Number 3

In Lotto Texas under the 6/54 · since Jan 2010 rules — 2,020 draws, 6 from 1–54.

219times drawn · chance expected 224 −0.39σ

12draws waiting · a wait this long: 27% for any number

9.2average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0

46longest completed wait · 66% chance of one at least that long

3 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 219 times in 2,020 draws against 224.4 expected, −0.39σ. Each draw is independent: after 12 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 3, draw by draw

Drawn 219 times in 2,020 draws · average wait 9.2 draws · longest completed wait 46 · waiting 12 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 smallest188 · chance 179.3
2nd smallest29 · chance 38.1
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 20.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

15 7 31 43 50 23

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 53 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 54. 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
2026-09-14	1	1st	3 17 25 31 41 43
2026-09-12	8	1st	3 8 24 28 30 45
2026-08-24	17	1st	3 8 25 36 50 51
2026-07-15	4	1st

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 6/54 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-04-12	8	1st	3 14 26 35 42 44
2025-03-24	20	1st	3 12 15 20 23 37
2025-02-05	5	1st	3 27 41 43 49 54
2025-01-25	33	1st	3 13 25 31 32 48
2024-11-09	1	1st	3 26 27 29 34 54
2024-11-06	1	1st	3 30 34 40 46 50
2024-11-04	6	1st	3 8 22 29 49 51
2024-10-21	10	1st	3 5 27 30 35 50
2024-09-28	5	1st	3 23 30 39 40 42
2024-09-16	2	1st	3 27 29 37 44 51
2024-09-11	12	1st	3 23 24 31 33 49
2024-08-14	7	2nd	1 3 10 30 39 43
2024-07-29	9	1st	3 17 34 37 39 47
2024-07-08	2	1st	3 18 20 21 41 52
2024-07-03	12	2nd	2 3 10 34 36 42
2024-06-05	2	1st	3 23 33 48 49 53
2024-06-01	10	2nd	2 3 20 21 31 40
2024-05-08	2	1st	3 28 33 43 48 51
2024-05-04	20	1st	3 15 17 25 26 42
2024-03-18	1	1st	3 16 20 29 31 40
2024-03-16	5	1st	3 13 21 37 40 49
2024-03-04	7	1st	3 15 16 20 31 34
2024-02-17	4	1st	3 11 14 26 35 41
2024-02-07	8	1st	3 8 9 20 27 53
2024-01-20	3	1st	3 10 23 30 34 40
2024-01-13	17	1st	3 8 15 31 43 54
2023-12-04	5	1st	3 7 13 14 24 54
2023-11-22	4	1st	3 14 16 21 29 52
2023-11-13	1	1st	3 12 21 28 35 42
2023-11-11	3	1st	3 15 35 40 44 53
2023-11-04	17	1st	3 7 11 23 26 36
2023-09-25	7	1st	3 17 20 43 49 54
2023-09-09	2	1st	3 12 23 25 39 48
2023-09-04	6	1st	3 4 7 11 23 27
2023-08-21	17	1st	3 7 31 47 49 53
2023-07-12	2	1st	3 4 10 17 32 42
2023-07-08	8	1st	3 16 21 25 30 43
2023-06-19	4	1st	3 21 24 33 38 44
2023-06-10	2	1st	3 12 15 17 36 37
