Month: April 2020

Saturday Night Retreat

Stressful times call for stress relievers. Once upon a time, people went out on Saturday nights. Malls, arcades, movie theaters, and restaurants were filled with individuals of all ages and from all walks of life looking to get out of the house and forget about their troubles for a few hours. What with all these places closed, and restaurants open only for delivery or carryout, destressing involves staying home and getting creative.

Lotto Texas and Powerball followed suit April 11, 2020. After a wild Wednesday, the lotteries opted to stay home and chill. There was only enough energy for a {3-2-1} Pattern three-peat and a jackpot rise to $11.5 million in Lotto Texas. Meanwhile, Powerball got *this* close to a playback, though its jackpot did inch up to $22 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern three-peat was made possible by winning numbers 4, 5, 16, 24, 27 and 40. This Pattern has now played 925 times.

A Pattern streak in the future? Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1750 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 52.9% of the time. Recall that the {3-2-1} Pattern was last seen April 8, 2020.

Now with 168 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has played in 18.2% of the 925 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1750 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.6% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 3 2 1 Specific Order played February 29, 2020.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations Wednesday night.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 22, 29, 30, 42, 47 and PB 17, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 90th appearance.

This Pattern has now played in 19.1% of the 472 Powerball drawings.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 30 appearances, has played in 33.3% of the 90 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 472 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.36% of the time.

Both the {3-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-3-1-1] General Order were last seen April 4, 2020.

Now with five appearances, the 0 1 3 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 16.7% of the 30 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.56% of the 90 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 472 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.06% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 0 1 3 1 0 1 Specific Order played February 15, 2020.

Three-Number Combination(s)

No repeating Three-Number Combinations were to be found.

Will the {3-2-1} Pattern get a Pattern streak going and will Powerball continue to adjust to smaller jackpot rises?

Friday Night Substitution

When you hear “substitute” or “substitution”, what comes to mind? We’ve all had substitute teachers or had to make do with a different brand of peanut butter if the one we wanted was unavailable. A substitute isn’t inherently superior or inferior; it’s just something different.

If you played Mega Millions this past Friday (or not), then you should know that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak was terminated. In fact, you could say a repeating Four-Number Combination and the resulting madness was a substitute for whatever the Pattern five-peat would have brought. Regardless of your feelings towards repeating Four-Number Combinations in Mega Millions, it’s highly doubtful you’d turn your nose up at a jackpot that jumped to $145 million!

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern of April 10, 2020,  made its 153rd appearance with winning numbers 2, 11, 21, 57, 60, and MB 13.

This Pattern has now played in 27.5% of the 557 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen March 24, 2020.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 50 appearances, has played in 32.7% of the 153 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 557 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.98% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [2-1-2-1] General Order played February 28, 2020.

Now with seven appearances, the 2 1 0 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 14% of the 50 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.58% of the 153 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.26% of all 557 drawings. The 2 1 0 0 2 1 Specific Order was last seen May 31, 2019.

Four-Number Combination

The repeating Four-Number Combination 2, 21, 60, and MB 13 made its debut in the April 22, 2016 drawing.

Repeating Four-Number Combinations are *not* common for this lottery! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Three-Number Combinations

When dealing with a repeating Four-Number Combination in Mega Millions, you’ll also be dealing with an entourage of four repeating Three-Number Combinations:

  • 21, 60, MB 13
  • 2, 60, MB 13
  • 2, 21, MB 13
  • 2, 21, 60

All these Combinations debuted in the earlier-mentioned April 22, 2016 drawing.

There was one more, unrelated, repeating Three-Number Combination: 2, 11, 60, and this Combination debuted July 7, 2017.

Blue and red are the colors of Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will Tuesday night see a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore or another repeating Four-Number Combination?

Twice as Strong, Half as High

Something odd happened the night of April 8, 2020. Thanks to an encore from the {3-2-1} Pattern and a little extra help from the similar spread, the Lotto Texas jackpot rose to $11 million. That’s more than half that of Powerball’s! No, that wasn’t a typo.

