Category: 2-2-1-1 pattern

Mega Millions NOT Tender and Mild

A more festive mood is in the air this year. With most everyone going about shopping, eating out, and going to the movies, it seems that last Christmas and the one before are distant memories! There are two sides to this festive mood coin. As the humans went about their Christmas ways, little did they know about the hyperactive Mega Millions that schemed to make their dreams of becoming (near) overnight millionaires a nightmare.

December 16, 2022 was more of a mischief night for Mega Millions. The triple encore that was seen earlier in the week was unceremoniously ditched. This paid off handsomely, as the already beastly jackpot grew to an astonishing $465 million!

General Lottery Analysis

Instead of paling around with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, or any of its crew, for the third time, Mega Millions opted for the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. Friday night’s winning numbers were 8, 35, 40, 53, 56 and MB 11, bringing the number of times this Pattern has played to 232.

No need for a three-peat to sew chaos! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

This Pattern has now played in 27.7% of the 837 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen November 29, 2022.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 78 appearances, has played in 33.6% of the 78 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 837 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.32% of the time. The [1-2-2-1] General Order was last seen September 23, 2022.

Now with seven appearances, the 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 8.97% of the 78 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.02% of the 232 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.84% of all 837 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the  0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order played April 17, 2020.

Four-Number Combination

Why go for a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat when Mega Millions dazzled the crowd with a repeating Four-Number Combination?!

Copying from Powerball? Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Three-Number Combinations

Naturally, cutting a repeating Four-Number Combination open revealed four repeating Three-Number Combinations underneath:

  • 35, 40, 53
  • 35, 40, MB 11
  • 35, 53, MB 11
  • 40, 53, MB 11

The top three Combinations in the list debuted in the August 13th drawing mentioned earlier. The last Combination in the list debuted in the November 11, 2016 drawing.

Now, these weren’t the only Combinations! Repeating Three-Number Combination 53, 56 and MB 11 debuted December 31, 2019.

All those Combinations! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

What Christmas goodies will Mega Millions have in store for next week?

Mega Millions: Infected

Some…interesting things happened in the lottery world this month. By interesting, we mean “Powerball fell in love with repeating Four-Number Combinations”. From that, we got the fallout Three-Number Combinations and then some. Come the night of November 29, 2022, Mega Millions caught the bug. As this lottery contended with a repeating Four-Number Combination, the jackpot climbed to $333 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The jackpot’s massiveness and the madness of a repeating Four-Number Combination was thanks to a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore. Tuesday night’s numbers were 20, 23, 37, 46, 52 and MB 6, bringing the number of appearances for this Pattern to 231.

Fueling the madness. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 832 Mega Millions drawings, and the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played 27.8% of the time. Recall that this Pattern played recently in the November 25, 2022 drawing.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 74 appearances, has played in 32% of the 231 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 832 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.89% of the time. September 27, 2022 was the last time the [2-1-2-1] General Order played.

Now with six appearances, the 0 2 1 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 8.11% of the 74 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.60% of the 231 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.72% of all 832 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 0 2 1 2 0 1 Specific Order played September 20, 2019.

Four-Number Combination

The repeating Four-Number Combination of the evening was 20, 37, 52 and MB 6. This Combination debuted March 5, 2019.

A repeating Four-Number Combo spotted! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Three-Number Combinations

Naturally, scratching a repeating Four-Number Combination caused four repeating Three-Number Combinations rolled out:

  • 37, 52, MB 6 (Debuted June 14, 2016; previously played March 5, 2019)
  • 20, 52, MB 6 (Debuted January 29, 2016; previously played March 5, 2019)
  • 20, 37, MB 6 (Debuted March 5, 2019)
  • 20, 37, 52 (Debuted March 5, 2019)
The natural outcome. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will Mega Millions roll into December with an even larger jackpot and another repeating Four-Number Combination?

Black Friday 2022’s Combination Special

Can you believe it? Christmas is right around the corner! Seems like yesterday that people went Black Friday shopping, feasted on leftovers, and Mega Millions held a drawing.

Oh, wait. It was yesterday, and Mega Millions feasted on repeating Three-Number Combinations. Meanwhile, the jackpot ballooned to $308 million.

General Lottery Analysis

November 25, 2022 was the night for the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 29, 31, 46, 54, 67 and MB 18, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 230th appearance.

Still the one with the largest prize! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 27.7% of the 831 Mega Millions drawings.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 80 appearances, has played in 34.8% of the 230 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 831 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.63% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-2-1-1] General Order played November 8, 2022.

