This year has been a year of discovery for Lotto Texas. Unlike Mega Millions and Powerball, this lottery is, comparatively speaking, the prim and proper one. Now and again, it indulges but pulls back when things get too hairy. Thing is, Lotto Texas hasn’t pulled back in a while. Since January, the jackpot has climbed from $5 million to over $30 million. August 15, 2020 was yet another winless night, and more money being added to the pot meant $33.25 million up for grabs in the next drawing.
August 15, 2020 was a night of opportunity for Powerball. After getting knocked off its feet earlier this week, it dusted off and hit the ground running. With the help of encores from both the Pattern and the General Order, the jackpot rose to $22 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The {4-2} Pattern made its 193rd appearance with 14, 15, 42, 46, 47 and 51.
There have now been 1786 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 10.8% of the time. This Pattern was last seen in the June 6, 2020 drawing.
Now with 25 appearances, the 2 0 4 Specific Order has played in 13% of the 193 drawings where {4-2} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1786 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.40% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 2 0 4 Specific Order played December 7, 2019.
Four-Number Combinations
Repeating Four-Number Combination 14, 42, 47 and 51 debuted October 13, 2018.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
Winning numbers 5, 12, 34, 45, 56 and PB 3 marked the 143rd appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern.
This Pattern has now played in 28.1% of the 508 Powerball drawings.
The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 48 appearances, has played in 33.6% of the 143 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 508 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.45% of the time.
Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-2-1] General Order played August 12, 2020.
Now with four appearances, the 2 0 1 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 8.33% of the 48 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.80% of the 143 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.79% of all 508 drawings. The 2 0 1 2 0 1 Specific Order was last seen October 5, 2019.
Three-Number Combination(s)
Repeating Three-Number Combination 5, 45 and PB 3 debuted May 20, 2017.
Lotto Texas seems to have fully embraced this “new” self. Will this lottery continue to indulge itself, or will it begin to tone it down a notch?