Number 3

In Gopher 5 under the 5/47 · since Apr 2010 rules — 2,587 draws, 5 from 1–47.

280times drawn · chance expected 275 +0.31σ

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

9.2average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

55longest completed wait · 47% chance of one at least that long

3 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 280 times in 2,587 draws against 275.2 expected, +0.31σ. 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 280 times in 2,587 draws · average wait 9.2 draws · longest completed wait 55 · 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 smallest230 · chance 232.9
2nd smallest50 · chance 45.4
3rd smallest0 · chance 1.6
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 24.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

24 31 34 11 29 30

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 46 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 47. 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
2026-10-05	9	1st	3 16 34 35 40
2026-09-14	6	1st	3 14 18 34 42
2026-08-31	10	2nd	2 3 13 36 43
2026-08-07	32	1st	3 11 23 30

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 5/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-03-07	5	1st	3 9 28 30 36
2025-02-24	25	1st	3 8 14 34 44
2024-12-27	3	1st	3 25 30 32 33
2024-12-20	11	1st	3 5 20 39 42
2024-11-25	13	1st	3 21 30 39 42
2024-10-25	6	1st	3 8 24 25 40
2024-10-11	27	1st	3 4 19 37 45
2024-08-09	10	1st	3 12 15 24 26
2024-07-17	4	2nd	2 3 13 30 44
2024-07-08	13	1st	3 12 33 40 43
2024-06-07	1	1st	3 7 11 16 47
2024-06-05	11	1st	3 22 32 43 44
2024-05-10	13	2nd	1 3 14 37 42
2024-04-10	13	1st	3 7 13 40 43
2024-03-11	9	1st	3 7 22 27 36
2024-02-19	2	1st	3 7 11 43 47
2024-02-14	12	1st	3 8 23 32 47
2024-01-17	11	2nd	1 3 20 28 29
2023-12-22	2	1st	3 4 15 29 32
2023-12-18	5	1st	3 13 20 31 35
2023-12-06	7	1st	3 6 23 34 47
2023-11-20	13	1st	3 9 10 18 36
2023-10-20	43	1st	3 9 26 27 39
2023-07-12	9	1st	3 9 11 21 42
2023-06-21	11	1st	3 7 10 13 17
2023-05-26	11	1st	3 28 32 40 44
2023-05-01	13	2nd	1 3 11 16 42
2023-03-31	3	1st	3 6 22 25 32
2023-03-24	3	2nd	1 3 9 16 41
2023-03-17	11	1st	3 5 17 35 42
2023-02-20	33	2nd	1 3 16 18 45
2022-12-05	2	1st	3 11 12 24 31
2022-11-30	1	1st	3 15 26 30 40
2022-11-28	4	2nd	2 3 14 18 20
2022-11-18	25	1st	3 5 12 20 34
2022-09-23	7	1st	3 10 21 27 40
2022-09-07	13	1st	3 7 17 18 29
2022-08-08	4	2nd	2 3 5 24 43
2022-07-29	11	1st	3 5 24 34 47
2022-07-04	1	1st	3 21 27 44 47
2022-07-01	6	1st	3 5 18 23 29
2022-06-17	8	1st	3 35 36 46 47
2022-05-30	1	2nd	2 3 23 24 32
2022-05-27	1	2nd	1 3 9 22 39
2022-05-25	5	1st	3 11 19 30 31
2022-05-13	19	1st	3 14 26 40 42
2022-03-30	16	1st	3 4 30 34 47
2022-02-21	19	2nd	2 3 16 29 32
2022-01-07	2	1st	3 19 30 38 45
2022-01-03	15	1st	3 5 13 18 31
2021-11-29	4	1st	3 5 12 13 44
2021-11-19	33	2nd	2 3 18 27 29
2021-09-03	1	1st	3 11 12 21 41
2021-09-01	5	1st	3 18 23 41 43
2021-08-20	2	1st	3 13 16 20 30
2021-08-16	13	2nd	2 3 17 22 41
2021-07-16	13	1st	3 13 19 28 40
2021-06-16	3	1st	3 5 23 29 46
