“The Stupid Rich Zone” or “Half a Billion Mega Millions Dreams”

Being stupid rich is about having so much money you don’t know what to do with it. This is the kind of money that will last for generations, provided it’s spent and invested in wisely. The summer heat doubled down and the Mega Millions jackpot continued its meteoric rise. After the July 20^th drawing, the prize is now close to half a billion dollars, $493 million to be precise!

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 1, 14, 30, 44, 62, and MB 1, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 165^th appearance.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern soar to new heights. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has played in 43.8% of the 377 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen July 10^th, 2018.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order made its 46^th appearance and has now played in 27.9% of the 165 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 12.2% of all 377 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order played on May 1^st, 2018.

Now with 15 appearance, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 32.6% of the 46 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 9.09% of the 165 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 377 drawings, this Specific Order has played 3.98% of the time. The 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order previously played on December 15^th, 2017.

Three Number Combination(s)

There were two repeating Three-Number Combinations, one of which had already played twice before.

14, 30, 44 (Debuted May 12^th, 2015 and previously played June 8th, 2018)
1, 30, MB 1 (Debuted May 19^th, 2017)

Three-Number Combinations provided an extra boost. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

The beat (and heat) goes on. Will a winner be “crowned” after Tuesday’s drawing, or will the jackpot continue to soar?

Rise of the Jackpots: Redux

The jackpot fever did not break for either Lotto Texas or Powerball July 18^th. Not only did they see their respective jackpots rise to $11.5 million and $130 million, they got an extra boost. The title of today’s post is because one of these lotteries saw the “extra boost” in the form of a Pattern encore.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made another appearance, right after appearing in the July 14^th drawing. With winning numbers 2, 10, 18, 34, 43, and 54, this Pattern has played 819 times.

{3-2-1} Pattern encore turning up the heat. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1569 Lotto Texas drawings so far, this Pattern has played in 52.2% of them.

Now with 152 appearances, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 18.6% of the 819 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 9.69% of all 1569 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 3 1 2 Specific Order played on May 30^th, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 85^th appearance with winning numbers 1, 10, 27, 28, 36, and PB 12.

Powerball’s “boost” lied elsewhere. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 291 Powerball drawings so far, this Pattern has played in 29.2% of them and was last seen on July 7^th, 2018.

With 34 appearances, the [2-2-1-1] General Order has played in 40% of the 85 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 11.7% of all 291 drawings and accompanied the {2-2-1-1} Pattern in the July 7^th drawing mentioned earlier.

Now with six appearances, the 2 2 1 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 17.6% of the 34 drawings where the General Order of the evening was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.06% of the 85 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 291 drawings, this Specific Order has played 2.06% of the time. We last saw the 2 2 1 0 0 1 Specific Order on June 9^th, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Powerball’s “extra boost” came in the form of two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

10, 28, PB 12 (Debuted July 9^th, 2016)
1, 28, PB 12 (Debuted July 29^th, 2017)

One-two punch of repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will the jackpots rise once again after Saturday night’s results?

The Incredible, (Non)Edible Rising Mega Millions Jackpot

Summer. Love it or hate it, the temperatures are rising even more. Shaved ice and a trip to the pool offer temporary relief. The real solution, at least for those of us in Houston, is cranking up the air conditioner. In parallel fashion, the Mega Millions jackpot rose once again July 17th and now stands tall at $422 million. That’s more than enough to pay off that crazy-high electric bill! Which Pattern and its General/Specific Orders is responsible for this madness!?

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 16^th appearance with winning numbers 40, 41, 61, 66, 67, and MB 12.

{3-2-1}, and the jackpot lifts off again. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 376 Mega Millions drawings so far, this Pattern has played 4.26% of the time and previously played on July 6^th, 2018.

The [2-3-1] General Order made its eighth appearance and was seen alongside the {3-2-1} Pattern in the earlier-mentioned July 6^th drawing. With that said, this General Order has played in 50% of the 16 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 2.13% of all 376 drawings.

