The ride of a jackpot high has to end sometime, and on January 15, 2020, that time came for one lottery. Lotto Texas came into the new year riding on the high of its increasing jackpot. With the $17.5 million prize now won, the jackpot reset itself to $5 million. The Powerball jackpot stood firm, rising to $321 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery
Analysis
A {4-2} Pattern three-peat wasn’t meant to be. With winning numbers 16, 34, 38, 40, 49, and 54, the {4-1-1} Pattern made its 188th appearance.
This Pattern has now played in 10.9% of the 1725 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen January 4, 2020.
Now with 66 appearances, the 1 1 4 Specific Order has played in 35.1% of the 188 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1725 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.83% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 1 4 Specific Order was seen October 2, 2019.
Four-Number
Combinations
A duo of repeating
Four-Number Combinations livened things up even more!
The {2-2-1-1}
Pattern made its 125th appearance with winning numbers 39, 41, 53,
55, 68, and PB 19.
This Pattern has now
played in 28% of the 447 Powerball drawings.
The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 48 appearances, has played in 38.4% of the 125
drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 447 drawings have
been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.7% of the time.
Now with six appearances, the 0 0 2 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 12.5% of the 48 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.8% of the 125 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.34% of all 447 drawings. The 0 0 2 2 1 1 Specific Order was last seen in the February 14, 2018 drawing.
Three-Number
Combination(s)
The repeating Three-Number Combinations of the evening were
The first weekend of 2020 got off a quiet start in the
lottery world. For instance, “sister” lottery Mega Millions went into
hibernation mode this past Friday. The payoff was a larger jackpot heading into
Tuesday. Now, how long that will last is anyone’s guess.
Lotto Texas and Powerball copied their “sister” and decided
to take it easy. Powerball was able to exert a bit more energy though, with a
couple of showings from repeating Three-Number Combinations. That was
overshadowed by the jackpot rising to $258 million. Lotto Texas may have been
at rest, but it wasn’t about to pass up the opportunity to send its jackpot to
$16.5 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery
Analysis
The January 4th,
2020 drawing saw the 187th appearance of the {4-1-1} Pattern, with
winning numbers 17, 20, 21, 25, 27, and 44.
This Pattern has now played in 10.9% of the 1722 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen Christmas 2019.
Now with 62 appearances, the 1 4 1 Specific Order has played in 33.2% of the 187 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1722 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.6% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 4 1 Specific Order played June 26th, 2019.
Four-Number
Combination(s)
Keeping with the
mood from Wednesday, there were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.
Powerball
General Lottery
Analysis
With winning numbers
1, 11, 21, 25, 54, and PB 7, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 124th
appearance.
There have now been 444 Powerball drawings and this Pattern has played in 27.9% of them. We last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern in the December 28th, 2019 drawing.
The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 47 appearances, has played in 37.9% of the 124 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 444 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.6% of the time. The [2-2-1-1] General Order was last seen in the October 30th, 2019 drawing.
Now with 10 appearances, the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 21.3% of the 47 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 8.06% of the 124 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.25% of all 444 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order was last seen August 24th, 2019.
Three-Number
Combination(s)
The two repeating
Three-Number Combinations of the evening were
New Year’s Eve is a time of reflection and a time to party.
Drinks, movies, games, all these are well and good, but no celebration
is complete without fireworks! Mega Millions said “Adios!” to 2019 with a
fireworks display of its own by showcasing an uncommonly seen Pattern and an
entourage of repeating Three-Number Combinations. As the fireworks show ended,
the players were left with a jackpot that climbed to $60 million.
General Lottery
Analysis
With winning numbers 30, 44, 49, 53, 56, and MB 11, the {4-1-1} Pattern made its 14th appearance in the December 31, 2019 drawing.
There have been 528 drawings and this Pattern has played 2.65% of the time.
The [1-4-1] General Order, now with eight appearances, has played in 57.1% of the 14 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 528 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 1.51% of the time.
Both the {4-1-1} Pattern and the [1-4-1] General Order were last seen in the October 18, 2019 drawing.
Now with two appearances, the 0 0 1 4 0 1 Specific Order has played in 25% of the eight drawings where the General Order was [1-4-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 14.3% of the 14 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.38% of all 528 drawings. The 0 0 1 4 0 1 Specific Order made its first appearance September 10, 2019.
