The Golden Nuggets of Mega Millions

What comes to mind when you hear or see the word “California”? Whether you’re thinking of Silicon Valley or thrown into fits of irrational rage, there’s no denying that The Golden State is an economic powerhouse. Being the most populous state in the U.S. is nothing to sneeze at, either. And it was one, just one of those residents who could claim the $22 million prize offered in the July 31, 2020 drawing.

The jackpot was swooped up faster than anyone could say, “Gnarly!” Naturally, the jackpot reset itself to $20 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The lone winner got an assist from the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 12, 35, 46, 48, 69 and MB 23. This Pattern has now played 257 times.

Ending the month with the most commonly seen Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 43.6% of the 589 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen July 24, 2020.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 76 appearances, has played in 29.6% of the 257 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 589 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 12.9% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order played July 14, 2020.

Now with 17 appearances, the 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 22.4% of the 76 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.61% of the 257 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.89% of all 589 drawings. The 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order played October 4, 2019.

Three-Number Combinations

There were two repeating Three-Number Combinations, one of which debuted exactly two years ago!

12, 35, 46 (Debuted March 25, 2016)
12, 35, 69 (Debuted July 31, 2018)

The read floats (close) to the top. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore be how Mega Millions kicks off August?

And They Just Keep Rising

Lotto Texas and Powerball are done with July and what a showing! Lotto Texas’s jackpot held strong, making it to $29 million. That’s one of the highest jackpots this blog has covered so far! And would you believe this relatively enormous jackpot was thanks to a {4-1-1} Pattern encore? Powerball’s jackpot didn’t get knocked off its pedestal, either. The jackpot there climbed to $137 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {4-1-1} Pattern encore of July 29, 2020 was thanks to 3, 7, 10, 12, 32 and 51. This Pattern has now played 197 times.

Another round of the {4-1-1} Pattern! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 11.1% of the 1781 Lotto Texas drawings. Recall that the {4-1-1} Pattern was last seen July 25, 2020.

Now with 63 appearances, the 4 1 1 Specific Order has played in 32% of the 197 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1781 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.54% of the time. Prior to Wednesday, the 4 1 1 Specific Order played March 21, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

A duo of repeating Four-Number Combinations also took to the stage:

7, 10, 32, 51 (Debuted September 1, 2001)
7. 10, 12, 51 (Debuted November 25, 2017)

Double the repeating Four-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

July 29^th also saw the 98^th appearance of the {3-1-1-1} Pattern. The winning numbers were 7, 29, 35, 40, 45 and PB 26.

Close to 100 appearances! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 19.5% of the 503 Powerball drawings and was last seen July 15, 2020.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 35 appearances, has played in 35.7% of the 98 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 6.96% of all 503 drawings. The [1-3-1-1] General Order was last seen in the May 20, 2020 drawing.

Now with three appearances, the 1 0 3 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 8.57% of the 35 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.06% of the 98 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.60% of all 503 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 0 3 1 0 1 Specific Order played April 4, 2020.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combinations were as follows:

7, 29, 40 (Debuted February 17, 2016)
29, 40, PB 26 (Debuted July 8, 2017)

On different ends of the table! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will Lotto Texas and Powerball start August with Pattern repeats and jackpots that continue to climb?

Mega Millions’ Climbing Instinct

Animals, and that includes humans, have a little something called “instinct”. What separates humans from the other animals is that we can choose how to respond to our instincts (for the most part). And what of lotteries? Their instinct is to climb back up once they’re inevitably knocked down. The height to which they climb varies, but climb they do.

Mega Millions was no exception July 28, 2020. The penultimate drawing of the month was the beginning of yet another climb cycle. With no one selecting the six winning numbers, the jackpot rose to $22 million.

General Lottery Analysis

A cosmic shift came in the form of playing the {3-2-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 17, 20, 27, 31, 34 and MB 19, this Pattern played for the 29^th time.

