“May the fourth be with you.”
You probably hear this at least once every May 4th. For those out of the loop, May 4th is the unofficial holiday known as Star Wars Day. Sure, this series can be celebrated any day, but if you think about it, May 4th is fitting!
While “Star Wars” fans got their geek on, Lotto Texas and Powerball were engaged in a battle in a galaxy not so far away. May 4, 2022 was a night of similar spreads, a Pattern encore, and rising jackpots. Lotto Texas ascended to $12.5 million, and Powerball propelled itself to $51 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 1055th appearance with 6, 14, 27, 28, 33 and 40.
This Pattern has now played in 52.7% of the 2002 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen April 27, 2022.
Now with 182 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 17.3% of the 1055 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2002 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.09% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 3 1 Specific Order played April 16, 2022.
Similar Spread
Wednesday night’s numbers had a spread of 08:13:01:05:07. Upon further investigation, there was similarity to the spread that appeared October 17, 2015. That night, the winning numbers were 2, 9, 14, 22, 35 and 36, and their spread was 07:05:08:13:01. The differences between the numbers played on both nights may have been the same, but their orders were different.
Four-Number Combinations
Lotto Texas may have stepped away from repeating Five-Number Combinations, but the love for the repeating Four-Number kind remained. Repeating Four-Number Combination 6, 14, 27 and 33 debuted July 23, 2008.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
Powerball liked the {2-2-1-1} Pattern so much that it was brought back for another round! With winning numbers 37, 39, 55, 63, 69 and PB 23, this Pattern has now played 207 times.
There have now been 724 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 28.6% of the time. Recall that the {2-2-1-1} Pattern was last seen May 2, 2022.
The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 69 appearances, has played in 33.3% of the 207 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 724 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.53% of the time. The [2-1-2-1] General Order was last seen April 16, 2022.
Now with six appearances, the 0 0 2 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 8.7% of the 69 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.90% of the 207 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.83% of all 724 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 0 0 2 1 2 1 Specific Order played December 27, 2021.
Similar Spread
Powerball’s numbers had a spread of 2:16:08:06. Looking at the results from May 20, 2020, there were similarities spread-wise. The winning numbers were 18, 34, 40, 42, 50 and PB 9 and the spread was 16:06:02:08. Again, the differences between numbers played was the same, but the orders (and the numbers themselves) were different.
Three-Number Combinations
Repeating Three-Number Combination 37, 39 and 69 was a special one! It debuted February 14, 2018 and was last seen May 15, 2021.
Are more Pattern repeats in store Saturday night?