Category: 2-2-1-1 pattern

Mega Millions Goes Marching In

March 1, 2022 wasn’t just any Tuesday: it was Fat Tuesday! Mardi Gras celebrations were one way to de-stress from the insanity of “real life”. Another, of course, was Mega Millions. This lottery came marching into a new month with a different Pattern and a jackpot that grew to $113 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 212th appearance with 18, 22, 38, 39, 50 and MB 18.

We meet again, {2-2-1-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 28.1% of the 754 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen February 22, 2022.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 72 appearances, has played in 34% of the 212 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 754 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.55% of the time. The [2-2-1-1] General Order was last seen February 15, 2022.

Now with 10 appearances, the 0 2 2 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 13.9% of the 72 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.72% of the 212 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.33% of all 754 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 0 2 2 1 0 1 Specific Order played August 13, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

Mega Millions toned it down a bit on the repeating Three-Number Combinations. Instead of four Combinations like last time, there were three:

A festive trio! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

To think that if it weren’t for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern crashing Friday night, we might have been in the middle of a {2-2-1-1} Pattern streak! It’s a new month, which means new opportunities. Is a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore in the works for Friday night?

Mega Millions and the “Twosday” Three-peat

February 22, 2022 was a Palindrome Day. If you were to write the date as 2/22/22 (or 22/2/22), it would be read the same forward and backward. Interestingly, this Palindrome Day fell on a Tuesday (“Twosday”), and Mega Millions continued to reign supreme in the lottery world! With the help of a {2-2-1-1} Pattern three-peat, the jackpot pushed ahead to $87 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern three-peat was made possible by 6, 17, 22, 57, 62 and MB 3. This Pattern has now played 211 times.

The numbers responsible for the “Twosday” three-peat! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played 752 times, and this Pattern has played 28.1% of the time. Recall that the {2-2-1-1} Pattern was last seen February 18, 2022.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 75 appearances, has played in 35.5% of the 211 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 752 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.97% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-2-2-1] General Order was last seen February 8, 2022.

Now with 10 appearances, the 1 2 0 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 13.3% of the 75 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.74% of the 211 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.33% of all 752 drawings. The 1 2 0 0 2 1 Specific Order was last seen November 5, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 6, 22 and MB 3 debuted November 16, 2021.

A “two-fer” for this repeating Three-Number Combination! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Is Mega Millions slated to end February with a {2-2-1-1} Pattern streak?

A Fiery Five-Number Combination Fling

Lotto Texas may have found another passion! An attraction formed between Lotto Texas and a repeating Five-Number Combination earlier this month. This attraction fizzled out but didn’t stay out for long. Lotto Texas embraced yet another repeating Five-Number Combination Saturday night, passionately pushing the jackpot to $5.5 million.

Powerball’s night was much quieter but just as fruitful. With little fanfare, the jackpot increased to $37 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The cause of the repeating Five-Number Combination of February 19, 2022 was a {3-2-1} Pattern encore. This Pattern made its 1039th appearance with 8, 14, 18, 19, 41 and 44.

The {3-2-1} Pattern: Pattern of the Week. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.7% of the 1970 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen February 16, 2022.

Now with 192 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 18.5% of the 1039 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1970 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.75% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 3 1 2 Specific Order played December 22, 2021.

Five-Number Combination

Lotto Texas embraced repeating Five-Number Combination 8, 14, 18, 19 and 41.

So much power in just five numbers! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination debuted in the December 22, 2010 drawing. Notice anything about that date?

Four-Number Combinations

Naturally, a repeating Five-Number Combination is followed by a quintet of repeating Four-Number Combinations:

  • 8, 14, 19, 41
  • 8, 18, 19, 41
  • 8, 14, 18, 41
  • 8, 14, 18, 19
  • 14, 18, 19, 41

All these Combinations debuted December 22, 2010 as well. The last Combination, though, was also seen October 9, 2019.

Not content with just the given five, two more repeating Four-Number Combinations were thrown in:

You can never have too many repeating Four-Number Combinations, right? Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

February 19th featured the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, with numbers 3, 10, 15, 33, 42 and PB 11. This Pattern has now played 196 times.

Quiet yet powerful. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 28.3% of the 692 Powerball drawings and was last seen February 2, 2022.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 62 appearances, has played in 31.6% of the 196 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 692 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.96% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the [2-1-2-1] General Order played January 8, 2022.

