Author: Lotterymeister

Stepping Over the September Line

Hard to believe that this wild year is two-thirds over, isn’t it? With the start of September comes the end of the summer in two rounds. The first round is Labor Day weekend, and although not as big as the Fourth of July or even Memorial Day, few would pass up one last day at the beach or a three-day weekend. For Mega Millions, this year’s Labor Day weekend means holding on to the feistiness of the summer spirit.

September 1, 2023 meant sticking with a “common” Pattern. However, the results were far from blasé. For starters, the jackpot grew to $101 million.

General Lottery Analysis

Friday night featured the 257th appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern with 10, 31, 42, 43, 55 and MB 8. This Pattern has now played in 28.2% of the 911 Mega Millions drawings.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 87 appearances, has played in 33.9% of the 257 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 911 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.55% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-2-1] General Order played August 25, 2023.

Now with nine appearances, the 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 10.3% of the 87 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.50% of the 257 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.99% of all 911 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order played June 20, 2023.

Three-Number Combinations

There was a trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations:

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern stick around for Tuesday night’s drawing?

Rising Up and Knocking Down

Lotto Texas and Powerball were complete opposites in more ways than one! For starters, Wednesday night featured a common Pattern in Powerball and a not-so-common one in Lotto Texas. The results were also the opposite. As Powerball soared to $420 million, Lotto Texas was forced to reset to $5 million.

The Lotto Texas reset is where we begin.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The jackpot reset of August 30, 2023 was thanks to the {3-3} Pattern. With winning numbers 6, 11, 16, 21, 25 and 32, this Pattern has now played 8.06% of the time. August 5, 2023 was the last time the {3-3} Pattern was featured.

Now with 62 appearances, the 3 3 0 Specific Order has played in 34.8% of the 178 drawings where {3-3} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2209 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.81% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 3 3 0 Specific Order played April 8, 2023.

Four-Number Combinations

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations Wednesday night.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

August 30th also featured the 275th appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern with 4, 13, 35, 61, 69 and PB 4. This Pattern has now played in 29.5% of the 931 Powerball drawings and was last seen August 16, 2023.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 96 appearances, has played in 34.9% of the 275 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 931 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.3% of the time. The [2-2-1-1] General Order was last seen July 31, 2023.

Now with five appearances, the 2 0 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 5.21% of the 96 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.82% of the 275 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.54% of all 931 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 0 1 0 2 1 Specific Order played March 6, 2023.

Three-Number Combinations

Powerball featured four repeating Three-Number Combinations, and two of them played twice before!

How will both Lotto Texas and Powerball fare Saturday night?

The Great August Slow Down

The end of August means summer is winding down. Class is in session, or soon will be, and the countdown begins for the holiday season. For Mega Millions, the end of August 2023 means taking it easy.

As if taking a cue from Lotto Texas, Mega Millions boosted the jackpot to $85 million with little fanfare.

General Lottery Analysis

The winning Pattern for August 29th was {2-1-1-1-1}. With numbers 9, 39, 52, 61, 63 and MB 25, this Pattern has now played 380 times. There have now been 910 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern played 41.8% of the time. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen August 22, 2023.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 89 appearances, has played in 23.4% of the 380 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 910 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.78% of the time. July 4, 2023 was the last time we saw the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order.

Now with 24 appearances, the 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 27% of the 89 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.32% of the 380 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.64% of all 910 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order played April 4, 2023.

Three-Number Combinations

For the first time in a long time, there were no repeating Three-Number Combinations!

Is Mega Millions going to kick off Labor Day weekend with another quiet night, or will Friday be one last big hurrah for the (traditional) summer season?

Pre-Labor Day Clash

Greetings, Lotterytrend fans! Romulun Harris here! We’re nearing the end of August and the end of Summer. And of course, it doesn’t come without surprises. Last night on August 28, 2023, the frequently played patterns each from Lotto Texas and Powerball made their appearance. However, Powerball’s jackpot neared the $400 million mark while Lotto Texas’s jackpot was at $6.25 million. And now, the details.

