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The House of September Blues

A new month means new opportunities to win big prizes. Or, if the results of the October 5, 2019 Lotto Texas and Powerball drawings are anything to go by, watch those opportunities slip away. Having a setback on your early retirement plans is a sore spot to be sure but there is a silver lining to all this. The next time around, the pot will be larger!

Lotto Texas and Powerball’s jackpots rose to $5.75 million and $80 million, respectively, all thanks to several callbacks to the recently departed September.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 893rd, appearance with 6, 10, 18, 24, 32, and 37.

Slowly but surely recovering. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Of the 1696 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 52.7% of the time and was last seen September 25, 2019.

Now with 161 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has played in 18% of the 893 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1696 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.49% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 3 2 1 Specific Order played September 11, 2019.

Four-Number Combination(s)

As Lotto Texas continued its slow climb upward, it held off on playing any repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 6, 14, 36, 51, 54, and PB 4, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 115th appearance.

The Powerball jackpot rose once more. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 27.5% of the 418 Powerball drawings.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 36 appearances, has played in 31.3% of the 115 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 418 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.61% of the time.

Both the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-2-1] General Order were last seen in the September 28, 2019 drawing.

Now with three appearances, the 2 0 1 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 8.33% of the 36 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 2.61% of the 115 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.72% of all 418 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 2 0 1 2 0 1 Specific Order played January 2, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were a couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations:

A couple of red boys for Saturday night! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

All-in-all, a mostly quiet night for Lotto Texas and Powerball. Looking ahead to next week, we’ll have to see if {3-2-1}’s fondness for Pattern encores makes itself present Wednesday night.

The First Week Streak

A Pattern streak was confirmed in Mega Millions! The October 4, 2019 drawing saw the fourth consecutive appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. Friday’s streak kept {2-1-1-1-1} the most commonly played Mega Millions Pattern and grew the pot. With no one able to pick all six numbers, the prize increased to $55 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The 224th appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was made possible by 11, 38, 44, 48, 70, and MB 17.

The week of the streak! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 503 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 44.5% of the time.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 61 appearances, has played in 27.2% of the 224 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 503 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 12.1% of the time.

Not only was there a four-peat for the Pattern, there was also an encore for the General Order! Prior to Friday night, both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order played October 1, 2019.

Now with 16 appearances, the 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 26.2% of the 61 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.14% of the 224 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.18% of all 503 drawings. The 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order was last seen June 28, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 11, 48, and 70.

Ending the week with a repeater. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination debuted August 2, 2019.

Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak hold next week?

The October Slide

It’s that time of year again! The days are getting shorter and (hopefully) cooler, pumpkin spice lattes aren’t so awkward, and the kids (and kids at heart) are making plans for Halloween.

It’s time for Inktober!

Wait a minute! Isn’t this a lottery blog? Well, yeah, but let me do something shameless for a moment. First, some context.

Inktober is when artists from around the world post drawings done in ink on their websites or social media. There’s a prompt (link) but you can draw your own thing. You can draw every day or every other day, whatever’s comfortable for you.  From hobbyists to professionals, anyone can post, all in the name of sharing, improving, and good fun.

I, uh, ahem, drew something for the occasion. The first day’s theme was “Ring”.

If you follow on Twitter, you didn’t see the whole thing.

I’m not a professional by any means, but boy does drawing take a load off! If there’s anything I learned from trying to post to Twitter yesterday, it’s this:

  1. Don’t post a few minutes before midnight
  2. The crop tool is not my friend (draw landscape?)
  3. Instagram would be probably be better. I’ll keep y’all posted on when that becomes available.

Today’s theme is “Mindless” but after a long workday, I’m (mostly) out of mind.

(This concludes the shameless plug. We now return you to your regularly scheduled blog post.)

Mega Millions kicked off the October lottery rush with a Pattern three-peat. The first of the month didn’t bring any grand prize winners. This caused the jackpot to climb to $50 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat was made possible by 10, 17, 39, 42, 59, and MB 3. This Pattern has now played 223 times.

Not done in ink. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 502 drawings, this Pattern has now played 44.4% of the time. Recall that the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen September 27, 2019.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 60 appearances, has played in 26.9% of the 223 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 502 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 12% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order played August 13, 2019.

Now with 12 appearances, the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 20% of the 60 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.38% of the 223 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.39% of all 502 drawings. We last saw the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order January 25, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Of course, Mega Millions had to bring along a trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations!

An evenly spaced trio. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will this year’s October Mega Millions harbor a beastly jackpot, or will it take a quieter path?

September Encore Finale: Mega Millions Edition

September has come and gone for Mega Millions. A milestone had been achieved, a massive jackpot had been won, and the month didn’t end with a Pattern streak. But, the night of September 27th, 2019 was anything but a snooze. Even though there was no streak, there was an encore, and that pushed the jackpot to $45 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore was made possible by 12, 20, 31, 43, 45, and MB 20. This Pattern has now played 222 times.

