At long last, winter is starting to wind down. The tug of war between warmer and colder weather will continue for a little while, but warmth will prevail. The days will get longer, the flowers will bloom, and then the countdown to summer will begin. Before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s focus on the present, or in this case, the recent past!
According to the calendar, March 19, 2022 was the last day of winter this year, and Lotto Texas and Powerball had the honor of hosting the last drawings of the season. One lottery had a run-in with a playback, and the other came close. Playback or no, Lotto Texas and Powerball saw their respective jackpots grow to $6.5 million and $156 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
With 8, 10, 24, 25, 39 and 41, Lotto Texas saw its 272nd Australia Play, a.k.a. The Ultimate Playback!
There have now been 1982 Lotto Texas drawings, and both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order have played 13.7% of the time. An Australia Play was last seen in the March 9, 2022 drawing.
Four-Number Combinations
Repeating Four-Number Combination 10, 25, 39 and 41 debuted June 11, 2016.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 200th appearance with 8, 9, 18, 48, 52, PB 6.
This Pattern has now played in 28.4% of the 704 Powerball drawings.
The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 64 appearances, has played in 32% of the 200 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 704 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.09% of the time.
Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-2-1] General Order were last seen March 14, 2022.
Now with eight appearances, the 2 1 0 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 12.5% of the 64 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has played in 4% of the 200 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.14% of all 704 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 2 1 0 2 0 1 Specific Order played November 28, 2020.
Three-Number Combinations
Repeating Three-Number Combination 18, 48 and 52 debuted October 7, 2015.
Just as Lotto Texas and Powerball “closed” winter out, they’ll be the ones to greet spring with open arms! Is a Pattern encore in store for either lottery Monday night?