Season’s Greetings!

Happy Holidays, Lottery Trend Fans! This is guest blogger, Romulun Harris, giving you the latest lottery updates. As the excitement of holiday season heats up, Lotto Texas gets an early Christmas gift in the form of an Australian play and much more! And now the details.

Lotto Texas

Last night on December 12, 2018, the winning numbers for Lotto Texas were 12, 18, 30, 34, 41, and 42.

Winning Numbers in Lotto Texas. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

As mentioned earlier, Lotto Texas experienced an Australian play when the {2-2-2} Pattern and 2 2 2 Specific Order both made their 223rd appearance and appeared in approximately 13.84% of all 1611 drawings. They last played on September 29, 2018.

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations

Powerball

The winning numbers for Powerball were 4, 9, 21, 29, 64, and PB 26.

Winning Numbers in Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

The ever popular {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 121st appearance and has played in approximately 36.34% of all 333 drawings. It last played on December 8, 2018.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order made its 33rd appearance and has played in approximately 27.27% of all 121 drawings associated with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and approximately 9.91% of all 333 drawings. It played last on November 21, 2018, just before Thanksgiving.

The 2 1 1 0 1 1 Specific Order made its 9th appearance and has played in approximately 7.44% of all 121 drawings associated with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, approximately 27.27% of all 33 drawings associated with the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, and approximately 2.7% of all 333 drawings.  It last played on June 30, 2018.

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations in Powerball.

It’s that time of year when the lottery world falls in love with numbers and patterns. What more surprises might Santa bring? Until next time, this is guest blogger, Romulun Harris, signing off.

Mega Millions and the Gift of Encore

There are two weeks left until Christmas! Have you gotten your shopping done?

Ahem. On a more lottery-related note, December 11th gifted us with a Mega Millions drawing. Drawing #418 for those of you keeping count. Upon the unboxing, we found ourselves a Pattern encore and a $262 million grand prize.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern came back for seconds with winning numbers 4, 38, 39, 54, 59, and MB 12, making this the 182nd appearance!

{2-1-1-1-1} loves attention. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given the 418 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 43.5% of the time.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order made its 42nd appearance and has now played in 23.1% of the 182 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 418 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played roughly 10% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order played on November 6th, 2018.

Now with eight appearances, the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 19% of the 42 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.40% of the 182 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This statistic becomes 1.91% once all 418 drawings are accounted for. We last saw the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order on January 27th, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

It wasn’t enough for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern to make an encore; there was also a repeating Three-Number Combination!

  • 39, 59, MB 12 (Debuted November 27th, 2015)
Sitting near the top. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Christmas draws ever closer and it appears that the jackpot grows ever larger. Could a beast of a prize await us Friday night, and would a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore make that possible?

Lotto Texas and Powerball in “Not-So-Crazy Eighth”

December 8th was a quiet night in the lottery world. No flashy Pattern streaks, no encores at all, really. The temperatures plunged, and the jackpots went up. Lotto Texas and Powerball’s grand prizes increased to $7.75 million and $230 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 845th appearance with winning numbers 4, 6, 21, 23, 25, and 38.

A most common Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has played in 52.5% of the 1610 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen December 1st, 2018.

Now with 138 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.3% of the 845 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 8.57% of all 1610 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 2 3 1 Specific Order played on October 27th, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations this past Saturday.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 14, 32, 34, 46, 61, and PB 10, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 120th appearance.

Powerball’s most common Pattern here. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

Given the 332 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 36.1% of the time and was last seen November 24th, 2018.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order made its 31st appearance and has now played in 25.8% of the 120 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 332 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played 9.34% of the time.

Now with eleven appearances, the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 35.5% of the 31 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also appeared in 9.167% of the 120 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 332 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.31% of the time.

Both the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order and 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order were last seen on November 10th, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Two repeating Three-Number Combinations were seen Saturday night:

One at the top and one near the bottom. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

With Christmas right around the corner, inquiring minds want to know what exactly Lotto Texas and Powerball will do Wednesday. Will things remain mellow, or will things start to get a bit wilder and crazier?

