Full Pattern Revolution

November 28th was the last Mega Millions drawing for the month. And wouldn’t you know it? The ever-so-lovable {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made an encore! Pattern streaks? Showing up on every Friday of the month? Those are well and good. But, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern outdid itself, adding “Finishing the month the way it started” to its list of accomplishments.

Now that we’re done gushing over this Pattern, let’s get to the analysis, shall we?

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 10, 17, 47, 51, 61, and MB 5, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 135th appearance.

November started, and ended, with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 310 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 43.5% of the time.

Now with 36 appearances, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order has played in roughly 26.7% of the 135 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. And, it has appeared in 11.6% of all 310 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, this General Order played November 10, 2017.

Making its seventh appearance was the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order. This has now played in 19.4% of the 36 drawings where the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 5.19% of the 135 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern appeared. Finally, when taking all 310 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played 2.26% of the time. We last saw the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order in the December 11, 2015 drawing. This was reconfigured from the 1 1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order seen that night.

Four Number Combination(s)

Of course, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern wasn’t going to settle for appearing in the first and last drawings of November. True to this Pattern’s fashion, it’s “Go big or go home.” There was in fact a repeating Four-Number Combination:

  • 47, 51, 61, MB 5
It’s like, snow in Florida. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination made its debut in the December 15, 2015 drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

When a repeating Four-Number Combination surfaces in Mega Millions, that means four repeating Three-Number Combinations were nestled inside.

  • 51, 61, MB 5
  • 47, 61, MB 5
  • 47, 51, MB 5
  • 47, 51, 61
The natural fallout. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

As is the nature of these types of Three-Number Combinations, they made their debut alongside the Four-Number Combination mentioned in the previous section.

Will that winsome {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern be the one to start December?

Numbers to Go

Another Thanksgiving weekend has come and gone. People took to the skies and roads once again on November 25th, wanting to beat the mad rush home that would surely await them if they left Sunday. Lotto Texas sent along a playback. That is, both the Pattern and Specific Order were seen together on a previous date. Meanwhile, Powerball ran into a Pattern encore.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 780th appearance in Saturday’s drawing, with winning numbers 7, 10, 12, 22, 44, and 51.

Serving the most commonly seen Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has played in 51.9% of the 1502 Lotto Texas drawings, and was last seen on November 8, 2017.

Now with 144 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 18.5% of the 780 drawings where the {3-2-1} Pattern has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 9.59% of all 1502 drawings. As is the nature of a playback, this Specific Order accompanied the {3-2-1} Pattern November 8th. Note that a playback is not an Australia Play. Remember that with the latter, both the Pattern and the Specific Order would be the same. For Lotto Texas, that would be the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order, respectively.

Here’s a good rule of thumb to abide by: All Australia Plays are playbacks, but not all playbacks are Australia Plays.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Among Saturday’s numbers was the repeating Four-Number Combination 7, 10, 12, 22.

This repeating Four-Number Combination tagged along. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination made its debut in the December 30, 2015 drawing. Could Lotto Texas end the year with a repeating Four-Number Combination just like it did two years ago?

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Right off the heels of Wednesday’s drawing, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 69th appearance. This time, the winning numbers were 8, 13, 27, 53, 54, and PB 4.

Powerball likes encores. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 30.8% of the 224 Powerball drawings.

With 23 appearances, the [2-1-2-1] General Order has now played in 33.33% of the 69 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared. This General Order has also played in 10.3% of all 224 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, it was last seen in the November 4, 2017 drawing.

Making its fourth appearance was the 2 1 0 2 0 1 Specific Order.  This Specific Order has now played in 17.4% of the 23 drawings where the [2-1-2-1] General Order has appeared. It has also played in roughly 5.8% of the 69 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared. Finally, when taking all 224 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played 1.79% of the time. The 2 1 0 2 0 1 Specific Order accompanied the [2-1-2-1] General Order in the November 4th drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Saturday’s Powerball drawing produced the repeating Three-Number Combination 8, 53, and 54.

Is the repeating Three-Number Combination lull gone? Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Combination made its debut earlier this year. More specifically, the April 5, 2017 drawing.

Will there be more Pattern encores to end the month?

Friday Belongs to {2-1-1-1-1}

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern likes to shake things up in Mega Millions. Its (in)famous Pattern streaks are part of how it became the most commonly seen Pattern. After the results of the November 24, 2017 drawing, we can now add Friday nights to the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern’s domain. This may be the first time in Lottery Binge’s history that we’ve covered a Pattern that has played on a certain day of the week.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 16, 36, 54, 61, 64, and MB 22, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has played 134 times.

