An Encore Worth 200 Million Cheers

Can you believe that we’re nearly one-third of the way into 2020? As wild as the year has been so far, it made sense that Mega Millions decided to end April in a powerful, yet low-key way. This past Tuesday hosted the final Mega Millions drawing for the month. This lottery bid farewell with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore and a jackpot that climbed to an even $200 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore of April 28, 2020 was made possible by winning numbers 13, 19, 53, 54, 63 and MB 17. This Pattern has now played 246 times.

An encore to end April! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 562 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.8% of the time. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen April 24, 2020.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 71 appearances, has played in 28.9% of the 246 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 562 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 12.6% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order played April 7, 2020.

Now with 10 appearances, the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 14.1% of the 71 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.07% of the 246 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.78% of all 562 drawings. We last saw the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order March 10, 2020.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination 13, 53 and 63, debuted December 6, 2016.

A Combination from “long ago”. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will Mega Millions lead into May with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat?

Pushing Ever Upward

Lotteries are resilient beasts. Little if anything can stop them and their jackpots grow wherever there’s an open space. Only having at least one player choose all six winning numbers acts as a wall to uncontrollable growth.

April 25, 2020 was a testament to that resilient nature. With no grand prize winners, the jackpots naturally continued their climb. Lotto Texas, ever dignified, rose to $13.25 million. Meanwhile, Powerball rose to $43 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 14, 19, 22, 38, 39 and 54, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 927^th appearance.

A showing from the most common Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.9% of the 1754 Lotto Texas drawings.

Now with 162 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.5% of the 927 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1754 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.24% of the time.

Prior to Saturday night, both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 1 2 3 Specific Order played April 18, 2020. Indeed, ‘twas a playback that made the Lotto Texas jackpot growth possible!

Four-Number Combination(s)

Lotto Texas didn’t feel the need to push out repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 183^rd appearance with winning numbers 1, 3, 21, 47, 57 and PB 18.

Another common Pattern! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 476 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 38.4% of the time. We last saw the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern in the March 28, 2020 drawing.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 50 appearances, has played in 27.3% of the 183 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 476 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.5% of the time. The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order was last seen January 29, 2020.

Now with 10 appearances, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 20% of the 50 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.46% of the 183 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.10% of all 476 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order played July 10, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination, 1, 3 and 57, debuted December 31, 2016.

Both Lotto Texas and Powerball saw their most commonly played Patterns: {3-2-1} and {2-1-1-1-1}, respectively. Will either Pattern make an encore to end the month?

All Roads Lead to Rising Jackpots

Both Lotto Texas and Powerball saw their jackpots rise to $12.75 million and $37 million, respectively. However, the path each lottery took Wednesday night was fraught with its own perils, er, surprises. One surprise was an Australia Play, the other a Pattern encore.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The April 22, 2020 Lotto Texas drawing had 9, 17, 19, 30, 44 and 50 as the winning numbers. This marked the 238^th appearance for both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order. Around these parts, that’s called an Australia Play.

Hopping into an Australia Play! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1753 Lotto Texas drawings, 13.6% of them have been Australia Plays; the last time we saw one was March 14, 2020.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations Wednesday night.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

There was in fact, a double encore in Powerball! First was the {3-1-1-1} Pattern, with winning numbers 1, 33, 35, 40, 69, and PB 24. This Pattern has now played 92 times.

An encore from an unexpected place! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Given that there have now been 475 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 19.4% of the time.

The other encore was the [1-3-1-1] General Order. Now with 32 appearances, this General Order has played in 34.8% of the 92 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 475 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.74% of the time.

Both the {3-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-3-1-1] General Order were last seen April 18, 2020.

Now with five appearances, the 1 0 3 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 15.625% of the 32 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.43% of the 92 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.05% of all 475 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 1 0 3 0 1 1 Specific Order played June 12, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Two repeating Three-Number Combinations were unearthed on the Powerball path:

33, 40, 69 (Debuted June 1, 2016)
35, 69, PB 24 (Debuted January 13, 2018)

A duo decked in red. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

As April is nearing its end, we’ll need to keep an eye out for Pattern encores. Take the {3-1-1-1} Pattern in Powerball, for example. After its encore, is a three-peat in the cards Saturday night? Will we also see an Australia Play encore in Lotto Texas?

Pent-Up Lottery Energy

For some people, being made to stay home has been an opportunity to catch up on books they’ve been meaning to read, shows and movies they’ve been meaning to watch, and not worry too much about appearance. But, even the most “homebodiest” of homebodies doesn’t want to stay at home for too long. The longer you’re homebound, the more pent-up energy and without a proper outlet, the results can be explosive.

Thankfully, Lotto Texas and Powerball found a release valve! The night of April 18, 2020 was a night of repeating Combinations doubles and a surge in the jackpots. Well, more like a steady growth. The prize rose to $12.25 million in Lotto Texas and $29 million in Powerball.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 4, 19, 35, 42, 47 and 54, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 926^th appearance.

