Month: March 2022

Lotto Texas and Powerball Ride the Encore Wave

Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday couldn’t be any more different. The former is a day of festivities and for some, outright debauchery. In contrast, the latter is a day of repentance for Christians, especially Catholics. Priests place ash crosses on the heads of worshipers, which symbolizes the acknowledgement of sin, and the acknowledgement that from dust we came and to dust we shall return (hence, the ashes). It’s also the first day of Lent, a forty-day period of fasting (or giving up something one enjoys) that ends on Palm Sunday.  All of this concludes exactly one week before Easter.  Two days before the end of that week is referred to as the Passion of the Christ, the last twelve hours of Jesus’ Life on the day of His Crucifixion, celebrated by Christians as Good Friday.

Ash Wednesday, that is, March 2, 2022, was anything but a time of inner reflection for either Lotto Texas or Powerball. Both lotteries went wild with Pattern encores and boosted their respective jackpots to $6.75 million and $85 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern encore was made possible by 13, 18, 23, 39, 40 and 49. This Pattern has now played 1043 times.

Riding into March with a {3-2-1} Pattern encore! Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1975 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 52.8% of the time. Recall that the {3-2-1} Pattern played February 28, 2022.

Now with 158 appearances, the 2 1 3 Specific Order has played in 15.1% of the 1043 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1975 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 8% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 1 3 Specific Order played February 5, 2022.

Four-Number Combinations

Lotto Texas took a break from repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With 19, 37, 48, 61, 63 and PB 12, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made both an encore and its 277th appearance in Powerball.

Another case of Pattern encore fever! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

This Pattern has now played in 39.7% of the 697 drawings.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order also opted for the encore option! Now with 78 appearances, this General Order has played in 28.1% of the 277 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 697 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 11.2% of the time.

Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order were last seen February 28, 2022.

Now with 16 appearances, the 0 1 1 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 20.5% of the 78 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.78% of the 277 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.30% of all 697 drawings. The 0 1 1 1 2 1 Specific Order was last seen October 13, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

Accompanying Powerball was a trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations:

Gotta have that trio! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Is a Pattern three-peat in the cards for Lotto Texas and/or Powerball?

Mega Millions Goes Marching In

March 1, 2022 wasn’t just any Tuesday: it was Fat Tuesday! Mardi Gras celebrations were one way to de-stress from the insanity of “real life”. Another, of course, was Mega Millions. This lottery came marching into a new month with a different Pattern and a jackpot that grew to $113 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 212th appearance with 18, 22, 38, 39, 50 and MB 18.

We meet again, {2-2-1-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 28.1% of the 754 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen February 22, 2022.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 72 appearances, has played in 34% of the 212 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 754 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.55% of the time. The [2-2-1-1] General Order was last seen February 15, 2022.

Now with 10 appearances, the 0 2 2 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 13.9% of the 72 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.72% of the 212 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.33% of all 754 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 0 2 2 1 0 1 Specific Order played August 13, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

Mega Millions toned it down a bit on the repeating Three-Number Combinations. Instead of four Combinations like last time, there were three:

A festive trio! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

To think that if it weren’t for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern crashing Friday night, we might have been in the middle of a {2-2-1-1} Pattern streak! It’s a new month, which means new opportunities. Is a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore in the works for Friday night?

When March Comes Marching In

Greetings, Lotterytrend fans! Romulun Harris here. On February 28th as the month neared its end, Lotto Texas and Powerball’s jackpots continued to rise. Plus, their respective, frequently played {3-2-1} and {2-1-1-1-1} Patterns escorted each other into the month of March. And would you believe that Powerball’s {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has played four times in a row since February 21, 2022? That’s right, Powerball’s frequently played Pattern has once again built a streak! Ahem! Anyway, the details.

LOTTO TEXAS

Analysis

The winning numbers in Lotto Texas were 7, 8, 13, 19, 28, and 48, resulting in the frequently played {3-2-1} Pattern making its 1042nd appearance.

Winning Numbers in Lotto Texas. Source: lotterytrend.com

The {3-2-1} Pattern has played 52.79% of all 1974 Lotto Texas drawings and last played on February 23, 2022.

The 3 2 1 Specific Order made its 186th appearance and has played in 17.85% of all 1042 drawings associated with the {3-2-1} Pattern and 9.42% of all 1974 Lotto Texas drawings. Like the {3-2-1} Pattern, the 3 2 1 Specific Order last played on February 23, 2022.

I believe that this is what Lotterymeister, Freyja Harris, calls a playback.

Four-Number Combination(s)

A trio of Four-Number Combination Repeats occurred:

  • 13, 19, 28, and 48 first played on May 22, 2002.
  • 7, 13, 28, and 48 first played on March 14, 2020.
  • 7, 8, 13, and 19 first played on February 11, 2015.
Four-Number Combination Repeats in Lotto Texas. Source: lotterytrend.com

POWERBALL

Analysis

Also, the frequently played {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 276th appearance, thanks to winning numbers 7, 21, 39, 47, 55, and PB19.

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

Out of 696 total Powerball drawings, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has played 39.66% of the time. This Pattern last played on February 26, 2022.

With 77 appearances, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has played in 27.9% of the 276 drawings associated with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. With all 696 drawings considered, this General Order has played 11.06% of the time. The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order last played on January 31, 2022.

The 1 1 1 2 0 1 Specific Order, now with its 16th appearance, has played in 20.78% of the 77 drawings associated with the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 5.8% of the 276 drawings associated with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and 2.3% of all 696 drawings. The 1 1 1 2 0 1 Specific Order last played on November 1, 2021.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Two Three-Number Combination Repeats occurred:

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

Powerball’s frequently played {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern playing for the fourth time in a row! What a way to end February and ring in March. How long will its streak last? This is Romulun Harris signing off. Stay safe!