Any hopes for a {2-2-1-1} Pattern streak were dashed in the June 12th drawing. Additionally, there was no jackpot winner, and the prize now stands at $161 million. Nonetheless, Mega Millions saw a shake up, and Lottery Binge has the 4-1-1 on Tuesday’s drawing. For starters, there were a couple of 4-1-1’s.
General Lottery Analysis
The first 4-1-1, of course, was the {4-1-1} Pattern. Its tenth appearance was thanks to winning numbers 1, 3, 5, 8, 70 and MB 3.
{4-1-1} is not a very common Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
As of the 366th Mega Millions drawing, this Pattern has played 2.73% of the time. The {4-1-1} Pattern was last seen on May 4, 2018.
The second 4-1-1 was the [4-1-1] General Order. With its sixth appearance, this General Order has now played in 60% of the ten drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When looking at all 366 drawings, this General Order has played 1.64% of the time. Fun fact: The [4-1-1] General Order played alongside the {4-1-1} Pattern in the earlier-mentioned May 4th drawing.
Tuesday’s drawing saw the debut of the 400011 Specific Order. With that said, this Specific Order has played in roughly 16.7% of the six drawings where the General Order was [4-1-1]. This Specific Order has also now played in 10% of the ten drawings where {4-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.27% of all 366 drawings.
Three Number Combination(s)
Nothing like a repeating Three-Number Combination to keep things “shook up”! The lone Combination was 1, 5, 8.
Bottoming out the table. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
With no one getting all six numbers correct in either Lotto Texas or Powerball, the jackpots have now gone up to $6.75 million and $121 million, respectively. What with a Pattern streak in Lotto Texas shattered, then that means the night was uneventful, right? Not at all! In contrast to the more obvious shows of grandiosity as of late, the excitement was subtler June 9, 2018.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The not-so-common {4-2} Pattern made its 170th appearance with winning numbers 10, 14, 17, 18, 21, and 24.
{4-2} isn’t a rare Pattern, but not a common one, either. Source: lotterytrend.com.
Of the 1558 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 10.9% of the time. We last saw this Pattern on January 27, 2018.
Now with 35 appearances, the 420 Specific Order has played in 20.6% of the 170 drawings where {4-2} was the winning Pattern and in 2.25% of all 1558 drawings. Amazingly, this Specific Order played alongside the {4-2} Pattern in the earlier-mentioned January 27th drawing!
Four-Number Combination(s)
Just as it was when the {4-2} Pattern last appeared, there were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
Fresh from its appearance this past Wednesday, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern went on to make an encore. Its 82nd appearance was thanks to winning numbers were 6, 10, 15, 25, 36, and PB 14.
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern is Powerball’s second-most-common. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
Given that there have been 280 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 29.3% of the time.
The [2-2-1-1] General Order made its 31st appearance and has now played in 37.8% of the 82 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 11.1% of all 280 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, this General Order played on May 2, 2018.
Now with five appearances, the 221001 Specific Order has played in 16.1% of the 31 drawings where [2-2-1-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 6.10% of the 82 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.79% of all 280 drawings. This Specific Order was last seen on November 18, 2017.
Three-Number Combination(s)
There may have been a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore, but that didn’t lead to another night of repeating Three-Number Combinations.
Will other not-so-common Patterns make an appearance this week? Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern go on to make a “three-peat”?
In the last Mega Millions post, the question was whether the {2-2-1-1} Pattern would make an encore, or if something unexpected would happen.
The results of the June 8th lottery analysis pointed to…both.
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern not only made an encore, there were a few other surprises. That, combined with a jackpot now at $144 million, has turned up the heat in Mega Millions.
General Lottery Analysis
The 104th appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern was thanks to winning numbers 14, 30, 33, 44, 56, and MB 13.
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore wasn’t alone. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
Given that there have been 365 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played 28.5% of the time. Remember, it was just this past Tuesday when this Pattern last appeared.
The encore appearance of the [1-2-2-1] General Order brought its total number of appearances up to 36. This General Order has now played in 34.6% of the 104 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When looking at all 365 drawings, this General Order has played 9.86% of the time.
Despite the Pattern and General Order encores, this did not hold true for the Specific Order. Now with three appearances, the 102201 Specific Order has played in 8.33% of the 36 drawings where [1-2-2-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 2.88% of the 104 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.82% of all 365 drawings. Prior to Friday night, this Specific Order was seen on December 2nd, 2016. This was a little over 18 months ago.
A span of a year-and-a-half between Specific Order play dates is interesting, but it pales in comparison to what else took place Friday night.
Four-Number Combination
The header is not a typo. A repeating Four-Number Combination really did take place, and that Combination was 14, 30, 33, and 44!
This Combination made its debut two years ago in the May 12th, 2015 drawing.
