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Number 3 In Wild Money under the 5/35 · Apr 2010 – Nov 2016 rules — 1,034 draws, 5 from 1–35 (an earlier era).
5/38 + 1/38 · since Apr 2025 5/38 + 1/35 · Nov 2016 – Apr 2025 5/35 · Apr 2010 – Nov 2016 150 times drawn · chance expected 148 +0.20σ
2 draws waiting · a wait this long: 86% for any number
6.9 average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0
30 longest completed wait · 82% chance of one at least that long
3 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 150 times in 1,034 draws against 147.7 expected, +0.20σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.
3 Number 3, draw by draw Drawn 150 times in 1,034 draws · average wait 6.9 draws · longest completed wait 30 · waiting 2 draws now
4 draws: 2010-04-08 to 2010-04-17 2 draws: 2010-04-17 to 2010-04-22 3 draws: 2010-04-22 to 2010-04-29 4 draws: 2010-04-29 to 2010-05-08 1 draws: 2010-05-08 to 2010-05-11 3 draws: 2010-05-11 to 2010-05-18 7 draws: 2010-05-18 to 2010-06-03 1 draws: 2010-06-03 to 2010-06-05 15 draws: 2010-06-05 to 2010-07-10 10 draws: 2010-07-10 to 2010-08-03 1 draws: 2010-08-03 to 2010-08-05 1 draws: 2010-08-05 to 2010-08-07 10 draws: 2010-08-07 to 2010-08-31 2 draws: 2010-08-31 to 2010-09-04 15 draws: 2010-09-04 to 2010-10-09 12 draws: 2010-10-09 to 2010-11-06 1 draws: 2010-11-06 to 2010-11-09 7 draws: 2010-11-09 to 2010-11-25 7 draws: 2010-11-25 to 2010-12-11 30 draws: 2010-12-11 to 2011-02-19 4 draws: 2011-02-19 to 2011-03-01 1 draws: 2011-03-01 to 2011-03-03 2 draws: 2011-03-03 to 2011-03-08 1 draws: 2011-03-08 to 2011-03-10 8 draws: 2011-03-10 to 2011-03-29 6 draws: 2011-03-29 to 2011-04-12 19 draws: 2011-04-12 to 2011-05-26 5 draws: 2011-05-26 to 2011-06-07 4 draws: 2011-06-07 to 2011-06-16 4 draws: 2011-06-16 to 2011-06-25 6 draws: 2011-06-25 to 2011-07-09 1 draws: 2011-07-09 to 2011-07-12 1 draws: 2011-07-12 to 2011-07-14 13 draws: 2011-07-14 to 2011-08-13 10 draws: 2011-08-13 to 2011-09-06 3 draws: 2011-09-06 to 2011-09-13 23 draws: 2011-09-13 to 2011-11-05 1 draws: 2011-11-05 to 2011-11-08 1 draws: 2011-11-08 to 2011-11-10 17 draws: 2011-11-10 to 2011-12-20 5 draws: 2011-12-20 to 2011-12-31 13 draws: 2011-12-31 to 2012-01-31 4 draws: 2012-01-31 to 2012-02-09 6 draws: 2012-02-09 to 2012-02-23 12 draws: 2012-02-23 to 2012-03-22 3 draws: 2012-03-22 to 2012-03-29 3 draws: 2012-03-29 to 2012-04-05 18 draws: 2012-04-05 to 2012-05-17 3 draws: 2012-05-17 to 2012-05-24 3 draws: 2012-05-24 to 2012-05-31 4 draws: 2012-05-31 to 2012-06-09 1 draws: 2012-06-09 to 2012-06-12 11 draws: 2012-06-12 to 2012-07-07 21 draws: 2012-07-07 to 2012-08-28 15 draws: 2012-08-28 to 2012-10-02 3 draws: 2012-10-02 to 2012-10-09 2 draws: 2012-10-09 to 2012-10-13 4 draws: 2012-10-13 to 2012-10-23 8 draws: 2012-10-23 to 2012-11-10 4 draws: 2012-11-10 to 2012-11-20 2 draws: 2012-11-20 to 2012-11-24 4 draws: 2012-11-24 to 2012-12-04 13 draws: 2012-12-04 to 2013-01-03 3 