Month: July 2020

And They Just Keep Rising

Lotto Texas and Powerball are done with July and what a showing! Lotto Texas’s jackpot held strong, making it to $29 million. That’s one of the highest jackpots this blog has covered so far! And would you believe this relatively enormous jackpot was thanks to a {4-1-1} Pattern encore? Powerball’s jackpot didn’t get knocked off its pedestal, either. The jackpot there climbed to $137 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {4-1-1} Pattern encore of July 29, 2020 was thanks to 3, 7, 10, 12, 32 and 51. This Pattern has now played 197 times.

Another round of the {4-1-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 11.1% of the 1781 Lotto Texas drawings. Recall that the {4-1-1} Pattern was last seen July 25, 2020.

Now with 63 appearances, the 4 1 1 Specific Order has played in 32% of the 197 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1781 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.54% of the time. Prior to Wednesday, the 4 1 1 Specific Order played March 21, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

A duo of repeating Four-Number Combinations also took to the stage:

Double the repeating Four-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

July 29th also saw the 98th appearance of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern. The winning numbers were 7, 29, 35, 40, 45 and PB 26.

Close to 100 appearances! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 19.5% of the 503 Powerball drawings and was last seen July 15, 2020.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 35 appearances, has played in 35.7% of the 98 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 6.96% of all 503 drawings. The [1-3-1-1] General Order was last seen in the May 20, 2020 drawing.

Now with three appearances, the 1 0 3 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 8.57% of the 35 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.06% of the 98 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.60% of all 503 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 0 3 1 0 1 Specific Order played April 4, 2020.

Three-Number Combination(s)

 The repeating Three-Number Combinations were as follows:

  • 7, 29, 40 (Debuted February 17, 2016)
  • 29, 40, PB 26 (Debuted July 8, 2017)
On different ends of the table! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will Lotto Texas and Powerball start August with Pattern repeats and jackpots that continue to climb?  

Mega Millions’ Climbing Instinct

Animals, and that includes humans, have a little something called “instinct”. What separates humans from the other animals is that we can choose how to respond to our instincts (for the most part). And what of lotteries? Their instinct is to climb back up once they’re inevitably knocked down. The height to which they climb varies, but climb they do.

Mega Millions was no exception July 28, 2020. The penultimate drawing of the month was the beginning of yet another climb cycle. With no one selecting the six winning numbers, the jackpot rose to $22 million.

General Lottery Analysis

A cosmic shift came in the form of playing the {3-2-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 17, 20, 27, 31, 34 and MB 19, this Pattern played for the 29th time.

Sighting of a rarely-seen Mega Millions Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 588 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now appeared in 4.93% of them. Prior to Tuesday night, the {3-2-1} Pattern was seen June 16, 2020.

The [3-2-1] General Order, now with 16 appearances, has played in 55.2% of the 29 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 588 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 2.72% of the time. We last saw the [3-2-1] General Order in the June 5, 2020 drawing.

Now with two appearances, the 0 3 2 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 12.5% of the 16 drawings where the General Order was [3-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.90% of the 29 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.34% of all 588 drawings. The 0 3 2 0 0 1 Specific Order first appeared September 19, 2014. This was reconfigured from that night’s Specific Order:  0 4 1 0 0 1.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 27, 31, 34 debuted August 13, 2019.

Accompanied by a repeating Three-Number Combination! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

The {3-2-1} Pattern isn’t commonly seen in Mega Millions. Still, with the last drawing of the month happening this Friday, going big wouldn’t be out of the question. What better way to end July than with a {3-2-1} Pattern encore? We’ll have to wait and see!

Fortifying the Jackpot Fortresses

A grand shift is underway. July is almost over, and there are only a few more weeks until the start of the school year. Pandemic or no, that time of year is filled with both excitement and dread. Such a shift doesn’t exist for Lotto Texas or Powerball. Instead, they spent the night of July 25, 2020 fortifying their jackpot fortresses.

Both lotteries saw rising jackpots, one of which was thanks to the power of a playback. Lotto Texas grew to $28.5 million, the highest this blog has covered. Powerball extended its membership in the nine-figure club with a prize worth $126 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 15, 25, 42, 47, 49 and 52, the {4-1-1} Pattern made its 196th appearance.

Over $28 million and still climbing! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 11% of the 1780 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen July 15, 2020.

Now with 69 appearances, the 1 1 4 Specific Order has played in 35.2% of the 196 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1780 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.88% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 1 4 Specific Order played July 11, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

Repeating Four-Number Combination 15, 47, 49 and 52 debuted February 8, 2017.

A side of repeating Four-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 192nd appearance with 5, 21, 36, 61, 62 and PB 18.

