Month: December 2022

Mega Millions NOT Tender and Mild

A more festive mood is in the air this year. With most everyone going about shopping, eating out, and going to the movies, it seems that last Christmas and the one before are distant memories! There are two sides to this festive mood coin. As the humans went about their Christmas ways, little did they know about the hyperactive Mega Millions that schemed to make their dreams of becoming (near) overnight millionaires a nightmare.

December 16, 2022 was more of a mischief night for Mega Millions. The triple encore that was seen earlier in the week was unceremoniously ditched. This paid off handsomely, as the already beastly jackpot grew to an astonishing $465 million!

General Lottery Analysis

Instead of paling around with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, or any of its crew, for the third time, Mega Millions opted for the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. Friday night’s winning numbers were 8, 35, 40, 53, 56 and MB 11, bringing the number of times this Pattern has played to 232.

No need for a three-peat to sew chaos! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

This Pattern has now played in 27.7% of the 837 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen November 29, 2022.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 78 appearances, has played in 33.6% of the 78 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 837 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.32% of the time. The [1-2-2-1] General Order was last seen September 23, 2022.

Now with seven appearances, the 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 8.97% of the 78 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.02% of the 232 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.84% of all 837 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the  0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order played April 17, 2020.

Four-Number Combination

Why go for a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat when Mega Millions dazzled the crowd with a repeating Four-Number Combination?!

Copying from Powerball? Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Three-Number Combinations

Naturally, cutting a repeating Four-Number Combination open revealed four repeating Three-Number Combinations underneath:

  • 35, 40, 53
  • 35, 40, MB 11
  • 35, 53, MB 11
  • 40, 53, MB 11

The top three Combinations in the list debuted in the August 13th drawing mentioned earlier. The last Combination in the list debuted in the November 11, 2016 drawing.

Now, these weren’t the only Combinations! Repeating Three-Number Combination 53, 56 and MB 11 debuted December 31, 2019.

All those Combinations! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

What Christmas goodies will Mega Millions have in store for next week?

Silent Night. Lottery Night.

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.

Nothing wild here, believe it or not. Source: lotterytrend.com.

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.

Just quiet, unassuming Powerball numbers. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

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?

A Mega Millions Christmas Special: The Triple Encore

Specials are a staple of the holidays. From special deals on Amazon to watching Christmas specials, there’s just no escaping them. In fact, the Christmas season is a prime time for lotteries to offer specials of their own. And boy, did Mega Millions cook up something big!

Mega Millions has featured plenty of encores. No big deal, right? Well, what if we told you that the December 13, 2022 drawing featured three encores? The payoff was grand, as the special playback boosted the jackpot to $429 million.

General Lottery Analysis

These six numbers made the encore playback (or is it playback encore?) possible: 14, 22, 48, 58, 68 and MB 6. This brought the number of appearances for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern to 356.

Pushing the jackpot ever higher. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 836 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 42.6% of the time.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 81 appearances, has played in 22.8% of the 356 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 836 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.69% of the time.

Now with 10 appearances, the 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 12.3% of the 81 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.81% of the 356 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.20% of all 836 drawings.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, and the 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order were all hanging out together in the December 9, 2022 drawing.  

Three-Number Combinations

What’s an encore playback without repeating Three-Number Combinations? Five of them were spotted Tuesday night:

Can’t let the encore have all the attention, can we? Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

We’re getting closer to Christmas and the jackpot is still holding strong! Will the jackpot grow once more with the help of a playback three-peat Friday night?

Silver and Gold

Seasons Greetings, Lotterytrend fans! Romulun Harris here. Last night on December 12, 2022, as the title implies, silver and gold did come to the Lottery World—and it was bigger than tinsel. That silver and gold came in the form of an Australia Play in Lotto Texas and Powerball’s frequently played {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. And now the details.

LOTTO TEXAS

Analysis

Courtesy of winning numbers, 3, 7, 23, 26, 42, and 47, Lotto Texas experienced its 297th Australia Play.

Winning Numbers that gave out the third Australia Play of the month. Source: lotterytrend.com

As of this moment, the {2-2-2} Pattern and 2 2 2 Specific Order have now played 14.16% of all 2097 Lotto Texas drawings and last played on December 5, 2022.

Wow! exactly a week after it last played! And it also played beforehand on December 3, 2022.

Four-Number Combination Repeat(s)

There were no Four-Number Combination Repeats to be found at this time.

Ain’t that a coincidence? The same thing happened the last two times the Australia Play occurred!

POWERBALL

Analysis

Powerball’s frequently played {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 322nd appearance, courtesy of winning numbers, 16, 31, 50, 55, 61, and PB09.

Winning Numbers in Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has now played 39.32% of the time and last occurred on December 10, 2022.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, in its 67th appearance, has now played 20.81% of all 322 drawings associated with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and 8.18% of all 819 Powerball drawings. Like the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, this General Order last played on December 10, 2022.

In its 9th appearance, the 0 1 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has now played in 13.43% of all 67 drawings associated with the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 2.8% of all 322 drawings associated with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and 1.1% of all 819 Powerball drawings. The 0 1 1 2 1 1 Specific Order last played on November 14, 2022.