draws: 2013-01-03 to 2013-01-10 10 draws: 2013-01-10 to 2013-02-02 9 draws: 2013-02-02 to 2013-02-23 3 draws: 2013-02-23 to 2013-03-02 4 draws: 2013-03-02 to 2013-03-12 5 draws: 2013-03-12 to 2013-03-23 28 draws: 2013-03-23 to 2013-05-28 3 draws: 2013-05-28 to 2013-06-04 2 draws: 2013-06-04 to 2013-06-08 9 draws: 2013-06-08 to 2013-06-29 8 draws: 2013-06-29 to 2013-07-18 1 draws: 2013-07-18 to 2013-07-20 6 draws: 2013-07-20 to 2013-08-03 4 draws: 2013-08-03 to 2013-08-13 9 draws: 2013-08-13 to 2013-09-03 7 draws: 2013-09-03 to 2013-09-19 2 draws: 2013-09-19 to 2013-09-24 3 draws: 2013-09-24 to 2013-10-01 4 draws: 2013-10-01 to 2013-10-10 3 draws: 2013-10-10 to 2013-10-17 4 draws: 2013-10-17 to 2013-10-26 6 draws: 2013-10-26 to 2013-11-09 5 draws: 2013-11-09 to 2013-11-21 11 draws: 2013-11-21 to 2013-12-17 3 draws: 2013-12-17 to 2013-12-24 10 draws: 2013-12-24 to 2014-01-16 4 draws: 2014-01-16 to 2014-01-25 13 draws: 2014-01-25 to 2014-02-25 2 draws: 2014-02-25 to 2014-03-01 7 draws: 2014-03-01 to 2014-03-18 2 draws: 2014-03-18 to 2014-03-22 11 draws: 2014-03-22 to 2014-04-17 17 draws: 2014-04-17 to 2014-05-27 2 draws: 2014-05-27 to 2014-05-31 21 draws: 2014-05-31 to 2014-07-19 6 draws: 2014-07-19 to 2014-08-02 9 draws: 2014-08-02 to 2014-08-23 1 draws: 2014-08-23 to 2014-08-26 1 draws: 2014-08-26 to 2014-08-28 1 draws: 2014-08-28 to 2014-08-30 9 draws: 2014-08-30 to 2014-09-20 12 draws: 2014-09-20 to 2014-10-18 1 draws: 2014-10-18 to 2014-10-21 3 draws: 2014-10-21 to 2014-10-28 3 draws: 2014-10-28 to 2014-11-04 2 draws: 2014-11-04 to 2014-11-08 29 draws: 2014-11-08 to 2015-01-15 7 draws: 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-31 2 draws: 2015-01-31 to 2015-02-05 1 draws: 2015-02-05 to 2015-02-07 15 draws: 2015-02-07 to 2015-03-14 12 draws: 2015-03-14 to 2015-04-11 2 draws: 2015-04-11 to 2015-04-16 1 draws: 2015-04-16 to 2015-04-18 20 draws: 2015-04-18 to 2015-06-04 3 draws: 2015-06-04 to 2015-06-11 10 draws: 2015-06-11 to 2015-07-04 6 draws: 2015-07-04 to 2015-07-18 8 draws: 2015-07-18 to 2015-08-06 1 draws: 2015-08-06 to 2015-08-08 4 draws: 2015-08-08 to 2015-08-18 2 draws: 2015-08-18 to 2015-08-22 7 draws: 2015-08-22 to 2015-09-08 4 draws: 2015-09-08 to 2015-09-17 1 draws: 2015-09-17 to 2015-09-19 17 draws: 2015-09-19 to 2015-10-29 10 draws: 2015-10-29 to 2015-11-21 2 draws: 2015-11-21 to 2015-11-26 3 draws: 2015-11-26 to 2015-12-03 10 draws: 2015-12-03 to 2015-12-26 10 draws: 2015-12-26 to 2016-01-19 10 draws: 2016-01-19 to 2016-02-11 11 draws: 2016-02-11 to 2016-03-08 1 draws: 2016-03-08 to 2016-03-10 1 draws: 2016-03-10 to 2016-03-12 6 draws: 2016-03-12 to 2016-03-26 6 draws: 2016-03-26 to 2016-04-09 16 draws: 2016-04-09 to 2016-05-17 10 draws: 2016-05-17 to 2016-06-09 14 draws: 2016-06-09 to 2016-07-12 6 draws: 2016-07-12 to 2016-07-26 14 draws: 2016-07-26 to 2016-08-27 15 draws: 2016-08-27 to 2016-10-01 1 draws: 2016-10-01 to 2016-10-04 15 draws: 2016-10-04 to 2016-11-08 