2021-06-09	4	1st	3 10 28 34 46
2021-05-31	3	2nd	1 3 12 19 29
2021-05-24	9	1st	3 21 22 24 27
2021-05-03	3	1st	3 8 10 16 42
2021-04-26	4	1st	3 24 25 26 42
2021-04-16	4	1st	3 7 20 34 35
2021-04-07	6	1st	3 4 9 17 27
2021-03-24	3	1st	3 29 38 46 47
2021-03-17	13	1st	3 13 17 29 31
2021-02-15	5	1st	3 22 28 34 42
2021-02-03	6	2nd	2 3 24 27 36
2021-01-20	14	1st	3 8 9 35 39
2020-12-18	12	1st	3 9 21 32 47
2020-11-20	6	1st	3 10 33 35 45
2020-11-06	3	2nd	2 3 32 34 43
2020-10-30	6	1st	3 8 32 33 35
2020-10-16	24	1st	3 9 11 26 27
2020-08-21	3	1st	3 4 15 20 28
2020-08-14	7	1st	3 4 30 37 46
2020-07-29	9	2nd	1 3 29 31 40
2020-07-08	1	2nd	2 3 15 21 31
2020-07-06	1	1st	3 8 25 39 44
2020-07-03	5	1st	3 6 10 22 30
2020-06-22	10	2nd	2 3 10 30 37
2020-05-29	6	1st	3 12 29 40 44
2020-05-15	1	1st	3 4 9 13 34
2020-05-13	2	1st	3 5 12 15 38
2020-05-08	3	1st	3 12 32 44 46
2020-05-01	3	1st	3 14 20 29 41
2020-04-24	1	1st	3 6 9 14 16
2020-04-22	3	1st	3 7 14 34 42
2020-04-15	12	1st	3 24 29 36 44
2020-03-18	6	1st	3 15 20 22 37
2020-03-04	4	2nd	2 3 4 32 43
2020-02-24	2	1st	3 4 6 15 22
2020-02-19	21	1st	3 11 22 33 34
2020-01-01	10	1st	3 16 24 33 46
2019-12-09	2	1st	3 14 23 39 47
2019-12-04	7	1st	3 6 28 44 46
2019-11-18	21	1st	3 22 31 32 35
2019-09-30	2	1st	3 12 17 21 23
2019-09-25	9	1st	3 19 20 35 37
2019-09-04	7	1st	3 4 15 30 46
2019-08-19	8	1st	3 4 18 26 31
2019-07-31	7	1st	3 9 21 31 38
2019-07-15	15	1st	3 30 34 35 38
2019-06-10	39	1st	3 17 19 34 47
2019-03-11	5	1st	3 9 31 35 38
2019-02-27	31	1st	3 6 25 34 42
2018-12-17	3	1st	3 12 15 18 35
2018-12-10	39	1st	3 13 22 32 38
2018-09-10	4	1st	3 10 24 27 32
2018-08-31	5	1st	3 4 20 24 45
2018-08-20	4	1st	3 6 20 23 46
2018-08-10	8	1st	3 6 23 31 43
2018-07-23	5	1st	3 4 22 27 34
2018-07-11	18	1st	3 6 17 27 46
2018-05-30	3	1st	3 5 11 22 36
2018-05-23	5	1st	3 5 12 17 24
2018-05-11	7	2nd	1 3 14 23 31
2018-04-25	13	1st	3 6 7 18 34
2018-03-26	6	1st	3 4 25 27 33
2018-03-12	1	1st	3 10 15 24 33
2018-03-09	3	1st	3 5 22 29 39
2018-03-02	4	1st	3 5 19 31 36
2018-02-21	7	2nd	2 3 6 8 13
2018-02-05	8	1st	3 28 31 35 38
2018-01-17	3	1st	3 16 18 31 32
2018-01-10	2	2nd	1 3 11 13 19
2018-01-05	10	2nd	2 3 31 34 47
2017-12-13	2	1st	3 20 27 33 38
2017-12-08	7	1st	3 5 7 11 39
2017-11-22	21	1st	3 5 19 32 39
2017-10-04	23	1st	3 7 12 25 29
2017-08-11	4	2nd	2 3 13 28 37
2017-08-02	6	1st	3 12 16 28 39
2017-07-19	6	1st	3 15 30 42 45
2017-07-05	4	1st	3 5 16 20 36
2017-06-26	7	1st	3 7 18 26 27
2017-06-09	18	1st	3 25 39 44 45
2017-04-28	26	1st	3 14 31 37 44
2017-02-27	24	1st	3 20 30 41 47
2017-01-02	13	1st	3 16 27 30 39
2016-12-02	12	2nd	1 3 15 22 35
2016-11-04	30	1st	3 15 16 31 40
2016-08-26	7	2nd	2 3 14 21 47
2016-08-10	11	1st	3 12 18 34 36
2016-07-15	5	1st	3 6 15 40 44
2016-07-04	6	1st	3 9 21 35 36
2016-06-20	7	1st	3 17 18 25 44
2016-06-03	13	1st	3 13 21 24 43
2016-05-04	3	1st	3 15 20 28 47
2016-04-27	2	1st	3 15 22 37 39
2016-04-22	1	1st	3 6 12 19 25
2016-04-20	6	1st	3 5 8 10 16
2016-04-06	12	2nd	1 3 5 26 41
2016-03-09	9	1st	3 16 18 36 46
2016-02-17	1	1st	3 9 16 33 35
2016-02-15	2	1st	3 4 10 21 44
