Lottery-wise, Wednesday nights are crowded. Rather than one lottery, two are vying for attention and adoration of players far and wide. Even as people are caught up in the allure of becoming an (almost) overnight millionaire, there’s an organized madness behind the scenes. Lotto Texas and Powerball, from their quietest nights to their biggest blowouts, embrace it willingly. A cold Wednesday night in mid-November is just as good as any.
November 16, 2022 was the night for “organized madness”. One lottery embraced the wonders of a similar spread while the other flirted with a repeating Combination that played twice before. Regardless of the path that was taken, both Lotto Texas and Powerball’s respective jackpots grew to $15.25 million and $93 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The {4-2} Pattern made its 219th appearance with 23, 25, 29, 35, 40 and 41.
This Pattern has now played in 10.5% of the 2086 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen October 31, 2022.
Now with 43 appearances, the 0 4 2 Specific Order has played in 19.6% of the 219 drawings where {4-2} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2086 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.06% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 0 4 2 Specific Order played June 8, 2022.
Similar Spread
Lotto Texas figured a bigger impression with the {4-2} Pattern could be made with a similar spread. Wednesday night’s numbers saw a spread of 02:04:06:05:01. The March 10, 2010 drawing featured winning numbers 36, 42, 47, 48, 52 and 54 with a spread of 06:05:01:04:02. Remember that with similar spreads, the differences between numbers played are the same but their orders (and the numbers played) are different.
Four-Number Combinations
Repeating Four-Number Combination 23, 29, 35 and 40 debuted October 8, 2022.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
For Powerball, Wednesday night meant the 135th appearance of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern with numbers 28, 34, 51, 53, 56 and PB 11.
This Pattern has now played in 16.7% of the 808 Powerball drawings and was last seen November 5, 2022.
The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 49 appearances, has played in 36.3% of the 135 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 808 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.06% of the time. September 7, 2022 was the last time the [1-1-3-1] General Order played.
Now with seven appearances, the 0 1 1 3 0 1 Specific Order has played in 14.3% of the 49 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.19% of the 135 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.87% of all 808 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 0 1 1 3 0 1 Specific Order played April 20, 2022.
Three-Number Combinations
Powerball’s love for repeating Three-Number Combinations was so great that one played twice before!
- 34, 51, 53 (Debuted November 15, 2021)
- 34, 53, PB 11 (Debuted March 16, 2019)
- 28, 53, 56 (Debuted June 6, 2018 and previously played November 5, 2022)
How wild will Lotto Texas and Powerball get Saturday night? Are more similar spreads in store?