Number 3

In Lucky for Life under the 5/48 + 1/18 · since Jan 2015 rules — 2,354 draws, 5 from 1–48.

265times drawn · chance expected 245 +1.34σ

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 80% for any number

8.9average wait between appearances · chance says 9.6

61longest completed wait · 30% chance of one at least that long

3 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 265 times in 2,354 draws against 245.2 expected, +1.34σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 3, draw by draw

Drawn 265 times in 2,354 draws · average wait 8.9 draws · longest completed wait 61 · waiting 3 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 smallest218 · chance 221.4
2nd smallest44 · chance 42.2
3rd smallest3 · chance 1.5
4th smallest0 · chance 0.0
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

17 44 6 24 33 18

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 47 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 48. 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
2026-02-18	13	1st	3 11 16 18 41
2026-02-05	6	2nd	2 3 13 36 37
2026-01-30	4	1st	3 4 17 35 45
2026-01-26	5	1st	3 21 22

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 5/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-08-14	33	1st	3 10 17 25 37
2025-07-12	5	1st	3 6 17 42 46
2025-07-07	5	1st	3 12 24 40 42
2025-07-02	23	1st	3 6 16 22 42
2025-06-09	12	1st	3 7 17 29 46
2025-05-28	10	1st	3 11 35 43 47
2025-05-18	13	2nd	1 3 4 18 30
2025-05-05	5	1st	3 26 30 32 39
2025-04-30	10	1st	3 5 22 23 44
2025-04-20	1	1st	3 6 17 30 42
2025-04-19	11	1st	3 22 39 41 43
2025-04-08	2	1st	3 28 32 44 48
2025-04-06	49	1st	3 6 27 37 40
2025-02-16	13	1st	3 15 16 19 32
2025-02-03	3	1st	3 24 28 33 35
2025-01-31	17	1st	3 7 34 39 44
2025-01-14	4	1st	3 6 17 26 39
2025-01-10	6	1st	3 9 21 33 36
2025-01-04	19	1st	3 9 27 29 33
2024-12-16	3	1st	3 16 29 31 33
2024-12-13	7	1st	3 15 32 34 37
2024-12-06	16	2nd	1 3 33 36 39
2024-11-20	23	1st	3 29 30 39 45
2024-10-28	3	1st	3 17 21 35 39
2024-10-25	4	2nd	1 3 15 33 36
2024-10-21	1	1st	3 14 23 37 38
2024-10-20	9	1st	3 15 21 37 38
2024-10-11	6	1st	3 18 29 33 36
2024-10-05	28	1st	3 17 31 32 35
2024-09-07	1	1st	3 20 29 34 39
2024-09-06	1	1st	3 23 24 25 30
2024-09-05	3	2nd	2 3 18 23 25
2024-09-02	3	1st	3 4 8 28 29
2024-08-30	3	1st	3 24 25 30 43
2024-08-27	12	2nd	1 3 18 23 42
2024-08-15	3	1st	3 7 19 24 38
2024-08-12	1	1st	3 6 17 24 35
2024-08-11	1	1st	3 5 10 12 32
2024-08-10	2	1st	3 26 30 37 43
2024-08-08	1	1st	3 4 9 33 44
2024-08-07	6	1st	3 9 30 45 46
2024-08-01	17	1st	3 25 36 41 42
2024-07-15	4	3rd	1 2 3 20 24
2024-07-11	5	1st	3 4 9 17 37
2024-07-06	2	1st	3 13 21 29 37
2024-07-04	11	1st	3 4 22 33 48
2024-06-23	11	1st	3 5 23 43 46
2024-06-12	3	1st	3 12 15 19 34
2024-06-09	1	2nd	2 3 33 39 41
2024-06-08	1	1st	3 17 29 31 33
2024-06-07	27	1st	3 12 15 25 32
2024-05-11	2	1st	3 9 20 23 37
2024-05-09	14	1st	3 6 7 22 41