Powerball is hard to take down! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 38.2% of the 502 Powerball drawings.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 53 appearances, has played in 27.6% of the 192 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 502 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.6% of the time.

Now with 19 appearances, the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 35.8% of the 153 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 9.90% of the 192 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.78% of all 502 drawings.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, and the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order were last seen in the July 18, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Staying in the nine-figure club meant making some sacrifices. There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

As July begins to transition into August, will Lotto Texas and Powerball’s jackpots continue their rise?

Joisey Millions

Mega Millions sizzled and then saw a big cool down. How you ask? The jackpot, once standing tall at $124 million, was brought down to size by a player in New Jersey. And wouldn’t you know it? A {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak and a [1-2-1-1-1] General Order encore joined forces to make the win possible! As is the nature of such things, the jackpot reset to $20 million. In this strange new world, Lotto Texas currently has a larger jackpot than Mega Millions.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak established on July 24, 2020 was made possible by winning numbers 8, 33, 39, 54, 58 and MB 17. Not only has this Pattern now played four times in a row, it has played 256 times altogether.

The winning streak! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 587 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.6% of the time.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, now with 60 appearances, has played in 23.4% of the 256 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 587 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.2% of the time.

Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order were last seen July 21, 2020.

Now with 12 appearances, the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 20% of the 60 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.69% of the 256 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.04% of all 587 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order played June 19, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

There was enough room for repeating Three-Number Combination 33, 39 and 58, which debuted July 4, 2014.


A single repeater near the middle. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Even though the Mega Millions jackpot has reset, there’s the matter of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak! Will it continue into next week, and will the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order see a three-peat?

Still Aboard the Jackpot Train

Summer 2020 is looking to be the summer of jackpot hikes. True, there are only a few days left in July and there’s still August but save for a couple of hiccups, Powerball has remained strong, and Lotto Texas has yet to stumble! July 22, 2020 meant taking on more jackpot. With no one picking the six winning numbers in either Lotto Texas or Powerball, their respective jackpots rose to $27.75 million and $117 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern encore, and its 945th appearance overall, were made possible by 12, 18, 32, 39, 47 and 52.

A power boost by encore! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 53.1% of the 1779 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen July 18, 2020.

Now with 137 appearances, the 2 1 3 Specific Order has played in 14.5% of the 945 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1779 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 7.70% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 1 3 Specific Order played June 20, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

Although a {3-2-1} Pattern encore gave the jackpot a boost, it didn’t produce any repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 16, 25, 36, 44, 55 and PB 14, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 140th appearance.

No Pattern encore but a rising jackpot still! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 27.9% of the 501 Powerball drawings and was last seen July 8, 2020.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 45 appearances, has played in 32.1% of the 140 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 501 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.98% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the [2-1-2-1] General Order played May 16, 2020.

Now with four appearances, the 0 2 1 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 8.89% of the 45 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.86% of the 140 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.80% of all 501 drawings. The 0 2 1 2 0 1 Specific Order was last seen November 27, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

Bundled together! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will the jackpot hikes continue, or will the jackpot train make a stop for at least one lottery?

Embracing the Heat with a Pattern Three-peat

It’s the heart of summer and, like the heat, Mega Millions doesn’t look to be cooling down anytime soon! One reason for the lottery heatwave is a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat. The other? A boost in the jackpot to $124 million, which of course said three-peat had a hand in.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat of July 21, 2020 was due to winning numbers 14, 25, 26, 41, 43 and MB 15. This Pattern has now played 255 times.

Heat brought on by a three-peat! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

There have now been 586 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.5% of the time. Recall that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen July 17, 2020.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, now with 59 appearances, has played in 23.1% of the 255 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 586 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.1% of the time. We last saw the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order in the June 26, 2020 drawing.

Now with 11 appearances, the 1 2 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 18.6% of the 59 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.31% of the 255 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.88% of all 586 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 1 2 1 1 0 1 Specific Order played April 26, 2019.

Three-Number Combinations

It was too hot to throw out repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Will the heat continue Friday night with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak?

Milestone and Playback

Although it sounds like the title of a Z-grade throwback buddy cop film, we can assure you it’s not! July 18, 2020 was a historic day to be sure. Powerball had its 500th drawing and to celebrate, Lotto Texas saw a playback. Strange, that. Along with reaching an important milestone, Powerball saw its jackpot rise to $106 million. Lotto Texas continued to enjoy the thrill of a large jackpot, large for it, anyway. With no one selecting all six winning numbers, the Lotto Texas prize climbed to $27.25 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The playback, and the 944th appearance of the {3-2-1} Pattern, was thanks to 11, 15, 22, 29, 34 and 44.

