Number 3

In Pick 6 under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,816 draws, 6 from 1–49.

242times drawn · chance expected 222 +1.41σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

7.5average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

49longest completed wait · 37% chance of one at least that long

3 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 242 times in 1,816 draws against 222.4 expected, +1.41σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 3, draw by draw

Drawn 242 times in 1,816 draws · average wait 7.5 draws · longest completed wait 49 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 smallest178 · chance 193.7
2nd smallest59 · chance 46.1
3rd smallest5 · chance 2.1
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 25.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

2 34 1 31 13 26

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 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 49. 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
2026-10-10	8	2nd	2 3 4 23 32 36
2026-09-21	10	3rd	1 2 3 11 24 28
2026-08-29	3	1st	3 9 12 19 31 39
2026-08-22	5	2nd	2

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-06-05	23	1st	3 7 12 13 31 43
2025-03-17	18	1st	3 4 5 6 10 13
2025-01-13	5	1st	3 28 31 37 41 45
2024-12-26	8	1st	3 28 34 37 38 44
2024-11-28	2	2nd	1 3 10 17 23 26
2024-11-21	1	1st	3 17 22 30 33 34
2024-11-18	4	1st	3 23 31 34 36 43
2024-11-04	1	1st	3 12 14 18 33 41
2024-10-31	19	3rd	1 2 3 4 35 42
2024-08-26	11	1st	3 8 9 24 25 34
2024-07-18	5	1st	3 20 27 34 40 41
2024-07-01	1	1st	3 4 6 30 32 33
2024-06-27	10	1st	3 10 13 26 32 33
2024-05-23	3	1st	3 20 27 28 39 46
2024-05-13	9	2nd	2 3 4 12 20 26
2024-04-11	1	2nd	2 3 26 42 44 46
2024-04-08	6	1st	3 8 11 29 37 45
2024-03-18	1	1st	3 11 13 14 33 42
2024-03-14	8	1st	3 23 26 29 32 41
2024-02-15	4	1st	3 19 20 27 32 39
2024-02-01	4	2nd	1 3 15 25 27 29
2024-01-18	4	2nd	1 3 17 21 29 42
2024-01-04	8	1st	3 8 11 20 28 36
2023-12-07	1	1st	3 11 17 18 35 38
2023-12-04	13	2nd	1 3 7 17 31 39
2023-10-19	18	1st	3 21 22 26 32 34
2023-08-17	2	1st	3 9 24 27 32 40
2023-08-10	1	2nd	1 3 5 15 21 22
2023-08-07	4	1st	3 8 10 31 35 46
2023-07-24	2	1st	3 13 14 29 30 36
2023-07-17	4	2nd	2 3 8 30 39 40
2023-07-03	6	2nd	1 3 14 20 33 38
2023-06-12	31	1st	3 8 14 28 30 38
2023-02-23	1	1st	3 10 16 30 34 45
2023-02-20	1	1st	3 4 6 15 34 43
2023-02-16	8	1st	3 7 17 18 26 42
2023-01-19	5	1st	3 16 20 23 25 40
2023-01-02	1	1st	3 13 19 36 39 40
2022-12-29	1	1st	3 15 24 34 39 45
2022-12-26	22	1st	3 13 29 31 41 43
2022-10-10	4	1st	3 11 15 16 18 42
2022-09-26	37	2nd	2 3 9 14 17 21
2022-05-19	2	1st	3 5 10 22 24 26
2022-05-12	14	1st	3 8 9 35 36 42
2022-03-24	22	1st	3 9 28 34 36 43
2022-01-06	13	2nd	2 3 24 38 42 48
2021-11-22	6	1st	3 8 9 29 36 38
2021-11-01	8	1st	3 6 10 25 32 33
2021-10-04	1	2nd	1 3 10 22 41 47
