Stick By Your Australia Play

World War I, also known as The Great War, ended November 11, 1918. This day came to be known as Veterans’ Day in the United States, and Remembrance Day across the Commonwealth nations of Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. November 11, 2020 happened to fall on a lottery day this year. Lotto Texas and Powerball kept it classy. The rowdiest play, if it could be called that, was an encore for an Australia Play. With no one picking the six winning numbers for either Lotto Texas or Powerball, their respective jackpots grew to $8 million and $168 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Lotto Texas had the honor of allowing the Australia Play to come back. With winning numbers 6, 9, 23, 31, 46 and 52, both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order have now played 248 times.

Hanging around for a while longer. Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1811 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has now played 13.7% of the time. Recall that an Australia Play was last seen in the November 7, 2020 drawing.

Four-Number Combinations

A couple of repeating Four-Number Combinations came along for the ride this time:

  • 6, 9, 31, 52 (Debuted June 21, 2006 and previously played November 7, 2018, exactly two years prior)
  • 9, 23, 31, 46 (Debuted September 28, 2013)
A colorful evening for Lotto Texas! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 205th appearance with winning numbers 13, 15, 17, 45, 63 and PB 13.

A different approach for Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 533 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 38.5% of the time. We last saw the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern in the October 28, 2020 drawing.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, now with 52 appearances, has played in 25.4% of the 205 drawings where the Pattern was {2-1-1-1-1}. Once all 533 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.76% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order played October 10, 2020.

Now with 11 appearances, the 1 2 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 21.2% of the 52 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.37% of the 205 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.06% of all 533 drawings. The 1 2 0 1 1 1 Specific Order was last seen November 16, 2019.

Three-Number Combinations  

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations this time around.

Will Saturday night be filled with Pattern repeats or will other Patterns have their play?

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern Three-Peat Blocker

There’s good news and bad news concerning the November 10, 2020 Mega Millions drawing. First, the bad. The {3-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat didn’t happen (see the title of tonight’s post). The good news was that the jackpot made the leap to $165 million. Talk about making lemonade out of lemons!

General Lottery Analysis

Mega Millions decided to serve up the {2-2-1-1} Pattern with winning numbers 23, 45, 53, 58, 62, and MB 13.

Is the {2-2-1-1} Pattern setting itself up for an encore? Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 618 drawings, and this Pattern has played 27% of the time. We last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern in the October 9, 2020 drawing.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 60 appearances, has played in 35.9% of the 167 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 618 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.71% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-2-2-1] General Order played August 7, 2020.

Now with three appearances, the 0 1 0 2 2 1 Specific Order has played in 5% of the 60 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.80% of the 167 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.49% of all 618 drawings. The 0 1 0 2 2 1 Specific Order was last seen March 6, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

Two repeating Three-Number Combinations were served on the side:

  • 23, 62, MB 13 (Debuted January 14, 2014)
  • 23, 53, 58 (Debuted August 11, 2017)
A little something extra! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern reign supreme and make an encore Friday night?

Special Post: Knowing When It’s Time to Quit Your Job

Happy Tuesday, everyone! If you’ve stopped by this blog, chances are you want to win those millions.  Thing is, winning the lottery requires both picking the right numbers and patience. In the meantime, you need money, not just to play the lottery, but to live.

But what if you’re currently unemployed or feeling unfulfilled at your current job? Tech jobs are in high demand. Career Karma is a network of like-minded individuals helping each other seek employment and enhance their careers in the STEM world. Today’s guest post is by Artur Meyster, CTO of Career Karma:

Feeling Uncomfortable at Work? How to Tell if It’s Time to Quit

When searching for a new job, many people have high expectations. However, after starting out in a new role, sometimes things might not be what you expected. Because of the high demand for qualified talent, employers are doing whatever they can to convince skilled candidates to join their company. Even though you may be making an exceptionally high salary, you could still be unhappy.

If you’re in a job where you feel unhappy but don’t know if it’s the right time to quit, you should look for the following signs. Noticing these will help you decide if your job is not a good fit for you.

You Can’t Be Yourself

Your personality is what makes you unique. If you can’t be yourself at your job, it’s a sign that it’s the right time to quit. When employees can’t express their feelings, they feel uncomfortable and frustrated. In this case, your performance will start to decline. Talk with your boss to express your feelings and try to find a solution. But, if you can’t solve the problem, don’t hesitate to write a resignation letter.

The Company Doesn’t Practice What It Preaches

Maybe during the interview, it seemed like the job of your dreams. But, you arrive at your new job, and the company doesn’t practice what it preaches. If this happens, you should leave to look for a job where your values align with those of the company. Before applying for new jobs, do some research to see if the company’s culture meets your expectations.