2023-06-05	6	1st	3 4 23 33 39 47
2023-05-22	13	1st	3 7 37 43 53 54
2023-04-22	1	1st	3 5 18 29 30 52
2023-04-19	9	1st	3 5 6 12 15 49
2023-03-29	9	1st	3 4 10 18 31 42
2023-03-08	1	1st	3 7 9 16 29 36
2023-03-06	2	1st	3 6 7 13 39 43
2023-03-01	5	1st	3 4 7 15 34 45
2023-02-18	1	1st	3 4 31 38 41 48
2023-02-15	11	1st	3 10 19 20 34 37
2023-01-21	5	1st	3 8 13 19 34 48
2023-01-09	12	1st	3 11 15 18 22 30
2022-12-12	2	1st	3 7 23 26 42 47
2022-12-07	1	1st	3 5 6 24 38 46
2022-12-05	5	1st	3 15 22 33 43 46
2022-11-23	9	1st	3 8 28 33 50 51
2022-11-02	1	1st	3 9 30 38 49 54
2022-10-31	1	1st	3 4 7 17 50 52
2022-10-29	1	1st	3 8 26 30 43 52
2022-10-26	14	1st	3 8 14 19 32 38
2022-09-24	6	1st	3 17 18 19 40 49
2022-09-10	8	1st	3 5 6 14 25 40
2022-08-22	36	1st	3 17 25 37 39 50
2022-05-30	10	2nd	1 3 26 29 31 45
2022-05-07	10	2nd	1 3 26 34 36 52
2022-04-13	5	1st	3 8 24 28 42 44
2022-04-02	2	1st	3 6 37 46 52 54
2022-03-28	29	1st	3 11 35 40 43 47
2022-01-19	1	1st	3 27 29 37 43 46
2022-01-17	12	1st	3 11 22 26 39 45
2021-12-20	22	1st	3 15 19 25 31 51
2021-10-30	9	1st	3 7 12 14 26 45
2021-10-09	9	1st	3 9 17 18 35 45
2021-09-18	5	1st	3 29 36 43 51 53
2021-09-06	15	1st	3 10 26 43 45 50
2021-07-24	26	1st	3 7 10 24 28 34
2021-04-24	2	1st	3 6 19 24 39 43
2021-04-17	1	1st	3 5 28 30 41 51
2021-04-14	14	1st	3 16 23 29 48 52
2021-02-24	1	1st	3 7 15 30 31 43
2021-02-20	5	1st	3 8 10 11 21 40
2021-02-03	7	1st	3 6 8 9 19 22
2021-01-09	27	1st	3 11 23 35 41 54
2020-10-07	5	1st	3 12 20 34 36 43
2020-09-19	12	1st	3 5 28 31 36 46
2020-08-08	3	1st	3 13 18 23 33 42
2020-07-29	9	1st	3 7 10 12 32 51
2020-06-27	28	1st	3 9 15 21 37 48
2020-03-21	12	1st	3 8 14 18 27 47
2020-02-08	11	1st	3 6 9 30 33 47
2020-01-01	8	1st	3 4 13 19 35 37
2019-12-04	15	1st	3 8 24 30 32 41
2019-10-12	7	1st	3 11 15 29 44 49
2019-09-18	1	1st	3 24 26 29 45 50
2019-09-14	11	2nd	1 3 24 28 31 41
2019-08-07	5	2nd	1 3 16 22 31 35
2019-07-20	11	1st	3 35 38 45 50 51
2019-06-12	2	1st	3 17 18 25 27 28
2019-06-05	1	1st	3 8 22 29 51 52
2019-06-01	17	1st	3 9 14 19 42 53
2019-04-03	2	1st	3 17 21 23 36 51
2019-03-27	1	2nd	2 3 29 30 37 52
2019-03-23	8	3rd	1 2 3 6 18 24
2019-02-23	8	3rd	1 2 3 32 48 50
2019-01-26	25	1st	3 7 9 30 44 53
2018-10-31	14	1st	3 8 13 25 33 44
2018-09-12	5	2nd	1 3 12 20 36 44
2018-08-25	4	1st	3 10 23 32 36 48
2018-08-11	14	1st	3 9 13 25 30 51
2018-06-23	8	1st	3 5 8 19 24 54
2018-05-26	15	1st	3 14 18 35 43 44
2018-04-04	2	1st	3 11 12 34 40 51
2018-03-28	13	1st	3 13 15 22 27 38
2018-02-10	2	2nd	2 3 15 22 34 39
2018-02-03	28	1st	3 12 24 29 38 50
2017-10-28	5	1st	3 7 13 37 38 50
2017-10-11	24	1st	3 4 6 11 19 38
2017-07-19	9	2nd	1 3 11 15 16 50