A new domain for {2-1-1-1-1}. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has played in 43.4% of the 309 Mega Millions drawings under the 70-25 system. We last saw it in the November 17, 2017 drawing.

Making its 32nd appearance was the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order. This has now played in 23.9% of the 134 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. When looking at all 309 drawings, this General Order has played 10.4% of the time. The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order was seen alongside the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern in the November 17th drawing.

Now with four appearances, the 0 1 1 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 12.5% of the 32 drawings where the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has appeared. It has now played in 2.99% of the 134 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 1.29% of all 309 drawings. This Specific Order was last seen in the February 28, 2017 drawing. We reconfigured this from the 0 1 2 1 1 1 Specific Order that was seen that night.

Three Number Combination(s)

Of course, a Friday night shake-up, a Black Friday shake-up at that, isn’t complete without a repeating Three-Number Combination. The Combination of the evening was 16, 54, and 61.

Alone at the bottom. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination debuted in the September 30, 2014 drawing.

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern be the one to start December?

A Night of Wednesdays Past

First, we would like to wish our U.S. readers a Happy Thanksgiving. May the pigskin fly and the turkey be bountiful.

Some things rest for no man, and lottery drawings are some of those things. Lotto Texas and Powerball flipped the script November 22nd. There weren’t any Pattern encores, but, each lottery’s Pattern was last seen on a previous Wednesday in November. There was another switch-up, but you’ll have to keep reading to find out what it was.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Lotto Texas contributed to the holiday spirit with the not-so-commonly seen {4-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers, 7, 22, 24, 33, 34, and 50, this Pattern has now played 166 times.

Six numbers and an uncommon Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1501 drawings so far, this Pattern has played 11.1% of the time. We last saw it exactly one week ago in the November 15, 2017 drawing.

On a more specific note, the 1 4 1 Specific Order made its 57th appearance. This has now played in 34.3% of the 166 drawings where the {4-1-1} Pattern has appeared. And, it has played in 3.80% of all 1501 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, this Specific Order previously played on November 11, 2017.

Four-Number Combination(s)

In what may be a shocking twist, there were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 35, 37, 46, 51, 61, and PB 13, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played in 68 of the 223 Powerball drawings.

Six numbers that packed a punch. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played 30.5% of the time, and was last seen in the November 8, 2017 drawing.

Now with 26 appearances, the [2-2-1-1] General Order has played in 38.2% of the 68 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 11.7% of all 223 drawings. We last saw this General Order alongside the {2-2-1-1} Pattern in the earlier-mentioned November 8th drawing.

Making its fourth appearance was the 0 0 2 2 1 1 Specific Order. This has played in 15.4% of the 26 drawings where the [2-2-1-1] General Order has appeared. When taking the 68 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared, this Specific Order has played 5.88% of the time. Finally, when looking at all 223 drawings, this Specific Order has played 1.79% of the time. The 0 0 2 2 1 1 Specific Order was last seen in the June 28, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Powerball’s repeating Three-Number Combination lull came to an end Wednesday night, with two repeating Combinations:

  • 46, 61, PB 13 (Debuted June 21, 2017)
  • 35, 46, PB 13 (Debuted April 23, 2016)
Two repeating Combinations at Thanksgiving. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

As we barrel ahead to the Christmas shopping season, will there be any Pattern encores or other switch-ups Saturday night?

Pattern Pie

Thanksgiving. You know, that holiday sandwiched in between Halloween and Christmas? The holiday being swallowed by the ever-persistent “Christmas Creep-up?”  November 21st may as well have been the unofficial start to the Thanksgiving holiday. The highways and airports were (are!) packed, and those in charge of the meal were getting those last ingredients.

Mega Millions isn’t one to show up to an occasion empty-handed. Did it bring a rare Pattern, or did this past Friday’s Pattern make an encore?

General Lottery Analysis

Turns out it was neither! With winning numbers 3, 7, 22, 27, 50, and MB 3, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 87th appearance.

No Pattern encore, but something else was hidden in these numbers. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 28.2% of the 308 Mega Millions drawings, and was last seen in the October 27th, 2017 drawing.

Now with 31 appearances, the [2-2-1-1] General Order has played in 35.6% of the 87 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared. And, it has played in roughly 10.1% of all 308 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, this General Order was seen in the October 13th, 2017 drawing.

Making its third appearance was the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order. This has now played in 9.68% of the 31 drawings where the [2-2-1-1] General Order has appeared. The 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has now played in 3.45% of the 87 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared. Finally, when taking all 308 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played 0.97% of the time. This instance of the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order was reconfigured from the 3 1 0 1 0 1 Specific Order that appeared in the May 22nd, 2015 drawing. The General Order for that night was [3-1-1-1].

