Holiday Couplings: Lottery Style

Humans are social creatures by nature. All of us at some time or another desire companionship and a genuine connection with others. Some people have strong family units, others have a strong social network, and others still have either both or none of the above. Through the power of marketing and how many Christmas traditions came about, there’s an even stronger desire for most of us to have companionship at this time of year. Sometimes, that desire manifests as coupling up. Christmas stories wouldn’t be a thing otherwise!

Lotteries don’t concern themselves with romance, naturally. However, they are known to grow attached to different Patterns during their lives…

December 15, 2021 meant Lotto Texas and the {3-2-1} Pattern sticking together another night. This union led to the jackpot sitting pretty at $13 million. A Pattern streak with {2-1-1-1-1} looked to be in the making for Powerball, but that wasn’t meant to be. Upon further analysis, it was discovered that such a streak wasn’t necessary to raise the prize to $353 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern encore was made possible by winning numbers 10, 32, 33, 41, 45 and 53. This Pattern has now played 1025 times.

Sticking by {3-2-1} Pattern’s side. Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1942 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 52.8% of the time. Recall that the {3-2-1} Pattern played December 13, 2021.

Now with 182 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.8% of the 1025 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1942 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.37% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 2 3 Specific Order played December 11, 2021.

Four-Number Combinations

No repeating Four-Number Combinations were present Wednesday night.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 19, 20, 40, 52, 59 and PB 15, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 187^th appearance.

Going with another Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 18.3% of the 1025 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen November 20, 2021.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 67 appearances, has played in 35.8% of the 187 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1025 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.54% of the time. The [2-2-1-1] General Order was last seen October 18, 2021.

Now with seven appearances, the 0 2 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 10.4% of the 67 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.74% of the 187 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.68% of all 1025 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 0 2 2 0 1 1 Specific Order played August 21, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations came to warm things up:

19, 20, 42 (Debuted October 29, 2016)
19, 40, PB 15 (Debuted April 19, 2017)

Warming up with a couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will these Patterns stick around Saturday night?

Two Encores and a Side of Reconfiguration

As Christmas grew closer, Mega Millions got bolder! Tuesday night featured an encore for both the Pattern and the General Order. Although the Specific Order didn’t hop aboard the encore train, it has shown up before, albeit in a different form. All these factors came together to push the Mega Millions jackpot to $160 million.

General Lottery Analysis

December 14, 2021 meant another round with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 33, 35, 44, 55, 69 and MB 20, this Pattern made its 206^th appearance.

More time with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 732 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now played 28.1% of the time.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 70 appearances, has played in 34% of the 206 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the Pattern. Once all 732 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.56% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-2-1-1] General Order played December 10, 2021.

Now with four appearances, the 0 0 2 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 5.71% of the 70 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.94% of the 206 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.55% of all 732 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 0 0 2 2 1 1 Specific Order played April 7, 2017. This was configured from the 0 1 2 2 1 1 Specific Order seen that night, in the olden days when Mega Millions followed the 75/15 configuration: white balls 1 – 75 and Mega Balls 1 – 15.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 33, 35 and 69 debuted April 21, 2015.

Six years goes by, doesn’t it? Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will Friday night spell “three-peat”, or will another Pattern configuration have the limelight?

Is the Streak Trying to Build Back Up?

Greetings, Lotterytrend fans! Romulun Harris here. Last night on December 13^th, the {2-1-1-1-1} and {3-2-1} Patterns made their reappearance in Powerball and Lotto Texas respectively. And now, the details.

LOTTO TEXAS

Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 1024^th appearance thanks to winning numbers 1, 8, 10, 26, 39, and 50.

Winning Numbers in Lotto Texas. Source: lotterytrend.com

The {3-2-1} Pattern has now occurred in 52.76% of all 1941 Lotto Texas drawings and last played on December 11, 2021.