These numbers have more beneath the surface. Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1752 Lotto Texas drawings and this Pattern has played 52.9% of the time. The {3-2-1} Pattern was last seen April 11, 2020.

Now with 161 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.4% of the 926 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1752 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.19% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 2 3 Specific Order played March 25, 2020.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Four-Number Combinations of the evening were

4, 42, 47, 54 (Debuted December 9, 2000)
4, 19, 35, 47 (Debuted September 18, 2002 and previously played August 22, 2007)

Red for double, blue for triple. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 91^st appearance with winning numbers 4, 44, 46, 56, 63 and PB 19.

A nice showing of the number “4”. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 19.2% of the 474 Powerball drawings.

The [1-3-1-1] General Order, now with 31 appearances, has played in 34.1% of the 91 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 474 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 6.54% of the time.

Both the {3-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-3-1-1] General Order played April 11, 2020.

Now with two appearances, the 1 0 0 3 1 1 Specific Order has played in 6.45% of the 31 drawings where the General Order was [1-3-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.20% of the 91 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.42% of all 474 drawings. The 1 0 0 3 1 1 Specific Order made its first appearance February 12, 2020.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

44, 63, PB 19 (Debuted March 30, 2016)
4, 56, 63 (Debuted October 28, 2015)

Combination repeats are healthy. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There are only a couple of weeks left until we get to May. Will either the {3-2-1} or {3-1-1-1} Patterns try to establish a Pattern streak in that time?

The Ol’ {2-2-1-1} Pattern Back n’ Forth

It’s the very nature of lotteries to have their Patterns take turns with one another. Otherwise, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak would never end! What happens when a Pattern plays, then disappears for a drawing, then shows up again? Other than missed opportunity for a Pattern three-peat, of course.

Mega Millions answered that question this past Friday night with its {2-2-1-1} Pattern. In addition to this Pattern’s back and forth action, there were no grand prize winners. As a result, the jackpot rose to $164 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern of April 17, 2020 was brought to you by winning numbers 13, 35, 39, 46, 55 and MB 14. This Pattern has now played 154 times.

This Pattern was seen at the end of the previous week. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 559 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now played 27.5% of the time. We last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern April 10, 2020.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 54 appearances, has played in 35.1% of the 154 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 559 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.66% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [1-2-2-1] General Order played March 6, 2020.

Now with six appearances, the 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 11.1% of the 54 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.90% of the 154 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.07% of all 559 drawings. The 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order was last seen in the April 16, 2019 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination 13, 35 and 55 debuted April 4, 2017.

Three years is a long time in the lottery world! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

Will next week see more back-and-forth action from the {2-2-1-1} Pattern?

Mega Millions’ Nostalgia Pangs

Two months—that’s roughly sixty days. That may not sound like a long time, but that’s long enough for big changes to occur. Sometimes, the changes are so sudden that we want to ease into that brave new world or reminisce about the “good ol’ days”. Normally, said days are from a past long gone, but recent events have many of us pining for life as it was back in February.

The April 14, 2020 Mega Millions drawing was a retrospective of Februarys past. That trip down memory lane spawned a repeating Three-Number Combination and a jackpot that bumped up to $159 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 29, 47, 65, 69, 70 and MB 7, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 105^th appearance.

Two months can be a long time. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 18.8% of the 558 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen February 28, 2020.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 31 appearances, has played in 29.5% of the 105 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 5.56% of all 558 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-3-1] General Order played February 14, 2020.

Now with six appearances, the 0 0 1 1 3 1 Specific Order has played in 19.4% of the 31 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-3-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.71% of the 105 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 558 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.08% of the time. The 0 0 1 1 3 1 Specific Order was last seen April 2, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination 65, 70 and MB 7 debuted October 19, 2018.

Will Mega Millions reminisce about February again Friday night?

Friday Night Substitution

When you hear “substitute” or “substitution”, what comes to mind? We’ve all had substitute teachers or had to make do with a different brand of peanut butter if the one we wanted was unavailable. A substitute isn’t inherently superior or inferior; it’s just something different.

If you played Mega Millions this past Friday (or not), then you should know that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak was terminated. In fact, you could say a repeating Four-Number Combination and the resulting madness was a substitute for whatever the Pattern five-peat would have brought. Regardless of your feelings towards repeating Four-Number Combinations in Mega Millions, it’s highly doubtful you’d turn your nose up at a jackpot that jumped to $145 million!

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern of April 10, 2020, made its 153^rd appearance with winning numbers 2, 11, 21, 57, 60, and MB 13.

This Pattern has now played in 27.5% of the 557 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen March 24, 2020.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 50 appearances, has played in 32.7% of the 153 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 557 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.98% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [2-1-2-1] General Order played February 28, 2020.

Now with seven appearances, the 2 1 0 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 14% of the 50 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.58% of the 153 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.26% of all 557 drawings. The 2 1 0 0 2 1 Specific Order was last seen May 31, 2019.

Four-Number Combination

The repeating Four-Number Combination 2, 21, 60, and MB 13 made its debut in the April 22, 2016 drawing.

