Lottery Yuletide Spirit

With only two weeks until Christmas, the holiday buzz grew stronger Saturday night. December 11, 2021 featured showings from both Lotto Texas and Powerball’s most commonly seen Patterns. This had the effect of boosting their respective jackpots to $12.5 million and $320 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 1, 23, 34, 41, 51 and 53, the {3-2-1} Pattern made its 1023rd appearance.

Love for the most common Pattern! Source: lotterytrend.com.

This Pattern has now played in 52.7% of the 1940 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen December 6, 2021.

Now with 181 appearances, the 1 2 3 Specific Order has played in 17.7% of the 1023 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1940 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.38% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 2 3 Specific Order played November 24, 2021.

Four-Number Combinations

Repeating Four-Number Combination 23, 34, 41 and 51 debuted May 18, 2002.

Always room for a repeating Four-Number Combination. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

Fresh from this past Wednesday, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern returned with winning numbers 3, 25, 44, 53, 64 and PB 10.

Setting the foundation for a future Pattern streak? Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 39.4% of the 662 Powerball drawings.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 54 appearances, has played in 20.7% of the 261 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 662 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.16% of the time. The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order was last seen December 4, 2021.

Now with 13 appearances, the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order has also played in 24.1% of the 54 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.98% of the 261 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.96% of all 662 drawings. Prior to Saturday night, the 1 1 0 2 1 1 Specific Order played November 17, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations  

A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations also decided to show up:

Bundled together. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Are Pattern encores in store for Monday night?

This Time with More Pep

Last week was a wild one for Mega Millions. From having four repeating Three-Number Combinations to having a similar spread, one wouldn’t blame this lottery for taking it easy. In fact, this past Tuesday was the first time in a while where there were no repeating Three-Number Combinations. Friday night was more active but still a long way from what we saw last week. That didn’t stop the jackpot from rising to $148 million, though!

General Lottery Analysis

December 10, 2021 saw the 205th appearance of the {2-2-1-1} Pattern with winning numbers 23, 25, 40, 42, 60 and MB 8.

Rekindling the fire. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

This Pattern has now played in 28% of the 731 Mega Millions drawings and was last seen December 3, 2021.

The [2-2-1-1] General Order, now with 69 appearances, has played in 33.7% of the 205 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 731 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.44% of the time. We last saw the [2-2-1-1] General Order November 9, 2021.

Now with nine appearances, the 0 2 2 0 1 1 Specific Order has played in 13% of the 69 drawings where the General Order was [2-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 4.39% of the 205 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.23% of all 731 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 0 2 2 0 1 1 Specific Order played October 8, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

Repeating Three-Number Combination 42, 60 and MB 8 debuted March 2, 2018.

A spark of repeating Three-Number Combination! Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

Will Mega Millions continue a steady path of recuperation, or will it jump into next Tuesday night fired up?

Play’s the Same

Repetition is key, even if it may not look like it on the surface. Some Patterns repeat more than others and in turn makes them the most likely to gift someone with millions of dollars. However, the nature of these repeats varies. The most common form is the encore. Given enough time, that encore may evolve into a three-peat or even a Pattern streak.

What about other forms of repetition? What happens when lotteries take inspiration from not just the recent past but other lotteries themselves?

Wednesday night looked a lot like this past Saturday for Lotto Texas. Meanwhile, Powerball drew inspiration from a very recent Mega Millions! Once the dust cleared, both lotteries saw larger jackpots. Lotto Texas grew to $12.25 million, and Powerball stood strong at $307 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

December 8, 2021 was a good night for Australia Play lovers. With winning numbers 5, 9, 20, 26, 38 and 40, both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order saw their 265th appearance.

Wasn’t gone for long, that Australia Play! Source: lotterytrend.com.

An Australia Play has been featured in 13.7% of the 1939 Lotto Texas drawings and was last seen December 4, 2021.

Four-Number Combinations

Bundled inside this Australia Play were four repeating Four-Number Combinations:

  • 5, 9, 38, 40 (Debuted December 15, 2001)
  • 5, 9, 26, 38 (Debuted September 25, 2019)
  • 9, 20, 38, 40 (Debuted February 17, 2001)
  • 5, 9, 20, 26 (Debuted May 25, 2011)
A quartet of repeating Four-Number Combinations. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

December 8th also saw the 260th appearance of the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. The winning numbers were 3, 7, 33, 50, 69 and PB 24.

This Pattern felt inspired! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

There have now been 661 Powerball drawings, and this Pattern has played 39.3% of the time. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen December 4, 2021.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 66 appearances, has played in 25.4% of the 260 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 661 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.98% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the [2-1-1-1-1] General Order played November 3, 2021.