2021-09-30	5	1st	3 10 34 38 43 45
2021-09-13	4	1st	3 17 24 29 33 38
2021-08-30	5	2nd	1 3 26 34 44 46
2021-08-12	3	1st	3 9 12 22 33 49
2021-08-02	1	1st	3 14 17 37 40 48
2021-07-29	8	1st	3 9 13 26 32 33
2021-07-01	9	1st	3 7 10 29 40 45
2021-05-31	2	1st	3 11 34 36 42 46
2021-05-24	6	1st	3 20 26 34 43 49
2021-05-03	1	2nd	2 3 9 27 42 44
2021-04-29	23	2nd	2 3 16 22 36 43
2021-02-08	4	2nd	1 3 10 12 28 34
2021-01-25	7	1st	3 18 22 26 37 43
2020-12-31	1	1st	3 10 16 18 31 36
2020-12-28	33	1st	3 6 20 40 48 49
2020-09-03	6	2nd	1 3 32 33 38 41
2020-08-13	1	1st	3 21 31 34 42 43
2020-08-10	10	1st	3 4 17 23 28 45
2020-07-06	6	2nd	2 3 10 12 30 37
2020-06-15	6	2nd	1 3 7 11 13 37
2020-05-25	12	1st	3 4 16 26 32 47
2020-04-13	2	1st	3 10 22 27 29 34
2020-04-06	5	1st	3 8 21 23 24 27
2020-03-19	4	1st	3 12 13 28 37 48
2020-03-05	8	1st	3 5 18 24 34 44
2020-02-06	31	2nd	2 3 5 7 15 27
2019-10-21	17	1st	3 4 9 13 33 48
2019-08-22	12	2nd	1 3 8 22 25 44
2019-07-11	2	3rd	1 2 3 10 18 26
2019-07-04	12	2nd	1 3 6 16 19 48
2019-05-23	2	1st	3 18 24 31 34 43
2019-05-16	20	1st	3 4 16 32 34 39
2019-03-07	11	1st	3 20 27 36 40 44
2019-01-28	1	1st	3 19 25 26 28 36
2019-01-24	12	1st	3 12 28 31 32 39
2018-12-13	22	1st	3 11 14 15 41 48
2018-09-27	18	1st	3 5 6 12 27 35
2018-07-26	2	1st	3 24 26 27 44 48
2018-07-19	49	2nd	2 3 11 12 18 46
2018-01-29	12	2nd	1 3 6 18 19 43
2017-12-18	14	1st	3 5 20 34 35 49
2017-10-30	5	2nd	1 3 5 7 25 44
2017-10-12	7	1st	3 7 19 24 32 33
2017-09-18	1	1st	3 10 11 23 31 41
2017-09-14	7	2nd	2 3 12 13 32 46
2017-08-21	3	1st	3 5 12 30 35 47
2017-08-10	7	1st	3 4 6 18 35 41
2017-07-17	4	1st	3 10 17 29 40 45
2017-07-03	5	1st	3 5 21 22 28 43
2017-06-15	10	1st	3 10 14 28 38 40
2017-05-11	2	1st	3 15 21 29 39 48
2017-05-04	21	1st	3 7 10 25 31 42
2017-02-20	6	2nd	1 3 12 32 34 40
2017-01-30	1	1st	3 7 23 25 30 46
2017-01-26	3	1st	3 5 6 9 13 20
2017-01-16	2	1st	3 8 24 31 41 48
2017-01-09	6	2nd	2 3 21 28 32 46
2016-12-19	2	1st	3 23 26 29 33 43
2016-12-12	12	1st	3 10 17 20 23 30
2016-10-31	2	1st	3 18 20 24 26 46
2016-10-24	18	1st	3 11 20 30 33 41
2016-08-22	7	1st	3 15 23 26 42 45
2016-07-28	6	1st	3 8 23 25 26 31
2016-07-07	6	1st	3 8 23 25 31 36
2016-06-16	2	1st	3 8 11 42 46 49
2016-06-09	2	1st	3 7 13 27 31 40
2016-06-02	3	1st	3 14 22 24 30 42
2016-05-23	2	1st	3 7 14 21 32 42
2016-05-16	14	1st	3 9 16 35 37 41
2016-03-28	4	1st	3 19 31 32 38 48
2016-03-14	1	1st	3 14 27 41 44 48
2016-03-10	10	1st	3 16 19 25 46 48
2016-02-04	1	1st	3 13 17 30 35 38
2016-02-01	1	1st	3 9 14 15 31 32
2016-01-28	5	1st	3 6 11 17 21 36
2016-01-11	1	1st	3 19 24 27 45 47
2016-01-07	14	1st	3 9 10 12 15 35
2015-11-19	5	1st	3 9 13 24 26 40
2015-11-02	6	1st	3 12 20 37 38 43
2015-10-12	5	1st	3 4 24 26 28 38
2015-09-24	4	2nd	1 3 16 18 19 39
2015-09-10	2	1st	3 11 36 38 43 44
2015-09-03	12	1st	3 7 9 25 29 39
2015-07-23	1	2nd	1 3 9 15 28 39
