You know it’s summer, or close to it, when it’s so hot outside you need to lower the car windows to let all the heat escape! When it’s that hot, the best remedies tend to be a dip in the pool, grabbing a snow cone or two, or staying put, giving glory to the wonders of air conditioning.
June 8th was so hot that Lotto Texas and Powerball didn’t exert themselves much. However, “taking it easy” did not mean “lazy” with these two! Both lotteries played their most-common Patterns. This “safe” play sent the grand prizes to $7.5 million and $66 million, respectively.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 874th appearance with winning numbers 2, 14, 17, 35, 36, and 45.
Of the 1662 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 52.6% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, this Pattern was seen June 1, 2019.
Now with 158 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has played in 18.1% of the 874 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 9.51% of all 1662 drawings. This Specific Order was last seen January 23, 2019.
Four-Number Combination(s)
The lone repeating Four-Number Combination, 2, 14, 35, and 36, debuted October 17, 2015.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 9, 13, 42, 48, 60, and PB 18, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 144th appearance.
This Pattern has played in 37.5% of the 384 Powerball drawings and was last seen June 1, 2019.
The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 40 appearances, has played in 27.8% of the 144 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 384 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.4% of the time.
Now with seven appearances, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 17.5% of the 40 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.86% of the 144 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.82% of all 384 drawings.
Both the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order and the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order were last seen May 25, 2019.
Three-Number Combination(s)
Powerball took a page out of this past Wednesday’s drawing and took a break from the repeating Three-Number Combinations.
Given that both Lotto Texas and Powerball saw their most common Patterns, we’ll have to see if Wednesday will feature an encore from either one. After all, part of how the {3-2-1} and {2-1-1-1-1} Patterns became so common in their respective lotteries is due to Pattern streaks! Encores are the steppingstone.