July 1st, obviously, is the first day of July. This year, it took on another meaning in the lottery world. It was on July 8, 2020, that it came back with a vengeance in both Lotto Texas and Powerball. In fact, it completely overtook the former. The end result was a jackpot boost to $25.5 million and $79 million, respectively.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 2, 10, 23, 32, 34 and 38, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 943rd appearance.
This Pattern has now played in 53.1% of the 1775 Lotto Texas drawings.
Now with 156 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.5% of the 943 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1775 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 8.79% of the time.
Prior to Wednesday night, both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 2 3 1 Specific Order played July 1, 2020.
Four-Number Combinations
The overpowering effect of July 1st was enough to quell repeating Four-Number Combinations.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 139th appearance with winning numbers 3, 10, 34, 36, 62 and PB 5.
There have now been 498 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 28% of the time.
The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 52 appearances, has played in 37.4% of the 139 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 497 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.5% of the time.
Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-2-1-1] General Order were last seen in the July 1, 2020 Powerball drawing.
Now with two appearances, the 2 0 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 3.85% of the 52 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.44% of the 139 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.40% of all 497 drawings. The 2 0 2 0 1 1 Specific Order made its first appearance in the July 8, 2017 drawing. That was exactly three years ago!
Three-Number Combination(s)
The lone repeating Three-Number Combination 3, 62 and PB 5 debuted February 10, 2016.
Will it be playbacks (or near playbacks) that boost the jackpots even higher or bring them down Saturday night? Or, do the lotteries have something else in store?