Sighting of a rarely-seen Mega Millions Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 588 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now appeared in 4.93% of them. Prior to Tuesday night, the {3-2-1} Pattern was seen June 16, 2020.

The [3-2-1] General Order, now with 16 appearances, has played in 55.2% of the 29 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 588 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 2.72% of the time. We last saw the [3-2-1] General Order in the June 5, 2020 drawing.

Now with two appearances, the 0 3 2 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 12.5% of the 16 drawings where the General Order was [3-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.90% of the 29 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.34% of all 588 drawings. The 0 3 2 0 0 1 Specific Order first appeared September 19, 2014. This was reconfigured from that night’s Specific Order: 0 4 1 0 0 1.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 27, 31, 34 debuted August 13, 2019.

The {3-2-1} Pattern isn’t commonly seen in Mega Millions. Still, with the last drawing of the month happening this Friday, going big wouldn’t be out of the question. What better way to end July than with a {3-2-1} Pattern encore? We’ll have to wait and see!

Joisey Millions

Mega Millions sizzled and then saw a big cool down. How you ask? The jackpot, once standing tall at $124 million, was brought down to size by a player in New Jersey. And wouldn’t you know it? A {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak and a [1-2-1-1-1] General Order encore joined forces to make the win possible! As is the nature of such things, the jackpot reset to $20 million. In this strange new world, Lotto Texas currently has a larger jackpot than Mega Millions.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak established on July 24, 2020 was made possible by winning numbers 8, 33, 39, 54, 58 and MB 17. Not only has this Pattern now played four times in a row, it has played 256 times altogether.

The winning streak! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 587 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.6% of the time.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, now with 60 appearances, has played in 23.4% of the 256 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 587 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.2% of the time.

Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order were last seen July 21, 2020.

Now with 12 appearances, the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 20% of the 60 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.69% of the 256 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.04% of all 587 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 1 0 2 1 1 1 Specific Order played June 19, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

There was enough room for repeating Three-Number Combination 33, 39 and 58, which debuted July 4, 2014.

A single repeater near the middle. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Even though the Mega Millions jackpot has reset, there’s the matter of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak! Will it continue into next week, and will the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order see a three-peat?

Still Aboard the Jackpot Train

Summer 2020 is looking to be the summer of jackpot hikes. True, there are only a few days left in July and there’s still August but save for a couple of hiccups, Powerball has remained strong, and Lotto Texas has yet to stumble! July 22, 2020 meant taking on more jackpot. With no one picking the six winning numbers in either Lotto Texas or Powerball, their respective jackpots rose to $27.75 million and $117 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern encore, and its 945^th appearance overall, were made possible by 12, 18, 32, 39, 47 and 52.

A power boost by encore! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 53.1% of the 1779 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen July 18, 2020.

Now with 137 appearances, the 2 1 3 Specific Order has played in 14.5% of the 945 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1779 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 7.70% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 1 3 Specific Order played June 20, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

Although a {3-2-1} Pattern encore gave the jackpot a boost, it didn’t produce any repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 16, 25, 36, 44, 55 and PB 14, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 140^th appearance.

No Pattern encore but a rising jackpot still! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 27.9% of the 501 Powerball drawings and was last seen July 8, 2020.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 45 appearances, has played in 32.1% of the 140 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 501 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.98% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the [2-1-2-1] General Order played May 16, 2020.

Now with four appearances, the 0 2 1 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 8.89% of the 45 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.86% of the 140 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.80% of all 501 drawings. The 0 2 1 2 0 1 Specific Order was last seen November 27, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

25, 36, 55 (Debuted December 9, 2017)
25, 36, PB 14 (Debuted June 9, 2018)

Bundled together! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will the jackpot hikes continue, or will the jackpot train make a stop for at least one lottery?

