Category: three-number combo

A {3-2-1} Kind of Night

3, 2, 1. These are the last numbers in a countdown. In the lottery world, they hold a special significance, for they make up a Pattern. Its presence, though, isn’t uniform. Lotto Texas is visited by this Pattern the most and doesn’t get nearly as much play in Powerball (or Mega Millions).

But, on November 21, 2020, the {3-2-1} Pattern put in double time and paid a visit to both Lotto Texas and Powerball! With that, the jackpots grew once more. Lotto Texas grew to $8.75M and Powerball crossed $200 million ($202 million).

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 2, 10, 36, 42, 47 and 53, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 959th appearance.

Never gone for long, that {3-2-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1814 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 52.9% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the {3-2-1} Pattern played November 14, 2020.

Now with 139 appearances, the 2 1 3 Specific Order has played in 14.5% of the 959 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1814 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 7.66% of the time. We last saw the 2 1 3 Specific Order October 10, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

A duo of repeating Four-Number Combinations surfaced:

  • 2, 36, 42, 53 (Debuted August 28, 2002 and previously played April 15, 2017)
  • 10, 36, 42, 53 (Debuted January 19, 2008)
Purple is the color of three-timers. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball’s {3-2-1} Pattern made its 34th appearance with 51, 54, 57, 60, 69, and PB 11.

A not-so-common sight in Powerball! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 6.34% of the 536 Powerball drawings and was last seen October 21, 2020.

The [2-3-1] General Order, now with 17 appearances, has played in 50% of the 34 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 536 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 3.17% of the time. The [2-3-1] General Order was last seen June 17, 2020.

Now with four appearances, the 0 0 0 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 23.5% of the 17 drawings where the General Order was [2-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 11.8% of the 34 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.75% of all 536 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 0 0 0 2 3 1 Specific Order played New Year’s Day 2020.

Three-Number Combinations  

The repeating Three-Number Combinations were as follows:

Boxed off and in the middle! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will the {3-2-1} Pattern make an encore appearance for at least one lottery Wednesday night?

The Trendy Repeating Four-Number Combination

The repeating Four-Number Combination is no stranger to Lotto Texas. Where things get messy is when such a Combination appears in either Mega Millions or Powerball. Last weekend saw Powerball catch the bug and on November 20, 2020, it spread to Mega Millions. With the repeating Four-Number Combination came a quartet of repeating Three-Number Combinations (naturally speaking) and a prize that jumped to $200 million.

This was in addition to a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore!

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore was made possible by winning numbers 26, 33, 45, 61, 68 and MB 17. This Pattern has now played 273 times.

More to these numbers than just a Pattern encore! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 621 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 44% of the time.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 61 appearances, has played in 22.3% of the 273 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 621 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.82% of the time.

Now with 10 appearances, the 0 1 1 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 16.4% of the 61 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.66% of the 273 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.61% of all 621 drawings.

Prior to Friday night, both the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order and the 0 1 1 1 2 1 Specific Order played October 23, 2020.

Four-Number Combination

Friday night’s repeating Four-Number Combination was 33, 45, 61 and MB 17.

The repeater! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination debuted June 25, 2019.

Three-Number Combinations

The repeating Three-Number Combinations were as follows:

  • 33, 45, 61
  • 33, 45, MB 17
  • 33, 61, MB 17
  • 45, 61, MB 17
“Children” of the repeating Four-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

These Combinations debuted in the earlier-mentioned June 25th drawing.

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern come back for a three-peat Wednesday night?

Tiptoeing Around a Playback

To have a playback, or not to have a playback? No question about it; Mega Millions did not see a playback! Just as it was this past Friday, this lottery flirted with the idea of a playback but for some reason didn’t feel compelled enough to go through with it. Regardless of our feelings about the matter, the jackpot did see another boost. Thanks to the “near playback”, the prize rose to $188 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The November 17, 2020 Mega Millions drawing featured the 272nd appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 8, 13, 35, 46, 68 and MB 16.

Tiptoeing around the playback yet again! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

There have now been 620 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.9% of the time. We last saw the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern in the October 30, 2020 drawing.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 67 appearances, has played in 24.6% of the 272 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 620 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.8% of the time.

Now with 22 appearances, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 32.8% of the 67 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 8.09% of the 272 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.55% of all 620 drawings.

Prior to Tuesday night, both the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order and the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order played October 27, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

In lieu of a playback, a trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations rose to the occasion.

Which will happen first Friday night: the return of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern or a playback?

Revenge of the Repeating Four-Number Combinations

Today’s Lottery Binge is brought to you by repeating Four-Number Combinations. Oh sure, they tend to happen in Lotto Texas, but what happens if at least one Four-Number Combination is spotted in Powerball? You get bombarded, that’s what!

That’s not all that happened November 14, 2020, either. No one was able to match the six magic numbers in either Lotto Texas or Powerball. Naturally, their respective jackpots climbed to $8.25 million and $179 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

An Australia Play three-peat was not in the cards for Lotto Texas. Instead, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 958th appearance with winning numbers 10, 19, 27, 36, 38 and 53.