Where Fearless Lotteries Tread

A wise man once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”

Two times this year, Mega Millions had grand prizes that were at least $500 million dollars. After the December 7, 2018 drawing, Mega Millions veered closer into “crazy rich” jackpot territory. With no grand prize winner, the jackpot rose to $245 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 4, 10, 20, 33, 57, and MB 13, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern named its 181st appearance.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern in all its glory. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has played in 43.4% of the 417 Mega Millions drawings.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order made its 51st appearance and it has now played in 28.2% of the 181 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 12.2% of all 417 drawings.

Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order were last seen on November 30, 2018.

Now with seven appearances, the 2 1 1 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 13.7% of the 51 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.87% of the 181 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 417 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.68% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the 2 1 1 0 1 1 Specific Order played on January 16, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination was 4, 57, and MB 13.

An accomplice to {2-1-1-1-1}, caught red-boxed. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination made its debut on January 5, 2016.

It’s early yet, but odds of a monstrous jackpot showing up in time for Christmas look favorable! Even if we don’t see another billion-dollar jackpot at the end of the year, the prize is going to be phenomenal. Getting back to present matters, could the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore in Tuesday’s drawing?

Christmas Pattern Spice

Here in the Northern Hemisphere, the days are getting shorter. If going to work in the dark and/or coming home in the dark isn’t enough, it’s getting colder. Thankfully, the Christmas lights, the hot drinks, and the lottery are just a few things that make us forget about the cold!

With twenty days before Christmas, there were no grand prize winners for either Lotto Texas or Powerball. December 5th saw the jackpots rise to $7.5 million and $217 million, respectively. Even though there were no Pattern encores, the lotteries spiced things up with a couple of uncommonly seen Patterns.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern streak was short-lived. Instead, the {4-1-1} Pattern made its 175th appearance with winning numbers 8, 10, 13, 16, 30, and 45.

Bye bye Pattern streak! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1609 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 10.9% of the time and was last seen November 21st, 2018.

Now with 57 appearances, the 4 1 1 Specific Order has played in 32.6% of the 175 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Additionally, this Specific Order has played in 3.54% of all 1609 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 4 1 1 Specific Order played on July 4th, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

In the aftermath of the shake-up were two repeating Four-Number Combinations!

  • 8, 10, 16, 45 (Debuted February 21st, 2009)
  • 8, 16, 30, 45 (Debuted June 23rd, 2012)
Nine years is a while. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 9, 11, 36, 37, 38, and PB 11, Powerball’s {3-2-1} Pattern made its 22nd debut.

This {3-2-1] Pattern is a different beast. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 6.65% of the 331 Powerball drawings and previously played October 27th, 2018.

The [2-3-1] General Order made its eleventh appearance and has now played in 50% of the 22 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 331 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played 3.32% of the time. We last saw the [2-3-1] General Order in the November 18th, 2017 drawing.

The treat of the evening was the world debut of the 2 0 3 0 0 1 Specific Order! This has now played in 9.09% of the eleven drawings where the General Order was [2-3-1]. This Specific Order has also appeared in 4.55% of the 22 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.30% of all 331 drawings.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination was 9, 37, and PB 11.

Keeping things interesting. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Combination made its debut in the December 16th, 2017 drawing.

The only thing consistent in December so far is the rising jackpots. Still, one can’t help but wonder if either of these uncommon Patterns will make an encore Saturday night.

Mega Millions and the Christmas Glitz

The Christmas season is the glitziest time of year. Whether it’s the extravagant lights or the decadent desserts, the office Christmas parties or the winter fashion, few can resist. On December 4th, Mega Millions couldn’t resist, either. In fact, it contributed to the glitz.

With no grand prize winner, the jackpot rose to $226 million. Becoming that wealthy (almost) overnight would be the ultimate Christmas gift, or at least hard to top!

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 28, 31, 41, 42, 50, and MB 4, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 82nd appearance.

The jackpot’s getting up there again! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 416 Mega Millions drawings so far, this Pattern has played in 19.7% of them and was last seen November 13, 2018.

