Mega Millions’ Streak-less Sendoff

A Pattern streak would’ve been an impactful way to end August. After all, this is the (unofficial) last weekend of summer. What better way to kick off the Labo(u)r Day weekend than a Pattern streak?

Mega Millions had other plans in the August 30th, 2019 drawing. Instead of a Pattern streak, or even an encore, it went with an uncommonly played Pattern. This had the effect of propelling the prize to $137 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 21st appearance with 3, 9, 11, 34, 39, and MB 10.

What’s common in one lottery isn’t always common in another. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has played in 4.26% of the 493 Mega Milliions drawings.

The [3-2-1] General Order, now with 11 appearances, has played in 52.4% of the 21 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 493 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 2.23% of the time.

Both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the [3-2-1] General Order were last seen in the July 26th, 2019 drawing.

Now with two appearances, the 3 0 2 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 18.2% of the 11 drawings where [3-2-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 9.52% of the 21 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.41% of all 493 drawings. We first saw the 3 0 2 0 0 1 Specific Order April 21st, 2017.

Three-Number Combination(s)

This uncommon Pattern was also accompanied by two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

Couldn’t have *just* an uncommon Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Autumn is right around the corner. That means pumpkin spice lattes and…Halloween. That Mega Millions prize is a robust size. Will it achieve a beastly size come September’s end or will it be mowed down?

The World According to Lotto Texas (and Powerball)

Lotto Texas dominated the lottery landscape August 28, 2019. The winless streak continued as the prize climbed to $18.25 million. What made this lottery stand out Wednesday night was that it had

  • An encore
  • A playback
  • A similar spread
  • A repeating Five-Number Combination
  • Seven repeating Four-Number Combinations

Seriously, it was like Lotto Texas had this checklist of “Awesome Ways to End the Month” and had a field day!

Powerball had its own brand of insanity. A Specific Order debut and a couple of  repeating Three-Number Combinations may seem like small potatoes, but that was enough to propel the grand prize to $70 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {4-1-1} Pattern made its 184th appearance with winning numbers 9, 21, 40, 42, 49, and 53.

The fuel to the Lotto Texas fire. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 10.9% of the 1685 Lotto Texas drawings.

Now with 64 appearances, the 1 1 4 Specific Order has played in 34.8% of the 184 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1685 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.80% of the time.

Both the {4-1-1} Pattern and the 1 1 4 Specific Order played August 24th, 2019.

Similar Spread(s)

Wednesday night’s numbers had a spread of 12:19:02:07:04. The winning numbers for May 20th, 2006 were 6, 18, 37, 44, 48, and 50 with a spread of 12:19:07:04:02. Note how similar they are. Even though the differences between numbers were the same, their orders were different!

Five-Number Combination

The repeating Five-Number Combination of the evening was 21, 40, 42, 49, and 53.

True blue Five-Number Combo. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination debuted in the August 30th, 2014 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Naturally, there were five repeating Four-Number Combinations nestled inside! This quintet debuted August 30th, 2014:

  • 21, 42, 49, 53
  • 40, 42, 49, 53
  • 21, 40, 49, 53
  • 21, 40, 42, 53
  • 21, 40, 42, 49

There were two more repeating Four-Number Combinations:

  • 9, 21, 49, 53 (Debuted October 9th, 2013)
  • 9, 42, 49, 53 (Debuted June 9th, 2007)
Blue and red all over! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 9, 32, 37, 41, 56, and PB 14, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 83rd appearance.

A quieter Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 20.4% of the 407 Powerball drawings and was last seen August 17th, 2019.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 25 appearances, has played in 30.1% of the 83 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 407 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.14% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the [1-3-1-1] General Order played July 3rd, 2019.

With its first-ever appearance, the 1 0 3 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 4% of the 25 drawings where [1-3-1-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 1.20% of the 83 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.25% of all 407 drawings.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combinations were

A red duet. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Lotto Texas and Powerball will have the joint honor of playing the last day of August. Will the lead-up to September be just as wild as Wednesday, or will the month end on a quieter note?