An intrepid player from New Jersey picked all six numbers and won the $193 million prize. Naturally, the jackpot reset itself. The floor of Powerball jackpots was once $40 million, but after this past Wednesday night, the new reset point became $20 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern encore was thanks to winning numbers 8, 18, 25, 33, 35, and 39. This Pattern has now played 924 times.

The month of the {3-2-1} Pattern? Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1749 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 52.8% of the time. Recall that this Pattern was last seen April 4, 2020.

Now with 153 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.6% of the 924 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1749 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 8.75% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 3 1 Specific Order played March 18, 2020.

Similar Spread

Wednesday night’s numbers saw a spread of 10:07:08:02:04. This is similar to the spread seen March 2, 2016. That night, the winning numbers were 20, 27, 35, 37, 41 and 51; their spread was 07:08:02:04:10. Although the differences between numbers on both nights were the same, their orders were different.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations Wednesday night.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 2, 37, 39, 48, 54, and PB 5, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 133rd appearance.

The Pattern that played was no joke. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 28.2% of the 471 Powerball drawings and was last seen April 1, 2020.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 40 appearances, has played in 30.1% of the 133 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 471 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.49% of the time. The [1-2-2-1] General Order was last seen March 14, 2020.

Now with two appearances, the 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 5% of the 40 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.50% of the 133 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.42% of all 471 drawings. The 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order made its first appearance June 22, 2016.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combinations of the evening were

All the other Combos are sandwiched in between the repeaters! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will Lotto Texas see a {3-2-1} Pattern three-peat Saturday night?

The Mega Millions Spring Streak

This spring so far has been a time of closure and uncertainty. Schools have closed their doors for the rest of the term or plan to, sports seasons have been delayed or cut short, and millions are unemployed. Despite all this, there’s one form of entertainment that has kept going: lottery.

For Mega Millions, spring has been the season of Pattern streaks. Consistency paid off for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern as it played for the fourth time in a row! Pattern streaks not only help keep a Pattern the most commonly seen in its lottery but also have the power to boost jackpots. With no grand prize winner, the jackpot increased to $136 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The 244th appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was thanks to winning numbers 25, 33, 43, 51, 68, and MB 20.

A spring streak for Mega Millions! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 43.9% of the 556 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen April 3, 2020.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 70 appearances, has played in 28.7% of the 244 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 556 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 March 10, 2020.

Now with 16 appearances, the 0 1 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 22.9% of the 70 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.56% of the 244 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.88% of all 556 drawings. We last saw the 0 1 1 2 1 1 Specific Order in the January 28, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination 33, 51 and MB 20 debuted April 6, 2018.

A repeating Three-Number Combination makes for a great companion! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will Mega Millions’ boldness continue into Friday night with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern five-peat?

Patterns That Start with “3”

Considering that Lotto Texas and Powerball drawings took place April 4, 2020, it would’ve been fitting to see one or both lotteries feature Patterns that start with “4”. Instead, both lotteries opted for Patterns that started with “3”. That move pushed the prize to $10.75 million in Lotto Texas and $190 million in Powerball.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 4, 5, 15, 20, 43, and 54, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 923rd appearance.

But at least the first number was “4”! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.8% of the 1748 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen March 25, 2020.

Now with 176 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 19.1% of the 923 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1748 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 March 4, 2020.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Lotto Texas had enough energy to play two repeating Four-Number Combinations. These were

And the repeating Four-Number Combinations started with “4”. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 89th appearance with winning numbers 8, 31, 39, 40, 43, and PB 4.

A Powerball that *is* “4”. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 470 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has now played 18.9% of the time. We last saw the {3-1-1-1} Pattern in the March 4, 2020 drawing.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 29 appearances, has played in 32.6% of the 89 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 470 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.17% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the [1-3-1-1] General Order played February 15, 2020.

Now with two appearances, the 1 0 3 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 6.90% of the 29 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.25% of the 89 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.43% of all 470 drawings. The 1 0 3 1 0 1 Specific Order made its first appearance August 28, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Powerball didn’t have the strength to play repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Will either the {3-2-1} Pattern or {3-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore Wednesday night?