The [1-3-1-1] made its 30th appearance and has now played in 36.6% of the 82 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 416 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played 7.21% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-3-1-1] General Order played September 28, 2018.

Now with five appearances, the 0 1 3 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 16.67% of the 30 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in roughly 6.10% of the 82 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 416 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.20% of the time. We last saw the 0 1 3 1 0 1 Specific Order on May 12, 2017.

Three Number Combination(s)

There were also two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations under the glitter. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Now, this may be jumping the gun, but there was a “crazy-large jackpot” around the time of another holiday earlier this year. Whether it grows to that size, or larger, remains to be seen. For now, we should concern ourselves with Friday night, and whether or not the {3-1-1-1} Pattern will make an encore.

Festive Beginnings

December is a festive month, no doubt about it! What with Christmas and New Year’s Eve, it’s hard not to get sucked up in it somehow. Lotto Texas and Powerball got in the mood December 1, 2018 with a stirrup in the jackpots. With no grand prize winners, Powerball rose to $200 million dollars, and Lotto Texas kept it classy with $7.25 million. In fact, it was classy Lotto Texas that saw a three-peat and then some.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern streak established a streak with winning numbers 1, 31, 33, 41, 47, and 54. This Pattern has now played 844 times.

Holding onto the {3-2-1} Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1608 Lotto Texas drawings, the {3-2-1} Pattern has played in 52.5% of them. We last saw this Pattern in the November 28, 2018 drawing.

Now with 151 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.9% of the 844 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. After taking all 1608 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.39% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 2 3 Specific Order played on October 20, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Two repeating Four-Number Combinations also helped kick off December!

  • 1, 31, 41, 54 (Debuted January 5, 2002)
  • 1, 31, 33, 47 (Debuted June 23, 2007)
Accompanied by two repeating Four-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 10, 11, 47, 55, 58, and PB 26, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 94th appearance.

This made crossing the $200 million threshold possible. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 28.5% of the 330 Powerball drawings.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order made its 38th appearance and has now played in 40.4% of the 94 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 330 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played 11.5% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-2-1-1] General Order played on November 7, 2018.

Now with four appearances, the 2 0 0 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 10.5% of the 38 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.26% of the 94 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 330 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.21% of the time. We last saw the 2 0 0 2 1 1 Specific Order on August 22, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Repeating Three-Number Combinations were absent Saturday night.

The rising jackpots in Lotto Texas and Powerball are something to look out for. This may spell something monumental as we get closer to Christmas. Will the rising jackpot momentum hold Wednesday night? Could December be a month of Pattern streaks?

Pattern Bookends

Time sure flies when you’re playing the lottery, eh? November 30th wasn’t just the last day of the month. It fell on a Friday, and Friday means Mega Millions! The pot was stirred up with the grand prize crossing over the $200 million threshold ($208 million). And, if you’re a lover of Pattern encores, Friday was the night for you!

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern decided that November 27th wasn’t enough and decided to come back for more! With winning numbers 25, 28, 40, 43, 63, and MB 19, this Pattern made its 180th appearance.

Finishing November the way it started. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

Of the 415 Mega Millions drawings so far, this Pattern has played in 43.4% of them. Not only was the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern the last Pattern of the month, it was also the first! The first November sighting this year was on the 2nd.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order made its 50th appearance and has now played in 27.8% of the 180 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 415 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played roughly 12% of the time.

Now with fourteen appearances, the 0 2 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 28% of the 50 drawings where [2-1-1-1-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 7.78% of the 180 drawings where the winning Pattern was {2-1-1-1-1}. Finally, when taking all 415 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.37% of the time.

Prior to Friday night, both the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order and the 0 2 1 1 1 1 Specific Order played on October 9th, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Nestled in the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore was the lone Three-Number Combination 25, 40, and 43!

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

This Combination made its debut on September 23rd, 2014.

There’s only one month left, and that Mega Millions jackpot will either be the prize to be won for Christmas or the beast that rings in the new year. Back in the present, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern is infamous for its Pattern streaks. Could one be established in Tuesday’s drawing?