Now with nine appearances, the 2 1 2 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 14.5% of the 62 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.59% of the 196 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.30% of all 692 drawings. The 2 1 2 0 0 1 Specific Order was last seen August 12, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

Powerball didn’t see any repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Is another repeating Five-Number Combination in the cards for Lotto Texas in the week ahead?

Of Encores and an Expanding Jackpot Gulf

One lottery drawing. That’s all it takes to change one’s fate. A jackpot winner came forth in both Lotto Texas and Powerball earlier this week, but there was yet another winner: Mega Millions.

How, you wonder? With Lotto Texas and Powerball out of the way, Mega Millions can take up more space and revel in having the largest available jackpot. The day that Mega Millions’ jackpot resets will come, but it didn’t come this week. Thanks to a repeat appearance by the {2-2-1-1} Pattern Friday night, the jackpot grew to $75 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore of February 18, 2022 was thanks to 6, 11, 50, 63, 68 and MB 17. This Pattern has now played 210 times.

Shoring up the jackpot with an encore! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 28% of the 751 drawings and was last seen February 15, 2022.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 65 appearances, has played in 31% of the 210 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 751 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.66% of the time. The [2-1-2-1] General Order was last seen November 30, 2021.

Now with nine appearances, the 2 0 0 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 13.8% of the 65 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.29% of the 210 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.20% of all 751 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 2 0 0 1 2 1 Specific Order played May 18, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

Mega Millions thought, “What good is a jackpot boost if there aren’t any repeating Three-Number Combinations?” There were, in fact, two!

Who doesn’t love a good repeating Three-Number Combination or two? Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

How long will Mega Millions’ reign last in the lottery world?

Mega Millions: The Jackpot King

Lotto Texas and Powerball kicked the week off with a bang! Monday night saw both lotteries taken down a peg, forcing their jackpots to reset to $5 million and $20 million, respectively. What did that have to do with Mega Millions, you wonder?

Everything.

Lotto Texas and Powerball’s jackpots were reset, yes, but Mega Millions did not follow this path Tuesday night. Instead, the jackpot grew to $64 million, allowing this lottery to reign supreme (for now).

General Lottery Analysis

An assist from the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made the jackpot increase of February 15, 2022 possible. With 2, 4, 15, 21, 63 and MB 19, this Pattern has now played 209 times.

Keeping the jackpot growing another night! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played in 27.9% of the 750 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen February 8, 2022.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 71 appearances, has played in 34% of the 209 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 750 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.47% of the time. The [2-2-1-1] General Order was last seen December 14, 2021.

Now with nine appearances, the 2 2 0 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 12.7% of the 71 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.31% of the 209 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.2% of all 750 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 2 2 0 0 1 1 Specific Order played January 8, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

A duo of repeating Three-Number Combinations surfaced:

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

Now, for the $64 million question: Will the Mega Millions jackpot remain on top Friday night, or will it also see a reset soon?

The Mega Millions Tuesday Night Playback Special

An Australia Play is a special play indeed. In Mega Millions (and Powerball), it translates to the Pattern, General Order, and Specific Order being the same. That is, {1-1-1-1-1-1}, [1-1-1-1-1-1], and 1 1 1 1 1 1, respectively. Another thing that makes an Australia Play special is that given how joined at the hip the Pattern, General Order, and Specific Order are, they all play on the same date. For our new readers, and anyone who may need a refresher, anytime the Pattern, General Order, and Specific Order play together is called a playback. All Australia Plays are playbacks, but not all playbacks are Australia Plays.

A note before we continue: For Lotto Texas, an Australia Play occurs when the {2-2-2} Pattern and 2 2 2 Specific Order are featured. Now, back to Mega Millions.

The February 8, 2022 drawing did not feature an Australia Play encore, but a playback was present. It was thanks to this playback that the jackpot grew to $42 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 208th appearance with 1, 17, 20, 52, 54 and MB 2.

No Australia Play here! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 748 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now played 27.8% of the time.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 74 appearances, has played in 35.6% of the 208 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 748 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.89% of the time.

Now with 11 appearances, the 1 2 0 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 14.9% of the 74 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.29% of the 208 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.47% of all 748 drawings.

