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How Does a Lottery Show Its Love?

It’s a riddle for the ages, much like “Why did the chicken cross the road?” and “Why is a raven like a writing desk?”

How does a lottery show its love?

If you were Lotto Texas, then you showed your love for the {3-2-1} Pattern by sticking with it once again. You also wanted to spread the love and send the jackpot upward to $7.5 million. Powerball moved on to another Pattern and sent its jackpot to $70 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 916th appearance in the February 19, 2020 drawing, with winning numbers 1, 18, 22, 31, 35, and 42.

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

This Pattern has now played in 52.8% of the Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen February 15, 2020.

Now with 151 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.5% of the 916 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1735 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 8.70% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 3 1 Specific Order played December 4, 2019.

Similar Spread

The spread for Wednesday night’s numbers was 17:04:09:04:07. This spread is similar to that of the April 24, 2019 numbers. That night, the winning numbers were 2, 19, 26, 35, 39, and 43. The spread was 17:07:09:04:04.

Remember that when you’re dealing with similar spreads that even though the difference between drawn numbers is the same, their orders will be different.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Four-Number Combination 1, 22, 31, and 35 was a bonus!

The cherry on top of the relationship. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination debuted August 7, 2019.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 10, 12, 15, 19, 56, and PB 19, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 127th appearance.

A different Pattern to start things off. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 27.8% of the 457 Powerball drawings and was last seen February 8, 2020.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 49 appearances, has played in 38.6% of the 127 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 457 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.7% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the [2-2-1-1] General Order played January 15, 2020.

Now with 11 appearances, the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 22.4% of the 49 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 8.66% of the 127 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.41% of all 457 drawings. We last saw the 2 2 0 1 0 1 Specific Order in the January 4, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Will the relationship between Lotto Texas and the {3-2-1} Pattern hold on Saturday night? Will Powerball stick with the {2-2-1-1} Pattern?

Spreading Lottery-Brand Madness

We’ve all been told (or should have been told) to never judge a book by its cover. That piece of advice must always be considered when performing lottery analysis. On the surface, both Lotto Texas and Powerball’s six numbers are unassuming. After all, they’re just numbers.

Well, this past Saturday saw a monstrous jackpot grow even larger, a Pattern encore, and a similar spread. The jackpot climbed to $5.25 million in Lotto Texas and $343 million in Powerball. Just numbers, indeed!

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The January 18, 2020 Lotto Texas drawing saw an encore for the {4-1-1} Pattern! This Pattern made its 189th appearance with winning numbers 17, 20, 27, 33, 35, and 45.

A busy night for Lotto Texas! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 11% of the 1726 drawings and was last seen January 15, 2020.

Now with 63 appearances, the 1 4 1 Specific Order has played in 33.3% of the 189 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1726 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.65% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 4 1 Specific Order played January 4, 2020.

Similar Spread

The {4-1-1} Pattern encore wasn’t the only Lotto Texas highlight. A similar spread was nestled inside! The spread for Saturday night was 03:07:06:02:10. On June 18, 2011, the winning numbers were 22, 29, 35, 37, 40, and 50, and the spread was 07:06:02:03:10. When you see a similar spread remember this sage advice: The differences between drawn numbers are the same, but their orders are different.

Four-Number Combinations

Saturday night was sans-repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The night of January 18th also saw the 173rd appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 20, 24, 38, 56, 68, and PB 18.

Sending the jackpot onward and upward! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 38.6% of the 448 Powerball drawings and was last seen January 11, 2020.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 47 appearances, has played in 27.2% of the 173 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 10.5% of all 448 drawings. The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order was last seen Christmas 2019.

Now with eight appearances, the 0 2 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 17% of the 47 drawings where the General Order is [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.62% of the 173 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.79% of all 448 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 0 2 1 1 1 1 Specific Order played March 27, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations this time.

Going into next week, we’ll need to keep an eye out for Powerball. That beast of a jackpot will get toppled sometime, but will it be Wednesday night, and with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore? Meanwhile, the {4-1-1} Pattern isn’t known to make three-peats in Lotto Texas, but nothing seems too out of the ordinary for these lotteries!  

The World According to Lotto Texas (and Powerball)

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.