LOTTO TEXAS

Analysis

Courtesy of winning numbers 1, 8, 19, 29, 33, and 49, Lotto Texas’s frequently played {3-2-1} Pattern made its 1161st appearance. This Pattern has now played in 52.58% of all 2208 Lotto Texas drawings and last played on August 26, 2023.

The 2 3 1 Specific Order, in its 203rd appearance, has now played in 17.48% of all 1161 drawings associated with the {3-2-1} Pattern and 9.19% of all 2208 Lotto Texas drawings. This Specific Order last played on August 9, 2023.

Four-Number Combination Repeat(s)

Two Four-Number Combination Repeats occurred:

  • 1, 19, 29, and 33 first played on March 7, 2012.
  • 1, 8, 19, and 29 first played on September 30, 2017.

POWERBALL

Analysis

Powerball’s frequently played {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 364th appearance, courtesy of winning numbers 4, 6, 25, 55, 68, and PB26. This Pattern has now played in 39.14% of all 930 Powerball drawings and last played on August 19, 2023.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, with its 93rd appearance, has now played in 25.55% of all 364 drawings associated with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and exactly 10% of all 930 Powerball drawings. This General Order last played on August 12, 2023.

In its 19th appearance, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has now played in 20.43% of all 93 drawings associated with the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 5.22% of all 364 drawings associated with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and 2.04% of all 930 Powerball drawings. The 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order last played on March 29, 2023.

Three-Number Combination Repeat(s)

One Three-Number Combination Repeat occurred:

This Summer has been interesting—billion dollar prizes, playbacks, Australia Plays, fallouts, and much much more! And as we gradually move forward to the Autumn season, we can definitely expect a lot more surprises like them. This is Romulun Harris signing off. Stay safe!

A Different Kind of Shower

August is known for being hot, almost ridiculously so, and the month when many students return to school. This month is also known for another phenomenon: meteor showers. If you look at the right part of the sky, on the right night at the right time, you can see them streak across the sky. Given that so many of us contend with light pollution, we’ll have to deal with another type of shower, the shower of repeating Combinations. Saturday night was prime viewing!

The night of August 26, 2023 was a night for both repeating Combinations and rising jackpots. Lotto Texas grew graciously to $ 6 million. Powerball, powered by a near playback, grew to $363 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 17, 19, 20, 40, 41 and 45, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 1160th appearance. This Pattern has now played in 52.6% of the 2207 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen August 21, 2023.

Now with 202 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.4% of the 1160 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2207 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.15% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 2 3 Specific Order played August 12, 2023.

Four-Number Combinations

There were a couple of repeating Four-Number Combinations:

  • 19, 40, 41, 45 (Debuted August 6, 2016)
  • 19, 20, 41, 45 (Debuted October 22, 2011)

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

August 26th featured the 26th appearance of the {4-1-1} Pattern with 20, 22, 26, 28, 63 and PB 5. This Pattern has now played in 2.80% of the 929 Powerball drawings.

The [4-1-1] General Order, now with 12 appearances, has played in 46.2% of the 26 drawings where {4-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 929 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 1.29% of the time.

Both the {4-1-1} Pattern and the [4-1-1] General Order played August 14, 2023.

Now with two appearances, the 0 4 0 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 16.7% of the 12 drawings where the General Order was [4-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.69% of the 26 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.22% of all 929 drawings. The 0 4 0 0 1 1 Specific Order made its first appearance in the November 13, 2019 drawing.

Three-Number Combinations

A “near” playback may not seem like much on the surface, but this one produced six, yes six, repeating Three-Number Combinations!

Are more showers of repeating Combinations, and rising jackpots, in store for these lotteries Monday night?

A (Near) Playback Simmering in the Heat

We are truly living in interesting times. Only three years into the 2020s, and we’ve had to contend with a pandemic, inflation, and wars. This summer is, without a doubt, the hottest summer on record, and there are fears that this may be one of the coolest summers for the rest of our lives.

