Amazing how much difference a few days can make! Last time, it was Lotto Texas that claimed the night. On January 16^th, 2019, things went back to “normal”. That is, Powerball once more became the dominant one. There were a couple of commonalities between them, however. One was rising jackpots. These prizes increased to $5.25 million for Lotto Texas and $129 million for Powerball. The other was Pattern encores.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern, fresh from this past Saturday, came back for its 852^nd appearance with winning numbers 1, 4, 31, 38, 43, and 50.

Of the 1621 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has now played 52.6% of the time. Remember that we last saw this Pattern January 12^th, 2019.

Now with 120 appearances, the 2 1 3 Specific Order has played in 14.1% of the 852 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 7.40% of all 1621 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 1 3 Specific Order played on December 22^nd, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

After what happened this past weekend, Lotto Texas took a well-deserved break from repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Like Lotto Texas, Powerball saw an encore for its most common Pattern! With winning numbers 14, 29, 31, 56, 61, and PB 1, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 124^th appearance.

Given that there have been 343 Powerball drawings so far, this Pattern has played 36.2% of the time.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order made its 32^nd appearance and has now played in 25.8% of the 124 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 9.33% of all 343 drawings.

Now with twelve appearances, the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 37.5% of the 32 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 9.68% of the 124 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 343 drawings are taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.50% of the time.

We last saw both the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order and the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order December 8^th, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were three repeating Three-Number Combinations:

• 14, 29, 61 (Debuted May 5^th, 2018)
• 29, 31, 56 (Debuted May 10^th, 2017)
• 29, 31, PB 1 (Debuted October 14^th, 2015)

Will either of these commonly seen Patterns go for the three-peat Saturday night?