August is almost over and it has been anything but boring for Mega Millions. As the schools opened their doors once again, things continued to get wild in the lottery world. There was a shakeup for Mega Millions in the August 23, 2019 drawing and the prize leapt up to $103 million.
General Lottery
Analysis
With winning numbers
11, 15, 37, 54, 68, and MB 21, the {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and 1
1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order made their 15th appearance.
Oi! We’ve got an Australia Play here. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
Tucked away in the pouch was repeating Three-Number Combination 11, 37,
and 68.
The lone repeater. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
This Combination debuted October 14, 2014.
Although this was a short post, Friday night packed a lot of punch!
Will the last week of August be a blowout for Mega Millions, or will it take
time to chill out?
August isn’t
so boring after all. For Lotto Texas especially, it’s been one hell of a ride!
Nothing could bring it down and the aftermath was a jackpot that leapt upwards
to $17.25 million.
Now, Lotto Texas wasn’t the only one wild and out August 21, 2019. Powerball gained the courage to do something quite daring. This risk paid off for it, as players failed to pick all six winning numbers. The prize climbed to $50 million as a result.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 885th appearance with winning numbers
18, 28, 29, 36, 48, and 52.
Things are about to get wild. Source: lotterytrend.com.
This Pattern has played in 52.6% of the 1683 Lotto Texas drawings.
Now with 133 appearances, the 1 3 2 Specific Order has played in
roughly 15% of the 885 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all
1683 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has
played 7.90% of the time.
A playback wasn’t all Lotto Texas had in its arsenal. It had not one but twosimilar spreads! That’s two times where the differences in
numbers were the same but the orders were different. The spread
for Wednesday night’s numbers was 10:01:07:12:04. Let’s see when the
others were.
The first spread happened November 26, 2014. The winning numbers were 14, 21, 31, 35, 36, and 48 and the spread was 07:10:04:01:12.
The second spread happened in the September 8, 2018 drawing. The winning numbers were 14, 21, 33, 43, 47, and 48 and the spread was 07:12:10:04:01.
Four-Number Combination(s)
Lotto Texas couldn’t resist the pull of the lone repeating Four-Number
Combination 18, 36, 48, and 52!
Not coming off the number high! Source: lotterytrend.com.
With winning numbers 12, 21, 22, 29, 32, and PB 21, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern
made its 112th appearance.
A hidden link with Lotto Texas. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
Of the 405 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 27.7% of the time and was last seen August 10, 2019.
The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 34 appearances, has played in 30.4% of the 112 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 8.40% of all 405 drawings and was last seen July 24, 2019.
Now with six appearances, the 1 2 2 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 17.6% of the 34 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.36% of the 112 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 405 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.48% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 2 2 0 0 1 Specific Order played April 7, 2018.
Similar Spread(s)
For the first time in Lottery Binge’s history, there was a similar spread in Powerball! Wednesday’s spread was 09:01:07:03. This was similar to the spread seen in the August 23, 2017 drawing. The winning numbers were 6, 7, 16, 23, 26, and PB 4 and the spread was 01:09:07:03.
Three-Number Combination(s)
Powerball got in the groove of things with two repeating
Three-Number Combinations!
Same row, different fates. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
Looks like neither Lotto Texas nor Powerball could wait until
the weekend to unleash the fireworks! Speaking of, will this level of madness show
up again Saturday night, or will they take a breather?
An interesting phenomenon has taken place this August. No,
we’re not talking about the Perseid Meteor Showers. This phenomenon is
only noticeable when the hood is popped open.
The August 20, 2019 Mega Millions drawing played host to an unusual “three-peat”. This term is normally reserved for whenever a Pattern plays three times in a row. So far this month, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has played everyTuesday! What moved it to claim Tuesdays in August is anyone’s guess. All we know is that the prize rose once more to $90 million.
General Lottery
Analysis
Winning numbers 8,
14, 25, 51, 63, and MB 4 made the 218th appearance of the
{2-1-1-1-1} Pattern possible.
