The Powerball Three-Peat Special

November 17^th belonged to Powerball, thanks to a Pattern three-peat! This helped propel the grand prize to $139 million. But first, we’re going to look at everyone’s favorite unassuming, plucky lottery Lotto Texas. There wasn’t a Pattern encore there, but the grand prize rose to a humble, respectable $6.25 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 2, 5, 8, 10, 31, and 36, the {4-2} Pattern made its 173^rd appearance.

Keeping up the image of a quiet, humble lottery. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1604 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 10.8% of the time. The {4-2} Pattern was last seen October 6^th, 2018.

Now with 36 appearances, the 4 2 0 Specific Order has played in 20.8% of the 173 drawings where {4-2} was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 2.24% of all 1604 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 4 2 0 Specific Order played in the June 9^th, 2018 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

This uncommonly seen Pattern was not accompanied by repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat was thanks to winning numbers 6, 8, 20, 52, 68, and PB 5, bringing the number of appearances up to 117.

A Pattern streak for {2-1-1-1-1}. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Given that there have been 326 Powerball drawings to date, this Pattern has played 35.9% of the time.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order made its 31^st appearance and has now played in 26.5% of the 117 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 326 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played 9.51% of the time. We last saw the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order on October 13^th, 2018.

Now with six appearances, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 19.4% of the 31 drawings where [2-1-1-1-1] was the General Order of the evening. This Specific Order has also played in 5.13% of the 117 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern, and in 1.84% of all 326 drawings. The 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order previously played on December 27^th, 2017.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Not only was there a Pattern three-peat, Powerball seized the night with two repeating Three-Number Combinations!

6, 8, 52 (Debuted March 28^th, 2018)
8, 20, 52 (Debuted November 12^th, 2016)

Cementing the night for Powerball! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and what better than Lotto Texas and Powerball to kick off the long weekend? Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern go for the “four-peat” Wednesday night, and will Lotto Texas continue to have fun with uncommonly-seen Patterns?

When (Repeating) Combinations Attack

Lotto Texas and Powerball couldn’t be any more different than Mega Millions! As Mega Millions continued its rest, the two lotteries joined forces November 14^th. How, you wonder? With the power of repeating Combinations, of course! Neither lottery saw a grand prize winner, and the jackpots rose to a respectable $6 million and $124 million, respectively. As is the nature of the lottery beast, it wasn’t just repeating Combinations we found under the hood!

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 21, 22, 36, 46, 48, and 49, the {3-3} Pattern made its 133^rd appearance.

A not-so-common face. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1603 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 8.30% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, this not-so-common Pattern played on May 23, 2018.

Now with 43 appearances, the 0 3 3 Specific Order has played in 32.3% of the 133 drawings where {3-3} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 1603 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played in 2.68% of them. We last saw the 0 3 3 Specific Order on May 16, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There were two repeating Four-Number Combinations:

21, 22, 46, 49 (Debuted December 22, 2012)
21, 46, 48, 49 (Debuted February 5, 2011)

Not alone today! Source: lotterytrend.com.

And what of Powerball? Was there an uncommonly seen Pattern there as well?

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball took to the “Play the most common Pattern” approach. Not only that, but the 116^th appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was an encore! This time, the winning numbers were 7, 42, 49, 62, 69, and PB 23.

Can’t go wrong with an encore! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 325 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 35.7% of the time.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order made its 36^th appearance and has now played in roughly 31% of the 116 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 325 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played 11.1% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order played on September 29, 2018.

Now with three appearances, the 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 8.33% of the 36 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.59% of the 116 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.92% of all 325 drawings. The 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order previously played on February 25, 2017.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Along for the ride were three repeating Three-Number Combinations:

7, 42, 69 (Debuted July 26, 2017)
62, 69, PB 23 (Debuted October 20, 2018)
49, 62, 69 (Debuted October 17, 2015)

A trio of Three-Number Combinations wrapped in an encore. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

The momentum for Powerball and Lotto Texas continues as we head into Saturday. Could Powerball’s {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern get a Pattern streak going, and could the {3-3} Pattern in Lotto Texas do the “unthinkable” and make an encore?

Big Things in “Small” Lotteries

Truthfully, none of the Big Three lotteries covered in this blog (Powerball, Lotto Texas, Mega Millions) are small. Yet, even among giants, there’s a “shorty”. Lotto Texas never seems to unleash monsters or enthrall nations with powerful spells. Despite being the smallest, it has its own quirks and is more than capable of throwing punches. After all, it did have a Pattern play eight times in a row!