Christmas 2019 was a doubleheader lottery-wise! Lotto Texas
and Powerball may not have the power to bring Peace on Earth and Goodwill To Men
™, but they had the power to bring merriment and hope. Winning millions of
dollars would make an excellent gift at anytime of the year. But, as is the paradoxical
nature of lotteries, Lotto Texas and Powerball brought great joy…and great
sorrow. With no grand prizes claimed in either lottery, their respective
jackpots rose to $14.75 million and $200 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery
Analysis
In our last post, we
were wondering if a {3-2-1} Pattern three-peat would be in the cards. Lotto Texas
decided to offer the {4-1-1} Pattern instead, with winning numbers 8, 15, 16, 17,
25, and 49. This Pattern has now played 186 times.
There have been 1719 Lotto Texas drawings and this Pattern has played 10.8% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the {4-1-1} Pattern played October 2, 2019.
Now with 60 appearances, the 4 1 1 Specific Order has played in 32.3% of the 186 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1719 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.49% of the time. The 4 1 1 Specific Order was last seen in the July 27, 2019 drawing.
Four-Number
Combination(s)
In honor of Christmas,
Lotto Texas held off on the repeating Four-Number Combinations.
Powerball
General Lottery
Analysis
Powerball stuck with
the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. The three-peat was made possible by winning numbers 2,
4, 16, 30, 46, and PB 20.
This Pattern has played in 171 out of the 441 Powerball drawings. Statistically speaking, this Pattern has played 38.8% of the time and was last seen December 21, 2019.
The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 46 appearances, has played in 26.9% of the 171 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 441 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.4% of the time. We last saw the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order September 21, 2019.
Now with 10 appearances, the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 21.7% of the 46 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.85% of the 171 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 441 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.77% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order played March 6, 2019.
Three-Number
Combination(s)
The lone repeating
Three-Number Combination was 4, 16, and 30.
HallowThankmas has ended
and now we look forward to the new year! Will the last weekend of 2019 see a
Pattern streak for Powerball’s {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern?
Nothing like a nice cup of hot tea on a brisk autumn day to
warm up, right? Oh, you’re not the tea type? Perhaps you’re a coffee fiend,
or a cocoa connoisseur, or going straight for the bourbon? Whatever your drink preference,
you just want to sit by the fire with your buddies or, even better, get away
from it all with a trip to Florida or the Caribbean. But, to make that dream
come true, you need the money for that trip. Or, even better, enough to retire
to Florida or the Caribbean! And, why not win it all in one night?
Except, Lotto Texas and Powerball didn’t play nice Wednesday
night. In fact, they got a kick out of perplexing players far and wide. The
grand prizes went unclaimed in both lotteries. Powerball had the most fun, toying
with a similar spread and all, not to mention the debut of a Specific
Order. All that led to a prize rise to $70 million. Lotto Texas didn’t stand
idly by; its {3-2-1} Pattern three-peat made the climb to $8.5 million
possible.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery
Analysis
The {3-2-1} Pattern three-peat of November 13, 2019 was thanks to 2, 21, 22, 40, 50, and 52. This Pattern has now played 901 times.
There have now been 1707 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played in 52.8% of them. Prior to Wednesday night, the {3-2-1} Pattern was seen November 9, 2019.
Now with 157 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.4% of the 901 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1707 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.20% of the time. We last saw the 1 2 3 Specific Order September 21, 2019.
Four-Number
Combination(s)
Lotto Texas held off
on the repeating Four-Number Combinations.
Powerball
General Lottery
Analysis
Wednesday night saw
the 12th appearance of the {4-1-1} Pattern. The winning numbers were
23, 26, 27, 28, 66, and PB 11.
The [4-1-1] General Order, now with six appearances, has played in 50% of the 12 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 429 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 1.40% of the time. The [4-1-1] General Order was last seen in the June 22, 2019 drawing.
One of Powerball’s
big strikes of the evening was the debut of the 0 4 0 0 1 1 Specific Order! With that said, this
Specific Order has now played in 16.67% of the six drawings where the General Order
was [4-1-1], 8.33% of the 12 drawings where {4-1-1} was
the winning Pattern, and in 0.23% of all 429 drawings.
