The End-of-April Encore Doubleheader

In yesterday’s blog post, we analyzed the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore in Mega Millions, and the resulting aftermath. Apparently, the urge to end the month with an encore, and with the most commonly seen Pattern no less, was contagious! Not only did Lotto Texas and Powerball end April with Pattern encores, one such encore was a three-peat! With no grand prize winners to be had, the jackpot for Lotto Texas rose to $13.75 million. Powerball, now used to its “slimmer” state, saw its jackpot rise to $51 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern three-peat of April 29, 2020 was brought about by 18, 25, 30, 36, 39 and 40. This Pattern has now played 928 times.

A three-peat to end the month! Source: lotterytrend.com

There have now been 1755 Lotto Texas drawings and this Pattern has now played 52.9% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the {3-2-1} Pattern played April 25, 2020.

Now with 137 appearances, the 1 3 2 Specific Order has played in 14.8% of the 928 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1755 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 7.81% of the time. The 1 3 2 Specific Order was last seen December 18, 2019.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Four-Number Combination 18, 25, 39 and 40, debuted May 6, 2006.

Making time for a repeating Four-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 2, 20, 49, 61, 67 and PB 20, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made an encore and its 184th appearance.

Another Pattern encore on the horizon! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 477 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played in 38.6% of them and was last seen April 25, 2020.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 49 appearances, has played in 26.6% of the 184 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 477 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.3% of the time. We last saw the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order March 21, 2020.

Now with 10 appearances, the 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 20.4% of the 49 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.43% of the 184 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.10% of all 477 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order played September 12, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were three repeating Three-Number Combinations:

Triple repeating Combination threat! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

As May approaches, will the {3-2-1} Pattern streak hold for Lotto Texas, and will Powerball’s {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern see a three-peat?

An Encore Worth 200 Million Cheers

Can you believe that we’re nearly one-third of the way into 2020? As wild as the year has been so far, it made sense that Mega Millions decided to end April in a powerful, yet low-key way. This past Tuesday hosted the final Mega Millions drawing for the month. This lottery bid farewell with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore and a jackpot that climbed to an even $200 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore of April 28, 2020 was made possible by winning numbers 13, 19, 53, 54, 63 and MB 17. This Pattern has now played 246 times.

An encore to end April! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 562 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.8% of the time. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen April 24, 2020.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 71 appearances, has played in 28.9% of the 246 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 562 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 12.6% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order played April 7, 2020.

Now with 10 appearances, the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 14.1% of the 71 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.07% of the 246 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.78% of all 562 drawings. We last saw the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order March 10, 2020.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination 13, 53 and 63, debuted December 6, 2016.

A Combination from “long ago”. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will Mega Millions lead into May with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat?

Pushing Ever Upward

Lotteries are resilient beasts. Little if anything can stop them and their jackpots grow wherever there’s an open space. Only having at least one player choose all six winning numbers acts as a wall to uncontrollable growth.

April 25, 2020 was a testament to that resilient nature. With no grand prize winners, the jackpots naturally continued their climb. Lotto Texas, ever dignified, rose to $13.25 million. Meanwhile, Powerball rose to $43 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 14, 19, 22, 38, 39 and 54, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 927th appearance.

A showing from the most common Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.9% of the 1754 Lotto Texas drawings.

Now with 162 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.5% of the 927 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1754 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.24% of the time.

Prior to Saturday night, both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 1 2 3 Specific Order played April 18, 2020. Indeed, ‘twas a playback that made the Lotto Texas jackpot growth possible!

Four-Number Combination(s)

Lotto Texas didn’t feel the need to push out repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 183rd appearance with winning numbers 1, 3, 21, 47, 57 and PB 18.

Another common Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 476 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 38.4% of the time. We last saw the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern in the March 28, 2020 drawing.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 50 appearances, has played in 27.3% of the 183 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 476 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.5% of the time. The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order was last seen January 29, 2020.

Now with 10 appearances, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 20% of the 50 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.46% of the 183 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.10% of all 476 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order played July 10, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination, 1, 3 and 57, debuted December 31, 2016.

Livening the night with a repeating Three-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Both Lotto Texas and Powerball saw their most commonly played Patterns: {3-2-1} and {2-1-1-1-1}, respectively. Will either Pattern make an encore to end the month?

Throwing Three-Peats to the Wind

After a busy first half of April, Mega Millions showed signs of slowing down in the second half. The April 24, 2020 drawing continued that trajectory. The {2-2-1-1} Pattern, having seen two consecutive appearances, looked poised to make a three-peat. Instead, another Pattern made the rounds, and the jackpot ballooned to $186 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 1, 27, 32, 60, 67 and MB 18, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 245th appearance.

