The August 3, 2018 Mega Millions drawing was a bit different from last time. There was no {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat and the only similarity, if it can be called that, was an inching upward of the grand prize. With the jackpot now at $55 million, the one thing we can’t shake here at Lottery Binge is how for the first time since the spring, an Australia Play showed up.
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 9, 28, 30, 54, 60, and MB 2, Mega Millions saw its ninth Australia Play.
The Australia Play is rare in Mega Millions. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
Of the 381 Mega Millions drawings, the {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and 111111 Specific Order have appeared in 2.36% of them. This play is very uncommon here. Prior to Friday night, it was last seen on March 30, 2018.
Three Number Combination(s)
Bundled in this Australia Play were three repeating Three-Number Combinations:
August 1st was not only Hump Day this year, it was also Lottery Night! Lotto Texas kicked off the month with a Pattern encore and a jackpot now at $14.5 million. Meanwhile, Powerball caught that “crazy large jackpot fever” from Mega Millions. The jackpot for Powerball crossed just over the $200 million mark: $203 million to be precise.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The {3-2-1} Pattern came back for an encore with winning numbers 7, 12, 15, 35, 42, and 49. This Pattern has now played 821 times.
Another {3-2-1} Pattern appearance. Source: lotterytrend.com.
Given that there have been 1573 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has now played 52.2% of the time.
Now with 154 appearances, the 312 Specific Order has played in 18.8% of the 821 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 9.79% of all 1573 drawings. Like the {3-2-1} Pattern, the 312 Specific Order also made an encore. Both were seen in this past Saturday’s drawing (July 28, 2018).
Four-Number Combination(s)
In addition to a playback, Lotto Texas saw a repeating Four-Number Combination that hasn’t been seen in nearly eighteen years!
12, 35, 42, 49
Will another 18 years pass before showing up again? Source: lotterytrend.com.
This Combination made its debut in the early days of Lotto Texas (1-54). More specifically, the August 16, 2000 drawing.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 5, 22, 32, 38, 58, and PB 26, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 104th appearance.
Powerball’s most common Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
Of the 295 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played in 35.3% of them and was last seen on July 21, 2018.
The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order made its 19th appearance and has now played in 18.3% of the 104 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 6.44% of all 295 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order played on March 31, 2018.
Now with eight appearances, the 112011 Specific Order has played in 42.1% of the 19 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.69% of the 104 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.71% of all 295 drawings. The 112011 Specific Order previously played on August 26, 2017.
Three-Number Combination(s)
There were three repeating Three-Number Combinations this time:
Three for Three. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
Will Saturday night see another repeating Four-Number Combination that hasn’t been seen since last decade? Could either Pattern make a repeat appearance?
What a month it was! From holidays to a jackpot that was worth over half a billion dollars, July was festive. What with those Back to School ads and the calendar, July 31st means only a few weeks left of summer. For Mega Millions, it meant another night of recuperation. Even without a big show, $50 million does go a long way.
General Lottery Analysis
The biggest event of the evening was the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore. With winning numbers 12, 15, 35, 64, 69, and MB 9, this Pattern has now played 167 times.
A Pattern encore to end the month. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
With 39 appearances, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has played in 23.4% of the 167 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 10.3% of all 380 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, this General Order played on June 1, 2018.
Now with eight appearances, the 111021 Specific Order has played in 20.5% of the 39 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.79% of the 167 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.11% of all 380 drawings. The 111021 Specific Order previously played on May 8, 2018.
Three Number Combination(s)
Given the nature of a “recovering” lottery, there were no repeating Three-Number Combinations this time.
Could Mega Millions stir up a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern three-peat Friday night, or will it continue to chill out?
Summer’s almost over, but don’t worry! There are still a few weeks left of sleeping in before panic-shopping for Back to School. One thing that is over is July for Lotto Texas and Powerball. July 28, 2018 marked the last drawings of the month for both, and with no grand prize winners, their respective jackpots are now $13.75 million and $187 million. Despite their many differences, they did share one thing in common.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 7, 11, 15, 19, 44, and 49, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 820th appearance.
