Month: May 2020

Lotto Texas and Powerball Get Their Climb On

No, neither lottery saw a Pattern encore. After what happened this past Saturday, it may be a while yet before we see streaks. Regardless, the results of May 13, 2020 showed that one doesn’t need Pattern streaks to see an increase in the grand prize! With no one able to pick the six winning numbers in either Lotto Texas or Powerball, their respective jackpots rose to $16 million and $86 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The 931st appearance of the {3-2-1} Pattern was made possible by 8, 15, 16, 21, 39 and 54.

Return of the {3-2-1} Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.9% of the 1759 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen May 6, 2020.

Now with 177 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 19% of the 931 drawings where the winning Pattern was {3-2-1}. Once all 1759 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 10.1% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the  3 1 2 Specific Order played April 4, 2020.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Four-Number Combination 8, 15, 21 and 39 debuted in the March 3, 2010 drawing.

And the Pattern wasn’t alone. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 39, 53, 54, 56, 57 and PB 20, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 93rd appearance.

Taking a different path. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 19.3% of the 481 Powerball drawings.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 33 appearances, has played in 35.5% of the 93 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 481 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.86% of the time.

Both the {3-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-3-1-1] General Order were last seen April 22, 2020.

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 4.30% of the 93 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 481 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 0.83% of the time.  We last saw the 0 0 1 3 1 1 Specific Order July 3, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Repeating Three-Number Combinations weren’t part of Powerball’s agenda.

Will the jackpots continue their climb Saturday night?

That Time When There Was Nearly a Playback Encore

Mega Millions may have felt the urge to roll out a playback this past Tuesday night. However, that itch wasn’t scratched, at least not completely. There were two encores, enough to help boost the jackpot to $266 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The first encore, or rather three-peat, came from the {2-2-1-1} Pattern! With winning numbers 7, 16, 27, 44, 52 and MB 5, the May 12, 2020 drawing saw the 158th appearance of this Pattern.

The repeat train kept chugging for the {2-2-1-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have now been 566 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 27.9% of the time.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order joined the {2-2-1-1} Pattern on the repeat appearance train! Having now played 57 times, this General Order has played in 36.1% of the 158 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 566 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.1% of the time.

Prior to Tuesday night, both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-2-1] General Order played May 8, 2020.

Now with six appearances, the 1 2 0 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 10.5% of the 57 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.80% of the 158 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.06% of all 566 drawings. We last saw the 1 2 0 2 0 1 Specific Order December 14, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Lone repeating Three-Number Combination 7, 27 and MB 5 came along for the ride.

Keeping things interesting! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination debuted August 13, 2019.

With a three-peat under its belt, is the {2-2-1-1} Pattern setting up for a streak?

The Pattern Streak Double Strikedown

Lotto Texas and Powerball have acted like a playground clique these days. They play together, so it’s expected that they’ll copy each other, or even be in sync with each other now and again. Lately, both lotteries have been in the grip of streaks with their most common Patterns.

On May 9, 2020, the Pattern streaks came to an end. Both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streaks were struck down with Australia Plays. That is, the Pattern, General Order (applicable to Powerball only) and the Specific Order were the same. This interesting turn of events kept the jackpots climbing. Lotto Texas rose to $15.25 million and Powerball rose to $77 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 1, 6, 30, 36, 43 and 46, Lotto Texas’s Australia Play made its 239th appearance.

Kicking the {3-2-1} Pattern off the throne! Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1758 Lotto Texas drawings, meaning that the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order have played 13.6% of the time. An Australia Play was last seen April 22, 2020.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball’s Australia Play was thanks to winning numbers 12, 18, 42, 48, 65 and PB 19. This marked the 27th appearance of the {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order and the 1 1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order.

A right-hook to the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

The Australia Play has occurred in 5.625% of the 480 Powerball drawings, and was last seen October 9, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Three-Number Combinations were not part of the agenda Saturday night.

The Pattern streaks may be over, but the prizes continue their march ever upward. Will the jackpots continue to climb, or will at least one of them be struck down next week?

Back in the Encore Game

Mega Millions did it! Sure, it took eight days and three drawings, but a Pattern encore showed up on the radar. The encore provided an opportunity to set up for another Pattern streak. Additionally, it had no denting effect on the jackpot. With no one able to pick all six numbers, the prize climbed to $248 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 5, 20, 22, 61, 70 and MB 4, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore of May 8, 2020 was possible. This Pattern has now played 157 times.

A Pattern encore at last! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

There have now been 565 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 27.8% of the time. Recall that we last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern May 5, 2020.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 56 appearances, has played in 35.7% of the 157 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 565 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.91% of the time.

Now with eight appearances, the 1 2 0 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 14.3% of the 56 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.10% of the 157 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern, and in 1.42% of all 565 drawings.

Prior to Friday night, both the [1-2-2-1] General Order and the 1 2 0 0 2 1 Specific Order were last seen April 21, 2020.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination 61, 70 and MB 4 debuted February 18, 2020.

Leading the pack! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

As promising as the {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore was, nothing is promised in Mega Millions. The current Pattern streaks in Lotto Texas and Powerball are with their most commonly seen Patterns. Of course, we’ve seen Pattern encores and three-peats from Patterns we never expected! We’ll need to keep an eye out for the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and see if it makes that three-peat appearance Tuesday night.  

May the Pattern Streaks Be With You

Love it or hate it, Star Wars has had lasting appeal. Movies, toys, spin-offs, cartoons and more have kept the franchise in our collective conscious for at least four decades.

What does Star Wars have to do with today’s post, you ask? Aside from the title being a (late) nod to Star Wars Day, lotteries, too, have that appeal. Striking it big just by picking the six winning numbers. What’s not to love about that? Except, it’s not as easy as it sounds, and lotteries have a way of thwarting players, and the most appealing method depends on a lottery’s mood.

