Winter Solstice Pattern Showoff

Christmas is just a hop, skip, and jump away. As the Yule logs were burning, the jackpot swelled once more and now stands at $321 million. That’s not all the December 21, 2018 Mega Millions drawing had to offer. There was a visit from a very uncommon Pattern and then some!

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 10, 13, 61, 62, 70, and MB 5, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 18th appearance.

{3-2-1}: Common in Lotto Texas but not Mega Millions. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has played in 4.28% of the 421 Mega Millions drawings.

The [2-3-1] General Order made its tenth appearance and has now played in roughly 55.56% of the eighteen drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 421 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played 2.38% of the time.

Both the {3-2-1} Pattern and [2-3-1] General Order were last seen November 16th, 2018.

Now with two appearances, the 2 0 0 0 3 1 Specific Order has played in 20% of the ten drawings where the General Order was [2-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 11.1% of the 18 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 421 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 0.48% of the time. The 2 0 0 0 3 1 Specific Order made its debut on April 12th, 2016. This Specific Order was reconfigured from the 2 0 0 1 2 1 Specific Order seen that night.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The uncommonly seen {3-2-1} Pattern was accompanied by four repeating Three-Number Combinations!

Bunches of repeating Three-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Christmas and Mega Millions have a date Tuesday night. Will someone become $321 million richer, or will the crazy-large jackpot madness spill into the new year?

Precursor to a Christmas Blowout?

There’s less than a week left until Christmas! That means a couple of weeks with the kids, panic-buying for gifts, and gettin’ down with the lottery.

Here’s the deal. Powerball is following in Mega Millions’s steps. The fallout of the December 19th drawing was the grand prize jumping to $281 million. Lotto Texas, gracious as it ever was, eased into a $8.75 million jackpot.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Speaking of, the {4-2} Pattern made its 174th appearance with winning numbers 30, 34, 38, 41, 43, and 51.

Respectable Pattern for a respectable lottery. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1613 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 10.8% of the time and was last seen November 17th, 2018.

Now with 31 appearances, the 0 2 4 Specific Order has played in 17.8% of the 174 drawings where {4-2} was the winning Pattern. If taking all 1613 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.92% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 0 2 4 Specific Order played on October 6th, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Rejoice, all you repeating Four-Number Combination lovers, for Lotto Texas did not disappoint! The Combination of the evening was 34, 38, 43, and 51.

Repeating Four-Number Combinations make good companions. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination made its debut January 5th, 2013. It’s hard to believe that that was nearly six years ago!

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

In honor of its newfound love of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern, Powerball decided to play it again! The 69th appearance of this Pattern was thanks to winning numbers 15, 29, 31, 37, 43, and PB 16.

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern came back for more. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Given that there have been 335 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 20.6% of the time. Recall that we last saw this Pattern December 15th.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order made its eighteenth appearance and has now played in 26.1% of the 69 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 5.37% of all 335 drawings. We last saw the [1-3-1-1] General Order on September 15th, 2018.

Now with three appearances, the 0 1 3 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 16.67% of the 18 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.35% of the 69 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.90% of all 335 drawings. The 0 1 3 1 0 1 Specific Order was last seen on February 7th, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Accompanying the Pattern encore was repeating Three-Number Combination 15, 29, and 31.

Top of the class, er, table. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Combination debuted October 14th, 2015.

Will someone win an early Christmas gift Saturday?

305 Million Reasons Why

Mega Millions continued to outdo itself. For the third time this year, its grand prize crossed over into “crazy rich” territory! After the December 18th drawing, there was still no grand prize winner. The jackpot rose to $305 million and mad dashes to the convenience stores are all but guaranteed.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 13, 22, 32, 60, 69, and MB 9, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 183rd appearance.

{2-1-1-1-1} Pattern spreading cheer. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 420 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 43.6% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern played on December 11th, 2018.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order made its 42nd appearance and has now played in roughly 23% of the 183 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 10% of all 420 drawings. The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order previously played on October 12th, 2018.

Now with nine appearances, the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 21.4% of the 42 drawings where [1-1-1-2-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 4.92% of the 183 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 420 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.14% of the time. We last saw the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order on July 31st, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Of course, what’s crossing over into the $300 million + Club without a repeating Three-Number Combination?

  • 13, 60, MB 9 (Debuted August 28th, 2015)

A bit red in the middle. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Friday is the last drawing before Christmas. Will someone need a larger stocking?

In Powerball’s Shadow

December 15th means two things; there isn’t much time left for Christmas shopping and the year is almost over. This year, we can throw Lotto Texas and Powerball into the fray.

Powerball seized control of the night. With no grand prize winner, the jackpot rose to $262 million. There were a few other treats, but we’ll get to those in a moment. First, we’re going to discuss the unassuming Lotto Texas, which saw its jackpot rise to a respectable $8.25 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 1, 12, 13, 27, 30, and 41, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 846th appearance.

Six humble numbers. Nothing more. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Now that there have been 1612 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 52.5% of the time and was last seen on December 8, 2018.

