Category: {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern

Three-Peat Tuesday

Another Tuesday has passed, which also meant another Mega Millions drawing. The 358th, to be exact. There was more to May 15th than just that, however:

And, above all else, there was a Pattern three-peat.

General Lottery Analysis

Mega Millions helped itself to a third serving of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. Its 159th appearance was thanks to winning numbers 21, 34, 44, 49, 61, and MB 21.

Of the 358 drawings so far, this Pattern has played in 44.4% of them.

With 43 appearances, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order has played in 27.0% of the 159 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 12.0% of all 358 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order played on April 24, 2018.

Now with ten appearances, the 0 1 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 23.3% of the 43 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.29% of the 159 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern, and in 2.79% of all 358 drawings. We last saw the 0 1 1 2 1 1 Specific Order in the April 6, 2018 drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

A repeating Three-Number Combination or two would be icing on the three-peat cake. Thing is, there were no such Combinations Tuesday night.

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} finish the week with a four-peat, or will another Pattern take the reins?

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern In All Its Encore Glory

It’s a stone-cold fact: some lottery Patterns just play more than others. The ones that don’t show up for weeks, months even, often break up Pattern streaks. These types are not the subject of this post. Today’s post focuses on the other group: The Patterns that are never gone for long. One such Pattern is never gone for long and thrives on Pattern streaks, And, as the title says, it made an encore in the May 11th drawing.

General Lottery Analysis

Right off the heels of this past Tuesday’s drawing, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 158th appearance with winning numbers 14, 38, 40, 53, 70, and MB 22.

Another round of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 357 Mega Millions drawings so far, this Pattern has played in 44.3% of them.

With 35 appearances, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order has played in 22.2% of the 158 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 9.80% of all 357 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order was last seen on April 20, 2018.

Now with six appearances, the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 17.1% of the 35 drawings where the General Order of the evening was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.80% of the 158 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.68% of all 357 drawings. We last saw the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order on February 16, 2016.

Three Number Combination(s)

Two repeating Three-Number Combinations showed up on Friday night.

Some Combinations so special they played at least twice. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern go for the three-peat in Tuesday’s drawing?

Just Another {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern Tuesday

Tuesday can mean one of or any combination of the following:

  • One less day to wait before the weekend
  • Tacos
  • Mega Millions

On the Mega Millions front, May 8th was a quiet night. There were no encores, no signs of a Pattern streak, or anything earth-shattering really. Despite this, Tuesday night wasn’t completely calm.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 8, 15, 39, 64, 67, and MB 13, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has now played 157 times.

All for {2-1-1-1-1}. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 356 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played in 44.1% of them. As the title hinted at, this Pattern was last seen on a Tuesday. In fact, it was May 1, 2018.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 36 appearances, has played in 22.9% of the 157 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 10.1% of all 356 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, this General Order played on March 20, 2018.

Now with seven appearances, the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order played in 19.4% of the 36 drawings where the General Order of the evening was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.46% of the 157 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.97% o fall 356 drawings. We last saw the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order in the November 3, 2017 drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 8, 67, and MB 13.

One repeating Three-Number Combination to rule them all. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination made its debut in the October 25, 2016 drawing.

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore appearance Friday night?

May Day! May Day!

This title was brought to you by the month of May. Yes, May. A month for honoring spring, workers, children (Japan), mothers (US, Canada, Australia), and for the kids, the last month of school. At least here in Houston.

For Lottery Binge, May 1st meant Mega Millions. It had the honor of kicking off lottery analysis coverage for this month. Where we last left off, we wanted to know if the {2-2-1-1} Pattern would start the month with an encore. An encore wasn’t meant to be, but we did see a very special Pattern. So special that it’s known for its summer Pattern streaks.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 2, 7, 20, 55, 70, and MB 1, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 156th appearance.

The most common Mega Millions Pattern in six numbers. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Now that there have been 354 Mega Millions drawings, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has played 44.1% of the time. This Pattern was last seen on April 24, 2018.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, having made its 45th appearance, has played in 28.8% of the 156 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 12.7% of all 354 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, this General Order played on March 23, 2018.

Now with seven appearances, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 15.6% of the 45 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.49% of the 156 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 354 drawings, this Specific Order has played 1.98% of the time. The 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order accompanied the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order in the earlier-mentioned March 23rd drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

There was also a lone repeating Three-Number Combination:

With a repeating Three-Number Combination to go. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

May is also traditionally the start of the summer blockbuster season. Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern get the ball rolling with an encore Friday night?

With Their Patterns Combined

It’s Captain Lottery!

Okay, maybe not.