Now with 13 appearances, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 19.7% of the 66 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5% of the 260 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 1.97% of all 661 drawings. The 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order was last seen July 10, 2021.

If you played Mega Millions this past Tuesday, the Pattern, General Order, and Specific Order will look familiar!

Three-Number Combinations  

Powerball had a heyday with repeating Three-Number Combinations. In fact, four of them were featured:

Repeating Three-Number Combinations bunched together. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Will either the Australia Play or the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern return Saturday night?

A Night of Recovery

Mega Millions was out and about this past Friday, what with a similar spread, a Pattern encore, and a repeating Three-Number Combination duo. Tuesday night was another matter. There was no similar spread, and a Pattern three-peat wasn’t meant to be. Meanwhile, the jackpot continued upward, stopping at $135 million.

General Lottery Analysis

December 7, 2021 was a good night for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 1, 7, 40, 43, 68 and MB 1, this Pattern has now played 311 times.

Blocking the {2-2-1-1} Pattern three-peat. Source: lotterytrend-megamillions.com.

There have now been 730 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has played 42.6% of the time. The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern was last seen November 26, 2021.

The [2-1-1-1-1] General Order, now with 75 appearances, has played in 24.1% of the 311 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 730 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 10.3% of the time. October 26, 2021 was the last time this General Order played.

Now with 23 appearances, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order has played in 30.7% of the 75 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-1-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 7.40% of the 311 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.15% of all 730 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 2 0 1 1 1 1 Specific Order played November 17, 2020.

Three-Number Combinations

There were no repeating Three-Number Combinations this time around.

Will Friday night be an active one for Mega Millions, or will it continue to take a breather?

Return of the Australia Play

Greetings, Lotterytrend fans! Romulun Harris here. Last night on December 6th, an Australia Play occurred. Lotto Texas experienced it this past Saturday; last night, it was Powerball’s turn. And now, the details.

LOTTO TEXAS

Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 1022nd appearance thanks to winning numbers 14, 21, 30, 32, 46, and 47.

Winning Numbers in Lotto Texas. Source: lotterytrend.com

The {3-2-1} Pattern has now occurred in 52.73% of all 1938 Lotto Texas drawings and last played on December 1, 2021.

The 1 3 2 Specific Order made its 142nd appearance and has now occurred in 13.89% of all 1022 drawings associated with the {3-2-1} Pattern and 7.33% of all 1938 Lotto Texas drawings. The 1 3 2 Specific Order last played on August 25, 2021.

Four Number Combination(s)

There were no Four-Number Combination repeats.

POWERBALL

Analysis

Powerball’s winning numbers were 3, 21, 38, 50, 59, and PB06, resulting—as mentioned earlier—in an Australia play occurring for the 36th time.

Winning Numbers in Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

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 all appeared in 5.45% of all 660 Powerball drawings and last occurred on October 25, 2021.

 Three-Number Combination(s)

Two Three-Number Combinations repeated themselves:

Three-Number Combination Repeat in Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

Surprises around every corner, and you just never know when they’ll occur. This is Romulun Harris signing off. Stay safe!

The Weekend Lottery Triple Whammy

No, Mega Millions didn’t show up on Saturday night; that’s not its gig, anyway. The title of today’s post points to some interesting developments that took place in the lottery world. One lottery saw an Australia Play while the other saw its Wednesday night Pattern return. Both of these had the added effect of pushing the jackpots upward once again. Lotto Texas rose to $11.75 million, and Powerball climbed to $280 million.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The December 4, 2021 Australia Play was made possible by 15, 17, 20, 27, 52 and 53. That means both the {2-2-2} Pattern and the 2 2 2 Specific Order have played 264 times.

Warming up the night with an Australia Play. Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1937 Lotto Texas drawings, and an Australia Play has been featured 13.6% of the time. An Australia Play was last seen November 3, 2021.

Four-Number Combinations

Repeating Four-Number Combination 17, 20, 27 and 53 debuted August 19, 2017.

Springing forth from the Australia Play. Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

December 4th also saw an encore for the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern. With winning numbers 10, 40, 45, 56, 67 and PB 2, this Pattern has now played 259 times.

The {2-1-1-1-1] Pattern comes back for more. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

The {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern has now played in 39.3% of the 659 Powerball drawings and was last seen December 1, 2021.

The [1-1-2-1-1] General Order, now with 53 appearances, has played in 20.5% of the 259 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 659 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.04% of the time. Prior to Saturday night, the [1-1-2-1-1] General Order played November 22, 2021.

