Crying Out for Playbacks

The seasons weren’t the only things that changed June 20, 2020. Lotto Texas and Powerball, having once both shared a love of the {3-2-1} Pattern, went their separate ways. The former stuck with the Pattern, and with a playback, no less. Meanwhile, the latter opted for a different Pattern. Taking different approaches led to a $22.75 million jackpot for Lotto Texas and $33 million for Powerball.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern encore was made possible by winning numbers 4, 17, 32, 37, 46 and 54. This Pattern has now played 939 times.

Sticking with the {3-2-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1770 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 53.1% of the time.

Now with 136 appearances, the 2 1 3 Specific Order has played in 14.5% of the 939 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1770 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 7.68% of the time.

Both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 2 1 3 Specific Order were last seen in the June 17, 2020 drawing.

Four-Number Combinations

There were also two repeating Four-Number Combinations:

32, 37, 46, 54 (Debuted September 2, 2006)
4, 17, 32, 37 (Debuted November 9, 2002)

Throwing in repeating Four-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 10, 31, 41, 63, 67 and PB 5, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 137^th appearance.

Powerball took a separate path. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 27.8% of the 492 Powerball drawings.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 43 appearances, has played in 31.4% of the 137 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 492 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.74% of the time.

Prior to Saturday night, both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-2-1] General Order played June 10, 2020.

Now with five appearances, the 1 0 2 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 11.6% of the 43 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. 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 492 drawings. The 1 0 2 0 2 1 Specific Order previously played May 30, 2020.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination 31, 67 and PB 5, debuted February 24, 2016.

Red is the color of leaders! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Is a playback three-peat in the cards for Lotto Texas Wednesday night?

Lotto Texas Leads the Pack

Hell froze over June 10, 2020. In a Lottery Binge first, Lotto Texas (that wasn’t a typo) possessed the largest jackpot! With no one able to pick the correct six numbers, the prize ascended to $21 million.

Powerball got whacked upside the head by an enormous block of cheese. A Wisconsinite snatched the prize before Powerball could say, “Eh?” Naturally, the prize reset itself to $20 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 5, 15, 28, 38, 45 and 51, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 937^th appearance.

Lotto Texas at the top! Source: lottterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 53% of the 1767 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen June 3, 2020.

Now with 134 appearances, the 2 1 3 Specific Order has played in 14.3% of the 134 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1767 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 7.58% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 1 3 Specific Order played May 23, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

Lotto Texas was struck with the euphoria of being the big boy on the block for a change. There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat wasn’t meant to be. Instead, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 136^th appearance with winning numbers 10, 33, 41, 52, 54 and PB 18.

Powerball can catch up to (and surpass) Lotto Texas easy! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 489 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 27.8% of the time.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 42 appearances, has played in 30.9% of the 136 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 489 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.59% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-2-1] General Order were last seen May 30, 2020.

Now with three appearances, the 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 7.14% of the 42 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.21% of the 136 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.61% of all 489 drawings. We last saw the 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order in the April 8, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination 10, 33 and 41 debuted April 15, 2020.

Lotto Texas is currently king of the hill, jackpot-wise. We will see on Saturday night if it can keep its crown for a little longer or if it will be dethroned. It would be wise for Lotto Texas to know that the bigger they come, the harder they fall!

The Jackpot Cornucopia

Lotto Texas and Powerball made it to the end of May. If you were itching for Pattern encores for May 30, 2020, then there were none to be had. Instead, something grander occurred. The jackpots for both lotteries rose once more! A $18.75 million prize in Lotto Texas and a $135 million prize in Powerball were nothing to sneeze at.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 935^th appearance with 8, 22, 26, 47, 48 and 49.

Ending May with the most common Lotto Texas Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com

This Pattern has now played in 53% of the 935 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen May 23, 2020.

Now with 164 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.5% of the 935 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1764 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.30% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 2 3 Specific Order played May 2, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

The lone repeating Four-Number Combination 22, 26, 47 and 49 debuted in the November 30, 2016 drawing.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 13, 32, 41, 58, 60 and PB 14, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 135^th appearance.

No encore for Powerball’s Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 486 drawings and this Pattern has now played in 27.8% of them. We last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern in the May 16, 2020 drawing.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 41 appearances, has played in 30.4% of the 135 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 486 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.44% of the time. The [1-2-2-1] General Order was last seen April 8, 2020.

Now with four appearances, the 1 0 2 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 9.76% of the 41 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.96% of the 135 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.82% of all 486 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 0 2 0 2 1 Specific Order played May 5, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Two repeating Three-Number Combinations made a return Saturday night:

32, 41, PB 14 (Debuted August 28, 2019)
58, 60, PB 14 (Debuted March 4, 2020)

At the top of the table and leading the pack! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will the Lotto Texas and Powerball jackpots reach monstrous levels in June, or will at least one of them be brought down to size?

