April lottery showers bring May lottery flowers? No, that can’t be right. April showers (should) bring May flowers, but what’s lottery got to do with any of this? Well, dear readers, lotteries constantly shower us with numbers. Said numbers fall in a Pattern, which can then be broken down further into General Orders (Mega Millions and Powerball only) and Specific Orders. The results can be surprising!
Lotto Texas played a not-so-common Pattern earlier this week, Wednesday to be precise. In fact, Lotto Texas liked this Pattern so much that it stuck around for Saturday night. The jackpot grew to $8 million.
Meanwhile, Powerball flirted with the idea of a playback. Although one didn’t materialize, the jackpot grew just the same. After the showers stopped, $231 million was what remained.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The {4-2} Pattern encore of April 2, 2022 was thanks to 3, 6, 37, 46, 52 and 54. This Pattern has now played 214 times.
This Pattern has now played in 10.8% of the 1988 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen March 30, 2022.
Now with 28 appearances, the 2 0 4 Specific Order has played in 13.1% of the 214 drawings where {4-2} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1988 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.41% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 2 0 4 Specific Order played March 5, 2022.
Four-Number Combinations
This instance of the {4-2} Pattern didn’t produce any repeating Four-Number Combinations.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
With 6, 28, 47, 58, 59 and PB 18, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 280th appearance.
This Pattern has now played in 39.4% of the 710 Powerball drawings.
The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 80 appearances, has played in 28.6% of the 280 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 710 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 11.3% of the time.
Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order were last seen March 28, 2022.
Now with 15 appearances, the 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order played in 18.75% of the 80 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.36% of the 280 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.11% of all 710 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order played January 31, 2022.
Three-Number Combinations
A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations were present:
- 28, 47, 58 (Debuted January 20, 2018)
- 6, 58, 59 (Debuted May 28, 2016)
What will April’s lottery showers bring in the week ahead? Is Lotto Texas’s {4-2} Pattern going to play for the third time in a row, and will a playback happen in Powerball?