Now with 14 appearances, the 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order has played in 26.4% of the 53 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-2-1-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 5.41% of the 259 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 2.12% of all 659 drawings. The 1 0 1 2 1 1 Specific Order was last seen March 6, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations  

Nestled in that Pattern encore were two repeating Three-Number Combinations:

A double helping of repeating Three-Number Combinations! Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

Looking at the current state of the jackpots, it looks to be a very Merry Christmas for whoever wins. Will the jackpots rise again Monday night, or will Christmas come early?

The {2-2-1-1} Spread-Out

This past Friday night meant not only the start of another weekend, but it also meant Mega Millions’ long-awaited foray into December. The {2-2-1-1} Pattern stuck around for another drawing, and the love for similar spreads is, well, spreading! All these elements came together to push the jackpot to $122 million.

General Lottery Analysis

A {2-2-1-1} Pattern encore was featured December 3, 2021. With winning numbers 22, 45, 48, 58, 61 and MB 13, this Pattern has now played 204 times.

There have now been 729 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now played 28% of the time. Recall that the {2-2-1-1} Pattern played November 30, 2021.

The [1-2-2-1] General Order, now with 72 appearances, has played in 35.3% of the 204 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 729 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 9.88% of the time. The [1-2-2-1] General Order was last seen November 5, 2021.

Now with four appearances, the 0 1 0 2 2 1 Specific Order has played in 5.56% of the 72 drawings where the General Order was [1-2-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 1.96% of the 204 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.55% of all 729 drawings. Prior to Friday night, the 0 1 0 2 2 1 Specific Order played November 10, 2020.

Similar Spread

Friday’s numbers had a spread of 23:03:10:03. A spread similar to this was featured in the February 2, 2018 drawing. That night, the winning numbers were 1, 4, 14, 17, 40 and MB 4, with a spread of 03:10:03:23. The differences between numbers were the same but note the difference in the order in which they played.

Three-Number Combinations

A couple of repeating Three-Number Combinations featured:

Will the {2-2-1-1} Pattern return Tuesday night, and accompanied by another similar spread?

Spreading Saturday Cheer

Both Lotto Texas and Powerball had the honor of ringing in December. Yes, folks, we’re in the home stretch, and soon we’ll be seeing 2021 in the rear-view mirror! Ironically, lotteries help propel our dreams for the future by drawing heavily on the past.

December 1, 2021 was a night that resembled this past Saturday. Both Patterns featured that night returned Wednesday, and one lottery saw a similar spread. By drawing from the recent past, the future jackpots for Lotto Texas and Powerball rose to $11.5 million and $278 million, respectively.

Lotto Texas

General Lottery Analysis

The {3-2-1} Pattern made its 1021st appearance with winning numbers 6, 9, 13, 27, 33 and 41.

Saturday’s Pattern served up on Wednesday. Source: lotterytrend.com.

There have now been 1936 Lotto Texas drawings, and this Pattern has now played 52.7% of the time. We last saw the {3-2-1} Pattern November 27, 2021.

Now with 182 appearances, the 3 2 1 Specific Order has played in 17.8% of the 1021 drawings where {3-2-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 1936 drawings have been taken into consideration, this Specific Order has played 9.4% of the time. Prior to Wednesday night, the 3 2 1 Specific Order played October 2, 2021.

Similar Spread

Wednesday night’s numbers had a spread of 03:04:14:06:08. A spread that was much like this took place in what, in lottery terms, may as well be the distant past. On May 16, 2001, the spread was 04:14:03:06:08, produced by winning numbers 15, 19, 33, 36, 42 and 50. Whether it was twenty weeks ago or twenty years ago, a similar spread will feature differences in numbers that are the same yet in different orders. Of course, the numbers played those nights are likely to be different as well.

Four-Number Combinations

Repeating Four-Number Combination 6, 9, 13 and 41 debuted June 20, 2001.

Still good twenty years later! Source: lotterytrend.com.

Powerball

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 12, 15, 38, 57, 63 and PB 24, the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern made its 258th appearance.

Another Saturday helping. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

This Pattern has now played in 39.2% of the 658 Powerball drawings.

The [1-1-1-2-1] General Order, now with 75 appearances, has played in 29.1% of the 258 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 658 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 11.4% of the time.

Both the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern and the [1-1-1-2-1] General Order were last seen November 27, 2021.

Now with 23 appearances, the 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order has played in 30.7% of the 75 drawings where the General Order was [1-1-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 8.91% of the 258 drawings where {2-1-1-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 3.50% of all 658 drawings. The 1 1 1 0 2 1 Specific Order was last seen November 24, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations  

Repeating Three-Number Combination 57, 63 and PB 24 debuted June 14, 2017.