Similar Spread
The other big strike
was the similar spread. Wednesday’s spread was 03:01:01:38. On February 20th, 2016, the
numbers 11, 12, 15, 16, 54, and PB 25 were drawn. Their spread was 01:03:01:38. Remember, in a similar spread the
differences between the numbers drawn are the same, but their orders are
different.
Three-Number
Combination(s)
The final blow came with the repeating Three-Number
Combination 23, 28, and 66.
Lotto Texas seems to have fallen in love with the {3-2-1}
Pattern, and we’ll have to see if a four-peat is in the cards Saturday night. On
the Powerball front, could the {4-1-1} Pattern be bold enough to go for the
encore?
Friday night: The gateway to the weekend. From football to
eating out to binge watching, there are activities for everyone! For those of
you out there in Internet Land who want to retire early (who doesn’t?!), there’s
Mega Millions, ready to greet you with robust jackpots. Why, every now and
then, the jackpot is beastly.
Whether a taunt or a blessing in disguise, the prize couldn’t be claimed by anyone. The October 18, 2019 drawing led to the jackpot rising to $82 million, all thanks to an appearance from the {4-1-1} Pattern.
General Lottery Analysis
As luck would have
it, the {4-1-1} Pattern made its 13th appearance with 18, 58,
60, 65, 67, and MB 20.
The [1-4-1] General Order, now with seven appearances, has played in 53.8% of the 13 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 507 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 1.38% of the time.
Now with two appearances, the 0 1 0 0 4 1 Specific Order has played in 28.6% of the seven drawings where the General Order was [1-4-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 15.4% of the 13 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.39% of all 507 drawings. The 0 1 0 0 4 1 Specific Order was first seen in the October 6, 2015 drawing, reconstructed from the 0 1 0 1 3 1 Specific Order.
Three-Number
Combination(s)
There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations Friday night.
With an uncommonly seen Pattern making the rounds Friday night, it
would truly be something if it comes back for an encore Tuesday night! Encore
or no, we’ll have to see if the jackpot will continue to rise, or will it be
brought down to size.
After another very long day on the job, I was unable to provide y’all with the latest lottery news. In the meantime, here’s a special post by the Lottery Trend architect herself, Mary Harris. I want to thank her for writing this up last night. Everything will be “on schedule” tomorrow.
Hi! Mary Semiene Harris, here, filling in for Lotterymeister, Freyja Harris. I really don’t know the first thing about blogging. I’ve read some blogs, but I don’t know about blogs, per se. So, here goes.
I assume that if you are reading this, it is because you are looking for information on either Lotto Texas or Powerball or both. And you’ve come to the right place. Lottery Trend offers a consistent and unique perspective on the draws from Lotto Texas, Powerball, and Mega Millions. Unique in that we provide information that helps the reader get a better handle on selecting winning combinations.
We Started with the TEXAS Lottery
With very little money in hand, about $5.00 or so, I picked
winning Four-Number Combinations A LOT. I started playing in November 1992, and
later, got a little lottery club together (four or five people at any given
time). Between us we played a total of 18 to 24 combinations, spending anywhere
from $18.00 to $24.00, and came very close to winning the jackpot itself,
around Christmas (1996?). Again, we picked a winning Four-Number Combination,
and we were one-digit off with the remaining two numbers. Texas changed its
system from 1-50 to 1-54, and I got involved in other things. I did not play
the lottery for at least seven years, but in 2006, for reasons I will not go
into, I got dragged back in. I started winning Four-Number Combinations again,
and swore when I hit the 30 mark, I would quit counting. I hit my 30th
Four-Number Combination win in 2008, and I stopped counting. I’ve won Four-Number
Combination sets several times since, but needless to say, I’m ready for that
jackpot, but I can’t complain too much since $5.00 is my limit and I don’t play
all the time. As of this writing, it has been over two years since I played at
all. I’d always said that I needed to put a club together (more money available
for playing means increased odds of winning, and no additional financial risk),
but I, personally, have not had the time. I’m still working behind the scene on
Lottery Trend.
But this is my vision for Lottery Trend: That people who
come to the website, would see the value of it, and then they could form their
own lottery clubs, and would start winning jackpots, implementing strategies
based on information provided by Lottery Trend. But back when we first
introduced Lottery Trend, a relative gave me his honest opinion, telling me
that he did not want anyone to know about the website. “Aah,” I thought. “That
could be a problem.”