The 0 0 2 0 3 1 Specific Order made its debut Tuesday’s drawing. With that said, this Specific Order has now appeared in 12.5% of the eight drawings where the General Order was [2-3-1]. This Specific Order has also appeared in 6.25% of the sixteen drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 376 drawings , the 0 0 2 0 3 1 Specific Order has played in 0.27% of them.

Three Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination, 61, 66, and 67, made its debut in the June 10^th, 2016 drawing.

Will the heat turn up even higher Friday night? Could the Mega Millions jackpot be flirting with a jackpot close to, or even exceeding $500 million soon?

Getting Lucky With {2-2-1-1}

Once again, Mega Millions had a drawing fall on Friday the 13^th. If crazy-large jackpots are your thing, then July 13^th was your lucky night! The jackpot continues to climb and now stands at $375 million. And that means Mega Millions fever continues to spread. Let’s take a closer look at the numbers that kept the rising jackpot train going.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 108^th appearance with winning numbers 21, 22, 39, 59, 68, and MB 2.

And the jackpot climbs ever upward. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 375 Mega Millions drawings to date, this Pattern has played 28.8% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern played on June 26, 2018.

With 36 appearances, the [2-1-2-1] General Order has played in 33.3% of the 108 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 9.60% of all 375 drawings and was last seen on June 19, 2018.

Now with three appearances, the 0 2 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 8.33% of the 36 drawings where [2-1-2-1] was the General Order of the evening. This Specific Order has also played in 2.78% of the 108 drawings where the winning Pattern was {2-2-1-1} and in 0.80% of all 375 drawings. The 0 2 1 0 2 1 Specific Order previously played in the March 2, 2018 drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 21, 39, and MB 2.

This Combination made its debut in the December 30, 2016 drawing.

As Mega Millions fever sweeps throughout the land, will it break on Tuesday’s drawing or will the temperature continue to rise?

The {4-1-1} on the Playback

Today’s post is going to start with a fun fact about July 11^th. In the U.S., it’s National 7-11 Day. The “holiday” is commemorated by the convenience stores offering free small Slurpees. In lieu of these drinks, Lotto Texas and Powerball offered rising jackpots of $10.25 million and $100 million, respectively. With Powerball inching closer to “insanely large jackpot” territory (Mega Millions is already there), things got sweeter when after so many instances of coming close, a playback finally occurred.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {4-1-1} Pattern made its 169^th appearance with winning numbers 17, 20, 26, 28, 31, and 46.

An uncommon Pattern for 7-11 Day. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1567 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 10.8% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, this Pattern played in the July 4, 2018 drawing, which was exactly one week prior.

Now with 58 appearances, the 1 4 1 Specific Order has played in 34.5% of the 169 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 3.70% of all 1567 drawings and was last seen on November 22, 2017.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The big event for Lotto Texas was the passing of the playback torch to Powerball. There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball’s playback didn’t come from the {4-1-1} Pattern, but rather the {3-2-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 19, 21, 27, 46, 47, and PB 7, this Pattern has now played 20 times.

Inside these six numbers is a playback. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Given that there have been 289 Powerball drawings to date, this Pattern has played 6.92% of the time.

The [3-2-1] General Order has now played ten times. With that said, this General Order has played in 50% of the 20 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.46% of all 289 drawings.

Now with four appearances, the 0 3 0 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 40% of the ten drawings where the General Order was [3-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 20% of the 20 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 289 drawings, this Specific Order has played in 1.38% of them.

The {3-2-1} Pattern, [3-2-1] General Order, and the 0 3 0 2 0 1 Specific Order all played together previously in the April 28, 2018 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening, 21, 47, PB 7, made its debut on January 27, 2018.

Propping the list up. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Neither the {4-1-1} nor {3-2-1} Patterns are commonly seen. Will either of them see an encore Saturday night? Could another playback take place?

