Lotto Texas has a smaller jackpot than everyone else, true. That, however, has no effect on which Pattern is thrown to the masses. Or does it?
For a while, Lotto Texas was the one on top. And, although it has come to terms with the current situation, there’s nothing like the thrill of having the highest jackpot, a feeling that both Mega Millions and Powerball take for granted.
October 10, 2020 was a night in which Lotto Texas tried to recreate that feeling. Oh, the jackpot wasn’t going to magically boost to $50 million, but a boost, any boost, would be sufficient. The players be gifted with another showing of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. Additional shenanigans with repeating Four-Number Combinations helped push the jackpot to $5.75 million.
Powerball was the calm one Saturday night. Unlike the frantic nature of that “uppity” lottery, Powerball exercised poise and grace. That paid off, for the jackpot got a hefty boost to $72 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The {3-2-1} Pattern three-peat was made possible by winning numbers 2, 7, 23, 38, 51 and 53. This Pattern has now played 955 times.
There have now been 1802 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 53% of the time. Recall that the {3-2-1} Pattern was last seen October 7, 2020.
Now with 138 appearances, the 2 1 3 Specific Order has played in 14.5% of the 955 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1802 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 7.66% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 2 1 3 Specific Order played July 22, 2020.
Four-Number Combinations
There was enough room to spare for three repeating Four-Number Combinations!
- 2, 7, 51 ,53 (Debuted September 19, 2015)
- 2, 7, 38, 51 (Debuted December 7, 2019)
- 7, 23, 38, 53 (Debuted January 12, 2002)
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
Saturday night also saw the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore. With winning numbers 5, 18, 23, 40, 50 and PB 18, this Pattern made its 202nd appearance.
This Pattern has now played in 38.5% of the 524 Powerball drawings. Like the {3-2-1} Pattern in Lotto Texas, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made an appearance earlier this week.
The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, now with 202 appearances, has played in 25.2% of the 202 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 524 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.73% of the time. The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order was last seen in the September 26, 2020 drawing.
Now with six appearances, the 1 2 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 11.8% of the 51 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.97% of the 202 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.15% of all 524 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 2 1 1 0 1 Specific Order played August 29, 2020.
Three-Number Combinations
A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations were also present:
- 18, 40, 50 (Debuted May 20, 2020)
- 5, 40, 50 (Debuted May 2, 2018)
Despite being in separate “classes”, Lotto Texas and Powerball opted to play their most commonly seen Patterns this week. Both the {3-2-1} and the {2-1-1-1-1} Patterns are known for Pattern streaks, one method they employ to stay on top! Will these Pattern streaks surface next week?