Patterns & Lottery Numbers
MANIFEST A LOTTERY WIN
Lottery Number Patterns are Real
There was an article that recently came out on askmoney.com "Is there a pattern in Winning Lottery Numbers?" which was posted on May 19, 2025.
Having spent a large portion of my time analyzing data (not necessarily lottery), I can tell the article was not written by a person with any understanding, however...
THERE WAS ONE GOOD PARAGRAPH. . .
The title is: "Can Math Increase Your Chances of Winning?"
This was about a Lottery Codex writer that stated harnessing the power of math can increase your chances, along with a little probability theory.
The rest of the article goes on to say that roughly 70% of winners use a "quick-pick", fortune cookie, "luck numbers" or birthdays, etc., which seens to contradict this statement, but I'll get to that in a minute.
Lottery Codex also stated:
“a mathematical strategy is all about calculating all the possibilities and making the right choice.”
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They suggest using combinatorial math and probability theory.
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"choosing a combination of three odd and two even white ball numbers significantly boosts your chances".
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“The first thing you should know before you play is the ratio of success to failure and choose the best one.”
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“You cannot change the underlying probability and you cannot beat the lottery’s odds, but as a lotto player, you have the power to know and make the right choice.”
PROBABILITY
What I would like to point out is that there are patterns in numbers, and some patterns have a higher or lower-frequency rate.
Also in our journey through what we call "time", events occur, and we humans use probability in regard to them.
The word probably is the off-shoot, as in "I probably need to . . ." A certain time period elapsed (for an event to happen) or an event will happen or not happen by a certain date.
Reccuring events happen in a time sequence. I agree with the Lottery Codex folks that there are patterns that happen more often than others, and they happen repeatedly - that's the reason why I share the data here for those that like to investigate them.
Each set of numbers is a unique string, and each string has MANY PATTERNS, many more than what I cover on this site.
I will also point out that the essence of life itself is PATTERNS. Look at the Fibonacci sequence, it appears in nature, is related to the golden ratio and has applications in various fields. Music, color theory, DNA, the weather, the planets - all adhere to PATTERNS.
PREDICTION
What the askmoney.com article is really missing is the word PREDICTION.
Let's be clear, people are looking for a cheat-code, an algorithm to spit out tonight's winning set of numbers. That is an UNREALISTIC EXPECTATION.
A lot of people think that the method of drawing the numbers matters, but it has nothing to do with a machine that has numbered balls or a computer-generated set of numbers, or even someone rolling dice with numbers on them, unless it's rigged.
Patterns are ALWAYS occuring, some more likely yes, predictable down to a single draw date, no.
THE MAJORITY JUST LET THE $2 RIDE
The majority of folks do not research numbers and have absolutely no knowledge of any patterns, except what some sites offer, hot/cold which is really MEANINGLESS on its own. And that is okay, play your favorite set, get the quick-pick, for all number combinations are possible for every draw.
Actually, if you look at it this way, we do not know the number of people who actually look at data vs. the people who play a quick-pick, but I'm willing to bet that a whole lot more let the machine pick than research patterns.
It just could be the majority of tickets purchased are quick-picks, hence the 70% quick-pick win claim, and that would be an interesting fact to know. The birthdays, lucky numbers and any other way also can produce higher-frequency patterns or lower ones. All have a chance to win, some number patterns just come out more often than others.
ALL NUMBERS ARE PATTERNS
So, let's talk about quick-picks in particular as people like to debate this angle. They provide a number string. Any number string (even the fortune cookie numbers) are made up of MANY PATTERNS.
The quick-pick is capable of providing a high-frequency pattern and it is also capable of providing a low-frequency string, just as the fortune cookie numbers. The thing is, when you opt for a quick-pick, you don't know (if you don't know patterns) if it is a high or low-frequency.
LET'S TALK PATTERNS
As far as I know, I am the first one online to introduce the idea of patterns other than hot/cold or how many times a certain number has come out; but, I am pretty sure there are others that track ALL kinds of patterns like I do. These folks like to develop computer programs to sell, and there are a few online. These are people who study the data.
My spreadsheets (software) are free to look at, give you ideas and your own insights. I am working on funneling the data into prime sets of numbers to play. I'm still working on the getting all the data I want on the website.
Please note that I'm saying that some patterns come out more often, not that they come out every draw. So by playing a top pattern consistently, you are looking to align with it, not predict it.
So lets get down to basics on some key patterns I make known here:
1. END NUMBER HIGH-LOW PATTERNs
The top four noted patterns: HLHL, LHLL, LHLH & LLHL. No coincidence they are the TOP PATTERNS for all the 5-digit games I've looked at. That includes Mega Millions, my state's Fantasy Five & Lucky for Life. That tells me these patterns are real.
2. END NUMBER SUMS
The range of SUMS for END NUMBERS with the highest frequency are 20 - 26...They come in most often. If you want to branch out a little more, SUMS between 18 -28 is the prime target area
3. END NUMBER DOUBLES
DOUBLES 23279 (double 2's) come out more often than 5-unique (I call them single) digits. But singles aren't far behind...
4. DECIMAL PATTERNS
Decimal patterns have their own averages and frequencies. By far DOUBLES in the decimal patterns are the most frequent, example would be 20 - 20 - 30 - 50 - 60 (double 20's). The End Number pattern and the Decimal pattern are what I like to put together.
A very low probability pattern can come out at any time. An example would be five whiteballs all in the decimal range of 60's. At the time of this writing (May 2025), it has not occurred in the drawings from Oct 2015 to May 2025. This is not a pattern I would play.
May 24, 2025 DRAW
I just want to show something that is very recent and inspired this article...well that and reading the askmoney.com article. . .
In the stats I publish on this site, the 5/21/25 (previous to 5/24/25 draw) shows END NUMBERS, the info below is on END NUMBER 8. View 5/21/25 Stats.
They were DUE, but funny enough, the 8's that hadn't come in the last 26 draws did not surface, however three (TRIPLE) 8's did.
That was an event that was likely to occur, and I played 8's specifically for this draw. Unfortunately not the right ones! But I had a strong hunch they were coming out.
Also, the 2's were low, and interestingly enough it came out a DOUBLE-TRIPLE (DT).
May 24, 2025 Regular Draw: 12 - 18 - 28 - 48 - 52 = 28882
Low-High Pattern: LEEH (1st time pattern)
DATA AFTER 5/21/25 DRAW
SHOWING END NUMBER 8's
LAST 26 DRAWS
As you can see, 8's are at 35%
which is low, and three of them
have not come in the last 26 draws
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May 24, 2025 Reg PowerBall Draw
WHITEBALLS
12 - 18 - 28 - 48 - 52
SHOWING END NUMBER 8's
LAST 26 DRAWS
As you can see, 8's are at 35%
which is low, and three of them
have not come in the last 26 draws
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May 24, 2025 Reg PowerBall Draw
WHITEBALLS
12 - 18 - 28 - 48 - 52
CONSISTENCY
Consistently playing a set that combines a number of high-frequency patterns is a much better option of winning more often than playing a low-frequency pattern. The low-frequency patterns come in, but not as often. It's like betting on a long-shot at the racetrack every race. Favorites win more often.