Now with six appearances, the 0 0 2 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 7.5% of the 80 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 2.61% of the 230 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.72% of all 831 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 0 0 2 2 1 1 Specific Order played October 21, 2022.

Three-Number Combinations

Four repeating Three-Number Combinations were front and center:

Boosted by repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

With a beast of a jackpot and the momentum of repeating Three-Number Combinations, Mega Millions is heading into the Christmas season full speed ahead! How long will the jackpot growth and the repeating Combination feast continue?

Pattern Streak and Jackpots Creep

When you see or hear “creep”, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Something icky or disturbing, probably. Or, you’re thinking about all the times a project deadline crept up, and you just knew that you had more time. Now, what if there existed a scenario where something creeping was a good thing? Lottery jackpots, for example, usually grow slowly and steadily, and whoever wins is rewarded handsomely.

November 12, 2022 was a good night for both Lotto Texas and Powerball. Their prizes slowly and steadily grow (crept up) to $14.25 million and $59 million, respectively. In fact, one grew with an assist from a Pattern streak.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

For the fifth drawing in a row, the {3-2-1} Pattern graced Lotto Texas (and the players) with its presence! With winning numbers 1, 19, 24, 38, 39 and 48, this Pattern has now played 1100 times.

Staying on the {3-2-1} Pattern shore. Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 2084 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 52.8% of the time. Recall that the {3-2-1} Pattern was last seen November 9, 2022.

Now with 193 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.5% of the 1100 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2084 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.26% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 2 3 Specific Order played October 5, 2022.

Four-Number Combinations

Repeating Four-Number Combination 1, 24, 38 and 48 debuted December 7, 2011.

A visit from a repeating Four-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 236th appearance, with winning numbers 16, 20, 44, 57, 58 and PB 6.

Continuing the climb upward! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 29.3% of the 806 Powerball drawings and was last seen November 7, 2022.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 81 appearances, has played in 34.3% of the 236 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 806 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10% of the time. The [2-1-2-1] General Order was last seen October 24, 2022.

Now with 10 appearances, the 0 2 0 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 12.3% of the 81 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.24% of the 236 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.24% of all 806 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 0 2 0 1 2 1 Specific Order played September 3, 2022.

Three-Number Combinations

A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations were present:

Staying classy with repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will the coming week see the continuation of the {3-2-1} Pattern streak and an ongoing rise in jackpots?

Riding the Mega Millions Wave

With the Powerball jackpot (finally) smacked back down to earth, Mega Millions became the big man on campus. As people casted their votes Tuesday night, this lottery elected to give its jackpot another boost. After the numbers rolled in, the jackpot grew to $189 million with little fanfare.

General Lottery Analysis

Mega Millions felt November 8, 2022 was a good night for the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 5, 13, 29, 38, 59 and MB 23, this Pattern has now played 229 times.

Humbly raising the jackpot one drawing at a time. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 826 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 27.7% of the time.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 79 appearances, has played in 34.5% of the 229 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 826 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.56% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-2-1-1] General Order were last seen October 21, 2022.

Now with seven appearances, the 2 0 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 8.86% of the 79 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.06% of the 229 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.85% of all 826 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 2 0 2 0 1 1 Specific Order played November 23, 2018.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 13, 29 and 38 debuted January 8, 2019.

But not *too* quiet! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Mega Millions has been surprisingly level-headed, all things considered. No grandstanding, just quietly raising the jackpot. Is polish and poise the way to go for November, or is this lottery just waiting to go nuts?

The Jackpot Express Reaches the End of the Line

Greetings, Lotterytrend fans! Romulun Harris here. Last night, on November 7, 2022, after traveling along the rails for over the past quarter year, Powerball’s Jackpot Express finally reached the end of the line when its jackpot worth around a record-breaking $2 billion—yes, $2 billion! —had finally been won by someone in the Golden State on the West Coast. To whoever that winner is, I wish him good luck. While Powerball’s jackpot reset itself back to $20 million, Lotto Texas’s jackpot increased to $13.25 million—and has been gaining momentum since September 21, 2022. And now, the details.

LOTTO TEXAS

Analysis

Lotto Texas’s winning numbers of 1, 5, 8, 28, 31, and 46 resulted in the frequently played {3-2-1} Pattern making its 1098th appearance.

Winning Numbers in Lotto Texas. Source: lotterytrend.com

The {3-2-1} Pattern has now played in 52.74% of all 2082 Lotto Texas drawings and last played on November 5, 2022.

The 3 2 1 Specific Order made its 195th appearance. It has now played in 17.76% of all 1098 drawings associated with the {3-2-1} Pattern and 9.37% of all 2082 Lotto Texas drawings. This Specific Order last played on October 26, 2022.