Milestone and Playback

Although it sounds like the title of a Z-grade throwback buddy cop film, we can assure you it’s not! July 18, 2020 was a historic day to be sure. Powerball had its 500^th drawing and to celebrate, Lotto Texas saw a playback. Strange, that. Along with reaching an important milestone, Powerball saw its jackpot rise to $106 million. Lotto Texas continued to enjoy the thrill of a large jackpot, large for it, anyway. With no one selecting all six winning numbers, the Lotto Texas prize climbed to $27.25 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The playback, and the 944^th appearance of the {3-2-1} Pattern, was thanks to 11, 15, 22, 29, 34 and 44.

*This* is the lottery that saw the playback! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 53.1% of the 1778 Lotto Texas drawings.

Now with 157 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.6% of the 944 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1778 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 8.83% of the time.

Prior to Saturday night, both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 2 3 1 Specific Order played July 8, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

Lotto Texas had enough energy to throw in a couple of repeating Four-Number Combinations:

11, 15, 29, 44 (Debuted October 12, 2019)
11, 22, 29, 44 (Debuted October 9, 2010)

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 13, 16, 32, 58, 59 and PB 9, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 191^st appearance.

Here’s to another 500 drawings! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 38.2% of the 500 Powerball drawings and was last seen June 27, 2020.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 52 appearances, has played in 27.2% of the 191 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 500 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.4% of the time.

Now with 18 appearances, the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 34.6% of the 52 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 9.42% of the 191 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.6% of all 500 drawings.

Both the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order and the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order played June 6, 2020. There was almost a playback, but almost doesn’t count in Powerball.

Three-Number Combination(s)

A duo of repeating Three-Number Combinations also made their way through:

13, 16, 58 (Debuted May 2, 2020)
13, 32, 58 (Debuted May 30, 2020)

Debuted recently. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will the jackpots continue to rise next week, and with the assistance of Pattern encores?

The 11th Day

“Waiting until the 11^th hour” is another way of saying, “Waiting until the last possible moment”. What happens if you hold on to the 11^th day? That’s pretty much what happened July 15, 2020. This past Saturday night continued to impact both Lotto Texas and Powerball in more ways than one. For starters, their respective jackpots increased to $26.75 million and $97 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {4-1-1} Pattern came back for seconds with winning numbers 2, 21, 27, 34, 35 and 43. This Pattern has now played 195 times.

Another round of July 11th! Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1777 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 11% of the time.

Now with 65 appearances, the 1 4 1 Specific Order has played in 33.3% of the 195 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1777 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.66% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 4 1 Specific Order played April 1, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

This time around, a repeating Four-Number Combination surfaced in the form of 2, 21, 35 and 43.

A little extra flavor this time around. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination debuted February 23, 2008.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball also saw a Pattern encore for the {3-1-1-1} Pattern. Its 97^th appearance was thanks to 27, 47, 61, 62, 69 and PB 4.

Powerball also received a visit from the (very recent) past! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 19.4% of the 499 Powerball drawings.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 36 appearances, has played in 37.1% of the 97 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 499 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 7.21% of the time.

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern wasn’t the only one who made an encore! The [3-1-1-1] General Order was also last spotted in the July 11, 2020 drawing.

Now with six appearances, the 0 1 0 1 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.7% of the 36 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.19% of the 97 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.20% of all 499 drawings. The 0 1 0 1 3 1 Specific Order was last seen March 4, 2020.

Three-Number Combination(s)

In a twist of events, the Three-Number Combination also made an encore! Repeating Three-Number Combination 61, 62 and PB 4 debuted July 11, 2020.

Not even a week yet and already back! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will the jackpots for Lotto Texas and Powerball continue their rise, and will it be thanks to the continuous grip of July 11^th?

Summertime Jackpot Hikes

Hiking is one way to explore the great outdoors! Just get your hiking gear, pack some sandwiches and water, drive until you see woods and…

Oh, wait. Wrong type of “hike”.

Today’s post is about a different kind of hike, the kind of hike you see when the cost of something, or in this case, a jackpot, rises. Lotto Texas has been on a roll; it jackpot is at the highest it’s been in a long time. Meanwhile, Powerball’s jackpot is getting closer to the $100 million mark.