The {3-2-1} Pattern was seen just a few days ago. Source: lotterytrend.com.
Given that there have been 1572 Lotto Texas drawings to date, this Pattern has played 52.2% of the time.
Now with 153 appearances, the 312 Specific Order has played in 18.7% of the 820 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When taking all 1572 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.73% of the time. Both the {3-2-1} Pattern and the 312 Specific Order played together in the July 18, 2018 drawing. When the Pattern and Specific Order played together on a previous date in Lotto Texas, this is called a playback.
Four-Number Combination(s)
The repeating Four-Number Combination was 11, 15, 19, 49.
This repeating Combination hadn’t been seen in almost two years. Source: lotterytrend.com.
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 86th appearance with winning numbers 22, 27, 46, 56, 65, and PB 13.
There’s a common link with Lotto Texas this time. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
Of the 294 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 29.3% of the time and was last seen on July 18, 2018.
With 35 appearances, the [2-2-1-1] General Order has played in 40.7% of the 86 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 11.9% of all 294 drawings and played alongside the {2-2-1-1} Pattern in the earlier-mentioned July 18th drawing.
So far, it looks like Lotto Texas and Powerball were joined at the hip. Pattern-wise at least. Question is, was Powerball’s Specific Order also last seen on July 18, 2018?
Now with four appearances, the 020211 Specific Order has played in 11.4% of the 35 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.65% of the 86 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 294 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.36% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 020211 Specific Order previously played on January 20, 2018.
Three-Number Combination(s)
There were two repeating Three-Number Combinations:
Mega Millions came back down to Earth in the July 27th drawing. With no grand prize winner, the jackpot inched up to $45 million. This (understandably) quiet night saw an appearance from the lottery’s most commonly seen Pattern.
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 166th appearance with winning numbers 1, 32, 40, 49, 63, and MB 20.
A common Pattern and a “normal” jackpot. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
With 37 appearances, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order has played in 22.3% of the 166 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 9.76% of all 379 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order played on July 10th, 2018.
Now with seven appearances, the 102111 Specific Order played in 18.9% of the 37 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.22% of the 166 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 379 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played 1.84% of the time. We last saw the 102111 Specific Order in the May 11th, 2018 drawing.
Three Number Combination(s)
There weren’t any repeating Three-Number Combinations Friday night.
Someone became at least $522 million richer after the July 24, 2018 Mega Millions drawing. Any lottery that had a drawing the next night would have its work cut out for it. Both Lotto Texas and Powerball rose to the occasion July 25th. Not only did their jackpots rise to $13 million and $168 million, respectively, they both saw an Australia Play! To learn more about what an Australia Play is, click here. Although the post covered Lotto Texas, the same principle applies to Powerball and Mega Millions.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 5, 10, 30, 34, 49, and 51, both the {2-2-2} Pattern and 222 Specific Order made their 219th appearance.
Australia Play #1. Source: lotterytrend.com.
Of the 1571 Lotto Texas drawings, an Australia Play has happened 13.9% of the time. The last time this phenomenon took place was in the June 30, 2018 drawing.
Four-Number Combination(s)
The lone repeating Four-Number Combination of the evening was 5, 30, 34, and 49.
A side order of repeating Four-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend.com.
It made its debut in the June 13, 2009 drawing. Hard to believe that it was a little over nine years ago!
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
Powerball followed suit with its own Australia Play! The {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern, [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order, and 111111 General Order played together for the 21st time with winning numbers 2, 18, 41, 44, 64, and PB 26.
Australia Play #2. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
Given that there have been 293 Powerball drawings, the Australia Play has appeared in 7.17% of them and was last seen on May 9, 2018.
Three-Number Combination(s)
There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations Wednesday night.
