Big Things in “Small” Lotteries

Truthfully, none of the Big Three lotteries covered in this blog (Powerball, Lotto Texas, Mega Millions) are small. Yet, even among giants, there’s a “shorty”. Lotto Texas never seems to unleash monsters or enthrall nations with powerful spells. Despite being the smallest, it has its own quirks and is more than capable of throwing punches. After all, it did have a Pattern play eight times in a row!

There was nothing that grandiose November 10^th. Nevertheless, Lotto Texas still had the biggest plays of the night, and with a jackpot now at $5.75 million, its respectable image was maintained. Powerball, notorious for being a powerhouse, crossed the $100 million threshold ($106 million), and largely kept to itself.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 16, 19, 37, 38, 40, and 54, the {4-1-1} Pattern made its 173^rd appearance.

A lot of power in these numbers. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1602 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 10.8% of the time.

Now with 59 appearances, the 1 1 4 Specific Order has played in 34.1% of the 173 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 1602 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played in 3.67% of them.

Both the {4-1-1} Pattern and the 1 1 4 Specific Order played on October 24^th, 2018. Although the {3-2-1} Pattern streak was broken, a playback was just as dandy!

Four-Number Combination(s)

In addition to the playback, the repeating Four-Number Combination 37, 38, 40, and 54 made its second appearance.

Near the top of the heap. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination made its debut on July 27^th, 2016.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 115^th appearance with winning numbers 5, 29, 34, 53, 57, and PB 24.

A while yet before another nation-wide spell is cast. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Given that there have been 324 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 35.5% of the time and was last seen on October 31^st, 2018.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order has now played 30 times. This General Order has also now played in 26.1% of the 115 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 9.26% of all 324 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order played on October 10^th, 2018.

Now with ten appearances, the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 33.33% of the 30 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 8.70% of the 115 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.81% of all 324 drawings. The 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order was last seen on January 17^th, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 5, 57, and PB 24.

The notion of a repeating Three-Number Combination was irresistible. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Combination made its debut in the June 14^th, 2017 drawing.

So far, the only thing that has been consistent in November has been rising jackpots. Yet, a few of these nights have been accompanied by Pattern streaks, especially in Lotto Texas. Powerball did see its most common Pattern, and one tried and true method to stay on top is through Pattern streaks. Could Wednesday see an encore of either the {4-1-1} or {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern?

Quiet on the 9th

It appeared that the rumors and murmurs of a Pattern streak in Mega Millions were just that. Another Pattern took the reins in the November 9, 2018 drawing, and played up a “normal” angle. Meanwhile, the jackpot crossed over into the “$100 million Club” ($106 million). Although not the beast we saw in October, this was truly grand!

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 8, 14, 27, 57, 67, and MB 5, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 116^th appearance.

No Pattern streak here! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

Of the 409 Mega Millions drawings to date, this Pattern has played 28.4% of the time, and was last seen October 30^th, 2018.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order made its 39^th appearance and has now played in 33.6% of the 116 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 9.54% of all 409 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the [2-1-2-1] General Order played on October 19^th, 2018.

Now with four appearances, the 2 1 0 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 10.3% of the 39 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.45% of the 116 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 409 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 0.98% of the time. We last saw the 2 1 0 0 2 1 Specific Order on June 19^th, 2018.

Three Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations Friday night.

Could the {2-2-1-1} Pattern make an encore Tuesday night, or will the {2-1-1-1-1} try again in establishing a streak?

The Lottery Flare-Up

November 7^th was quieter than Saturday night. However, it can be said that Lotto Texas owned the night once again. While its jackpot wasn’t anywhere as large as Powerball’s ($5.5. million vs. $92 million), Lotto Texas always finds a way to go big! Was there another similar spread?

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern firmly established its streak! With winning numbers 6, 9, 12, 31, 43, and 52, this Pattern has now played four times in a row. Most importantly, this Pattern has played in 841 Lotto Texas drawings.

The Pattern streak is {3-2-1}’s best friend. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1601 drawings to date, the {3-2-1} Pattern has played 52.5% of the time.

Now with 157 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 18.7% of the 841 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 1601 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.81% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 3 1 2 Specific Order played on September 26, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There was no similar spread this time, but there was a repeating Three-Number Combination, one that hadn’t been seen in twelve years!

6, 9, 31, 52 (Debuted June 21, 2006)

Big things come in small packages! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 26, 28, 34, 42, 50, and PB 25, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 93^rd appearance.

Powerball watches from the back. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 323 Powerball drawings to date, this Pattern has played 28.8% of the time, and was last seen September 8, 2018.

With 37 appearances the [2-2-1-1] General Order has now played in 39.8% of the 93 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 323 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played 11.5% of the time. We last saw the [2-2-1-1] General Order on August 22, 2018.

Now with two appearances, the 0 2 2 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 5.41% of the 37 drawings where [2-2-1-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also been seen in 2.15% of the 93 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern, and in 0.62% of all 323 drawings. The 0 2 2 1 0 1 Specific Order made its debut in the September 7, 2016 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

For the second night in a row, there were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Will the {3-2-1} Pattern streak continue Wednesday night, or will another Pattern take the spotlight? Will Powerball’s jackpot exceed $100 million?

An Encore Force

No matter where you lean on the political spectrum, there is one force that rules us all: money! More specifically, the lottery. The bigger the jackpot, the more power it holds.

Now, it’ll be awhile yet before Mega Millions unleashes another monster upon the masses, but a $90 million grand prize is hefty. The November 6^th drawing may have also seen rumblings of a Pattern streak. It’s still early in the month, but this Pattern has a penchant for streaks.

General Lottery Analysis

Fresh from this past Friday, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 177^th appearance with winning numbers 28, 34, 37, 56, 69, and MB 12!

