Category: 3-1-1-1 pattern

The {3-2-1} Pattern Strikes Back and Return of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern

Today’s post will begin with a couple of shout-outs.

First, to the class of 2018. Whether you’re a college or high school graduate, you’ve survived at least twelve years of schooling, and now it’s time to make your mark in the world. Go forth!

This next shout-out is a special one to the teachers, parents, and students of the Houston area. When tragedy struck (and boy, did it strike), we came together and said to each other, “I got your back”. And, there were some bright spots, too. All this to say, y’all earned those three months. Take that time to chill, stay sharp, and like the old Discovery Channel motto, “Explore your world.”

“Star Wars” reference aside, the post title only tells you a little bit of what went on May 30, 2018. In the most recent Mega Millions post, I mentioned sequels and how summers tend to be filled with them, especially these days. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they’re a big deal. For lotteries, anyway.

Right now, the jackpots for Lotto Texas and Powerball stand at a respective $6 million and $74 million. Lotto Texas got hit by “sequelitis”. Powerball got bit by something else.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Fresh from the May 26th drawing, the {3-2-1} Pattern came back for an encore with winning numbers 8, 9, 14, 34, 42, and 44.

Pattern encore for the most common Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com

This Pattern has now played 810 times. Given that there have been 1555 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played in 52.1% of them.

The {3-2-1} Pattern wasn’t the only thing that made an encore! Now with 151 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 18.6% of the 810 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 9.71% of all 1555 drawings.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Four-Number Combination 9, 14, 34, and 42 was the cherry on top.

At the bottom, yet at the top. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination made its debut in a summer long past. It was the July 21, 2007 drawing. Ten years may seem like nothing to (older) humans, but it is a long time for lotteries.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 57th appearance with winning numbers 17, 23, 26, 46, 68, and PB 20.

The Pattern from a past Saturday. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Out of 277 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played in 20.6% of them. This Pattern was last seen on May 19, 2018.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order was also last seen in the earlier-mentioned May 19th drawing. This General Order has now played in 28.1% of the 57 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When looking at all 277 drawings, this General Order has played 5.78% of the time.

Now with five appearances, the 0 3 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 31.25% of the 16 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 8.77% of the 57 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.81% of all 277 drawings. Unlike what we saw with Lotto Texas, there was no playback. The 0 3 0 1 1 1 Specific Order previously played on April 11, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Repeating Three-Number Combinations were absent.

Will Lotto Texas and Powerball greet June with Pattern streaks/encores, or will other Patterns take the spotlight?

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern Streak Blocker

Some things seemed inevitable May 22nd. The Rockets were sure to lose against the Warriors (hint: they didn’t), and the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was going to make a fifth consecutive appearance. After all, this Pattern is comfortable with “five-peats”, if you will. “Six-peats”, even. But, the streak was blocked (and the jackpot climbed). Which Pattern knocked the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern off its perch? And were there any repeating Three-Number Combinations?

General Lottery Analysis

The Pattern for May 22, 2018 was {3-1-1-1}. With winning numbers 16, 17, 21, 36, 48, and MB 9, this Pattern has now played 69 times.

{3-1-1-1}: Pattern Streak Smasher. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 360 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played in 19.2% of them. The {3-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen on April 3, 2018.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order, with 24 appearances, has played in 34.8% of the 69 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also appeared in 6.67% of all 360 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, this General Order played on February 23, 2018.

Now with five appearances, the 0 3 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 20.8% of the 24 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.25% of the 69 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 360 drawings, this Specific Order has played 1.39% of the time. We last saw the 0 3 1 1 0 1 Specific Order on June 16, 2017. This was reconfigured from the 0 4 1 0 0 1 Specific Order seen that night.

Three Number Combination(s)

What good is a streak smasher without repeating Three-Number Combinations, right? There were in fact three of them:

  • 16, 17, 36 (Debuted June 9, 2015)
  • 16, 17, 48 (Debuted April 26, 2016)
  • 17, 21, 36 (Debuted March 27, 2015)
A cluster and a single. All repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore Friday night, or will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern try to re-establish a streak?

The Biggest Draw of the Night

Lotto Texas and Powerball are worlds apart, and May 19th proved the point. The Texas lottery had a quiet night, what with there being no jackpot winner. But, the Pattern there was like a boomerang. You’ve tossed it, and you think it’s gone, but it comes right back.

As for Powerball, Saturday night was truly that lottery’s time to shine. A player in New Jersey is now $315 million richer, and five players in Florida, Texas, Minnesota, and New York will have $1 million more. Of course, that wasn’t all Powerball had to offer. We’ll get to that momentarily.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 1, 12, 22, 31, 39, and 46, the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order made their 217th appearance.

