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3
Number 3 In SuperEnalotto under the 6/90 + 1/90 · Dec 1997 – Jul 2009 rules — 1,425 draws, 6 from 1–90 (an earlier era).
6/90 + 1/90 · since Jul 2009 6/90 + 1/90 · Dec 1997 – Jul 2009 109 times drawn · chance expected 95 +1.49σ
3 draws waiting · a wait this long: 87% for any number
13.1 average wait between appearances · chance says 15.0
60 longest completed wait · 84% chance of one at least that long
3 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 109 times in 1,425 draws against 95.0 expected, +1.49σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 20 times, counted separately.
3 Number 3, draw by draw Drawn 109 times in 1,425 draws · average wait 13.1 draws · longest completed wait 60 · waiting 3 draws now
10 draws: 1997-12-20 to 1998-01-24 1 draws: 1998-01-24 to 1998-01-28 12 draws: 1998-01-28 to 1998-03-11 55 draws: 1998-03-11 to 1998-09-19 26 draws: 1998-09-19 to 1998-12-19 1 draws: 1998-12-19 to 1998-12-23 24 draws: 1998-12-23 to 1999-03-17 14 draws: 1999-03-17 to 1999-05-05 2 draws: 1999-05-05 to 1999-05-12 3 draws: 1999-05-12 to 1999-05-22 1 draws: 1999-05-22 to 1999-05-26 11 draws: 1999-05-26 to 1999-07-03 30 draws: 1999-07-03 to 1999-10-16 8 draws: 1999-10-16 to 1999-11-13 17 draws: 1999-11-13 to 2000-01-12 23 draws: 2000-01-12 to 2000-04-01 2 draws: 2000-04-01 to 2000-04-08 14 draws: 2000-04-08 to 2000-05-27 4 draws: 2000-05-27 to 2000-06-10 5 draws: 2000-06-10 to 2000-06-28 8 draws: 2000-06-28 to 2000-07-26 13 draws: 2000-07-26 to 2000-09-09 7 draws: 2000-09-09 to 2000-10-04 13 draws: 2000-10-04 to 2000-11-18 2 draws: 2000-11-18 to 2000-11-25 48 draws: 2000-11-25 to 2001-05-12 20 draws: 2001-05-12 to 2001-07-21 15 draws: 2001-07-21 to 2001-09-12 5 draws: 2001-09-12 to 2001-09-29 2 draws: 2001-09-29 to 2001-10-06 11 draws: 2001-10-06 to 2001-11-14 11 draws: 2001-11-14 to 2001-12-22 8 draws: 2001-12-22 to 2002-01-16 4 draws: 2002-01-16 to 2002-01-30 16 draws: 2002-01-30 to 2002-03-27 29 draws: 2002-03-27 to 2002-07-06 47 draws: 2002-07-06 to 2002-12-12 5 draws: 2002-12-12 to 2002-12-24 15 draws: 2002-12-24 to 2003-02-08 2 draws: 2003-02-08 to 2003-02-15 46 draws: 2003-02-15 to 2003-07-26 17 draws: 2003-07-26 to 2003-09-24 17 draws: 2003-09-24 to 2003-11-22 7 draws: 2003-11-22 to 2003-12-17 1 draws: 2003-12-17 to 2003-12-20 1 draws: 2003-12-20 to 2003-12-24 2 draws: 2003-12-24 to 2003-12-31 6 draws: 2003-12-31 to 2004-01-21 23 draws: 2004-01-21 to 2004-04-10 2 draws: 2004-04-10 to 2004-04-17 6 draws: 2004-04-17 to 2004-05-08 43 draws: 2004-05-08 to 2004-10-06 16 draws: 2004-10-06 to 2004-12-01 4 draws: 2004-12-01 to 2004-12-15 47 draws: 2004-12-15 to 2005-05-28 1 draws: 2005-05-28 to 2005-06-01 21 draws: 2005-06-01 to 2005-07-26 6 draws: 2005-07-26 to 2005-08-09 1 draws: 2005-08-09 to 2005-08-11 3 draws: 2005-08-11 to 2005-08-18 7 draws: 2005-08-18 to 2005-09-03 19 draws: 2005-09-03 to 2005-10-18 5 draws: 2005-10-18 to 2005-10-29 5 draws: 2005-10-29 to 2005-11-10 20 draws: 2005-11-10 to 2005-12-27 1 draws: 2005-12-27 to 2005-12-29 15 draws: 2005-12-29 to 2006-02-02 10 draws: 2006-02-02 to 2006-02-25 1 draws: 2006-02-25 to 2006-02-28 60 draws: 2006-02-28 to 2006-07-18 9 draws: 2006-07-18 to 2006-08-08 6 draws: 2006-08-08 to 2006-08-22 1 draws: 2006-08-22 to 2006-08-24 1 draws: 2006-08-24 to 2006-08-26 5 draws: 2006-08-26 to 2006-09-07 10 draws: 2006-09-07 to 2006-09-30 22 draws: 2006-09-30 to 2006-11-21 6 draws: 2006-11-21 to 2006-12-05 9 draws: 2006-12-05 to 2006-12-27 5 draws: 2006-12-27 to 2007-01-08 12 draws: 2007-01-08 to 2007-02-03 2 draws: 2007-02-03 to 2007-02-08 28 draws: 2007-02-08 to 2007-04-14 1 draws: 2007-04-14 to 2007-04-17 6 draws: 2007-04-17 to 2007-05-02 2 draws: 