2024-04-25	20	1st	3 9 21 31 41
2024-04-05	9	1st	3 7 17 30 47
2024-03-27	4	1st	3 10 16 37 44
2024-03-23	11	2nd	1 3 8 13 29
2024-03-12	8	1st	3 13 24 36 44
2024-03-04	1	1st	3 9 17 30 42
2024-03-03	7	1st	3 18 20 42 45
2024-02-25	13	1st	3 13 14 17 26
2024-02-12	19	1st	3 12 18 39 44
2024-01-24	7	2nd	2 3 13 19 34
2024-01-17	2	1st	3 13 16 29 36
2024-01-15	2	1st	3 12 14 25 39
2024-01-13	3	1st	3 25 32 36 48
2024-01-10	7	2nd	2 3 15 22 30
2024-01-03	3	1st	3 17 21 25 43
2023-12-31	8	1st	3 10 31 39 47
2023-12-23	16	1st	3 9 11 14 48
2023-12-07	5	1st	3 11 17 18 38
2023-12-02	7	1st	3 6 17 45 46
2023-11-25	1	1st	3 6 9 21 26
2023-11-24	6	1st	3 12 15 38 44
2023-11-18	19	3rd	1 2 3 27 30
2023-10-30	20	1st	3 6 12 14 17
2023-10-10	2	1st	3 6 19 35 44
2023-10-08	5	2nd	1 3 4 11 48
2023-10-03	14	1st	3 11 16 18 33
2023-09-19	4	2nd	1 3 10 23 34
2023-09-15	3	2nd	2 3 24 36 47
2023-09-12	4	1st	3 11 13 26 45
2023-09-08	3	2nd	1 3 13 35 43
2023-09-05	23	1st	3 23 24 31 48
2023-08-13	9	1st	3 6 12 37 44
2023-08-04	7	1st	3 16 18 42 47
2023-07-28	3	2nd	2 3 7 21 42
2023-07-25	1	2nd	2 3 6 7 33
2023-07-24	8	1st	3 17 31 35 42
2023-07-16	5	1st	3 9 44 46 48
2023-07-11	4	1st	3 21 24 28 35
2023-07-07	3	2nd	2 3 15 16 34
2023-07-04	3	1st	3 6 21 41 42
2023-07-01	18	1st	3 26 27 29 48
2023-06-13	4	1st	3 10 11 14 21
2023-06-09	3	1st	3 15 17 21 35
2023-06-06	10	1st	3 35 38 43 47
2023-05-27	19	2nd	1 3 12 35 45
2023-05-08	1	1st	3 15 31 33 44
2023-05-07	18	1st	3 6 7 19 42
2023-04-19	2	2nd	2 3 18 23 31
2023-04-17	3	1st	3 6 12 38 46
2023-04-14	4	1st	3 15 38 40 44
2023-04-10	4	1st	3 5 6 17 21
2023-04-06	4	1st	3 10 17 33 36
2023-04-02	10	1st	3 6 18 22 40
2023-03-23	9	1st	3 7 24 26 48
2023-03-14	1	2nd	2 3 14 18 47
2023-03-13	2	1st	3 9 20 27 37
2023-03-11	5	1st	3 7 10 28 35
2023-03-06	7	1st	3 7 24 25 28
2023-02-27	20	2nd	2 3 17 38 40
2023-02-07	7	1st	3 7 18 31 32
2023-01-31	14	2nd	2 3 10 15 22
2023-01-17	4	1st	3 4 25 35 48
2023-01-13	1	1st	3 17 21 24 44
2023-01-12	3	1st	3 12 17 42 45
2023-01-09	61	1st	3 5 24 26 31
2022-11-09	9	1st	3 5 9 36 41
2022-10-31	11	1st	3 13 16 19 28
2022-10-20	18	1st	3 27 33 40 41
2022-10-02	3	2nd	1 3 10 12 13
2022-09-29	18	1st	3 10 11 27 30
2022-09-11	5	1st	3 5 28 33 43
2022-09-06	17	1st	3 8 39 44 47
2022-08-20	6	1st	3 38 43 44 48
2022-08-14	3	2nd	1 3 15 17 37
2022-08-11	13	1st	3 8 15 43 46
2022-07-29	4	1st	3 11 15 16 45
2022-07-25	3	1st	3 27 33 35 45
2022-07-22	20	1st	3 20 33 37 39
2022-07-02	28	1st	3 13 16 18 27
2022-06-04	2	1st	3 6 12 34 45
2022-06-02	5	1st	3 28 32 38 39
2022-05-28	1	1st	3 21 31 37 40
2022-05-27	3	2nd	2 3 17 38 47
2022-05-24	4	2nd	1 3 26 39 46
2022-05-20	20	1st	3 19 43 44 48
2022-04-30	24	1st	3 5 7 33 45
2022-04-06	14	1st	3 5 10 18 23
2022-03-23	5	2nd	1 3 28 34 42
2022-03-18	2	2nd	1 3 22 29 37
2022-03-16	2	2nd	2 3 6 33 46
2022-03-14	2	1st	3 10 12 22 47
2022-03-12	12	1st	3 4 6 21 23
2022-02-28	10	1st	3 26 29 30 35
2022-02-18	4	2nd	1 3 23 42 45
