What is it they say about the Patterns less played? They don’t play often, obviously, but how does that impact lottery players? Well, in that regard, they’re just like their brethren who show up more often. At least one person is going to walk away much wealthier after a lottery drawing, or there will be much (subdued) anger and disappointment. Yet, that anger and disappointment subside. When no one wins the grand prize, that means another chance, and another chance means even more money to win. After all, how boring would the lottery be if there wasn’t a shakeup now and then?
Lotto Texas and Powerball certainly shook things up Wednesday night! What could have been a night of Pattern repeats, and they certainly had the Patterns that lend themselves to that sort of thing, went in a different direction. By providing exposure to Patterns that don’t play often, they pushed the jackpots upward once again! Lotto Texas ascended gracefully to $7 million, and Powerball barged in with $180 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
Lotto Texas thought March 23, 2022 was a good night for the {3-3} Pattern. Thanks to 11, 14, 15, 25, 33 and 36, this Pattern has now played 160 times.
This Pattern has now played in 8.06% of the 1984 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen February 26, 2022.
Now with 54 appearances, the 3 3 0 Specific Order has played in 33.75% of the 160 drawings where {3-3} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1984 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.72% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 3 3 0 Specific Order played February 14, 2022.
Four-Number Combinations
Repeating Four-Number Combination 11, 14, 33 and 36 debuted December 7, 2002.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
March 23rd also meant the 20th appearance of the {4-1-1} Pattern in Powerball. The winning numbers were 31, 32, 37, 38, 48 and PB 24.
This Pattern has now played in 2.83% of the 706 Powerball drawings and was last seen January 10, 2022.
The [4-1-1] General Order, now with nine appearances, has played in 45% of the 20 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 706 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 1.27% of the time.
Now with two appearances, the 0 0 4 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 22.2% of the nine drawings where the General Order was [4-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 10% of the 20 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern and 0.28% of all 706 drawings.
Both the [4-1-1] General Order and the 0 0 4 1 0 1 Specific Order were last seen October 16, 2021.
Three-Number Combinations
Repeating Three-Number Combination 31, 32 and 48 debuted March 25, 2017.
Will the jackpots for Lotto Texas and Powerball continue to rise Saturday night, possibly with the help other not-so-commonly played Patterns?