A {2-1-1-1-1} Summer

Summer 2017 had its share of streaks and lulls in Mega Millions. The September 22nd drawing saw that ever-so-lovable {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. Although it wasn’t an encore, it’s interesting that this was the Pattern that Mega Millions decided to end the season with. In fact, this Pattern was used to kick off summer.

Now with 172 appearances, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern is the reigning champion of Mega Millions. Friday’s winning numbers were 5, 39, 54, 63, 66, and MB 15.

Winning Mega Millions numbers. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has played in approximately 42% of the 410 drawings, and was last seen on September 12th, 2017.

Making its 42nd appearance was the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order. This General Order has played in 24.4% of the 172 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 10.2% of all 410 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order previously played in the September 5th, 2017 drawing.

With fifteen appearances, the 1 0 1 1 2 1 Specific Order has played in 35.7% of the 42 drawings where the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 8.72% of the 172 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 3.66% of all 410 drawings. We last saw this Specific Order in the June 2nd, 2017 drawing.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was accompanied by repeating Three-Number Combination 5, 54, and 63.

At the bottom, yet on top. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Combination made its debut a little more than two years ago. More specifically, in the August 25th, 2015 drawing.

Will the fall season begin with a {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak?

A Big Playback and a World Debut

Summer has come and gone for Lotto Texas and Powerball. Although there were no encores, nor repeating Four-Number or Three-Number Combinations, there were a couple of interesting plays September 20th.

Lotto Texas

With winning numbers 7, 12, 13, 15, 19, and 37, the {4-1-1} Pattern made its 162nd appearance in Lotto Texas.

Winning Lotto Texas numbers. Source: lotterytrend.com.

To date, there have been 1483 drawings, and this Pattern has played in 10.9% of them.

Now with 52 appearances, the 4 1 1 Specific Order has played in 32.1% of the 162 drawings where the {4-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 3.51% of all 1483 drawings.

What made Wednesday night’s Lotto Texas drawing interesting was that both the {4-1-1} Pattern and the 4 1 1 Specific Order were seen together earlier this month! More specifically, on September 2, 2017.

Powerball

Wednesday night’s winning numbers for Powerball were 39, 48, 53, 67, 68, and PB 26, marking the 61st appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern.

Winning Powerball numbers. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 29.8% of the 205 Powerball drawings, and was last seen on September 13, 2017.

Making its 18th appearance was the [1-2-2-1] General Order, now having played in 29.5% of the 61 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared. This General Order has also played in 8.78% of all 205 drawings. We last saw this General Order March 25, 2017.

Our Powerball coverage concludes with the world debut of the 0 0 1 2 2 1 Specific Order. As of Wednesday night, this Specific Order has played in 5.56% of the 18 drawings where the [1-2-2-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 1.64% of the 61 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 0.49% of all 205 drawings.

Will Lotto Texas and Powerball welcome fall with big plays of their own Saturday night, or will they welcome the season with little fanfare?

An Australia Play with a Combination Chaser

Please keep the people of Puerto Rico, Dominica, and Mexico in your thoughts and prayers. Puerto Rico and Dominica are both dealing with the devastation of Hurricane Maria, and Mexico was hit by two earthquakes, with several hundred dead.

September 19, 2017 was the penultimate Mega Millions drawing of the summer. How interesting that Tuesday night’s drawing featured an Australia Play! Was it because it hadn’t played in six months, or was it because in Australia, spring is right around the corner?

With winning numbers 9, 28, 31, 50, 61, and MB 10, the {1-1-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 14th appearance.

Winning Mega Millions numbers. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

The thing about an Australia Play in Mega Millions is that both the [1-1-1-1-1-1] General Order and the 1 1 1 1 1 1 Specific Order also made their 14th appearance. Given that there have been 409 Mega Millions drawings to date, the Australia Play has played 3.42% of the time. We last saw an Australia Play in the March 7, 2017 drawing.