Lotto Texas and Powerball may not join forces to save the world, but they do provide entertainment every Wednesday (and Saturday) night without fail. Although this is a biweekly routine, anyone who plays the lottery enough (and has been following this blog!) knows that what happens is never routine. Some nights are bursting with a crazy explosion of Pattern streaks, repeating Combinations, or a mixture of the two, while others see nary a spark. April 25th fell somewhere in the middle, sliding more towards the “crazy explosion” side. Both lotteries saw their most commonly seen Patterns, and there was some encore action.

Don’t worry; you don’t need to binge on blog archives to know which Pattern saw the encore.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern’s secret to staying on top is by establishing Pattern streaks, or at least making an encore. Right off the heels of this past Saturday night, this Pattern made its 805th appearance with winning numbers 2, 5, 12, 26, 31, and 43.

In one corner, a {3-2-1} Pattern encore. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1545 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 52.1% of the time.

Now with 142 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has played in 17.4% of the 805 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 9.19% of all 1545 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, this Specific Order played on March 28, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Lotto Texas decided a {3-2-1} Pattern encore was sufficient. Therefore, no repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 17, 18, 39, 56, 64 and PB 12, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has played 95 times.

First time since March for this Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 33.6% of the 267 Powerball drawings, and was last seen on March 31, 2018.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order made its 25th appearance and has now played in 26.3% of the 95 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has now played in 9.36% of all 267 drawings. We last saw the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order in the March 21, 2018 drawing.

Now with five appearances, the 0 2 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 20% of the 25 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.26% of the 95 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.87% of all 267 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 0 2 1 1 1 1 Specific Order played in the October 25, 2017 drawing. That was exactly six months ago.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Powerball saw two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

Two repeating Three-Number Combinations is the cherry on top. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Lotto Texas and Powerball will see their last drawings for April this Saturday. As the month winds down and the summer countdowns start, will either the {3-2-1} or {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern show up again? Could there even be playback action?

“No More Shades of Winter” or “How Mega Millions Got its Groove Back”

Cold. Warm. Cold. That has been the way of things in the “real world” weather-wise, and Mega Millions appeared to follow suit. But, there were signs in the April 24, 2018 drawing that spring may stick around this time! One sign was the establishment of a Pattern Streak. And, as we’ve seen in the past, Mega Millions is no stranger to end-of-month grand finales.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} three-peat was thanks to winning numbers 3, 19, 31, 32, 48, and MB 10. This brings the number of appearances up to 155.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern’s third appearance. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 352 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 44.0% of the time.

With 42 appearances, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order has played in 27.1% of the 155 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 11.9% of all 352 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, this General Order played April 17, 2018.

Now with eight appearances, the 1 1 2 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 19% of the 42 drawings where the General Order of the evening was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.16% of the 155 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 352 drawings, this Specific Order has played in 2.27% of them. We last saw the 1 1 2 1 0 1 Specific Order a little over a year ago. More specifically, in the April 4, 2017 drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

Along for the ride was repeating Three-Number Combination 19, 31, and 48.

Stuck in the middle is the red-boxed child. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination made its debut in the July 29, 2016 drawing.

As April starts to give way to May, will Mega Millions continue on its way to a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern four-peat?

The Mega Millions We Know

In the past few Mega Millions posts, we’ve been talking about how laid back it has been compared to what we saw last month. And, strangely, how it had matched the wild weather swings in the U.S. The April 20, 2018 drawing showed us that talks of a laid-back April may have been premature. With the month only two-thirds of the way done, it would do best to remember that anything can happen with these lotteries.

General Lottery Analysis

Mega Millions liked the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern so much that it played again Friday night! With winning numbers 1, 15, 18, 32, 45, and MB 4, this Pattern has played 154 times.

Could this encore be the beginning of a streak? Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 351 Mega Millions drawings so far, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has played 43.9% of the time.

With 34 appearances, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order has played in 22.1% of the 154 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern, and in 9.69% of all 351 drawings. Prior to Friday night, we last saw this General Order on March 9, 2018.

Now with nine appearances, the 1 2 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 26.5% of the 34 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.84% of the 154 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern, and in 2.56% of all 351 drawings. We last saw the 1 2 1 1 0 1 Specific Order on February 27, 2018.

Three Number Combination(s)

For the first time since the April 3rd drawing, we saw a repeating Three-Number Combination! The Combination was 15, 45, and MB 4.

Bottom of the table, yet tops in appearances. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination made its debut in the February 24, 2015 drawing. While three years isn’t as legendary a gap as eighteen, or close to it, that’s still a good length of time.

As we hopefully start to put away the winter coats and start dreaming of white sand beaches, turquoise waters, and fireworks, will Mega Millions continue its path to warming up?

Halfways

“Halfways” isn’t what you’d call a real word, but it is for today’s post. The mood for Mega Millions this month seems to be matching the weather. We’re just past the halfway mark for April, and we’re still talking about snowstorms! One day it’s warm enough for a T-shirt and the next day it’s blizzard warnings. It has been cold enough here in Houston for sweaters and light jackets, at least in the morning. For warm weather lovers up north who are just downright sick of the snow, fret not! It will get warmer. Eventually.