A Mega Millions Trifecta

Even with the suggestions (read: orders) to stay home, Mega Millions was willing to take chances. This lottery went all out Friday night, and it was rewarded handsomely. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made a three-peat appearance, for one! Other goodies included a [1-1-1-2-1] General Order encore and a couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations. Would you believe that this trifecta occurred on April 3, 2020? The payoff was another jackpot rise, climbing to $127 million after it was all said and done.

General Lottery Analysis

Friday night’s {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat was brought to you by 24, 38, 44, 57, 58, and MB 17. This Pattern has now played 243 times.

A three-peat on the 3rd of April! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 555 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.8% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern had played in the March 31, 2020 and March 27, 2020 drawings.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 56 appearances, has played in 23% of the 243 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 555 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.1% of the time. Like the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, this General Order was last seen March 31, 2020.

Now with eight appearances, the 0 1 1 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 14.3% of the 56 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.29% of the 243 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.44% of all 555 drawings. The 0 1 1 1 2 1 Specific Order was last seen December 24, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The two repeating Three-Number Combinations of the evening were

Double trouble for repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern go on to a four-peat next Tuesday?

There Be No Fools

In times like these, we could all use a good laugh. Whether it’s sitcoms or jokes, cartoons or pranks, we’d go nuts if we never stopped to laugh at the absurdities of “real life”.

Lotto Texas and Powerball got in a laugh or two Wednesday night. Neither of them showered us with Pattern encores, but there was a repeating Combination of the Three or Four-Number kind somewhere. Even though the lotteries were taking it easy for the most part, they had enough energy to boost the jackpot to $10.5 million in Lotto Texas and $180 million in Powerball.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The April 1, 2020 Lotto Texas drawing saw the 193rd appearance of the {4-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 1, 19, 20, 31, 35, and 45.

A simple-ish night. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 11% of the 1747 drawings and was last seen March 21, 2020.

Now with 64 appearances, the 1 4 1 Specific Order has played in 33.2% of the 193 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1747 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.66% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 4 1 Specific Order played January 18, 2020.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Four-Number Combination 1, 19, 20, and 45 debuted October 22, 2011.

Red boxes make for strong leaders! Source: lotterytrend.com.

 Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 33, 35, 45, 48, 60, and PB 16, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 132nd appearance.

Taking a slightly more common approach. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 28.1% of the 469 drawings and was last seen March 25, 2020.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 50 appearances, has played in 37.9% of the 132 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 469 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.7% of the time. We last saw the [2-2-1-1] General Order February 19, 2020.

Now with seven appearances, the 0 0 2 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 14% of the 50 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.30% of the 132 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.49% of all 469 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 0 0 2 2 1 1 Specific Order played January 15, 2020.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination played twice before! Combination 45, 48, and PB 16 made its debut March 25, 2017 and was last seen about four months later in the July 1, 2017 drawing.

Three timing Three-Number Combination! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will Lotto Texas and Powerball go all out Saturday night, or will they slowly ease into their legendary madness?

A Pattern Worth Sticking With

Mega Millions, like March, went out as quietly as a lamb. Another quiet night was on tap Tuesday night as a Pattern encore and a repeating Three-Number Combination pulled through. Meanwhile, the jackpot rose to $121 million.

General Lottery Analysis

Fresh from this past Friday night, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern decided to have another go! With winning numbers 8, 17, 51, 57, 70, and MB 2, this Pattern played for the 242nd time March 31, 2020.

Playing it safe. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 554 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.7% of the time.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 55 appearances, has played in 22.7% of the 242 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 554 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.93% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order played March 13, 2020.

Now with five appearances, the 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 9.09% of the 55 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.07% of the 242 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.90% of all 554 drawings. The 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order was last seen in the October 12, 2018 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination, 17, 51, and MB 2, debuted January 10, 2020.

But not too safe. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Can the slower-paced Mega Millions produce a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat Friday night?