Meanwhile, the lottery world chugs along, blissfully unaware of the chaos plaguing the human one. Two jackpots worth over one billion dollars were claimed, and their respective lotteries are determined to soar to those heights again! Mega Millions, for example, can show dogged determination in the face of being forced to suddenly reset. Fortunately, that prospect is in the rear-view mirror!

The prospect of a jackpot reset was crushed Friday night, as the jackpot grew to $67 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern ruled the night August 25, 2025. With winning numbers 12, 23, 26, 31, 38 and MB 2, this Pattern has now played 256 times. The {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played in 28.2% of the 909 Mega Millions drawing.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 86 appearances, has played in 33.3% of the 256 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 909 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.46% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-2-1] General Order played August 15, 2023.

Now with 12 appearances, the 1 2 2 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 14% of the 86 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.69% of the drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.32% of all 909 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 1 2 2 0 0 1 Specific Order played August 8, 2023.

Three-Number Combinations

A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations were spotted:

Will a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore bring about another jackpot boost Tuesday night?

The Dog Days of Lotto Texas and Powerball

Students are heading back to school, and the intense heat bears down even harder. As people wonder whose idea it was to send kids back in ridiculously hot temperatures, Lotto Texas and Powerball kicked up a storm. And, like a summer storm, things felt much hotter after everything settled.

August 23, 2023 meant an Australia Play and Combinations galore! Well, that, and jackpots that climbed to $5.75 million and $345 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Thanks to winning numbers 1, 16, 31, 34, 47 and 54, both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order made their 310th appearance. There have now been 2206 Lotto Texas drawings, and an Australia Play has been featured 14.1% of the time. August 19, 2023 was the last time an Australia Play was featured.

Four-Number Combinations

Wednesday night’s Australia Play hopped about with a trio of repeating Four-Number Combinations:

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

For Powerball, August 23rd meant the 153rd appearance of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern. The winning numbers were 25, 30, 32, 33, 55 and PB20. The {3-1-1-1} Pattern has now played in 16.5% of the 928 Powerball drawings and was last seen July 24, 2023.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 49 appearances, has played in 32% of the 153 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 928 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 5.28% of the time. May 13, 2023 was the last time the [1-3-1-1] General Order played.

Now with 11 appearances, the 0 1 3 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 22.4% of the 49 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.19% of the 153 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.19% of all 928 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 0 1 3 1 0 1 Specific Order played February 16, 2022.

Three-Number Combinations

Powerball had room to spare for a couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations:

Are Pattern encores and rising jackpots in store for Saturday night, or will Lotto Texas and Powerball have other plans?

On the Rise

For everyone who wanted to see a rising jackpot Tuesday night, rejoice! After Mega Millions put the {2-2-1-1} Pattern aside last Friday, the jackpot has only gone up. There was another switch-up Pattern-wise, and it boosted the jackpot to $52 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The winning Pattern for August 22, 2023 was {2-1-1-1-1}. With winning numbers 1, 12, 26, 36, 50 and MB 7, this Pattern has now played 379 times. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has now played in 41.7% of the 908 Mega Millions drawings.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 94 appearances, has played in 24.8% of the 379 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 908 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.4% of the time.

Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order were last seen July 28, 2023.

Now with 16 appearances, the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 17% of the 94 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.22% of the 379 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.76% of all 908 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order played May 12, 2023.

Three-Number Combinations

Mega Millions made room for a couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations:

  • 12, 50, MB 7 (Debuted January 13, 2015)
  • 26, 36, MB 7 (Debuted May 6, 2016)

Will Friday night be a good night for Mega Millions to see another jackpot boost?

3…2…1….Back To School!

Greetings, Lotterytrend fans! Romulun Harris here. Last night on August 21, 2023, during the time when kids started heading back to school, the Powerball District received a surprise visit from a Four-Number Combination Repeat that resulted in a bunch of fallouts. And now, the details.

