Well, August will be entering the home stretch soon. The Rio Olympics are over (onward to Tokyo!) and schools here in Lottery Trend Country started up Monday. An eventful start to the month means an inevitable cool down, yes? Not necessarily…
It’s not March for one.
Anyway, the August 23rd, 2016 drawing saw a repeat of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, last seen on August 19th, 2016, and then some. Tuesday’s drawing gave us the following winning numbers: 2, 7, 46, 61, 66, and MB 1.
Winning Mega Millions numbers from lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
With its 94th appearance, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern retains its position as the second-most commonly seen Mega Millions Pattern (comfortably, too). With 297 drawings to date, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played 31.6% of the time.
The [2-1-2-1] General Order made its 33rd appearance, its first since June 21st, 2016. Considering the 94 drawings in which the {2-2-1-1} Pattern was the winning Pattern, this General Order has played 35.1% of the time. When we look at all 297 Mega Millions drawings, this becomes 11.1% of the time.
All of this gave way to the 200121 Specific Order making its 4th appearance. We last saw this on April 12th, 2016. Looking at the 33 drawings in which [2-1-2-1] was the General Order of the night, the 200121 Specific Order played 12.1% of the time. This becomes 4.26% when looking at all the 94 times the {2-2-1-1} Pattern played and 1.35% when we look at all 297 drawings.
And now, the “and then some”. Mega Millions saw the encore appearance of two Three-Number Combinations:
7, 46, and MB 1, which first played on June 13th, 2014 and
7, 61, and 66, which first played April 29th, 2014.
Winning Three-Number Combinations highlighted in red box. From lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
Looking ahead to Friday, will the {2-2-1-1} go for a three-peat?
Things are starting to wind down in the “real world”. The Rio Olympics are wrapping up and more families are putting their school routines into action. Meanwhile, in Lottery World, Lotto Texas saw a Pattern that doesn’t play often and then some. On the national scale, Powerball now has a Pattern that gives the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern a run for its money.
Lotto Texas
The winning numbers in the August 20, 2016 drawing were 9, 10, 12, 17, 41, and 51, giving us the 149th appearance of the {4-2} Pattern.
Winning Texas Lotto numbers from lotterytrend.com.
With 1370 drawings to date, the {4-2} Pattern has now played 10.9% of the time. We last saw this Pattern on August 3, 2016.
The 402 Specific Order played for the 21st time, making its first appearance since July 16th, 2016. In the 149 drawings in which the {4-2} Pattern won, the 402 Specific Order has now played 14.1% of the time. This becomes 1.53% of the time when looking at all 1370 drawings.
Saturday’s drawing gave us a repeat appearance of a Five-Number Combination! The lucky numbers were 9, 10, 12, 17, and 51, and they played together for the first time back on November 1, 2008.
Repeating Five-Number Combination highlighted in red box. Taken from lotterytrend.com.
Here’s the thing to keep in mind about Five-Number Combinations: When a Five-Number Combination repeats, the natural fallout is five Four-Number Combinations repeating. The following Four-Number Combinations were also seen for the first time since November 1, 2008:
9, 10, 17, 51
9, 12, 17, 51
9, 10, 12, 51
10, 12, 17, 51
9, 10, 12, 17
Four-Number Combinations of the night highlighted in red boxes. From lotterytrend.com.
Powerball
Powerball may not have seen a repeat play of a Three-Number Combination, but it can brag about something else.
Powerball’s winning numbers were 3, 6, 21, 60, 68, and PB 24.
Winning Powerball numbers. From lotterytrend-powerball.com.
See, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 32nd appearance, and is now tied with the {2-1-1-1-1} as “Most Commonly Seen Powerball Pattern”. The {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played 34.8% of the time, and we last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern on August 6, 2016.
The [2-1-2-1] General Order appeared for the 9th time, its first since August 3, 2016. Out of the 32 drawings in which {2-2-1-1} played, the [2-1-2-1] General Order has played 28.1% of the time. When we look at all 92 Powerball drawings, this becomes 9.78% of the time.