Switching over to the most common Pattern! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.9% of the 1812 drawings and was last seen November 4, 2020.

Now with 139 appearances, the 1 3 2 Specific Order has played in 14.5% of the 958 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1812 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 7.67% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 3 2 Specific Order played August 26, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

Repeating Four-Number Combination 10, 27, 36 and 38 debuted October 24, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations are common in Lotto Texas. Source: lotterytrend.com.

As you can see, a repeating Four-Number Combination is a common specimen in Lotto Texas. Powerball is another story!

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Before we get to the repeating Four-Number Combination, there is the matter of a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore in Saturday’s drawing. With winning numbers 7, 15, 18, 32, 45 and PB 20, this Pattern made its 206th appearance.

A repeat for Saturday night! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 534 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 38.6% of the time. Recall that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern played November 11, 2020.

Also coming back for seconds was the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order! Now with 53 appearances, this General Order has played in 25.7% of the 206 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 534 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.93% of the time.

With seven appearances, the 1 2 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 13.2% of the 53 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.40% of the 206 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.31% of all 534 drawings. The 1 2 1 1 0 1 Specific Order was last seen October 10, 2020.

Four-Number Combination

Repeating Four-Number Combination 7, 15, 18 and PB 20 debuted February 13, 2016.

A lot to unpack from this repeating Four-Number Combination! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Three-Number Combinations  

Now comes the bombardment. A repeating Four-Number Combination has four repeating Three-Number Combinations in its orbit!

  • 7, 15, 18
  • 7, 15, PB 20
  • 15, 18, PB 20
  • 7, 18, PB 20

These Combinations, of course, debuted alongside the repeating Four-Number Combination mentioned earlier. But that’s not all. Oh, no. There were two more repeating Three-Number Combinations!

A parade of repeating Three-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will Powerball continue to pal around with repeating Four-Number Combinations in the week ahead?

Mega Millions’ Flashback to Last Week

Mega Millions wasn’t feeling adventurous, what with this past Friday being Friday the 13th and all. Now, Mega Millions isn’t the superstitious type; far from it! With Ms. Rona gearing up for Round 2 (or dishing it out in some spots), it was best to stay put and forgo a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore. Instead, November 13, 2020 was a time to reminisce about the recent past. Or, since we’re dealing with lotteries here, give it play. That blast to the (recent) past gave the Mega Millions jackpot a level-up to $176 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 118th appearance with winning numbers 6, 7, 14, 28, 59 and MB 7.

A different approach to end the week! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 619 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 19.1% of the time.

The [3-1-1-1] Pattern, now with 46 appearances, has played in 39% of the 118 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 619 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 7.43% of the time.

Prior to Friday night, both the {3-1-1-1} Pattern and the [3-1-1-1] General Order played November 6, 2020.

Now with six appearances, the 3 1 0 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 13.1% of the 46 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.08% of the 118 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.97% of all 619 drawings. We last saw the 3 1 0 0 1 1 Specific Order February 21, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

Mega Millions was feeling adventurous enough to dish out two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

  • 7, 59, MB 7 (Debuted September 5, 2014)
  • 6, 28, MB 7 (Debuted December 18, 2015)
“Ancient” repeating Three-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will Mega Millions stick with the {3-1-1-1} Pattern Tuesday night?

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern Three-Peat Blocker

There’s good news and bad news concerning the November 10, 2020 Mega Millions drawing. First, the bad. The {3-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat didn’t happen (see the title of tonight’s post). The good news was that the jackpot made the leap to $165 million. Talk about making lemonade out of lemons!

General Lottery Analysis

Mega Millions decided to serve up the {2-2-1-1} Pattern with winning numbers 23, 45, 53, 58, 62, and MB 13.

Is the {2-2-1-1} Pattern setting itself up for an encore? Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 618 drawings, and this Pattern has played 27% of the time. We last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern in the October 9, 2020 drawing.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 60 appearances, has played in 35.9% of the 167 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 618 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.71% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-2-2-1] General Order played August 7, 2020.

Now with three appearances, the 0 1 0 2 2 1 Specific Order has played in 5% of the 60 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.80% of the 167 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.49% of all 618 drawings. The 0 1 0 2 2 1 Specific Order was last seen March 6, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

Two repeating Three-Number Combinations were served on the side:

  • 23, 62, MB 13 (Debuted January 14, 2014)
  • 23, 53, 58 (Debuted August 11, 2017)
A little something extra! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern reign supreme and make an encore Friday night?

The Lingering {3-1-1-1} Pattern

Vote counting wasn’t the only thing that continued November 6, 2020. Mega Millions didn’t want to rock the boat too much and settled on giving the {3-1-1-1} Pattern another go. This helped boost the jackpot to a hearty $152 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern encore was made possible by winning numbers 18, 24, 27, 34, 60 and MB 2. This Pattern has now played 117 times.