2016-02-10	9	1st	3 25 27 43 44
2016-01-20	2	1st	3 14 15 24 44
2016-01-15	45	1st	3 10 12 33 36
2015-10-02	1	1st	3 11 20 24 32
2015-09-30	2	2nd	2 3 16 32 40
2015-09-25	6	1st	3 6 7 23 25
2015-09-11	9	1st	3 32 36 39 45
2015-08-21	1	1st	3 5 10 31 35
2015-08-19	11	2nd	2 3 4 11 26
2015-07-24	7	1st	3 18 20 31 38
2015-07-08	6	1st	3 4 22 35 45
2015-06-24	8	1st	3 15 25 34 38
2015-06-05	31	1st	3 24 29 42 45
2015-03-25	14	1st	3 14 24 38 40
2015-02-20	2	1st	3 6 37 41 44
2015-02-16	4	1st	3 15 21 25 47
2015-02-06	4	1st	3 13 22 42 44
2015-01-28	15	1st	3 22 24 32 34
2014-12-24	9	1st	3 14 27 38 39
2014-12-03	4	1st	3 7 18 34 39
2014-11-24	7	1st	3 6 31 37 45
2014-11-07	2	2nd	1 3 22 24 29
2014-11-03	5	2nd	1 3 6 15 29
2014-10-22	7	1st	3 8 12 22 41
2014-10-06	28	1st	3 4 5 21 32
2014-08-01	4	1st	3 16 23 41 47
2014-07-23	7	1st	3 6 29 35 46
2014-07-07	14	1st	3 6 27 29 31
2014-06-04	3	2nd	2 3 21 24 26
2014-05-28	10	2nd	1 3 4 11 19
2014-05-05	20	1st	3 8 17 18 42
2014-03-19	19	1st	3 6 11 38 46
2014-02-03	9	1st	3 29 32 33 46
2014-01-13	6	1st	3 11 27 34 36
2013-12-30	9	1st	3 11 17 22 34
2013-12-09	3	1st	3 21 23 40 43
2013-12-02	1	1st	3 14 26 28 32
2013-11-29	55	1st	3 22 31 38 40
2013-07-24	13	1st	3 24 28 33 37
2013-06-24	2	1st	3 7 18 29 34
2013-06-19	11	1st	3 4 7 31 35
2013-05-24	11	1st	3 10 15 43 46
2013-04-29	4	1st	3 7 10 27 40
2013-04-19	1	1st	3 20 21 38 45
2013-04-17	4	1st	3 6 12 26 41
2013-04-08	1	1st	3 18 30 35 45
2013-04-05	11	1st	3 17 33 42 46
2013-03-11	3	1st	3 12 20 31 47
2013-03-04	5	1st	3 5 25 38 43
2013-02-20	7	1st	3 13 17 24 45
2013-02-04	15	1st	3 13 27 36 47
2012-12-31	3	1st	3 14 28 41 43
2012-12-24	3	1st	3 11 19 34 35
2012-12-17	2	1st	3 6 23 30 39
2012-12-12	6	1st	3 23 25 27 45
2012-11-28	4	1st	3 9 27 39 46
2012-11-19	3	1st	3 11 25 27 37
2012-11-12	3	2nd	1 3 23 26 35
2012-11-05	1	1st	3 11 17 27 47
2012-11-02	5	1st	3 10 19 40 41
2012-10-22	7	1st	3 10 24 35 38
2012-10-05	1	1st	3 5 14 26 46
2012-10-03	13	1st	3 6 29 38 41
2012-09-03	10	1st	3 17 24 26 32
2012-08-10	8	1st	3 32 36 41 42
2012-07-23	16	2nd	2 3 8 11 38
2012-06-15	6	1st	3 4 31 38 47
2012-06-01	5	1st	3 4 19 23 36
2012-05-21	3	2nd	2 3 16 31 39
2012-05-14	4	1st	3 30 33 42 47
2012-05-04	1	1st	3 5 13 26 30
2012-05-02	2	1st	3 9 16 38 43
2012-04-27	20	1st	3 5 30 41 47
2012-03-12	4	1st	3 10 25 36 41
2012-03-02	8	1st	3 4 8 15 25
2012-02-13	1	1st	3 9 11 26 46
2012-02-10	2	1st	3 4 17 29 34
2012-02-06	8	1st	3 6 11 24 42
2012-01-18	4	1st	3 10 15 23 29
2012-01-09	5	2nd	1 3 11 12 43
2011-12-28	6	1st	3 13 20 45 47
2011-12-14	3	1st	3 24 40 44 46
2011-12-07	25	1st	3 6 11 42 44
2011-10-10	19	2nd	2 3 4 12 40
2011-08-26	5	1st	3 12 20 30 40
2011-08-15	14	1st	3 22 26 31 43
2011-07-13	6	2nd	1 3 8 28 41
2011-06-29	15	1st	3 36 37 39 40
2011-05-25	9	1st	3 8 17 32 34
2011-05-04	14	1st	3 8 12 17 43
2011-04-01	38	1st	3 18 30 37 44
2011-01-03	11	2nd	2 3 7 30 45
2010-12-08	16	2nd	2 3 7 22 29
2010-11-01	10	1st	3 9 17 20 41
2010-10-08	15	1st	3 7 9 33 36
2010-09-03	26	2nd	1 3 8 12 21
2010-07-05	2	1st	3 10 11 20 32
2010-06-30	22	1st	3 26 28 41 43
2010-05-10	—	1st	3 15 17 19 36