That’s 202 Million Points for “Joisey”

Nothing lasts forever. What goes up must come down. What do these clichés have to do with Mega Millions? Everything.

These fine clichés applied to Mega Millions this past Tuesday night. Thanks to a single player from New Jersey, the current cycle of a rising jackpot came to an end. In turn, the prize money up for grabs reset to $40 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The win of February 11^th, 2020 was made possible by the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. With winning number 4, 6, 32, 52, 64, and MB 6, this Pattern has now played 237 times.

Putting the kibosh on a rising jackpot. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 540 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now played 43.9% of the time.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 62 appearances, has played in 26.2% of the 237 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 540 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 11.5% of the time.

Prior to Tuesday night, both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order played February 7^th, 2020.

Now with 19 appearances, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 30.6% of the 62 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 8.02% of the 237 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.52% of all 540 drawings. The 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order was last seen November 19^th, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

To add to the insanity, there were two repeating Three-Number Combinations!

4, 6, 52 (Debuted July 28^th, 2017)
32, 52, MB 6 (Debuted March 5^th, 2019)

Repeating Three-Number Combination cluster! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Even though a massive jackpot has been won, there’s still the matter of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. Will it be cheeky enough to come back for an encore Friday night?

The Lottery Playbook

Pattern encores. Playbacks. Australia Plays. All these and more are part of The Lottery Playbook™. Lotto Texas, Powerball, and Mega Millions like to reference this book to keep things exciting. What happens then when no such major plays (or apparent ones) happen in a lottery drawing? Does that mean a quiet night?

Well, it depends. Quieter nights often occur when the playbook is thrown out. Sometimes, depending on the Pattern, it could be the start of something grander. One way to get started on that path is by sending the prizes upward. The aftermath of this past Saturday night was a $6.75 million prize for Lotto Texas and $70 million for Powerball.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern of February 8, 2020 was brought about by 3, 6, 9, 30, 33, and 47. This Pattern has now played 914 times.

The start of a future streak? Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1732 Lotto Texas drawings and this Pattern has now played 52.8% of the time. We last saw the {3-2-1} Pattern February 1, 2020.

Now with 165 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has played in 18.1% of the 914 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1732 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.53% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 3 2 1 Specific Order played New Year’s Day 2020.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There was a single repeating Four-Number Combination: 6, 9, 30, 47.

Mark “red” for 4-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination debuted December 3, 2008.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Saturday night also saw the 126^th appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 35, 49, 50, 59, 66, and PB 6.

More love for the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 27.8% of the 454 Powerball drawings and was last seen January 15, 2020.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 37 appearances, has played in 29.4% of the 126 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 454 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.15% of the time. We last saw the [1-2-2-1] General Order November 30, 2019.

Now with four appearances, the 0 0 1 2 2 1 Specific Order has played in 10.8% of the 37 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.17% of the 126 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.88% of all 454 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 0 0 1 2 2 1 Specific Order played April 21, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 49, 59, and 66.

The night wasn’t totally silent. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Combination debuted May 3, 2017.

The {3-2-1} Pattern and the {2-2-1-1} Pattern have been known to make more than a single appearance. Will either Pattern make an encore Wednesday night?

The Encore Killer

If you were looking to start the weekend with a {3-1-1-1} Pattern encore, then Mega Millions fell short of that. However, if you wanted a shot at a hefty jackpot next week, then Mega Millions pulled through! With no one able to match all six numbers, the jackpot crossed the $200 million threshold: $202 million, to be precise.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern of the February 7, 2020 drawing was 9, 14, 27, 36, 52, and MB 4. This Pattern has now played 236 times.

The foundation of a future Pattern streak? Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have been 539 Mega Millions drawings to date, and this Pattern has now played 43.8% of the time. We last saw the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern January 28, 2020.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 61 appearances, has played in 25.8% of the 236 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 539 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 11.3% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order played November 29, 2019.

Now with 11 appearances, the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 18% of the 61 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.66% of the 236 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.04% of all 539 drawings. The 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order was last seen in the September 24, 2019 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 14, 27, and 36.

This Combination debuted May 6, 2016.

Although the {3-1-1-1} Pattern encore wasn’t mean to be, is a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore in the cards for Tuesday’s drawing?

Wednesday Night Streak Smashers

It’s a fact of life in the lottery world that some Patterns don’t get as much play as others. Sometimes, when those uncommon Patterns play, they leave a big impact.

This past Wednesday night saw the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak come to an end in Powerball. Likewise, the {3-2-1} Pattern streak of Lotto Texas was over before it could even start. All that was left were jackpots that rose to $60 million and $6.5 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {5-1} Pattern of February 5, 2020 was brought about by 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, and 32. This Pattern has now played 61 times.

Enough to block a three-peat! Source: lotterytrend.com

There have been 1731 Lotto Texas drawings and this Pattern has appeared in 3.52% of them. Prior to Wednesday night, the {5-1} Pattern was last seen April 13, 2019.

Now with 17 appearances, the 1 5 0 Specific Order has played in 27.9% of the 61 drawings where {5-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1731 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 0.98% of the time. The 1 5 0 Specific Order was last seen in the January 2, 2019 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Lotto Texas thought an appearance of the {5-1} Pattern was momentous enough.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball’s Pattern Streak Smasher was the {3-1-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 23, 30, 35, 41, 57, and PB 2, this Pattern has now played 85 times.

