Number 3

In Mega-Sena under the 6/60 · since Mar 1996 rules — 3,064 draws, 6 from 1–60.

282times drawn · chance expected 306 −1.47σ

24draws waiting · a wait this long: 9% for any number

10.8average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

52longest completed wait · 73% chance of one at least that long

3 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 282 times in 3,064 draws against 306.4 expected, −1.47σ. Each draw is independent: after 24 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 3, draw by draw

Drawn 282 times in 3,064 draws · average wait 10.8 draws · longest completed wait 52 · waiting 24 draws now

a completed wait — darker is longer the wait still running — a lower bound, not a finished gap

Where it lands in a sorted draw

Sort a draw and 3 has a favourite seat — chance gives a small number the low positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest234 · chance 235.9
2nd smallest46 · chance 44.5
3rd smallest2 · chance 1.6
4th smallest0 · chance 0.0
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

5 13 35 27 14 23

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 59 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 3 is picked about 1.48× as often as an indifferent choice — 2nd most popular of 60. That changes nothing about whether it comes up, and everything about how many ways a jackpot on it would be shared.

Numbers 1–31 — the birthday zone ×1.22
Numbers 1–12 — day and month overlap ×1.10
Culturally lucky numbers 3, 8, 9 ×1.10

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 3 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-08-04	18	1st	3 16 24 30 49 54
2026-06-23	12	2nd	2 3 8 11 17 22
2026-05-24	17	1st	3 30 33 35 45 47
2026-04-07	10	1st	3