Hopping alongside the Australia Play were two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

To think these debuted within two weeks of each other. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Mega Millions says goodbye to summer in Lottery Trend Country this Friday. Will there be a big shakeup, or will the evening be a quiet one?

The 4-1-1 on Major Plays

There were no encores for either Lotto Texas or Powerball the night of September 16th. Yet, it was far from a quiet night. Although Lotto Texas saw a repeating Four-Number Combination, it was Powerball that saw the biggest play of the evening. One of the biggest was the appearance of a Pattern so rare that it had only played twice before, and made one player $133 million richer.

Lotto Texas

With winning numbers 4, 9, 18, 36, 40, and 41, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 772nd appearance.

Winning Lotto Texas numbers. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.1% of the 1482 Lotto Texas drawings, and was seen in the September 9th drawing exactly one week ago.

Making its 142nd appearance was the 3 1 2 Specific Order, which has now played in 18.4% of the 772 drawings where the {3-2-1} Pattern has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 9.58% of the 1482 drawings to date, and previously played on September 6th, 2017.

The repeating Four-Number Combination of the evening was 9, 18, 40, and 41.

The lone repeating Four-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination made its debut in the August 6th, 2016 drawing. Compared to most repeating Four-Number Combinations we’ve discussed, this one is recent.

Powerball

For the third time ever, the {4-1-1} Pattern played in Powerball! The winning numbers were 17, 18, 24, 25, 31, and PB 24.

Winning Powerball numbers. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 1.47% of the 204 Powerball drawings. We last saw this Pattern over a year ago. More specifically, the August 17th, 2016 drawing.

With its second appearance, the [4-1-1] General Order has played in 67% of the three drawings where the {4-1-1} Pattern has played, and in 0.98% of all 204 drawings. This General Order made its debut in the April 13th, 2016 drawing.

Making its world debut in Powerball was the 0 4 1 0 0 1 Specific Order. This Specific Order has now played in 50% of the two drawings where the [4-1-1] General Order has appeared, and in 33% of the three drawings where the {4-1-1} Pattern has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 0.49% of all 204 drawings.

So far, it looks like Lotto Texas and Powerball are getting ready for a big send-off to summer. Will the momentum continue into next week?

All Quiet on the Mega Millions Front

The September 15th Mega Millions drawing ended the week the way it started. No, there wasn’t an encore of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. There weren’t any repeating Three-Number Combinations, either. Yet, even though Friday was quiet, the biggest surprise of the evening was the Specific Order. More specifically, the last time it appeared.

With winning numbers 18, 24, 34, 38, 58, and MB 3, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has now played 120 times.

Winning Mega Millions numbers. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has played in 29.4% of the 408 Mega Millions drawings, and was last seen in the August 15, 2017 drawing.

Now with 44 appearances, the [2-2-1-1] General Order has played in 36.7% of the 120 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 10.8% of all 408 drawings. We last saw this General Order in the August 1, 2017 drawing.

Our Mega Millions coverage concludes with the sixth appearance of the 0 2 2 1 0 1 Specific Order. This Specific Order has now played in 13.6% of the 44 drawings where the [2-2-1-1] General Order has appeared, and in 5% of the 120 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 1.47% of all 408 drawings. What makes the 0 2 2 1 0 1 Specific Order interesting is that until Friday night, it hadn’t played in almost two years. This Specific Order previously played in the November 13, 2015 drawing.

With next week being the final week of summer, will Mega Millions give the season a big send-off?

September Spice

September is nearly halfway over, and it’s almost time to say goodbye to summer. Although autumn doesn’t start until September 22nd (or 23rd), Lotto Texas and Powerball were getting ready for a big send off. That is, if the results from September 13th were anything to go by. Whether it was a Pattern that doesn’t show up often in Lotto Texas, or three repeating Three-Number Combinations in Powerball, Wednesday night was far from boring!

Of course, if you’re reading from the Southern Hemisphere, replace “winter” with “spring”.

Lotto Texas

With winning numbers 24, 35, 40, 42, 45, and 48, the {4-2} Pattern made its 167th appearance.

