The time has come once more. In a few days, the Summer Olympics will be broadcasted live from Tokyo. As we humans find ourselves embroiled in controversy concerning the games, Lotto Texas and Powerball engaged in something scandalous themselves. July 17, 2021 was a night abound with mass outpourings of repeating Three and Four-Number Combinations. One even had enough room for a similar spread! To add on to the spectacle, the jackpots rose to $8 million and $161 million, respectively.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 1, 2, 5, 36, 38 and 43, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 992nd appearance.
This Pattern has now played in 52.7% of the 1882 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen July 7, 2021.
Now with 187 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 18.9% of the 992 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1882 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.94% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 3 1 2 Specific Order played June 9, 2021.
Similar Spread
Saturday’s night spread was 01:03:31:02:05. This was similar to what was seen the night of September 18, 2010. That night, 7, 12, 43, 44, 46 and 49 were the winning numbers, and 05:31:01:02:03 was the spread. The differences between numbers played were the same, but the orders were different.
Four-Number Combinations
A quartet of repeating Four-Number Combinations took to the field, so to speak:
- 2, 36, 38, 43 (Debuted May 3, 2003)
- 1, 2, 36, 38 (Debuted May 2, 2018)
- 1, 2, 5, 43 (Debuted June 15, 2013)
- 1, 2, 5, 36 (Debuted April 14, 2018)
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 229th appearance with winning numbers 15, 22, 38, 54, 66 and PB 3.
There have now been 604 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 37.9% of the time.
The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 61 appearances, has played in 26.6% of the 229 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 604 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.1% of the time.
Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order were last seen in the July 10, 2021 drawing.
Now with nine appearances, the 0 2 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 14.8% of the 61 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.93% of the 229 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.49% of all 604 drawings. The 0 2 1 1 1 1 Specific Order was last seen January 18, 2020.
Three-Number Combinations
Be it cleverness or cheekiness, a trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations was present:
- 22, 54, PB 3 (Debuted May 20, 2017)
- 22, 66, PB 3 (Debuted January 6, 2021)
- 15, 38, 66 (Debuted August 26, 2017)
Can we expect more dazzling displays from Lotto Texas and Powerball in the week ahead?