Three Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 7, 22, 27.

Who doesn’t love a repeating Three-Number Combination before a holiday? Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination made its debut in the June 5th, 2015 drawing.

What gift will Mega Millions snag on Black Friday?

 

Rare Patterns, Not Rare Turkey

With a few more days to go before Thanksgiving, November 18th got into the business of Patterns. Rare Patterns. Both Lotto Texas and Powerball got together and served up the treats for rare Pattern lovers everywhere. Once more, it appeared that Lotto Texas had most of the fun. But, Powerball couldn’t be counted out completely.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 1, 4, 5, 8, 12, and 26, the {5-1} Pattern made its 54th appearance.

Six numbers and a rare Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com.

The appearance of this Pattern is a double whammy, it being a rare Pattern for one. The other being that Saturday night’s drawing was the 1500th drawing with numbers 1-54. With that said, the {5-1} Pattern has played a whopping 3.6% of the time. Believe it or not, it wasn’t that long ago that this Pattern was last seen. It made an appearance in the August 5th, 2017 drawing.

Now with eight appearances, the 5 1 0 Specific Order has played in 14.8% of the 54 drawings where the {5-1} Pattern has played. This Specific Order has also played in 0.53% of all 1500 drawings, and previously played in the March 25th, 2015 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

It wasn’t enough for a rare Pattern to show itself. There had to be a repeating Four-Number Combination, too! The Combination of the evening was 1, 8, 12, 26, and it made its debut in the July 2nd, 2016 drawing.

And out of those six numbers came a repeating Four-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend.com.

What was Powerball’s rare Pattern?

 

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern may reign supreme in Lotto Texas, but that’s certainly not the case in Powerball. Here, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its twelfth appearance, with winning numbers 17, 28, 31, 32, 39, and PB 26.

{3-2-1} in Powerball is a rare sight. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in the 222 Powerball drawings to date, and previously played in the October 4th, 2017 drawing.

That was also the last time we saw the [2-3-1] General Order. Now with 10 appearances, this General Order has played in roughly 83.3% of the 12 drawings where the {3-2-1} Pattern has appeared. It has also played in 4.50% of all 222 drawings.

Now with its third appearance, the 0 2 3 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 30% of the ten drawings where the [2-3-1] General Order has appeared. It has also played in 25% of the twelve drawings where the {3-2-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 1.35% of all 222 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, this Specific Order was last seen in the January 4th, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Even with a rare Pattern, there were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Will there be Pattern encores in Wednesday’s drawing?

It’s a Friday Night Thing

Could there be a trend a-brewing in Mega Millions? The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made an appearance in the November 17th drawing. What’s interesting is that so far in November, this Pattern has only played on Fridays. In fact, this past Friday was the third Friday in a row. As the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has shown us in the past, there’s usually more to the story.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 3, 26, 55, 58, 70, and MB 15, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has now played 133 times.

The {2-1-1-1-1] Pattern seems to like Friday nights now. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 307 Mega Millions drawings to date under the 70-25 system, this Pattern has played in 43.3% of them. We last saw this Pattern exactly one week ago, in the November 10, 2017 drawing. The first November appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was November 3, 2017.

In fact, it was the November 3rd drawing when we last saw the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order. Now with 31 appearances, this General Order has played in 23.3% of the 133 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. It has also played in 10.1% of all 307 drawings.

And making its world debut was the 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order. This has now played in 3.23% of the 31 drawings where the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has appeared. And, it has played in 0.75% of the 133 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. Finally, the 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 0.33% of all 307 drawings.

Three Number Combination(s)

Amidst the numbers madness were two repeating Three-Number Combinations, both of which debuted within the past year.

One of these Combos debuted exactly a year ago. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore appearance the Tuesday before (U.S.) Thanksgiving?

Encore at the Halfway Point

November 15, 2017 was an important day. It marked the halfway point of the month, and a reminder that (U.S.) Thanksgiving is right around the corner. To all you U.S. readers, don’t panic! You’ve got about a week left to make plans. Lottery-wise, Lotto Texas had all the fun.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Right off the heels of Saturday’s drawing, the {4-1-1} Pattern made an encore. This time around, the winning numbers were 2, 5, 8, 18, 32, and 37.

{4-1-1} had the repeat. Source: lotterytrend.com.

With 165 appearances to date, this Pattern has now played in 4.34% of the 1499 Lotto Texas drawings.

Now with 54 appearances, the 4 1 1 Specific Order has played in 32.7% of the 165 drawings where the {4-1-1} Pattern has appeared. Given that there have been 1499 drawings, this Specific Order has played in 3.60% of them. Prior to Wednesday night, it was last seen in the October 11, 2017 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There was a repeating Four-Number Combination nestled in these numbers. The Combination this time was 5, 8, 32, and 37.