Finishing strong with an encore. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 501 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 44.3% of the time and was last seen September 24th, 2019.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 52 appearances, has played in 23.4% of the 222 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 501 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played in 10.4% of them. Prior to Friday night, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order played September 13th, 2019.

Now with 13 appearances, the 1 1 1 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 25% of the 52 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.86% of the 222 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.59% of all 501 drawings. We last saw the 1 1 1 2 0 1 Specific Order in the August 6th, 2019 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination, 31, 43, and MB 20, debuted April 10th, 2018.

Topped off with a repeating Three-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Mega Millions will continue to recuperate as we head into October. Right now, a monster jackpot doesn’t seem likely but it’s early yet. We had a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore, after all. Who’s to say that we won’t start the month with a three-peat?

The End of the Summer High

And so, it ended.

After a five-month streak, Lotto Texas  came down from its high September 25, 2019. How fitting that this happened in the first drawing of the season! As is protocol, the prize receded to $5 million.

On the other side of the spectrum, Powerball didn’t see anyone claim the grand prize. A visit from a very uncommon Pattern sent the jackpot climbing quietly for $50 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Keeping with the established “Theme of Five”, it was a {3-2-1} five-peat that brought the Lotto Texas jackpot down to size. This Pattern made its 892nd appearance with 5, 9, 26, 38, 41, and 44.

A five-peat ends a 5-month streak! Source: lotterytrend.com.

The {3-2-1} Pattern has now played in 52.7% of the 1693 drawings and was last seen September 21, 2019.

Now with 125 appearances, the 2 1 3 Specific Order has played in 14% of the 892 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 7.38% of all 1693 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 1 3 Specific Order played August 31, 2019.

Four-Number Combination(s)

Knocking Lotto Texas back down to Earth was plenty enough. There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {4-1-1} Pattern made its 11th appearance with 37, 43, 44, 45, 53, and PB 25.

No Pattern streaks or encores. Just a rising jackpot. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Given that there have been 415 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 2.65% of the time and was last seen June 22, 2019.

The [1-4-1] General Order, now with six appearances, has played in 54.5% of the 11 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 415 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 1.45% of the time. We last saw the [1-4-1] General Order February 20, 2019.

Now with two appearances, the 0 0 1 4 0 1 Specific Order has played in 33.3% of the six drawings where [1-4-1] was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 18.2% of the 11 drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.48% of all 415 drawings. The  0 0 1 4 0 1 Specific Order made its first appearance in the August 17, 2016 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

One repeating Three-Number Combination came with its own brand of mischief, mainly by having played twice before! That Combination was:

A triple repeater. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

So, it looks like there won’t be any crazy-large jackpots to end September. There’s still one drawing left, and Lotto Texas is still in the grip of a Pattern streak. It remains to be seen if the streak holds Saturday night. As for Powerball, a {4-1-1} encore isn’t likely, but stranger things have happened!

500 Things to Do on a Tuesday

September 24, 2019 was a milestone for Mega Millions. The first drawing of the autumn season was not only the 500th drawing, somebody won! Would you believe that the lone winner of the $227 million jackpot hailed from The Lone Star State? Unintentional wordplay aside, the jackpot reset to $40 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 221st appearance with 6, 14, 24, 42, 46, and MB 9.

This Pattern has played 44.2% of the time and was last seen September 13, 2019.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 59 appearances, has played in 11.8% of the 500 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 26.7% of all 221 drawings.

Now with 10 appearances, the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 16.9% of the 59 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.52% of the 221 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 500 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2% of the time.

Both the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order and the 2 1 1 1 0 1 Specific Order played August 27, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

 Nothing like commemorating a milestone like three repeating Three-Number Combinations, right?

Bundled together. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Although the grand prize has been won, that doesn’t necessarily mean a quiet night is in store for Friday! Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore?

The Mega Millions Guide to Raising a Jackpot

Another summer came and went with the September 20, 2019 Mega Millions drawing. However, this lottery wasn’t ready to embrace autumn! Instead of cheering on the shorter days and (eventual) cooler weather on the horizon, it held strong on the crazy-large jackpot front. What all did Mega Millions do to launch its grand prize towards $227 million?

General Lottery Analysis

Instead of an Australia Play encore, Mega Millions decided that having the {2-2-1-1} Pattern play for the 139th time was in order. The winning numbers were 23, 24, 42, 48, 53, and MB 22.

An encore was *not* in the cards! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 27.9% of the 499 drawings and was last seen September 3, 2019.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 46 appearances, has played in 33.1% of the 139 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 499 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.22% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [2-1-2-1] General Order played May 31, 2019.

Now with five appearances, the 0 2 1 2 0 1 Specific Order has played in 10.9% of the 46 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.60% of the 139 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in roughly 1% of all 499 drawings. The 0 2 1 2 0 1 Specific Order was last seen October 27, 2017.