I noticed that this blog’s followers are few, but the actual
visitors to this blog every month are in the thousands and from around the
world. Not many are choosing to follow, but they don’t have to, because the
information provided is free and easily accessible. No hurdles or anything to
jump over.
Future plans are to expand the websites, providing more
specifics, such as (1) providing odd/even statistics associated with each
pattern, which will be based on six groups, rather than the present three for Lotto
Texas, (2) providing and contrasting theoretical and actual pattern
percentages, including general and specific order (i.e., what is running
ahead/behind, and by how many drawings), and (3) by way of monthly or quarterly
reports, providing an overall lottery synopsis covering said period.
We already possess the above-mentioned capability for all
three lotteries but providing this information will depend on whether there is
enough interest in subscribing (@ $5.00/month) to Lottery Trend . Stay tuned!
Now for the October 2, 2019 analysis. We’re going to start
with the {4-1-1} Pattern
Texas Lottery
October kicked off with the {4-1-1} Pattern playing
the numbers 9, 26, 39, 42, 47, and 49, Specific Order 1_1_4.
Did you know that if this was the pattern you played last night, your odds of winning were about 1 out of 3,000,000, rather than 1 out of 26,000,000 (see what strategy does?)? If you played this specific order, your odds improved to about 1 out of 1,000,000. If you spent $10.00 playing this Specific Order last night, even better – 1 out of 100,000. Now imagine that you were part of a club…
Specific Order 1_1_4 comprises 35% of the winning drawings that make up the {4-1-1} Pattern, and 3.83% of all 1695 Lotto Texas drawings (numbers ranging from 1 through 54). The {4-1-1} Pattern characterizes 10.91% of those same 1695 drawings. Both the Pattern and Specific Order had not seen the light of day since August 28 2019.
There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.
Powerball
Although the {3-2-1} Pattern dominates Lotto Texas (this pattern is based on arranging 1 through 54 into three groups, 18 numbers each), this is not so in Powerball. In Powerball, we divide 69 numbers into four groups, 14 numbers each, and a fifth group with the last thirteen numbers of 1 through 69. We put all 26 Power balls into the sixth and last group.
The {3-2-1} Pattern in Powerball makes up 5.47% of all Powerball drawings (compared to 52-53% in Lotto Texas) so far (1 through 69, Power Balls 1 through 26). This Pattern and the [3-2-1] GeneralOrder, were last seen on June 5, 2019.
Looking at Wednesday’s drawing, the [3-2-1] General Order
slightly leads its counterpart, General Order [2-3-1], by 14 to 12, and
that is due to the drawing of 4, 8, 10, 43, 53 and Power Ball 7.
The [3-2-1] General Order makes up 53.8% of all drawings designated as part of the {3-2-1} Pattern in Powerball, and 2.78% of all 417 Powerball drawings. That said, we hadn’t seen Specific Order3_0_0_2_0_1 since its debut March 16, 2016. With only two appearance so far, it makes up 14.28% of the [3-2-1] General Order, 7.69% of the {3-2-1} Pattern, and 0.48% of all 417 Powerball drawings.
There we no repeat Three-Number Combinations.
Freyja had other appointments today, and I volunteered to fill in. It was a pleasure blogging (is it “blogging to you” or “blogging for you”?). Oh, well. Have a nice evening!
After a five-month streak, Lotto Texas came down from its high September 25, 2019. How fitting that this happened in the first drawing of the season! As is protocol, the prize receded to $5 million.
On the other side of the spectrum, Powerball didn’t see
anyone claim the grand prize. A visit from a very uncommon Pattern sent the jackpot
climbing quietly for $50 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery
Analysis
Keeping with the
established “Theme of Five”, it was a {3-2-1} five-peat that brought the Lotto
Texas jackpot down to size. This Pattern made its 892nd appearance
with 5, 9, 26, 38, 41, and 44.
Now with 125 appearances, the 2 1 3 Specific Order has played in 14% of the 892 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 7.38% of all 1693 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 1 3 Specific Order played August 31, 2019.
Four-Number
Combination(s)
Knocking Lotto Texas
back down to Earth was plenty enough. There were no repeating Four-Number
Combinations.
Powerball
General Lottery
Analysis
The {4-1-1} Pattern
made its 11th appearance with 37, 43, 44, 45, 53, and PB 25.
Given that there have been 415 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 2.65% of the time and was last seen June 22, 2019.
