Christmas is a time of wonder and merriment, and it’s also a time of reflection. A time to step back and soak it all in, you know? Those moments when not much happens can make you appreciate those wild moments more. This is generally true of not only people, but lotteries as well, apparently.
From monstrously sized jackpots to making it rain repeating Combinations, Lotto Texas and Powerball were busy these past few months! What with Christmas not being too far away, these lotteries toned it down significantly Wednesday night. As such, both Lotto Texas and Powerball saw their respective jackpots rise to $21.5 million and $149 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
December 14, 2022 featured the 1108th appearance of the {3-2-1} Pattern with winning numbers 4, 13, 16, 25, 39 and 48.
This Pattern has now played in 52.8% of the 2098 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen December 10, 2022.
Now with 207 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 18.7% of the 1108 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2098 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.87% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 3 1 2 Specific Order played December 7, 2022.
Four-Number Combinations
Repeating Four-Number Combinations were nowhere to be found.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
For Powerball, Wednesday night featured the 138th appearance of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern. The winning numbers were 36, 51, 59, 66, 68 and PB 25.
This Pattern has now played in 16.8% of the 820 Powerball drawings.
The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 52 appearances, has played in 37.7% of the 138 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 820 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.34% of the time.
Both the {3-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-3-1] General Order were last seen November 26, 2022.
Now with six appearances, the 0 0 1 1 3 1 Specific Order has played in 11.5% of the 52 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.35% of the 138 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.73% of all 820 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 0 0 1 1 3 1 Specific Order played August 10, 2022.
Three-Number Combinations
There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.
As the Christmas countdown continues, how long will Lotto Texas and Powerball retain this “dignified” approach to jackpot boosting?