Two Lotteries Sneak Out the Back Door

Lotteries tend to end a month in two ways. They can either end it with expansive fireworks, or they can sneak out through the back door, so to speak. One technique involves encores, similar spread(s), Combinations, or a combination of these. The other is a more relaxed approach and may very well be the calm before the storm.

Lotto Texas and Powerball felt fanfare was unnecessary Wednesday night. A Pattern encore here and a repeating Three-Number Combination there pushed the respective jackpots to $6.5 million and $262 million just as easily.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

May 31, 2023 featured the 1145th appearance of the {3-2-1} Pattern with winning numbers 10, 21, 26, 42, 43 and 53. This Pattern has now played in 52.8% of the 2170 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen May 27, 2023.

Now with 199 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.4% of the 1145 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2170 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.17% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 2 3 Specific Order played March 25, 2023.

Four-Number Combinations

Repeating Four-Number Combinations were absent Wednesday night.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Wednesday night featured the return of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern with 2, 4, 54, 61, 62 and PB 14. This Pattern has now played 260 times. With that said, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played in 29.1% of the 892 Powerball drawings and was last seen May 29, 2023.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 90 appearances, has played in 34.6% of the 260 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 892 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.1% of the time. May 3, 2023 was the last time the [2-1-2-1] General Order was featured.

Now with seven appearances, the 2 0 0 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 7.78% of the 90 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.69% of the 260 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.78% of all 892 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 0 0 1 2 1 Specific Order played March 26, 2022.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 4, 54 and 62 debuted October 28, 2015.

Are Pattern streaks and crazy large jackpots in store for Lotto Texas and Powerball in June?

Mega Millions’ May Finale

With the school year wrapping up and Memorial Day being the unofficial start of summer, Mega Millions was revved up and ready to go! Even though it wasn’t the lottery to finish out May (that joint honor belongs to Powerball and Lotto Texas this year), Tuesday night was anything but quiet. An effective use of a Pattern encore pushed the jackpot over the $200 million line. More specifically, the jackpot grew to $203 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore of May 30, 2023 was thanks to 13, 16, 40, 64, 68 and MB 21. This Pattern has now played 371 times. There have now been 884 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has been featured in 42% of them. Recall that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen May 26, 2023.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 86 appearances, has played in 23.2% of the 371 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 884 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.73% of the time. April 28, 2023 was the last time we saw the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order.

Now with 21 appearances, the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 24.4% of the 86 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.66% of the 371 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.38% of all 884 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order played September 13, 2022.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 13, 40 and 68 debuted August 28, 2015.

What does June have in store for Mega Millions? A Pattern streak? Tempting fate with a monstrous jackpot? We’ll just have to wait and see!

The Rare Pattern and the Six Repeats

Greetings, Lotterytrend fans! Romulun Harris here. School is out and the kids are enjoying their Summer vacation. However, the Lottery industry doesn’t take a vacation as long as Patterns and Orders are circulating, especially with what happened last night on May 29, 2023. What happened, you ask? The details are just below.

LOTTO TEXAS

Analysis

Lotto Texas’s rarely played {5-1} Pattern made its 76th appearance, courtesy of winning numbers, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, and 48.

The {5-1} Pattern has now played in 3.5% of all 2169 Lotto Texas drawings and last played on April 19, 2023.

The 5 0 1 Specific Order, in its 10th appearance, has now played 13.16% of all 76 drawings associated with the {5-1} Pattern and 0.46% of all 2169 Lotto Texas drawings. Like the {5-1} Pattern, the 5 0 1 Specific Order last played on April 19, 2023.

Yep, Lotto Texas had a playback!

Four-Number Combination Repeat(s)

No Four-Number Combination Repeats were to be found at this time.

POWERBALL

Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 259th appearance, courtesy of winning numbers 21, 33, 35, 62, 64, and PB24.

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played in 29.07% of all 891 Powerball drawings and last played on May 27, 2023.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, in its 82nd appearance, has now played in 31.66% of all 259 drawings associated with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and 9.2% of all 891 Powerball drawings. Like the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, thisGeneral Order last played on May 27, 2023.