There was nothing that grandiose November 10^th. Nevertheless, Lotto Texas still had the biggest plays of the night, and with a jackpot now at $5.75 million, its respectable image was maintained. Powerball, notorious for being a powerhouse, crossed the $100 million threshold ($106 million), and largely kept to itself.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 16, 19, 37, 38, 40, and 54, the {4-1-1} Pattern made its 173^rd appearance.

A lot of power in these numbers. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1602 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 10.8% of the time.

Now with 59 appearances, the 1 1 4 Specific Order has played in 34.1% of the 173 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 1602 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played in 3.67% of them.

Both the {4-1-1} Pattern and the 1 1 4 Specific Order played on October 24^th, 2018. Although the {3-2-1} Pattern streak was broken, a playback was just as dandy!

Four-Number Combination(s)

In addition to the playback, the repeating Four-Number Combination 37, 38, 40, and 54 made its second appearance.

Near the top of the heap. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination made its debut on July 27^th, 2016.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 115^th appearance with winning numbers 5, 29, 34, 53, 57, and PB 24.

A while yet before another nation-wide spell is cast. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Given that there have been 324 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 35.5% of the time and was last seen on October 31^st, 2018.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order has now played 30 times. This General Order has also now played in 26.1% of the 115 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 9.26% of all 324 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order played on October 10^th, 2018.

Now with ten appearances, the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 33.33% of the 30 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 8.70% of the 115 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.81% of all 324 drawings. The 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order was last seen on January 17^th, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 5, 57, and PB 24.

The notion of a repeating Three-Number Combination was irresistible. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Combination made its debut in the June 14^th, 2017 drawing.

So far, the only thing that has been consistent in November has been rising jackpots. Yet, a few of these nights have been accompanied by Pattern streaks, especially in Lotto Texas. Powerball did see its most common Pattern, and one tried and true method to stay on top is through Pattern streaks. Could Wednesday see an encore of either the {4-1-1} or {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern?

An Encore Force

No matter where you lean on the political spectrum, there is one force that rules us all: money! More specifically, the lottery. The bigger the jackpot, the more power it holds.

Now, it’ll be awhile yet before Mega Millions unleashes another monster upon the masses, but a $90 million grand prize is hefty. The November 6^th drawing may have also seen rumblings of a Pattern streak. It’s still early in the month, but this Pattern has a penchant for streaks.

General Lottery Analysis

Fresh from this past Friday, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 177^th appearance with winning numbers 28, 34, 37, 56, 69, and MB 12!

Six forceful numbers. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 408 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 43.4% of the time.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order made its 41^st appearance and has now played in 23.2% of the 177 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in roughly 10% of all 408 drawings and, like the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, made an encore!

However, the Specific Order took a different path. Now with ten appearances, the 0 1 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 24.4% of the 41 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.65% of the 177 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 408 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.45% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the 0 1 2 1 1 1 Specific Order played on September 14^th, 2018.

Three Number Combination(s)

In lieu of a playback, there were three repeating Three-Number Combinations!

28, 69, MB 12 (Debuted October 5^th, 2018)
28, 37, 69 (Debuted March 24^th, 2017)
28, 37, 56 (Debuted May 26^th, 2017)

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

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern truly start its streak Friday night, or will another Pattern take over?

Stays at Rest

With the start of November, we’ve officially entered the Christmas season.

(Thanksgiving!? What’s that?)

Seriously, though. We’re coming upon the end of the year and Mega Millions is resting up. Continuing what we experienced Tuesday night, the November 2^nd drawing didn’t feature anything grandiose. However, Mega Millions had a pep in its step, the grand prize pushing up to $70 million and a rumbling among repeating Three-Number Combinations.

General Lottery Analysis

There was no {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore. Instead, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 176^th appearance with winning numbers 3, 23, 28, 46, 62, and MB 16.

A new Pattern for a new month. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 407 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 43.2% of the time and was last seen October 12^th, 2018.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order made its 40^th appearance and has now played in 22.7% of the 176 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 407 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played 9.83% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order played on September 14^th, 2018.

Now with eleven appearances, the 1 2 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 27.5% of the 40 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.25% of the 176 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 407 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played in 2.70% of them. The 1 2 0 1 1 1 Specific Order was last seen on July 10^th, 2018.