No more {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak here. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern has now played in 18.8% of the 453 Powerball drawings and was last seen December 14, 2019.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 26 appearances, has played in 30.6% of the 85 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 453 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 5.74% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the [1-3-1-1] General Order played August 28, 2019.

Now with five appearances, the 0 1 3 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 19.2% of the 26 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.88% of the 85 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.10% of all 453 drawings. We last saw the 0 1 3 0 1 1 Specific Order in the December 2, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

As the dust settled, a single repeating Three-Number Combination was found:

23, 30, PB 2 (Debuted May 4, 2019)

A bonus Three-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Could either the {3-1-1-1} of Powerball or the {5-1} of Lotto Texas do the unbelievable and make an encore Saturday night?

Kicking Off with {3-1-1-1}

The days are getting longer and even though the groundhog didn’t see his shadow, winter is not giving up so easily. Other things that don’t give up are the Kansas City Chiefs and Mega Millions Patterns like {3-1-1-1}. It may not have the command presence of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern but when it plays, one best pay attention.

This {3-1-1-1} Pattern was the one that thwarted the players’ efforts this past Tuesday night. The side effect was a jackpot that climbed to $187 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The winning numbers for the February 4, 2020 drawing were 32, 48, 50, 51, 64, and MB 10, making this the 101^st appearance of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern.

Mega Millions’ start to February. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 18.8% of the 538 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen January 14, 2020.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 33 appearances, has played in 32.7% of the 101 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 538 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.13% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-3-1-1] General Order played November 19, 2019.

Now with four appearances, the 0 0 1 3 1 1 Specific Order has played in 12.1% of the 33 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.96% of the 101 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.71% of all 538 drawings. The 0 0 1 3 1 1 Specific Order was last seen in the September 28, 2018 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening, 32, 48, and MB 10, debuted April 24, 2018.

A single red block. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will someone claim the prize in Mega Millions Friday night, or will it be knocking on $200 million?

A Haven for Pattern Encores

It’s Super Bowl weekend and there’s money to be won! Buying squares on the job and placing bets is all well and good, but what if you want millions right away? That’s where Lotto Texas and Powerball come in, at least on Saturday nights. Oh, and they give the option of winning large in a short timeframe.

On February 1, 2020, the lotteries had two things in common: Pattern encores and rising jackpots. The prize rose to $6.25 million for Lotto Texas and $50 million for Powerball.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Fresh from this past Wednesday night, the {3-2-1} made an encore, this time with winning numbers 8, 14, 15, 27, 39, and 49. This Pattern has now played 913 times.

The groundwork for a future Pattern streak? Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1730 Lotto Texas drawing and this Pattern has played 52.8% of the time.

Now with 174 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 19.1% of the 913 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1730 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 10.1% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 3 1 2 Specific Order played October 23, 2019.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Four-Number Combination of the evening was 8, 14, 15, 27.

Buried in a Pattern encore! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination debuted April 11, 2007.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

To say that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made an encore is an understatement. Having now played five times in a row, the Pattern streak was solidified! With winning numbers 12, 33, 54, 57, 60, and PB 13, this Pattern has played 177 times.

And the Pattern streak continues! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has now played in 39.2% of the 452 Powerball drawings. Recall that this Pattern was last seen January 29, 2020.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 47 appearances, has played in 26.6% of the 177 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 10.4% of all 452 drawings.

Now with six appearances, the 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 12.7% of the 47 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. Once all 452 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has also played in 3.39% of the 177 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.33% of all 452 drawings.

Both the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order and the 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order were last seen in the January 22, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak continue in Powerball, and will the {3-2-1} Pattern get a streak going in Lotto Texas?

Windin’ ‘er Down

Mega Millions had the honor of signing off 2019 and it had the honor of bidding January farewell this past Friday night. Instead of a night filled with wild plays or even a Pattern encore, it was one of the quietest nights Mega Millions has had in a while. Maybe the pressure of leading into the kickoff of Super Bowl Weekend got to it?

Regardless of the lottery’s feelings on the matter, Friday night was proof that the quietest nights can lead to the biggest disappointments. At least, for all those seeking a quick escape hatch from the rat race. Naturally, the prize rose once again, stopping at $168 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The night of January 31, 2020 saw winning numbers 28, 31, 33, 57, 62, and MB 19. This marked the 148^th appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern.

A quiet lead-in to the weekend. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 27.6% of the 537 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen January 24, 2020.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 52 appearances, has played in 35.1% of the 148 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 537 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.68% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [1-2-2-1] General Order played January 7, 2020.

Now with eight appearances, the 0 1 2 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 15.4% of the 52 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.41% of the 148 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.49% of all 537 drawings. We last saw the 0 1 2 0 2 1 Specific Order in the December 27, 2019 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lack of repeating Three-Number Combinations was a key ingredient to a quiet night.

Mega Millions will be starting off February with a robust jackpot up for grabs. Will Tuesday’s drawing have those wild and crazy plays, or will it be another quiet night?