Texas Two Step draws same lottery numbers 3 months apart

For the 10th time in slightly more than eleven years, the Texas Two Step drawing combination has repeated the 4 white ball combination.  Last night, the numbers:

Monday, 07/23/2012 - 09 15 18 23 BB 30

were selected at random. These were previously drawn just 3 months ago (on April 23, 2012).

In Texas Two Step, a player is required to select 4 white balls from a set numbered 1 to 35.  This means that there are a possible 52,360 combinations.

Our drawing history begins on May 18, 2001, which means that there have been 1,168 drawings during that period. If all combinations were equal, this would represent 2.231% of the population.  However, in that sample, we discover that 10 different combinations have repeated.

You can always learn if the latest drawing results were drawn before by looking at the "At a Glance" pages of our new website. This is the link of our Texas Two Step - At a Glance page. In the center section below the results, you can see if the combination was drawn before. (Note that the contents of this page changes after each drawing, so the messages will be different over time).

Below is a summary of the Texas Two Step dates and numbers that were drawn. Note that the Bonus Balls are different, making the full 5 number combination unique.

Num	Texas Two Step Repeating Combinations Date and Combination
1	02/22/2010 01 02 20 30 BB 26 11/22/2007 01 02 20 30 BB 20
2	10/24/2011 04 06 09 35 BB 16 09/25/2001 04 06 09 35 BB 32
3	02/15/2007 04 13 21 22 BB 11 05/13/2003 04 13 21 22 BB 31
4	08/27/2007 06 12 20 28 BB 26 03/29/2002 06 12 20 28 BB 34
5	08/30/2010 07 16 33 35 BB 27 02/08/2002 07 16 33 35 BB 10
6	05/24/2010 08 10 12 16 BB 09 04/12/2002 08 10 12 16 BB 33
7	07/23/2012 09 15 18 23 BB 30 04/23/2012 09 15 18 23 BB 22
8	12/16/2010 12 27 30 32 BB 21 06/05/2006 12 27 30 32 BB 02
9	06/24/2003 14 18 23 24 BB 18 01/03/2003 14 18 23 24 BB 27
10	06/03/2010 16 20 22 25 BB 31 10/14/2003 16 20 22 25 BB 08

Texas 2 Step Dances Straight and Narrow

In one of the very rare draws, the Texas Two Step Lottery selected the straight white ball sequence:

19 20 21 22

on the Monday, May 2, 2011. There are only 32 straight sequential number sets of the possible 52,360 white ball combinations.

Unlike other lottery games that have drawn sequential (or near sequential) numbers, there was not an unusually high number of 4 white ball winners (only 9). Thus, we do not believe that many of the Two Step players play the range of straight number patterns.

Crazy Combo Trivia to ponder while waiting for the $218M Powerball Drawing

Two of our favorite lotteries drew unique crazy combinations the past few days that which we thought might interest you.

The first was Hot Lotto, whose numbers on Saturday, April 2, 2011 were:

16 20 25 28 34 and Hot Ball 14.

Looking at the deltas between these numbers, we find 04 - 05 - 03 - 06. When we move the Hot Ball to the beginning, we obtain a delta of 02 to the first number. Re-arranging these, we get a sequential delta series of :

02 - 03 - 04 - 05 - 06.

The second game was Texas Two Step which selected the 4 white ball series on Thursday March 31, 2011:

03 04 09 16

Looking at these numbers we find that the 3rd ball (09) is the square of the first number (03), and that the 4rd ball (16) is the square of the second number (04).

These are simply two more pieces lottery trivia that will keep you amused while you are waiting for the big $218 million Powerball drawing this Wednesday night.

Texas Lotto's Sure Prime Pickings

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As the Texas Lotto jackpot grows, we discover that the game is prime pickens for its own crazy combos. This was evident in last Wednesday's drawing when 5 of the 6 numbers picked were all prime numbers. The combination for February 2, 2011 was:

11 19 31 37 42 43

With a game format of requiring players to correctly match 6 of 54 numbers, we know that there are both 27 odd and even numbers. Of the odd number subset, we can identify 16 that are also prime numbers (including the number one).  These are numbers that can only be evenly divided by itself and the number one.

Had players limited their playing combinations to only prime numbers, they would have matched the five red numbers shown above and won nearly $1,600 dollars. This drawing illustrates that the: Texas Lotto's Sure Prime Pickings.

Thunderball, Super Lotto Plus & Texas 2 Step Full Wheel Calculators Now Available

For the second phase of our Full Wheel Payout Calculator releases, we have posted three new pages for your reference. These are the:

• California Super Lotto Plus Full Wheel Calculator
• Texas Two Step Full Wheel Calculator
• UK Thunderball Full Wheel Calculator

Each of these three games, along with our previously issued Mega Millions, Powerball, and Hot Lotto calculators, provide you the ability to compare winning payouts both with and without the corresponding bonus ball.

Besides accessing these tools from the above links, you can find these calculators from the Lottery Research Page.

The next phase of our release will focus on the 6 white ball lottery games: Texas Lotto, Canada Lotto 649, Irish Lotto, and the UK Lotto.

Enjoy!

Lotto Texas and Texas Two Step Hot Cold Lottery Number Pages Released

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We are pleased to announce that we have completed the development of our new Lotto Texas and Texas Two Step Hot Cold number analysis. For your convenience, you can access these pages from the following links:

• Lotto Texas Hot Cold Lottery Number Frequency Analysis
• Texas Two Step Hot Cold Lottery Number Frequency Analysis

Like all of our other pages, you will see the frequency that all numbers have been selected during the past 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 year, and all time, along with the expected probabilities, and methodology for selection. These pages are always updated with the latest results.

Besides the links above, you can access these pages directly from all of our other Hot Cold pages, our complete site map, and from our research analysis page.

JL..........

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Texas Lotteries Progress Report

As we mentioned a while back, we have been begun adding both: Lotto Texas and Texas Two Step to our suite of covered products.

At present, we have completed building our historic databases of both, and have added these to our Lottery Power Picks gadget (under the choice of Texas).

Once we make sure that all is updating properly, we will add the Hot - Cold Analysis pages, and all other reference pages. Lastly, we will make these available to you so that you can get and play the new Texas Lottery Power Picks.

We'll keep you posted as to our progress.

JL.................

Lotto Texas & Texas Two Step Coming Soon

As part of our ever expanding lottery coverage, we will be adding both Lotto Texas and Texas Two Step to our suite of products. Development has already begun and we are currently building our historical results databases.

Once this is completed, we will generate the new distribution tables, hot and cold number analysis, even odd statistics for both games and more.

Lastly, we will make our recommended numbers for the new lotteries available to all.

We anticipate completing all development by mid-August 2010 and will keep you posted with our progress.