How does this relate to the April 17th Mega Millions drawing you wonder? In our last post, we highlighted a Pattern encore, the biggest event this month. On Tuesday night, all three-peat hopes were dashed. And we were teased with the possibility of a playback.

General Lottery Analysis

With 153 appearances, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern remains the most commonly seen Pattern. This time, the winning numbers were 12, 34, 44, 47, 65, and MB 22.

The calm state of Mega Millions continued. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has played in 43.7% of the 350 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen on April 6, 2018.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order made its 41st appearance and has played in 26.8% of the 153 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 11.7% of all 350 drawings. We also saw it play alongside the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern in the earlier-mentioned April 6th drawing.

Now with ten appearances, the 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 24.4% of the 41 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.54% of the 153 drawings where the winning Pattern was {2-1-1-1-1}. Finally, when looking at all 350 drawings, the 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has played 2.86% of the time. This Specific Order previously played in the February 16, 2018 drawing.

Close, but no cigar, playback lovers.

Three Number Combination(s)

The vacation from repeating Three-Number Combinations continued.

Will things warm up in Mega Millions Friday night?

Hibernation Mode?

With winter’s brief return this past week, Mega Millions decided to go into “hibernation mode”, so to speak. The April 6, 2018 drawing didn’t see a {3-1-1-1} Pattern encore, nor an Australia Play. In fact, this past Friday was one of the quietest nights we’ve seen in a while.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 152nd appearance with winning numbers 16, 33, 51, 54, 67 and MB 20.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern: King of Mega Millions Patterns. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 347 Mega Millions drawings so far, this Pattern has played in 43. 8% of them. Prior to Friday night, this Pattern played on March 27, 2018.

Making its 40th appearance was the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, which has now played in 26.3% of the 152 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 11.5% of all 347 Patterns. It played alongside the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern in the earlier-mentioned March 27th drawing.

Could it be that Mega Millions saw a playback?

Now with nine appearances, the 0 1 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 22.5% of the 40 drawings where the General Order of the evening was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.92% of the 152 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 347 drawings, the 0 1 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has played 2.59% of the time.

And now for the answer you’ve all been waiting for…

You ready for this?

The flicker of a playback was extinguished. The 0 1 1 2 1 1 Specific Order was last seen in the August 11, 2017 drawing. This was reconfigured from the 0 1 1 3 0 1 Specific Order seen that night.

Three Number Combination(s)

To fit the mood of the evening, there were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Will things warm up for Mega Millions next week?

The {3-2-1} Pattern Connection

March 28, 2018 was a night for the Lotto Texas history books. The {3-2-1} Pattern did what no other Pattern, save one, had done before. Coincidentally, it too is dominating its lottery with a Pattern streak. From what we’ve observed lately, it’s safe to say that Pattern streaks are the easiest way for the most commonly seen Pattern to remain so.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

On Wednesday night, the {3-2-1} Pattern played for the sixth time in a row! Its 801st appearance was thanks to winning numbers 3, 13, 15, 22, 27, and 38.

The {3-2-1} Pattern train showed no signs of stopping! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given the 1537 Lotto Texas drawings thus far, this Pattern has played 52.1% of the time.

Now with 141 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has played in 17.6% of the 801 drawings where the winning Pattern was {3-2-1}. This Specific Order has also played in 9.17% of all 1537 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 3 2 1 Specific Order played in the March 14, 2018 drawing. Wouldn’t it have been something if there had been a playback?

Four-Number Combination(s)

Playback or no, the {3-2-1} Pattern has loved to grandstand this month. Wednesday night saw two repeating Four-Number Combinations:

  • 13, 22, 27, 38 (Debuted October 4, 2006)
  • 3, 13, 15, 38 (Debuted September 4, 2013)
What would a six-time appearance be like without repeating Three-Number Combinations? Source: lotterytrend.com.

Although Lotto Texas has been outshining Powerball lately, the latter quietly chugged along and delivered the goodies.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 6, 8, 26, 52, 53, and PB 21, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 75th appearance.

Humble Powerball with the humble {2-2-1-1} Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 259 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played in 29% of them, and was last seen in the March 3, 2018 drawing.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order made its 25th appearance and has now played in roughly 33.3% of the 75 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern This General Order has also played in 9.65% of all 259 drawings. The [2-1-2-1] General Order previously played in the February 24, 2018 drawing.

Now with five appearances, the 2 1 0 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 20% of the 25 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.67% of the 75 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 259 drawings, this Specific Order has played 1.93% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 1 0 2 0 1 Specific Order played in the November 25, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations this time. The momentum is strong with Lotto Texas!

Saturday night will feature the last Lotto Texas and Powerball drawings of the month. Will Lotto Texas go up and beyond? Will Powerball break that repeating Three-Number Combination drought?