When you hear “Labor Day”, you’re probably thinking long weekend or barbecues. Fireworks are more of a Fourth of July kind of thing. Even if the fireworks are being saved for another time, that doesn’t mean Lotto Texas and Powerball can’t put on a show of their own.
The lotteries took advantage of Labor Day being summer’s last hoorah. Saturday night was awash in repeating Combination explosions and at least one playback. As the dust settled, we were left with a jackpot that grew to $16 million in Lotto Texas and $119 million in Powerball.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The September 3, 2022 Lotto Texas drawing featured the {4-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 4, 24, 25, 33, 34 and 50, this Pattern has played 224 times.
There have now been 2054 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 10.9% of the time.
Now with 74 appearances, the 1 4 1 Specific Order has played in 33% of the 224 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2054 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.60% of the time.
Prior to Saturday night, both the {4-1-1} Pattern and the 1 4 1 Specific Order played August 13, 2022.
Four-Number Combinations
Lotto Texas felt a playback wasn’t enough. A trio of repeating Four-Number Combinations were also present:
- 24, 33, 34, 50 (Debuted November 22, 2017)
- 4, 25, 33, 50 (Debuted November 3, 2001)
- 24, 25, 33, 34 (Debuted August 14, 2010)
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
Saturday night also featured the {2-2-1-1} Pattern’s 224th appearance, with winning numbers 18, 27, 49, 65, 69 and PB 9.
This Pattern has now played in 28.9% of the 776 Powerball drawings.
The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 78 appearances, has played in 34.8% of the 224 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 776 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.1% of the time.
Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-2-1] General Order played August 17, 2022. Although Lotto Texas saw a playback, Powerball did come close.
Now with nine appearances, the 0 2 0 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 11.5% of the 78 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.02% of the 224 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.16% of all 776 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 0 2 0 1 2 1 Specific Order played May 30, 2022.
Three-Number Combinations
Four repeating Three-Number Combinations made their rounds:
- 18, 27, 65 (Debuted October 24, 2020)
- 18, 27, PB 9 (Debuted January 10, 2022)
- 27, 65, PB 9 (Debuted May 14, 2016)
- 18, 49, PB 9 (Debuted May 3, 2017)
Will there be more playbacks Monday night?