The Three-peat and a Playback

Lotto Texas and Powerball have healed from the epic takedowns not too long ago. As another week, this past week, came to an end, these lotteries took a methodical approach to keep their jackpots from being reset. October 9, 2021 saw Lotto Texas implement a {4-1-1} Pattern three-peat, and Powerball went with the ultimate playback: The Australia Play. With their respective jackpots increasing to $5.75 million and $38 million, it’s safe to say that the methodical approach was successful!

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {4-1-1} Pattern three-peat was made possible by 3, 9, 17, 18, 35 and 45. This Pattern has now played 213 times.

Sticking with the {4-1-1] Pattern…for now. Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1913 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 11.1% of the time. Recall that the {4-1-1} Pattern was last seen October 6, 2021.

Now with 68 appearances, the 4 1 1 Specific Order has played in 31.9% of the 213 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1913 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.55% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 4 1 1 Specific Order played September 13, 2021.

Four-Number Combinations

Repeating Four-Number Combination 3, 9, 35 and 45 debuted June 29, 2013.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 12, 17, 30, 45, 62 and PB 5, the Australia Play made its 34^th appearance.

Hopping mad for an Australia Play! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

The {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and the 1 1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order have now played in 5.35% of the 635 Powerball drawings. An Australia Play was last seen September 8, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations accompanied the Australia Play:

12, 17, PB 5 (Debuted April 3, 2021)
45, 62, PB 5 (Debuted April 29, 2017)
12, 30, 62 (Debuted April 20, 2016 and previously played August 9, 2017)

Variety is the spice of life, and repeating Three-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will a {4-1-1} Pattern streak be established Monday night, and will the jackpots continue to rise?

Concerning Supercomputers and Playbacks

Before we get into the nitty gritty of Lotto Texas and Powerball, there’s something that needs to be addressed. There has been some chatter among other lottery sites regarding our analysis methods. “Just how are they getting it done so fast?!” they ask. They’re speculating, no, insisting, that we use a supercomputer. You’ve all probably wondered that yourselves. Inquiring minds want to know! Do we at Lottery Trend use a supercomputer?

Why, yes. Yes, we do. In fact, I think I have a picture of it somewhere.

Here it is!

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Actually, we have four of these state-of-the-art supercomputers.

Now that that’s been settled, let’s take a look at the September 8, 2021 lottery bonanza, shall we? Wednesday night was favorable for both playbacks and rising jackpots! Lotto Texas and Powerball’s playbacks boosted their respective jackpots to $16 million and $409 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 10, 20, 38, 42, 47 and 52, the {4-1-1} Pattern made its 209^th appearance.

Lotto Texas had the 4-1-1. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 11% of the 1900 Lotto Texas drawings.

Now with 74 appearances, the 1 1 4 Specific Order has played in 35.4% of the 209 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1900 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.89% of the time.

Prior to Wednesday night, both the {4-1-1} Pattern and the 1 1 4 Specific Order played September 1, 2021.

Four-Number Combinations

Four repeating Four-Number Combinations sprung forth from this playback:

10, 20, 47, 52 (Debuted March 10, 2021)
10, 42, 47, 52 (Debuted November 11, 2006)
10, 20, 38, 52 (Debuted December 23, 2009)
10, 20, 38, 42 (Debuted August 11, 2021)

With enough room for repeating Four-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball’s playback was made possible by the 33^rd Australia Play! The winning numbers were 9, 22, 41, 47, 61 and PB 21.

Australia Play: The ultimate playback! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 622 Powerball drawings, with the {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and the 1 1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order having played 5.31% of the time. We last saw an Australia Play in Powerball August 7, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

There were a couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations:

22, 41, 61 (Debuted April 9, 2016)
41, 47, 61 (Debuted November 23, 2016)

A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Are more playbacks and rising jackpots in store for Saturday night?

Dashing Over the $200 Million Line

August 6, 2021 was the start to a bittersweet weekend for many. The Olympic Games in Tokyo entered the home stretch, and parents across the U.S. started engaging in the annual ritual that is “Back to School” shopping. In some places, school has already started back up. As people dashed on the field and through the stores, Mega Millions dashed over the $200 million line!

General Lottery Analysis

By the power of an Australia Play, the Mega Millions jackpot jumped to $208 million. With winning numbers 9, 18, 40, 46, 69 and MB 9, the {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and the 1 1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order made their 22^nd appearance.

