It’s Captain Lottery!
Okay, maybe not.
Lotto Texas and Powerball may not join forces to save the world, but they do provide entertainment every Wednesday (and Saturday) night without fail. Although this is a biweekly routine, anyone who plays the lottery enough (and has been following this blog!) knows that what happens is never routine. Some nights are bursting with a crazy explosion of Pattern streaks, repeating Combinations, or a mixture of the two, while others see nary a spark. April 25th fell somewhere in the middle, sliding more towards the “crazy explosion” side. Both lotteries saw their most commonly seen Patterns, and there was some encore action.
Don’t worry; you don’t need to binge on blog archives to know which Pattern saw the encore.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The {3-2-1} Pattern’s secret to staying on top is by establishing Pattern streaks, or at least making an encore. Right off the heels of this past Saturday night, this Pattern made its 805th appearance with winning numbers 2, 5, 12, 26, 31, and 43.
Given that there have been 1545 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 52.1% of the time.
Now with 142 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has played in 17.4% of the 805 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 9.19% of all 1545 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, this Specific Order played on March 28, 2018.
Four-Number Combination(s)
Lotto Texas decided a {3-2-1} Pattern encore was sufficient. Therefore, no repeating Four-Number Combinations.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 17, 18, 39, 56, 64 and PB 12, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has played 95 times.
This Pattern has played in 33.6% of the 267 Powerball drawings, and was last seen on March 31, 2018.
The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order made its 25th appearance and has now played in 26.3% of the 95 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has now played in 9.36% of all 267 drawings. We last saw the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order in the March 21, 2018 drawing.
Now with five appearances, the 0 2 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 20% of the 25 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.26% of the 95 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.87% of all 267 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 0 2 1 1 1 1 Specific Order played in the October 25, 2017 drawing. That was exactly six months ago.
Three-Number Combination(s)
Powerball saw two repeating Three-Number Combinations:
- 18, 39, PB 12 (Debuted January 3, 2018)
- 56, 64, PB 12 (Debuted August 10, 2016)
Lotto Texas and Powerball will see their last drawings for April this Saturday. As the month winds down and the summer countdowns start, will either the {3-2-1} or {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern show up again? Could there even be playback action?