LOTTO TEXAS

Analysis

Lotto Texas’s frequently played {3-2-1} Pattern made its 1159th appearance, courtesy of winning numbers, 3, 7, 31, 47, 49, and 53. This Pattern has now played in 52.56% of all 2205 Lotto Texas drawings and last occurred on August 16, 2023.

The 2 1 3 Specific Order made its 176th appearance. This Specific Order has now played in 15.19% of all 1159 drawings associated with the {3-2-1} Pattern and 7.98% of all 2205 Lotto Texas drawings. This Specific Order last played on July 24, 2023.

Four-Number Combination Repeat(s)

Only one Four-Number Combination Repeat occurred:

  • 3, 31, 47, and 49 first played on October 3, 2012.

POWERBALL

Analysis

Powerball’s {3-2-1} Pattern—and not frequently played—made its 56th appearance, courtesy of winning numbers 3, 4, 12, 22, 28, and PB16. This Pattern has now played in 6.04% of all 927 Powerball drawings and last played May 6, 2023.

The [3-2-1] General Order, with its 29th appearance, has now played in 51.79% of all 56 drawings associated with the {3-2-1} Pattern and 3.13% of all 927 Powerball drawings. This General Order last played on November 28, 2022.

In its 4th appearance, the 3 2 0 0 0 1 Specific Order has now played in 13.79% of all 29 drawings associated with the [3-2-1] General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 7.14% of all 56 drawings associated with the {3-2-1} Pattern and 0.43% of all 927 Powerball drawings. The 3 2 0 0 0 1 Specific Order last played on October 10, 2022.

Four-Number Combination Repeat(s)

Three-Number Combination Repeat(s)

 A quintet of Three-Number Combination Repeats occurred:

Four of those Three-Number Combination Repeats are fallouts from the Four-Number Combination Repeat.

August is a time when kids go back to school. But here in the Lottery World, there are lessons to be learned every day. This is Romulun Harris signing off. Stay safe!

Saturdays and Power Plays

Lottery Patterns have power levels that vary with each drawing. A jackpot that took months to grow can be brought down in a single night. Sometimes, the same Pattern that forces a jackpot reset can bring the jackpot up ever so slightly, only to knock it back down again. Recently, both Lotto Texas and Powerball know all about how a Pattern doesn’t aways act alone.

Saturday night was a big night for both jackpots and repeating Combinations alike! Both Lotto Texas and Powerball were caught up in the whirlwind of repeating Combinations as their respective jackpots grew to $5.5 million and $291 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Lotto Texas’s jackpot received a boost from an Australia Play. The winning numbers for August 19, 2023 were 8, 16, 26, 27, 41 and 43. Given that there have been 2204 Lotto Texas drawings, both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order have now played 14% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, an Australia Play was featured in the August 14, 2023 drawing.

Four-Number Combinations

There was a massive appetite for repeating Four-Number Combinations! Five were present:

  • 8, 16, 27, 41 (Debuted November 27, 2010)
  • 26, 27, 41, 43 (Debuted March 13, 2002)
  • 8, 16, 26, 43 (Debuted September 10, 2008)
  • 8, 16, 26, 41 (Debuted May 20, 2009)
  • 8, 16, 26, 27 (Debuted March 31, 2018)

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

August 19th also featured the 363rd appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern with winning numbers 1, 25, 27, 38, 62 and PB 13. This Pattern has now played in 39.2% of the 926 Powerball drawings and was last seen August 12, 2023.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, now with 95 appearances, has played in 26.2% of the 363 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 926 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.3% of the time. July 8, 2023 was the last time the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order was featured.

Now with 19 appearances, the 1 2 1 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 20% of the 95 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.23% of the 363 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.05% of all 926 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 2 1 0 1 1 Specific Order played March 4, 2023.

Three-Number Combinations

Powerball featured a trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations:

Will this strong embrace of repeating Combinations continue for both Lotto Texas and Powerball in Monday’s drawing?