What this cannot tell you

Nothing here predicts the next draw. A number’s history is a record of a fair machine’s past, and the machine keeps none of it: 3 is drawn with probability 6/60 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-10-29	2	2nd	2 3 11 25 37 43
2024-10-24	28	1st	3 17 18 19 20 55
2024-08-13	2	1st	3 22 34 44 49 57
2024-08-08	27	1st	3 10 38 40 48 59
2024-06-04	28	2nd	1 3 16 18 49 60
2024-03-23	1	1st	3 7 10 25 31 52
2024-03-21	20	1st	3 7 11 35 38 56
2024-02-01	3	2nd	1 3 23 27 47 57
2024-01-25	3	1st	3 11 42 45 46 57
2024-01-18	12	1st	3 7 32 34 42 54
2023-12-07	48	1st	3 14 21 22 37 39
2023-08-02	3	1st	3 14 36 42 43 44
2023-07-25	5	1st	3 8 13 14 19 25
2023-07-08	6	1st	3 21 27 32 35 60
2023-06-21	2	1st	3 7 13 29 52 56
2023-06-14	21	1st	3 8 34 40 44 55
2023-04-05	8	1st	3 4 13 29 36 43
2023-03-11	15	1st	3 7 15 22 24 50
2023-01-21	2	1st	3 13 16 25 27 33
2023-01-14	9	1st	3 20 45 52 53 58
2022-12-07	11	1st	3 23 28 34 38 48
2022-11-03	6	2nd	1 3 24 37 51 56
2022-10-15	5	1st	3 5 32 56 57 59
2022-09-28	5	1st	3 20 22 37 41 43
2022-09-13	1	1st	3 8 20 36 38 57
2022-09-10	3	1st	3 22 23 44 53 60
2022-08-31	10	1st	3 12 19 41 45 54
2022-07-30	2	1st	3 5 19 26 43 51
2022-07-23	14	1st	3 14 16 38 43 45
2022-06-08	23	1st	3 10 13 25 41 42
2022-03-26	1	2nd	2 3 13 20 53 54
2022-03-23	3	1st	3 8 23 29 53 54
2022-03-12	34	1st	3 16 23 41 45 57
2021-11-13	1	1st	3 9 25 28 29 39
2021-11-10	3	1st	3 19 25 37 44 56
2021-10-30	3	1st	3 16 17 37 38 53
2021-10-21	4	2nd	2 3 32 35 48 57
2021-10-09	4	1st	3 7 10 11 27 46
2021-09-28	17	1st	3 22 37 40 41 48
2021-08-04	24	2nd	2 3 25 39 42 49
2021-05-15	10	1st	3 19 25 44 46 57
2021-04-14	6	1st	3 20 22 32 35 50
2021-03-27	3	1st	3 10 25 36 51 58
2021-03-17	5	1st	3 19 34 41 48 53
2021-02-27	2	2nd	2 3 7 48 51 54
2021-02-20	29	1st	3 4 11 40 42 58
2020-11-11	4	1st	3 8 30 33 35 48
2020-10-28	1	1st	3 20 26 45 49 58
2020-10-24	1	1st	3 27 39 46 47 60
2020-10-22	5	1st	3 5 9 35 43 60
2020-10-07	3	1st	3 19 28 33 57 58
2020-09-26	4	1st	3 7 17 20 48 50
2020-09-15	35	2nd	2 3 19 40 44 60
2020-05-23	20	2nd	2 3 8 19 29 37
2020-03-18	24	1st	3 5 11 34 37 42
2019-12-31	19	1st	3 35 38 40 57 58
2019-10-24	4	1st	3 13 23 41 49 53
2019-10-14	31	1st	3 11 29 35 44 57
2019-07-06	35	1st	3 19 34 44 56 58
2019-03-06	9	2nd	2 3 6 18 20 28
2019-02-06	16	1st	3 11 15 21 27 49
2018-12-12	3	1st	3 27 36 39 40 43
2018-12-04	15	1st	3 13 40 44 46 50
2018-10-17	19	1st	3 14 24 27 38 56
2018-08-16	1	1st	3 17 34 35 40 48
2018-08-14	22	1st	3 5 9 40 42 47
2018-06-02	46	1st	3 6 11 27 28 46
2017-12-31	23	1st	3 6 10 17 34 37
2017-10-14	41	1st	3 16 28 32 34 37
2017-06-03	1	1st	3 12 24 40 51 52
2017-05-31	6	2nd	1 3 10 17 23 24
2017-05-11	3	1st	3 10 23 36 43 52
2017-05-03	10	2nd	2 3 14 20 30 46
2017-03-29	9	1st	3 9 18 23 50 52
2017-02-25	11	1st	3 25 35 38 44 48
2017-01-21	1	1st	3 6 14 15 21 25
2017-01-18	4	2nd	2 3 5 10 15 34
2017-01-04	5	2nd	1 3 19 23 47 58
2016-12-17	5	1st	3 7 15 40 45 54
2016-11-30	10	1st	3 10 30 44 53 56
2016-10-29	4	1st	3 11 17 33 52 58
