Summer is coming, which means rising temperatures are ahead. Although we like to kick things off with Memorial Day, the true start of the season is on the Summer Solstice, which falls on either June 20th or the 21st in the Northern Hemisphere. And yet, nature cares not about what the calendar says. Blazing hot temperatures can and have occurred before the Solstice!
It was June 16, 2021 that Lotto Texas and Powerball got caught in a heatwave. Nothing record-breaking (yet?), but like the temperatures outside, the jackpots rose. Lotto Texas’s jackpot climbed to $5.75 million, and Powerball’s ascended to $52 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 8, 15, 18, 23, 24 and 36, the {3-3} Pattern made its 151st appearance.
This Pattern has now played in 8.06% of the 1873 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen May 29, 2021.
Now with 50 appearances, the 3 3 0 Specific Order has played in 33.1% of the 151 drawings where {3-3} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1873 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.67% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 3 3 0 Specific Order played April 21, 2021.
Four-Number Combinations
As Lotto Texas danced in the heat, a couple of repeating Four-Number Combinations came into play!
- 8, 15, 23, 24 (Debuted May 15, 2021)
- 15, 18, 24, 36 (Debuted February 28, 2015)
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 172nd appearance with 19, 29, 34, 44, 50 and PB 25.
There have now been 595 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 28.9% of the time. We last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern in the May 29, 2021 drawing.
The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 54 appearances, has played in 31.4% of the 172 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 595 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.08% of the time. This General Order was last seen May 22, 2021.
Now with 10 appearances, the 0 1 2 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 18.5% of the 54 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.81% of the 172 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.68% of all 595 drawings. We last saw the 0 1 2 2 0 1 Specific Order December 19, 2020.
Three-Number Combinations
Two repeating Three-Number Combinations were on tap:
- 44, 50, PB 25 (Debuted November 15, 2017)
- 34, 50, PB 25 (Debuted November 7, 2018)
With the Summer Solstice being this weekend, will Lotto Texas and Powerball go all out Saturday night?