Three-Number Combination Repeat(s)

Two Three-Number Combination Repeats occurred:

Two Turtle Doves representing the Three-Number Combination Repeats. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

So far this Holiday Season, the Lotto Texas district has been getting a lot of Australia Plays. Crikey! Who knows how many more of those will occur this season? This is Romulun Harris signing off. Stay safe and stay warm!

Pattern Encores are Brightly Shining

Why try your hand with one lottery when you can play two? That’s a thought that has crossed the minds of players every Monday (since last year), Wednesday, and Saturday. Two lotteries guarantee two tries to win the big bucks, right? Well, it’s not that simple. Whether you play Lotto Texas or Powerball, or both, things have come together to win the jackpot. Things did not come together December 10, 2022.

Lotto Texas and Powerball had it in their minds to revisit some very recently played Patterns Saturday night. These encores pushed the jackpots to $20.25 million and $124 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern encore was what pushed the jackpot just over $20 million. With winning numbers 18, 21, 29, 31, 47 and 48, this Pattern has now played 1107 times.

A gleaming {3-2-1} Pattern encore. Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 2096 Lotto Texas drawings, and the {3-2-1} Pattern has now played 52.8% of the time. Recall that the {3-2-1} Pattern was last seen December 7, 2022.

Now with 155 appearances, the 1 3 2 Specific Order has played in 14% of the 1107 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2096 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played in 7.40% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 3 2 Specific Order played November 21, 2022.

Four-Number Combinations

The {3-2-1} Pattern encore was accompanied by a trio of repeating Four-Number Combinations:

  • 18, 29, 31, 48 (Debuted May 8, 2013)
  • 21, 29, 31, 48 (Debuted September 28, 2016)
  • 18, 21, 29, 31 (Debuted June 19, 2010)
A trio of Combos for extra shine! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore was made possible by 9, 23, 47, 49, 68 and PB 19. This Pattern has now played 321 times.

More love for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 39.2% of the 818 Powerball drawings and was last seen December 7, 2022.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 66 appearances, has played in 20.6% of the 321 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 818 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.07% of the time. November 14, 2022 was the last time we saw the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order.

Now with 17 appearances, the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 25.8% of the 66 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.30% of the 321 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.08% of the 818 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order played August 6, 2022.

Three-Number Combinations

 A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations were also present:

  • 9, 23, 68 (Debuted July 21, 2018)
  • 9, 47, 68 (Debuted October 31, 2015)
A double helping. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern are notorious for Pattern streaks, and Pattern encores are the first step to achieving them! And, after encores come three-peats. Is a three-peat in store for Lotto Texas and/or Powerball Monday night?

Patterns and Orders of Christmases Past and Present

Seasons Greetings, Lotterytrend fans! Romulun Harris here! The Holiday Season continued on as Megamillions’ frequently played {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its appearance last night on December 9, 2022. And now, the details.

Six geese each laid an egg that represented a winning number. Those winning numbers were 8, 19, 53, 61, 69, and MB19. This resulted—as mentioned earlier—the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern making its 355th appearance.

Six Numbers A Laying. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has now played in 42.51% of all 835 Megamillions drawings and last played on December 2, 2022.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now in its 80th appearance, has played in 22.54% of all 355 drawings associated with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and 9.58% of all 835 Megamillions drawings. Like the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, this General Order last played on December 2, 2022.

With its 9th appearance, the 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order has now played in 11.25% of all 80 drawings associated with the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 2.54% of all 355 drawings associated with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and 1.08% of all 835 Megamillions drawings. The 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order last played on September 6, 2022. By coincidence, the Specific Order also played on New Year’s Day of 2021.

Three-Number Combination Repeat(s)

Only one Three-Number Combination Repeat made its appearance:

A Three-Number Combination Repeat in a Pear Tree. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

Wow! Four events—half of them appearing this Holiday season and the other half at the beginning of the New Year of 2021. A night of coincidences indeed. And we can expect even more surprises as the Holiday Season goes on. This is Romulun Harris signing off. Stay safe!

The Ever-Sublime Jackpot Climb

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.

Sometimes the “common” way is best. Source: lotterytrend.com.

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)
Double the trouble! Source: lotterytrend.com.

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.

Powerball’s common approach. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

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:

A more dignified approach to repeating Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

After spreading out and going cuckoo for repeating Combinations, enquiring minds want to know: Will Lotto Texas hit the $20 million mark Saturday night?

The 4-1-1 on That Crazy Mega Millions Over There

No two Mega Millions drawings are alike, and there was no better example than what happened December 6, 2022. After taking a sabbatical from repeating Three-Number Combinations Friday night, a bunch of them decided to hitch a ride with an uncommonly seen Pattern! It’s thanks to that Pattern that the jackpot ascended to $379 million.

General Lottery Analysis

If the title didn’t give it away, it was the {4-1-1} Pattern that was featured Tuesday night. With winning numbers 15, 16, 19, 28, 47 and MB 13, this Pattern has played 19 times.