Four X 3 (Number Combination)

In an amazing twist of events, Mega Millions was host to a special repeating Three-Number Combination. So special, in fact, that it played four (yes, four) times! First things first, though: We need to discuss the actual August 27th, 2019 drawing. Tuesday night didn’t produce an Australia Play encore this time. However, there was a rising jackpot. No grand prize winner meant a prize that climbed to $113 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 219th appearance with winning numbers 8, 12, 23, 39, 43, and MB 6.

Something else bubbling up in Mega Millions. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has played in 44.5% of the 492 Mega Millions drawings.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 58 appearances, has played in 26.5% of the 219 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 11.8% of all 492 drawings.

Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order played August 20th, 2019.

Now with nine appearances, the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 15.5% of the 58 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.13% of the 219 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 492 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.83% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order played July 23rd, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination, 8, 43, and MB 6 has played three times before! Those dates were

A golden occurrence! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

The last August Mega Millions drawing will be held this Friday. We’ve passed the window for a Pattern streak to end the month, but could a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore be in the works?

The Circle of Rising Jackpots

Lottery jackpots have their own cycle. They rise, get claimed, then reset, and the cycle repeats ad infinitum. This summer has seen one lottery’s jackpot get claimed twice and another that has kept rising full steam ahead. Surprisingly, it has been Powerball with the claimed prizes, and Lotto Texas flirting with unleashing a beast!

That trend continued August 24, 2019. Now, $18 million doesn’t seem that much compared to either Mega Millions or Powerball (both reset at $40 million) but (a) this is the largest that Lotto Texas has been in a while and (b) you wouldn’t really turn down that money if you won it (be honest!). Powerball’s jackpot rose graciously to $60 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {4-1-1} Pattern made its 183rd appearance with 11, 31, 42, 48, 50, and 52.

Making the Lotto Texas prize rise ever more. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has played in 10.9% of the 1684 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen July 27, 2019.

Now with 63 appearances, the 1 1 4 Specific Order has played in 34.4% of the 183 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1684 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.74% of the time. We last saw the 1 1 4 Specific Order July 20, 2019.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Accompanying the {4-1-1} Pattern were two repeating Four-Number Combinations:

  • 11, 31, 50, 52 (Debuted August 18, 2010)
  • 31, 42, 48, 52 (Debuted October 8, 2008)
Can’t do it without repeating Four-Number Combinations, right? Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern dominated the week in Powerball. Fresh from its appearance this past Wednesday, the 113th appearance was thanks to winning numbers 5, 12, 20, 21, 47, and PB 1.

“More!” said the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 27.8% of the 406 Powerball drawings.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 45 appearances, has played in 39.8% of the 113 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 406 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 11.1% of the time.

Now with nine appearances, the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 20% of the 45 drawings where [2-2-1-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 7.96% of the 113 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.22% of all 406 drawings.

Prior to Saturday night, both the [2-2-1-1] General Order and the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order played June 26, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination, 12, 20, and 21, has played twice before!

Blue is reserved for “top” repeaters. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Combination debuted in the November 8th, 2017 drawing and was last seen January 26, 2019.

August is winding down. That means full-on school mode and hopefully cooler temperatures on the horizon. Will Lotto Texas and Powerball follow suit with a cool down, or will the jackpot rise continue?

August-Flavored Australia Play

August is almost over and it has been anything but boring for Mega Millions. As the schools opened their doors once again, things continued to get wild in the lottery world. There was a shakeup for Mega Millions in the August 23, 2019 drawing and the prize leapt up to $103 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 11, 15, 37, 54, 68, and MB 21, the {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and 1 1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order made their 15th appearance.

Oi! We’ve got an Australia Play here. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

The Australia Play has taken place in 3.05% of the 491 Mega Millions drawings. Prior to Friday night, it was last seen in the July 12, 2019 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Tucked away in the pouch was repeating Three-Number Combination 11, 37, and 68.

The lone repeater. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination debuted October 14, 2014.

Although this was a short post, Friday night packed a lot of punch! Will the last week of August be a blowout for Mega Millions, or will it take time to chill out?

August Sweeps

August isn’t so boring after all. For Lotto Texas especially, it’s been one hell of a ride! Nothing could bring it down and the aftermath was a jackpot that leapt upwards to $17.25 million.

