And so, it ended.
After a five-month streak, Lotto Texas came down from its high September 25, 2019. How fitting that this happened in the first drawing of the season! As is protocol, the prize receded to $5 million.
On the other side of the spectrum, Powerball didn’t see anyone claim the grand prize. A visit from a very uncommon Pattern sent the jackpot climbing quietly for $50 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
Keeping with the established “Theme of Five”, it was a {3-2-1} five-peat that brought the Lotto Texas jackpot down to size. This Pattern made its 892nd appearance with 5, 9, 26, 38, 41, and 44.
The {3-2-1} Pattern has now played in 52.7% of the 1693 drawings and was last seen September 21, 2019.
Now with 125 appearances, the 2 1 3 Specific Order has played in 14% of the 892 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 7.38% of all 1693 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 1 3 Specific Order played August 31, 2019.
Four-Number Combination(s)
Knocking Lotto Texas back down to Earth was plenty enough. There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
The {4-1-1} Pattern made its 11th appearance with 37, 43, 44, 45, 53, and PB 25.
Given that there have been 415 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 2.65% of the time and was last seen June 22, 2019.
The [1-4-1] General Order, now with six appearances, has played in 54.5% of the 11 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 415 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 1.45% of the time. We last saw the [1-4-1] General Order February 20, 2019.
Now with two appearances, the 0 0 1 4 0 1 Specific Order has played in 33.3% of the six drawings where [1-4-1] was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 18.2% of the 11 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.48% of all 415 drawings. The 0 0 1 4 0 1 Specific Order made its first appearance in the August 17, 2016 drawing.
Three-Number Combination(s)
One repeating Three-Number Combination came with its own brand of mischief, mainly by having played twice before! That Combination was:
- 43, 45, PB 25 (Debuted June 23, 2018 and was last seen July 3, 2019)
So, it looks like there won’t be any crazy-large jackpots to end September. There’s still one drawing left, and Lotto Texas is still in the grip of a Pattern streak. It remains to be seen if the streak holds Saturday night. As for Powerball, a {4-1-1} encore isn’t likely, but stranger things have happened!