Three Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 23, 28, and 62.

This Combination made its debut on December 18^th, 2015.

Will Tuesday’s drawing see a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore, or will another Pattern gets it time in the spotlight?

The Halloween Chill

The word “chill” has other meanings besides scaring someone. One describes a coldness in the air. Another describes the state or act of relaxing. After a wild, crazy, and strange month, Lotto Texas and Powerball took it easy on Halloween. During that period of rest, someone in Texas became $15.25 million richer and Powerball inched up to $53 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The next big thing, other than the $15.25 million prize being won, was an encore of the {3-2-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 3, 8, 13, 25, 33, and 44, this Pattern has now played 839 times.

Low-key numbers. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1599 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 52.5% of the time.

Now with 152 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has played in 18.1% of the 839 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 1599 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.51% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 3 2 1 Specific Order played on September 12^th, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Repeating Four-Number Combinations stayed away Wednesday night.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 114^th appearance with numbers 7, 25, 39, 40, 47, and PB 20.

The lights are off and no candy will be shared. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 321 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played in 35.5% of them and was last seen on October 13^th, 2018.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order has now played 20 times. This General Order has appeared in 17.5% of the 114 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 321 drawings into consideration, this General Order has played 6.23% of the time. We last saw the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order on August 1^st, 2018.

Now with two appearances, the 1 1 2 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 10% of the 20 drawings where [1-1-2-1-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 1.75% of the 114 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 321 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 0.62% of the time. The 1 1 2 1 0 1 Specific Order made its debut in the April 19^th, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations to be had this time around.

The chill looks to continue this Saturday. Could a {3-2-1} Pattern three-peat or a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore warm things up a bit?

Going Big(ger) (or Lotto Texas & Powerball in “Jackpot Happy”)

October is an active month, indeed. Football season is in full swing, post-season baseball games are taking place (Will the ‘stros make it to the World Series again?), not to mention Halloween being right around the corner. If you also read the Mega Millions blog posts, then you know about the monster lurking about there. Now, I don’t mean to alarm you, but another monster was spotted October 13, 2018. The grand prize for Powerball shot up to $345 million! Lotto Texas may be the “runt” with its $11.75 million jackpot, but it had the most impactful attacks of the evening.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern was loved so much after showing up October 10^th that it was invited back. This encore, and the 835^th appearance of the Pattern, was thanks to winning numbers 14, 19, 30, 42, 47, and 51.

A Pattern encore is just one attack. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1594 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 52.4% of the time.

Now with 149 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.8% of the 835 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 9.35% of all 1594 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, this Specific Order played on September 15, 2018.

Similar Spread

Lotto Texas went straight for the jugular with a similar spread. The spread for Saturday night was 05:11:12:05:04, which was similar to what was seen on October 4, 2006. That night, the winning numbers were 1, 13, 18, 22, 27, and 38, with a spread of 12:05:04:05:11. Notice that although the differences between numbers were the same, the orders were different.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Of course, what accents the impact of a Pattern encore more than a repeating Four-Number Combination? The Combination of the evening was 14, 30, 47, and 51, which made its debut in the February 20, 2013 drawing.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball took a note from the Lotto Texas playbook and played its most commonly seen Pattern again. Except here, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made a three-peat. With winning numbers 11, 14, 32, 43, 65, and PB 15, this Pattern made its 113^th appearance.

Propelling Powerball sky high. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 316 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played in 35.8% of them.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order made its 30^th appearance and has now played in 26.5% of the 113 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 9.49% of all 316 drawings and was last seen on August 4, 2018.

Now with five appearances, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 16.667% of the 30 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also appeared in 4.42% of the 113 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 316 drawings into consideration, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played 1.58% of the time. This Specific Order was last seen in the earlier-mentioned August 4, 2018 drawing alongside the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations. Powerball felt that the Pattern encore, and the crazy-large jackpot, were enough damage.

As the daytime hours wane, and the days (hopefully) continue to get cooler, the grand prizes continue to reach monumental heights. Will either the {2-1-1-1-1} or {3-2-1} Patterns make another repeat appearance Wednesday night and could one of those repeats allow at least one person to obtain a monstrous jackpot?

A Monster Unleashed

Insanity! Inconceivable! Yet, here we are, face-to-face with a monster. A big ‘un, too.