Similar Spread

While Powerball delivered baggage cars of gold bricks, Lotto Texas gave out its own gold in the form of a Similar Spread that occurred on New Year’s Day of 2022, courtesy of winning numbers 1, 16, 19, 39, 42, and 46. Lotto Texas’s Spread for November 7, 2022 was 04:03:20:03:15 and the New Year’s Day spread was 15:03:20:03:04. Wow! These Similar Spreads are mirror images. One is backwards referenced to the other.

Four-Number Combination Repeat(s)

A trio of Four-Number Combination Repeats occurred:

  • 5, 28, 31, and 46 first played on September 19, 2020.
  • 1, 5, 31, and 46 first played on December 9, 2009.
  • 1, 5, 28, and 46 first played on July 14, 2010.
A trio of Four-Number Combination Repeats. Source: lotterytrend.com

POWERBALL

Analysis

Powerball’s reserve had six special gold bricks that came in the form of winning numbers 10, 33, 41, 47, 56, and PB10. As a result, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 235th appearance.

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

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played 29.23% of the time and last occurred on October 26, 2022.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now in its 75th appearance, has now played in 31.91% of all 235 drawings associated with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and 9.33% of all 804 Powerball drawings. Like the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, this General Order last played on October 26, 2022.

The 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order, with its 8th appearance, has now played in 10.67% of all 75 drawings associated with the [1-2-2-1] General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 3.4% of all 235 drawings associated with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and 1% of all 804 Powerball drawings. The 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order last played on September 21, 2022.

Three-Number Combination Repeat(s)

A trio of Three-Number Combination Repeats occurred:

Three Gold Bricks in the form of Three-Number Combination Repeats. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

Wow! That was some incredible journey for Powerball. I can’t imagine how much its jackpot would’ve been if this had gone on all year long! All I can say is, probably a heck of a lot. Who knows when something like this will occur again? This is Romulun Harris signing off and wishing good luck to the $2 billion dollar winner!

A Great and Terrible Duo

Lotto Texas and Powerball are joined at the hip. As one lottery holds a drawing, so must the other. Their (often) different approaches to these drawings determine whether their jackpots rise or fall together or separately. As we get closer to Halloween, the jackpots continue to rise together, and one lottery is determined to have a monster of a jackpot!

On October 26, 2022, Powerball wielded the awesome power of a Pattern streak to dazzle (and confuse) the players and send the jackpot to a staggering $800 million. Lotto Texas was no slouch, either. A more measured approach boosted the jackpot to $9.5 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Lotto Texas opted for the {3-2-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 3, 8, 14, 19, 32 and 38, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 1095th appearance.

Keeping it classy. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.7% of the 2077 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen October 19, 2022.

Now with 194 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has played in 17.7% of the 1095 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2077 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.34% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 3 2 1 Specific Order played September 17, 2022.

Four-Number Combination

A trio of repeating Four-Number Combinations hit the scene:

  • 3, 8, 19, 32 (Debuted October 30, 2013)
  • 3, 14, 32, 38 (Debuted December 25, 2002)
  • 3, 14, 19, 32 (Debuted July 7, 2007)
A repeating Four-Number Combination triple threat. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern “four-peat” was made possible by 19, 36, 37, 46, 56 and PB 24. This Pattern has now played 234 times.

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern is a tough one! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 799 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has now played 29.3% of the time. Recall that the {2-2-1-1} Pattern was last seen October 24, 2022.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 74 appearances, has played in 31.6% of the 234 drawings where {2-2-1-1 was the winning Pattern. Once all 799 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.26% of the time. The [2-2-1-1] General Order was last seen October 8, 2022.

Now with 13 appearances, the 0 1 2 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 17.6% of the 74 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.56% of the 234 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.63% of all 799 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 0 1 2 2 0 1 Specific Order played May 9, 2022.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 19, 36 and 46 debuted October 17, 2022.

Just room for one. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will the Powerball jackpot remain a towering behemoth Monday night, and will Lotto Texas hit the $10 million mark?

CRIKEY! An Australian Play and a Jackpot That Just Won’t Quit

Greetings Lotterytrend fans! Romulun Harris here. Last night on October 24, 2022, with Halloween just a week away, Lotto Texas experienced an Australia Play and Powerball, of course, had a still-going-strong jackpot that increased up to $700 million! It may not be $1 billion, but it’s still a Monster Mash of a jackpot! Speaking of which, back on October 27, 2018, the won Powerball Jackpot was a quarter of a billion dollars! But an even bigger jackpot was won four days beforehand, and the biggest—and I mean biggest—jackpot in Megamillions history: $1.6 billion! Now that’s what I call Halloween jackpot history. And now, the details.