The fuel to the Lotto Texas fire. Source: lotterytrend.com.

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.

Both the {4-1-1} Pattern and the 1 1 4 Specific Order played August 24th, 2019.

Similar Spread(s)

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.

True blue Five-Number Combo. Source: lotterytrend.com.

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)
Blue and red all over! Source: lotterytrend.com.

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.

A quieter Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 20.4% of the 407 Powerball drawings and was last seen August 17th, 2019.

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.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combinations were

A red duet. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

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?

August Sweeps

August isn’t so boring after all. For Lotto Texas especially, it’s been one hell of a ride! Nothing could bring it down and the aftermath was a jackpot that leapt upwards to $17.25 million.

Now, Lotto Texas wasn’t the only one wild and out August 21, 2019. Powerball gained the courage to do something quite daring. This risk paid off for it, as players failed to pick all six winning numbers. The prize climbed to $50 million as a result.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 885th appearance with winning numbers 18, 28, 29, 36, 48, and 52.

Things are about to get wild. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has played in 52.6% of the 1683 Lotto Texas drawings.

Now with 133 appearances, the 1 3 2 Specific Order has played in roughly 15% of the 885 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1683 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 7.90% of the time.

Both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 1 3 2 Specific Order were last seen in the August 10, 2019 drawing.

Similar Spread(s)

A playback wasn’t all Lotto Texas had in its arsenal. It had not one but two similar spreads! That’s two times where the differences in numbers were the same but the orders were different. The spread for Wednesday night’s numbers was 10:01:07:12:04. Let’s see when the others were.

The first spread happened November 26, 2014. The winning numbers were 14, 21, 31, 35, 36, and 48 and the spread was 07:10:04:01:12.

The second spread happened in the September 8, 2018 drawing. The winning numbers were 14, 21, 33, 43, 47, and 48 and the spread was 07:12:10:04:01.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Lotto Texas couldn’t resist the pull of the lone repeating Four-Number Combination 18, 36, 48, and 52!

Not coming off the number high! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination debuted August 10, 2019.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 12, 21, 22, 29, 32, and PB 21, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 112th appearance.

A hidden link with Lotto Texas. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 405 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 27.7% of the time and was last seen August 10, 2019.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 34 appearances, has played in 30.4% of the 112 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 8.40% of all 405 drawings and was last seen July 24, 2019.

Now with six appearances, the 1 2 2 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 17.6% of the 34 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.36% of the 112 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 405 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.48% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 2 2 0 0 1 Specific Order played April 7, 2018.

Similar Spread(s)

For the first time in Lottery Binge’s history, there was a similar spread in Powerball! Wednesday’s spread was 09:01:07:03. This was similar to the spread seen in the August 23, 2017 drawing. The winning numbers were 6, 7, 16, 23, 26, and PB 4 and the spread was 01:09:07:03.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Powerball got in the groove of things with two repeating Three-Number Combinations!

Same row, different fates. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Looks like neither Lotto Texas nor Powerball could wait until the weekend to unleash the fireworks! Speaking of, will this level of madness show up again Saturday night, or will they take a breather?

For the Love of Spread

This August has been anything but boring in the lottery world. Sometime during the summer, Lotto Texas developed a love of shenanigans. This normally peaceful lottery has partaken in a love of similar spreads and playbacks. It even let the {3-3} Pattern have a taste of “the encores”! The shenanigans continued August 10, 2019 with more similar spread action and a prize that climbed to $15.75 million.

In a surprising turn of events, Powerball has taken the role of the chaste lottery. Even so, it too has kept players at bay. The prize grew to $138 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 884th appearance with 18, 19, 27, 36, 48, and 52.

Oh, what madness awaits! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has played in 52.6% of the 1680 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen July 24, 2019.

The 1 3 2 Specific Order, now with 132 appearances (how about that?), has played in 14.9% of the 884 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1680 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 7.86% of the time. The 1 3 2 Specific Order was last seen April 24, 2019.

Similar Spread

Would you believe that this is the second drawing in a row that a similar spread showed up? Saturday night’s spread was 01:08:09:12:04. On April 13, 2013, the winning numbers were 4, 13, 14, 18, 26, and 38; their spread was 09:01:04:08:12. Whether similar spreads are spread out or a back-to-back occurrence, the differences between numbers can be the same, but their orders are different.