The 3 1 2 Specific Order made its 190^th appearance and has now occurred in 18.55% of all 1024 drawings associated with the {3-2-1} Pattern and 9.79% of all 1941 Lotto Texas drawings. The 3 1 2 Specific Order last played on August 30, 2021.

Four Number Combination(s)

There were no Four-Number Combination repeats.

POWERBALL

Analysis

Powerball’s winning numbers were 10, 30, 37, 53, 59, and PB04, resulting in the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern making its 262^nd appearance.

Winning Numbers in Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

Out of 663 Powerball drawings, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has played 39.58% of the time. The Pattern last played on December 11, 2021.

With 67 appearances, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order has played in 25.57% of the 262 drawings associated with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. With all 663 drawings considered, the General Order has played 10.11% of the time. The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order last played on November 13, 2021.

The 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order, now with its 18^th appearance, has played in 26.87% of the 67 drawings associated with the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order. The 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has also played in 6.87% of the 262 drawings associated with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and 2.71% of all 663 drawings. The 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order last occurred on September 18, 2021.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Two Three-Number Combination repeats occurred:

30, 53, and 59 first played on July 28, 2021.
10, 59, and PB04 first played on July 2, 2016.

Three-Number Combination Repeats in Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

Seems as if Lotto Texas and Powerball’s frequently played patterns are trying to start a streak again. Is it bound to happen? This is Romulun Harris signing off. Stay safe!

Lottery Yuletide Spirit

With only two weeks until Christmas, the holiday buzz grew stronger Saturday night. December 11, 2021 featured showings from both Lotto Texas and Powerball’s most commonly seen Patterns. This had the effect of boosting their respective jackpots to $12.5 million and $320 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 1, 23, 34, 41, 51 and 53, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 1023^rd appearance.

Love for the most common Pattern! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.7% of the 1940 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen December 6, 2021.

Now with 181 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.7% of the 1023 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1940 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.38% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 2 3 Specific Order played November 24, 2021.

Four-Number Combinations

Repeating Four-Number Combination 23, 34, 41 and 51 debuted May 18, 2002.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Fresh from this past Wednesday, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern returned with winning numbers 3, 25, 44, 53, 64 and PB 10.

Setting the foundation for a future Pattern streak? Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 39.4% of the 662 Powerball drawings.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 54 appearances, has played in 20.7% of the 261 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 662 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.16% of the time. The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order was last seen December 4, 2021.

Now with 13 appearances, the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order has also played in 24.1% of the 54 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.98% of the 261 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.96% of all 662 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order played November 17, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations also decided to show up:

25, 44, 64 (Debuted June 2, 2018)
3, 53, PB 10 (Debuted December 5, 2020)

Bundled together. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Are Pattern encores in store for Monday night?

This Time with More Pep

Last week was a wild one for Mega Millions. From having four repeating Three-Number Combinations to having a similar spread, one wouldn’t blame this lottery for taking it easy. In fact, this past Tuesday was the first time in a while where there were no repeating Three-Number Combinations. Friday night was more active but still a long way from what we saw last week. That didn’t stop the jackpot from rising to $148 million, though!

General Lottery Analysis

December 10, 2021 saw the 205^th appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern with winning numbers 23, 25, 40, 42, 60 and MB 8.

Rekindling the fire. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 28% of the 731 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen December 3, 2021.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 69 appearances, has played in 33.7% of the 205 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 731 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.44% of the time. We last saw the [2-2-1-1] General Order November 9, 2021.

Now with nine appearances, the 0 2 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 13% of the 69 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.39% of the 205 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.23% of all 731 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 0 2 2 0 1 1 Specific Order played October 8, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 42, 60 and MB 8 debuted March 2, 2018.

Will Mega Millions continue a steady path of recuperation, or will it jump into next Tuesday night fired up?

Play’s the Same

Repetition is key, even if it may not look like it on the surface. Some Patterns repeat more than others and in turn makes them the most likely to gift someone with millions of dollars. However, the nature of these repeats varies. The most common form is the encore. Given enough time, that encore may evolve into a three-peat or even a Pattern streak.