*This* is the lottery that saw the playback! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 53.1% of the 1778 Lotto Texas drawings.

Now with 157 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.6% of the 944 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1778 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 8.83% of the time.

Prior to Saturday night, both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 2 3 1 Specific Order played July 8, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

Lotto Texas had enough energy to throw in a couple of repeating Four-Number Combinations:

  • 11, 15, 29, 44 (Debuted October 12, 2019)
  • 11, 22, 29, 44 (Debuted October 9, 2010)

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 13, 16, 32, 58, 59 and PB 9, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 191st appearance.

Here’s to another 500 drawings! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 38.2% of the 500 Powerball drawings and was last seen June 27, 2020.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 52 appearances, has played in 27.2% of the 191 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 500 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.4% of the time.

Now with 18 appearances, the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 34.6% of the 52 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 9.42% of the 191 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.6% of all 500 drawings.

Both the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order and the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order played June 6, 2020. There was almost a playback, but almost doesn’t count in Powerball.

Three-Number Combination(s)

A duo of repeating Three-Number Combinations also made their way through:

Debuted recently. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will the jackpots continue to rise next week, and with the assistance of Pattern encores?

Rising on the Sea of Encore

As we’ve gotten deeper into summer, the temperature hasn’t been the only thing rising! The Mega Millions jackpot rose yet again, and it was thanks to a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore. Said encore raised the jackpot to $113 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore of July 17, 2020 was made possible by 12, 13, 21, 46, 57 and MB 21. This Pattern has now played 254 times.

Another round of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 585 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.4% of the time.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 64 appearances, has played in 25.2% of the 254 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 585 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.9% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order played March 3, 2020.

Now with 11 appearances, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order played in 17.2% of the 64 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.33% of the 254 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.88% of all 585 drawings. We last saw the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order August 20, 2019.

Three-Number Combinations

It was too hot outside to even bother with repeating Three-Number Combinations, so goes Mega Millions’ logic.

Is a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat in the cards, and will it boost the jackpot even higher?

The 11th Day

“Waiting until the 11th hour” is another way of saying, “Waiting until the last possible moment”. What happens if you hold on to the 11th day? That’s pretty much what happened July 15, 2020. This past Saturday night continued to impact both Lotto Texas and Powerball in more ways than one. For starters, their respective jackpots increased to $26.75 million and $97 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {4-1-1} Pattern came back for seconds with winning numbers 2, 21, 27, 34, 35 and 43. This Pattern has now played 195 times.

Another round of July 11th! Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1777 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 11% of the time.

Now with 65 appearances, the 1 4 1 Specific Order has played in 33.3% of the 195 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1777 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 April 1, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

This time around, a repeating Four-Number Combination surfaced in the form of 2, 21, 35 and 43.

A little extra flavor this time around. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination debuted February 23, 2008.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball also saw a Pattern encore for the {3-1-1-1} Pattern. Its 97th appearance was thanks to 27, 47, 61, 62, 69 and PB 4.

Powerball also received a visit from the (very recent) past! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 19.4% of the 499 Powerball drawings.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 36 appearances, has played in 37.1% of the 97 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 499 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 7.21% of the time.

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern wasn’t the only one who made an encore! The [3-1-1-1] General Order was also last spotted in the July 11, 2020 drawing.

Now with six appearances, the 0 1 0 1 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.7% of the 36 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.19% of the 97 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.20% of all 499 drawings. The 0 1 0 1 3 1 Specific Order was last seen March 4, 2020.

Three-Number Combination(s)

In a twist of events, the Three-Number Combination also made an encore! Repeating Three-Number Combination 61, 62 and PB 4 debuted July 11, 2020.

Not even a week yet and already back! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will the jackpots for Lotto Texas and Powerball continue their rise, and will it be thanks to the continuous grip of July 11th?

Over the $100 Million Hump

After getting knocked down last month, it didn’t take long for the Mega Millions jackpot to dust itself off and climb up again! With no one able to pick the six winning numbers, the prize made it just over the $100 million mark. To be more specific, the prize jumped to $101 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The July 14, 2020 Mega Millions drawing saw the 253rd appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 6, 26, 55, 56, 64 and MB 22.

The start of something big? Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 584 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.3% of the time.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 75 appearances, has played in 29.6% of the 253 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 584 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 12.8% of the time.

Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order played June 30, 2020.

Now with 11 appearances, the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 14.7% of the 75 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.35% of the 253 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.88% of all 584 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order played April 28, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

The excitement of making it over the $100 million left no energy to play a repeating Three-Number Combination.

Seeing the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern be the one to send the jackpot over the hump has created a perfect storm. This Pattern is notorious for Pattern streaks but there needs to be an encore first! Is one in the cards for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern Friday night?