As one lottery flirts with the possibility of a billion-dollar jackpot, two lotteries proved they were just as worthy of attention. Both Lotto Texas and Powerball saw a shakeup Saturday night. Lotto Texas, ever graceful, took a chance with an uncommon Pattern. The payoff was a jackpot that grew to $8 million. On the Powerball side, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak came to an end and with it, a jackpot that grew to $130 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The July 23, 2022 Lotto Texas drawing featured the 165th appearance of the {3-3} Pattern with winning numbers 6, 7, 14, 20, 26 and 31.
This Pattern has now played in 8.10% of the 2036 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen July 13, 2022.
Now with 55 appearances, the 3 3 0 Specific Order has played in 33.3% of the 165 drawings where {3-3} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2036 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.70% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 3 3 0 Specific Order played March 23, 2022.
Similar Spread
Lotto Texas decided to spread out a bit more. Saturday night’s numbers had a spread of 01:07:06:06:05. Similarly, the numbers from the Christmas Eve 2011 drawing had a spread of 05:01:06:06:07. The winning numbers were 24, 29, 30, 36, 42 and 49. Even though the differences between numbers were the same, note that their orders (and of course, the numbers that played) were different.
Four-Number Combinations
Lotto Texas continued its break from repeating Four-Number Combinations.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak came to an end thanks to the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 39, 41, 54, 59, 62 and PB 12, this Pattern made its 219th appearance!
This Pattern has now played in 28.9% of the 758 Powerball drawings.
The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 76 appearances, has played in 34.7% of the 219 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 758 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10% of the time.
Now with eight appearances, the 0 0 2 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 10.5% of the 76 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.65% of the 219 drawings where {2-1-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.06% of all 758 drawings.
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern, [2-1-2-1] General Order, and the 0 0 2 1 2 1 Specific Order were last seen July 6, 2022.
Three-Number Combinations
Repeating Three-Number Combination 39, 54 and 59 debuted August 25, 2021.
Will either the {3-3} Pattern or {2-2-1-1} Pattern return, or will other Patterns end the month?