There are no words to describe what happened the night of June 3, 2020. Powerball’s jackpot was brought down to size by a lone winner from West Virginia. This, along with encores from both Lotto Texas’s Pattern and Specific Order, caused a disturbance the likes of which had never been seen before. Because the Lotto Texas jackpot rose to $19.5 million and the Powerball jackpot reset to $20 million, there is now only a $500,000 difference between them!

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 8, 31, 36, 41, 42 and 47, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 936^th appearance in Lotto Texas.

There have now been 1765 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 53% of the time.

Now with 165 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.6% of the 936 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1765 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.35% of the time.

Both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 1 2 3 Specific Order were last seen in the May 30, 2020 drawing.

Four-Number Combinations

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations Wednesday night. Perhaps having a jackpot that’s almost just as much as Powerball’s was too much for Lotto Texas, exciting thought it was.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 187^th appearance with winning numbers 1, 3, 26, 41, 64 and PB 17.

This Pattern has now played in 38.4% of the 487 Powerball drawings.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 52 appearances, has played in 27.8% of the 187 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 487 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.7% of the time.

Prior to Wednesday night, both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order played May 6, 2020.

Now with 14 appearances, the 2 1 1 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 26.9% of the 52 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.49% of the 187 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.87% of all 487 drawings. We last saw the 2 1 1 0 1 1 Specific Order in the January 29, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

March 11, 2017 saw the debut of the repeating Three-Number Combination 1, 26 and 41.

Even after what happened this past Wednesday night, it isn’t likely that Lotto Texas’s jackpot will surpass Powerball’s. Getting back to the present, it appears that both lotteries played their most commonly seen Patterns. Will Saturday night produce encores for either the {3-2-1} Pattern or the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern?

Lotto Texas, Mega Millions and Powerball. One of these lotteries was not like the others these past couple of days. During that time, we saw appearances from the most commonly seen Patterns, solidifying the streak in one lottery and setting one up for the other. Those lotteries also saw their jackpots rise to $14.25 million and $59 million.

Those lotteries were Lotto Texas and Powerball, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The winning numbers for May 2, 2020 were 12, 30, 36, 48, 49 and 52, marking not only the 929^th appearance of the {3-2-1} Pattern, but its fourth consecutive appearance!

There have now been 1756 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 52.9% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the {3-2-1} Pattern played April 29, 2020.

Now with 163 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.5% of the 929 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1756 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.28% of the time. We last saw the 1 2 3 Specific Order April 25, 2020.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Lotto Texas was so into the {3-2-1} Pattern streak that there was no room for repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball’s {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern had a three-peat with 13, 16, 33, 58, 68 and PB 24. This Pattern has now played 185 times.

Of the 478 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has now played 38.7% of the time.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order also boarded the repeat train! Now with 50 appearances, this General Order has played in 27% of the 185 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 478 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.5% of the time.

Prior to Saturday night, both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order played April 29, 2020.

Now with 16 appearances, the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 32% of the 50 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 8.65% of the 185 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.35% of all 478 drawings. We last saw the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order in the March 21, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Two repeating Three-Number Combinations tagged along:

• 13, 16, PB 24 (Debuted January 11, 2017)
• 13, 33, 68 (Debuted December 5, 2015)

Will the {3-2-1} Pattern streak hold for Lotto Texas, and will Powerball’s {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak come to fruition?

Lotteries are resilient beasts. Little if anything can stop them and their jackpots grow wherever there’s an open space. Only having at least one player choose all six winning numbers acts as a wall to uncontrollable growth.

April 25, 2020 was a testament to that resilient nature. With no grand prize winners, the jackpots naturally continued their climb. Lotto Texas, ever dignified, rose to $13.25 million. Meanwhile, Powerball rose to $43 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 14, 19, 22, 38, 39 and 54, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 927^th appearance.

This Pattern has now played in 52.9% of the 1754 Lotto Texas drawings.

Now with 162 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.5% of the 927 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1754 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.24% of the time.

Prior to Saturday night, both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 1 2 3 Specific Order played April 18, 2020. Indeed, ‘twas a playback that made the Lotto Texas jackpot growth possible!

Four-Number Combination(s)

Lotto Texas didn’t feel the need to push out repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 183^rd appearance with winning numbers 1, 3, 21, 47, 57 and PB 18.

There have now been 476 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 38.4% of the time. We last saw the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern in the March 28, 2020 drawing.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 50 appearances, has played in 27.3% of the 183 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 476 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.5% of the time. The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order was last seen January 29, 2020.

Now with 10 appearances, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 20% of the 50 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.46% of the 183 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.10% of all 476 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order played July 10, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination, 1, 3 and 57, debuted December 31, 2016.

Both Lotto Texas and Powerball saw their most commonly played Patterns: {3-2-1} and {2-1-1-1-1}, respectively. Will either Pattern make an encore to end the month?