August is known for being hot, almost ridiculously so, and the month when many students return to school. This month is also known for another phenomenon: meteor showers. If you look at the right part of the sky, on the right night at the right time, you can see them streak across the sky. Given that so many of us contend with light pollution, we’ll have to deal with another type of shower, the shower of repeating Combinations. Saturday night was prime viewing!
The night of August 26, 2023 was a night for both repeating Combinations and rising jackpots. Lotto Texas grew graciously to $ 6 million. Powerball, powered by a near playback, grew to $363 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 17, 19, 20, 40, 41 and 45, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 1160th appearance. This Pattern has now played in 52.6% of the 2207 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen August 21, 2023.
Now with 202 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.4% of the 1160 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 2207 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.15% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 2 3 Specific Order played August 12, 2023.
Four-Number Combinations
There were a couple of repeating Four-Number Combinations:
- 19, 40, 41, 45 (Debuted August 6, 2016)
- 19, 20, 41, 45 (Debuted October 22, 2011)
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
August 26th featured the 26th appearance of the {4-1-1} Pattern with 20, 22, 26, 28, 63 and PB 5. This Pattern has now played in 2.80% of the 929 Powerball drawings.
The [4-1-1] General Order, now with 12 appearances, has played in 46.2% of the 26 drawings where {4-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 929 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 1.29% of the time.
Both the {4-1-1} Pattern and the [4-1-1] General Order played August 14, 2023.
Now with two appearances, the 0 4 0 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 16.7% of the 12 drawings where the General Order was [4-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.69% of the 26 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.22% of all 929 drawings. The 0 4 0 0 1 1 Specific Order made its first appearance in the November 13, 2019 drawing.
Three-Number Combinations
A “near” playback may not seem like much on the surface, but this one produced six, yes six, repeating Three-Number Combinations!
- 20, 22, 28 (Debuted April 28, 2018)
- 22, 26, 63 (Debuted November 16, 2019)
- 26, 28, 63 (Debuted November 29, 2017)
- 20, 63, PB 5 (Debuted September 22, 2021 and previously played August 15, 2022)
- 20, 28, 63 (Debuted February 13, 2021)
- 20, 26, PB 5 (Debuted June 11, 2022)
Are more showers of repeating Combinations, and rising jackpots, in store for these lotteries Monday night?