Now, Lotto Texas wasn’t the only one wild and out August 21, 2019. Powerball gained the courage to do something quite daring. This risk paid off for it, as players failed to pick all six winning numbers. The prize climbed to $50 million as a result.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 885th appearance with winning numbers 18, 28, 29, 36, 48, and 52.

Things are about to get wild. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has played in 52.6% of the 1683 Lotto Texas drawings.

Now with 133 appearances, the 1 3 2 Specific Order has played in roughly 15% of the 885 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1683 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 7.90% of the time.

Both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 1 3 2 Specific Order were last seen in the August 10, 2019 drawing.

Similar Spread(s)

A playback wasn’t all Lotto Texas had in its arsenal. It had not one but two similar spreads! That’s two times where the differences in numbers were the same but the orders were different. The spread for Wednesday night’s numbers was 10:01:07:12:04. Let’s see when the others were.

The first spread happened November 26, 2014. The winning numbers were 14, 21, 31, 35, 36, and 48 and the spread was 07:10:04:01:12.

The second spread happened in the September 8, 2018 drawing. The winning numbers were 14, 21, 33, 43, 47, and 48 and the spread was 07:12:10:04:01.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Lotto Texas couldn’t resist the pull of the lone repeating Four-Number Combination 18, 36, 48, and 52!

Not coming off the number high! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination debuted August 10, 2019.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 12, 21, 22, 29, 32, and PB 21, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 112th appearance.

A hidden link with Lotto Texas. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 405 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 27.7% of the time and was last seen August 10, 2019.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 34 appearances, has played in 30.4% of the 112 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 8.40% of all 405 drawings and was last seen July 24, 2019.

Now with six appearances, the 1 2 2 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 17.6% of the 34 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.36% of the 112 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 405 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.48% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 2 2 0 0 1 Specific Order played April 7, 2018.

Similar Spread(s)

For the first time in Lottery Binge’s history, there was a similar spread in Powerball! Wednesday’s spread was 09:01:07:03. This was similar to the spread seen in the August 23, 2017 drawing. The winning numbers were 6, 7, 16, 23, 26, and PB 4 and the spread was 01:09:07:03.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Powerball got in the groove of things with two repeating Three-Number Combinations!

Same row, different fates. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Looks like neither Lotto Texas nor Powerball could wait until the weekend to unleash the fireworks! Speaking of, will this level of madness show up again Saturday night, or will they take a breather?

{2-1-1-1-1} Pattern: Take 3 (Also known as Tuesday)

An interesting phenomenon has taken place this August. No, we’re not talking about the Perseid Meteor Showers. This phenomenon is only noticeable when the hood is popped open.

The August 20, 2019 Mega Millions drawing played host to an unusual “three-peat”. This term is normally reserved for whenever a Pattern plays three times in a row. So far this month, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has played every Tuesday! What moved it to claim Tuesdays in August is anyone’s guess. All we know is that the prize rose once more to $90 million.

General Lottery Analysis

Winning numbers 8, 14, 25, 51, 63, and MB 4 made the 218th appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern possible.

This Pattern has now played in 44.5% of the 490 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen August 13, 2019.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 57 appearances, has played in 26.1% of the 218 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 490 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 11.6% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order played July 23, 2019.

Now with 10 appearances, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 17.5% of the 57 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.59% of the 218 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.04% of all 490 drawings. We last saw the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order March 26, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Bundled in this “three-peat” were two repeating Three-Number Combinations, both debuting within three months of each other!

  • 25, 51, MB 4 (Debuted December 25, 2015. Merry Christmas, indeed.)
  • 8, 51, MB 4 (Debuted September 25, 2015)
Don’t leave home without ’em! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will a “true” Pattern streak for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern develop as August starts to enter its home stretch?

The Lottery Flip-Flop

We have a sleeper on our hands.

Lotto Texas, the “classiest” of the lotteries covered on Lottery Binge, has tended to its jackpot and watched it grow! After handing the players yet another thrashing, the prize climbed to $16.5 million. This has been a thing for Lotto Texas since before the summer season started. Slow and steady, indeed!