Saving the repeating Three-Number Combination for the top listing. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com.

December has only begun, and it looks like Powerball may be setting up for an explosive Christmas jackpot. Lotto Texas is nothing to sneeze at, either! Will either the {3-2-1} or the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern return Saturday night and send the jackpots upward or give someone an early Christmas gift?

The Holiday Pattern Shift

The shift into Christmas doesn’t just mean a shift in holidays; a change of seasons is also afoot. In our neck of the woods, fall is falling by the wayside and winter is starting to make a stake, even if it doesn’t necessarily feel like winter outside. Just as Mother Nature does what she wants, lotteries also have a way of doing things.

Mega Millions decided to shake things up Tuesday night. Instead of continuing the {2-1-1-1-1} Pattern streak, November 30, 2021 saw another Pattern go up to bat. This sent the jackpot up to $112 million.

General Lottery Analysis

With winning numbers 7, 8, 26, 30, 39 and MB 17, the {2-2-1-1} Pattern made its 203rd appearance.

There have now been 728 Mega Millions drawings, and this Pattern has now played 27.9% of the time. We last saw the {2-2-1-1} Pattern November 9, 2021.

The [2-1-2-1] General Order, now with 64 appearances, has played in 31.5% of the 203 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern. Once all 728 drawings have been taken into consideration, this General Order has played 8.79% of the time. November 2, 2021 was the last time the [2-1-2-1] General Order played.

Now with seven appearances, the 2 1 2 0 0 1 Specific Order has played in 10.9% of the 64 drawings where the General Order was [2-1-2-1]. This Specific Order has also played in 3.45% of the 203 drawings where {2-2-1-1} was the winning Pattern and in 0.96% of all 728 drawings. Prior to Tuesday night, the 2 1 2 0 0 1 Specific Order played October 5, 2021.

Three-Number Combinations

A quartet of repeating Three-Number Combinations hit the scene:

Funny enough, the winning numbers for May 11, 2021 were 7, 8, 20, 36, 39 and MB 22. It was almost as if for Tuesday night, the last two digits were switched on the middle two numbers. That is, instead of 20 and 36, we saw 26 and 30.

Will the {2-1-2-1} Pattern return Friday night?

Tis the Season

Greetings, Lotterytrend fans! Romulun Harris here. On November 29, and early into the Holiday season, Lotto Texas and Powerball both increased to $11.25 million and $264 million respectively. There was also a trio of three-Number Combination repeats in Powerball. And now the details.

LOTTO TEXAS

Analysis

The {4-2} Pattern made its 208th appearance thanks to winning numbers 1, 11, 20, 23, 31, and 36.

Winning Numbers in Lotto Texas. Source: lotterytrend.com

The {4-2} Pattern has now occurred in 10.75% of all 1935 Lotto Texas drawings and last played on November 22, 2021.

The 2 4 0 Specific Order made its 35th appearance and has now occurred in 16.83% of all 208 drawings associated with the {4-2} Pattern and 1.81% of all 1935 Lotto Texas drawings. The 2 4 0 Specific Order last played on September 29, 2021.

Four Number Combination(s)

There were no Four-Number Combination repeats.

POWERBALL

Analysis

Powerball’s winning numbers were 18, 26, 28, 38, 47, and PB17, resulting in the {3-1-1-1} Pattern making its 118th appearance.

Winning Numbers in Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

Out of 657 Powerball drawings, the {3-1-1-1} Pattern has played 17.96% of the time. The Pattern last played October 20, 2021.

With 36 appearances, the [3-1-1-1] General Order has played in 30.51% of the 118 drawings associated with the {3-1-1-1} Pattern. With all 657 drawings considered, the General Order has played 5.48% of the time. The [3-1-1-1] General Order last played on September 29, 2021.

The 0 3 1 1 0 1 Specific Order, now with its 6th appearance, has played in 16.67% of the 36 drawings associated with the [3-1-1-1] General Order. The 0 3 1 1 0 1 Specific Order has also played in 5.08% of the 118 drawings associated with the {3-1-1-1} Pattern and 0.91% of all 657 drawings. The 0 3 1 1 0 1 Specific Order last occurred on June 24, 2020.

Three-Number Combination(s)

As mentioned earlier, three Three-Number Combination repeats occurred:

Three-Number Combination Repeats in Powerball. Source: lotterytrend-powerball.com

The Holiday Season is a time of giving. It is also a time of surprises, which you can be sure of in the next drawing. This is Romulun Harris signing off. Stay safe!