This past Saturday marked the Winter Solstice in our part of the world. Not cold enough for a parka (very rarely does it ever get that cold in Houston) but cold enough for a jacket, hot cocoa, and of course, playing the lottery!
Lotto Texas and Powerball had the honor of showing up for Solstice this year. They must have read each other’s minds because both of them saw encores for their most common Patterns! That, and said encores boosted their respective lottery’s jackpot to $14.25 million and $183 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The {3-2-1} Pattern encore of December 21, 2019 was thanks to winning numbers 7, 21, 24, 37, 44, and 45. This Pattern has now played 909 times.
Of the 1718 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played in 52.9% of them and was last seen December 18, 2019.
Now with 158 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.4% of the 909 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1718 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.20% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 2 3 Specific Order played November 13, 2019.
Four-Number Combination(s)
Accompanying the Pattern encore were two repeating Four-Number Combinations:
- 7, 21, 44, 45 (Debuted May 19, 2010)
- 21, 24, 37, 44 (Debuted March 12, 2016)
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern also decided to make an encore appearance Saturday night! With winning numbers 19, 31, 35, 50, 67, and PB 14, this Pattern made its 170th appearance.
This Pattern has now played in 38.6% of the 440 Powerball drawings.
The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, now with 46 appearances, has played in 27.1% of the 170 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 440 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.5% of the time.
It just so happened that the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order also made an encore. Both it and the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern were last seen in the December 18, 2019 drawing.
Now with 10 appearances, the 0 1 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 21.7% of the 46 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.88% of the 170 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.27% of all 440 drawings. The 0 1 2 1 1 1 Specific Order was last seen December 11, 2019.
Three-Number Combination(s)
The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore was a solo act.
Will either the {3-2-1} Pattern or the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern go for a three-peat Christmas night?