To everyone reading from the U.S. or Canada: Did you remember to spring forward?
(not applicable in Hawaii or Arizona)
Spring is on the horizon! The days are getting longer, Spring Break is here, and the wind is starting to pick up (perfect kite-flying weather!). With the transitioning of seasons, that means storms are brewing. And it just so happens that lotteries have their own storms. Rather than being the victims of such, they generate them.
Lotto Texas and Powerball got caught up in a whirlwind of their own making. March 13, 2021 was a night of not one, but two Pattern encores! Those encores granted a boost to their jackpots in the week ahead. Lotto Texas rose to $7.25 million, and Powerball climbed to $184 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 2, 4, 30, 31, 34 and 44, the {3-2-1} Pattern made an encore. This Pattern has now played 975 times.
There have now been 1846 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 52.9% of the time. Recall that the {3-2-1} Pattern played March 10, 2021.
Now with 165 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.9% of the 975 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Now that all 1846 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 8.94% of the time. The 2 3 1 Specific Order was last seen February 6, 2021.
Four-Number Combinations
Repeating Four-Number Combination 2, 4, 30 and 44 debuted February 27, 2008.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
Powerball also hopped aboard the encore train! The {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore was made possible with winning numbers 5, 11, 51, 56, 61 and PB 2. This Pattern has now played 160 times.
This Pattern has now played in 28.2% of the 568 Powerball drawings, and was last seen March 10, 2021.
The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 56 appearances, has played in 35% of the 160 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 568 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.86% of the time. We last saw the [2-2-1-1] General Order December 23, 2020.
Now with seven appearances, the 2 0 0 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 12.5% of the 56 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.375% of the 160 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.23% of the 568 Powerball drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 2 0 0 2 1 1 Specific Order played March 20, 2019.
Three-Number Combinations
Two repeating Three-Number Combinations were also present:
- 11, 51, 56 (Debuted November 24, 2018)
- 5, 56, 61 (Debuted August 31, 2016)
Will either the {3-2-1} Pattern or the {2-2-1-1} Pattern have a three-peat Wednesday night?