22, 29, 43, 56 and MB 9. This Pattern has now played 259 times.

There have now been 592 drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.75% of the time. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen August 4, 2020.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 58 appearances, has played in 22.4% of the 259 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 592 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.80% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order played April 24, 2020.

Now with 15 appearances, the 1 1 1 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 25.9% of the 58 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.79% of the 259 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.53% of all 592 drawings. We last saw the 1 1 1 2 0 1 Specific Order in the March 13, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combinations

Another sign of a rebound was the appearance of three repeating Three-Number Combinations, one of which played twice before!

• 22, 29, 56 (Debuted June 20, 2014)
• 22, 43, MB 9 (Debuted March 26, 2019)
• 8, 29, 43 (Debuted April 18, 2017 and last seen November 26, 2019)

With Mega Millions making a break for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, does that mean an encore is in the works for Friday night?

August arrived in Mega Millions and like the heat, there was no letting go of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. After the grand prize had been grabbed so quickly after resetting, it seemed right to stick with the tried and true. With a jackpot that bumped up to $22 million, this strategy paid off.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore of August 4, 2020 was made possible by 2, 22, 30, 42, 62 and MB 20. This Pattern has now played 258 times.

There have now been 590 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.7% of the time.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order also hopped aboard the encore train! With that said, this General Order’s 77^th appearance means it has played in 29.8% of the 258 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 590 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 13.1% of the time.

Recall that both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order were last seen July 31, 2020.

Now with 15 appearances, the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 19.5% of the 77 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.81% of the 258 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.54% of all 590 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order played November 15, 2019.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 22, 30 and 42 debuted March 13, 2015.

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order come back Friday night?