Four-Number Combination(s)

In spite of the madness, there were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 35, 41, 44, 58, 59, and PB 3, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 111th appearance.

Keeping an air of sophistication. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 27.6% of the 402 Powerball drawings.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 34 appearances, has played in 30.6% of the 111 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 402 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.46% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-2-1] General Order played August 3, 2019.

Now playing for the second time ever, the 0 0 2 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 5.88% of the 34 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.80% of the 111 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in roughly 0.5% of all 402 drawings. The 0 0 2 1 2 1 Specific Order made its first appearance in the October 14, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination, 41, 59, and PB 3, debuted October 3, 2018.

At the bottom of the pack. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will there be more fun with similar spreads next week, or Pattern encores? Could Lotto Texas and/or Powerball do something even more unexpected?

The Playback Blowtorch

It was a scorcher Wednesday night, and we don’t just mean a heat wave! August 7, 2019 was the night both Lotto Texas and Powerball saw a playback. Additionally, one of these lotteries was also neck-deep in encores. The intensity of this blowtorch kept players away from the grand prizes. These rose to $15.25 million for Lotto Texas and $128 million for Powerball.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 1, 3, 16, 22, 31, and 35, the {3-3} Pattern made its 136th appearance.

Something special about these numbers. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has played in 8.10% of the 1679 Lotto Texas drawings.

Now with 43 appearances, the 3 3 0 Specific Order has played in 31.6% of the 136 drawings where {3-3} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1679 drawings are taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.56% of the time.

Would you believe that both the {3-3} Pattern and the 3 3 0 Specific Order came back for an encore? They were last seen together August 3, 2019. How often do you see an encore double as a playback?

Similar Spread

Lotto Texas, normally the “quiet one”, has had an interesting summer. Just one week ago, we saw a similar spread. Wednesday night gave us another one; the spread was 02:13:06:09:04. This time around, its spread was similar to the one seen November 19, 2016. The spread for that night was 04:02:13:06:09 and the winning numbers were 15, 19, 21, 34, 40, and 49. Remember: although the differences between numbers are the same in both these drawings, the orders are different.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There were more shenanigans to be had when repeating Four-Number Combination 1, 3, 16, and 35 showed up!

Of *course* it wouldn’t be just a Pattern encore and a similar spread! Source: lotterytrend.com

This Combination debuted in the December 6, 2000 drawing.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 150th appearance with winning numbers 8, 32, 47, 53, 59, and PB 3.

The classy one this time. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 37.4% of the 401 Powerball drawings.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 26 appearances, has played in 17.3% of the 150 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 401 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.48% of the time.

Now with seven appearances, the 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 17.3% of the 26 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in roughly 4.67% of the 150 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.75% of all 401 drawings.

Powerball saw a playback but did not see an encore. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, and 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order were last seen exactly one week prior. More specifically, in the July 31, 2019 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Believe it or not, Powerball kept it classy with two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

Two was plenty. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

August is the hottest month of the year and Lotto Texas and Powerball have taken it to heart! Could there be more playback madness Saturday night, or will things cool down?

Spreading at the End of the Month

July is over. It’s still too hot to do much of anything except swim (or bake) and there’s only two weeks* until school starts. Time keeps on slippin’, as they say!

*Length of time may be different, depending on where you are.

Now, July 31st, 2019 didn’t rock the boat too much. Save for a similar spread, it was a quiet night. Neither Lotto Texas nor Powerball saw a grand prize winner, and their jackpots rose to $14.5 million and $102 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 20, 24, 34, 36, 41, and 44, the {4-2} Pattern made its 181st appearance.

A surprise awaits any and all who dig deeper! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has played in 10.8% of the 1677 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen June 15th, 2019.

Now with 34 appearances, the 0 4 2 Specific Order has played in 18.8% of the 181 drawings where {4-2} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1677 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.03% of the time. We last saw the 0 4 2 Specific Order August 18th, 2018.