Finally, the 210021Specific Order made its second appearance, and it too previously played on August 3, 2016. Given this, the stats are now as follows:
2 out of 9 drawings (22.2% of the time) in which the [2-1-2-1] General Order has played
2 out of 32 drawings (6.25% of the time) in which the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played and
2 out of 92 (2.17%) of all Powerball drawings.
What do Wednesday’s drawings have in store? Will Lotto Texas see another Pattern not played often? Will the {2-2-1-1} become the new commonly seen Powerball Pattern?
The August 19th, 2016 Mega Millions drawing saw the end of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern’s streak. In fact, the reins were handed over to the secondmost commonly seen Pattern. Although it may not sound much different, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern retains its comfortable lead.
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern appeared for the 93rd time, and the winning numbers were provided by 22, 37, 45, 65, 73, and MB 13.
Winning numbers from lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
Given that there have been 296 Mega Millions drawings to date, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played 31.4% of the time. Interestingly, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern previously appeared in the July 26th, 2016 drawing, right before the beginning of the {2-1-1-1-1} streak!
The [1-2-2-1] General Order made its 24th appearance, its first since July 5th, 2016. Out of the 93 drawings in which the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played, this General Order has played 25.8% of the time. This becomes approximately 8.1% of the time when we look at all 296 drawings.
Out of the ashes of the broken {2-1-1-1-1} streak we saw not just the {2-2-1-1}, but a brand new Specific Order. For the first time in lottery blogging history, the 012021 Specific Order made its appearance in Mega Millions. With a first-time appearance, it has played in 4.17% of drawings in which the [1-2-2-1] General Order has played (1/24), 1.08% of drawings in which the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played (1/93), and 0.34% of all Mega Millions drawings (1/296).
Friday’s drawing also brought us the repeat appearance of two Three-Number Combinations:
22, 65, and MB 13 which first played December 10th, 2013
and
22, 45, and 64 which first played January 14th, 2014.
Winning Three-Number Combinations are highlighted in the red boxes. Taken from lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
As the Olympics wind down and more kids head back to school, will Mega Millions mellow out, or will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern be daring enough to establish its own streak? Will another Specific Order make its world debut?
Lotto Texas and Powerball flipped the script Saturday night. Unlike what we saw in the previoustwo drawings, Lotto Texas had a play that was a bit more down-to-earth. Meanwhile, a Powerball Pattern played catch-up.
Lotto Texas
The winning numbers for the August 6th, 2016 Lotto Texas drawing were 9, 18, 19, 40, 41, and 45.
These numbers followed the {3-2-1} Pattern, which, with its 713th appearance, continues to be far and away the most commonly seen Lotto Texas Pattern. With 1366 drawings to date, the {3-2-1} Pattern has played 52.2% of the time. Prior to Saturday’s drawing, we last saw this Pattern on July 20th, 2016.
The {3-2-1} Pattern gave way to the 106th appearance of the 213Specific Order, its first since June 29th, 2016. The 213 Specific Order has now appeared 14.9% of the time (106/713) when the {3-2-1} Pattern played, and 7.76% of the time when we look at all 1366 Lotto Texas drawings.
Saturday’s drawing also gave us two Four-Number Combinations:
18, 40, 41, and 45, which first played March 9th, 2016,
and
9, 19, 41, and 45, which first played January 23rd, 2016.
Winning Four-Number Combinations are highlighted in the red boxes. From lotterytrend.com.
While it looks like Lotto Texas took a more familiar approach, Powerball continues to aim high.
Powerball
Powerball’s winning numbers for August 6th, 2016 were as follows: 20, 33, 36, 47, 52, and PB 12.
Powerball winning numbers taken from lotterytrend-powerball.com.
Once again, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern played, having just appeared in the August 3rd, 2016 Powerball drawing! Now with 31 appearances, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared in 31 out of 88 drawings, or 35.2% of the time.