356 Million Reasons to Spread Out

Mega Millions certainly won’t be ending May with a Pattern streak, let alone a Pattern encore. If the results of the May 29, 2020 drawing were anything to go by, it was time to pull another tool out of the arsenal. In this case, the tool was a similar spread. That didn’t put a dent in the jackpot; if anything, it boosted the prize to $356 million!

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 10, 13, 32, 41, 51 and MB 3, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern played 160 times.

Ending May with a new Pattern and other things. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 571 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 28% of the time. We last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern in the May 22, 2020 drawing.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 52 appearances, has played in 32.5% of the 160 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 571 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.11% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [2-2-1-1] General Order played May 5, 2020.

Now with eight appearances, the 2 0 2 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 15.4% of the 52 drawings where [2-2-1-1] was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 5% of the 160 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern, and in 1.40% of all 571 drawings. The 2 0 2 1 0 1 Specific Order was last seen January 23, 2018.

Similar Spread

This past Friday’s numbers had a spreadof 03:19:09:10. This was similar to the one seen December 22, 2017. That night, the winning numbers were 1, 20, 30, 33, 42 and MB 16 and their spread was 19:10:03:09. The differences between the numbers played those two nights were the same. Note, however, that their orders weren’t the same.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations Friday night.

Will June be the month of the monster-sized jackpot in Mega Millions?

The Three-peat That Never Was

Beer and barbeque. Beach weather. Holiday weekend! All these and more were perfectly good reasons for Mega Millions to pile on with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore. It would have made for a stellar kick off to the summer season. There were other plans for the May 22, 2020 drawing. However, one plan that stuck around was the rising jackpot. With the grand prize unclaimed yet again, it rose to $313 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 8, 10, 20, 44, 46 and MB 18, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 159^th appearance.

Mind if the {2-2-1-1} Pattern sits here? Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 27.9% of the 569 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen May 12, 2020.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 51 appearances, has played in 32.1% of the 159 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 569 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.96% of the time. We last saw the [2-1-2-1] General Order April 10, 2020.

Now with six appearances, the 2 1 0 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 11.8% of the 51 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.77% of the 159 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and 1.05% of all 569 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 2 1 0 2 0 1 Specific Order played November 22, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination 10, 44 and 46 debuted in the November 4, 2016 drawing.

Hopes for a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak may have been quashed, but there’s still one week left. The {2-2-1-1} Pattern has been known to repeat itself. Could that be the source of a potential Pattern streak?

Lotto Texas and Powerball Get Out and Go

It’s that time of year again! Summer is right around the corner, and with all that’s happened these past few months, everyone is itching to get back to some sense of “normalcy”. The easing of stay-at-home orders is scratching that itch, and what went down May 16, 2020 showed that humans weren’t the only ones who can’t bear to be cooped up for long!

Lotto Texas and Powerball put on their masks and went out and about. All that pent-up energy led to one lottery coming this close to seeing a playback, while another saw a Pattern encore and a similar spread. There were no grand prize winners produced in this madness, and the jackpots climbed once again. Lotto Texas’s jackpot rose to $16.25 million while Powerball’s jumped to $95 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Fresh from this past Wednesday, the {3-2-1} Pattern came back for an encore. With winning numbers 2, 17, 31, 33, 34 and 37, this Pattern made its 932^nd appearance.

An(other) encore for the {3-2-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1760 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has now played 53% of the time.

Now with 154 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.5% of the 932 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1760 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 8.75% of the time. We last saw the 2 3 1 Specific Order in the April 8, 2020 drawing.

Similar Spread

Saturday’s numbers had the spread of 15:14:02:01:03. This spread is similar to the one that was seen almost seven years ago in the June 8, 2013 drawing. That night, the winning numbers were 14, 28, 29, 44, 46 and 49. The spread was 14:01:15:02:03.

It’s best to remember that when dealing with similar spreads that despite the differences between played numbers being the same, the order in which the numbers played on those nights was different.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Lotto Texas had enough room for three repeating Four-Number Combinations:

2, 17, 33, 37 (Debuted June 5, 2002)
31, 33, 34, 37 (Debuted October 6, 2010)
2, 31, 33, 34 (Debuted November 6, 2002)

Time enough for repeating Four-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 8, 12, 26, 39, 42 and PB 11, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 134^th appearance.

Keeping to its own rhythm, that Powerball! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 27.8% of the 482 Powerball drawings and was last seen April 8, 2020.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 44 appearances, has played in 32.8% of the 134 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 482 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.13% of the time.

Now with seven appearances, the 2 1 2 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 15.9% of the 44 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.22% of the 134 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.45% of all 482 drawings.

Both the [2-1-2-1] General Order and the 2 1 2 0 0 1 Specific Order were last seen in the March 25, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination 8, 12 and 42 debuted January 2, 2019.

With the onward march to summer, will the jackpots continue their rise? Is Lotto Texas gearing up for another {3-2-1} Pattern streak?

