Under a Pattern Spell

A spell had been cast upon the lotteries Saturday night. Lotto Texas found itself in the grip of a Pattern streak. Powerball was under the control of the ultimate playback. And that wasn’t all that occurred on February 17th.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

For the fourth time in a row, the {3-2-1} Pattern made an appearance. The 794th appearance was marked by winning numbers 10, 11, 13, 22, 26, and 46.

Pattern streaks are one way to stay on top. Source: lotterytrend.com.

With 1526 Lotto Texas drawings to date, this Pattern has played 52% of the time.

The 3 2 1 Specific Order, now with 139 appearances, has played in 17.5% of the 794 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 9.11% of all 1526 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, this Specific Order was seen exactly one week prior in the February 10th, 2018 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Four-Number Combination of the evening, 10, 22, 26, 46, made its debut in the December 16th, 2017 drawing.

Add a repeating Four-Number Combination for the ride. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 13, 26, 39, 44, 62, and PB2, Powerball’s Australia Play saw its 18th appearance.

An Australia Play is the ultimate playback. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

That means the {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and the 1 1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order have played in 7.26% of the 246 Powerball drawings. We last saw an Australia Play in the September 2nd, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 13, 44, and 62.

Nearly two years since this Combination debuted. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Combination made its debut in the March 2nd, 2016 drawing.

Will the {3-2-1} Pattern go on to make a fifth appearance? Will Powerball’s Australia Play be bold enough to go for the encore?

May We See Your Combinations, Mega Millions?

Mardi Gras (“Fat Tuesday”) season is in full swing. It’s a time of grand parties, flashiness, King Cake, and bingeing. Of course, Mega Millions wanted in on the festivities. After all, it’s no stranger to being flashy. Pattern streaks, playbacks, and the similar spread are just a few tools in its arsenal. Not only was there a similar spread, there was a repeating Four-Number Combination as well. That was not a typo. With this insane mishmash of (repeating) Combinations and a similar spread, we can say without hesitation that February 9, 2018 was one of the grandest nights we’ve analyzed.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 28, 34, 41, 46, 47, and MB 14, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played 94 times.

A lot of things can happen with just six numbers. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 331 drawings, this Pattern has played in 28.4% of them, and was last seen on January 23, 2018.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order made its 33rd appearance and has played in 35.1% of the 94 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has now played in 9.97% of all 331 drawings. Prior to Friday night, we saw the [1-2-2-1] General Order on January 9, 2018.

Now with six appearances, the 0 1 2 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 18.2% of the 33 drawings where [1-2-2-1] was the General Order of the evening. This Specific Order has also appeared in 6.38% of the 94 drawings where the winning Pattern was {2-2-1-1}. Finally, when taking all 331 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played 1.81% of the time. The 0 1 2 2 0 1 Specific Order previously played in the October 6, 2017 drawing. This was reconfigured from the 0 1 3 1 0 1 Specific Order seen that night.

Spread ‘Em

A similar spread happens when the numbers in the spreads are the same, but the orders are different. The spread for Friday night’s numbers are 06:07:05:01. This is similar to the spread that occurred in the May 12, 2017 drawing. That night, the winning numbers were 28, 34, 41, 42, 47, and MB 13, and the spread was 06:07:01:05.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Repeating Four-Number Combinations aren’t all that common in Mega Millions. The lone Combination was 28, 34, 41, and 47.

Like snow in Florida. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This made its debut in the May 12, 2017 drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

The thing about repeating Four-Number Combinations is that there are repeating Three-Number Combinations rolled up inside. Four of them to be precise:

  • 28, 34, 41
  • 28, 34, 47
  • 34, 41, 47
  • 28, 41, 47

These four Combinations debuted alongside “mother” Combination 28, 34, 41, and 47 in the May 12th drawing mentioned earlier.

These weren’t the only repeating Three-Number Combinations of the evening!

Purple is a great fallout color. Also, orange is good for “outsider” repeats. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.  

The real Mardi Gras is this coming Tuesday. Will Mega Millions keep the momentum going?

Joined by January

It seems that January, although officially over, is far from done. Our last post on Lotto Texas and Powerball covered how both saw a playback. Fun fact: the original dates for both were sometime in January. And, January continued its grip on the lotteries Wednesday night. We didn’t see any playbacks, but Lotto Texas and Powerball had something in common.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 791st appearance February 7th, with winning numbers 4, 15, 35, 40, 44, and 50.

January came back in an unexpected way. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1523 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 51.9% of the time. This Pattern previously played in the January 31st, 2018 drawing.