And out of that encore came a repeating Four-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend.com.

It was nearly four years ago when this Combination made its debut. More specifically, it was the December 11, 2013 drawing.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball saw no such Pattern encore. Instead, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 42nd appearance, with winning numbers 23, 32, 44, 48, 50, and PB 25.

Powerball lets Lotto Texas have the fun. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 19% of the 221 Powerball drawings, and it was last seen on October 11, 2017.

Making its 19th appearance was the [1-1-3-1] General Order, which has now played in 45.2% of the 42 drawings where the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. This General Order has also played in roughly 8.6% of the 221 drawings. We last saw the [1-1-3-1] General Order in the October 7, 2017 drawing.

The 0 1 1 3 0 1 Specific Order made its second appearance. It has now played in 10.5% of the 19 drawings where the [1-1-3-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 4.76% of the 42 drawings where the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 0.90% of all 221 drawings. The 0 1 1 3 0 1 Specific Order made its debut this past summer, in the July 1, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination lull continued Wednesday night.

Will the {4-1-1-1} Pattern go for a three-peat on Saturday? Will Powerball see a repeating Three-Number Combination?

Common or Not Common?

That is the question. The {3-2-1} Pattern made an appearance in the November 14, 2017 Mega Millions drawing. Those of you who follow our Lotto Texas posts know that the {3-2-1} Pattern is the most commonly seen there. But what of Mega Millions? Sure, the {3-2-1} Pattern doesn’t play as much as the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern (The King of Mega Millions Patterns), but it has a respectable showing. Right?

General Lottery Analysis

Well, when it comes to number of appearances, the {3-2-1} Pattern doesn’t even come close to the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. Nor the {2-2-1-1} Pattern for that matter. With winning numbers 1, 14, 21, 22, 28, and MB 19, Tuesday’s drawing marked the 14th appearance of the Pattern. How fitting!

A visit from a not-so-common Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 306 drawings in the 70-25 system, the {3-2-1} Pattern has played 4.58% of the time. This Pattern was last seen in the April 21, 2017 drawing.

Making its sixth appearance was the [2-3-1] General Order. This has now played in 42.9% of the 14 drawings where the {3-2-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 1.96% of all 306 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, this General Order was seen on January 6, 2017. We reconfigured this General Order from the [2-1-2-1] General Order from that night.

The 2 0 0 3 0 1 Specific Order made its world debut. It has now played in roughly 16.67% of the six drawings where the [2-3-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also now played in 7.14% of the 14 drawings where the {3-2-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 0.33% of all 306 drawings.

Three Number Combination(s)

Numbers 14, 21, and 28 had the honor of making up the sole repeating Three-Number Combination.

Together again after three years. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination made its debut in the October 24, 2014 drawing.

Will the {3-2-1} be daring enough to make an encore Friday night?

Something New for Saturday

Veteran’s Day/Remembrance Day is a time to remember the veterans of wars past and present. Perhaps it was fitting that neither Lotto Texas nor Powerball saw Pattern encores November 11, 2017. One Lottery saw its most common Pattern. The other Pattern, while not nearly so common, has had decent showings.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 16, 19, 21, 22, 36, and 53, the {4-1-1} Pattern made its 164th appearance.

New numbers and a new Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1498 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 10.9% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, this Pattern was last seen on October 11, 2017.

Making its 56th appearance was the 1 4 1 Specific Order.  This Specific Order has played in 34.1% of the 164 drawings where the {4-1-1} Pattern has appeared. It has also played in 3.74% of all Lotto Texas drawings. We last saw the 1 4 1 Specific Order in the March 8, 2017 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

For the first time since November 1st, there were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The winning numbers were 4, 6, 16, 30, 56, and PB 18. This brought the number of appearances of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern to 81.

Smashing the {2-2-1-1} Pattern streak. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Given that there have been 220 Powerball drawings to date, this Pattern has played in 36.8% of them. This Pattern previously played in the October 25, 2017 drawing.

Now with 19 appearances, the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order has played in 23.5% of the 81 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. This General Order has also played in 8.64% of all 220 drawings. It accompanied the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern in the earlier-mentioned October 25th drawing.

The 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order made its fourth appearance, and has now played in 21.1% of the 19 drawings where the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 4.94% of the 81 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. When looking at all 220 drawings, the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played 1.82% of the time. This Specific Order was last seen in the June 3, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Just as it was Wednesday night, there were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Will either Pattern go for an encore this coming Wednesday?