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern breaks down into a [1-2-2-1] General Order this time, the first since July 27th, 2016. With 13 appearances, the [1-2-2-1] General Order has played 41.9% of the time when we look at the 31 times in which the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played, and 14.8% of the time when all 88 Powerball drawings are taken into account.
Finally, we saw the 012201 Specific Order play for the first time since October 7th, 2015. Now having played twice, the 012201 Specific Order’s stats break down as follows:
15.4% of the time (2/13) the [1-2-2-1] General Order has played
6.45% of the time (2/31) the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played
and
2.27% of the time (2/88) when all Powerball drawings are taken into account.
As we look ahead to next week, will the {2-2-1-1} Powerball Pattern go for a three-peat? Will Lotto Texas get cozy with the {3-2-1} Pattern?
If the “August Doldrums” were a thing, then Lotto Texas and Powerball didn’t get the memo Wednesday night. Lotto Texas continues to be quite the firecracker with the appearance of a Pattern that doesn’t get much play. In contrast to the July 30th drawing, Powerball shot for the stars, what with a Pattern that could very well become the new “Most Commonly Played Pattern”.
Lotto Texas
The winning numbers for August 3, 2016 were provided by 17, 18, 24, 26, 28, and 35.
Winning numbers. From lotterytrend.com
These numbers followed the {4-2} Pattern, which has now played 148 times. Although this Pattern previously played on July 23, 2016, there have been 1365 Lotto Texas drawings. Thus, the {4-2} Pattern has played 10.8% of the time.
The 240Specific Order made its 25th appearance, and it too previously played on July 23, 2016. Given the 148 appearances of the {4-2} Pattern, the 240Specific Order has played 16.9% of the time. Taking all 1365 Lotto Texas drawings into account, we can see that the 240Specific Order played 1.83% of the time.
Two Four-Number Combinations played for a second time Wednesday. One such Combination was
17, 18, 26, and 35, which first played October 6, 2007
and the other was
18, 24, 26, and 28, which first played July 21, 2001.
Two Four-Number Combinations (see red boxes) that played back in the 2000s. From lotterytrend.com
Both Combinations first played in a time when VHS tapes were still a thing although by 2007 they had been largely phased out. For our younger readers who don’t remember or just don’t know what a VHS tape is, Google it.
And now on to Powerball.
Powerball
The August 3rd Powerball numbers were brought to us by 9, 11, 27, 66, 67, and PB 2.
Winning Powerball numbers. From lotterytrend-powerball.com
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played for the 30th time, its first appearance since July 27, 2016. With 87 Powerball drawings to date, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played 34.5% of the time. Interestingly, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern is the most commonly seen Pattern to date, having played 32 times.
On the General Order side of things, the [2-1-2-1] General Order played for the 8th time, having previously played on July 23, 2016. The [2-1-2-1] General Order has played 26.7% of the time if we look at just the 30 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern played. A look at all 87 Powerball drawings decreases the stats to 9.2% of all plays.
The 210021Specific Order made its very first appearance in Wednesday’s drawing! So far, the breakdown for this Specific Order is as follows:
12.5% of the time (1/8) the [2-1-2-1] General Order has played
3.3% of the time (1/30) the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played and
1.15% of the time (1/87) given all Powerball drawings.
Powerball also saw a Combination play for the second time. We saw a Three-Number Combination in the form of 66, 67, and PB 2, which first played a little more than eight months ago on November 28, 2015.
The Three-Number Combination that made its second appearance. From lotterytrend-powerball.com.
Will Lotto Texas surprise us with a {4-2} Pattern encore? Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern establish a streak and overtake the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern as Powerball’s “Most Commonly Seen Pattern”?
After an extraordinary Saturday night for Lotto Texas and Powerball, things mellowed out considerably in Wednesday’s drawing. How mellow was it? Well, let’s find out.
Lotto Texas
The July 27, 2016 Lotto Texas drawing gave us the following winning numbers: 27, 37, 38, 40, 49, and 54.