With 154 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has now played in 18.2% of the 846 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 1612 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.55% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 3 2 1 Specific Order played on November 28, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

We’re sorry to disappoint the repeating Four-Number Combination fans out there, but there were none. Perhaps sometime next week?

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 68th appearance with winning numbers 8, 38, 43, 52, 55, and PB 17.

These numbers were up to something. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 334 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played in 20.4% of them.

With 33 appearances, the [1-1-3-1] General Order has now played in 48.5% of the 68 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This statistic becomes 9.88% once all 334 drawings are taken into consideration.

Both the {3-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-3-1] General Order were last seen on November 28, 2018.

Now with three appearances, the 1 0 1 3 0 1 Specific Order has played in 9.09% of the 33 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.41% of the 68 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in roughly 0.90% of all 334 drawings. We last saw the 1 0 1 3 0 1 Specific Order on September 19, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

If the ballooning jackpot wasn’t enough, there were three repeating Three-Number Combinations!

Three of Three! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will someone win the ultimate Christmas gift next week, or will the jackpot madness follow into the new year?

More Holiday Surprises!

Hello again, Lottery Trend Fans! This is guest blogger, Romulun Harris, giving you the latest lottery updates. As the excitement of the holidays continues, Megamillions received an early Christmas present when it experienced a repeat appearance in a Three-Number Combination.

Last night on December 14, 2018, the winning numbers for Megamillions were 5, 22, 26, 43, 49, and MB 23.

Winning Numbers in Megamillions. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 118th appearance. It has now occurred in approximately 28.16% of all 419 drawings. The {2-2-1-1} Pattern last played on November 23, 2018.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order made its 40th appearance. It has now occurred in approximately 33.9% of the 118 drawings associated with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and 9.55% of all 419 drawings. The [1-2-2-1] General Order last played on October 30, 2018.

The 1 2 0 2 0 1 Specific Order made its 5th appearance. It has now occurred in approximately 4.24% of the 118 drawings associated with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, 12.5% of the 40 drawings associated with the  [1-2-2-1] General Order, and 1.19% of all 419 drawings. The 1 2 0 2 0 1 Specific Order last played on January 3, 2017 .

 

As mentioned earlier, Megamillions experienced a repeat appearance in a Three-Number Combination:

  • 5, 22, and 26, which debuted on April 7, 2015.

 

Repeat in Three-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

And now, before I leave you all, I would like to thank Freyja Harris for this opportunity to blog to you all for the past two days while she was on a trip in Houston. Freyja will be back tomorrow to fill in on the details while I continue my duties as analyst for lotterytrend-megamillions.com. Until the time comes again when I have to fill in for Freyja, this is Romulun Harris signing off. And Happy Holidays!

Season’s Greetings!

Happy Holidays, Lottery Trend Fans! This is guest blogger, Romulun Harris, giving you the latest lottery updates. As the excitement of holiday season heats up, Lotto Texas gets an early Christmas gift in the form of an Australian play and much more! And now the details.

Lotto Texas

Last night on December 12, 2018, the winning numbers for Lotto Texas were 12, 18, 30, 34, 41, and 42.

Winning Numbers in Lotto Texas. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

As mentioned earlier, Lotto Texas experienced an Australian play when the {2-2-2} Pattern and 2 2 2 Specific Order both made their 223rd appearance and appeared in approximately 13.84% of all 1611 drawings. They last played on September 29, 2018.

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations

Powerball

The winning numbers for Powerball were 4, 9, 21, 29, 64, and PB 26.

Winning Numbers in Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

The ever popular {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 121st appearance and has played in approximately 36.34% of all 333 drawings. It last played on December 8, 2018.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order made its 33rd appearance and has played in approximately 27.27% of all 121 drawings associated with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and approximately 9.91% of all 333 drawings. It played last on November 21, 2018, just before Thanksgiving.

The 2 1 1 0 1 1 Specific Order made its 9th appearance and has played in approximately 7.44% of all 121 drawings associated with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, approximately 27.27% of all 33 drawings associated with the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, and approximately 2.7% of all 333 drawings.  It last played on June 30, 2018.

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations in Powerball.

It’s that time of year when the lottery world falls in love with numbers and patterns. What more surprises might Santa bring? Until next time, this is guest blogger, Romulun Harris, signing off.

Mega Millions and the Gift of Encore

There are two weeks left until Christmas! Have you gotten your shopping done?

Ahem. On a more lottery-related note, December 11th gifted us with a Mega Millions drawing. Drawing #418 for those of you keeping count. Upon the unboxing, we found ourselves a Pattern encore and a $262 million grand prize.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern came back for seconds with winning numbers 4, 38, 39, 54, 59, and MB 12, making this the 182nd appearance!

{2-1-1-1-1} loves attention. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given the 418 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 43.5% of the time.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order made its 42nd appearance and has now played in 23.1% of the 182 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 418 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played roughly 10% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order played on November 6th, 2018.

Now with eight appearances, the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 19% of the 42 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.40% of the 182 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This statistic becomes 1.91% once all 418 drawings are accounted for. We last saw the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order on January 27th, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

It wasn’t enough for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern to make an encore; there was also a repeating Three-Number Combination!