1 draws: 2016-11-08 to 2016-11-10 Still waiting — at least 2 draws since 2016-11-10 2010-04-08 2010-04-17 2010-04-22 2010-04-29 2010-05-08 2010-05-11 2010-05-18 2010-06-03 2010-06-05 2010-07-10 2010-08-03 2010-08-05 2010-08-07 2010-08-31 2010-09-04 2010-10-09 2010-11-06 2010-11-09 2010-11-25 2010-12-11 2011-02-19 2011-03-01 2011-03-03 2011-03-08 2011-03-10 2011-03-29 2011-04-12 2011-05-26 2011-06-07 2011-06-16 2011-06-25 2011-07-09 2011-07-12 2011-07-14 2011-08-13 2011-09-06 2011-09-13 2011-11-05 2011-11-08 2011-11-10 2011-12-20 2011-12-31 2012-01-31 2012-02-09 2012-02-23 2012-03-22 2012-03-29 2012-04-05 2012-05-17 2012-05-24 2012-05-31 2012-06-09 2012-06-12 2012-07-07 2012-08-28 2012-10-02 2012-10-09 2012-10-13 2012-10-23 2012-11-10 2012-11-20 2012-11-24 2012-12-04 2013-01-03 2013-01-10 2013-02-02 2013-02-23 2013-03-02 2013-03-12 2013-03-23 2013-05-28 2013-06-04 2013-06-08 2013-06-29 2013-07-18 2013-07-20 2013-08-03 2013-08-13 2013-09-03 2013-09-19 2013-09-24 2013-10-01 2013-10-10 2013-10-17 2013-10-26 2013-11-09 2013-11-21 2013-12-17 2013-12-24 2014-01-16 2014-01-25 2014-02-25 2014-03-01 2014-03-18 2014-03-22 2014-04-17 2014-05-27 2014-05-31 2014-07-19 2014-08-02 2014-08-23 2014-08-26 2014-08-28 2014-08-30 2014-09-20 2014-10-18 2014-10-21 2014-10-28 2014-11-04 2014-11-08 2015-01-15 2015-01-31 2015-02-05 2015-02-07 2015-03-14 2015-04-11 2015-04-16 2015-04-18 2015-06-04 2015-06-11 2015-07-04 2015-07-18 2015-08-06 2015-08-08 2015-08-18 2015-08-22 2015-09-08 2015-09-17 2015-09-19 2015-10-29 2015-11-21 2015-11-26 2015-12-03 2015-12-26 2016-01-19 2016-02-11 2016-03-08 2016-03-10 2016-03-12 2016-03-26 2016-04-09 2016-05-17 2016-06-09 2016-07-12 2016-07-26 2016-08-27 2016-10-01 2016-10-04 2016-11-08 2016-11-10 2010-04-08 2016-11-15
1 draws: 25 times 2 draws: 15 times 3 draws: 18 times 4 draws: 17 times 5 draws: 4 times 6 draws: 10 times 7 draws: 7 times 8 draws: 4 times 9 draws: 5 times 10 draws: 11 times 11 draws: 4 times 12 draws: 4 times 13 draws: 4 times 14 draws: 2 times 15 draws: 6 times 16 draws: 1 time 17 draws: 3 times 18 draws: 1 time 19 draws: 1 time 20 draws: 1 time 21 draws: 2 times 22 draws: 0 times 23 draws: 1 time 24 draws: 0 times 25 draws: 0 times 26 draws: 0 times 27 draws: 0 times 28 draws: 1 time 29 draws: 1 time 30 draws: 1 time 31 draws: 0 times its own waits draws between appearances 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 smallest 118 · chance 116.3 2nd smallest 30 · chance 32.1 3rd smallest 2 · chance 1.6 4th smallest 0 · chance 0.0 5th smallest 0 · chance 0.0 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 17.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.
It has shared a draw with every one of the other 34 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 35. 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 ← number 2 Every number number 4 → 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 5/35 tonight whatever it did last week.