The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 57 appearances, has played in 26.1% of the 218 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 490 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 11.6% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order played July 23, 2019.
Now with 10 appearances, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 17.5% of the 57 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.59% of the 218 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.04% of all 490 drawings. We last saw the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order March 26, 2019.
Three-Number
Combination(s)
Bundled in this “three-peat” were two repeating Three-Number Combinations,
both debuting within three months of each other!
Lotto Texas, the “classiest” of the lotteries covered on Lottery Binge, has tended to its jackpot and watched it grow! After handing the players yet another thrashing, the prize climbed to $16.5 million. This has been a thing for Lotto Texas since before the summer season started. Slow and steady, indeed!
There was another side to the tale of August 17, 2019. Powerball, certainly no stranger to crazy-large jackpots, appears to have put them to the side. Now, they’ve been growing to healthy size, but they’ve been claimed before reaching the $200 million mark. Long Island produced the sole winner of the $149 million up for grabs. Naturally, the prize reset itself to $40 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
Lotto Texas took a trip Down Under with winning numbers 14, 18, 21, 23,
40 and 44.
Enjoying its time as the “wild” one for a change. Source: lotterytrend.com.
Both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order made their 233rd appearance. Given that there have been 1682 Lotto Texas drawings, the Australia Play has occurred roughly 13.9% of the time. An Australia Play was last seen June 5, 2019.
Four-Number Combination(s)
What’s an Australia Play without a repeating Four-Number Combination, right? Lone repeater 18, 23, 40, and 44, made its debut in the April 3, 2013 drawing.
At the top and decked in red. Source: lotterytrend.com.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 18, 21, 24, 30, 60, and PB 20, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern
made its 82nd appearance.
Making New Yorkers rich. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
This Pattern has played in 20.3% of the 404 Powerball drawings and was last seen July 3, 2019.
The [3-1-1-1] General Order, now with 25 appearances, has played in 30.5% of the 82 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 404 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.19% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the [3-1-1-1] General Order played June 15, 2019.
Now with two appearances, the 0 3 1 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 8% of the 25 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.44% of the 82 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in roughly 0.5% of all 404 drawings. The 0 3 1 0 1 1 Specific Order was first seen in the November 3, 2018 drawing.
Three-Number Combination(s)
There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations Saturday
night.
Powerball will continue its break from crazy-large jackpots,
so any shenanigans there are out of the question. But we still have Lotto Texas
to contend with. How high will its jackpot get? Will it climb once again come
Wednesday or will it be claimed?
Have dreams of sitting on the beach whenever and wherever,
and reducing encounters with idiot drivers at rush hour?
Here comes Mega Millions, a key member of the Lottery Trio*! With $70 million up for grabs in the August 16, 2019 drawing, the winnings would make anyone set for life.
Except, Mega Millions didn’t want to be caught Friday night.
Players far and wide tasted defeat once more and the prize rose to $79 million.
*Lotto Texas
and Powerball are the other two
General Lottery
Analysis
With winning numbers
4, 14, 24, 26, 46, and MB 14, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 137th
appearance.
That’s a “No” on a Pattern encore. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 44 appearances, has played in 32.1% of the 137
drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 489 drawings have
been taken into consideration, this General Order has played roughly 9% of the
time.
Now with five
appearances, the 2 2
0 1 0 1
Specific Order has played in 11.4% of the 44 drawings where the General Order
was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.65%
of the 137 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.02% of all
489 drawings.
Prior to Friday night, both the [2-2-1-1] General Order and the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order were seen June 18, 2019.
If August 14, 2019 was anything to go by, it may be a while yet before either Lotto Texas or Powerball cool down! Wednesday night saw them join forces and keep their respective prizes away from all who sought them. Lotto Texas continued its adventure in madness as the prize rose to $16 million. Powerball kept it classy (for now) as its prize rose to $149 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The {4-2} Pattern made its 182nd appearance with 22, 23, 29,
36, 39, and 49.