Hanging on to the {3-1-1-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 617 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 19% of the time.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order, now with 45 appearances, has played in 38.5% of the 117 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 617 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 7.29% of the time.

Now with nine appearances, the 0 3 1 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 20% of the 45 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.69% of the 117 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.46% of all 617 drawings.

Prior to Friday night, both the [3-1-1-1] General Order and the 0 3 1 0 1 1 Specific Order played October 6, 2020. Slow and incremental change, indeed!

Three-Number Combinations

Lest the night be too quiet, a trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations were thrown into the mix:

Repeating Three-Number Combinations shake things up! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern have a three-peat next Tuesday, or, even wilder, will a playback occur?

Waiting for Numbers

Lottery nights are like election nights. They can be a source of entertainment, or stress. As the numbers come rolling in, you hope that they, and the stars, align. Winning has the power to change your life and reveal to the world who you truly are, for better or worse.

Although the numbers are still coming in for the U.S. elections, we at Lottery Binge can say with confidence that Mega Millions was called for…Mega Millions! This lottery spent November 3, 2020 ignoring the sound and fury of the human world and played yet another sextet of numbers. With no one matching all six winning numbers, the prize increased to $142 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 7, 31, 44, 45, 55 and MB 19, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 116th appearance.

A different Pattern to start the month! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 18.8% of the 616 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen October 13, 2020.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 34 appearances, has played in 29.3% of the 116 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 616 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 5.52% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-3-1] General Order played July 3, 2020.

Now with three appearances, the 1 0 1 3 0 1 Specific Order has played in 8.82% of the 34 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.59% of the 116 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.59% of all 616 drawings. We last saw the 1 0 1 3 0 1 Specific Order in the February 14, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 31, 45 and 55 debuted January 30, 2015.

Room for a lone repeating Three-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Regardless of what happens, Mega Millions will continue chugging along. Besides, there are more important things for this lottery to worry about, like whether Friday night will see an encore for the {3-1-1-1} Pattern!

Phantom Playback

Another Halloween has come and gone (and so has Daylight Savings Time). Neither Lotto Texas nor Powerball saw Pattern repeats. Instead, they brought out the repeating Four-Number and Three-Number Combinations with chilling effect. Even more chilling was that one of these lotteries saw a playback! Players were in for a treat as the jackpots climbed to $7.25 million and $137 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 956th appearance with winning numbers 14, 25, 35, 40, 52 and 53.

No tricks here! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.9% of the 1808 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen October 10, 2020.

Now with 166 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.4% of the 956 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1808 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.18% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 2 3 Specific Order played June 3, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

A trio of repeating Four-Number Combinations made their rounds:

  • 14, 25, 40, 52 (Debuted April 25, 2015)
  • 35, 40, 52, 53 (Debuted February 26, 2020)
  • 14, 35, 52, 53 (Debuted May 1, 2010)
Three sweet treats! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 2, 6, 40, 42, 55 and PB 24, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 147th appearance.

Plenty of treats with these numbers! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 530 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 27.7% of the time.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 54 appearances, has played in 36.7% of the 147 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 530 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.2% of the time.

The 2 0 2 1 0 1 Specific Order, now with five appearances, has played in 9.26% of the 54 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.40% of the 147 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.95% of the 530 Powerball drawings.

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern, [2-2-1-1] General Order, and 2 0 2 1 0 1 Specific Order were last seen together in the October 17, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combinations  

Repeating Three-Number Combination 2, 40 and PB 24 debuted August 8, 2020.

The cherry on top of the playback treat! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

We have now officially entered the “Hallowthankmas” season. Lotto Texas and Powerball are sure to keep us on our toes and throw out goodies here and there! Will the week ahead be one filled with Pattern encores and jackpots that continue to rise?

Fun Size Three-Peat

In our last post, we wondered if Mega Millions would come through with a three-peat. Well, wonder no more, for it so happened that on October 30, 2020 that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat came through! If that treat wasn’t enough, then you’ll be happy to know that the jackpot climbed to $129 million. You can buy all the candy you want with that kind of money. Or, better yet, start your own candy company!

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat was made possible with winning numbers 14, 19, 34, 39, 59 and MB 11. This Pattern has now played 271 times.

This was no trick. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 615 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now played 44.1% of the time. Recall that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen October 27, 2020.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 83 appearances, has played in 30.6% of the 271 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 615 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 13.5% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order played October 16, 2020.

Now with 17 appearances, the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 20.5% of the 83 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.27% of the 271 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.76% of all 615 drawings. The 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order previously played in the August 21, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combinations

A repeating Three-Number Combination made the rounds Friday night, but here’s the kicker. This Combination, 14, 19 and MB 11, debuted August 21, 2018.

This warrants a closer look! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Now, look at the debut date for this Combination, and the date we last saw the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order again!

Mega Millions has said farewell to October and enters the “Hallowthankmas” season with a sense of purpose. Will November be one long streak of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern? Will the jackpot continue to grow in its bounty, or will it be sliced up like a Thanksgiving turkey?