Lotto Texas and Powerball did something nuts last Wednesday. While the former lottery took a break from repeating Four-Number Combinations, the latter took that ball and ran with it! Jackpots climbed and methodical madness ensued. Then, things eased up a bit that weekend, but that serenity didn’t last. Lotto Texas maintained some composure, but Powerball went crazy with the repeating Three-Number Combinations. Surely a midweek drawing would mean a quieter night, right?
Well, folks, the madness continued April 27, 2022. This time, Lotto Texas also took a walk on the wild side, bringing forward a repeating Five-Number Combination and the associated aftermath. Once the dust settled, a jackpot worth $10.75 million was left standing. Powerball went crazy with the repeating Three-Number Combinations again, and all it had to show for it was a jackpot that reset to $20 million. At least Powerball gave a player in Arizona 473 million reasons to be happy!
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
Before we get to the repeating Five-Number Combination, there’s the matter of a playback. Yes, a playback! With winning numbers 1, 8, 14, 32, 37 and 46, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 1054th appearance.
This Pattern has now played in 52.7% of the 1999 Lotto Texas drawings.
Now with 196 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 18.6% of the 1054 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1999 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.80% of the time.
Both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 3 1 2 Specific Order were last seen April 20, 2022.
Five-Number Combination
Repeating Five-Number Combination 1, 14, 32, 37 and 46 debuted January 25, 2017.
Four-Number Combinations
The Law of Repeating Five-Number Combinations states, and I quote, “Any repeating Five-Number Combination shall have five repeating Four-Number Combinations within.”
Of the five repeating Four-Number Combinations that rolled out, two of them played twice before!
- 14, 32, 37, 46
- 1, 32, 37, 46
- 1, 14, 37, 46
- 1, 14, 32, 46
- 1, 14, 32, 37
All save one of these Combinations debuted in the January 25, 2017 drawing mentioned earlier. Repeating Four-Number Combination 1, 14, 37 and 46 debuted December 10, 2016 and was last seen January 25, 2017. Additionally, repeating Four-Number Combination 1, 14, 32 and 37 was last seen on April 27, 2019.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
The jackpot came tumbling down thanks to the 122nd appearance of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern. The winning numbers were 11, 36, 61, 62, 68 and PB 4.
This Pattern has now played in 16.9% of the 721 Powerball drawings.
The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 44 appearances, has played in 36.1% of the 122 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 721 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.10% of the time.
Both the {3-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-3-1] General Order were last seen April 23, 2022.
Now with three appearances, the 1 0 1 0 3 1 Specific Order has played in 6.82% of the 44 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.46% of the 122 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.42% of all 721 Patterns. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 0 1 0 3 1 Specific Order played February 28, 2018.
Three-Number Combinations
Wednesday night’s repeating Three-Number Combination quartet had the following members. One member played twice before:
- 11, 36, 62 (Debuted September 26, 2020)
- 36, 61, 62 (Debuted July 25, 2020)
- 61, 68, PB 4 (Debuted May 15, 2019)
- 61, 62, PB 4 (Debuted July 11, 2020; last seen July 15, 2020)
Is more repeating Combination madness in store for Lotto Texas and Powerball as they make their rounds Saturday night?