Six forceful numbers. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 408 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 43.4% of the time.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order made its 41^st appearance and has now played in 23.2% of the 177 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in roughly 10% of all 408 drawings and, like the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, made an encore!

However, the Specific Order took a different path. Now with ten appearances, the 0 1 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 24.4% of the 41 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.65% of the 177 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 408 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.45% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the 0 1 2 1 1 1 Specific Order played on September 14^th, 2018.

Three Number Combination(s)

In lieu of a playback, there were three repeating Three-Number Combinations!

28, 69, MB 12 (Debuted October 5^th, 2018)
28, 37, 69 (Debuted March 24^th, 2017)
28, 37, 56 (Debuted May 26^th, 2017)

A buffet of repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern truly start its streak Friday night, or will another Pattern take over?

1600 Ghosts

November 3^rd belonged to Lotto Texas! This plucky little lottery reached a milestone of 1600 drawings with numbers 1-54. In addition to the grand prize rising to $5.25 million, there were other goodies that we can’t mention just yet. Powerball didn’t slouch either, with a prize now standing at $71 million.

What, exactly, allowed Lotto Texas to seize the night and what was special about Powerball?

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

In honor of 1600 drawings, the {3-2-1} Pattern went for the three-peat! The 840^th appearance of this Pattern was thanks to winning numbers 8, 18, 20, 41, 42, and 46.

“Small” jackpot. Big surprises! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played 52.5% of the time.

Now with 118 appearances, the 2 1 3 Specific Order has played in 14.1% of the 840 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 1600 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 7.375% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 2 1 3 Specific Order played on March 21, 2018.

Similar Spread

You can’t go wrong celebrating a milestone with a similar spread! This happens when the differences between the numbers in two drawings are the same, but the orders of those numbers are different.

The spread for Saturday night was 10:02:21:01:04. This was similar to the spread that was seen on May 19, 2010. The spread that night was 10:04:21:02:01 and the winning numbers were 7, 17, 21, 42, 44, and 45.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Two repeating Four-Number Combinations also appeared in honor of the Big 1600!

8, 20, 41, 42 (Debuted September 16, 2009)
18, 20, 41, 42 (Debuted October 29, 2016)

Commemorative repeating Four-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 15, 21, 24, 32, 65, and PB 11, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 66^th appearance.

Keeping a level head. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Given that there have been 322 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 20.5% of the time and was last seen October 24, 2018.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order has now appeared in 18 drawings. This General Order has now played in 27.3% of the 66 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 5.59% of all 322 drawings. We last saw the [3-1-1-1] General Order on September 26, 2018.

Saturday night saw the debut of the 0 3 1 0 1 1 Specific Order! This Specific Order has now played in 5.56% of the 18 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. It has also played in 1.52% of the 66 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.31% of all 322 drawings.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations this time.

Things are off to a busy start for November, although not nearly as crazy as last month! Will the momentum of the {3-2-1} Pattern streak continue to build in Lotto Texas? Could there be a {3-1-1-1} Pattern encore in Wednesday’s Powerball?

Stays at Rest

With the start of November, we’ve officially entered the Christmas season.

(Thanksgiving!? What’s that?)

Seriously, though. We’re coming upon the end of the year and Mega Millions is resting up. Continuing what we experienced Tuesday night, the November 2^nd drawing didn’t feature anything grandiose. However, Mega Millions had a pep in its step, the grand prize pushing up to $70 million and a rumbling among repeating Three-Number Combinations.

General Lottery Analysis

There was no {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore. Instead, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 176^th appearance with winning numbers 3, 23, 28, 46, 62, and MB 16.

A new Pattern for a new month. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 407 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 43.2% of the time and was last seen October 12^th, 2018.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order made its 40^th appearance and has now played in 22.7% of the 176 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 407 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played 9.83% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order played on September 14^th, 2018.

Now with eleven appearances, the 1 2 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 27.5% of the 40 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.25% of the 176 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 407 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played in 2.70% of them. The 1 2 0 1 1 1 Specific Order was last seen on July 10^th, 2018.

Three Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 23, 28, and 62.

This Combination made its debut on December 18^th, 2015.

Will Tuesday’s drawing see a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore, or will another Pattern gets it time in the spotlight?

The Halloween Chill

The word “chill” has other meanings besides scaring someone. One describes a coldness in the air. Another describes the state or act of relaxing. After a wild, crazy, and strange month, Lotto Texas and Powerball took it easy on Halloween. During that period of rest, someone in Texas became $15.25 million richer and Powerball inched up to $53 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The next big thing, other than the $15.25 million prize being won, was an encore of the {3-2-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 3, 8, 13, 25, 33, and 44, this Pattern has now played 839 times.

Low-key numbers. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1599 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 52.5% of the time.

Now with 152 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has played in 18.1% of the 839 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 1599 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.51% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 3 2 1 Specific Order played on September 12^th, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Repeating Four-Number Combinations stayed away Wednesday night.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 114^th appearance with numbers 7, 25, 39, 40, 47, and PB 20.

The lights are off and no candy will be shared. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 321 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played in 35.5% of them and was last seen on October 13^th, 2018.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order has now played 20 times. This General Order has appeared in 17.5% of the 114 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 321 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played 6.23% of the time. We last saw the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order on August 1^st, 2018.

Now with two appearances, the 1 1 2 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 10% of the 20 drawings where [1-1-2-1-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 1.75% of the 114 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 321 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 0.62% of the time. The 1 1 2 1 0 1 Specific Order made its debut in the April 19^th, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations to be had this time around.

The chill looks to continue this Saturday. Could a {3-2-1} Pattern three-peat or a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore warm things up a bit?