Number 3

In Big Sky Bonus under the 4/31 + 1/17 · Nov 2016 – Oct 2024 rules — 2,889 draws, 4 from 1–31 (an earlier era).

375times drawn · chance expected 373 +0.12σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

7.7average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

46longest completed wait · 53% chance of one at least that long

3 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 375 times in 2,889 draws against 372.8 expected, +0.12σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 3, draw by draw

Drawn 375 times in 2,889 draws · average wait 7.7 draws · longest completed wait 46 · waiting 1 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 smallest295 · chance 302.6
2nd smallest78 · chance 69.8
3rd smallest2 · chance 2.6
4th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 37.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

4 26 18 15 2 22

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 30 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 31. 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
2024-10-14	8	1st	3 5 19 22
2024-10-06	2	2nd	2 3 15 21
2024-10-04	16	2nd	2 3 19 30
2024-09-18	31	1st	3 15 16 24

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 4/31 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-02-19	5	1st	3 27 28 29
2024-02-14	3	1st	3 8 12 23
2024-02-11	5	1st	3 10 16 29
2024-02-06	15	1st	3 22 24 27
2024-01-22	9	1st	3 10 24 31
2024-01-13	18	1st	3 7 11 24
2023-12-26	46	1st	3 18 25 26
2023-11-10	2	1st	3 24 28 31
2023-11-08	5	1st	3 9 15 17
2023-11-03	9	1st	3 16 26 30
2023-10-25	13	1st	3 21 26 28
2023-10-12	3	1st	3 7 21 29
2023-10-09	3	1st	3 11 22 28
2023-10-06	11	2nd	2 3 10 29
2023-09-25	2	1st	3 4 5 17
2023-09-23	1	1st	3 8 13 28
2023-09-22	9	1st	3 11 25 27
2023-09-13	8	1st	3 11 14 28
2023-09-05	4	1st	3 9 12 28
2023-09-01	2	1st	3 20 28 31
2023-08-30	4	1st	3 23 25 26
2023-08-26	13	1st	3 9 25 26
2023-08-13	2	1st	3 4 11 29
2023-08-11	7	2nd	2 3 4 23
2023-08-04	7	1st	3 16 19 23
2023-07-28	4	2nd	1 3 8 25
2023-07-24	20	2nd	2 3 7 17
2023-07-04	4	2nd	2 3 7 24
2023-06-30	12	1st	3 19 26 30
2023-06-18	4	1st	3 11 12 17
2023-06-14	8	1st	3 16 18 19
2023-06-06	13	1st	3 5 15 30
2023-05-24	4	1st	3 19 22 27
2023-05-20	6	1st	3 4 9 25
2023-05-14	4	1st	3 6 24 26
2023-05-10	2	1st	3 13 22 28
2023-05-08	3	1st	3 13 16 26
2023-05-05	5	1st	3 13 21 26
2023-04-30	8	1st	3 8 27 29
2023-04-22	8	1st	3 14 20 28
2023-04-14	6	1st	3 9 14 17
2023-04-08	1	1st	3 6 10 25
2023-04-07	8	1st	3 10 12 14
2023-03-30	1	2nd	1 3 12 25
2023-03-29	3	1st	3 5 7 9
2023-03-26	9	1st	3 8 10 28
2023-03-17	26	3rd	1 2 3 19
2023-02-19	4	1st	3 16 20 22
2023-02-15	6	1st	3 7 21 28
2023-02-09	8	1st	3 14 18 30
2023-02-01	7	2nd	1 3 10 26
2023-01-25	4	1st	3 17 21 22
2023-01-21	3	1st	3 15 16 26
2023-01-18	8	1st	3 13 22 26
2023-01-10	8	1st	3 5 7 22
2023-01-02	3	1st	3 10 21 24
2022-12-30	11	1st	3 4 16 27
2022-12-19	7	1st	3 14 24 30