Similar Spread

The spread for Wednesday night was 04:10:02:05:03. This was similar to the one seen March 25th, 2015. That night, the winning numbers were 1, 6, 8, 11, 15, and 25 and the spread was 05:02:03:04:10. Note that although the differences between numbers were the same in both drawings, the orders were different.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Lotto Texas may have been thrilled with a similar spread, but it had no love for repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 149th appearance with winning numbers 14, 37, 47, 55, 67, and PB 6.

Knocking on 400 drawings. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 399 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 37.3% of the time and was last seen July 20th, 2019.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 25 appearances, has played in 16.8% of the 149 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 399 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.27% of the time. We last saw the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order July 13th, 2019.

Now with six appearances, the 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 24% of the 25 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.03% of the 149 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.50% of all 399 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order played December 29th, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination, 37, 55, and PB 6, made its debut December 9th, 2017.

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

Will Powerball start August with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore, and will Lotto Texas continue its jackpot climb?

Three-peats and Terrors

Monsters of the “number-y” kind were unleashed upon the world May 22, 2019. Powerball’s beast of a jackpot expanded to $308 million, probably inspired by sister Mega Millions. Lotto Texas, ever respectable, sprouted upward to $6.25 million. That ever respectable lottery was responsible for a few terrors of its own.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern went for the three-peat with winning numbers 2, 9, 23, 37, 42, and 50. This Pattern has now played 872 times.

Three cheers for the three-peat! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1657 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 52.6% of the time. Recall that the {3-2-1} Pattern was last seen May 18, 2019.

Now with 121 drawings, the 2 1 3 Specific Order has played in 13.9% of the 872 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1657 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 7.30% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 1 3 Specific Order played January 16, 2019.

Similar Spread

A similar spread is what happens when the difference between the numbers in two drawings are the same, but orders of said numbers are different. The spread for Wednesday night’s numbers was 07:14:14:05:08. This was similar to the spread seen on February 23, 2008. That night, the winning numbers were 2, 7, 21, 35, 43, and 50; the spread was 05:14:14:08:07.

Four-Number Combination(s)

With a three-peat and a similar spread, you’d think Lotto Texas would have its fill. There was enough room for three repeating Four-Number Combinations!

  • 2, 37, 42, 50 (Debuted March 13, 2019)
  • 2, 23, 37, 50 (Debuted May 11, 2013)
  • 2, 9, 23, 42 (Debuted November 25, 2009)
A triple treat for repeating Four-Number Combinations lovers. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 7, 10, 20, 44, 57, and PB 3, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 141st appearance.

Helping Powerball’s jackpot grow ever larger. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 379 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played in 37.2% of them and was last seen May 15, 2019.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 38 appearances, has played in roughly 27% of the 141 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in roughly 10% of all 379 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order played March 27, 2019.

Now with seven appearances, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 18.4% of the 38 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.96% of the 141 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.85% of all 379 drawings. The 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order was last seen November 17, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations. The madness in Lotto Texas was enough for both lotteries.

Will a {3-2-1} Pattern streak solidify and could the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern see an encore Saturday night? Both Patterns love making repeat appearances!

Exactly What It Spreads

Lottery Binge has been gracing the Internet for almost three years. We’ve covered playbacks, Pattern streaks, monster-sized jackpots, similar spreads, and so much more. You can rarely go wrong expecting at least one of the lotteries to see a rise in their jackpots. For instance, Lotto Texas and Powerball will be going into Saturday night with $5.25 million and $136 million, respectively. There just isn’t anything new to cover. Just variations of what we’ve seen before, right?

Wrong!

April 17, 2019 was a night like no other. For the first time ever, we’re covering a little something called

THE EXACT SPREAD!

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {4-2} Pattern made its 178th appearance with winning numbers 7, 8, 15, 17, 29, and 30.

There’s always more to the numbers. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1647 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 10.8% of the time, and was last seen March 13, 2019.

Now with 38 appearances, the 4 2 0 Specific Order has played in 21.3% of the 178 drawings where {4-2} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1647 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.31% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 4 2 0 Specific Order played March 9, 2019.

Exact Spread

It was Lotto Texas. Yes, the (often) reserved Lotto Texas that saw the exact spread.