2016-10-18	18	1st	3 10 17 21 22 43
2016-08-20	4	1st	3 5 11 27 35 44
2016-08-09	1	1st	3 9 13 29 30 51
2016-08-06	3	1st	3 4 37 39 48 50
2016-07-27	8	1st	3 6 13 38 49 51
2016-07-02	3	2nd	2 3 7 16 27 42
2016-06-22	10	1st	3 7 29 37 54 60
2016-05-21	21	1st	3 19 23 27 40 45
2016-03-12	11	2nd	1 3 4 39 51 53
2016-02-06	39	1st	3 13 42 45 56 59
2015-10-10	16	1st	3 13 14 29 33 43
2015-08-15	5	1st	3 5 9 14 41 46
2015-08-01	2	1st	3 8 28 39 42 59
2015-07-25	13	1st	3 10 42 49 54 57
2015-06-13	10	1st	3 10 16 23 27 29
2015-05-09	2	1st	3 23 26 35 39 49
2015-05-05	16	1st	3 9 18 32 40 56
2015-03-11	10	1st	3 18 31 39 46 51
2015-02-04	3	1st	3 18 34 35 36 56
2015-01-24	30	2nd	1 3 5 10 20 42
2014-10-08	16	1st	3 23 42 43 47 60
2014-08-13	9	1st	3 5 14 35 43 52
2014-07-16	18	1st	3 23 26 31 47 54
2014-05-14	15	1st	3 10 15 35 36 58
2014-03-22	6	1st	3 22 27 28 50 54
2014-03-01	7	1st	3 6 30 37 53 56
2014-02-05	31	1st	3 29 32 46 55 60
2013-10-19	34	1st	3 17 27 32 47 54
2013-06-26	3	1st	3 14 18 34 42 49
2013-06-15	13	1st	3 4 16 22 36 42
2013-05-02	13	2nd	1 3 31 32 43 52
2013-03-16	3	1st	3 4 46 50 56 59
2013-03-06	40	3rd	1 2 3 11 28 43
2012-10-17	10	1st	3 18 22 34 55 58
2012-09-12	1	1st	3 7 15 29 38 60
2012-09-08	7	1st	3 8 21 25 27 43
2012-08-15	11	1st	3 19 22 24 35 49
2012-07-11	8	1st	3 14 17 32 37 39
2012-06-13	17	1st	3 4 7 15 27 56
2012-04-14	8	1st	3 14 52 55 57 60
2012-03-17	1	1st	3 36 40 46 58 60
2012-03-14	13	1st	3 4 8 11 47 49
2012-01-28	5	1st	3 15 16 35 37 47
2012-01-11	3	1st	3 11 13 27 32 47
2011-12-31	15	1st	3 4 29 36 45 55
2011-11-09	3	1st	3 14 20 22 49 51
2011-10-29	27	1st	3 5 13 24 35 59
2011-07-30	4	1st	3 5 11 36 44 46
2011-07-16	11	1st	3 16 23 25 51 56
2011-06-08	1	2nd	2 3 14 23 34 50
2011-06-04	21	2nd	1 3 8 13 27 52
2011-03-23	19	1st	3 16 17 44 53 60
2011-01-15	2	1st	3 8 36 40 51 53
2011-01-08	11	1st	3 9 11 24 36 51
2010-12-01	2	1st	3 8 17 20 38 53
2010-11-24	21	1st	3 5 19 24 30 35
2010-09-11	2	1st	3 11 26 34 45 53
2010-09-04	1	1st	3 15 31 36 48 54
2010-09-01	10	1st	3 7 9 10 31 34
2010-07-28	4	1st	3 10 11 39 54 56
2010-07-14	5	1st	3 6 19 20 58 60
2010-06-26	16	1st	3 11 16 22 25 33
2010-04-30	4	2nd	2 3 12 16 37 47
2010-04-17	11	1st	3 10 13 30 41 57
2010-03-10	15	2nd	1 3 5 18 40 48
2010-01-16	2	1st	3 16 19 24 33 60
2010-01-09	1	1st	3 30 35 44 47 60
2010-01-06	17	1st	3 15 26 28 31 58
2009-11-11	11	1st	3 7 29 33 42 56
2009-10-03	1	1st	3 15 16 22 25 54
2009-09-30	6	1st	3 6 29 36 47 59
2009-09-09	3	1st	3 9 20 36 53 54
2009-08-29	8	2nd	2 3 6 35 49 58
2009-08-01	9	1st	3 13 14 16 41 52
2009-07-01	9	1st	3 20 28 32 36 46
2009-05-30	4	1st	3 6 34 41 43 45
2009-05-16	14	1st	3 10 23 29 47 50
2009-03-28	3	2nd	1 3 16 18 41 42
2009-03-18	9	2nd	2 3 4 15 49 59
2009-02-14	14	1st	3 16 21 28 38 57
2008-12-27	19	2nd	1 3 18 20 42 49
2008-10-22	5	1st	3 8 17 26 28 49
2008-10-04	8	2nd	2 3 13 37 46 54
2008-09-06	4	1st	3 7 25 31 40 58
2008-08-23	4	1st	3 4 21 22 28 32
2008-08-09	15	1st	3 20 29 40 44 58
2008-06-18	2	1st	3 15 28 31 39 51
2008-06-11	18	1st	3 5 7 9 17 32