Prior to Tuesday night, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, [1-2-2-1] General Order, and the 1 2 0 2 0 1 Specific Order played in the January 28, 2022 drawing.

Three-Number Combinations

Mega Millions decided to take a break on repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Although it’s only been for a couple of drawings, could Mega Millions be developing a love for playbacks? We’ll have to wait until Friday night to see if another one shows up, or if Mega Millions decides another Pattern kicks off the weekend.

The Lottery Groundhog Predicts…

Who would ever think this little guy here has the power to predict the arrival of spring?

Source: Twitter Groundhog Club page

At least, that’s what legend says. Should a groundhog see his shadow on February 2nd, that means six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t, then spring is right around the corner. Calendar aside, Phil saw his shadow, which means six more weeks of winter.

Meanwhile, the lottery groundhog predicted at least six more weeks of lotteries. With February 2, 2022 falling on a Wednesday, that meant the Groundhog Day honors went to Lotto Texas and Powerball. These lotteries were in the business of boosting their jackpots and to do that, they ditched their respective Australia Plays. When all was said and done, the jackpots rose to $8.5 million and $137 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With 6, 10, 12, 21, 27 and 44, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 1035th appearance.

Burrowing into February with a familiar Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.7% of the 1963 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen January 24, 2022.

Now with 183 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has played in 17.7% of the 1035 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1963 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.32% of the time. The 3 2 1 Specific Order was last seen December 1, 2021.

Four-Number Combination(s)

A trio of repeating Four-Number Combinations came up from their burrow. One was so special that it already played twice before!

  • 12, 21, 27, 44 (Debuted April 2, 2003 and was last seen December 30, 2009)
  • 6, 21, 27, 44 (Debuted December 26, 2015)
  • 10, 12, 21, 44 (Debuted October 13, 2021)
Purple, the color of royalty and three-timing Four-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 195th appearance with 18, 29, 33, 62, 63 and PB 15.

Going strong with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 685 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 28.5% of the time.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 65 appearances, has played in 33.3% of the 195 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 685 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.49% of the time.

Prior to Wednesday night, both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-2-1] General Order played January 24, 2022.

Now with seven appearances, the 0 1 2 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 10.8% of the 65 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.59% of the 195 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.02% of all 685 drawings. We last saw the 0 1 2 0 2 1 Specific Order in the February 22, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combinations did not disappoint:

Pushing through with a trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Do Pattern encores await us Saturday, or will other Patterns take the reins?

A Jackpot’s Golden (State) Finale

After three months of growth and feeling invincible, the Mega Millions jackpot finally met its match. On Friday night, a lone player from California brought the massive jackpot to its knees. Naturally, the prize was reset to $20 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The night of January 28, 2022 belonged to the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. With 3, 16, 25, 44, 55 and MB 13, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 207th appearance.

Bringing down the $421 million house. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 27.8% of the 745 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen December 14, 2021.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 73 appearances, has played in 35.3% of the 207 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 745 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.80% of the time. The [1-2-2-1] General Order was last seen December 3, 2021.

Now with 10 appearances, the 1 2 0 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 13.7% of the 73 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.83% of the 207 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.34% of all 745 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 1 2 0 2 0 1 Specific Order played April 30, 2021.

Four-Number Combination

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern didn’t work alone! Repeating Four-Number Combination 3, 25, 55 and MB 13 debuted July 2, 2019.

Providing an extra zing to a wild night. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Three-Number Combinations

Of course, when dealing with a repeating Four-Number Combination in Mega Millions, four repeating Three-Number Combinations fall out:

  • 25, 55, MB 13
  • 3, 55, MB 13
  • 3, 25, MB 13
  • 3, 25, 55
The repeating Four-Number Combination never acts alone! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

All these Combinations debuted in the earlier-mentioned July 2nd drawing.

With the jackpot reset, Mega Millions will be starting February with a clean slate. The question is, how clean? Will the jackpot begin to grow again Tuesday night, or will someone put a hold on that?

Back to Usual Again

Greetings, Lotterytrend fans! Romulun Harris here. One week has passed since the double Australia Play event with Powerball and Lotto Texas. Not sure when something like that will happen again. Anyway, let’s get to the details of January 24, 2022.