With 116 appearances to date, the 2 1 3 Specific Order has played in 14.7% of the 791 drawings where the {3-2-1} Pattern appeared. Looking at all 1523 drawings, this Specific Order has played 7.61% of the time. We last saw this Specific Order the January 24th, 2018 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Four-Number Combination of the evening was 4, 15, 40, 50.

A repeating Four-Number Combination was the cherry on top. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination made its debut in the February 27th, 2013 drawing.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The 50th appearance of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern was marked by winning numbers 23, 34, 35, 40, 47, and PB 10.

Powerball was also “hit” by January. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 245 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played in 20.4% of them. Here’s the commonality between Lotto Texas and Powerball: the {3-1-1-1} Pattern also played in the January 31st, 2018 drawing.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now having made its sixteenth appearance, has played in 32% of the 50 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 6.53% of all 245 drawings. We last saw the [1-3-1-1] General Order in the January 6th, 2018 drawing.

Now with two appearances, the 0 1 3 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 12.5% of the sixteen drawings where [1-3-1-1] was the General Order of the evening. This Specific Order has also played in 4% of the 50 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern, and in 0.82% of all 245 drawings. The 0 1 3 1 0 1 Specific Order made its debut in the October 12th, 2016 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations this time.

Will there be Pattern encores this Saturday night?

Pre-Super Bowl Playbacks

Ah, the Super Bowl. The teams, the commercials, the over-the-top halftime shows, truly (pigskin) football is the real American pastime. As Lottery Trend Country was getting ready for the Super Bowl, things were not quiet on the lottery front. The theme for February 3rd was “Playback”, and both Lotto Texas and Powerball delivered the goods.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The Australia Play is the ultimate playback. Both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order made their 208th appearances, with winning numbers 3, 12, 24, 29, 38, and 50.

An Australia Play before the Super Bowl. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Now that there have been 1522 Lotto Texas drawings, Australia Plays have occurred 13.7% of the time. We last saw one in the January 20, 2018 drawing.

An Australia Play is a playback. However, a playback isn’t always an Australia Play.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Accompanying the Australia Play was the repeating Four-Number Combination 3, 12, 38, and 50.

Close to the top. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination made its debut nearly six years ago in the February 22, 2012 drawing.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball was also bitten by the playback bug! The 15th appearance of the {3-2-1} Pattern was marked by winning numbers 15, 23, 27, 48, 53, and PB 6.

Playback fever had spread to Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

With 244 Powerball drawings to date, the {3-2-1} Pattern has played 6.15% of the time.

The [3-2-1] General Order, now with five appearances, has played in 33.3% of the 15 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When looking at all 244 drawings, this General Order has played 2.05% of the time.

Now with two appearances, the 0 3 0 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 40% of the five drawings where [3-2-1] was the General Order of the evening. This statistic becomes 13.3% when taking the 15 drawings where {3-2-1} played into account. Finally, when looking at all 244 drawings, this Specific Order has played 0.82% of the time.

The {3-2-1} Pattern, the [3-2-1] General Order, and the 0 3 0 2 0 1 Specific Order previously played in the January 27, 2018 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Will there be more playbacks and Australia Plays in the week ahead?

Super Blue Lotteries

January 31st was more than just the last day of the month. A Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse could be seen in North America, Australia, and parts of East Asia. If you’re an eclipse enthusiast who missed it, YouTube has videos aplenty. Meanwhile, Lottery Trend headquarters saw a commonality between Lotto Texas and Powerball.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 790th appearance, with winning numbers 1, 12, 17, 31, 34, and 40.

Ending the month with the most common Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1521 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played in 51.9% of them. This Pattern was last seen January 24, 2018.

Now with 131 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has played in 16.6% of the 790 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 8.61% of all 1521 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, this Specific Order played in the December 20, 2017 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Four-Number Combination, 1, 12, 17, 34, made its debut in the September 21, 2011 drawing.

Near the bottom of the list, but leading in appearances. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 4, 7, 14, 46, 59, and PB 22, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 49th appearance.

Common ground with Lotto Texas was found here. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 20.2% of the 243 Powerball drawings. Like the {3-2-1} Pattern we saw in Lotto Texas, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern previously played in the January 24, 2018 drawing.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order, now with 13 appearances, has played in 26.5% of the 49 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 5.35% of all 243 drawings and was seen alongside the {3-1-1-1} Pattern in the earlier mentioned January 24th drawing.

Powerball also saw the debut of the 3 0 0 1 1 1 Specific Order. Statistically speaking, this Specific Order has played in 7.69% of the 13 drawings where [3-1-1-1] was the winning General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 2.04% of the 49 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 243 drawings, the 3 0 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played 0.41% of the time.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Will either the {3-2-1} Pattern or the {3-1-1-1} Pattern (or both) make an encore?