Shaking it up. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 2.28% of the 834 Mega Millions drawings.

The [4-1-1] General Order, now with 11 appearances, has played in 57.9% of the 19 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 834 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 1.32% of the time.

Both the {4-1-1} Pattern and the [4-1-1] General Order were last seen October 11, 2022.

Now with three appearances, the 0 4 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 27.3% of the 11 drawings where the General Order was [4-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 15.8% of the 19 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.36% of all 834 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 0 4 0 1 0 1 Specific Order played September 4, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

If you were missing repeating Three-Number Combinations (they were only gone for one night, but you do you), then Tuesday night was full of them. Five, in fact!

No repeating Four-Number Combination required! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {4-1-1} Pattern return Friday night, or will another Pattern catch Mega Millions’ eye?

Five Golden Three-Number Combinations and an Australia Play in a Pear Tree

Greetings, Lotterytrend fans! Romulun Harris here. Last night on December 5, 2022, not long after the Holiday Season had begun, surprises came to the Lottery World in the form of an Australia Play in the Lotto Texas district and a quintet of Three-Number Combination Repeats in the Powerball district. And now, the details.

LOTTO TEXAS

Analysis

Courtesy of Lotto Texas’s winning numbers, 3, 15, 22, 33, 43, and 46, Lotto Texas experienced its 296th Australia Play.

Winning Numbers in Lotto Texas that delivered Australia Play. Source: lotterytrend.com

As of this moment, the {2-2-2} Pattern and 2 2 2 Specific Order have now played 14.14% of all 2094 Lotto Texas drawings and last played on December 3, 2022.

Four-Number Combination Repeats

There were no Four-Number Combination Repeats to be found at this time.

POWERBALL

Analysis

Powerball’s rarely played {4-1-1} Pattern made its 22nd appearance, courtesy of winning numbers 35, 45, 47, 54, 55, and PB14.

Winning Numbers in Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

The {4-1-1} Pattern has now played 2.7% of the time and last occurred on May 23, 2022.

The [1-4-1] General Order, in its 13th appearance, has now played 59.09% of all 22 drawings associated with the {4-1-1} Pattern and 1.59% of all 816 Powerball drawings. Like the {4-1-1} Pattern, this General Order last played on May 23, 2022.

In its 3rd appearance, the 0 0 1 4 0 1 Specific Order has now played in 23.08% of all 13 drawings associated with the [1-4-1] General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 13.64% of all 22 drawings associated with the {4-1-1} Pattern and 0.37% of all 816 Powerball drawings. The 0 0 1 4 0 1 Specific Order last played on September 25, 2019.

Three-Number Combination Repeat(s)

A quintet of Three-Number Combination Repeats occurred:

Presents are already coming to the Lottery World, but it’s still early in the Holiday Season. This is Romulun Harris signing off. Stay safe!

Some Lotteries Like to Spread Out

After a month of going nuts over repeating Combinations, Lotto Texas and Powerball may going for another approach. That approach, dear readers, is the art of the spread.

December may have just started, but there were hints of change this past Wednesday night. A similar approach happened Saturday night for one lottery while the other went with repeating Combinations. Regardless of approach, both Lotto Texas and Powerball saw their respective jackpots grow to $19 million and $89 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The Australia Play returned for the December 3, 2022 Lotto Texas drawing with winning numbers 13, 15, 22, 32, 44 and 45. Both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order have played 295 times.

Not gone for long, this Australia Play! Source: lotterytrend.com

An Australia Play has been featured in 14.1% of the 2093 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen November 23, 2022.

Similar Spread

Lotto Texas mastered the exact art of a spread earlier in the week. Although that wasn’t present Saturday night, something similar did take place. Saturday’s winning numbers had a spread of 02:07:10:12:01. Similarly, the winning numbers from March 8, 2014, 18, 25, 35, 47, 49 and 50, had a spread of 07:10:12:02:01. With a similar spread, the differences between numbers played are the same, but their orders (and numbers played) are different.

Four-Number Combinations

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations Saturday night.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

For Powerball, Saturday night’s drawing meant the 52nd appearance of the {3-2-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 6, 13, 33, 36, 37 and PB 7.

A swift return for the {3-2-1} Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 6.38% of the 815 Powerball drawings and was last seen November 28, 2022.

The [2-3-1] General Order, now with 24 appearances, has played in 46.2% of the 52 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 815 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 2.94% of the time. The [2-3-1] General Order was last seen August 31, 2022.

Now with three appearances, the 2 0 3 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 12.5% of the 24 drawings where the General Order was [2-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.77% of the 52 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 5.77% of all 815 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 2 0 3 0 0 1 Specific Order played April 15, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

Even though Powerball cut down on repeating Three-Number Combinations, there was still room for three:

A nice trio! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Both Lotto Texas and Powerball’s jackpots continue to soar, and the art of the spread seems to be making headway. Still, it’s early yet. We’ll have to see if more similar and/or exact spreads are in the cards for these lotteries, or if they’ll abandon them like fruitcake.