Texas Lotto winning numbers. From lotterytrend.com
These numbers played in the {5-1} Pattern, the first time since March 23, 2016. Currently, the {5-1} Pattern has played 47 times. Given that there have been 1363 Lotto Texas drawings, this pattern has played 3.45% of the time. In fact, the {5-1} Pattern has played the second least amount of times.
The {5-1} Pattern followed the 015 Specific Order, which has now played 9 times, and has appeared in 19.1% of the drawings in which the {5-1} Pattern has played. Recall that there have been 47 drawings where {5-1} was the winning Pattern. Taking all 1363 Lotto Texas drawings into account, we see that the 015 Specific Order has played 0.66% of the time. Prior to the July 27th drawing, we last saw the 015 Specific Order play on August 28, 2013.
We also saw a Four-Number Combination in the form of 27, 37, 38, and 54, which first played back on January 7, 2009.
The Four-Number Combination highlighted in the red box. From lotterytrend.com
Powerball
Powerball’s winning numbers were 10, 47, 50, 65, 68 and PB 24.
Winning numbers for Powerball. From lotterytrend-powerball.com
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played 29 times, and prior to the July 27th drawing, this Pattern played July 23rd, 2016. Yes. It was this very pattern that was part of the July 23rd extravaganza! With 85 Powerball drawings to date, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played 34.1% of the time.
We saw the [1-2-2-1] General Order play for the first time since July 2, 2016. With 12 appearances to date
The [1-2-2-1] General Order has appeared in roughly 41.4% (12 out of 29) of the drawings in which the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played and
The [1-2-2-1] General Order has appeared in 14.1% (12 out of 85) of all Powerball drawings.
As of the July 27th Powerball drawing, the [1-2-2-1] General Order is the most commonly seen General Order associated with the {1-2-2-1} Pattern.
The [1-2-2-1] General Order gave way to the 100221Specific Order, which previously played on January 16, 2016. As of the July 27th drawing, the 100221Specific Order has played in 3 out of 12 drawings in which the [1-2-2-1] General Order has appeared. That’s an even 25%. Taking it even further
The 100221Specific Order has played in 10.3% (3 out of 29) drawings in which the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played and
The 100221Specific Order has played in 3.53% (3 out of 85) of all Powerball drawings.
Remember, the month isn’t over yet. Is the July 27th drawing just the calm before the storm?
The winning numbers for the July 26, 2016 Mega Millions drawing were 1, 4, 31, 36, 54, and MB 9.
Mega Millions winning numbers. From lotterytrend-megamillions.com
This play marked the 92nd appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, which previously played on July 5, 2016. With 289 drawings to date, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played 31.8% of the time, and remains the second most commonly seen Mega Millions Pattern to date.
The General Order of the night was [2-2-1-1], which has now played 37 times and it previously played June 24, 2016. Out of the 92 times the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played, the [2-2-1-1] General Order has played 40.2% of the time. In fact, the [2-2-1-1] General Order is the most commonly played General Order associated with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern thus far. If we take all 289 Mega Millions drawings into account, the [2-2-1-1] General Order has played 12.8% of the time.
The 202101 Specific Order made its fifth appearance, its first since September 1, 2015. Breaking everything down, we get the following:
Appeared in 5 out of 37 drawings in which the [2-2-1-1] General Order has played, or 13.5%.
Appeared in 5 out of 92 drawings in which the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played, or 5.4%
Appeared in 5 out of 289 Mega Millions drawings, or 1.73%.
We had three, count ‘em three Three-Number Combinations play for the second time last night:
1, 4, 36, which first played January 5, 2016
4, 31, MB 9, which first played October 2, 2015
1, 54, MB 9 which first played April 4, 2014.
Red boxes highlight the three Three-Number Combinations that played for a second time. From lotterytrend-megamillions.com
As we look ahead to Friday’s drawing, will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern begin to play catch-up, or will another Pattern play?
Saturday night’s results didn’t lead to another attempt at a {3-2-1} Pattern streak in Lotto Texas nor an encore of Powerball’s {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. Instead, we saw results that were nothing like we’ve covered on our blog so far. Lotto Texas was quite a doozy and Powerball had some interesting plays as well. Grab some popcorn and a bottle of your favorite spirits because we have quite the recap!