Your Responsibilities Are Overwhelming

Having a lot of responsibility on your shoulders can increase your stress levels significantly. Constantly dealing with stressful situations can have adverse effects on your health. Admitting that you can’t handle your work tasks may be a blow to your pride. But, don’t hesitate to ask for help or a break if necessary. Don’t push yourself too hard and recognize when it’s time to take time off.

A full-stack developer, for example, often has to deal with stressful situations during a project. They have to meet deadlines and provide results in a short timeframe. Given that, they must ask for help, otherwise the company will not meet its deadlines. If your boss makes you feel even more stressed, it’s another sign you should leave.

The Company Does Not Encourage Learning

Keeping your skills up to date is crucial for staying relevant and increasing your future job opportunities. Having a job that provides you with personal and professional growth is essential. If learning isn’t emphasized by the company, you should think about quitting. If you can’t learn new skills, you’ll be left behind, and finding a better job will be a struggle. Ask your boss if you can take online courses or enroll in a vocational school.

Vocational schools like General Assembly, for example, help students learn in-demand programming skills. Ask your boss if you can get tuition reimbursement benefits for a course like this. Otherwise, analyze the situation and see if there’s a chance for the company to provide an on-site class.

You Don’t Feel Motivated

A lack of motivation can be a good sign you should leave your job. However, before making a decision, you should see what’s going wrong. Being unmotivated will affect your performance. Analyze if it’s the work environment or your colleagues that are harming your motivation. Collaborating on projects and engaging in teamwork can be one way to fix the issue. If your co-workers disagree to teamwork and keep you in a bad mood all day, you should think about quitting.

You Aren’t Using Your Strengths

Sometimes you may land in a new job that seems perfect. But, in a few months, you may realize that you aren’t using your best skills. If you can’t use your strengths, you will feel frustrated and overwhelmed.

For example, if a software engineer isn’t using their coding skills, they can’t learn new techniques to implement better practices. As long as you can use your strengths, you will be on the right path to success. If there’s no chance that you can use your strongest skills, you should leave.

Conclusion

A job that allows you to become better each day is essential to prepare yourself for future challenges. If your current position affects you emotionally or is holding back your career, don’t hesitate to start a new job search. Although money is important for paying the bills, remaining competitive requires more than just a handsome salary. Look for jobs that will provide you with an appropriate work-life balance and the benefits to help you level up your skills.

The Australia Play Double Date

Without a doubt, Saturday is the most popular day of the week and if not, it’s pretty high up there. For most people, it means the very end of the week. It’s time to unwind, and after a week that seemed long and drawn out, we couldn’t be any more grateful for this day.

Lotto Texas and Powerball were certainly grateful for November 7, 2020! Both lotteries made it their business to partake in the art of the Australia Play this past Saturday night. With that came a bounce in the jackpots to $7.75 million and $158 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order made their 247th appearance together with winning numbers 15, 17, 23, 26, 43 and 52.

Giving a nice kick to the Lotto Texas jackpot! Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1810 Lotto Texas drawings and an Australia Play has been featured in 13.6% of them. An Australia Play was last spotted October 28, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

Repeating Four-Number Combinations were notably absent.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball’s Australia Play made its 29th appearance out of 532 drawings. This was made possible by winning numbers 14, 16, 37, 48, 58 and PB 18.

The jackpot is upward bound! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

The {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and 1 1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order have all appeared together in 5.45% of the Powerball drawings. Prior to Saturday night, an Australia Play was last seen September 30, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations  

After a long week, there wasn’t enough energy to put up repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Will at least one of these Australia Plays make an encore Wednesday night, or will Lotto Texas and Powerball have other plans?

The Lingering {3-1-1-1} Pattern

Vote counting wasn’t the only thing that continued November 6, 2020. Mega Millions didn’t want to rock the boat too much and settled on giving the {3-1-1-1} Pattern another go. This helped boost the jackpot to a hearty $152 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern encore was made possible by winning numbers 18, 24, 27, 34, 60 and MB 2. This Pattern has now played 117 times.

Hanging on to the {3-1-1-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 617 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 19% of the time.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order, now with 45 appearances, has played in 38.5% of the 117 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 617 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 7.29% of the time.

Now with nine appearances, the 0 3 1 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 20% of the 45 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.69% of the 117 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.46% of all 617 drawings.

Prior to Friday night, both the [3-1-1-1] General Order and the 0 3 1 0 1 1 Specific Order played October 6, 2020. Slow and incremental change, indeed!

Three-Number Combinations

Lest the night be too quiet, a trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations were thrown into the mix:

Repeating Three-Number Combinations shake things up! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern have a three-peat next Tuesday, or, even wilder, will a playback occur?

The Tale of the Haunted Lotteries

The calendar says Halloween is over, but on November 4, 2020, Halloween stuck around for Lotto Texas and Powerball! Both lotteries saw another visitation from their Saturday night Patterns and rather than fight the spirits, they made peace. Their reward was a boost in their jackpots, rising to $7.5 million and $149 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 8, 25, 26, 39, 52 and 54, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 957th appearance.