  • 39, 59, MB 12 (Debuted November 27th, 2015)

Sitting near the top. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Christmas draws ever closer and it appears that the jackpot grows ever larger. Could a beast of a prize await us Friday night, and would a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore make that possible?

Lotto Texas and Powerball in “Not-So-Crazy Eighth”

December 8th was a quiet night in the lottery world. No flashy Pattern streaks, no encores at all, really. The temperatures plunged, and the jackpots went up. Lotto Texas and Powerball’s grand prizes increased to $7.75 million and $230 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 845th appearance with winning numbers 4, 6, 21, 23, 25, and 38.

A most common Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has played in 52.5% of the 1610 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen December 1st, 2018.

Now with 138 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.3% of the 845 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 8.57% of all 1610 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 2 3 1 Specific Order played on October 27th, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations this past Saturday.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 14, 32, 34, 46, 61, and PB 10, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 120th appearance.

Powerball’s most common Pattern here. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

Given the 332 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 36.1% of the time and was last seen November 24th, 2018.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order made its 31st appearance and has now played in 25.8% of the 120 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 332 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played 9.34% of the time.

Now with eleven appearances, the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 35.5% of the 31 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also appeared in 9.167% of the 120 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 332 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.31% of the time.

Both the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order and 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order were last seen on November 10th, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Two repeating Three-Number Combinations were seen Saturday night:

One at the top and one near the bottom. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

With Christmas right around the corner, inquiring minds want to know what exactly Lotto Texas and Powerball will do Wednesday. Will things remain mellow, or will things start to get a bit wilder and crazier?

Where Fearless Lotteries Tread

A wise man once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”

Two times this year, Mega Millions had grand prizes that were at least $500 million dollars. After the December 7, 2018 drawing, Mega Millions veered closer into “crazy rich” jackpot territory. With no grand prize winner, the jackpot rose to $245 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 4, 10, 20, 33, 57, and MB 13, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern named its 181st appearance.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern in all its glory. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has played in 43.4% of the 417 Mega Millions drawings.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order made its 51st appearance and it has now played in 28.2% of the 181 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 12.2% of all 417 drawings.

Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order were last seen on November 30, 2018.

Now with seven appearances, the 2 1 1 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 13.7% of the 51 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.87% of the 181 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 417 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.68% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the 2 1 1 0 1 1 Specific Order played on January 16, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination was 4, 57, and MB 13.

An accomplice to {2-1-1-1-1}, caught red-boxed. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination made its debut on January 5, 2016.

It’s early yet, but odds of a monstrous jackpot showing up in time for Christmas look favorable! Even if we don’t see another billion-dollar jackpot at the end of the year, the prize is going to be phenomenal. Getting back to present matters, could the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore in Tuesday’s drawing?

Christmas Pattern Spice

Here in the Northern Hemisphere, the days are getting shorter. If going to work in the dark and/or coming home in the dark isn’t enough, it’s getting colder. Thankfully, the Christmas lights, the hot drinks, and the lottery are just a few things that make us forget about the cold!

With twenty days before Christmas, there were no grand prize winners for either Lotto Texas or Powerball. December 5th saw the jackpots rise to $7.5 million and $217 million, respectively. Even though there were no Pattern encores, the lotteries spiced things up with a couple of uncommonly seen Patterns.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern streak was short-lived. Instead, the {4-1-1} Pattern made its 175th appearance with winning numbers 8, 10, 13, 16, 30, and 45.

Bye bye Pattern streak! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1609 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 10.9% of the time and was last seen November 21st, 2018.

Now with 57 appearances, the 4 1 1 Specific Order has played in 32.6% of the 175 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Additionally, this Specific Order has played in 3.54% of all 1609 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 4 1 1 Specific Order played on July 4th, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

In the aftermath of the shake-up were two repeating Four-Number Combinations!

  • 8, 10, 16, 45 (Debuted February 21st, 2009)
  • 8, 16, 30, 45 (Debuted June 23rd, 2012)

Nine years is a while. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 9, 11, 36, 37, 38, and PB 11, Powerball’s {3-2-1} Pattern made its 22nd debut.

This {3-2-1] Pattern is a different beast. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 6.65% of the 331 Powerball drawings and previously played October 27th, 2018.

The [2-3-1] General Order made its eleventh appearance and has now played in 50% of the 22 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 331 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played 3.32% of the time. We last saw the [2-3-1] General Order in the November 18th, 2017 drawing.

The treat of the evening was the world debut of the 2 0 3 0 0 1 Specific Order! This has now played in 9.09% of the eleven drawings where the General Order was [2-3-1]. This Specific Order has also appeared in 4.55% of the 22 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.30% of all 331 drawings.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination was 9, 37, and PB 11.

Keeping things interesting. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Combination made its debut in the December 16th, 2017 drawing.

The only thing consistent in December so far is the rising jackpots. Still, one can’t help but wonder if either of these uncommon Patterns will make an encore Saturday night.