Wednesday night was Cinco de Mayo, and Lotto Texas and Powerball had a celebration of their own! A Pattern three-peat was on order, but most importantly, May 5, 2021 produced rising jackpots. Now, in terms of size, the Mega Millions jackpot reigns supreme, but the new totals were nothing to sneeze at! Lotto Texas and Powerball settled in at $14.25 million and $157 million, respectively.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The {3-2-1} Pattern three-peat was made possible by 1, 2, 19, 39, 46 and 53. This Pattern has now played 983 times.
There have now been 1861 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 52.8% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, this Pattern played May 1, 2021.
Now with 144 appearances, the 2 1 3 Specific Order has played in 14.6% of the 983 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 144 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 7.74% of the time. The 2 1 3 Specific Order was last seen March 10, 2021.
Four-Number Combinations
A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations made the cut:
- 1, 19, 46, 53 (Debuted November 26, 2008)
- 1, 19, 39, 53 (Debuted July 4, 2009)
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 16, 23, 28, 40, 63 and PB 1, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 112th appearance.
There have now been 583 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 19.2% of the time. We last saw the {3-1-1-1} Pattern in the March 3, 2021 drawing.
The [3-1-1-1] General Order, now with 34 appearances, have played in 30.4% of the 112 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 583 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 5.83% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the [3-1-1-1] General Order played January 30, 2021.
Now with three appearances, the 0 3 1 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 8.82% of the 34 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.68% of the 112 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.51% of all 583 drawings. The 0 3 1 0 1 1 Specific Order was last seen August 17, 2019.
Three-Number Combinations
There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations this time around.
Will the {3-2-1} Pattern streak be solidified in Lotto Texas, and could the {3-1-1-1} Pattern make a comeback in Powerball?