2022-02-14	6	1st	3 10 20 27 41
2022-02-08	6	1st	3 10 14 16 29
2022-02-02	2	1st	3 5 11 32 40
2022-01-31	2	1st	3 27 28 35 41
2022-01-29	16	1st	3 28 31 35 46
2022-01-13	1	1st	3 10 24 27 37
2022-01-12	3	1st	3 27 29 33 48
2022-01-09	7	1st	3 10 28 38 46
2022-01-02	20	1st	3 5 12 36 40
2021-12-13	10	1st	3 9 20 24 43
2021-12-03	12	1st	3 12 14 25 44
2021-11-21	2	1st	3 11 17 20 28
2021-11-19	26	1st	3 4 9 19 40
2021-10-24	2	1st	3 20 21 32 38
2021-10-22	18	2nd	1 3 14 21 28
2021-10-04	15	2nd	2 3 29 37 39
2021-09-19	7	1st	3 4 31 37 43
2021-09-12	6	2nd	1 3 11 13 34
2021-09-06	21	1st	3 6 18 38 44
2021-08-16	38	1st	3 13 39 40 44
2021-06-14	6	1st	3 17 19 21 37
2021-05-24	3	1st	3 6 7 36 48
2021-05-13	8	1st	3 7 25 31 36
2021-04-15	6	1st	3 4 18 31 43
2021-03-25	1	1st	3 24 25 37 44
2021-03-22	4	1st	3 5 24 31 45
2021-03-08	9	1st	3 9 40 41 44
2021-02-04	6	1st	3 9 13 24 40
2021-01-14	2	1st	3 16 20 21 47
2021-01-07	5	1st	3 20 25 28 30
2020-12-21	4	1st	3 32 35 38 40
2020-12-07	6	1st	3 18 22 26 35
2020-11-16	22	1st	3 8 16 38 44
2020-08-31	33	1st	3 9 14 18 25
2020-05-07	2	1st	3 8 22 23 45
2020-04-30	3	1st	3 4 11 23 35
2020-04-20	10	2nd	1 3 6 34 45
2020-03-16	2	1st	3 7 24 26 42
2020-03-09	8	1st	3 13 16 45 48
2020-02-10	11	1st	3 7 21 25 26
2020-01-02	8	2nd	1 3 18 22 33
2019-12-05	2	1st	3 11 16 19 32
2019-11-28	1	1st	3 9 22 24 41
2019-11-25	4	3rd	1 2 3 31 40
2019-11-11	12	1st	3 5 22 23 36
2019-09-30	22	1st	3 14 45 47 48
2019-07-15	6	1st	3 14 18 19 32
2019-06-24	2	1st	3 17 21 23 44
2019-06-17	4	1st	3 25 29 40 47
2019-06-03	17	1st	3 19 24 30 44
2019-04-04	5	1st	3 4 8 16 27
2019-03-18	10	1st	3 11 24 27 39
2019-02-11	42	1st	3 5 10 32 41
2018-09-17	23	1st	3 5 6 19 47
2018-06-28	1	1st	3 23 27 47 48
2018-06-25	1	1st	3 31 42 45 48
2018-06-21	25	1st	3 6 25 39 44
2018-03-26	15	1st	3 4 15 23 40
2018-02-01	7	1st	3 13 21 24 47
2018-01-08	11	2nd	1 3 15 22 28
2017-11-30	28	2nd	2 3 27 44 48
2017-08-24	14	2nd	1 3 27 40 43
2017-07-06	12	1st	3 4 10 26 36
2017-05-25	7	1st	3 6 14 19 22
2017-05-01	1	1st	3 13 23 44 48
2017-04-27	4	1st	3 19 39 42 44
2017-04-13	19	2nd	2 3 21 29 33
2017-02-06	3	1st	3 5 6 7 39
2017-01-26	1	1st	3 11 13 31 42
2017-01-23	18	1st	3 20 29 41 45
2016-11-21	4	1st	3 7 12 35 46
2016-11-07	2	1st	3 9 33 35 39
2016-10-31	5	1st	3 4 12 32 45
2016-10-13	10	2nd	2 3 9 28 42
2016-09-08	14	1st	3 19 33 35 40
2016-07-21	1	1st	3 27 36 43 46
2016-07-18	2	1st	3 4 10 17 41
2016-07-11	6	1st	3 6 17 18 43
2016-06-20	8	1st	3 25 38 45 46
2016-05-23	4	1st	3 31 35 40 46
2016-05-09	7	2nd	2 3 9 26 28
2016-04-14	2	2nd	1 3 12 45 47
2016-04-07	10	1st	3 5 27 28 38
2016-03-03	12	1st	3 4 10 18 21
2016-01-21	7	1st	3 7 10 18 33
2015-12-28	9	2nd	2 3 10 37 45
2015-11-26	6	1st	3 29 33 37 40
2015-11-05	45	1st	3 19 30 41 44
2015-06-01	2	1st	3 6 22 25 40
2015-05-25	2	1st	3 23 30 34 48
2015-05-18	12	1st	3 29 38 40 47
2015-04-06	5	1st	3 18 20 32 43
2015-03-19	6	1st	3 7 22 43 47
2015-02-26	—	1st	3 4 19 22 36