Lotto Texas
The July 23, 2016 drawing gave us the winning numbers of 8, 12, 19, 25, 26, and 30.
Winning Lotto Texas numbers. From lotterytrend.com
These numbers were the 147th appearance of the {4-2} Pattern, and with there being 1362 Lotto Texas drawings, the {4-2} Pattern has played 10.8% of the time. In fact, the {4-2} Pattern played exactly one week ago on July 16, 2016.
We saw the 240Specific Order play for the 24th time. The 240Specific Order has played 16.3% of the time given the 147 times that the {4-2} Pattern appeared. This shrinks to 1.76% of the time if we consider all 1362 Lotto Texas drawings.
What makes Saturday night’s drawing different from all the other Lotto Texas drawings we’ve covered so far is that we saw a similar spread appear for the third time! A spread is the difference between adjacent numbers. A similar spread occurs when the differences between numbers in separate drawings are the same, but the order is different. Here’s what we mean:
On April 12, 2003, the winning numbers for Lotto Texas were 9, 16, 22, 26, 27, and 31. The spread that appeared that evening was 07:06:04:01:04. The July 23rd, 2016 winning numbers’ spread was 04:07:06:01:04.
The winning numbers for the March 12, 2014 Lotto Texas drawing were 24, 31, 37, 41, 45, and 46 and their spreadwas 07:06:04:04:01. Again, we see that the July 23rd spread is similar to the March 12th, 2014 spread.
If we take a closer look at each of the three spreads (April 12, 2003, March 12, 2014, and July 23, 2016), we can see that they are all similar.
By contrast, an exact spread occurs when the difference between adjacent numbers and their orders are the same. For more information on similar spreads and exact spreads, check out our Texas Lottery Trend site.
The three-time appearance of a similar spread was just a warm-up. We saw a Five-Number Combination make its second appearance in the form of 8, 19, 25, 26, and 30, which first played back on January 8, 2014.
The Five-Number Combination is highlighted in the red box. From lotterytrend.com
Given the appearance of a Five-Number Combination, that automatically leads to the repeat appearance of at least five Four-Number Combinations. In fact, we saw six Four-Number Combinations play for a second time!
19, 25, 26, 30
8, 25, 26, 30
8, 19, 25, 30
8, 19, 26, 30
8, 19, 25, 26
Six Four-Number Combinations played July 23rd, 2016. From lotterytrend.com
All of these Four-Number Combinations played for the first time on January 8, 2014! There was one other Four-Number Combination in the form of 12, 25, 26, and 30 that played for the first time on July 6, 2013.
Of course, we’re not even going to mention how 8, 25, 26, and 30 also played in the July 22, 2016 Mega Millions drawing…
Powerball
Powerball’s winning numbers from the July 23rd, 2016 drawing were 5, 7, 23, 35, 39, and PB 11.
Winning numbers from lotterytrend-powerball.com
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played in 28 out of 84 Powerball drawings, or 33.3% of the time. Prior to Saturday’s drawing, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern played July 2, 2016.
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern followed the [2-1-2-1] General Order. With a seventh appearance, the [2-1-2-1] has appeared in 25% of the drawings in which the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played. Considering all 84 Powerball drawings to date, the [2-1-2-1] General Order has played 8.33% of the time. This General Order previously played on April 30, 2016.
The [2-1-2-1] General Order gave way to the 212001 Specific Order. The 212001 Specific Order has now played 3 out of 7 times in which the [2-1-2-1] General Order has played, or 42.9%. Taking the 28 drawings in which {2-2-1-1} has played, the 212001 Specific Order has played 10.7% of the time. Finally, taking all 84 Powerball drawings into account, the 212001 Specific Order has played 3.57% of the time. Like the [2-1-2-1] General Order, the 212001 Specific Order previously played on April 30, 2016.