The {3-2-1} Pattern holds on! Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1809 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 52.9% of the time.

Now with 167 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.5% of the 957 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1809 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.23% of the time.

The haunting of Lotto Texas was a double whammy. Both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 1 2 3 Specific Order were last seen in the Halloween 2020 drawing.

Four-Number Combinations

The recurrence of the {3-2-1} Pattern and 1 2 3 Specific Order was accompanied by three repeating Four-Number Combinations!

  • 25, 39, 52, 54 (Debuted February 18, 2009)
  • 8, 25, 39, 52 (Debuted July 17, 2019)
  • 8, 25, 26, 39 (Debuted January 8, 2014)
More fun with repeating Three-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Were things just as hectic in Powerball?

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore was made possible by 23, 32, 33, 45, 49 and PB 14. This Pattern has now played 148 times.

The other Pattern encore. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 531 Powerball drawings, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played in 27.9% of them.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 46 appearances, has played in 31.1% of the 148 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 531 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.66% of the time.

Now with eight appearances, the 0 1 2 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 17.4% of the 46 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.41% of the 148 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.51% of all 531 drawings.

The ghost of Halloween wasn’t as powerful in Powerball. Although the Pattern made an encore, the General Order and Specific Order did not. However, these two were joined at the hip, for the [1-2-2-1] Pattern and the 0 1 2 2 0 1 Specific Order were last seen October 3, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations  

Repeating Three-Number Combinations were absent Wednesday night.

Will the {3-2-1} and {2-2-1-1} Pattern stick around for Saturday night, or will they move on to the next world (at least until they play again)?

Waiting for Numbers

Lottery nights are like election nights. They can be a source of entertainment, or stress. As the numbers come rolling in, you hope that they, and the stars, align. Winning has the power to change your life and reveal to the world who you truly are, for better or worse.

Although the numbers are still coming in for the U.S. elections, we at Lottery Binge can say with confidence that Mega Millions was called for…Mega Millions! This lottery spent November 3, 2020 ignoring the sound and fury of the human world and played yet another sextet of numbers. With no one matching all six winning numbers, the prize increased to $142 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 7, 31, 44, 45, 55 and MB 19, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 116th appearance.

A different Pattern to start the month! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 18.8% of the 616 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen October 13, 2020.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 34 appearances, has played in 29.3% of the 116 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 616 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 5.52% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-3-1] General Order played July 3, 2020.

Now with three appearances, the 1 0 1 3 0 1 Specific Order has played in 8.82% of the 34 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.59% of the 116 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.59% of all 616 drawings. We last saw the 1 0 1 3 0 1 Specific Order in the February 14, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 31, 45 and 55 debuted January 30, 2015.

Room for a lone repeating Three-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Regardless of what happens, Mega Millions will continue chugging along. Besides, there are more important things for this lottery to worry about, like whether Friday night will see an encore for the {3-1-1-1} Pattern!

Phantom Playback

Another Halloween has come and gone (and so has Daylight Savings Time). Neither Lotto Texas nor Powerball saw Pattern repeats. Instead, they brought out the repeating Four-Number and Three-Number Combinations with chilling effect. Even more chilling was that one of these lotteries saw a playback! Players were in for a treat as the jackpots climbed to $7.25 million and $137 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 956th appearance with winning numbers 14, 25, 35, 40, 52 and 53.

No tricks here! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.9% of the 1808 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen October 10, 2020.

Now with 166 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.4% of the 956 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1808 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.18% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 2 3 Specific Order played June 3, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

A trio of repeating Four-Number Combinations made their rounds:

  • 14, 25, 40, 52 (Debuted April 25, 2015)
  • 35, 40, 52, 53 (Debuted February 26, 2020)
  • 14, 35, 52, 53 (Debuted May 1, 2010)
Three sweet treats! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 2, 6, 40, 42, 55 and PB 24, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 147th appearance.

Plenty of treats with these numbers! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 530 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 27.7% of the time.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 54 appearances, has played in 36.7% of the 147 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 530 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.2% of the time.

The 2 0 2 1 0 1 Specific Order, now with five appearances, has played in 9.26% of the 54 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.40% of the 147 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.95% of the 530 Powerball drawings.

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern, [2-2-1-1] General Order, and 2 0 2 1 0 1 Specific Order were last seen together in the October 17, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combinations  

Repeating Three-Number Combination 2, 40 and PB 24 debuted August 8, 2020.

The cherry on top of the playback treat! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

We have now officially entered the “Hallowthankmas” season. Lotto Texas and Powerball are sure to keep us on our toes and throw out goodies here and there! Will the week ahead be one filled with Pattern encores and jackpots that continue to rise?