With its 8th appearance, the 0 1 2 0 2 1 Specific Order has now played in 9.76% of all 82 drawings associated with the [1-2-2-1] General Order. This Specific Order has also played in also played in 3.09% of all 259 drawings associated with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and 0.9% of all 891 Powerball drawings. The 0 1 2 0 2 1 Specific Order last played on Groundhog Day 2022.

Three-Number Combination Repeat(s)

Six, and I do mean SIX Three-Number Combination Repeats occurred:

What a way to end May! Lotto Texas experiences a playback and Powerball gets six Three-Number Combination Repeats. Definitely expect a lot surprises this Summer! This is Romulun Harris signing off. Stay safe!

The Diversity of Encores

The night of May 27, 2023 showed that encores can come in a variety of forms! There was the standard “Pattern XYZ appeared back-to-back”, and there was yet another. This other kind of encore followed a similar path that was taken this past Wednesday. Both methods boosted the Lotto Texas and Powerball jackpots to $6 million and $226 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Saturday night saw the return of the {3-2-1} Pattern with 9, 12, 27, 30, 34, and 50. This Pattern has been played 1144 times. There have now been 2168 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has been played 52.8% of the time.

The {3-2-1} Pattern wasn’t the only one who returned! Now with 198 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 17.3% of the 1144 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2168 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.13% of the time.

Both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 2 3 1 Specific Order were last seen May 24, 2023.

Four-Number Combinations                

Repeating Four-Number Combination 9, 12, 27 and 30 debuted February 6, 2008.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 24, 38, 39, 48, 56 and PB 4, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 258th appearance. This Pattern has appeared in 29% of the 890 Powerball drawings and was last seen May 20, 2023.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 81 appearances, has played in 31.4% of the 258 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 890 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.10% of the time.

Now with 16 appearances, the 0 1 2 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 19.8% of the 81 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.20% of the 258 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.80% of all 890 drawings.

Prior to Saturday night, both the [1-2-2-1] General Order and the 0 1 2 2 0 1 Specific Order played May 17, 2023. Interestingly, Wednesday night’s drawing featured an attempt at a playback that couldn’t get off the ground.

Similar Spread

Saturday night’s numbers had a spread of 14:01:09:08. Similarly, a spread of 08:14:01:09 was present in the September 28, 2016 drawing. That night, the winning numbers were 30, 38, 52, 53, 62 and PB 1. Note that the differences between numbers played were the same but their orders were different. Also note that this past Wednesday night featured a similar spread as well.

Three-Number Combinations

The fondness for repeating Three-Number Combinations continued!

Do the lotteries have something big in store for Memorial Day, or will they take that time to chill?

The No Pattern Streak Zone

Earlier this week, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern came back for a three-peat. How fitting it would have been if this Pattern returned Friday night! Instead, Mega Millions had other plans to start off the Memorial Day weekend. Still, the jackpot climbed to $187 million.

General Lottery Analysis

May 26, 2023 featured the 370th appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern with 12, 20, 37, 41, 64 and MB 1. This Pattern has now played in 41.9% of the 883 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen May 12, 2023.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 111 appearances, has played in 30% of the 370 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 883 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 12.6% of the time. April 7, 2023 was the last time we saw the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order.

Now with 26 appearances, the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 23.4% of the 111 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This General Order has also played in 7.03% of the 370 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.94% of all 883 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order played March 24, 2023.

Three-Number Combinations

A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations were spotted:

Will Tuesday night mean another boost in the jackpot, and with an assist from a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore?

An Encore Love That Didn’t Spread Far

Powerball, blasted Powerball! That lottery was at it again Wednesday night. Being no stranger to grand displays, this lottery featured both a Pattern and a General Order encore! Those, in addition to a similar spread, pushed the jackpot to $211 million.