2008-04-09	12	1st	3 5 11 33 39 57
2008-02-27	4	1st	3 5 11 14 33 58
2008-02-13	9	1st	3 12 23 41 47 58
2008-01-12	15	2nd	1 3 21 25 44 48
2007-11-14	9	1st	3 25 31 41 43 60
2007-10-13	12	1st	3 15 27 29 36 53
2007-09-01	5	1st	3 4 8 30 45 54
2007-08-15	36	1st	3 18 26 51 53 56
2007-04-11	2	2nd	2 3 17 49 50 59
2007-04-04	1	1st	3 24 31 42 43 53
2007-03-31	3	1st	3 17 24 25 27 44
2007-03-21	5	1st	3 16 19 32 35 58
2007-03-03	15	2nd	2 3 44 47 50 54
2007-01-06	27	1st	3 32 33 42 48 50
2006-10-04	1	1st	3 13 37 47 56 59
2006-09-30	5	1st	3 5 10 21 28 57
2006-09-13	4	1st	3 4 9 29 32 52
2006-08-30	1	1st	3 38 42 47 55 56
2006-08-26	17	1st	3 15 16 33 51 57
2006-06-28	3	1st	3 15 35 41 57 60
2006-06-17	8	1st	3 5 14 29 34 51
2006-05-21	1	1st	3 10 16 30 37 50
2006-05-18	10	1st	3 7 45 47 53 55
2006-04-12	7	1st	3 4 13 34 42 50
2006-03-18	22	2nd	2 3 12 21 23 56
2005-12-31	4	1st	3 9 35 37 41 49
2005-12-10	2	1st	3 14 23 25 36 55
2005-12-03	14	1st	3 32 37 39 47 53
2005-10-08	5	1st	3 11 13 15 26 43
2005-09-21	20	2nd	2 3 14 24 31 40
2005-07-09	1	2nd	2 3 5 22 26 44
2005-07-06	21	1st	3 21 25 37 54 58
2005-04-23	13	1st	3 6 11 20 36 41
2005-03-09	25	1st	3 24 48 52 53 54
2004-12-01	2	2nd	1 3 13 22 29 32
2004-11-24	1	1st	3 8 10 13 24 60
2004-11-20	26	1st	3 5 25 33 36 49
2004-08-21	13	2nd	1 3 18 34 50 58
2004-07-07	6	1st	3 18 23 48 56 58
2004-06-16	3	1st	3 9 16 20 33 60
2004-06-05	31	1st	3 9 14 15 32 57
2004-02-14	1	1st	3 25 43 45 52 56
2004-02-11	3	1st	3 7 19 34 37 39
2004-01-31	3	1st	3 8 23 31 48 57
2004-01-21	5	2nd	1 3 7 18 35 50
2004-01-03	15	1st	3 21 31 36 55 59
2003-11-05	4	1st	3 4 8 34 36 37
2003-10-22	2	1st	3 5 27 33 44 58
2003-10-15	12	1st	3 20 28 46 47 52
2003-08-30	15	1st	3 18 20 24 42 54
2003-07-09	4	1st	3 8 21 25 30 31
2003-06-25	2	1st	3 12 32 34 40 50
2003-06-18	9	1st	3 4 12 29 38 51
2003-05-17	7	2nd	2 3 7 18 45 53
2003-04-23	8	1st	3 17 22 27 33 40
2003-03-26	4	1st	3 5 9 45 51 52
2003-03-12	4	1st	3 24 33 48 52 57
2003-02-22	2	1st	3 5 23 30 46 47
2003-02-15	11	1st	3 5 11 14 38 48
2003-01-08	50	1st	3 13 14 24 43 51
2002-07-10	52	1st	3 12 19 27 45 46
2001-12-29	7	2nd	1 3 4 21 23 53
2001-12-01	22	1st	3 19 20 31 40 53
2001-09-15	9	1st	3 20 42 46 51 52
2001-08-15	40	1st	3 13 25 33 47 60
2000-11-25	14	1st	3 10 23 30 34 46
2000-08-19	16	1st	3 7 24 32 36 45
2000-04-29	4	1st	3 27 32 45 49 51
2000-04-01	6	1st	3 9 23 30 32 35
2000-02-19	12	1st	3 7 19 24 53 55
1999-11-27	4	1st	3 9 17 32 37 44
1999-10-31	9	2nd	1 3 5 23 41 58
1999-08-28	6	1st	3 5 10 28 46 60
1999-07-17	25	2nd	1 3 4 28 45 53
1999-01-23	12	1st	3 16 20 43 52 56
1998-10-31	11	1st	3 13 26 27 41 42
1998-08-15	8	1st	3 9 18 21 23 43
1998-06-20	15	1st	3 16 27 40 45 46
1998-03-08	13	1st	3 13 31 43 46 49
1997-12-07	24	2nd	1 3 5 23 24 51
1997-06-22	8	2nd	1 3 12 13 53 59
1997-04-27	7	1st	3 14 15 20 21 38
1997-03-09	6	1st	3 13 16 38 42 46
1997-01-26	7	1st	3 17 25 35 48 56
1996-12-08	4	1st	3 5 8 12 46 47
1996-11-10	7	1st	3 13 17 25 29 51
1996-09-22	1	1st	3 8 14 43 56 58
1996-09-15	21	1st	3 6 22 24 54 60
1996-04-22	—	1st	3 5 20 21 38 56