Lotto Texas and Powerball had the honor of closing out March, and what it a month it was! The biggest event was of course the six consecutive appearances of the {3-2-1} Pattern in Lotto Texas. The streak came to an end March 31st. And although one streak ended, another may be in the works.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
Funny how after the Australia Play in Mega Millions this past Friday, Lotto Texas decided to follow suit. With winning numbers 8, 16, 26, 27, 44, and 51, both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order have played 212 times.
Given that there have been 1538 Lotto Texas drawings, the Australia Play has happened 13.8% of the time. We last saw one in the March 7, 2018 drawing.
Four-Number Combination(s)
With the Australia Play came a break in repeating Four-Number Combinations.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
Although the Pattern streak in Lotto Texas came to an end, Powerball appeared interested in picking up the baton and running with it. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made an encore appearance with winning numbers 8, 24, 52, 55, 61, and PB 21.
Out of the 260 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played in 36.2% of them. Recall that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern previously played in the March 28, 2018 drawing. And, it’s the most commonly played Powerball Pattern.
With 18 appearances, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order has appeared in 19.1% of the 94 drawings where the winning Pattern was {2-1-1-1-1}. This General Order has also played in 6.92% of all 260 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order was last seen in the August 26, 2017 drawing.
Now with five appearances, the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 27.8% of the 18 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.32% of the 94 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 260 drawings, this Specific Order has played 1.92% of the time. It was a little more than a year ago when the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order made its last appearance. More specifically, it was the March 18, 2017 drawing.
Three-Number Combination(s)
The repeating Three-Number Combination drought came to an end!
- 24, 61, PB 21 (Debuted November 19, 2016)
- 8, 52, PB 21 (Debuted March 28, 2018. Another encore!)
Will Powerball establish a firm Pattern streak in Wednesday’s drawing?