Same Pattern, last week. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1552 Lotto Texas drawings, this special play has occurred 14% of the time. For our long-time readers, the last time we saw an Australia Play was on May 12th, 2018.  This lottery has certainly become fond of Australia lately! With the notoriously hot and brutal Texas summer rearing its head soon, a trip Down Under may not be such a bad idea. Winter’s a comin’ down there.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations bounding across the numbers plain.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

And now for the show-stopper.

The numbers that gave five people the option to quit their day jobs were 3, 6, 9, 17, 56, and PB 25.

The most powerful six numbers of the night. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

These six numbers made up the 56th appearance of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern, which was also last seen on May 12th, 2018. This Pattern has played in 20.4% of the 274 Powerball drawings.

With fifteen appearances, the [3-1-1-1] General Order has played in 26.8% of the 56 drawings where the winning Pattern was {3-1-1-1}. This General Order has also played in 5.47% of all 274 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, we saw the [3-1-1-1] General Order on April 11th, 2018.

Now with three appearances, the 3 1 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 20% of the fifteen drawings where [3-1-1-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 5.36% of 56 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 274 drawings, this Specific Order has played 1.09% of the time. The 3 1 0 1 0 1 Specific Order was last seen on December 23rd, 2017.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were also four repeating Three-Number Combinations thrown into the mix!

The power of four. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

“Going big” was the way to go.

Summer is almost upon us. Will we continue to see these wild and crazy plays in the week ahead?

Pre-Mother’s Day Saturday Encore

Today’s post is going to start with a tribute.

Be they called “mothers”, “las madres”, or just plain “Moms”, without them we wouldn’t be. They nurtured us, comforted us, fussed at us (when we needed it!), and made sure we became functioning members of society. Mothers aren’t perfect, but dang if they don’t try. Even when the kids have grown up and have lives of their own, mothers are like artists: they feel their work is never done! As annoying as it may seem, we’ll end up missing that fussing and “worrisomeness” when their time comes.

And, in the spirit of Mother’s Day, May 12th was a quiet night for Lotto Texas and Powerball. The only rowdiness was a Pattern encore and a repeating Three-Number Combination.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-2} Pattern made an encore appearance with winning numbers 4, 11, 19, 28, 51, and 54.

The {2-2-2} Pattern back like a boomerang. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has played in 216 drawings. Of course, when the {2-2-2} Pattern played, that meant the 2 2 2 Specific Order was along for the ride. Given that there have been 216 Lotto Texas drawings, both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order have played in 13.9% of them.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations this time.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball took another route. With winning numbers 22, 42, 45, 55, 56, and PB 14, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 55th appearance.

Going separate ways. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 20.2% of the 272 Powerball drawings, and was last seen on April 11, 2018.

With 25 appearances, the [1-1-3-1] General Order has played in 45.5% of the 55 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 9.19% of all 272 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the [1-1-3-1] General Order played on March 24, 2018.

Now with three appearances, the 0 1 1 3 0 1 Specific Order has played in 12% of the 25 drawings where [1-1-3-1] was the General Order of the evening. This Specific Order has also played in 5.45% of the 55 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 272 drawings, this Specific Order has played in 1.10% of all 272 drawings. We last saw the 0 1 1 3 0 1 Specific Order in the November 15, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 45, 55, 56.

Standing out from the crowd. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Combination made its debut in the September 23, 2017 drawing.

Will either Powerball or Lotto Texas see Pattern encores on Wednesday, or will other Patterns take the reins?

Hot Wednesday

Contrasts! That’s been the theme of the month so far. Mega Millions has been much calmer as of late, with Lotto Texas and Powerball tag-teaming as they spice things up. These lotteries joined forces once again on April 11th. They helped us escape the mid-week doldrums with an Australia Play and  repeating Three and Four-Number Combinations.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 4, 16, 24, 35, 49, and 53, Lotto Texas saw its 213th Australia Play.

The Australia Play is not one to be trifled with. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1541 Lotto Texas drawings, both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order have played 13.8% of the time. It wasn’t that long ago that we last saw an Australia Play. More specifically, it was back on March 31, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The Australia Play isn’t one to be alone these days! The lone repeating Four-Number Combination was 4, 24, 49, and 53.

Never alone. Source: lotterytrend.com.

November 8, 2000 was when this Combination made its debut.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 54th appearance, with winning numbers 16, 18, 27, 55, 67, and PB 18.

Just an unassuming {3-1-1-1} Pattern… Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 20.5% of the 263 Powerball drawings, and previously played on March 24, 2018.

