Month: July 2022

A Dip in the Playback Pool

Here’s a fun fact: July 2nd is the actual halfway point of the year. We are officially 50% done with 2022! Since the mid-year point is knee-deep in summer in Lottery Trend country, what better way to celebrate than jumping into the pool (and watching fireworks)? There are your above-ground pools, your lap pools, your indoor pools and so on, but what about number pools? They may not be filled with water, but they have a way of changing people’s lives.

Lotto Texas and Powerball hung out by the playback pool Saturday night. One lottery cannonballed into the pool while the other stuck their toes in. The result for both lotteries was the same: rising jackpots! Lotto Texas’s jackpot jumped to $5.75 million, and Powerball’s jackpot rebounded to $26 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Lotto Texas jumped right into an Australia Play. With winning numbers 6, 17, 19, 36, 49 and 51, both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order have played 281 times.

An Australia Play has been featured in 13.9% of the 2027 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen June 25, 2022.

Jumping into the deep end! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Remember: All Australia Plays are playbacks, but not all playbacks are Australia Plays.

Four-Number Combinations

A couple of old repeating Four-Number Combinations wanted to have a spot by the pool:

  • 6, 17, 36, 51 (Debuted June 2, 2001)
  • 6, 19, 36, 49 (Debuted February 24, 2007)
Not “just” an Australia Play. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball didn’t see anything as wild as an Australia Play, but a playback was in grabbing distance. The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 217th appearance with 9, 10, 37, 59, 62 and PB 26.

Enough to get wet by the pool. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 29% of the 749 Powerball drawings.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 74 appearances, has played in 34.1% of the 217 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 9.88% drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.88% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-2-1] General Order played June 27, 2022.

Now with three appearances, the 2 0 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 4.05% of the 74 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.38% of the 217 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.40% of all 749 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the  2 0 1 0 2 1 Specific Order played January 19, 2019.

Three-Number Combinations

Powerball more than made up for a lack of playback with four repeating Three-Number Combinations:

The skill of repeating Three-Number Combinations *without* a repeating Four-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

What fireworks will Lotto Texas and Powerball have on display Monday night?

Mega Millions’ Fireworks Show: Brought to You in Part by “Those Six Numbers”

The Fourth of July is upon us, and with it comes fireworks, beach parties, fireworks, water parks, fireworks, and barbecues. Oh, and did we mention fireworks? There’s something mesmerizing about those pretty colors in the sky, even more so when they’re above water! Today’s post is about a different kind of fireworks show, a kind involving jackpots, numbers, and varying levels of players’ frustrations.

If you were the Mega Millions jackpot, then you could breathe a sigh of relief Friday night. Seeing as no one could lay claim to you, you soared to even greater heights! Everyone from far and wide saw you rise to $370 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With the help of 1, 27, 29, 38, 62 and MB 12, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 336th appearance on July 1, 2022.

These six numbers pushed the jackpot up yet again! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 42.6% of the 789 Mega Millions drawings.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 102 appearances, has played in 30.4% of the 336 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 789 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 12.9% of the time.

Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order were last seen June 17, 2022.

Now with 21 appearances, the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 20.6% of the 102 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.25% of the 336 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.66% of all 789 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order played November 26, 2021.  

Three-Number Combinations

Two repeating Three-Number Combinations were present for the grand finale:

A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations to start the month. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

How high will the jackpot soar before the inevitable reset? Is a $400 million jackpot right around the corner?