Winning Lotto Texas numbers. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 11.3% of the 1481 Lotto Texas drawings, and was last seen on August 16, 2017.

Now with 29 appearances, the 0 2 4 Specific Order has played in 17.4% of the 167 drawings where the {4-2} Pattern has appeared, and in 1.96% of all 1481 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, this Specific Order played in the December 14, 2016 drawing.

Here’s a real treat: 35, 40, 42, and 48, the sole repeating Four-Number Combination, made its debut nearly nine-and-a-half years ago! To be more specific, this Combination made its debut in the March 19, 2008 drawing.

The sole survivor. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 60th appearance, with winning numbers 17, 24, 35, 57, 63, and PB 19.

Winning Powerball numbers. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 29.6% of the 203 Powerball drawings, and previously played in the September 6, 2017 drawing.

Making its 20th appearance, the [2-1-2-1] General Order has now played in 33.3% of the 60 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 9.85% of all 203 drawings. This General Order was seen alongside the {2-2-1-1} Pattern exactly a week prior.

With its third appearance, the 0 2 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 15% of the 20 drawings where the [2-1-2-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 5% of the 60 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 1.48% of all 203 drawings. We last saw the 0 2 1 0 2 1 Specific Order in the May 13, 2017 drawing.

The repeating Three-Number Combinations of the evening were

  • 24, 35, PB 19 (Debuted August 12, 2017)
  • 24, 63, PB 19 (Debuted March 30, 2016)
  • 17, 64, PB 19 (Debuted May 13, 2017)
A trio of repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

With only two more drawings for Lotto Texas and Powerball left this summer, was Wednesday night truly a sign of things to come?

 

Tonight’s Episode: “An August Rewind” or “Never Count This Pattern Out”

September 12th was National Chocolate Milkshake Day in Lottery Trend Country. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, frosty chocolate milkshakes scream “Summer”. As summer begins to fade in our part of the world, Mega Millions had a summer throwback. By “throwback”, we mean “Three weeks ago (give or take a couple of days).”

The ever-lovable {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 171st appearance Tuesday night. This time around, the winning numbers were 26, 37, 41, 54, 65, and MB 3.

Winning Mega Millions numbers. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has played in 42% of the 407 Mega Millions drawings.

With 49 appearances, the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order has played in 28.7% of the 171 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. This General Order has also played in approximately 12% of all 407 drawings.

The 0 1 2 1 1 1 Specific Order made its tenth appearance, and has now played in 20.4% of the 49 drawings where the [1-2-1-1-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has played in 5.85% of the 171 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 2.46% of all 407 drawings.

All three played together in the August 25th, 2017 drawing!

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations.

As we continue to ease into autumn, will the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern go for an encore Friday night, or will we see another Pattern? Will that Pattern be accompanied by a General Order and Specific Order that played alongside it once before?

Of Common Patterns

After a quiet night, the lotteries came swinging on September 9th. Both Lotto Texas and Powerball saw their most commonly played Patterns, and were accompanied by a repeating Four-Number and Three-Number Combination, respectively. Also, in what may have been the biggest play of the evening, a Specific Order played for the first time in over a year!

Lotto Texas

Right off the heels of this past Wednesday’s drawing, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 771st appearance. The winning numbers were 9, 26, 32, 34, 42, and 51.

Winning Lotto Texas numbers. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.1% of the 1480 Lotto Texas drawings.

Making its 118th appearance, the 1 3 2 Specific Order has played in 15.3% of the 771 drawings where the {3-2-1} Pattern has appeared, and 7.97% of all 1480 drawings. This Specific Order did not make an encore. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 3 2  Specific Order was last seen in the July 29th, 2017 drawing.

The repeating Four-Number Combination of the evening was 9, 26, 42, 51.

A single repeating Four-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Combination made its debut in the June 28th, 2014 drawing.

Powerball

With 77 appearances, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern is the King of Powerball Patterns. Saturday’s winning Patterns were 6, 20, 29, 57, 59, and PB 22.