That Time When There Was Nearly a Playback Encore

Mega Millions may have felt the urge to roll out a playback this past Tuesday night. However, that itch wasn’t scratched, at least not completely. There were two encores, enough to help boost the jackpot to $266 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The first encore, or rather three-peat, came from the {2-2-1-1} Pattern! With winning numbers 7, 16, 27, 44, 52 and MB 5, the May 12, 2020 drawing saw the 158^th appearance of this Pattern.

The repeat train kept chugging for the {2-2-1-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have now been 566 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 27.9% of the time.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order joined the {2-2-1-1} Pattern on the repeat appearance train! Having now played 57 times, this General Order has played in 36.1% of the 158 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 566 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.1% of the time.

Prior to Tuesday night, both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-2-1] General Order played May 8, 2020.

Now with six appearances, the 1 2 0 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 10.5% of the 57 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.80% of the 158 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.06% of all 566 drawings. We last saw the 1 2 0 2 0 1 Specific Order December 14, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Lone repeating Three-Number Combination 7, 27 and MB 5 came along for the ride.

Keeping things interesting! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination debuted August 13, 2019.

With a three-peat under its belt, is the {2-2-1-1} Pattern setting up for a streak?

Back in the Encore Game

Mega Millions did it! Sure, it took eight days and three drawings, but a Pattern encore showed up on the radar. The encore provided an opportunity to set up for another Pattern streak. Additionally, it had no denting effect on the jackpot. With no one able to pick all six numbers, the prize climbed to $248 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 5, 20, 22, 61, 70 and MB 4, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore of May 8, 2020 was possible. This Pattern has now played 157 times.

A Pattern encore at last! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

There have now been 565 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 27.8% of the time. Recall that we last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern May 5, 2020.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 56 appearances, has played in 35.7% of the 157 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 565 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.91% of the time.

Now with eight appearances, the 1 2 0 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 14.3% of the 56 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.10% of the 157 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern, and in 1.42% of all 565 drawings.

Prior to Friday night, both the [1-2-2-1] General Order and the 1 2 0 0 2 1 Specific Order were last seen April 21, 2020.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination 61, 70 and MB 4 debuted February 18, 2020.

Leading the pack! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

As promising as the {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore was, nothing is promised in Mega Millions. The current Pattern streaks in Lotto Texas and Powerball are with their most commonly seen Patterns. Of course, we’ve seen Pattern encores and three-peats from Patterns we never expected! We’ll need to keep an eye out for the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and see if it makes that three-peat appearance Tuesday night.

May Mega Millions Grow Ever Larger

Cinco de Mayo, like St. Patrick’s Day, is a holiday that’s bigger in the United States than in its country of origin (Mexico and Ireland, respectively). Large celebrations that may or may not involve tacos, but a lot of drinking, are a highlight. This year, Cinco de Mayo coincided with a Mega Millions drawing!

Although Mega Millions didn’t start the month with a Pattern three-peat, and this past Tuesday night was “encoreless”, this lottery continued to have the largest jackpot out of The Big Three. If you recall, these are Lotto Texas, Powerball, and Mega Millions, the star of today’s post. A lack of grand prize winners meant more money to be won in a future drawing. The jackpot grew to $231 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The May 5, 2020 Mega Millions drawings saw the 156^th appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 7, 13, 17, 21, 45 and MB 14.

Yet another Pattern to spice it up! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 27.7% of the 564 drawings and was last seen April 21, 2020.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 51 appearances, has played in 32.7% of the 156 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 564 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.04% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [2-2-1-1] General Order played March 24, 2020.

Now with six appearances, the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 11.8% of the 51 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.85% of the 156 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.06% of all 564 drawings. The 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order was last seen August 16, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

13, 17, MB 14 (Debuted May 23, 2017)
21, 45, MB 14 (Debuted June 27, 2017)

Accompanied by a duo of Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will Friday night see an encore from the {2-2-1-1} Pattern?

The Short, Sweet Pattern Repeat

Don’t rock the boat! Stay the course! Don’t change racehorses midway! In other words, don’t mess with the status quo. In the April 21, 2020 Mega Millions drawing, the “status quo” was the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. That and a lack of grand prize winners. The jackpot rose to $174 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 155^th appearance with winning numbers 13, 15, 24, 67, 70 and MB 17.

Sticking with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 27.7% of the 560 Mega Millions drawings.

There was, in fact, another encore Tuesday night: the [1-2-2-1] General Order! With its 55^th appearance, this General Order has played in 35.5% of the 155 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 560 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.82% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-2-1] General Order were last seen April 17, 2020.

Now with seven appearances, the 1 2 0 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 12.7% of the 55 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.52% of the 155 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.25% of all 560 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 1 2 0 0 2 1 Specific Order played September 3, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

No repeating Three-Number Combinations were produced.

Will Mega Millions stick with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern Friday night?