Now, you’ve all heard of the similar spread. For those who haven’t, or need a refresher, a similar spread is what happens when the difference between the numbers in two drawings are the same, but orders of said numbers are different. With an exact spread, both the differences between the numbers in two drawings and the orders of said numbers are the same!

Wednesday night’s numbers had a spread of 01:07:02:12:01.

On April 21, 2012, the winning numbers were 23, 24, 31, 33, 45, and 46. The spread that night was 01:07:02:12:01. To think that it was almost seven years ago!

Four-Number Combination(s)

There were also two repeating Four-Number Combinations:

  • 7, 17, 29, 30 (Debuted November 12, 2011)
  • 7, 15, 17, 29 (Debuted April 16, 2014)
The added cherry on top. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Lotto Texas may never see its jackpot rise to the heights seen in Powerball, but it more than makes up for it with its own wild plays. Speaking of Powerball, a Pattern streak is under way.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 1, 15, 17, 46, 66, and PB 15, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern went on to make its fourth consecutive appearance.

A Pattern streak in motion. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Given the 369 Powerball drawings so far, this Pattern has played 36.6% of the time.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order appeared to be in the early stages of streak! With its three-peat, this General Order has now played 37 times. Of the 135 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern, this General Order has played 27.4% of the time and in roughly 10% of all 369 drawings.

Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order were last seen April 13, 2019.

Now with seven appearances, the 1 2 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 18.9% of the 37 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.19% of the 135 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in roughly 1.90% of all 369 drawings. We last saw the 1 2 0 1 1 1 Specific Order February 2, 2019.

Imagine if Powerball had seen a playback! It seems the lottery gods thought that would’ve been too much for mere mortals.  

Three-Number Combination(s)

Of course, who needs a playback when there’s at least one repeating Three-Number Combination, right? The lone Combination, 15, 66, and PB 15, made its debut August 26, 2017.

Shoring up the rear. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

A holiday weekend is coming up, so it’s possible that Powerball’s Pattern streak may hold. Of course, it could also slip away. Still, there are decent-sized jackpots up for grabs Saturday night.

(C’mon. You wouldn’t turn your nose up at $5.25 million!)

Will Saturday night be hopping mad, or will everything stew in silence?

From the Ashes

March 6th was Ash Wednesday. For practicing Catholics, it was the first day of Lent, a time of fasting, prayer, and repentance. For everyone else, it marked another Mardi Gras come and gone. Regardless of what you practice, Wednesday was a reserved night for Lotto Texas and Powerball.

Except for the similar spread in Lotto Texas and the rampaging beast of a jackpot in Powerball. With no one to claim the grand prize for either lottery, their respective grand prizes are now a cool $9.25 million and a staggering $414 million.

Other than those, quiet night. Totally.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 8, 15, 24, 27, 34, and 43, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 863rd appearance.

Of the 1635 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has now played 52.8% of the time and was last seen February 23, 2019.

Now with 140 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.2% of the 863 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 8.56% of all 1635 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 3 1 Specific Order played January 12, 2019.

Similar Spread

Before we continue, a little refresher. A similar spread occurs when the difference between the numbers in two drawings are the same, but orders of said numbers are different.

Wednesday’s night spread was 07:09:03:07:09. This spread was similar to the one  seen on March 7, 2018. That night, the spread was 07:09:07:09:03 and the winning numbers were 9, 16, 25, 32, 41, and 44. Can you believe that these similar spreads appeared 52 weeks apart?

Four-Number Combinations

Repeating Four-Number Combinations took a backseat. The {3-2-1} Pattern thought having a similar spread was enough showing off for one night.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 129th appearance with winning numbers 6, 10, 21, 35, 46, and PB 23.

Given that there have been 357 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 36.1% of the time and was last seen February 27, 2019.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order made its 36th appearance and has now played in 27.9% of the 129 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 357 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.1% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order played February 6, 2019.

Now with nine appearances, the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 25% of the 36 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.98% of the 129 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.52% of all 357 drawings. We last saw the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order on January 30, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations this time.

With no Pattern streaks in either lottery, there could be either a Pattern encore or something completely unexpected. We’re also looking at a beast of a jackpot for Powerball heading into Saturday’s drawing. Will someone catch the beast, or will it evade capture?