When you’ve said, “It’s like <insert whatever> times 100”, you meant that <insert whatever> is like <some other thing> is much better, or much worse. For example, if someone said a show is like “Game of Thrones: Season 8” times 100, then (s)he’s likely saying it’s a terrible show. No offense to anyone who liked “Game of Thrones: Season 8” of course. Sometimes, <insert whatever> times 100 is quite literal. When numbers are involved, like with Wednesday night’s Lotto Texas and Powerball drawings, it most certainly is literal.
September 20, 2023 was a night to remember, for sure. By the combined powers of both an Australia Play and an uncommon Pattern, the Lotto Texas and Powerball prizes grew to $7.25 million and $725 million, respectively. Yes, the Powerball prize was 100 times larger than Lotto Texas’s!
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
Thanks to winning numbers 10, 18, 28, 30, 43 and 45, both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order have played 312 times. An Australia Play has been featured in 14.1% of the 2218 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen September 9, 2023.
Four-Number Combinations
Repeating Four-Number Combination 18, 28, 30 and 45 debuted May 30, 2007.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 57th appearance with winning numbers 16, 27, 59, 62, 63 and PB 23. This Pattern has now played in 6.06% of the 940 Powerball drawings and was last seen August 21, 2023.
The [2-3-1] General Order, now with 28 appearances, has played in 49.1% of the 57 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 940 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 2.98% of the time. May 6, 2023 was the last time we saw the [2-3-1] General Order.
Now with three appearances, the 0 2 0 0 3 1 Specific Order has played in 10.7% of the 28 drawings where the General Order was [2-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.26% of the 57 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.32% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 0 2 0 0 3 1 Specific Order played October 4, 2017.
Three-Number Combinations
A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations was spotted:
- 27, 59, 63 (Debuted March 18, 2020)
- 16, 63, PB 23 (Debuted October 19, 2016)
- 16, 62, PB 23 (Debuted October 20, 2018)
As Lotto Texas and Powerball leave summer behind, inquiring minds want to know how they’ll greet autumn. Will they fall in love with Pattern repeats, or will it be the jackpots that fall?