Quick! What comes to mind when you see December 18th, other than “There’s only one week until Christmas”? Hopefully you’ve at least started your Christmas prep by now! If you haven’t, well, best get to it.
While (some of) you were tempting fate, Lotto Texas and Powerball prepared by boosting their jackpots to $13.5 million and $171 million, respectively. This past Wednesday was almost exactly like December 11th, save for the numbers that played of course. One of these lotteries saw a playback, while the other came close. Which one saw what?
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The December 18th, 2019 Lotto Texas drawing brought forth winning numbers 13, 23, 31, 35, 50, and 54. This marked the 908th appearance of the {3-2-1} Pattern.
Of the 1717 drawings, this Pattern has played 52.9% of the time.
Now with 136 appearances, the 1 3 2 Specific Order has played in 15% of the 908 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1717 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 7.92% of the time.
Our dear Lotto Texas hosted the playback! Both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 1 3 2 Specific Order played December 11th, 2019.
Four-Number Combination(s)
The repeating Four-Number Combination of the evening was 13, 23, 35, and 50.
This Combination debuted in the December 13th, 2008 drawing.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
Powerball saw the 169th appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 14, 18, 26, 39, 68, and PB 9.
There have been 439 Powerball drawings to date, and this Pattern has played in 38.5% of them.
The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, now with 45 appearances, has played in 26.6% of the 169 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 439 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.3% of the time.
Prior to Wednesday night, both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order also played December 11th, 2019!
The Specific Order was where Lotto Texas and Powerball parted ways. With eight appearances, the 1 2 1 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 17.8% of the 45 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.73% of the 169 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 439 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.82% of the time. We last saw the 1 2 1 0 1 1 Specific Order in the May 4th, 2019 drawing.
Three-Number Combination(s)
There were two repeating Three-Number Combinations:
- 14, 18, PB 9 (Debuted December 2nd, 2015)
- 18, 26, 39 (Debuted December 14th, 2016)
To think that Lotto Texas and Powerball will have the honor of playing Christmas Day! Both lotteries saw their most common Patterns: {3-2-1} and {2-1-1-1-1}, respectively. Will either of these Patterns try to form a streak for Christmas?