There was another side to the tale of August 17, 2019. Powerball, certainly no stranger to crazy-large jackpots, appears to have put them to the side. Now, they’ve been growing to healthy size, but they’ve been claimed before reaching the $200 million mark.  Long Island produced the sole winner of the $149 million up for grabs. Naturally, the prize reset itself to $40 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Lotto Texas took a trip Down Under with winning numbers 14, 18, 21, 23, 40 and 44.

Enjoying its time as the “wild” one for a change. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order made their 233rd appearance. Given that there have been 1682 Lotto Texas drawings, the Australia Play has occurred roughly 13.9% of the time. An Australia Play was last seen June 5, 2019.

Four-Number Combination(s)

What’s an Australia Play without a repeating Four-Number Combination, right? Lone repeater 18, 23, 40, and 44, made its debut in the April 3, 2013 drawing.

At the top and decked in red. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 18, 21, 24, 30, 60, and PB 20, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 82nd appearance.

Making New Yorkers rich. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 20.3% of the 404 Powerball drawings and was last seen July 3, 2019.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order, now with 25 appearances, has played in 30.5% of the 82 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 404 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.19% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the [3-1-1-1] General Order played June 15, 2019.

Now with two appearances, the 0 3 1 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 8% of the 25 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.44% of the 82 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in roughly 0.5% of all 404 drawings. The 0 3 1 0 1 1 Specific Order was first seen in the November 3, 2018 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations Saturday night.

Powerball will continue its break from crazy-large jackpots, so any shenanigans there are out of the question. But we still have Lotto Texas to contend with. How high will its jackpot get? Will it climb once again come Wednesday or will it be claimed?

Smacked with the Mega Millions Stick

Bummed out that summer is (just about) over?

Have dreams of sitting on the beach whenever and wherever, and reducing encounters with idiot drivers at rush hour?

Here comes Mega Millions, a key member of the Lottery Trio*! With $70 million up for grabs in the August 16, 2019 drawing, the winnings would make anyone set for life.

Except, Mega Millions didn’t want to be caught Friday night. Players far and wide tasted defeat once more and the prize rose to $79 million.

*Lotto Texas and Powerball are the other two

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 4, 14, 24, 26, 46, and MB 14, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 137th appearance.

That’s a “No” on a Pattern encore. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has played in roughly 28% of the 489 drawings and was last seen August 9, 2019.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 44 appearances, has played in 32.1% of the 137 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 489 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played roughly 9% of the time.

Now with five appearances, the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 11.4% of the 44 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.65% of the 137 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.02% of all 489 drawings.

Prior to Friday night, both the [2-2-1-1] General Order and the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order were seen June 18, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination, 4, 24, and 46, debuted October 12, 2018.

Keeping momentum going with a loner Combination. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern make an encore in Tuesday night’s drawing, or will Mega Millions begin to succumb to the summer wind down?

Números Calientes (Hot Numbers)

If August 14, 2019 was anything to go by, it may be a while yet before either Lotto Texas or Powerball cool down! Wednesday night saw them join forces and keep their respective prizes away from all who sought them. Lotto Texas continued its adventure in madness as the prize rose to $16 million. Powerball kept it classy (for now) as its prize rose to $149 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {4-2} Pattern made its 182nd appearance with 22, 23, 29, 36, 39, and 49.

There’s madness in these numbers! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has played in 10.8% of the 1681 Lotto Texas drawings.

The 0 4 2 Specific Order, now with 35 appearances, has played in 19.2% of the 182 drawings where {4-2} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1681 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.08% of the time.

The {4-2} Pattern and 0 4 2 Specific Order got together for a little bit of playback action! They were last seen together in the July 31, 2019 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The playback wasn’t all that Lotto Texas had in its arsenal. There were also two repeating Four-Number Combinations!

The playback couldn’t have done it alone. Source: lotterytrend.com

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 10, 13, 30, 51, 69, and PB 10, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 151st appearance.

Stay classy, Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 37.5% of the 403 Powerball drawings and was last seen August 7, 2019.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 43 appearances, has played in 28.5% of the 151 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 403 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.7% of the time. We last saw the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order July 10, 2019.

Now with eight appearances, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 18.6% of the 43 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.30% of the 151 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.99% of all 403 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order played June 8, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations this time.

As summer vacation winds down, will Lotto Texas and Powerball follow suit, or will they continue to crank up the heat?