Three-Number Combination(s)

 The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 24, 42, and 48.

Almost split down the middle. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination debuted in the February 8, 2019 drawing.

Three things to keep in mind as September begins to wind down:

  1. There’s a jackpot close to being worth a quarter of a billion dollars
  2. There are two drawings left for the month
  3. The {2-2-1-1} Pattern is the second-most common Pattern for a reason.

Will Mega Millions stay on board the crazy-high jackpot train, and with a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore?

Hopping Beyond $200 Million

Mega Millions crossed the $200 million threshold, and it took nearly two months to do it! Thanks to a little help from an Australia Play, Mega Millions got a hop in its step and leaped to $211 million.

General Lottery Analysis

The September 17th, 2019 edition of the Australia Play was brought to you by 12, 15, 30, 50, 65, and MB 1.

Hopping into crazy-jackpot territory. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

That means the {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and 1 1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order have now played 16 times. Given that there have been 498 Mega Millions drawings so far, an Australia Play has been present for 3.21% of them. We last saw one of these in the August 23rd, 2019 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

 What’s an Australia Play without three repeating Three-Number Combinations? Even more amazing is when the made their debuts!

The February Gang. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

We’re halfway through September and Mega Millions has entered crazy-rich territory. Will the jackpot continue to rise through the rest of the month?

Streaking Through September

We’re changing gears here.

Yes, Lotto Texas. We know you like showing off now. We know you saw a Pattern encore and your jackpot is now $22.5 million.

We want to shine a light on Powerball. Even with its prize being claimed several times throughout the summer, there is one thing it can be proud of: A Pattern streak! Like Lotto Texas, it saw a Pattern encore in its September 14, 2019 drawing. Although nowhere near as monstrous, a healthy $70 million will be up for grabs Wednesday night.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Fresh from this past Wednesday, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 889th appearance September 14th, with 1, 3, 24, 28, 31, and 41.

Encore, anyone? Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.6% of the 1690 Lotto Texas drawings.

Now with 146 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.4% of the 889 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 8.64% of all 1690 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 2 3 1 Specific Order played July 6, 2019.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Four-Number Combination was 1, 3, 31, and 41.

With a side of repeating Four-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination debuted January 5, 2002.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, now with its fifth appearance in a row and 156th appearance overall, came with 11, 27, 31, 36, 67, and PB 11.

Holding on to that Pattern streak! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

This Pattern has now played in 37.9% of the 412 Powerball drawings.

With 29 appearances, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order has now played in 18.6% of the 156 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 412 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 7.04% of the time. The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order was last seen September 7, 2019.

Now with 10 appearances, the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 34.5% of the 29 drawings where [1-1-2-1-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 6.41% of the 156 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 412 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.43% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 1 2 0 1 1 Specific Order played July 13, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

There were three repeating Three-Number Combinations:

How *else* would a repeating Three-Number Combination show itself? Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will Powerball’s Pattern streak continue to the end of the month?

High (Jackpot) Spirits

It sounds unbelievable, but the Lotto Texas jackpot is now roughly 35.8% that of Powerball’s! With no grand prize winners in either lottery, the jackpots stand at $21.5 million and $60 million, respectively. Even with Lotto Texas stealing the spotlight lately, Powerball looks to take some it back with the wonders of a Pattern streak.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The September 11, 2019 Lotto Texas drawing saw the 888th appearance of the {3-2-1} Pattern. The winning numbers were 8, 11, 12, 30, 31, and 49.

Lotto Texas keeping it classy. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played 52.6% of the time and was last seen September 4, 2019.

Now with 160 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has played in roughly 18% of the 888 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1689 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.47% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 3 2 1 Specific Order played June 22, 2019.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Four-Number Combination, 8, 11, 30, and 49, debuted January 12, 2019.

A red loner. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

September 11th also saw a four-peat for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. The 155th occurrence was marked with the appearance of 6, 17, 24, 53, 57, and PB 3.

A Pattern streak to take (some) thunder away. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 37.7% of the 411 Powerball drawings. Recall that we last saw this Pattern September 7, 2019.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, now with 41 appearances, has played in 26.5% of the 155 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 9.98% of all 411 drawings and was last seen May 4, 2019.

Now with nine appearances, the 1 2 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 22% of the 41 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.81% of the 155 drawings where {1-2-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 411 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 2.19% of the time. We last saw the 1 2 0 1 1 1 Specific Order May 1, 2019.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Three-Number Combination was 17, 24, and 57.

With a repeating Three-Number Combination for companionship. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Combination debuted September 13, 2017.

We’re nearing the halfway mark of the month, and both lotteries have got the momentum. Of course, the elephant in the room is the Lotto Texas jackpot. Will it continue to rise the rest of the month, or will it be brought down to size Saturday night?