2022-12-12	15	2nd	2 3 15 28
2022-11-27	1	1st	3 11 21 27
2022-11-26	2	1st	3 13 15 16
2022-11-24	3	2nd	2 3 6 15
2022-11-21	3	1st	3 11 17 18
2022-11-18	12	1st	3 4 15 29
2022-11-06	7	1st	3 17 20 25
2022-10-30	7	1st	3 4 11 27
2022-10-23	1	2nd	1 3 5 12
2022-10-22	4	1st	3 6 11 18
2022-10-18	1	1st	3 5 18 26
2022-10-17	10	1st	3 10 15 29
2022-10-07	1	2nd	2 3 9 29
2022-10-06	1	1st	3 4 17 25
2022-10-05	6	1st	3 16 20 25
2022-09-29	5	1st	3 16 23 25
2022-09-24	5	2nd	1 3 24 27
2022-09-19	2	1st	3 10 17 30
2022-09-17	24	1st	3 6 18 30
2022-08-24	8	1st	3 5 14 21
2022-08-16	6	1st	3 14 18 21
2022-08-10	13	1st	3 6 7 24
2022-07-28	22	1st	3 8 23 24
2022-07-06	9	1st	3 13 27 28
2022-06-27	11	1st	3 16 23 31
2022-06-16	29	1st	3 4 12 23
2022-05-18	8	1st	3 4 9 22
2022-05-10	4	2nd	2 3 11 15
2022-05-06	8	2nd	2 3 15 27
2022-04-28	11	1st	3 4 7 24
2022-04-17	8	1st	3 18 22 27
2022-04-09	3	1st	3 7 27 29
2022-04-06	24	1st	3 6 8 27
2022-03-13	9	1st	3 4 21 27
2022-03-04	24	1st	3 6 26 31
2022-02-08	2	1st	3 4 22 29
2022-02-06	3	1st	3 13 20 26
2022-02-03	10	1st	3 17 22 26
2022-01-24	18	1st	3 5 23 24
2022-01-06	7	1st	3 14 18 28
2021-12-30	15	1st	3 4 19 25
2021-12-15	9	1st	3 13 15 18
2021-12-06	4	1st	3 14 24 31
2021-12-02	5	1st	3 4 6 16
2021-11-27	1	2nd	1 3 23 26
2021-11-26	4	1st	3 13 16 20
2021-11-22	3	2nd	2 3 6 25
2021-11-19	7	1st	3 6 10 11
2021-11-12	19	2nd	1 3 10 31
2021-10-24	21	1st	3 10 12 26
2021-10-03	4	1st	3 8 20 29
2021-09-29	4	1st	3 19 23 24
2021-09-25	7	1st	3 4 27 30
2021-09-18	13	2nd	2 3 17 23
2021-09-05	27	1st	3 10 17 26
2021-08-09	1	1st	3 15 19 26
2021-08-08	12	2nd	2 3 7 28
2021-07-27	14	2nd	1 3 18 21
2021-07-13	13	2nd	1 3 27 31
2021-06-30	5	1st	3 14 18 22
2021-06-25	8	1st	3 7 9 24
2021-06-17	5	1st	3 14 19 22
2021-06-12	16	1st	3 19 20 25
2021-05-27	3	1st	3 4 23 26
2021-05-24	14	1st	3 5 16 24
2021-05-10	2	1st	3 9 13 16
2021-05-08	8	1st	3 19 24 26
2021-04-30	1	1st	3 6 15 22
2021-04-29	13	1st	3 18 19 23
2021-04-16	4	1st	3 4 10 16
2021-04-12	3	2nd	2 3 13 16
2021-04-09	2	2nd	1 3 8 13
2021-04-07	32	1st	3 19 22 28
2021-03-06	6	1st	3 5 16 22
2021-02-28	3	1st	3 5 21 25
2021-02-25	5	1st	3 7 17 25
2021-02-20	5	1st	3 4 14 15
2021-02-15	6	1st	3 10 25 26
2021-02-09	3	1st	3 6 7 18
2021-02-06	25	2nd	2 3 15 21
2021-01-12	5	1st	3 11 25 26
2021-01-07	1	2nd	1 3 18 20
2021-01-06	20	1st	3 7 13 27
2020-12-17	9	1st	3 9 16 28
2020-12-08	4	1st	3 14 15 23
2020-12-04	22	1st	3 9 20 28
2020-11-12	7	2nd	1 3 19 24
2020-11-05	20	1st	3 6 12 17
2020-10-16	5	1st	3 9 18 19
2020-10-11	3	1st	3 7 15 16
2020-10-08	7	1st	3 6 9 24
2020-10-01	4	1st	3 8 9 22
2020-09-27	3	1st	3 13 20 27
2020-09-24	26	1st	3 9 14 21
2020-08-29	10	2nd	2 3 10 12
2020-08-19	3	1st	3 8 16 20
2020-08-16	2	2nd	2 3 10 21
2020-08-14	5	1st	3 4 9 22
2020-08-09	6	1st	3 7 16 23
2020-08-03	21	1st	3 8 10 28
2020-07-13	9	2nd	1 3 5 24
2020-07-04	16	1st	3 4 25 28
2020-06-18	15	1st	3 6 21 25
2020-06-03	24	2nd	2 3 10 17
2020-05-10	6	2nd	2 3 20 25