There’s madness in these numbers! Source: lotterytrend.com.
This Pattern has played in 10.8% of the 1681 Lotto Texas drawings.
The 0 4 2 Specific Order, now with 35
appearances, has played in 19.2% of the 182 drawings where {4-2} was the winning
Pattern. Once all 1681 drawings have been taken into consideration, this
Specific Order has played 2.08% of the time.
The {4-2} Pattern and 0 4 2 Specific Order got together for a little bit of playback action! They were last seen together in the July 31, 2019 drawing.
Four-Number Combination(s)
The playback wasn’t all that Lotto Texas had in its arsenal. There were
also two repeating Four-Number Combinations!
This Pattern has played in 37.5% of the 403 Powerball drawings and was last seen August 7, 2019.
The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 43 appearances, has played in 28.5% of the 151 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 403 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.7% of the time. We last saw the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order July 10, 2019.
Now with eight appearances, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 18.6% of the 43 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.30% of the 151 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.99% of all 403 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order played June 8, 2019.
Three-Number Combination(s)
There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations this time.
As summer vacation winds down, will Lotto Texas and Powerball
follow suit, or will they continue to crank up the heat?
School is back in session, and Mega Millions players got schooled. There was no {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore in the August 13, 2019 drawing. Playback? Australia Play? No; both were absent. The lesson Tuesday night was “Don’t make assumptions!” If none of those awesome plays showed up, what did propel the grand prize to $70 million?
General Lottery
Analysis
With winning numbers
7, 27, 31, 34, 51, MB 5, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 217th
appearance.
An encore was *not* in the cards! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 59 appearances, has played in 27.2% of the 217 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 488 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 12.1% of the time.
Now with 13 appearances, the 1 1 2 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in roughly 22% of the 59 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.99% of the 217 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.66% of all 488 drawings.
Both the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order and the 1 1 2 1 0 1 Specific Order were last seen July 2, 2019.
Three-Number
Combination(s)
Mega Millions also imparted the repeating Three-Number Combination 27,
51, and MB 5.
Holding strong at the bottom. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
This Combination debuted May 6, 2014.
Will there be a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore Friday night, or will Mega
Millions have a different lesson plan?
This August has been anything but boring in the lottery world. Sometime during the summer, Lotto Texas developed a love of shenanigans. This normally peaceful lottery has partaken in a love of similar spreads and playbacks. It even let the {3-3} Pattern have a taste of “the encores”! The shenanigans continued August 10, 2019 with more similar spread action and a prize that climbed to $15.75 million.
In a surprising
turn of events, Powerball has taken the role of the chaste lottery. Even
so, it too has kept players at bay. The prize grew to $138 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 884th appearance with 18, 19, 27,
36, 48, and 52.
Oh, what madness awaits! Source: lotterytrend.com.
This Pattern has played in 52.6% of the 1680 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen July 24, 2019.
The 1 3 2 Specific Order, now with 132 appearances (how about that?), has played in 14.9% of the 884 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1680 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 7.86% of the time. The 1 3 2 Specific Order was last seen April 24, 2019.
Similar Spread
Would you believe that this is the second drawing in a row that a similar spread showed up? Saturday night’s spread was 01:08:09:12:04. On April 13, 2013, the winning numbers were 4, 13, 14, 18, 26, and 38; their spreadwas 09:01:04:08:12. Whether similar spreadsare spread out or a back-to-back occurrence, the differences between numbers can be the same, but their orders are different.
Four-Number Combination(s)
In spite of the madness, there were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 35, 41, 44, 58, 59, and PB 3, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern
made its 111th appearance.
Keeping an air of sophistication. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
This Pattern has played in 27.6% of the 402 Powerball drawings.
The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 34
appearances, has played in 30.6% of the 111 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the
winning Pattern. Once all 402 drawings have been taken into consideration, this
General Order has played 8.46% of the time.