The [1-4-1] General Order, now with six appearances, has played in 54.5% of the 11 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 415 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 1.45% of the time. We last saw the [1-4-1] General Order February 20, 2019.
Now with two appearances, the 0 0 1 4 0 1 Specific Order has played in 33.3% of the six drawings where [1-4-1] was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 18.2% of the 11 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.48% of all 415 drawings. The 0 0 1 4 0 1 Specific Order made its first appearance in the August 17, 2016 drawing.
Three-Number
Combination(s)
One repeating Three-Number Combination came with its own
brand of mischief, mainly by having played twice before! That Combination was:
So, it looks like there won’t be any crazy-large jackpots to
end September. There’s still one drawing left, and Lotto Texas is still in the
grip of a Pattern streak. It remains to be seen if the streak holds Saturday
night. As for Powerball, a {4-1-1} encore isn’t likely, but stranger things
have happened!
After an eventful Friday, Mega Millions took it down a notch
for the September 10th, 2019 drawing. Subtlety was the name of the
game, as this lottery opted for an uncommon Pattern. The result was a prize
that climbed to a robust $172 million.
General Lottery
Analysis
The 12th
appearance of the {4-1-1} Pattern was made possible by 34, 47, 48, 50, 55, and
MB 24.
The [1-4-1] General Order, now with six appearances, has played in 50% of the 12 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 496 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 1.21% of the time.
Prior to Tuesday night, both the {4-1-1} Pattern and the [1-4-1] General Order played May 14th, 2019.
Tuesday night saw the debut of the 0 0 1 40 1 Specific Order! This Specific Order has now played in roughly 16.67% of the six drawings where the General Order was [1-4-1] and in roughly 8.33% of the 12 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 496 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 0.20% of the time.
Three-Number
Combination(s)
To keep with the theme of subtlety,
there were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.
Could the {4-1-1} Pattern be bold enough to make an encore Friday
night?
Lotto Texas dominated the lottery landscape August 28, 2019. The winless streak continued as the prize climbed to $18.25 million. What made this lottery stand out Wednesday night was that it had
An
encore
A
playback
A
similar spread
A
repeating Five-Number Combination
Seven
repeating Four-Number Combinations
Seriously, it
was like Lotto Texas had this checklist of “Awesome Ways to End the Month” and
had a field day!
Powerball had
its own brand of insanity. A Specific Order debut and a couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations may seem
like small potatoes, but that was enough to propel the grand prize to $70
million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The {4-1-1} Pattern made its 184th appearance with winning
numbers 9, 21, 40, 42, 49, and 53.
This Pattern has now played in 10.9% of the 1685 Lotto Texas drawings.
Now with 64 appearances, the 1 1 4 Specific Order has played in 34.8%
of the 184 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1685
drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.80%
of the time.
Wednesday night’s numbers had a spread of 12:19:02:07:04.
The winning numbers for May 20th, 2006 were 6, 18, 37, 44, 48, and
50 with a spread of 12:19:07:04:02.
Note how similar they are.
Even though the differences between numbers were the same, their orders were
different!
Five-Number Combination
The repeating Five-Number Combination of the evening was 21, 40, 42, 49,
and 53.
This Combination debuted in the August 30th, 2014 drawing.
Four-Number Combination(s)
Naturally, there were five repeating Four-Number Combinations nestled inside!
This quintet debuted August 30th, 2014:
21, 42, 49, 53
40, 42, 49, 53
21, 40, 49, 53
21, 40, 42, 53
21, 40, 42, 49
There were two more repeating Four-Number Combinations:
9, 21, 49, 53 (Debuted October 9th, 2013)
9, 42, 49, 53 (Debuted June 9th, 2007)
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 9, 32, 37, 41, 56, and PB 14, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern
made its 83rd appearance.
The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 25 appearances, has played in 30.1% of the 83 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 407 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.14% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the [1-3-1-1] General Order played July 3rd, 2019.
With its first-ever appearance, the 1 0 3 1 0 1 Specific
Order has played in 4% of the 25 drawings where [1-3-1-1] was the General
Order. This Specific Order has also played in 1.20% of the 83 drawings where {3-1-1-1}
was the winning Pattern and in 0.25% of all 407 drawings.
Lotto Texas and Powerball will have the joint honor of playing
the last day of August. Will the lead-up to September be just as wild as
Wednesday, or will the month end on a quieter note?