Blocking a three-peat. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 561 Mega Millions drawings and this Pattern has played 43.7% of the time. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen April 7, 2020.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 57 appearances, has played in 23.3% of the 245 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 561 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.2% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order played April 3,2020.

Now with 12 appearances, the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 21.1% of the 57 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.90% of the 245 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.14% of all 561 drawings. We last saw the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order September 13, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern didn’t produce any repeating Three-Number Combinations Friday night.

The last Mega Millions drawing of the month is coming up on Tuesday. Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore?

All Roads Lead to Rising Jackpots

Both Lotto Texas and Powerball saw their jackpots rise to $12.75 million and $37 million, respectively. However, the path each lottery took Wednesday night was fraught with its own perils, er, surprises. One surprise was an Australia Play, the other a Pattern encore.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The April 22, 2020 Lotto Texas drawing had 9, 17, 19, 30, 44 and 50 as the winning numbers. This marked the 238th appearance for both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order. Around these parts, that’s called an Australia Play.

Hopping into an Australia Play! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1753 Lotto Texas drawings, 13.6% of them have been Australia Plays; the last time we saw one was March 14, 2020.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations Wednesday night.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

There was in fact, a double encore in Powerball! First was the {3-1-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 1, 33, 35, 40, 69, and PB 24. This Pattern has now played 92 times.

An encore from an unexpected place! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Given that there have now been 475 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 19.4% of the time.

The other encore was the [1-3-1-1] General Order. Now with 32 appearances, this General Order has played in 34.8% of the 92 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 475 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.74% of the time.

Both the {3-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-3-1-1] General Order were last seen April 18, 2020.

Now with five appearances, the 1 0 3 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 15.625% of the 32 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.43% of the 92 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.05% of all 475 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 0 3 0 1 1 Specific Order played June 12, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Two repeating Three-Number Combinations were unearthed on the Powerball path:

A duo decked in red. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

As April is nearing its end, we’ll need to keep an eye out for Pattern encores. Take the {3-1-1-1} Pattern in Powerball, for example. After its encore, is a three-peat in the cards Saturday night? Will we also see an Australia Play encore in Lotto Texas?

The Short, Sweet Pattern Repeat

Don’t rock the boat! Stay the course! Don’t change racehorses midway! In other words, don’t mess with the status quo. In the April 21, 2020 Mega Millions drawing, the “status quo” was the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. That and a lack of grand prize winners. The jackpot rose to $174 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 155th appearance with winning numbers 13, 15, 24, 67, 70 and MB 17.

Sticking with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 27.7% of the 560 Mega Millions drawings.

There was, in fact, another encore Tuesday night: the [1-2-2-1] General Order! With its 55th appearance, this General Order has played in 35.5% of the 155 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 560 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.82% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-2-1] General Order were last seen April 17, 2020.

Now with seven appearances, the 1 2 0 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 12.7% of the 55 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.52% of the 155 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.25% of all 560 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 1 2 0 0 2 1 Specific Order played September 3, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

No repeating Three-Number Combinations were produced.

Will Mega Millions stick with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern Friday night?

Pent-Up Lottery Energy

For some people, being made to stay home has been an opportunity to catch up on books they’ve been meaning to read, shows and movies they’ve been meaning to watch, and not worry too much about appearance. But, even the most “homebodiest” of homebodies doesn’t want to stay at home for too long. The longer you’re homebound, the more pent-up energy and without a proper outlet, the results can be explosive.

Thankfully, Lotto Texas and Powerball found a release valve! The night of April 18, 2020 was a night of repeating Combinations doubles and a surge in the jackpots. Well, more like a steady growth. The prize rose to $12.25 million in Lotto Texas and $29 million in Powerball.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 4, 19, 35, 42, 47 and 54, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 926th appearance.

These numbers have more beneath the surface. Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1752 Lotto Texas drawings and this Pattern has played 52.9% of the time. The {3-2-1} Pattern was last seen April 11, 2020.

Now with 161 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.4% of the 926 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1752 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.19% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 2 3 Specific Order played March 25, 2020.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Four-Number Combinations of the evening were

  • 4, 42, 47, 54 (Debuted December 9, 2000)
  • 4, 19, 35, 47 (Debuted September 18, 2002 and previously played August 22, 2007)
Red for double, blue for triple. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 91st appearance with winning numbers 4, 44, 46, 56, 63 and PB 19.

A nice showing of the number “4”. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 19.2% of the 474 Powerball drawings.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 31 appearances, has played in 34.1% of the 91 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 474 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.54% of the time.

Both the {3-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-3-1-1] General Order played April 11, 2020.