Three-Number Combinations

When dealing with a repeating Four-Number Combination in Mega Millions, you’ll also be dealing with an entourage of four repeating Three-Number Combinations:

21, 60, MB 13
2, 60, MB 13
2, 21, MB 13
2, 21, 60

All these Combinations debuted in the earlier-mentioned April 22, 2016 drawing.

There was one more, unrelated, repeating Three-Number Combination: 2, 11, 60, and this Combination debuted July 7, 2017.

Blue and red are the colors of Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will Tuesday night see a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore or another repeating Four-Number Combination?

Twice as Strong, Half as High

Something odd happened the night of April 8, 2020. Thanks to an encore from the {3-2-1} Pattern and a little extra help from the similar spread, the Lotto Texas jackpot rose to $11 million. That’s more than half that of Powerball’s! No, that wasn’t a typo.

An intrepid player from New Jersey picked all six numbers and won the $193 million prize. Naturally, the jackpot reset itself. The floor of Powerball jackpots was once $40 million, but after this past Wednesday night, the new reset point became $20 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern encore was thanks to winning numbers 8, 18, 25, 33, 35, and 39. This Pattern has now played 924 times.

The month of the {3-2-1} Pattern? Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1749 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has played 52.8% of the time. Recall that this Pattern was last seen April 4, 2020.

Now with 153 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.6% of the 924 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1749 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 8.75% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 3 1 Specific Order played March 18, 2020.

Similar Spread

Wednesday night’s numbers saw a spread of 10:07:08:02:04. This is similar to the spread seen March 2, 2016. That night, the winning numbers were 20, 27, 35, 37, 41 and 51; their spread was 07:08:02:04:10. Although the differences between numbers on both nights were the same, their orders were different.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations Wednesday night.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 2, 37, 39, 48, 54, and PB 5, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 133^rd appearance.

The Pattern that played was no joke. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 28.2% of the 471 Powerball drawings and was last seen April 1, 2020.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 40 appearances, has played in 30.1% of the 133 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 471 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.49% of the time. The [1-2-2-1] General Order was last seen March 14, 2020.

Now with two appearances, the 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 5% of the 40 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.50% of the 133 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.42% of all 471 drawings. The 1 0 2 2 0 1 Specific Order made its first appearance June 22, 2016.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combinations of the evening were

2, 37, 39 (Debuted January 3, 2018)
37, 54, PB 5 (Debuted November 2, 2016)

All the other Combos are sandwiched in between the repeaters! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will Lotto Texas see a {3-2-1} Pattern three-peat Saturday night?

The Mega Millions Spring Streak

This spring so far has been a time of closure and uncertainty. Schools have closed their doors for the rest of the term or plan to, sports seasons have been delayed or cut short, and millions are unemployed. Despite all this, there’s one form of entertainment that has kept going: lottery.

For Mega Millions, spring has been the season of Pattern streaks. Consistency paid off for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern as it played for the fourth time in a row! Pattern streaks not only help keep a Pattern the most commonly seen in its lottery but also have the power to boost jackpots. With no grand prize winner, the jackpot increased to $136 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The 244^th appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was thanks to winning numbers 25, 33, 43, 51, 68, and MB 20.

A spring streak for Mega Millions! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 43.9% of the 556 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen April 3, 2020.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 70 appearances, has played in 28.7% of the 244 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 556 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 12.6% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order played March 10, 2020.

Now with 16 appearances, the 0 1 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 22.9% of the 70 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 6.56% of the 244 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.88% of all 556 drawings. We last saw the 0 1 1 2 1 1 Specific Order in the January 28, 2020 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination 33, 51 and MB 20 debuted April 6, 2018.

A repeating Three-Number Combination makes for a great companion! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will Mega Millions’ boldness continue into Friday night with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern five-peat?

A Mega Millions Trifecta

Even with the suggestions (read: orders) to stay home, Mega Millions was willing to take chances. This lottery went all out Friday night, and it was rewarded handsomely. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made a three-peat appearance, for one! Other goodies included a [1-1-1-2-1] General Order encore and a couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations. Would you believe that this trifecta occurred on April 3, 2020? The payoff was another jackpot rise, climbing to $127 million after it was all said and done.

General Lottery Analysis

Friday night’s {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat was brought to you by 24, 38, 44, 57, 58, and MB 17. This Pattern has now played 243 times.

A three-peat on the **3rd** of April! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 555 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 43.8% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern had played in the March 31, 2020 and March 27, 2020 drawings.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 56 appearances, has played in 23% of the 243 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 555 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.1% of the time. Like the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, this General Order was last seen March 31, 2020.

Now with eight appearances, the 0 1 1 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 14.3% of the 56 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.29% of the 243 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.44% of all 555 drawings. The 0 1 1 1 2 1 Specific Order was last seen December 24, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The two repeating Three-Number Combinations of the evening were

24, 38, 58 (Debuted September 15, 2017)
38, 44, MB 17 (Debuted October 4, 2019)

Double trouble for repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern go on to a four-peat next Tuesday?