What about other forms of repetition? What happens when lotteries take inspiration from not just the recent past but other lotteries themselves?

Wednesday night looked a lot like this past Saturday for Lotto Texas. Meanwhile, Powerball drew inspiration from a very recent Mega Millions! Once the dust cleared, both lotteries saw larger jackpots. Lotto Texas grew to $12.25 million, and Powerball stood strong at $307 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

December 8, 2021 was a good night for Australia Play lovers. With winning numbers 5, 9, 20, 26, 38 and 40, both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order saw their 265^th appearance.

Wasn’t gone for long, that Australia Play! Source: lotterytrend.com.

An Australia Play has been featured in 13.7% of the 1939 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen December 4, 2021.

Four-Number Combinations

Bundled inside this Australia Play were four repeating Four-Number Combinations:

5, 9, 38, 40 (Debuted December 15, 2001)
5, 9, 26, 38 (Debuted September 25, 2019)
9, 20, 38, 40 (Debuted February 17, 2001)
5, 9, 20, 26 (Debuted May 25, 2011)

A quartet of repeating Four-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

December 8^th also saw the 260^th appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. The winning numbers were 3, 7, 33, 50, 69 and PB 24.

This Pattern felt inspired! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 661 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 39.3% of the time. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen December 4, 2021.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 66 appearances, has played in 25.4% of the 260 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 661 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.98% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order played November 3, 2021.

Now with 13 appearances, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 19.7% of the 66 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5% of the 260 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.97% of all 661 drawings. The 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order was last seen July 10, 2021.

If you played Mega Millions this past Tuesday, the Pattern, General Order, and Specific Order will look familiar!

Three-Number Combinations

Powerball had a heyday with repeating Three-Number Combinations. In fact, four of them were featured:

3, 7, 33 (Debuted February 18, 2017)
3, 7, 69 (Debuted January 5, 2019)
7, 33, 50 (Debuted January 10, 2018)
33, 69, PB 24 (Debuted April 22, 2020)

Repeating Three-Number Combinations bunched together. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will either the Australia Play or the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern return Saturday night?

A Night of Recovery

Mega Millions was out and about this past Friday, what with a similar spread, a Pattern encore, and a repeating Three-Number Combination duo. Tuesday night was another matter. There was no similar spread, and a Pattern three-peat wasn’t meant to be. Meanwhile, the jackpot continued upward, stopping at $135 million.

General Lottery Analysis

December 7, 2021 was a good night for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 1, 7, 40, 43, 68 and MB 1, this Pattern has now played 311 times.

Blocking the {2-2-1-1} Pattern three-peat. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 730 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 42.6% of the time. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen November 26, 2021.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 75 appearances, has played in 24.1% of the 311 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 730 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.3% of the time. October 26, 2021 was the last time this General Order played.

Now with 23 appearances, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 30.7% of the 75 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.40% of the 311 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.15% of all 730 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order played November 17, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations this time around.

Will Friday night be an active one for Mega Millions, or will it continue to take a breather?

Return of the Australia Play

Greetings, Lotterytrend fans! Romulun Harris here. Last night on December 6^th, an Australia Play occurred. Lotto Texas experienced it this past Saturday; last night, it was Powerball’s turn. And now, the details.

LOTTO TEXAS

Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 1022^ndappearance thanks to winning numbers 14, 21, 30, 32, 46, and 47.

Winning Numbers in Lotto Texas. Source: lotterytrend.com

The {3-2-1} Pattern has now occurred in 52.73% of all 1938 Lotto Texas drawings and last played on December 1, 2021.

The 1 3 2 Specific Order made its 142^nd appearance and has now occurred in 13.89% of all 1022 drawings associated with the {3-2-1} Pattern and 7.33% of all 1938 Lotto Texas drawings. The 1 3 2 Specific Order last played on August 25, 2021.