2007-05-02 to 2007-05-05 23 draws: 2007-05-05 to 2007-06-28 32 draws: 2007-06-28 to 2007-09-11 10 draws: 2007-09-11 to 2007-10-04 1 draws: 2007-10-04 to 2007-10-06 8 draws: 2007-10-06 to 2007-10-25 17 draws: 2007-10-25 to 2007-12-04 8 draws: 2007-12-04 to 2007-12-22 21 draws: 2007-12-22 to 2008-02-09 54 draws: 2008-02-09 to 2008-06-14 37 draws: 2008-06-14 to 2008-09-09 8 draws: 2008-09-09 to 2008-09-27 18 draws: 2008-09-27 to 2008-11-08 4 draws: 2008-11-08 to 2008-11-18 5 draws: 2008-11-18 to 2008-11-29 27 draws: 2008-11-29 to 2009-01-31 5 draws: 2009-01-31 to 2009-02-12 14 draws: 2009-02-12 to 2009-03-17 7 draws: 2009-03-17 to 2009-04-02 1 draws: 2009-04-02 to 2009-04-04 1 draws: 2009-04-04 to 2009-04-07 4 draws: 2009-04-07 to 2009-04-16 29 draws: 2009-04-16 to 2009-06-23 Still waiting — at least 3 draws since 2009-06-23 1997-12-20 1998-01-24 1998-01-28 1998-03-11 1998-09-19 1998-12-19 1998-12-23 1999-03-17 1999-05-05 1999-05-12 1999-05-22 1999-05-26 1999-07-03 1999-10-16 1999-11-13 2000-01-12 2000-04-01 2000-04-08 2000-05-27 2000-06-10 2000-06-28 2000-07-26 2000-09-09 2000-10-04 2000-11-18 2000-11-25 2001-05-12 2001-07-21 2001-09-12 2001-09-29 2001-10-06 2001-11-14 2001-12-22 2002-01-16 2002-01-30 2002-03-27 2002-07-06 2002-12-12 2002-12-24 2003-02-08 2003-02-15 2003-07-26 2003-09-24 2003-11-22 2003-12-17 2003-12-20 2003-12-24 2003-12-31 2004-01-21 2004-04-10 2004-04-17 2004-05-08 2004-10-06 2004-12-01 2004-12-15 2005-05-28 2005-06-01 2005-07-26 2005-08-09 2005-08-11 2005-08-18 2005-09-03 2005-10-18 2005-10-29 2005-11-10 2005-12-27 2005-12-29 2006-02-02 2006-02-25 2006-02-28 2006-07-18 2006-08-08 2006-08-22 2006-08-24 2006-08-26 2006-09-07 2006-09-30 2006-11-21 2006-12-05 2006-12-27 2007-01-08 2007-02-03 2007-02-08 2007-04-14 2007-04-17 2007-05-02 2007-05-05 2007-06-28 2007-09-11 2007-10-04 2007-10-06 2007-10-25 2007-12-04 2007-12-22 2008-02-09 2008-06-14 2008-09-09 2008-09-27 2008-11-08 2008-11-18 2008-11-29 2009-01-31 2009-02-12 2009-03-17 2009-04-02 2009-04-04 2009-04-07 2009-04-16 2009-06-23 1997-12-03 2009-06-30 a completed wait — darker is longer the wait still running — a lower bound, not a finished gap
1 draws: 15 times 2 draws: 9 times 3 draws: 2 times 4 draws: 5 times 5 draws: 9 times 6 draws: 6 times 7 draws: 4 times 8 draws: 6 times 9 draws: 2 times 10 draws: 4 times 11 draws: 3 times 12 draws: 2 times 13 draws: 2 times 14 draws: 3 times 15 draws: 3 times 16 draws: 2 times 17 draws: 4 times 18 draws: 1 time 19 draws: 1 time 20 draws: 2 times 21 draws: 2 times 22 draws: 1 time 23 draws: 3 times 24 draws: 1 time 25 draws: 0 times 26 draws: 1 time 27 draws: 1 time 28 draws: 1 time 29 draws: 2 times 30 draws: 1 time 31 draws: 0 times 32 draws: 1 time 33 draws: 0 times 34 draws: 0 times 35 draws: 0 times 36 draws: 0 times 37 draws: 1 time 38 draws: 0 times 39 draws: 0 times 40 draws: 0 times 41 draws: 0 times 42 draws: 0 times 43 draws: 1 time 44 draws: 0 times 45 draws: 0 times 46 draws: 1 time 47 draws: 2 times 48 draws: 1 time 49 draws: 0 times 50 draws: 0 times 51 draws: 0 times 52 draws: 0 times 53 draws: 0 times 54 draws: 1 time 55 draws: 1 time 56 draws: 0 times 57 draws: 0 times 58 draws: 0 times 59 draws: 0 times 60 draws: 1 time 61 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 95 · chance 97.0 2nd smallest 14 · chance 11.7 3rd smallest 0 · chance 0.3 4th smallest 0 · chance 0.0 5th smallest 0 · chance 0.0 6th smallest 0 · chance 0.0 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 6.1 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 89 numbers; chance expected about 0.2 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 90. 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 6/90 tonight whatever it did last week.