A Little Bit Warmer Now

If this past Saturday was warm, then January 24th was hot! Wednesday night was a big night for those who love seeing repeating Four-Number and Three-Number Combinations. Powerball had the lion’s share of the action.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 8, 16, 34, 43, 45, and 53, the {3-2-1} Pattern has played 789 times.

The most common Pattern strikes again. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has played in 51.9% of the 1519 Lotto Texas drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, this Pattern was seen January 13, 2018.

The Specific Order of the evening was 2 1 3. Now that it has played 115 times, it has appeared in 14.6% of the 789 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When looking at all 1519 drawings, this Specific Order has played 7.57% of the time. We last saw the 2 1 3 Specific Order in the October 21, 2017 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Four-Number Combination was 8, 34, 45, and 53.

It’s good to stand out. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination made its debut in the January 18, 2012 drawing.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 48th appearance with winning numbers 5, 9, 11, 33, 64, and PB 21.

A lot of action bundled inside. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 19.9% of 241 drawings and was last seen January 6, 2018.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order, now with 12 appearances, has played in 25% of the 48 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has played in 4.98% of the 241 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the [3-1-1-1] General Order previously played December 23, 2017.

One of the biggest events of evening was the debut of the 3 0 1 0 1 1 Specific Order. This has now played in 8.33% of the 12 drawings where [3-1-1-1] was the General Order of the evening. This Specific Order has also played in 2.08% of the 48 drawings where the {3-1-1-1} Pattern appeared. Finally, when looking at all 241 drawings, this Specific Order has played 0.41% of the time.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Accompanying the {3-1-1-1} Pattern were two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

Two big things. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will there be more repeating Four-Number and Three-Number Combinations Saturday night?

Extremities

The weather has been extreme these past few days. On one end, sub-freezing temperatures drove most U.S. Southerners inside, to the point that the streets were abandoned. Siberians, on the other hand, took selfies of themselves with frozen eyelashes in sub-zero temperatures. At the other end, it was hot enough in Australia that the brains of bats were boiling.

So far, 2018 has been a year of extremes in the lottery world as well. The year started with an insanely huge jackpot in Powerball, and then things cooled down a bit. January 17th saw things heat up for both Lotto Texas and Powerball.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 9, 16, 19, 33, 40, and 46, both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order played for 206th time Wednesday night.

Warming up for the rest of the night. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1517 Lotto Texas drawings, the Australia Play has occurred 13.6% of the time. Interestingly, we last saw one in the January 6, 2018 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

An Australia Play wasn’t the only big thing to happen in Lotto Texas. There were two repeating Four-Number Combinations:

  • 9, 19, 33, 46 (Debuted June 5, 2010)
  • 9, 16, 19, 40 (Debuted October 10, 2009)
Ice beginning to melt. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

On the Powerball side of things, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, right off the heels of this past Saturday, went for the three-peat. With winning number 3, 33, 37, 51, 57, and PB 21, this Pattern has now played 89 times.

Sizzling hot three-peat. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Out of the 239 Powerball drawings, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has played 37.2% of the time.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order made its 26th appearance, and has now played in 29.2% of the 89 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When looking at all 239 drawings, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order has played 10.9% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, this General Order was seen in the December 30, 2017 drawing.

Now with nine appearances, the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 34.6% of the 26 drawings where [1-2-1-1-1] was the General Order of the evening. This statistic becomes 10.1% when looking at the 89 drawings where the winning Pattern was {2-1-1-1-1}. Finally, when taking all 239 drawings into account, the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order played 3.77% of the time. We last saw this Specific Order in the December 16, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination was 37, 57, and PB 21.

Near the top and seeing above the snowdrift. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Combination made its debut in the November 21, 2015 drawing.

Will Saturday’s drawing give way to a fourth consecutive appearance for Powerball’s {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern? Will the Australia Play make an encore in Lotto Texas?

Saturday Means “Encore”

A lot can change in a week! In our January 6th post, we covered a crazy large Powerball jackpot. Although jackpots for both Lotto Texas and Powerball were at “normal” levels January 13, 2018, other noteworthy things took place that night. One of these things was a Pattern encore.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 18, 19, 34, 37, 40, and 49, the {3-2-1} Pattern saw its 788th appearance out of 1516 drawings.

{3-2-1} is more than part of a countdown. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has played roughly 52% of the time, and was last seen in the January 3, 2018 drawing.

The 1 2 3 Specific Order, now with 144 appearances, has played in 18.3% of the 788 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 1516 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played 9.56% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, this Specific Order played in the December 6, 2017 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Two repeating Four-Number Combinations made an appearance. One made its debut over ten years ago!