Summer Sizzle: {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern Edition

How interesting! The hottest days of summer are upon us, and Mega Millions piled on. There has yet to be a grand prize winner and as of the July 10^th drawing, the jackpot is $340 million. Of course, the most commonly seen Pattern had to have a hand in this.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 1, 17, 28, 56, 70, and MB 14, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 164^th appearance.

The beginning of something grand? Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 374 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played in 43.9% of them. Prior to Tuesday night, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern played on July 3, 2018, exactly one week prior.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order made its 36^th appearance and has played in roughly 22% of the 164 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 9.63% of all 374 drawings. We last saw the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order on May 11, 2018.

Now with ten appearances, the 1 2 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 27.8% of the 36 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also appeared in 6.1% of the 164 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.67% of all 374 drawings. The 1 2 0 1 1 1 Specific Order previously played on August 9, 2016. This was reconfigured from the 1 2 1 0 1 1 Specific Order and the winning numbers were 12, 19, 20, 44, 66, and MB 1.

Three Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination, 28, 70, MB 14, made its debut in the June 19, 2018 drawing.

Near the top of the charts. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

One thing for certain is that an insane blowout is on the horizon. Will someone win the grand prize Friday, or will it continue to rise with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore? If the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern develops a solid Pattern streak as the jackpot rises, the fallout, of course, will be astronomical.

The Encore and Playback Fireworks Spectacular

Another Fourth of July has come and gone. Whether watching them from home or in a park, the holiday never seems to be complete without one thing: fireworks! Lotto Texas and Powerball put on their own fireworks show Wednesday night. In addition to rising jackpots – $9 million and $80 million, respectively – there was the display of a Pattern encore and a fine showing of a playback.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 1, 2, 10, 11, 31, and 51, the {4-1-1} Pattern made its 168^th appearance.

Buried in these six numbers is a playback. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1565 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 10.7% of the time.

Now with 56 appearances, the 4 1 1 Specific Order has played in 33.3% of the 168 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 3.58% of all 1565 drawings.

Prior to Wednesday night, both the {4-1-1} Pattern and the 4 1 1 Specific Order played on January 10^th, 2018.

Four-Number Combination(s)

In addition to a playback, there was one repeating Four-Number Combination:

1, 10, 11, 31 (Debuted May 16^th, 2012)

A welcome surprise. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Right off the heels of the June 30^th drawing, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern came back for an encore. This time, the winning numbers were 4, 7, 15, 41, 44, and PB 10.

A possible Pattern streak in the works? Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has now played 101 times, and with 287 Powerball drawings to date, this Pattern has played in 35.2% of them.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order also came back for an encore. With its 28^th appearance, this General Order has now played in 27.7% of the 101 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When looking at all 287 drawings, this General Order has played 9.76% of the time.

Now with six appearances, the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 21.4% of the 28 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.94% of the 101 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 287 drawings, this Specific Order has played 2.09% of the time. The 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order previously played on March 7^th, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Powerball saw one repeating Three-Number Combination in the form of 7, 15, and 41.

This Combination made its debut in the September 24^th, 2016 drawing.

Will the fireworks continue with encores, playbacks, and (repeating) Combinations on Saturday?

An Extreme Case of Encore-itis

For Mega Millions, July started the way June ended. Once more the jackpot climbed, now standing at a whopping $283 million. The July 3, 2018 drawing also saw the return of a Pattern that played very recently.

General Lottery Analysis

With its 163^rd appearance, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern not only made an encore but started yet another month! This time, the winning numbers were 13, 35, 45, 49, 68, and MB 23.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern is full of surprises. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 372 Mega Millions drawings to date, this Pattern has played 43.8% of the time. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern wasn’t the only one making another appearance right after the June 29, 2018 drawing!

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order caught the “encore” bug and made its 45^th appearance. This General Order has now played in 27.6% of the 163 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 12.1% of all 372 drawings.

Contagions aren’t easily contained; the 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order also made an encore. Now with twelve appearances, this Specific Order has played in 26.7% of the 45 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.36% of the 136 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 372 drawings into account, the 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has played 3.23% of the time.