Now with two appearances, the 1 0 0 3 1 1 Specific Order has played in 6.45% of the 31 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.20% of the 91 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.42% of all 474 drawings. The 1 0 0 3 1 1 Specific Order made its first appearance February 12, 2020.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

  • 44, 63, PB 19 (Debuted March 30, 2016)
  • 4, 56, 63 (Debuted October 28, 2015)
Combination repeats are healthy. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There are only a couple of weeks left until we get to May. Will either the {3-2-1} or {3-1-1-1} Patterns try to establish a Pattern streak in that time?

The Ol’ {2-2-1-1} Pattern Back n’ Forth

It’s the very nature of lotteries to have their Patterns take turns with one another. Otherwise, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak would never end! What happens when a Pattern plays, then disappears for a drawing, then shows up again? Other than missed opportunity for a Pattern three-peat, of course.

Mega Millions answered that question this past Friday night with its {2-2-1-1} Pattern. In addition to this Pattern’s back and forth action, there were no grand prize winners. As a result, the jackpot rose to $164 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern of April 17, 2020 was brought to you by winning numbers 13, 35, 39, 46, 55 and MB 14. This Pattern has now played 154 times.

This Pattern was seen at the end of the previous week. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 559 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now played 27.5% of the time. We last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern April 10, 2020.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 54 appearances, has played in 35.1% of the 154 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 559 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.66% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [1-2-2-1] General Order played March 6, 2020.

Now with six appearances, the 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 11.1% of the 54 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.90% of the 154 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.07% of all 559 drawings. The 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order was last seen in the April 16, 2019 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination 13, 35 and 55 debuted April 4, 2017.

Three years is a long time in the lottery world! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

Will next week see more back-and-forth action from the {2-2-1-1} Pattern?

A Not-so-Taxing Wednesday

April 15 is traditionally Tax Day in the U.S. All those who haven’t filed their taxes yet can breathe a sigh of relief, as this year’s Tax Day is July 15.

With one lottery embracing a payback and both lotteries forming an attachment to this past January, the night was anything but quiet! No grand prize winners meant rising jackpots. Lotto Texas climbed to $12 million and Powerball crossed over to $24 million. Can you believe the Lotto Texas jackpot is now worth half that of Powerball’s?

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 20, 21, 27, 44, 47 and 49, the {3-3} Pattern made its 138th appearance.

Shades of the recent past within. Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1751 Lotto Texas drawings and this Pattern has played 7.88% of the time.

Now with 45 appearances, the 0 3 3 Specific Order has played in 32.6% of the 138 drawings where {3-3} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1751 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.57% of the time.

Both the {3-3} Pattern and the 0 3 3 Specific Order played January 25, 2020.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Four-Number Combination 20, 21, 27 and 44 debuted January 4, 2020.

Two times in one year! Source: lotterytrend.com.

As you can see, Lotto Texas was truly one with the January! Let’s see how Powerball fared.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 29th appearance with winning numbers 10, 12, 33, 36, 41 and PB 2.

Mostly pining for January. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 6.13% of the 473 Powerball drawings and was last seen January 8, 2020.

The [2-3-1] General Order, now with 14 appearances, has played in 48.3% of the 29 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 473 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 2.96% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the [2-3-1] General Order played January 1, 2020.

Now with two appearances, the 2 0 3 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 14.3% of the 14 drawings where the General Order was [2-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.90% of the 29 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.42% of all 473 drawings. The 2 0 3 0 0 1 Specific Order made its first appearance in the December 5, 2018 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Wednesday night saw no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Will Saturday night see more playbacks and/or a full embrace of previous months?

Mega Millions’ Nostalgia Pangs

Two months—that’s roughly sixty days. That may not sound like a long time, but that’s long enough for big changes to occur. Sometimes, the changes are so sudden that we want to ease into that brave new world or reminisce about the “good ol’ days”. Normally, said days are from a past long gone, but recent events have many of us pining for life as it was back in February.

The April 14, 2020 Mega Millions drawing was a retrospective of Februarys past. That trip down memory lane spawned a repeating Three-Number Combination and a jackpot that bumped up to $159 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 29, 47, 65, 69, 70 and MB 7, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 105th appearance.

Two months can be a long time. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 18.8% of the 558 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen February 28, 2020.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 31 appearances, has played in 29.5% of the 105 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 5.56% of all 558 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-3-1] General Order played February 14, 2020.

Now with six appearances, the 0 0 1 1 3 1 Specific Order has played in 19.4% of the 31 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.71% of the 105 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 558 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.08% of the time. The 0 0 1 1 3 1 Specific Order was last seen April 2, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination 65, 70 and MB 7 debuted October 19, 2018.

The flare of a repeating Three-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will Mega Millions reminisce about February again Friday night?