Winning Powerball numbers. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has played in 38.1% of the 202 Powerball drawings, and previously played on August 26th, 2017.

Now with 24 appearances, the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has played in 31.2% of the 77 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1-} Pattern has appeared, and in 11.9% of all 202 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, we last saw this General Order in the August 16th, 2017 drawing.

Making its seventh appearance, the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 29.2% of the 24 drawings where the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 9.09% of the 77 drawings where the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 3.47% of all 202 drawings. This Specific Order hadn’t been seen in over a year. The last time we saw the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order was in the July 20th, 2016 drawing.

The repeating Three-Number Combination of the evening was 20, 29, and PB 22.

Standing out in a sea of singles. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Combination made its debut in the September 24th, 2016 drawing.

Will Wednesday night feature a repeat appearance for either the {3-2-1} or the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern?

{2-1-1-1-1} Blocker

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern did not, repeat, did not make a fifth consecutive appearance in the September 8th drawing. Instead, we saw a Pattern that, although has played a respectable number of times, hasn’t played nearly as often. This Pattern was also accompanied by two repeating Three-Number Combinations.

The Pattern of the evening was {3-1-1-1}. With winning numbers 4, 5, 14, 26, 73, and MB 14, this Pattern has now played 67 times.

Winning Mega Millions numbers. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com

The {3-1-1-1} Pattern has now played in 16.5% of the 406 Mega Millions drawings, and was last seen on August 22nd, 2017.

Now with 23 appearances, the [3-1-1-1] General Order has played in 34.3% of the 67 drawings where the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared. This General Order has also played in 5.67% of all 406 drawings, and was last seen on July 7th, 2017.

Making its second-ever appearance, the 3 1 0 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in roughly 8.7% of the 23 drawings where the [3-1-1-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 2.99% of the 67 drawings where the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in 0.493% of all 406 drawings. The 3 1 0 0 1 1 Specific Order made its debut in the September 23rd, 2016 drawing.

The repeating Three-Number Combinations of the evening were as follows:

  • 26, 73, MB 14 (Debuted March 4th, 2016)
  • 14, 73, MB 14 (Debuted March 10th, 2015)
A duo of repeating Three-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will the {3-1-1-1} Pattern be bold enough to make an encore in Tuesday’s drawing?

More “Common” Things and a World Debut

In our last post covering Lotto Texas and Powerball, we talked about how September got off to a big start. The night of September 6, 2017 told a different story. There were no Pattern encores, and as for repeating Three and Four-Number Combinations? Nada. The biggest event of the evening was the debut of a new Specific Order.

Lotto Texas

Wednesday’s winning numbers were 8, 10, 16, 32, 40, and 48, bringing the number of appearances of the {3-2-1} Pattern to 770.

Winning Lotto Texas numbers. Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.1% of the 1479 Lotto Texas drawings, and was last seen on August 26, 2017.

Making its 141st appearance, the 3 1 2 Specific Order played in 18.3% of the 770 drawings where the {3-2-1} Pattern has appeared, as well as in 9.53% of all 1479 drawings. Prior to Wednesday night, this Specific Order was seen August 2, 2017.

Powerball

The {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 59th appearance, with winning numbers 8, 14, 32, 58, 67, and PB 17.

Winning Powerball numbers. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 29.4% of the 201 Powerball drawings, and was last seen on August 30, 2017.

Now with nineteen (19) appearances, the [2-1-2-1] General Order has played in 32.2% of the 59 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared. This General Order has also played in 9.45% of the 201 drawings, and was seen alongside the {2-2-1-1} Pattern in the August 30th drawing.

Making its world debut was the 2 0 1 0 2 1 Specific Order, now having played in 5.26% of the 19 drawings where the [2-1-2-1] General Order has appeared. This Specific Order has also played in 1.69% of the 59 drawings where the {2-2-1-1} Pattern has appeared, and in roughly 0.5% of all 201 drawings.

Will there be another world debut among Specific Orders? Will either the {2-2-1-1} or {3-2-1} Pattern make an encore?