Now playing for the second time ever, the 0 0 2 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 5.88% of the 34 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.80% of the 111 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in roughly 0.5% of all 402 drawings. The 0 0 2 1 2 1 Specific Order made its first appearance in the October 14, 2017 drawing.
Three-Number Combination(s)
The lone repeating Three-Number Combination, 41, 59, and PB 3, debuted October 3, 2018.
At the bottom of the pack. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
Will there be more fun with similar spreads next week, or Pattern encores? Could Lotto Texas and/or Powerball do something even more unexpected?
The heat showed no signs of letting up Friday night. As the
nighttime temps cooled to 80 degrees (Fahrenheit), it was still sizzling in
Mega Millions. A common Pattern thwarted the players once again and no one
could claim the grand prize. The fallout of the August 9th, 2019
drawing was a jackpot that rocketed to $65 million.
General Lottery
Analysis
The {2-2-1-1}
Pattern had the honor of keeping the jackpot unclaimed! With winning numbers
15, 53, 56, 59, 63, and MB 1, this Pattern has played 136 times.
Let the heat go on! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 48 appearances, has played in 35.3% of the 136 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 487 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.86% of the time.
Friday night saw the debut of the 0 1 0 2 2 1 Specific Order! With that said, this Specific Order has played in 2.08% of the 48 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 0.74% of the 136 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.21% of all 487 drawings.
Three-Number
Combination(s)
If the near-playback and the world debut of a Specific Order weren’t enough
to get the heat going, there were also three repeating Three-Number
Combinations!
It was a scorcher Wednesday night, and we don’t just mean a heat wave! August 7, 2019 was the night both Lotto Texas and Powerball saw a playback. Additionally, one of these lotteries was also neck-deep in encores. The intensity of this blowtorch kept players away from the grand prizes. These rose to $15.25 million for Lotto Texas and $128 million for Powerball.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 1, 3, 16, 22, 31, and 35, the {3-3} Pattern made its
136th appearance.
Something special about these numbers. Source: lotterytrend.com.
This Pattern has played in 8.10% of the 1679 Lotto Texas drawings.
Now with 43 appearances, the 3 3 0 Specific Order has played in
31.6% of the 136 drawings where {3-3} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1679
drawings are taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.56% of
the time.
Would you believe that both the {3-3} Pattern and the 3 3 0 Specific Order came back for an encore? They were last seen together August 3, 2019. How often do you see an encore double as a playback?
Similar Spread
Lotto Texas, normally the “quiet one”, has had an interesting summer. Just one week ago, we saw a similar spread. Wednesday night gave us another one; the spread was 02:13:06:09:04. This time around, its spread was similar to the one seen November 19, 2016. The spread for that night was 04:02:13:06:09 and the winning numbers were 15, 19, 21, 34, 40, and 49. Remember: although the differences between numbers are the same in both these drawings, the orders are different.
Four-Number Combination(s)
There were more shenanigans to be had when repeating Four-Number
Combination 1, 3, 16, and 35 showed up!
Of *course* it wouldn’t be just a Pattern encore and a similar spread! Source: lotterytrend.com
This Combination debuted in the December 6, 2000 drawing.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 150th appearance with winning
numbers 8, 32, 47, 53, 59, and PB 3.
The classy one this time. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
This Pattern has played in 37.4% of the 401 Powerball drawings.
The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 26
appearances, has played in 17.3% of the 150 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the
winning Pattern. Once all 401 drawings have been taken into consideration, this
General Order has played 6.48% of the time.
Now with seven appearances, the 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific
Order has played in 17.3% of the 26 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in roughly
4.67% of the 150 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in
1.75% of all 401 drawings.
Powerball saw a playback but did not see an encore. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, and 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order were last seen exactly one week prior. More specifically, in the July 31, 2019 drawing.
Three-Number Combination(s)
Believe it or not, Powerball kept it classy with two
repeating Three-Number Combinations:
Two was plenty. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
August is the hottest month of the year and Lotto Texas and
Powerball have taken it to heart! Could there be more playback madness Saturday
night, or will things cool down?