Three Number Combination(s)
Naturally, a repeating Four-Number Combination is never alone. Inside it are four repeating Three-Number Combinations:
14, 30, 33
14, 30, 44
30, 33, 44
14, 33, 44
Bleeding with repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
And, like the “mother” repeating Four-Number Combination, these Combinations made their debut in the earlier-mentioned May 12th drawing.
With rising temperatures (and a rising jackpot), will Tuesday’s drawing see a {2-2-1-1} Pattern “three-peat” packed with repeating Combinations of the Three and Four-Number kind?
One word sums up the night of June 6th: “Momentum”. One way to build momentum in the Lottery World is to have jackpots climb up. The respective prizes are now $6.5 million and $105 million. Another way is to stick with a Pattern Streak and throw in a brand new Specific Order.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
Right off the heels of this past Saturday’s drawing, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its fourth consecutive appearance. This time, the winning numbers were 4, 5, 13, 23, 36, and 52.
Four in a row. Source: lotterytrend.com.
This Pattern has now played 812 times, and of the 1557 Lotto Texas drawings, it has played in 52.2% of them.
Now with 145 appearances, the 321 Specific Order has played in 17.9% of the 812 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 9.31% of all 1557 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, this Specific Order played on May 2, 2018.
Four-Number Combination(s)
The “four-peat” was all the momentum Lotto Texas had. There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations this time.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 81st appearance with winning numbers 23, 28, 41, 53, 56, and PB 14.
No Pattern streak for Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
Given that there have been 279 Powerball drawings so far, this Pattern has played 29% of the time, and was last seen on May 23, 2018.
The [2-1-2-1] General Order made its 26th appearance and has now played in 32.1% of the 81 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 9.32% of all 279 Powerball drawings. We last saw the [2-1-2-1] General Order in the March 28, 2018 drawing.
And now the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The 021201 Specific Order made its world debut! With that said, this Specific Order has played in 3.85% of the 26 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.23% of the 81 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.36% of all 279 drawings.
Three-Number Combination(s)
Powerball got an extra boost of momentum with two repeating Three-Number Combinations:
Compared to the Pattern streak that happened last month and the playback that happened last time, Tuesday’s drawing was comparatively “normal”. So “normal” in fact that no one got all six numbers in the June 5th drawing. With the jackpot now standing at $125 million, what exactly happened Tuesday night?
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 103rd appearance with 22, 33, 41, 48, 52, and MB 4.
Blocking a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern encore. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
This Pattern has now played in 28.3% of the 364 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen on May 29th, 2018. For those of you out there new to the Lottery Binge experience, “364” refers to the number of drawings that use the “regular” 1-70 and Mega Balls 1-25. The change went into effect at the end of October 2017. This was changed from an earlier system.
With its 35th appearance, the [1-2-2-1] General Order has played in roughly 34% of the 103 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 9.62% of all 364 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, this General Order played on April 27th, 2018.
Now with seven appearances, the 012201 Specific Order has played in 20% of the 35 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order also played in 6.80% of the 103 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.92% of all 364 drawings. The 012201 Specific Order was last seen on February 9th, 2018.
Three Number Combination(s)
Despite the “normality”, there were two repeating Three-Number Combinations:
22, 33, 41 (Debuted July 25th, 2014)
33, 52, MB 4 (Debuted January 21st, 2014)
A repeating Three-Number Combination sandwich. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
As Mega Millions continues to settle into June, will Friday’s drawing see a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore, or something unexpected?
One sequel isn’t enough these days! It’s common for there to be one movie after the original story, but nowadays, Part III or higher shows up. There have even been instances where the final part of a series is split into two movies. None of that “part splitting” is present in lotteries or lottery analysis, that’s for sure, but Pattern streaks are a popular go-to.
The days are getting hotter in Houston, and Lotto Texas and Powerball followed suit on June 2nd. Both lotteries saw their most commonly seen Patterns and with no grand prize winners, their respective jackpots now stand at $6.25 million and $87 million.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
The {3-2-1} Pattern three-peat was thanks to winning numbers 6, 26, 34, 40, 43, and 54. This Pattern has now played 811 times.
The {3-2-1} Pattern strikes again. Source: lotterytrend.com.
Given that there have been 1556 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played in 52.1% of them. Recall that the {3-2-1} Pattern was recently seen in this past Wednesday’s drawing and before then, on May 26, 2018.
Now with 146 appearances, the 123 Specific Order has played in 18% of the 811 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 9.38% of all 1556 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, we last saw this Specific Order on March 17, 2018.
Four-Number Combination(s)
There were two repeating Four Number Combinations:
6, 26, 40, 54 (Debuted September 8, 2001)
6, 26, 34, 40 (Debuted August 12, 2015)
Two repeating Four-Number Combinations to go. Source: lotterytrend.com.
Unlike the last time the {3-2-1} Pattern appeared, this instance was not a playback, and there was one more repeating Four-Number Combination. You could say that this {3-2-1} Pattern sequel was different enough to prevent a rehash.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 97th appearance with winning numbers 23, 25, 37, 44, 64, and PB 7.
{2-1-1-1-1} Pattern isn’t an encore. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
This Pattern has played in 34.9% of the 278 Powerball drawings and was last seen on May 26, 2018.
The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, with 26 appearances, has played in 26.8% of the 97 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 9.35% of all 278 drawings. We last saw the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order on April 25, 2018.
Now with six appearances, the 021111 Specific Order has played in 23.1% of the 26 drawings where [2-1-1-1-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has played in 6.19% of the 97 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.16% of all 278 drawings. The 021111 Specific Order accompanied the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order in the earlier-mentioned April 25th drawing.
Three-Number Combination(s)
The lone Three-Number Combination was 23, 37, 64.
From a past June. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
Will either the {3-2-1} Pattern or {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern show up again in Wednesday’s drawing? Will there be more repeating Three and Four-Number Combinations?
June 1st has come and gone, and Mega Millions had the “honor” of starting the month. With the jackpot now standing at $110 million, could this be a buildup to an insanely large one later this summer? Time will tell.
Now, the title of today’s post has a mild spoiler. Yes, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern played, but “So what?” you wonder. Well, it is the most commonly seen Mega Millions Pattern by a good margin. That, and when this Pattern plays, there’s usually something more behind it.
General Lottery Analysis
The 161st appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern featured winning numbers 5, 24, 52, 62, 66, and MB 17.
{2-1-1-1-1} Pattern starts the month. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
This Pattern has now played in 44.4% of the 363 Mega Millions drawings.
Moving onto the General Order, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order made its 38th appearance. This General Order has now played in 23.6% of the 161 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 10.5% of all 363 drawings.
Now with three appearances, the 110121 Specific Order has played in 7.89% of the 38 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.86% of the 161 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.83% of all 363 drawings.
Summer is a time of blockbusters, competition shows, and whatnot, but there’s another thing that it’s famous for, or was. For all you older readers out there, remember when all the TV shows had aired their last episodes of the season (or ever), and there was nothing but repeats? Some things repeat, or at least rhyme. Earlier in the week, Mega Millions had a playback with a different Pattern-General Order-Specific Order group. There was another, this time with the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, and the 110121 Specific Order. These three were last seen a couple of weeks ago in the May 18, 2018 drawing.
Three Number Combination(s)
Amidst all the excitement of yet another playback, there were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.
Will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern make an encore, or better yet, will a playback occur in Tuesday’s drawing?
Today’s post will begin with a couple of shout-outs.
First, to the class of 2018. Whether you’re a college or high school graduate, you’ve survived at least twelve years of schooling, and now it’s time to make your mark in the world. Go forth!
This next shout-out is a special one to the teachers, parents, and students of the Houston area. When tragedy struck (and boy, did it strike), we came together and said to each other, “I got your back”. And, there were some bright spots, too. All this to say, y’all earned those three months. Take that time to chill, stay sharp, and like the old Discovery Channel motto, “Explore your world.”
“Star Wars” reference aside, the post title only tells you a little bit of what went on May 30, 2018. In the most recent Mega Millions post, I mentioned sequels and how summers tend to be filled with them, especially these days. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they’re a big deal. For lotteries, anyway.
Right now, the jackpots for Lotto Texas and Powerball stand at a respective $6 million and $74 million. Lotto Texas got hit by “sequelitis”. Powerball got bit by something else.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
Fresh from the May 26th drawing, the {3-2-1} Pattern came back for an encore with winning numbers 8, 9, 14, 34, 42, and 44.
Pattern encore for the most common Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com
This Pattern has now played 810 times. Given that there have been 1555 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played in 52.1% of them.
The {3-2-1} Pattern wasn’t the only thing that made an encore! Now with 151 appearances, the 312 Specific Order has played in 18.6% of the 810 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. This Specific Order has also played in 9.71% of all 1555 drawings.
Four-Number Combination(s)
The repeating Four-Number Combination 9, 14, 34, and 42 was the cherry on top.
At the bottom, yet at the top. Source: lotterytrend.com.
This Combination made its debut in a summer long past. It was the July 21, 2007 drawing. Ten years may seem like nothing to (older) humans, but it is a long time for lotteries.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
The {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 57th appearance with winning numbers 17, 23, 26, 46, 68, and PB 20.
The Pattern from a past Saturday. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
Out of 277 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played in 20.6% of them. This Pattern was last seen on May 19, 2018.
The [3-1-1-1] General Order was also last seen in the earlier-mentioned May 19th drawing. This General Order has now played in 28.1% of the 57 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. When looking at all 277 drawings, this General Order has played 5.78% of the time.
Now with five appearances, the 030111 Specific Order has played in 31.25% of the 16 drawings where the General Order was [3-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 8.77% of the 57 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.81% of all 277 drawings. Unlike what we saw with Lotto Texas, there was no playback. The 030111 Specific Order previously played on April 11, 2018.
Three-Number Combination(s)
Repeating Three-Number Combinations were absent.
Will Lotto Texas and Powerball greet June with Pattern streaks/encores, or will other Patterns take the spotlight?
With the summer blockbuster season comes sequels, prequels, and “interquels”. Mega Millions borrowed from the Hollywood playbook and released a sequel in the May 29th drawing. As of this post, the jackpot now stands at $97 million. Sequel-itis has also hit the basketball world. Thursday night will be the beginning of the saga known as the NBA finals, a.k.a. “Cavaliers vs. Warriors: Part IV”. What a way to end the month, eh?
General Lottery Analysis
Right off the heels of this past Friday, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 102nd appearance! The winning numbers this time were 2, 11, 55, 58, 67, and MB 2.
Sequels are a part of life. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
As of this post, there have been 362 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played in 28.2% of them.
Next up is the [2-1-2-1] General Order. With 33 appearances, this General Order has played in 32.4% of the 102 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 9.12% of all 362 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, this General Order was also seen in this past Friday’s drawing.
Why should the {2-2-1-1} Pattern and the [2-1-2-1] General Order have all the fun? The 200121Specific Order showed up in this past Friday’s drawing, too. Now with seven appearances, this Specific Order has played in 21.2% of the 33 drawings where the [2-1-2-1] General Order appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 6.86% of the 102 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when looking at all 362 drawings, the [2-1-2-1] General Order has played 1.93% of the time.
With the encore powers of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern, the [2-1-2-1] General Order and the 200121 Specific Order combined, we get the playback.
Three Number Combination(s)
The night couldn’t be complete without a repeating Three-Number Combination, right? The lone repeating Combination was 11, 58, and 67.
A less-obvious sequel. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.
This Combination made its debut in the October 31st, 2014 drawing.
Summertime is when Mega Millions likes to go for the big plays, like the playback we just discussed. Pattern streaks are a thing, too. Will June start with a big play?
The NBA Playoffs are heating up (Both Eastern and Western Conferences are going to Game 7!)
Things would’ve heated up even more the night of May 26th if either Lotto Texas or Powerball saw a jackpot winner. The jackpots now stand at $5.75 million and $60 million, respectively. But, the night stayed on the “Hot, but not blazing hot”, side. Both lotteries saw their most common Patterns. For those of you out there who love repeating Four-Number and Three-Number Combinations, the night offered up a treat or two.
Lotto Texas
General Lottery Analysis
With winning numbers 3, 14, 18, 35, 43, and 44, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 809th appearance.
One pattern. 809 appearances. Source: lotterytrend.com.
Given that there have been 1554 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played 52.1% of the time. We last saw this Pattern in the May 5, 2018 drawing.
Now with 150 appearances, the 312 Specific Order has played in 18.5% of the 809 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When looking at all 1554 drawings, this Specific Order has played 9.65% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, this Specific Order played on April 4, 2018.
Four-Number Combination(s)
The lone repeating Four-Number Combination was 3, 14, 43, and 44.
The night wasn’t totally bland for Lotto Texas. Source: lotterytrend.com.
This Combination had the honor of showing up in the last Lotto Texas drawing of 2014. Would you believe that that drawing fell on December 31st?
Did Powerball get any visits from New Year’s Eves past? Let’s find out.
Powerball
General Lottery Analysis
The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was thanks to winning numbers 1, 21, 31, 45, 49, and PB 21.
The power of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
This Pattern has now played 96 times. With that said, it has played in 34.8% of the 276 Powerball drawings, and was last seen on April 25, 2018.
The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, with its 27th appearance, has now played in 28.125% of the 96 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Taking all 276 drawings into account, this General Order has played 9.78% of the time. We last saw the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order in the January 13, 2018 drawing.
Now with five appearances, the 111201 Specific Order has played in 18.5% of the 27 drawings where [1-1-1-2-1] was the General Order. This Specific Order has also played in 5.21% of the 96 drawings where the winning Pattern was {2-1-1-1-1}. Finally, when looking at all 276 drawings, this Pattern has played 1.81% of the time. The 111201 Specific Order previously played on January 10, 2018.
Three-Number Combination(s)
The lone repeating Three-Number Combination was 21, 31, and PB 21.
With a repeating Three-Number Combination to go. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.