Four Number Combination(s)

There were no Four-Number Combination repeats.

POWERBALL

Analysis

Powerball’s winning numbers were 3, 21, 38, 50, 59, and PB06, resulting—as mentioned earlier—in an Australia play occurring for the 36^th time.

The {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and 1 1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order have all appeared in 5.45% of all 660 Powerball drawings and last occurred on October 25, 2021.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Two Three-Number Combinations repeated themselves:

3, 21, and 59 first played on January 11, 2020.
50, 59, and PB06 first played on February 8, 2020.

Three-Number Combination Repeat in Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

Surprises around every corner, and you just never know when they’ll occur. This is Romulun Harris signing off. Stay safe!

The Weekend Lottery Triple Whammy

No, Mega Millions didn’t show up on Saturday night; that’s not its gig, anyway. The title of today’s post points to some interesting developments that took place in the lottery world. One lottery saw an Australia Play while the other saw its Wednesday night Pattern return. Both of these had the added effect of pushing the jackpots upward once again. Lotto Texas rose to $11.75 million, and Powerball climbed to $280 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The December 4, 2021 Australia Play was made possible by 15, 17, 20, 27, 52 and 53. That means both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order have played 264 times.

Warming up the night with an Australia Play. Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1937 Lotto Texas drawings, and an Australia Play has been featured 13.6% of the time. An Australia Play was last seen November 3, 2021.

Four-Number Combinations

Repeating Four-Number Combination 17, 20, 27 and 53 debuted August 19, 2017.

Springing forth from the Australia Play. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

December 4^th also saw an encore for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 10, 40, 45, 56, 67 and PB 2, this Pattern has now played 259 times.

The {2-1-1-1-1] Pattern comes back for more. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has now played in 39.3% of the 659 Powerball drawings and was last seen December 1, 2021.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 53 appearances, has played in 20.5% of the 259 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 659 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.04% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order played November 22, 2021.

Now with 14 appearances, the 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 26.4% of the 53 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.41% of the 259 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.12% of all 659 drawings. The 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order was last seen March 6, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

Nestled in that Pattern encore were two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

45, 67, PB 2 (Debuted January 21, 2017)
10, 45, 56 (Debuted March 24, 2018)

A double helping of repeating Three-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Looking at the current state of the jackpots, it looks to be a very Merry Christmas for whoever wins. Will the jackpots rise again Monday night, or will Christmas come early?

The {2-2-1-1} Spread-Out

This past Friday night meant not only the start of another weekend, but it also meant Mega Millions’ long-awaited foray into December. The {2-2-1-1} Pattern stuck around for another drawing, and the love for similar spreads is, well, spreading! All these elements came together to push the jackpot to $122 million.

General Lottery Analysis

A {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore was featured December 3, 2021. With winning numbers 22, 45, 48, 58, 61 and MB 13, this Pattern has now played 204 times.

There have now been 729 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now played 28% of the time. Recall that the {2-2-1-1} Pattern played November 30, 2021.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 72 appearances, has played in 35.3% of the 204 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 729 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.88% of the time. The [1-2-2-1] General Order was last seen November 5, 2021.

Now with four appearances, the 0 1 0 2 2 1 Specific Order has played in 5.56% of the 72 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.96% of the 204 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.55% of all 729 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 0 1 0 2 2 1 Specific Order played November 10, 2020.

Similar Spread

Friday’s numbers had a spread of 23:03:10:03. A spread similar to this was featured in the February 2, 2018 drawing. That night, the winning numbers were 1, 4, 14, 17, 40 and MB 4, with a spread of 03:10:03:23. The differences between numbers were the same but note the difference in the order in which they played.

Three-Number Combinations

A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations featured:

45, 58, MB 13 (Debuted November 10, 2020)
22, 58, MB 13 (Debuted February 3, 2015)

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern return Tuesday night, and accompanied by another similar spread?