For good or ill, reboots have been a running theme of a good part of the 21st century so far. In fact, they seem inevitable. Although not every movie and television show get hits with the reboot bug (though some would argue, “Give it time.”), lottery reboots are inevitable. What’s more is that they happen without notice. A Wednesday night in the middle of a sweltering August is just as good as any other time for a lottery reboot to strike.
It was Lotto Texas’s turn to face the reboot music, so to speak, as the jackpot was knocked back down to $5 million. Meanwhile, Powerball’s jackpot continued unbothered, growing to $264 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The jackpot reboot of August 16, 2023 was thanks to the {3-2-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 10, 14, 17, 31, 38 and 48, this Pattern has now played 1158 times. This Pattern has now played in 52.6% of the 2203 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen August 12, 2023.
Now with 215 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 18.6% of the 1158 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2203 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.76% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 3 1 2 Specific Order played July 29, 2023.
Four-Number Combinations
Two repeating Four-Number Combinations were spotted:
- 10, 14, 31, 38 (Debuted September 2, 2017)
- 14, 17, 31, 38 (Debuted June 7, 2006)
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
Wednesday night was the night for the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 9, 11, 17, 19, 55 and PB 1. This Pattern has now played 274 times. Of the 925 Powerball drawings, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played 29.6% of the time and was last seen August 9, 2023.
The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 94 appearances, has played in 34.3% of the 274 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 925 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.2% of the time. July 22, 2023 was the last time the [2-2-1-1] General Order was featured.
Now with 14 appearances, the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 14.9% of the 94 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.11% of the 274 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.51% of the 925 Powerball drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order played September 14, 2022.
Three-Number Combinations
Repeating Three-Number Combination 9, 19 and 55 debuted September 17, 2016.
Is Powerball’s jackpot reboot coming up Saturday night, or will there be more time to spare?