Hopping over the $200 million line! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 695 Mega Millions drawings, and an Australia Play has played 3.17% of the time. An Australia Play was last seen in the July 20, 2021 drawing.

Three-Number Combinations

There was room enough for a couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations:

18, 40, MB 9 (Debuted February 9, 2021)
9, 40, 69 (Debuted March 19, 2021)

A striking presence. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the Australia Play come back for Tuesday night’s drawing?

Meditating Mega Millions

With all the chaos and confusion that has gripped the world, especially for the past year-and-a-half, one thing still manages to hold strong. The Tokyo Olympics will officially start Friday, even with thousands (more like millions) calling for the ordeal to be cancelled altogether. That Virus is still raging, and with the absence of massive crowds of spectators, not to mentions athletes falling ill, this grand sporting event just won’t be the same this year.

Mega Millions had a knack for reading the room Tuesday night. A {2-2-1-1} Pattern three-peat wasn’t featured. Instead, Mega Millions took the time to reflect on a different Pattern. This lottery not only boosted its inner well-being, but its jackpot. The prize grew to $138 million.

General Lottery Analysis

July 20, 2021 saw the Australia Play make its 21^st appearance with winning numbers 10, 26, 30, 52, 57 and MB 10.

Meditating with an Australia Play! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

With that said, 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 have now played in 3.04% of the 691 Mega Millions drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, an Australia Play was seen in the May 14, 2021 drawing.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 52, 57 and MB 10 debuted April 5, 2016.

Will we see this quieter Mega Millions again Friday night, or will it embrace a more extroverted approach?

Playback Dreams

As we venture further into July, we must face the inevitable. Whether it’s within a few weeks or even a few days, the prospect of work and/or school looms over the horizon. July 7, 2021 was one such opportunity to keep the beast at bay. Those millions would allow for more freedom. Freedom like early retirement, stock market investment, college tuition/loan payoff, and for the brave (foolish?), bypassing college altogether.

If you played Wednesday night, you’ll need to deal with work and school a bit longer. However, there was a silver lining! With the six winning numbers going unpicked in both Lotto Texas and Powerball, their respective jackpots rose to $7.25 million and $127 million. And we have a playback to thank, at least in one lottery.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 991^st appearance with winning numbers 7, 8, 23, 32, 33 and 41.

A visit from the most common Pattern! Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1879 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 52.7% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the {3-2-1} Pattern played June 30, 2021.

Now with 172 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 17.4% of the 991 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1879 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.15% of the time. The 2 3 1 Specific Order was last seen June 23, 2021.

Four-Number Combinations

Repeating Four-Number Combination 7, 23, 33 and 41 debuted June 27, 2012.

Powerball

Powerball went for a special kind of playback. With winning numbers 8, 21, 30, 49, 57 and PB 8, the Australia Play made its 31^st appearance!

Of the 601 Powerball drawings, 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 have played 5.16% of the time and were last seen June 23, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 30, 49 and PB 8 debuted October 18, 2017.

Are more playbacks in store for this weekend?

Spreading Out for Summer

Lotto Texas and Powerball were primed for summer June 23, 2021. They welcomed the new season with rising jackpots. The former gracefully rose to $6.25 million, and the latter leapt to $75 million. Things got hotter with the presence of a similar spread and an Australia Play!

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 5, 18, 23, 31, 35 and 41, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 989^th appearance.

What lies beneath these six numbers? Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.7% of the 1875 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen June 9, 2021.

Now with 171 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 17.3% of the 989 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1875 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.12% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 3 1 Specific Order played June 5, 2021.

Similar Spread

The spread for Wednesday night was 13:05:08:04:06. Going back, oh, twenty years, there was something similar to this the night of May 2, 2001! That night, 18, 26, 32, 45, 49 and 54 were the winning numbers, with a spread of 08:06:13:04:05. The differences between numbers were the same but of course, the orders (and the numbers played) were different.

Four-Number Combinations

Lotto Texas had the energy to put up a repeating Four-Number Combination that played twice before!

5, 23, 35, 41 (Debuted May 29, 2010 and previously played February 27, 2021)

A triple offender! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

Powerball went with a swift, effective Australia Play! The winning numbers were 13, 20, 40, 51, 63 and PB 1.

This means 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 have played 30 times. Given that there have now been 597 Powerball drawings, an Australia Play has been featured in 5.03% of them. We last saw an Australia Play November 7, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations started a ruckus:

13, 20, PB 1 (Debuted June 13, 2018)
20, 40, PB 1 (Debuted October 14, 2015)
40, 63, PB 1 (Debuted May 5, 2021)

With a bombardment of repeating Three-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will Saturday night feature more similar spreads and Australia Plays?

