History may not repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme! When it came to Patterns, Saturday night looked similar to what we saw this past Wednesday. April 17, 2021 featured encores for both Lotto Texas and Powerball. Additionally, their jackpots rose to $11 million and $90 million, respectively.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The Australia Play came back for another round, with winning numbers 3, 5, 28, 30, 41 and 51. Both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order have played 255 times.
There have now been 1856 Lotto Texas drawings, and an Australia Play has been featured 13.7% of the time. Recall that April 14, 2021 was the last time we saw the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order.
Four-Number Combinations
A couple of repeating Four-Number Combinations were uncovered:
- 3, 28, 41, 51 (Debuted November 21, 2001)
- 5, 28, 41, 51 (Debuted January 14, 2009)
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 10, 21, 26, 41, 49 and PB 25, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 221st appearance.
There have now been 578 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 38.2% of the time.
The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, now with 58 appearances, has played in 26.2% of the 221 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 578 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.0% of the time.
Powerball, in fact, saw a double encore. Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order played April 14, 2021.
Now with 10 appearances, the 1 2 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 17.2% of the 58 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.52% of the 221 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.73% of all 578 drawings. The 1 2 1 1 0 1 Specific Order was last seen in the February 17, 2021 drawing.
Three-Number Combinations
Repeating Three-Number Combination 21, 41 and PB 25 debuted June 3, 2017.
Are three-peats in the immediate future for Lotto Texas and/or Powerball?