We conclude our Powerball coverage with Three-Number Combinations. We saw two Combinations play for the second time:
5, 7, 23 which first played on May 21, 2016.
23, 39, and MB 11 which first played on May 18, 2016.
Two Three-Number Combinations played Saturday. From lotterytrend-powerball.com
Last night’s Mega Millions really brought out the post-Fourth of July fireworks. We saw repeats for the Pattern, General Order, and Specific Order, but more importantly, all of them had played just last month! Although the calendar says we’ve started a new month, June decided to stick around a bit longer.
The winning Mega Millions numbers for July 5th, 2016 are 29, 46, 53, 64, 73, and MB 10.
Winning numbers for Mega Millions taken from lotterytrend-megamillions.com
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern gave way to the [1-2-2-1] General Order, which as of last night’s drawing, has appeared in 23 of the 91 Mega Millions drawings in which the {2-2-1-1} pattern has played. That brings this General Order’s stats up to 25.3%. If we take all 283 Mega Millions drawings into account, the [1-2-2-1] General Order has appeared in 8.13% of the plays. Prior to last night’s drawing, the [1-2-2-1] made a previous appearance on June 7th, 2016.
We also saw the 010221Specific Order make its third appearance. When was its second appearance, you wonder? Are you ready for this?
Out of the 23 drawings in which the [1-2-2-1] General Order has appeared, the stats for the 010221Specific Order have gone up to 13%. Taking into account the 91 drawings in which the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has played, this Specific Order has played 3.3% of the time. Taking it even further, if all 283 Mega Millions drawings to date are taken into account, this Specific Order has appeared in 1.1% of them.
And it’s not over yet.
Last night’s Mega Millions saw the appearance of a Four-Number Combination in the form of 29, 46, 64, and MB 10.
Four-Number Combo from last night in red box. Taken from lotterytrend-megamillions.com
The first appearance of this lovely combination was a little over two years ago…on June 24th, 2014!
Will more June bust out in Friday’s Mega Millions, or will other months edge their way in?
Last night’s Lotto Texas and Powerball drawings were all about repeats!
Lotto Texas
The winning numbers for July 2, 2016 were 1, 8, 12, 22, 26, and 37.
Winning numbers taken from lotterytrend.com
These numbers played in the {3-2-1} Pattern, which in fact appeared in the June 29, 2016 Lotto Texas drawing! This Pattern has now appeared in 708 of 1356 drawings, or 52.2% of the time. No doubt about it; the {3-2-1} Pattern continues to dominate Lotto Texas!
The Specific Order from Wednesday did not appear. Instead, we saw a 321Specific Order, making its number of appearances 126 out of 708 drawings, or 17.8% of the time that the {3-2-1} Pattern has played. The 321Specific Order made a previous showing in the April 13, 2016 drawing. If we were take all 1356 Lotto Texas drawings into account, this Specific Order has played 9.3% of the time.
We also saw a Four-Number Combination in the form 1, 8, 22, and 26.
The Four-Number Combination is highlighted in the red box. Taken from lotterytrend.com
Prior to the July 2nd drawing, this Four-Number Combination played December 21, 2013.
Powerball
Powerball’s winning numbers for July 2nd, 2016 were 10, 34, 39, 59, 63, and PB 4.
Winning numbers taken from lotterytrend-powerball.com
The [1-2-2-1] General Order also made an encore, now having appeared 11 times out of the 27 drawings in which the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared, or 40.7%. As of the July 2, 2016 Powerball drawing, the [1-2-2-1] is the most commonly seen General Order associated with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. If we take all 78 Powerball drawings into account, then the [1-2-2-1] has played 14.1% of the time.
Unlike the Pattern and the General Order, the Specific Order from Wednesday didn’t appear. Instead, we saw the 102021Specific Order play. Out of the 11 appearances of the [1-2-2-1] General order, this Specific Order has played twice, or 18.1% of the time. The 102021Specific previously played on May 28, 2016.
Looking ahead to the July 6th drawings, will the Lotto Texas and Powerball Patterns make a three-peat appearance?
