To say that the night of March 8, 2023 was a quiet one would be nothing short of a lie. Lotto Texas, ever tenacious, saw yet another boost in the jackpot. With grace and poise, this lottery boosted the prize to $53 million. Meanwhile, Powerball’s efforts to go all out were rewarded with a prize that grew to $45 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
A {4-2} Pattern encore kept the Lotto Texas jackpot from avoiding a reset! With winning numbers 3, 7, 9, 16, 29 and 36, this Pattern has now played 225 times.
The {4-2} Pattern has now played in 10.5% of the 2134 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen March 6, 2023.
Now with 51 appearances, the 4 2 0 Specific Order has played in 22.7% of the 225 drawings where {4-2} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2134 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has now played 2.39% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 4 2 0 Specific Order played February 6, 2023.
Four-Number Combinations
Repeating Four-Number Combinations were absent this go-around.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
Far be it for Lotto Texas to be the only lottery with an encore! The {2-2-1-1} Pattern also returned, with winning numbers 26, 27, 43, 61, 69 and PB 4. This Pattern has now played 248 times.
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played in 29% of the 856 Powerball drawings.
Why should only the {2-2-1-1} Pattern get in on the encore goods? The [2-1-2-1] General Order made a return as well! Now with 85 appearances, this General Order has played in 34.3% of the 248 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 856 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.93% of the time.
Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-2-1] General Order played March 6, 2023.
All aspirations for a playback were dashed thanks to the 0 2 0 1 2 1 Specific Order. With 11 appearances, this Specific Order has played in 12.9% of the 85 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.44% of the 248 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.29% of all 856 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 0 2 0 1 2 1 Specific Order played November 12, 2022.
Four-Number Combination
Powerball decided to have a little more fun by throwing in a repeating Four-Number Combination:
- 27, 61, 69 and PB 4 (Debuted July 15, 2020).
Three-Number Combinations
Naturally, that repeating Four-Number Combination had four repeating Three-Number Combinations tucked away:
- 27, 61, 69
- 27, 61, PB 4
- 27, 69, PB 4
- 61, 69, PB 4
All four of the above Combinations debuted in the earlier-mentioned July 15th drawing. However, these weren’t the only Combinations that played. Repeating Three-Number Combination 43, 61 and 69 debuted March 10, 2018 and was last seen August 29, 2022.
Powerball may have the smallest jackpot for now, but it won’t be long before it overtakes Lotto Texas. Perhaps Powerball will see another jackpot boost Saturday night. Or Lotto Texas will be forced to reset. Either way, Powerball comes out on top. We’ll just have to see which one takes shape!