Meanwhile, ever-classy Lotto Texas saw the jackpot grow to $5.75 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

May 24, 2023 featured the 1143rd appearance of the {3-2-1} Pattern with winning numbers 2, 9, 24, 26, 28 and 39. This Pattern has now played in 52.7% of the 2167 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen May 20, 2023.

Now with 197 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 17.2% of the 1143 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2167 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.09% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 3 1 Specific Order played April 1, 2023.

Four-Number Combinations

A couple of repeating Four-Number Combinations were present:

  • 2, 9, 26, 28 (Debuted July 6, 2019)
  • 2, 9, 24, 26 (Debuted September 13, 2014)

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore was made possible by winning numbers 12, 21, 44, 50, 58 and PB 26. This Pattern has now played 352 times and in 39.6% of the 889 Powerball drawings.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order wanted to get in on the encore hysteria as well! Now with 72 appearances, this General Order has played in 20.5% of the 352 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the General Order. Once all 889 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.09% of the time.

Recall that both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order were last seen May 22, 2023.

Now with 18 appearances, the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 25% of the 72 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.11% of the 352 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.02% of all 889 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order played December 10, 2022.

Similar Spread

Wednesday night’s numbers had a spread of 09:23:06:08. We didn’t have to go too far back to find a similar spread! The night of November 7, 2022 featured winning numbers 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 and PB 10, and they had a spread of 23:08:06:09. Even though the differences between numbers that played were the same, their orders, and the numbers that played those nights, were different.

Three-Number Combinations

Yet, even with a double encore and a similar spread, there was room enough for a couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations!

Is a Pattern three-peat in store for Powerball Saturday night, and will the {3-2-1} Pattern make a return?

A 3-2-1 of a Different Sort

Mega Millions is no stranger to the {3-2-1} Pattern. Although far more common in Lotto Texas, this Pattern shows up from time to time. However, this isn’t the type of 3-2-1 we mean. Not this time.

Mega Millions, a lottery of many talents, produced another kind of 3-2-1 Tuesday night. There was a Pattern three-peat, a General Order encore, and a Specific Order humming its own tune. All these factors contributed to the prize money growing to $169 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern three-peat of May 23, 2023 was thanks to 3, 10, 22, 65, 66 and MB 19. This Pattern has now played 248 times. There have now been 882 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now played 28.1% of the time.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, back for more, made its 79th appearance. This General Order has played in 31.9% of the 248 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 882 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.96% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-2-1] General Order were last seen May 19, 2023.

Now with 11 appearances the 2 1 0 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 13.9% of the 79 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.44% of the 248 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.25% of all 882 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 2 1 0 0 2 1 Specific Order was last seen March 15, 2022.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 3, 65 and 66 debuted July 19, 2016.

Is a {2-2-1-1} Pattern streak in store for the start of Memorial Day weekend?

Pre-Summer Serenade

Greetings, Lotterytrend fans! Romulun Harris here! Summer is just around the corner. Along with students getting out for the long ¼-year vacation, graduation ceremonies and parties also take place. Although nothing like that happens in the Lottery World, events still take place, just like what happened last night on May 22, 2023, when Powerball rose up to $190 million, closing in on the $200 million mark. And now, the details.

LOTTO TEXAS

Analysis

The {4-2} Pattern made its 230th appearance, courtesy of winning numbers 3, 7, 37, 43, 53, and 54. This Pattern has now played 10.62% of the time and last played on April 15, 2023.

The 2 0 4 Specific Order, in its 30th appearance, has now played in 13.04% of the 230 drawings associated with the {4-2} Pattern and 1.39% of all 2166 Lotto Texas drawings. This Specific Order last played on December 19, 2022.

Four-Number Combination Repeat(s)

Only one Four-Number Combination Repeat occurred:

POWERBALL

Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 351st appearance, courtesy of winning numbers, 9, 38, 48, 52, 68, and PB25.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has now played 39.53% of the time and last played on May 15, 2023—exactly a week ago!

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, in its 71st appearance, has now played in 20.23% of all 351 drawings associated with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and 8% of all 888 Powerball drawings. This General Order last played on April 26, 2023.

