After toying with both an exact and a similar spread, Lotto Texas cast these aside Wednesday night. Heck, Powerball didn’t even approach those subjects! Instead, the mid-week drawings took a more, shall we say, common approach, to boost their jackpots. The Lotto Texas jackpot reached $19.75 million, and Powerball’s climbed to $116 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
December 7, 2022 was the night for the {3-2-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 3, 5, 6, 24, 38 and 46, this Pattern has now played 1106 times.
There have now been 2095 Lotto Texas drawings, and the {3-2-1} Pattern has played 52.8% of the time. This Pattern was last seen November 30, 2022.
Now with 206 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 18.6% of the 1106 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2095 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.83% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 3 1 2 Specific Order played November 26, 2022.
Four-Number Combinations
Even playing the most common Pattern can produce a couple of repeating Four-Number Combinations!
- 3, 6, 24, 38 (Debuted September 15, 2010)
- 3, 5, 6, 38 (Debuted February 22, 2012)
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
December 7th also featured the 320th appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. The winning numbers were 6, 28, 44, 59, 61 and PB 21.
This Pattern has now played in 39.2% of the 817 Powerball drawings and was last seen November 30, 2022.
The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 93 appearances, has played in 29.1% of the 320 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 817 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 11.4% of the time. The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order was last seen August 29, 2022.
Now with 18 appearances, the 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 19.4% of the 93 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.63% of the 320 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.20% of all 817 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order played August 27, 2022.
Three-Number Combinations
A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations graced us with their presence:
- 6, 28, 59 (Debuted April 2, 2022)
- 28, 61, PB 21 (Debuted November 19, 2016)
- 44, 59, 61 (Debuted August 10, 2022)
After spreading out and going cuckoo for repeating Combinations, enquiring minds want to know: Will Lotto Texas hit the $20 million mark Saturday night?