Three Number Combination(s)

The cherry on top was the appearance of two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

13, 35, 68 (Debuted August 28, 2015)
49, 68, MB 23 (Debuted June 29, 2018)

An added bonus. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Mega Millions continues to outdo itself. If it hadn’t been for the first listed Combination, then we would have seen a complete June 29th takeover!

Now that July is in full swing, will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and company go for a “three-peat” Friday night?

The One Where Dominant Patterns Dominate

Lotto Texas and Powerball operated on the same frequency June 27^th. Not only did they both see their most dominant Patterns play, they saw a rise in their jackpots. The respective grand prizes are now $8 million and $60 million. And that’s not all! One of these Patterns made a consecutive appearance, and one lottery saw a playback. For the new readers, and for those who need a refresher, a playback happens when a Pattern, General Order (not applicable to Lotto Texas), and Specific Order played together on a previous date.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Fresh from the June 23^rd drawing, the {3-2-1} Pattern went for the three-peat! The 816^th appearance of this Pattern was thanks to winning numbers 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, and 47.

The {3-2-1} Pattern streak begins. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1563 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 52.2% of the time.

Turns out it wasn’t just the {3-2-1} Pattern that was previously seen in the last Lotto Texas drawing. The 3 2 1 Specific Order made an encore. Now with 148 appearances, this Specific Order has played in 18.1% of the 816 Lotto Texas drawings and in 9.64% of all 1563 drawings.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The playback phenomenon propped up the {3-2-1} Pattern this time. There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Although it looked like Lotto Texas packed the most “punch” Wednesday night, Powerball was no slouch! With winning numbers 7, 28, 37, 62, 63, and PB 15, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 99^th appearance.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern is just shy of 100 appearances. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 285 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 34.7% of the time, and was last seen on June 13, 2018.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order made its 29^th appearance and has played in 29.3% of the 99 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 10.2% of all 285 drawings. The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order accompanied the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern in the earlier-mentioned June 13^th drawing.

Now with nine appearances, the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 31% of the 29 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 9.09% of the 99 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.16% of all 285 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order previously played on January 13, 2018. If only there had been a playback here, too!

Three-Number Combination(s)

Amidst the madness, there was one repeating Three-Number Combination:

28, 62, PB 15 (Debuted May 24, 2017)

Alone with a repeating Three-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Lotto Texas and Powerball have the honor of closing out June. Will Saturday night see the continuation of Lotto Texas’s Pattern streak, and can Powerball try to establish one?

The Middling {3-1-1-1}

What better way to start a new season (summer or winter, depending on where you are) than with the “middle child” of Mega Millions Patterns? The {3-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared far more often than many Patterns. Yet, it’ll be a long time before it ever dreams of catching up with either the {2-1-1-1-1} or {2-2-1-1} Patterns. This “middle child” had a lot going for it in the June 22, 2018 drawing. One of its feats was pushing the Mega Millions jackpot to $212 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The 70^th appearance of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern was thanks to winning numbers 2, 6, 11, 27, 44, and MB 20.

70 is the new “middle”. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 369 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played roughly 19% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern played on May 22, 2018.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order made its 35^th appearance and has now played in 35.7% of the 70 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 6.78% of all 369 drawings. When it comes to being joined at the hip, the [3-1-1-1] General Order would know about it! This played alongside the {3-1-1-1} Pattern in the earlier-mentioned May 22^nd drawing.

Another surprise was the debut of the 3 1 0 1 0 1 Specific Order. With that said, this Specific Order has played in 4% of the 25 drawings where [3-1-1-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 1.43% of the 70 drawings where the winning Pattern was {3-1-1-1} and in 0.27% of all 369 drawings.

Three Number Combination(s)

Finally, there was a repeating Three-Number Combination nestled inside:

11, 27, 44 (Debuted March 17, 2015)

One of the “middle child’s” many surprises. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern start the last week of June with an encore?