2017-06-17	17	1st	3 4 6 23 34 54
2017-04-19	5	1st	3 4 13 22 23 32
2017-04-01	3	1st	3 21 28 33 38 52
2017-03-22	6	1st	3 5 15 27 36 52
2017-03-01	27	1st	3 24 33 34 45 51
2016-11-26	7	2nd	2 3 22 25 32 42
2016-11-02	32	1st	3 4 29 31 33 50
2016-07-13	2	1st	3 7 16 27 34 46
2016-07-06	2	2nd	2 3 17 35 41 44
2016-06-29	19	1st	3 7 22 40 44 53
2016-04-23	8	1st	3 17 24 48 49 53
2016-03-26	1	1st	3 25 30 32 39 54
2016-03-23	9	1st	3 21 24 30 34 36
2016-02-20	7	1st	3 7 35 49 52 54
2016-01-27	4	1st	3 10 11 34 36 51
2016-01-13	33	1st	3 8 14 15 26 41
2015-09-19	10	2nd	2 3 7 45 51 53
2015-08-15	3	1st	3 15 19 26 32 52
2015-08-05	5	1st	3 11 20 31 41 51
2015-07-18	9	1st	3 4 23 37 42 52
2015-06-17	9	1st	3 16 17 18 29 52
2015-05-16	10	1st	3 28 41 43 46 53
2015-04-11	6	1st	3 11 23 25 33 38
2015-03-21	8	1st	3 21 24 40 47 50
2015-02-21	7	1st	3 9 13 14 22 35
2015-01-28	1	1st	3 15 28 31 43 53
2015-01-24	1	1st	3 8 13 27 28 40
2015-01-21	6	2nd	2 3 11 26 31 49
2014-12-31	9	1st	3 6 14 43 44 50
2014-11-29	10	1st	3 4 9 22 23 34
2014-10-25	1	1st	3 26 29 48 52 54
2014-10-22	25	1st	3 6 15 42 46 49
2014-07-26	4	1st	3 9 16 48 53 54
2014-07-12	11	1st	3 25 28 31 49 50
2014-06-04	1	1st	3 7 12 26 44 50
2014-05-31	13	1st	3 5 9 32 36 37
2014-04-16	2	1st	3 7 15 17 29 41
2014-04-09	46	2nd	1 3 9 22 23 54
2013-10-30	11	1st	3 8 11 19 29 32
2013-09-21	5	1st	3 7 8 21 31 36
2013-09-04	14	1st	3 13 15 20 38 50
2013-07-17	5	1st	3 8 12 15 25 40
2013-06-29	25	2nd	1 3 9 35 42 45
2013-04-03	7	1st	3 16 18 23 40 44
2013-03-09	7	1st	3 11 45 47 50 54
2013-02-13	32	1st	3 9 20 25 48 52
2012-10-24	6	2nd	1 3 26 31 38 51
2012-10-03	18	1st	3 31 45 47 49 52
2012-08-01	17	1st	3 17 18 22 46 54
2012-06-02	28	2nd	2 3 11 24 27 32
2012-02-25	1	2nd	1 3 6 10 13 20
2012-02-22	1	1st	3 5 6 12 38 50
2012-02-18	4	1st	3 9 13 39 47 53
2012-02-04	6	1st	3 15 21 24 47 52
2012-01-14	1	1st	3 7 20 45 46 54
2012-01-11	30	1st	3 5 12 14 21 50
2011-09-28	1	1st	3 13 26 39 44 50
2011-09-24	2	1st	3 11 17 19 45 53
2011-09-17	7	1st	3 5 12 19 30 46
2011-08-24	7	1st	3 15 22 25 29 52
2011-07-30	10	2nd	1 3 20 30 37 38
2011-06-25	3	1st	3 5 13 15 20 37
2011-06-15	3	1st	3 13 14 17 31 33
2011-06-04	31	1st	3 6 27 28 38 42
2011-02-16	3	1st	3 4 7 21 28 30
2011-02-05	17	1st	3 4 21 46 48 49
2010-12-08	20	1st	3 12 16 17 28 40
2010-09-29	4	1st	3 11 21 29 46 47
2010-09-15	7	1st	3 6 24 36 38 49
2010-08-21	10	2nd	2 3 16 17 27 28
2010-07-17	3	1st	3 5 18 21 28 36
2010-07-07	4	1st	3 25 26 34 39 50
2010-06-23	4	2nd	1 3 9 22 24 30
2010-06-09	19	1st	3 11 23 27 36 52
2010-04-03	18	2nd	1 3 32 43 48 53
2010-01-30	6	1st	3 7 14 29 49 52
2010-01-09	2	1st	3 7 28 35 40 54
2010-01-02	—	1st	3 6 16 29 40 43