LOTTO TEXAS

Analysis

The frequently played {3-2-1} Pattern made its 1034th appearance thanks to winning numbers 10, 18, 21, 24, 33, and 52.

Winning Numbers in Lotto Texas. Source: lotterytrend.com

The {3-2-1} Pattern has now occurred in 52.78% of all 1959 Lotto Texas drawings and last played on January 22, 2022.

The 2 3 1 Specific Order made its 177th appearance and has now occurred in 17.12% of all 1034 drawings associated with the {3-2-1} Pattern and 9.04% of all 1959 Lotto Texas drawings. The 2 3 1 Specific Order last played on December 20, 2021.

Four-Number Combination(s)

One Four-Number Combination repeat occurred:

Four-Number Combination Repeat. Source: lotterytrend.com

POWERBALL

Analysis

Powerball’s winning numbers were 11, 29, 30, 47, 53, and PB16, resulting in the {2-2-1-1} Pattern making its 194th appearance.

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

Out of 681 total Powerball drawings, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played 28.49% of the time. This Pattern last played on January 22, 2022. Wow! The same day as the {3-2-1} Pattern in Lotto Texas! Ain’t that a coincidence?!

Anyway, back to the details.

With 64 appearances, the [1-2-2-1] General Order has played in 32.99% of the 194 drawings associated with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. With all 681 drawings considered, this General Order has played 9.4% of the time. The [1-2-2-1] General Order last played on January 12, 2022.

The 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order, now with its 5th appearance, has played in 7.81% of the 64 drawings associated with the [1-2-2-1] General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 2.58% of the 194 drawings associated with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and 0.73% of all 681 drawings. The 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order last occurred on November 15, 2021.

Three-Number Combination(s)

A trio of Three-Number Combination repeats occurred:

Three-Number Combination Repeats. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

Things are back to usual for the moment. But something incredible will happen again. This is Romulun Harris signing off. Stay safe!

The Saturday Night Lottery Mania

January 22, 2022 was when it happened. A great madness descended upon the lottery world. Lotto Texas saw both and encore and a playback. This was minor compared to the madness that afflicted Powerball. There, a repeating Four-Number Combination surfaced. Naturally, a repeating Four-Number Combination never acts alone, and to say nothing of the other repeating Three-Number Combinations that didn’t spring from it! This sea of madness fueled the rise of the Lotto Texas and Powerball jackpots to $7.25 million and $82 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With 16, 25, 33, 45, 46 and 49, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 1033rd appearance.

There have now been 1958 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has now played 52.8% of the time.

Now with 184 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.8% of the 1033 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1958 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.40% of the time.

Both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 1 2 3 Specific Order were last seen January 19, 2022.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Accompanying the playback were a couple of repeating Four-Number Combinations:

  • 33, 45, 46, 49 (Debuted July 21, 2010)
  • 25, 33, 45, 49 (Debuted October 28, 2015)

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 193rd appearance with 8, 14, 33, 36, 67 and PB 17.

This Pattern has now played in 28.4% of the 680 Powerball drawings and was last seen January 12, 2022.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 69 appearances, has played in 35.8% of the 193 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 680 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.1% of the time. The [2-2-1-1] General Order was last seen January 3, 2022.

Now with five appearances, the 2 0 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 7.25% of the 69 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.59% of the 193 drawings where {2-2-1-1} Pattern played and in 0.74% of all 680 Powerball drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 2 0 2 0 1 1 Specific Order played May 15, 2021.

Four-Number Combination

Repeating Four-Number Combination 8, 14, 67 and PB 17 debuted September 6, 2017.

Three-Number Combinations

Naturally, a repeating Four-Number Combination is accompanied by four repeating Three-Number Combinations:

  • 8, 14, 67
  • 8, 14, PB 17
  • 14, 67, PB 17
  • 8, 67, PB 17

All the Combinations above debuted in the previously mentioned September 6th drawing. However, Powerball wasn’t done! Three more repeating Three-Number Combinations came forth:

Playbacks and a bombardment of Combinations will certainly shake things up in a lottery routine! One thing to keep an eye on in the week ahead is that {3-2-1} Pattern in Lotto Texas. That’s the most common Pattern in that lottery, and it’s been known to show up multiple times in a row. As to whether we’ll see another bombardment of repeating Combinations and more playbacks? That remains to be seen.