With fourteen appearances, the [3-1-1-1] General Order has played in 25.9% of the 54 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 5.32% of all 263 Patterns. Prior to Wednesday night, this General Order played on January 31, 2018.

Now with four appearances, the 0 3 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 28.6% of the 14 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.41% of the 54 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 263 drawings, the 0 3 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played 1.52% of the time. We last saw this Specific Order nearly a year ago on April 29, 2017.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 16, 55, 67.

This Combination is on fire. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Although it didn’t make its debut in the 2000s, it did make its debut a couple of days before Christmas. This Combination was first seen on December 23, 2015.

Will Lotto Texas and Powerball continue to keep things heated for Saturday night?

Winter Comeback

Apparently, in some parts of Lottery Trend Country, and our northern neighbor, winter has yet to die. For those of us snapping pictures of loved ones in fields of bluebonnets, snow on the ground in April seems so…alien. Since we here at Lottery Binge have no bluebonnet photos of our own to share, we’re going to talk about another flower. A flower that doesn’t need water or soil. Just a hearty dose of analysis.

For starters, the April 3, 2018 Mega Millions drawing didn’t see an Australia Play encore. That certainly would’ve warmed things up! Instead, to celebrate the theme of winter’s, pardon the lame pun, icy hold, Tuesday night’s Pattern was a visit to winters past.

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 68th appearance with winning numbers 4, 29, 39, 42, 62, and MB 14.

A little warm-up. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 346 Mega Millions drawings to date, this Pattern has played 19.7% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, this Pattern played in the March 13, 2018 drawing.

With 28 appearances, the [1-3-1-1] General Order has played in 41.2% of the 68 drawings where the winning Pattern was {3-1-1-1}. This General Order has also now played in 8.09% of all 346 drawings. We last saw the [1-3-1-1] General Order in the December 19, 2017 drawing.

Now with three appearances, the 1 0 3 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 10.7% of the 28 drawings where the General Order of the evening was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.41% of the 68 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 346 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played 0.87% of the time. The 1 0 3 0 1 1 Specific Order previously played in the February 24, 2017 drawing. This was reconfigured from the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order seen that night.

Three Number Combination(s)

What’s a change-up in Patterns without a repeating Three-Number Combination? The Combination of the evening was

  • 29, 42, MB 14
One repeating Three-Number Combination to rule them all. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination made its debut in the February 24, 2017 drawing.

Will Friday’s drawing see a {3-1-1-1} Pattern encore?

The Big 800

What a night! Lotto Texas reigned supreme March 24th with the {3-2-1} Pattern. All the myriad ways in which this was achieved will be revealed shortly. After all, we can’t forget about Powerball! There were rumblings of a playback there. Although one never materialized, we got another surprise.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern has now made a whopping 800 appearances, with winning numbers 4, 6, 16, 34, 38, and 39.

The night (mostly) belonged to the {3-2-1} Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Not only has this Pattern played 800 times, it has played five times in a row! Of the 1536 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 52.1% of the time.

Now with 148 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 18.5% of the 800 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has played in 9.64% of all 1536 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, this Specific Order was seen in the February 21, 2018 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Other goodies were uncovered during the {3-2-1} Pattern’s big night: two repeating Four-Number Combinations!

  • 6, 34, 38, 39 (Debuted August 23, 2017)
  • 4, 6, 34, 39 (Debuted January 31, 2015)
More goodies uncovered from the {3-2-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball had an eventful night as well. With winning numbers 10, 33, 45, 53, 56, and PB 24, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has played 53 times.

Lotto Texas didn’t steal all the thunder. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 258 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played in 20.5% of them, and was last seen on February 28, 2018.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order made its 24th appearance and has now played in 45.3% of the 53 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 9.30% of all 258 drawings. The [1-1-3-1] General Order was seen alongside the {3-1-1-1} Pattern in the earlier-mentioned February 28th drawing.

As we mentioned in the introduction, a playback wasn’t meant to be for Powerball. Instead, we saw the world debut of the 1 0 1 3 0 1 Specific Order. This has now played in 4.17% of the 24 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.89% of the 53 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern, and in 0.39% of all 253 drawings.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

As we look to the week ahead, will the {3-2-1} Pattern do the unfathomable and go for a sixth consecutive appearance? Will the repeating Three-Number Combination drought in Powerball be quenched?

Time for a Break

Spring Break is in full swing in the Houston area! The weather has been nice, with mild temperatures and sunny days. It’s news like this that remind us down in these parts that it’s (technically) still winter. March 13th saw the start of March Madness and Mega Millions did a complete 180 from what we saw last time.

