Before we get to today’s lottery analysis, I want to thank guest blogger Romulun Harris for filling in while I was away.
September is almost over, and what a month it has been! Lotto Texas garnered the most attention with a monstrous {3-2-1} Pattern streak. After an astounding eight consecutive appearances, the Pattern was knocked off its pedestal with an Australia Play.
As we look at what happened on September 26, 2018, there were at least a couple of things Lotto Texas and Powerball had in common:
- Neither saw a Pattern encore
- Both saw their grand prizes grow to $8.25 million and $213 million, respectively
The third “common” thing is a bit subtler and requires further reading.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The {3-2-1} Pattern didn’t stay off its pedestal for long, coming back strong with winning numbers 6, 13, 18, 30, 48, and 49. This Pattern has now played 832 times.
Of the 1589 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played in 52.4% of them, and was last seen on September 19, 2018.
Now with 156 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 18.75% of the 832 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 9.82% of all 1589 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 3 1 2 Specific Order played on August 4, 2018.
Four-Number Combination(s)
In addition to the return of the {3-2-1} Pattern, there were two repeating Four-Number Combinations, both of which appeared ten years ago!
- 6, 18, 30, 48 (Debuted July 5, 2008)
- 6, 13, 18, 49 (Debuted December 6, 2008)
As much as this blog has gushed over Lotto Texas this month, Powerball still held strong.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 1, 2, 7, 30, 50, and PB 8, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has now played 62 times.
Given the 311 Powerball drawings so far, this Pattern has played 19.9% of
the time. Like the {3-2-1} Pattern in Lotto Texas, this Pattern played on September 19, 2018.
The [3-1-1-1] General Order made its 17th appearance and has played in 27.4% of the 62 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 5.47% of all 311 drawings. We last saw the [3-1-1-1] General Order on May 30, 2018.
Another stand-out moment for Powerball was the debut of the 3 0 1 1 0 1 Specific Order! This has now played in 5.88% of the 17 drawings where [3-1-1-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 1.61% of the 62 drawings where the winning Pattern was {3-1-1-1} and in 0.32% of all 311 drawings.
Three-Number Combination(s)
There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations Wednesday night.
September 29th will be the last drawing of the month for Lotto Texas and Powerball. Will the grand prizes continue to increase, or will they be won?