Near the middle of the list, but they stand out. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

After making an appearance in this past Wednesday’s drawing, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made an encore. Its 88th appearance was marked by winning numbers 14, 25, 35, 58, 69, and PB 24.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern came back for more. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Given that there have been 238 Powerball drawings to date, this Pattern has played roughly 37% of the time.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, with 26 appearances to date, has played in 29.5% of the 88 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 10.9% of all 233 drawings. The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order was seen alongside the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern in this past Wednesday’s drawing.

Now with eight appearances, the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 30.8% of the 26 drawings where the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has appeared. This statistic becomes 9.09% when looking at the 88 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} appeared. Finally, when taking all 238 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played 3.36% of the time. We last saw the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order in the September 9, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination, 25, 35, 58, made its debut in the July 20, 2016 drawing.

Right in the middle. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will the {3-2-1} Pattern make an encore this coming Wednesday? Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern go for a three-peat?

Grounded

The buzz has died down in Powerball. With only one winner of the $559 million jackpot, the prize returned to a more “acceptable” level. Even without crazy-high jackpots, January 10th was a good night for Lotto Texas and Powerball fans who dig repeating Combinations.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {4-1-1} Pattern made its 167th appearance with winning numbers 4, 5, 15, 17, 28, and 54.

Representing the {4-1-1}. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Out of the 1515 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played in roughly 11% of them. Prior to Wednesday night, the {4-1-1} Pattern played in the November 22, 2017 drawing.

The 4 1 1 Specific Order, now with 55 appearances, has played in 32.9% of the 167 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 3.63% of all 1515 drawings. We last saw the 4 1 1 Specific Order in the November 15, 2017 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Four-Number Combination of the evening was 4, 15, 17, and 54.

Caught in the middle, but sticking out. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination made its debut in the August 13, 2011 drawing.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 7, 24, 33, 49, 50, and PB 4, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern finally made an appearance in 2018! This Pattern has now played 87 times.

Hello, {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. We were wondering when you’d show. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Given that there have been 237 drawings to date, this Pattern has played 36.7% of the time. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen December 30, 2017.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order made its 25th appearance, and has played in 28.7% of the 87 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When looking at all 237 drawings, this General Order has played 10.5% of the time.  This General Order previously played in the December 9, 2017 drawing.

Now with four appearances, the 1 1 1 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 16% of the 25 drawings where [1-1-1-2-1] was the General Order of the evening. This Specific Order has also played in 4.60% of the 87 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern appeared. Finally, when looking at all 237 drawings, this Specific Order has played 1.69% of the time. The 1 1 1 2 0 1 Specific Order was last seen in the July 29, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Speaking of summer, repeating Three-Number Combination 33, 49, 50 made its debut in the August 17, 2016 drawing.

Another summer Combo. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will either the {4-1-1} Pattern or {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore Saturday night?

A Second Wind

Unlike what we saw with Mega Millions, January 3, 2018 was an active night. Just as well, what with most people having gone back to work. How did Lotto Texas and Powerball ring in the new year? Let’s find out.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Lotto Texas started 2018 the same way it ended 2017, with the {3-2-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 6, 8, 21, 33, 34, and 47, this Pattern has now played 787 times.

Starting 2018 the way 2017 ended. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1513 drawings to date, this Pattern has played roughly 52% of the time.

Now with 129 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.4% of the 787 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When looking at all 1513 drawings, this Specific Order has played 8.53% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 3 1 Specific Order was last seen October 7, 2017.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Four-Number Combination of the evening was 6, 8, 34, and 47.

Near the top of the stack. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination made its debut over two years ago, in the August 12, 2015 drawing.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball started the year with a Pattern that doesn’t play often. The {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 46th appearance with winning numbers 2, 18, 37, 39, 42, and PB 12.

Still no winner. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 19.6% of the 235 Powerball drawings, and played just before Christmas. More specifically, in the December 23, 2017 drawing.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 21 appearances, has played in 45.7% of the 46 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This statistic becomes 8.94% when looking at all 235 drawings. We last saw this General Order in the December 20, 2017 drawing.

With two appearances, the 1 1 3 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 9.52% of the 21 drawings where the [1-1-3-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 4.35% of the 46 drawings where the {3-1-1-1} Pattern appeared. Finally, when looking at all 235 drawings, this Specific Order has played 0.85% of the time. The 1 1 3 0 0 1 Specific Order made its debut in the February 15, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 18, 37, 39.

Same season, different year. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Like the {3-1-1-1} Pattern, it too played during the Christmas season. However, it was the Christmas prior. This Combination made its debut in the December 14, 2016 drawing.

How will Lotto Texas and Powerball end the first week of 2018?