Mega Millions continued its rampage October 12^th. A growth spurt sent the grand prize soaring to $654 million! What’s more is that this wasn’t the only way Mega Millions left its mark.

General Lottery Analysis

After a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern fireball October 9^th, another round came out Friday. The 175^th appearance was thanks to winning numbers 4, 24, 46, 61, 70, and MB 7.

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

Of the 401 Mega Millions drawings to date, this Pattern has played in 43.6% of them.

There were no other encores, but the effects of the rampage were just as strongly felt.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order made its 41^st appearance and has now played in 23.4% of the 175 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 10.2% of all 401 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order played on September 11, 2018.

Now with four appearances, the 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 9.76% of the 41 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.29% of the 175 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in roughly 1% of all 401 drawings. We last saw the 1 1 0 1 2 1 Specific Order on June 1, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Amidst the rubble were two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

24, 46, MB 7 (Debuted August 22, 2017)
4, 46, 70 (Debuted April 15, 2014)

Leaving its mark. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There’s a good chance that yet another growth spurt will take place before Tuesday. Will a {2-1-1-1-1} three-peat be the thing that stops it, or will the grand prize grow even more? All that’s known is that whoever slays the beast is going to walk away much richer.

Lottery Wednesday Warmup

As things (finally) cooled down for us in Houston, things started heating up in the lottery world October 10^th. Once again, the grand prizes for Lotto Texas and Powerball had yet to be won. Wednesday night, they rose to $11.25 million and $314 million, respectively. In a complete 180 of what we saw last time, rising jackpots were not the highlight of the evening.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 834^th appearance with winning numbers 10, 22, 27, 32, 47, and 51.

{3-2-1} is king of the Lotto Texas hill. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1593 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played in 52.4% of them and was last seen on October 3, 2018.

Now with 126 appearances, the 1 3 2 Specific Order has played in 15.1% of the 834 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 1593 drawings into consideration, this Pattern has played 7.91% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 3 2 Specific Order played on September 19, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Four-Number Combination of the evening was 22, 27, 32, and 47.

Bottom of the table, but tops in appearances. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination made its debut in the September 30, 2006 drawing. Will another twelve years pass before this Combination plays again?

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball was where most of the action was. In addition to a crazy-high grand prize, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made an encore! The 112^th appearance of the Pattern was marked by winning numbers 8, 23, 27, 42, 60, and PB 7.

Warm up with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Given that there have been 315 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 35.6% of the time and previously played on October 6, 2018.

Along for the encore ride was the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, which made its 29^th appearance. This General Order has now played in 25.9% of the 112 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 9.21% of all 315 drawings. Could it be that a playback was on the horizon?

Now with five appearances, the 1 2 1 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 17.2% of the 29 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.46% of the 112 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.59% of all 315 drawings. A playback wasn’t meant to be. The 1 2 1 0 1 1 Specific Order previously played on July 26, 2017.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 8, 27, and 60.

This Combination made its debut on October 5, 2016. Now, this isn’t an ordinary repeat. One, this Combination debuted two years ago (give or take a few days), and, the 1 2 1 0 1 1 Specific Order played that night too! That night, the winning numbers were 8, 18, 27, 29, 60, and PB 15.

Are more Pattern encores on the horizon? Will the grand prizes rise once more after Saturday’s drawing?

The Grand 400

Mega Millions had its 400^th drawing October 9, 2018. To commemorate this occasion, there was no grand prize winner. An odd way to celebrate, yes? Well, it turned out that the jackpot rose to $548 million. For the first time in three months, the prize exceeded half a billion dollars!

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 20, 22, 39, 54, 60, and MB 18, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 174^th appearance.

Grand appearance by the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 400 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 43.5% of the time and was last seen on September 14, 2018.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order made its 49^th appearance and has now played in 28.2% of the 174 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 12.25% of all 400 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, we last saw the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order on September 7, 2018.

Now with thirteen appearances, the 0 2 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 26.5% of the 49 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.47% of the 174 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 400 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.25% of the time. The 0 2 1 1 1 1 Specific Order was last seen on January 12, 2018.

Three Number Combination(s)

As grand a night October 9^th was, there were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

There’s a strong possibility that the jackpot will rise yet again before the official drawing Friday. Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore Friday night, and will that make someone richer beyond his or her wildest dreams?