2015-07-20	4	1st	3 5 6 17 28 44
2015-07-06	4	2nd	1 3 13 19 32 40
2015-06-22	6	1st	3 9 29 44 46 49
2015-06-01	7	1st	3 4 27 37 42 46
2015-05-07	3	1st	3 9 11 16 17 25
2015-04-27	8	2nd	2 3 10 19 40 49
2015-03-30	3	1st	3 11 16 21 32 45
2015-03-19	7	1st	3 4 7 14 17 36
2015-02-23	1	1st	3 8 17 20 22 37
2015-02-19	14	1st	3 7 11 13 14 38
2015-01-01	6	1st	3 13 15 23 39 40
2014-12-11	3	1st	3 5 17 26 41 46
2014-12-01	5	1st	3 11 14 19 26 38
2014-11-13	9	1st	3 25 26 30 34 42
2014-10-13	4	1st	3 8 34 35 39 46
2014-09-29	1	2nd	2 3 15 24 30 35
2014-09-25	22	1st	3 14 28 40 45 46
2014-07-10	7	2nd	2 3 18 36 38 42
2014-06-16	7	1st	3 12 18 34 35 42
2014-05-22	4	1st	3 14 16 19 25 26
2014-05-08	16	1st	3 9 15 18 20 48
2014-03-13	8	1st	3 11 13 30 35 37
2014-02-13	2	3rd	1 2 3 8 20 36
2014-02-06	4	1st	3 12 19 29 37 47
2014-01-23	1	1st	3 16 25 33 40 48
2014-01-20	3	1st	3 21 27 29 40 47
2014-01-09	2	2nd	2 3 8 18 35 46
2014-01-02	24	1st	3 33 34 36 42 49
2013-10-10	24	1st	3 6 7 30 40 47
2013-07-18	10	1st	3 9 32 34 36 39
2013-06-13	8	2nd	1 3 16 17 22 49
2013-05-16	5	1st	3 18 19 30 35 41
2013-04-29	8	1st	3 8 14 21 23 46
2013-04-01	9	1st	3 22 26 29 38 39
2013-02-28	7	1st	3 4 25 27 38 49
2013-02-04	1	1st	3 7 15 22 23 31
2013-01-31	6	1st	3 17 23 24 26 47
2013-01-10	12	1st	3 18 20 28 32 45
2012-11-29	8	2nd	2 3 16 20 35 42
2012-11-01	3	1st	3 20 28 36 37 39
2012-10-22	10	1st	3 10 19 22 34 40
2012-09-17	7	1st	3 16 31 42 43 48
2012-08-23	9	2nd	2 3 11 14 16 19
2012-07-23	2	1st	3 13 25 33 37 44
2012-07-16	7	1st	3 9 11 42 44 48
2012-06-21	5	2nd	1 3 6 28 34 49
2012-06-04	29	1st	3 9 19 39 45 49
2012-02-23	1	1st	3 6 9 10 14 20
2012-02-20	4	1st	3 10 13 27 35 40
2012-02-06	20	2nd	1 3 4 7 34 45
2011-11-28	10	3rd	1 2 3 7 20 24
2011-10-24	4	1st	3 13 18 19 42 43
2011-10-10	4	1st	3 11 35 39 46 48
2011-09-26	2	1st	3 8 9 14 23 32
2011-09-19	22	1st	3 5 23 31 37 48
2011-07-04	1	1st	3 6 9 32 35 49
2011-06-30	2	1st	3 22 33 35 41 45
2011-06-23	1	2nd	2 3 6 8 45 46
2011-06-20	6	2nd	2 3 13 23 25 48
2011-05-30	1	2nd	1 3 4 25 35 45
2011-05-26	2	2nd	1 3 15 30 46 49
2011-05-19	6	1st	3 6 22 24 27 30
2011-04-28	1	1st	3 9 13 26 43 46
2011-04-25	1	2nd	2 3 6 34 39 40
2011-04-21	8	1st	3 5 17 34 44 47
2011-03-24	31	1st	3 5 18 24 28 35
2010-12-06	7	1st	3 6 11 23 30 43
2010-11-11	1	2nd	1 3 21 24 31 47
2010-11-08	9	2nd	2 3 12 16 21 41
2010-10-07	1	1st	3 6 10 34 43 48
2010-10-04	7	1st	3 4 26 28 31 47
2010-09-09	4	1st	3 5 6 8 19 39
2010-08-26	3	1st	3 5 31 38 42 44
2010-08-16	15	1st	3 13 17 28 31 39
2010-06-24	8	1st	3 15 18 20 31 37
2010-05-27	8	1st	3 13 30 33 36 38
2010-04-29	1	1st	3 5 7 27 36 48
2010-04-26	1	2nd	2 3 12 20 28 45
2010-04-22	1	1st	3 11 13 14 22 35
2010-04-19	13	1st	3 7 12 14 24 28
2010-03-04	5	1st	3 4 16 33 43 49
2010-02-15	2	1st	3 6 14 36 42 48
2010-02-08	1	2nd	1 3 11 12 26 40
2010-02-04	8	2nd	2 3 4 15 16 35
2010-01-07	—	1st	3 4 22 23 34 44