Mega Millions on the Edge

Onward and upward. That phrase might as well be Mega Millions’ motto for the past three months! So far, nothing has come along to uproot the oak tree of a jackpot. With each drawing, the roots dig deeper, and the tree grows taller.

Not even the whimsical Australia Play of May 14, 2021 was able to knock the tree down. The jackpot grew to a mighty $468 million!

General Lottery Analysis

The 20^th Australia Play was thanks to winning numbers 3, 18, 41, 44, 68 and MB 3.

An Australia Play feeds the mighty jackpot! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

There have now been 671 Mega Millions drawings. The {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and the 1 1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order have now played 2.98% of the time. Prior to Friday night, an Australia Play was seen March 26, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

There were three repeating Three-Number Combinations:

18, 41, 68 (Debuted May 27, 2016)
18, 44, 68 (Debuted March 15, 2016)
41, 44, MB 3 (Debuted December 3, 2013)

Triple Three-Number Combination threat! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the Australia Play come back like a boomerang and knock the jackpot down to size next week?

Mega Millions Hops into the Weekend

March 26, 2021 saw a shift in the Patterns. Instead of an encore from the most commonly seen Pattern, we saw a visit from one that’s not so commonly seen. That is, we shifted from the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern to the {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern. With the {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern came the ever-wonderful Australia Play! The jackpot bounded away from the players and increased to $152 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The 19^th Australia Play was made possible by 4, 25, 37, 46, 67 and MB 15.

A different Pattern to kick off the weekend! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given the 657 Mega Millions drawings, that means the {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and 1 1 1 1 1 1 General Order have played 2.89% of the time. Prior to Friday night, January 22, 2021 was the last time we saw an Australia Play.

Three-Number Combinations

Bundled up in this Australia Play were three repeating Three-Number Combinations:

25, 37, 46 (Debuted June 4, 2019)
37, 67, MB 15 (Debuted November 20, 2015)
37, 46, MB 15 (Debuted October 14, 2014)

A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

Will an Australia Play do the unexpected and make an encore Tuesday night, or will Mega Millions say goodbye to March in a more “normal” manner?

From Michigan, a Mega Millions (Jackpot) Slayer

Mega Millions had a good run. From September to January, the jackpot was nourished by the tears, anguish, and profanities of frustrated players. Then, on January 22, 2021, a lone player from Michigan looked that lottery dead in the eye and won that billion-dollar jackpot. Naturally, the prize reset itself to $20 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 4, 26, 42, 50, 60 and MB 24, the Australia Play made its 18^th appearance.

Oi! We got ourselves a winner! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have been 639 Mega Millions drawings, which means 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 have played 2.82% of the time. Would you believe that an Australia Play was last seen a little over a year ago? The last time an Australia Play happened in Mega Millions was January 17, 2020!

Three-Number Combinations

A bruised ego? Exhaustion? Whatever the reason, Mega Millions didn’t have repeating Three-Number Combinations.

With all The Big Three lotteries reset, it’ll be a while yet before another monstrous jackpot looms over the horizon! Will the immediate future be one of Pattern encores?

The Australia Play Double Date

Without a doubt, Saturday is the most popular day of the week and if not, it’s pretty high up there. For most people, it means the very end of the week. It’s time to unwind, and after a week that seemed long and drawn out, we couldn’t be any more grateful for this day.

Lotto Texas and Powerball were certainly grateful for November 7, 2020! Both lotteries made it their business to partake in the art of the Australia Play this past Saturday night. With that came a bounce in the jackpots to $7.75 million and $158 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order made their 247^th appearance together with winning numbers 15, 17, 23, 26, 43 and 52.

Giving a nice kick to the Lotto Texas jackpot! Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1810 Lotto Texas drawings and an Australia Play has been featured in 13.6% of them. An Australia Play was last spotted October 28, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

Repeating Four-Number Combinations were notably absent.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball’s Australia Play made its 29^th appearance out of 532 drawings. This was made possible by winning numbers 14, 16, 37, 48, 58 and PB 18.

The jackpot is upward bound! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

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 have all appeared together in 5.45% of the Powerball drawings. Prior to Saturday night, an Australia Play was last seen September 30, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

After a long week, there wasn’t enough energy to put up repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Will at least one of these Australia Plays make an encore Wednesday night, or will Lotto Texas and Powerball have other plans?