There were no wild or crazy plays July 11, 2020. But those weren’t needed to send the Lotto Texas jackpot to $25.75 million and Powerball’s to $89 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 9, 20, 45, 50, 52 and 53, the {4-1-1} Pattern made its 194^th appearance.

And the jackpot keeps going up! Source: lotterytrend.com

This Pattern has now played in 10.9% of the 1776 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen April 1, 2020.

Now with 68 appearances, the 1 1 4 Specific Order has played in 35.1% of the 194 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1776 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 3.83% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 1 4 Specific Order played February 26, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 96^th appearance with winning numbers 14, 19, 61, 62, 64 and PB 4.

Closer to $100 million! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 19.3% of the 498 Powerball drawings and was last seen June 24, 2020.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 35 appearances, has played in 36.5% of the 96 drawings where the Pattern was {3-1-1-1}. Once all 498 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 7.03% of the time. We last saw the [1-1-3-1] General Order in the March 4, 2020 drawing.

Now with five appearances, the 1 1 0 0 3 1 Specific Order has played in 14.3% of the 35 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.21% of the 96 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1% of all 498 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 1 0 0 3 1 Specific Order played November 28, 2018.

Three-Number Combination(s)

A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations came on the scene:

14, 19, 62 (Debuted December 12, 2015)
14, 19, 64 (Debuted December 2, 2015)
19, 61, 62 (Debuted April 14, 2018)

The trio decked in red. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will the jackpots in Lotto Texas and Powerball continue to rise like the summer temperatures?

And the Jackpot Goes Up, Up, Up

The heat makes people, and apparently lotteries, go crazy. As the thermometer climbed July 10, 2020, so did the Mega Millions jackpot. No fancy tricks or {3-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat were necessary to send the prize to $91 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 161^st appearance with 10, 15, 20, 49, 53 and MB 22.

New weekend, different Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

This Pattern has now played in 27.6% of the 583 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen May 29, 2020.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 58 appearances, has played in 36% of the 161 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 583 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.95% of the time.

Now with seven appearances, the 1 2 0 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 12.1% of the 58 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.35% of the 161 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.20% of all 583 drawings.

Prior to Friday night, both the [1-2-2-1] General Order and the 1 2 0 2 0 1 Specific Order played May 12, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

There was just enough energy to throw out a repeating Three-Number Combination! Lone repeater 10, 53 and MB 22 debuted January 29, 2019.

Will a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore Tuesday night boost the jackpot once again?

Revenge of the First of July

July 1^st, obviously, is the first day of July. This year, it took on another meaning in the lottery world. It was on July 8, 2020, that it came back with a vengeance in both Lotto Texas and Powerball. In fact, it completely overtook the former. The end result was a jackpot boost to $25.5 million and $79 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 2, 10, 23, 32, 34 and 38, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 943^rd appearance.

Never gone for long! Source: lotterytrend.com

This Pattern has now played in 53.1% of the 1775 Lotto Texas drawings.

Now with 156 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.5% of the 943 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1775 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 8.79% of the time.

Prior to Wednesday night, both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 2 3 1 Specific Order played July 1, 2020.

Four-Number Combinations

The overpowering effect of July 1^st was enough to quell repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 139^th appearance with winning numbers 3, 10, 34, 36, 62 and PB 5.

One week is plenty of time for a lottery! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 498 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 28% of the time.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 52 appearances, has played in 37.4% of the 139 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 497 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.5% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-2-1-1] General Order were last seen in the July 1, 2020 Powerball drawing.

Now with two appearances, the 2 0 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 3.85% of the 52 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.44% of the 139 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.40% of all 497 drawings. The 2 0 2 0 1 1 Specific Order made its first appearance in the July 8, 2017 drawing. That was exactly three years ago!

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination 3, 62 and PB 5 debuted February 10, 2016.

Will it be playbacks (or near playbacks) that boost the jackpots even higher or bring them down Saturday night? Or, do the lotteries have something else in store?