On May 6, 2020, we saw that Pattern streaks were very appealing to both Lotto Texas and Powerball! As their flaming hot streaks continued, their jackpots rose to $15 million and $68 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern streak continued with winning numbers 10, 12, 13, 22, 30 and 51. This marked not only the 930th appearance of the {3-2-1} Pattern but it’s fifth consecutive appearance!

Smokin’ hot {3-2-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend.com

There have now been 1757 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has now played 52.9% of the time. We last saw the {3-2-1} Pattern May 2, 2020.

Now with 169 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has played in 18.2% of the 930 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1757 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.62% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 3 2 1 Specific Order played April 11, 2020.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Lotto Texas made room for a repeating Four-Number Combination this time around. Sole Combination 10, 12, 22 and 51 made its debut in the November 25, 2017 drawing.

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

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 7, 8, 35, 50, 65 and PB 20 the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has played four times in a row! This Pattern has also played 186 times.

Watch out for that {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 479 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 38.8% of the time. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen May 2, 2020.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 51 appearances, has played in 27.4% of the 186 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 479 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.6% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order played April 25, 2020.

Now with 10 appearances, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 19.6% of the 51 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.38% of the 186 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.09% of all 479 drawings. We last saw the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order September 4, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination 8, 65 and PB 20 debuted January 19, 2019.

Bottom of the table, leading the ranks. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will the Pattern streaks continue Saturday night, or will at least one Pattern be “replaced”?

May Mega Millions Grow Ever Larger

Cinco de Mayo, like St. Patrick’s Day, is a holiday that’s bigger in the United States than in its country of origin (Mexico and Ireland, respectively). Large celebrations that may or may not involve tacos, but a lot of drinking, are a highlight. This year, Cinco de Mayo coincided with a Mega Millions drawing!

Although Mega Millions didn’t start the month with a Pattern three-peat, and this past Tuesday night was “encoreless”, this lottery continued to have the largest jackpot out of The Big Three. If you recall, these are Lotto Texas, Powerball, and Mega Millions, the star of today’s post. A lack of grand prize winners meant more money to be won in a future drawing. The jackpot grew to $231 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The May 5, 2020 Mega Millions drawings saw the 156th appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 7, 13, 17, 21, 45 and MB 14.

Yet another Pattern to spice it up! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 27.7% of the 564 drawings and was last seen April 21, 2020.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 51 appearances, has played in 32.7% of the 156 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 564 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.04% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [2-2-1-1] General Order played March 24, 2020.

Now with six appearances, the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 11.8% of the 51 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.85% of the 156 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.06% of all 564 drawings. The 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order was last seen August 16, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

Accompanied by a duo of Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will Friday night see an encore from the {2-2-1-1} Pattern?

Some Streaks are Stronger Than Others

Lotto Texas, Mega Millions and Powerball. One of these lotteries was not like the others these past couple of days. During that time, we saw appearances from the most commonly seen Patterns, solidifying the streak in one lottery and setting one up for the other. Those lotteries also saw their jackpots rise to $14.25 million and $59 million.

Those lotteries were Lotto Texas and Powerball, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The winning numbers for May 2, 2020 were 12, 30, 36, 48, 49 and 52, marking not only the 929th appearance of the {3-2-1} Pattern, but its fourth consecutive appearance!

Staring May with a Pattern streak. Source: lotterytrend.com

There have now been 1756 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 52.9% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the {3-2-1} Pattern played April 29, 2020.

Now with 163 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.5% of the 929 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1756 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.28% of the time. We last saw the 1 2 3 Specific Order April 25, 2020.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Lotto Texas was so into the {3-2-1} Pattern streak that there was no room for repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball’s {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern had a three-peat with 13, 16, 33, 58, 68 and PB 24. This Pattern has now played 185 times.

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

Of the 478 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has now played 38.7% of the time.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order also boarded the repeat train! Now with 50 appearances, this General Order has played in 27% of the 185 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 478 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.5% of the time.

Prior to Saturday night, both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order played April 29, 2020.

Now with 16 appearances, the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 32% of the 50 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 8.65% of the 185 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.35% of all 478 drawings. We last saw the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order in the March 21, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Two repeating Three-Number Combinations tagged along:

A couple of Pattern streaks to liven things up. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will the {3-2-1} Pattern streak hold for Lotto Texas, and will Powerball’s {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak come to fruition?

“May”-king Way for Another Pattern

There was a change in the Mega Millions Pattern roster. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was not only the last to play in April, this appearance had the distinction of being an encore. Given this Pattern’s past with streaks, a three-peat to kick off May wouldn’t have been unusual.

Alas, another Pattern pushed the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern aside. This bold move was just one of two big events May 1, 2020. The other was a Pattern encore. With no grand prize winners, the jackpot rose to $215 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 28, 30, 31, 35, 66 and MB 14, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 106th appearance.

Such impudence! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 563 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 18.8% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern played April 14, 2020.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 34 appearances, has played in 32.1% of the 106 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 563 drawings were taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.04% of the time. We last saw the [1-3-1-1] General Order in the February 4, 2020 drawing.

Now with four appearances, the 0 1 3 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 11.8% of the 34 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.77% of the 106 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.71% of all 563 drawings. The 0 1 3 0 1 1 Specific Order was last seen December 19, 2017.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination 31, 35 and 66 made its debut November 7, 2014.

Making time to play a repeating Three-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern is a bold one, having gone toe-to-toe with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and dethroning it, for now. Will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern retain control of Mega Millions Tuesday, or will yet another Pattern have a go?