Will either Australia Play do the “unthinkable” and go for an encore Saturday night? Will other Patterns be the ones to end July?
The [3-1-1-1] General Order made its 26th appearance and has now played in 36.6% of the 71 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 6.88% of all 378 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the [3-1-1-1] General Order played alongside the {3-1-1-1} Pattern in the earlier-mentioned June 22nd drawing.
Now with four appearances, the 311001 Specific Order has played in 15.4% of the 26 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.63% of the 71 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 378 drawings, this Specific Order has played 1.06% of the time. A playback (Pattern, General Order, and Specific Order played together on a previous date) was not meant to be. The 311001 Specific Order was last seen on February 2nd, 2018.
Three Number Combination(s)
Someone claiming the crazy-high jackpot was enough momentum for Mega Millions. There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations this time.
Now that things have settled down and July is ending soon, will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore in Friday’s drawing?
The biggest story of Lottery Binge this summer has been Mega Millions. This lottery’s grand prize has soared into the stratosphere and is close to half a billion, yes billion dollars! Even though Mega Millions has had the lion’s share of buzzworthy news, Lotto Texas and Powerball are not down for the count. After July 21st, Powerball is feeling the urge to rise, and its jackpot is now $147 million. Lotto Texas isn’t likely to see a prize that large anytime soon ($12.25 million ain’t too shabby), but it had its own way of generating buzz—throwing a rarely-played Pattern into the ring.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 4, 6, 9, 14, 15, and 45, the uncommon {5-1} Pattern made its 57th appearance.
A rare Pattern was the play of the night. Source: lotterytrend.com.
Of the 1570 Lotto Texas drawings to date, this Pattern has played 3.63% of the time and was last seen on June 16th, 2018.
Now with four appearances, the 501 Specific Order has played in 7.02% of the 57 drawings where {5-1} was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also appeared in 0.25% of all 1570 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 501 Specific Order played a little over a year ago in the July 19th, 2017 drawing.
Four-Number Combination(s)
There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations this time.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
Powerball went the opposite direction of Lotto Texas. Instead of playing an uncommon Pattern, the most common Pattern appeared. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 103rd appearance with winning numbers 9, 23, 56, 58, 68, and PB 1.
Going the other way with a common Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
Given that there have been 292 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 35.3% of the time. This Pattern was last seen in the July 14th, 2018 drawing.
With 30 appearances, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has now played in 29.1% of the 103 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 10.3% of all 292 drawings and was last seen on June 27th, 2018.
Now with seven appearances, the 110121 Specific Order has played in 23.3% of the 30 drawings where [1-1-1-2-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also appeared in 6.80% of the 103 drawings where the Pattern was {2-1-1-1-1} and in 2.40% of all 292 drawings. The 110121 Specific Order previously played on August 16th, 2017.
Three-Number Combination(s)
Repeating Three-Number Combinations were absent this time.
As July starts to wind down, will the jackpots for Lotto Texas and Powerball continue to rise? Will either the {5-1} Pattern or {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern see an encore Wednesday night?
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 20th 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 165th appearance.
The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern soar to new heights. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order made its 46th 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 1st, 2018.
Now with 15 appearance, the 201111 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 201111 Specific Order previously played on December 15th, 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 12th, 2015 and previously played June 8th, 2018)
The jackpot fever did not break for either Lotto Texas or Powerball July 18th. 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 14th 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 312 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 312 Specific Order played on May 30th, 2018.
Four-Number Combination(s)
There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 85th appearance with winning numbers 1, 10, 27, 28, 36, and PB 12.
Of the 291 Powerball drawings so far, this Pattern has played in 29.2% of them and was last seen on July 7th, 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 7th drawing mentioned earlier.
Now with six appearances, the 221001 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 221001 Specific Order on June 9th, 2018.
Three-Number Combination(s)
Powerball’s “extra boost” came in the form of two repeating Three-Number Combinations:
