A Mega Millions Winner is Crowned

Of the three lotteries we cover at Lottery Binge, Mega Millions is usually the most flashy one. First week of the new year, and someone won the enormous $450 million jackpot! And, two Houston-area locals won at least $1 million. Congratulations to everyone who won.

There were a couple of interesting observations regarding the winning Pattern Friday night. Not only did it play in the second Mega Millions drawing of 2018, it’s also the second-most Common Pattern.

General Lottery Analysis

The January 5, 2018 drawing saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern play for the 91st time, with winning numbers 28, 30, 39, 59, 70, and MB 10.

Thanks to these numbers, someone is $450 million richer. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Of the 321 Mega Millions drawings, this Pattern has played in 28.3% of them. This was the Pattern that closed out 2017. For Mega Millions, at least.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order made its 31st appearance, and has now played in 34.1% of the 91 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Taking all 321 drawings into account, this General Order has played 9.66% of the time. We last saw this General Order in the October 10, 2017 drawing.

Now having played four times, the 0 1 2 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 12.9% of the 31 drawings where the [1-2-2-1] General Order appeared. Out of the 91 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern played, this Specific Order has appeared 4.40% of the time. Finally, when taking all 321 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played in 1.25% of them. Prior to Friday night, the 0 1 2 0 2 1 Specific Order was last seen in the March 10, 2017 drawing. This was configured from the 0 1 2 1 1 1 Specific Order seen that night.

Three Number Combination(s)

Not only was there a winner Friday night, there were also two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

Bookends or sandwich? Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Things are starting to warm up in Mega Millions. Will the thaw continue next week?

A Second Wind

Unlike what we saw with Mega Millions, January 3, 2018 was an active night. Just as well, what with most people having gone back to work. How did Lotto Texas and Powerball ring in the new year? Let’s find out.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

Lotto Texas started 2018 the same way it ended 2017, with the {3-2-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 6, 8, 21, 33, 34, and 47, this Pattern has now played 787 times.

Starting 2018 the way 2017 ended. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1513 drawings to date, this Pattern has played roughly 52% of the time.

Now with 129 appearances, the 2 3 1 Specific Order has played in 16.4% of the 787 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When looking at all 1513 drawings, this Specific Order has played 8.53% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 2 3 1 Specific Order was last seen October 7, 2017.

Four-Number Combination(s)

The lone repeating Four-Number Combination of the evening was 6, 8, 34, and 47.

Near the top of the stack. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination made its debut over two years ago, in the August 12, 2015 drawing.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball started the year with a Pattern that doesn’t play often. The {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 46th appearance with winning numbers 2, 18, 37, 39, 42, and PB 12.

Still no winner. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 19.6% of the 235 Powerball drawings, and played just before Christmas. More specifically, in the December 23, 2017 drawing.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order, now with 21 appearances, has played in 45.7% of the 46 drawings where {3-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This statistic becomes 8.94% when looking at all 235 drawings. We last saw this General Order in the December 20, 2017 drawing.

With two appearances, the 1 1 3 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 9.52% of the 21 drawings where the [1-1-3-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 4.35% of the 46 drawings where the {3-1-1-1} Pattern appeared. Finally, when looking at all 235 drawings, this Specific Order has played 0.85% of the time. The 1 1 3 0 0 1 Specific Order made its debut in the February 15, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 18, 37, 39.

Same season, different year. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Like the {3-1-1-1} Pattern, it too played during the Christmas season. However, it was the Christmas prior. This Combination made its debut in the December 14, 2016 drawing.

How will Lotto Texas and Powerball end the first week of 2018?

New Year, New Pattern

We’re only three days into the new year, and we’ve already had a Mega Millions drawing! In our last Mega Millions post, we covered the {2-2-1-1} Pattern. It was the Pattern that kicked off, and closed out, 2017. This time, it was another Pattern that had the honor of greeting 2018.

General Lottery Analysis

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, Master of Pattern Streaks, made its 139th appearance in the January 2nd drawing. The winning numbers were 1, 42, 47, 64, 70, and MB 22.

Starting the year with {2-1-1-1-1}. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

With 320 Mega Millions drawings so far, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has played 43.4% of the time. We last saw this Pattern in the December 15, 2017 drawing.

Now with 34 appearances, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has played in 24.5% of the 139 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. When looking at all 320 drawings, this General Order has played 10.625% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order was seen in the December 8, 2017 drawing.

The 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order, now with 13 appearances, has now played in 38.2% of the 34 drawings where the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has appeared. In fact, it was seen along said General Order in the December 8th drawing. This Specific Order has also played in 9.35% of the 139 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. Finally, when taking all 320 drawings into consideration, this Specific Order has played in 4.0625% of the time.

Three Number Combination(s)

As the world recuperated from the New Year’s festivities, it was fitting that there were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

What lies in store for Mega Millions this year?

Adieu, 2017

First, a Happy New Year to all our readers! After another year of Pattern streaks, similar spreads, and Australia Plays, the year 2017 officially ended on December 30th. In Lottery World, anyway. Not content with taking it easy New Year’s weekend, Lotto Texas and Powerball wanted to give a more festive send-off Saturday night.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} reigned supreme. With winning numbers 9, 14, 16, 27, 45, and 51, this Pattern played for the 786th time.

The last Lotto TX Pattern of 2017. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Now that there have been 1512 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played in roughly 52% of them. Prior to Saturday night, the {3-2-1} Pattern was last seen in the December 20, 2017 drawing.

With its 146th appearance, the 3 1 2 Specific Order has played in 18.6% of the 786 drawings where the {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. When looking at all 1512 drawings, this Specific Order has played 9.66% of the time. The 3 1 2 Specific Order previously played in the December 2, 2017 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

A repeating Four-Number Combination was part of Lotto Texas’s send-off to 2017:

  • 9, 14, 27, 51 (Debuted December 4, 2010)
Near the top and the lone repeater. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Not a shabby send-off. What tricks were up Powerball’s sleeves?

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball also saw its most commonly played Pattern, and it one-upped the one in Lotto Texas. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern, right off the heels of Wednesday’s drawing, decided to have another go. The 86th appearance was highlighted by winning numbers 28, 36, 41, 51, 58, and PB 24.

An encore of the most commonly-seen Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Of the 234 Powerball drawings, this Pattern has played 36.8% of the time.

The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order, making its 25th appearance, has now played in 29.1% of the 86 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. This General Order has also played in 10.7% of all 234 drawings. The [1-2-1-1-1] General Order previously played in the December 16, 2017 drawing.

Now with six appearances, the 0 1 2 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 24% of the 25 drawings where the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order was also seen in 6.98% of the 86 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 234 drawings into account, this Specific Order has been seen 2.56% of the time. The 0 1 2 1 1 1 Specific Order was last seen in the December 9, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

Powerball added an extra kick with three repeating Three-Number Combinations:

Add three repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will Lotto Texas and Powerball start the new year with Pattern encores, or something totally unexpected?

Coming Full Circle

What a year! With all the craziness in both the “real world” and Mega Millions, we made it to the end. Mega Millions said goodbye to 2017 with a Pattern encore. Of course, with this being Mega Millions and all, the Pattern wasn’t the only big event of the evening.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 4, 10, 18, 28, 62, and MB 7, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 90th appearance in the December 29th drawing.

An encore to end the year. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Given that there have been 319 Mega Millions drawings to date, this Pattern has played 28.2% of the time. Interestingly, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern was the very Pattern that kicked off 2017, although that was under the old 75-15 system. Leave it to Mega Millions to finish the year the way it started!

With its 33rd appearance, the [2-2-1-1] General Order has played in 36.7% of the 90 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 10.3% of all 319 drawings. Prior to Friday night, this General Order was seen in the December 1, 2017 drawing.

The 2 2 0 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 12.1% of the 33 drawings where the [2-2-1-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has played in 4.44% of the 90 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Finally, when taking all 319 drawings into account, the 2 2 0 0 1 1 Specific Order has played 1.25% of the time. This Specific Order was last seen over two years ago. More specifically, in the November 17, 2015 drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

Mega Millions ended the year with three repeating Three-Number Combinations:

  • 4, 10, MB 7 (Debuted December 23, 2014)
  • 28, 62, MB 7 (Debuted December 18, 2015)
  • 18, 28, MB 7 (Debuted September 12, 2014)
Clustered together at the top. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern be the one to start 2018, or will another Pattern have the honor?

The One Where a Playback Happened

This past year has been a host of the unexpected at Lottery Trend headquarters:

And yet, there’s one phenomenon that outshines them all: the playback. Playbacks occur when the Pattern, General Order (Powerball and Mega Millions only), and Specific Order played together on a previous date. Unlike the Pattern associated with an Australia Play, a “Playback Pattern” can have more than one associated General Order (if applicable) and Specific Order.

Wednesday night saw at least one playback.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The uncommonly seen {3-3} Pattern made its 128th appearance in the December 27th drawing, with winning numbers 2, 4, 15, 38, 48, and 53.

{3-3} decides to show up when the year’s just about over. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1511 Lotto Texas drawings so far, this Pattern has played in 8.47% of them. This Pattern was last seen in the October 28, 2017 drawing.

The 3 0 3 Specific Order made its 49th appearance. This has now played in 38.3% of the 128 drawings where the {3-3} Pattern has appeared. When taking all 1511 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played 3.24% of the time. The 3 0 3 Specific Order was seen alongside the {3-3} Pattern in the October 28th drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

In addition to an uncommon Pattern, Wednesday night’s drawing saw the following repeating Four-Number Combination:

  • 4, 15, 38, 48
Hiding under the “singles”. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Unlike what we saw last time, this Combination made its debut in this decade. More specifically, the August 13, 2011 drawing.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball saw its most commonly seen Pattern Wednesday evening. With winning numbers 3, 9, 16, 56, 60, and PB 3, the {2-1-1-1-1} pattern has now played 85 times.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was “safer”. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 36.5% of the 233 Powerball drawings thus far. Prior to Wednesday night, we saw this Pattern in the December 16, 2017 drawing.

Now with 20 appearances, the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order has played in 23.5% of the 85 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. This General Order has also played in 8.58% of all 233 drawings. The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order was last seen in the November 11, 2017 drawing.

The 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order has now played five times. Of the 20 drawings where the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order made an appearance, this Specific Order has played 25% of the time. Out of the 85 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, this Specific Order has played in 5.88% of them. Finally, when taking all 233 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played 2.15% of the time. We last saw the 2 1 0 1 1 1 Specific Order in the July 5, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 3, 16, 56.

At the bottom, yet sticking out. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Combination made its debut in the October 26, 2016 drawing.

Saturday is the last lottery day of 2017. How will Lotto Texas and Powerball end the year?

Christmas Clean-Up

Hope everyone out there had a great Christmas! Now that we’ve had our fill of Christmas ham and dressing, it’s time to get back to work. Lottery work, that is. Even with one week left in 2017, lotteries don’t take breaks!

Some people see December 26th as “The Day After Christmas.” Others see it more like:

  • Boxing Day (More of a UK/Commonwealth thing, not so much in the U.S.)
  • The First Day of Kwanzaa
  • The penultimate drawing of 2017

That last point is what today’s post is all about. Was there a {3-1-1-1} three-peat Tuesday night?

General Lottery Analysis

Although there was no Pattern three-peat, we did see the second-most commonly played Mega Millions Pattern. With winning numbers 10, 12, 20, 38, 41, and MB 25, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 89th appearance.

A visit from the “#2” Pattern. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has played in roughly 28% of the 318 drawings. The {2-2-1-1} Pattern was the one that kicked off December, showing up on the very first day.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order made its 27th appearance, and has now played in 30.3% of the 89 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared. When looking at all 318 drawings, this General Order has played 8.49% of the time. Prior to Tuesday night, the [2-1-2-1] General Order played in the October 27, 2017 drawing.

With its second-ever appearance, the 2 1 2 0 0 1 Specific Order has now played in 7.41% of the 27 drawings where the [2-1-2-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has played in 2.25% of the 89 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 0.63% of all 218 drawings.  The 2 1 2 0 0 1 Specific Order is a special one. It made its debut over three years ago in the July 15, 2014 drawing.

Three Number Combination(s)

Even more amazing is the repeating Three-Number Combination 10, 20, 38.

At the bottom of the table, but tops in Combination appearances. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination made its debut in the December 26, 2017 drawing, exactly three years prior!

Friday’s drawing will be the last Mega Millions drawing of 2017. Will the 2017 run end with a {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore?

The Great Lottery Gifting

First, we’d like to wish our readers a Merry Christmas! December 23rd was a busy night. Whether it was wrapping up last-minute shopping, or partaking in Festivus activities in the “real world”, Lotto Texas and Powerball had something for everyone. Who could say “No” to Pattern encores, rare Patterns, and repeating Combinations, of both the Four-Number and Three-Number kind?

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {5-1} Pattern, one of the rarest Lotto Texas Patterns, made its 55th appearance, with winning numbers 8, 22, 23, 29, 34, and 36.

Out of six numbers came a rare Pattern. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Out of the 1510 drawings, this Pattern has played in 3.64% of them, and was last seen in the November 18, 2017 drawing.

Now with 15 appearances, the 1 5 0 Specific Order has played in 27.3% of the 55 drawings where the {5-1} Pattern has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 0.99% of all 1510 drawings. Prior to Saturday, the 1 5 0 Specific Order was last seen in the August 5, 2017 drawing.

Four-Number Combination(s)

What makes looking at the repeating Four-Number Combinations fun is finding the ones that made their debuts in the last decade. Here were two of them:

  • 22, 29, 34, 36 (Debuted August 15, 2001)
  • 8, 22, 23, 29 (Debuted March 12, 2008)
Two repeating Four-Number Combinations. One shared decade. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Like the {3-1-1-1} Pattern in “sister” lottery Mega Millions, Powerball’s {3-1-1-1} Pattern got a bit of that “Encore Fever”. This time, the winning numbers were 1, 3, 13, 15, 44, and PB 25, bringing the number of appearances to 45.

Pattern encores are a thing this week. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Given that there have been 232 Powerball drawings to date, this Pattern has played 19.4% of the time.

The [3-1-1-1] General Order made its 11th appearance Saturday night. With that said, it has now played in 24.4% of the 45 drawings where the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. When taking all 232 drawings into account, this General Order has played 4.74% of the time. We last saw the [3-1-1-1] General Order in the October 11, 2017 drawing.

Now with two appearances, the 3 1 0 1 0 1 Specific Order has played in 18.2% of the eleven drawings where the [3-1-1-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has now played in 4.44% of the 45 drawings where the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 0.86% of all 232 drawings. The 3 1 0 1 0 1 Specific Order made its debut in the January 11, 2017 drawing.

Here’s something that will add some more spice to your wassail: Pay close attention to the numbers that played that evening. The winning numbers in that drawing were very close to the winning numbers that played Saturday. They were 1, 3, 13, 16, 43, and PB 24. It’s part of the very reason why Lottery Trend exists!

Three-Number Combination(s)

To add to the bounty of gifts, there was a Three-Number Combination that played three times! That Combination was 1, 3, 13. It made its debut in the same January 11th drawing we just talked about, and it was last seen in the October 11, 2017 drawing.

A three-timing repeating Three-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Now we come to the real home stretch. Next week is the last week of 2017. Can Lotto Texas and Powerball top Saturday night’s results?

Mega Millions Takes a Holiday

A front has blown through Houston, and for those who like cold weather (not colds!) at Christmas time, it feels a bit more like Christmas is “supposed” to feel. Not cold enough to snow, but certainly sweater weather. Mega Millions took a cue from Mother Nature and cooled down, too. Just like last year. But, unlike what we saw the week before Christmas 2016, there was a Pattern encore in the December 22, 2017 drawing.

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern wasn’t content on just popping up in this past Tuesday’s drawing. It showed up again Friday night. With winning numbers 1, 20, 30, 33, 42, and MB 16, the number of appearances of this Pattern is now 63.

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern comes back for more. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

With 317 Mega Millions drawings to date, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has played 19.9% of the time.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order played for the 16th time. This General Order has now played in 25.4% of the 63 drawings where the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. When taking all 317 drawings into account, this General Order has played 5.05% of the time. Prior to Friday night, the [1-1-3-1] General Order was seen in the November 7, 2017 drawing.

Now with four appearances, the 1 1 3 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 25% of the 16 drawings where the [1-1-3-1] General order has appeared. This Specific Order has played in 6.35% of the 63 drawings where the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. Finally, when taking all 317 drawings into account, this Specific Order has played 1.26% of the time. We last saw the 1 1 3 0 0 1 Specific Order in the December 27, 2016 drawing. This was reconfigured from the 1 2 2 0 0 1 Specific Order seen that night, and appeared under the old 75-15 Mega Millions system.

Three Number Combination(s)

As is the nature of a cooldown, there were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

Hard to believe, but next week will be the last full week of 2017. Will Mega Millions end the year with a bang?

Pre-Christmas Thaw

It’s winter in Lottery Trend Country, although it doesn’t really feel like it in our neck of the woods. To think that it snowed two weeks ago! Thus the fickle nature of Houston weather. On the lottery side of things, December 20, 2017 saw a “thaw”. Lotto Texas had a Pattern encore, and then some. Powerball stayed mellow through-and-through.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern couldn’t bear to be out of the spotlight for long. Right off the heels of Saturday night’s drawing, it made its 785th appearance. This time, the winning numbers were 6, 10, 11, 22, 30, and 45.

The {3-2-1} Pattern strikes again. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Given that there have been 1509 Lotto Texas drawings, this Pattern has played in 52% of them.

Now with 136 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has played in 17.3% of the 785 drawings where the {3-2-1} Pattern has appeared. It has also appeared in 9.01% of all 1506 drawings. This Specific Order was seen alongside the {3-2-1} Pattern in this past Saturday’s drawing, and thus, we had a playback.

Four-Number Combination(s)

There were no repeating Four-Number Combinations.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Powerball didn’t see any encores, or a playback. With winning numbers 1, 20, 61, 64, 69, and PB 20, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern made its 44th appearance.

A {3-1-1-1} Pattern for the evening. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in roughly 19% of the 231 Powerball drawings, and was last seen in the December 2, 2017 drawing.

The [1-1-3-1] General Order made its 20th appearance, and has now played in 45.5% of the 44 drawings where the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. This General Order has also played in 8.66% of all 231 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, the [1-1-3-1] General Order was seen in the November 15, 2017 drawing.

With its third-ever appearance, the 1 1 0 0 3 1 Specific Order has played in 15% of the 20 drawings where the [1-1-3-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 6.82% of the 44 drawings where the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in roughly 1.30% of all 231 drawings. We last saw the 1 1 0 0 3 1 Specific Order in the June 7, 2017 drawing.

Three-Number Combination(s)

No repeating Three-Number Combinations for Powerball this time.

Saturday will be the Christmas Eve-Eve drawing. Will Lotto Texas and Powerball gift us with encores or rare Patterns?