With its 16th appearance, the 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has now played in 22.54% of all 71 drawings associated with the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 4.56% of all 351 drawings associated with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and 1.8% of all 888 Powerball drawings. The 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order last played on April 6, 2022.

Three-Number Combination Repeat(s)

A couple of Three-Number Combination Repeats occurred:

Things are bound to heat up soon in the Lottery World, and I’m not just talking about the sun. This is Romulun Harris signing off. Stay safe!

Powerball’s Double-Up

Long-time readers of our blog know about Powerball’s fondness for going big. Billion-dollar jackpots are one thing, but those don’t come easy! Besides, the jackpot needs to build up to that point. Though it’ll be a while yet before a billion-dollar jackpot looms over the horizon, Saturday night’s results brought the jackpot closer! A {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore raised the jackpot to $179 million.

Lotto Texas was no slouch, either. After being forced to reset this past Wednesday night, its jackpot received a graceful boost to $5.25 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

May 20, 2023 belonged to the {3-2-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 8, 11, 15, 35, 48 and 52, this Pattern has now played 1142 times. This Pattern has now played in 52.7% of the 2165 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen May 15, 2023.

Now with 213 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has also played in 18.7% of the 1142 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2165 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.84% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 3 1 2 Specific Order played April 26, 2023.

Four-Number Combinations

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Saturday night’s rendition of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern featured 17, 23, 32, 38, 63 and PB 23, bringing the number of appearances for this Pattern to 257. The {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played in 29% of the 887 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern was last seen May 17, 2023.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 88 appearances, has played in 34.2% of the 257 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 887 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.92% of the time. May 8, 2023 was the last time we saw the [2-2-1-1] General Order.

Now with 11 appearances, the 0 2 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 12.5% of the 88 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.28% of the 257 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.24% of all 887 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 0 2 2 0 1 1 Specific Order played August 1, 2022.

Three-Number Combinations

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern wasn’t the only thing Powerball doubled up on! Wednesday night featured only a couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations. Saturday night brought four:

Will either the {3-2-1} Pattern or the {2-2-1-1} Pattern dominate next week?

The Tale of the Repetitious Pattern

In the lottery world, repetition is power. A Pattern encore, or better yet, a Pattern streak, increases a Pattern’s tally and influence. Without Pattern encores and streaks, it’s unlikely that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern would hold the title of most common Pattern in Mega Millions. Even better still is when a Pattern encore makes a large impact, and Friday night did not disappoint.

Friday night’s Pattern encore made two impacts. One such impact was the jackpot rising to $150 million. The other involved Combinations, and Lordy, there were Combinations!

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern returned to Mega Millions with 5, 11, 41, 44, 55 and MB 14, bringing the number of appearances to 247.

This Pattern has now played in 28% of the 881 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen May 16, 2023.

The May 19, 2023 drawing also featured the [2-1-2-1] General Order. Now with 78 appearances, this General Order has played in 31.6% of the 247 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 8.85% of all 881 drawings. April 14, 2023 was the last time the [2-1-2-1] General Order played.

Now with nine appearances, the 2 0 1 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 11.5% of the 78 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.64% of the 247 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.02% of all 881 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 2 0 1 2 0 1 Specific Order played May 27, 2022.

Four-Number Combination

Repeating Four-Number Combination 11, 41, 44 and MB 14 debuted August 26, 2016.

Three-Number Combinations

Naturally, four repeating Three-Number Combinations were found at the site of the repeating Four-Number Combination. In fact, one played twice before!

  • 11, 41, 44
  • 11, 41, MB 14
  • 11, 44, MB 14
  • 41, 44, MB 14

All the above Combinations debuted in the earlier-mentioned August 26th drawing. Additionally, the first Combination in the list above was last seen May 13, 2022.

There was, in fact, one last Combination. Repeating Three-Number Combination 5, 11 and MB 14 debuted in the September 11, 2015 drawing.

Is the {2-2-1-1} Pattern on tap for a three-peat Tuesday night?