Not that long ago, the Powerball jackpot briefly surpassed $1 billion. Shortly after, it was brought back down to earth. Saturday night was more proof of the jackpot’s swift recovery, as the jackpot grew to $145 million!
Lotto Texas, ever the poised one, grew to $14.25 million. Although far and away from $1 billion, this lottery was confident in the fact that few would turn their noses up at trying to win.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The Lotto Texas Pattern for August 5, 2023 was {3-3}. With winning numbers 2, 12, 14, 45, 49 and 53, this Pattern has now played 177 times. There have now been 2198 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 8.06% of the time. July 10, 2023 was the last time we saw the {3-3} Pattern.
Now with 61 appearances, the 3 0 3 Specific Order has played in 34.5% of the 177 drawings where {3-3} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2198 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.78% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 3 0 3 Specific Order played January 2, 2023.
Four-Number Combinations
A couple of repeating Four-Number Combinations were spotted:
- 14, 45, 49, 53 (Debuted June 9, 2007)
- 2, 12, 14, 53 (Debuted February 3, 2001)
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
Powerball’s jackpot boost was courtesy of a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore. This Pattern made its 360th appearance with 18, 42, 44, 62, 65 and PB 23. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has now played in 39.1% of the 920 Powerball drawings and was last seen August 2, 2023.
The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 102 appearances, has played in 28.3% of the 360 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 920 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 11.1% of the time.
Now with 21 appearances, the 0 1 1 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 20.6% of the 102 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.83% of the 360 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.28% of all 920 drawings.
Prior to Saturday night, both the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order and the 0 1 1 1 2 1 Specific Order played July 12, 2023.
Three-Number Combinations
A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations were present:
- 18, 42, 62 (Debuted December 7, 2019)
- 18, 42, 65 (Debuted May 9, 2020)
- 42, 62, PB 23 (Debuted November 14, 2018)
How high will the jackpots soar in the week ahead?