LOTTO TEXAS

Analysis

Courtesy of winning numbers 4, 17, 28, 31, 37, and 39, Lotto Texas experienced its 292nd Australia Play.

Winning Numbers that created the Frankenstein Monster of an Australia Play. Source: lotterytrend.com

The {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order have each occurred in 14.07% of all 2076 total drawings and last played on October 22, 2022.

Four-Number Combination Repeat(s)

Two Four-Number Combination Repeats occurred:

  • 17, 31, 37, and 39 first played on April 15, 2009.
  • 17, 28, 37, and 39 first played on November 8, 2008.
Four-Number Combination Repeats in Lotto Texas. Source: lotterytrend.com

POWERBALL

Analysis

Thanks to winning numbers 18, 23, 35, 45, 54, and PB16, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 233rd appearance.

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

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played 29.2% of the time and last played on October 22, 2022.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, in its 80th appearance, has now played in 34.33% of all 233 drawings associated with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and 10.03% of all 798 total Powerball drawings. This General Order last played on September 10, 2022.

The 0 2 1 2 0 1 Specific Order, with its 8th appearance, has now played in exactly 10% of all 80 drawings associated with the [2-1-2-1] General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 3.43% of all 233 drawings associated with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and 1% of all 798 total Powerball drawings. The 0 2 1 2 0 1 Specific Order last played on August 17, 2022.

Three-Number Combination Repeat(s)

A trio of Three-Number Combination Repeats occurred:

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

Crikey! Along with an Australia Play in Lotto Texas, Powerball’s jackpot just keeps on growing! Who knows? It might be a billion dollars by Halloween! This is Romulun Harris signing off. Stay safe and don’t let the vampires suck your cash!  

The Lurking Jackpots

Halloween will soon be here, and one thing that embodies the season is monsters. Monster movies and monster costumes are a yearly staple, but what about monster-sized jackpots? Even though one beast of a jackpot has been slain, there’s still one more, lurking in the shadows.

At least one Australia Play and at least one Pattern encore were spotted Saturday night. As they went about their mischief, they helped Lotto Texas and Powerball evade capture. Lotto Texas’s jackpot grew to $8.75 million, a good-sized prize on its own. To the surprise of no one, Powerball was the one harboring the beast of a jackpot, a jackpot that expanded to $610 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The Australia Play of October 22, 2022 was made possible by 4, 11, 28, 32, 37 and 48. The {2-2-2} Pattern and 2 2 2 Specific Order have now played 291 times.

Hopping along with these six numbers! Source: lotterytrend.com.

An Australia Play has now been featured in 14% of the 2075 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen October 3, 2022.

Four-Number Combination

This Australia Play didn’t produce any repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

A {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore gave the Powerball jackpot the fuel it needed to grow once more. With winning numbers 19, 25, 48, 55, 60 and PB 18, this Pattern has now played 232 times.

Another round of {2-2-1-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played in 29.1% of the 797 Powerball drawings.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order also hopped aboard the encore train! Now with 80 appearances, this General Order has played in 34.5% of the 232 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 797 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-2-1-1] General Order were last seen October 19, 2022.

Now with eight appearances, the 0 2 0 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 10% of the 80 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.45% of the 232 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1% of all 797 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 0 2 0 2 1 1 Specific Order played August 15, 2022.

Three-Number Combinations

Four repeating Three-Number Combinations tagged along:

A bombardment of repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

How will Lotto Texas and Powerball fare this week? Will the jackpots continue to grow, or will they be brought down?

Mega Millions Pumps Up the Jackpot

Last Friday’s Mega Millions became a distant memory. Since the jackpot was won, and ultimately reset, this lottery dusted off and began the upward climb once again. No sense in dwelling in the past! October 21, 2022 was another good night in the Jackpot Recuperation Effort ™. With no one succeeding in picking the six winning numbers, the jackpot grew to $45 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 34, 36, 43, 45, 68 and MB 22, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 228th appearance.

Forward! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 27.8% of the 821 Mega Millions drawings.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 78 appearances, has played in 34.2% of the 228 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 821 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.50% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-2-1-1] General Order were last seen October 7, 2022.

Now with five appearances, the 0 0 2 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 6.41% of the 78 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.19% of the 228 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.61% of all 821 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 0 0 2 2 1 1 Specific Order played December 14, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations were also unearthed:

Of *course*, you gotta have repeating Three-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Is the {2-2-1-1} Pattern slated to return for Tuesday night?