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern took the reins with winning numbers 6, 30, 58, 60, 61, and MB 17.

The reign of {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was short. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played 67 times. Given that there have now been 340 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 19.7% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern played on February 23rd, 2018.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order, making its 17th appearance, has played in 25.4% of the 67 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 5% of all 340 drawings. We last saw the [1-1-3-1] General Order right before Christmas. That is, in the December 22nd, 2017 drawing.

Now with two appearances, the 1 0 1 0 3 1 Specific Order has played in 11.8% of the 17 drawings where [1-1-3-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 2.99% of the 67 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 340 drawings, the 1 0 1 0 3 1 Specific Order has played in 0.59% of them. This Specific Order made its debut in the May 20th, 2014 drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

Tuesday night was a break indeed! There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore in Friday’s drawing?

Play That Back

Lotto Texas and Powerball had the honor of playing on February 28, 2018. The month ended with one word: “playback”. In fact, our February analysis for Lotto Texas and Powerball kicked off with not one playback, but two. Which lottery, or lotteries, ended the month the way it started?

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Wednesday’s winning numbers were 1, 5, 18, 39, 45, and 52, bringing the number of appearances of the {3-3} Pattern up to 129.

A playback could be here, somewhere. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1529 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 8.44% of the time. We last saw this Pattern in the December 27, 2017 drawing.

The 3 0 3 Specific Order, now with 50 appearances, has played in 38.8% of the 129 drawings where {3-3} was the winning Pattern. And, it was seen alongside the {3-3} Pattern in the earlier-mentioned December 27th drawing. When looking at all 1529 drawings, this Specific Order has played 3.27% of the time.

Before moving on to the repeating Four-Number Combination(s) coverage, we would like to point out the Specific Order. Note that even though Lotto Texas saw a playback, it did not see an Australia Play. The 3 0 3 Specific Order was not the only one that could have played.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Four-Number Combinations of the evening were

  • 1, 18, 45, 52 (Debuted August 18, 2001)
  • 5, 18, 45, 52 (Debuted April 30, 2003)
Still in the time of Blockbuster. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Although neither went as far as what we saw last time, a near seventeen-year gap is impressive. Was Powerball also bit by the playback bug?

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With wining numbers 12, 30, 59, 65, 69, and PB 16, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern played for the 52nd time.

A playback nestled in here? Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Out of the 251 Powerball drawings to date, this Pattern has played in 20.7% of them, and was last seen a week ago in the February 21, 2021  drawing.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 23 appearances, has played in 44.2% of the 52 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Taking all 251 drawings into account, this General Order has played 9.16% of the time. The [1-1-3-1] General Order was also seen in the February 21st drawing.

Did the Specific Order allow for a playback in Powerball, too?

The 1 0 1 0 3 1 Specific Order made its second appearance and has now played in 8.70% of the 23 drawings where [1-1-3-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 3.85% of the 52 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 251 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played roughly 0.80% of the time. It turns out that Powerball did not see a playback. The 1 0 1 0 3 1 Specific Order made its debut in the July 15, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There weren’t any repeating Three-Number Combinations, either.

Will March see more playback madness?

The 2nd Back for Seconds

Mega Millions has a history with the Olympics. It was during the Rio Olympics in 2016 that we saw a Pattern make six consecutive appearances. As the Winter Olympics begin to wrap up, Mega Millions wanted to reminisce. In fact, February 23, 2018’s drawing saw shades of an earlier time.

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 66th appearance, with winning numbers 7, 11, 13, 19, 58, and MB 9.

Olympics are ending when a weekend’s beginning. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 335 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played in 19.7% of them. Prior to Friday night, this Pattern played on February 2, 2018.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order, now with 23 appearances, has played in 34.8% of the 66 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. And, it was seen alongside the {3-1-1-1} Pattern in the earlier mentioned February 2nd drawing. When taking all 335 drawings into account, this General Order has played 6.87% of the time.

Now with three appearances, the 3 1 0 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 13% of the 23 drawings where [3-1-1-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 4.55% of the 66 drawings where the {3-1-1-1} Pattern appeared. Finally, when looking at all 335 drawings, this Specific Order has played 0.9% of the time. We last saw the 3 1 0 0 1 1 Specific Order in the July 7, 2017 drawing. This was reconfigured from the 3 1 0 1 0 1 Specific Order seen that night.

Three Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination, 7, 13, MB 9, also had shades of February.

Not just Patterns like February. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

More specifically, this Combination made its debut in the February 2, 2016 drawing.

Will Mega Millions end the month with a {3-1-1-1} encore, or will another Pattern appear?