Three-quarters.
That’s 75%.
March 23rd is roughly the three-quarter mark of the month. Perhaps it was fitting that the result of Saturday night’s Powerball drawing is a grand prize now worth $750 million. That’s three-quarters of a billion dollars!
Lotto Texas held on strong. With no grand prize winner, $12.25 million will be up for grabs Wednesday.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
Even though it doesn’t have a beastly jackpot, Lotto Texas made waves with the rarely-seen {5-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 18, and 24, this Pattern made its 59th appearance.
Given that there have been 1640 drawings so far, this Pattern has played roughly 3.60% of the time, and was last seen January 2, 2019.
Now with nine appearances, the 5 1 0 Specific Order has played in 15.3% of the 59 drawings where {5-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.55% of all 1640 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 5 1 0 Specific Order played November 18, 2017.
Four-Number Combinations
There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations. Lotto Texas felt a showing from a rare Pattern was enough.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
As if the jackpot rising to three-quarters of a billion dollars wasn’t enough, it was thanks to a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore! The winning numbers were 24, 25, 52, 60, 66, and PB 5. This Pattern has now played 102 times.
Given that there have been 362 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 28.2% of the time and was last seen March 20, 2019.
The [2-1-2-1] General Order made its 31st appearance and has now played in 30.4% of the 102 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 8.56% of all 362 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the [2-1-2-1] General Order played January 19, 2019.
Now with four appearances, the 0 2 0 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 12.9% of the 31 drawings where [2-1-2-1] General Order was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 3.92% of the 102 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.10% of all 362 drawings. We last saw the 0 2 0 1 2 1 Specific Order August 25, 2018.
Three-Number Combination(s)
For fear of overshadowing the crazy-large jackpot, there was just one repeating Three-Number Combination: 26, 66, and PB 5.
This Combination debuted July 20, 2016.
The only thing that’s certain going into next week is that there’s a crazy-large jackpot in Powerball. Wednesday could see that prize being won or the prize growing once again. That {2-2-1-1} Pattern is one of the most common. Will there be a three-peat?