2020-05-04	5	1st	3 17 25 28
2020-04-29	5	1st	3 11 17 25
2020-04-24	17	1st	3 18 20 26
2020-04-07	8	1st	3 5 23 25
2020-03-30	3	2nd	2 3 7 16
2020-03-27	9	1st	3 10 17 21
2020-03-18	16	1st	3 4 23 27
2020-03-02	2	2nd	2 3 22 26
2020-02-29	13	1st	3 14 18 19
2020-02-16	5	1st	3 8 19 20
2020-02-11	6	2nd	1 3 8 24
2020-02-05	6	1st	3 12 14 17
2020-01-30	3	1st	3 6 11 17
2020-01-27	6	2nd	2 3 15 25
2020-01-21	6	2nd	2 3 20 24
2020-01-15	9	1st	3 8 11 13
2020-01-06	10	1st	3 10 13 15
2019-12-27	5	1st	3 5 15 18
2019-12-22	1	1st	3 9 11 15
2019-12-21	5	1st	3 4 8 13
2019-12-16	15	2nd	2 3 12 24
2019-12-01	3	2nd	2 3 23 25
2019-11-28	4	2nd	1 3 20 26
2019-11-24	2	1st	3 4 13 20
2019-11-22	1	2nd	2 3 10 21
2019-11-21	6	1st	3 8 10 12
2019-11-15	18	1st	3 24 25 26
2019-10-28	4	1st	3 16 17 22
2019-10-24	7	2nd	1 3 11 25
2019-10-17	4	1st	3 5 7 8
2019-10-13	9	1st	3 14 19 21
2019-10-04	1	1st	3 10 11 17
2019-10-03	3	1st	3 7 8 11
2019-09-30	5	1st	3 18 20 21
2019-09-25	1	2nd	2 3 17 18
2019-09-24	22	1st	3 9 13 28
2019-09-02	1	2nd	2 3 10 20
2019-09-01	2	1st	3 6 16 18
2019-08-30	6	1st	3 9 21 23
2019-08-24	2	1st	3 5 22 27
2019-08-22	4	1st	3 13 16 28
2019-08-18	3	1st	3 4 10 11
2019-08-15	4	1st	3 5 6 13
2019-08-11	11	2nd	2 3 18 28
2019-07-31	1	1st	3 8 11 12
2019-07-30	4	1st	3 8 18 26
2019-07-26	1	2nd	1 3 16 28
2019-07-25	8	2nd	1 3 12 25
2019-07-17	2	2nd	2 3 13 14
2019-07-15	4	1st	3 7 20 21
2019-07-11	9	2nd	2 3 17 20
2019-07-02	2	1st	3 5 17 22
2019-06-30	5	1st	3 17 26 28
2019-06-25	9	1st	3 6 17 28
2019-06-16	1	1st	3 14 16 21
2019-06-15	13	1st	3 8 11 16
2019-06-02	4	1st	3 9 15 19
2019-05-29	13	1st	3 4 9 23
2019-05-16	4	2nd	2 3 19 24
2019-05-12	1	1st	3 9 12 17
2019-05-11	4	1st	3 7 12 15
2019-05-07	20	1st	3 4 25 28
2019-04-17	20	1st	3 18 19 26
2019-03-28	8	1st	3 11 19 27
2019-03-20	10	1st	3 10 18 25
2019-03-10	2	2nd	1 3 14 16
2019-03-08	14	2nd	1 3 5 6
2019-02-22	1	1st	3 20 25 26
2019-02-21	5	1st	3 4 7 22
2019-02-16	21	1st	3 8 19 23
2019-01-26	6	1st	3 4 5 7
2019-01-20	11	1st	3 5 19 21
2019-01-09	13	1st	3 4 18 19
2018-12-27	2	1st	3 14 24 28
2018-12-25	1	1st	3 8 11 16
2018-12-24	17	1st	3 4 14 25
2018-12-07	2	1st	3 6 13 21
2018-12-05	3	1st	3 10 21 22
2018-12-02	1	2nd	1 3 5 11
2018-12-01	14	2nd	1 3 4 17
2018-11-17	1	1st	3 7 15 19
2018-11-16	2	1st	3 13 18 19
2018-11-14	1	1st	3 8 20 22
2018-11-13	5	1st	3 10 14 22
2018-11-08	7	1st	3 8 19 24
2018-11-01	10	2nd	2 3 11 26
2018-10-22	7	1st	3 7 8 19
2018-10-15	2	2nd	1 3 22 26
2018-10-13	4	1st	3 5 7 22
2018-10-09	6	2nd	1 3 20 22
2018-10-03	14	1st	3 5 11 14
2018-09-19	3	2nd	1 3 11 27
2018-09-16	9	1st	3 6 20 28
2018-09-07	1	1st	3 8 13 15
2018-09-06	9	1st	3 8 15 18
2018-08-28	25	2nd	1 3 23 26
2018-08-03	8	1st	3 5 15 20
2018-07-26	1	1st	3 12 22 23
2018-07-25	1	1st	3 14 17 26
2018-07-24	9	1st	3 13 20 28
2018-07-15	3	1st	3 16 20 26
2018-07-12	2	1st	3 11 13 28
2018-07-10	1	1st	3 6 15 24
2018-07-09	2	1st	3 7 12 23
2018-07-07	5	1st	3 4 24 28
2018-07-02	13	1st	3 6 15 18
2018-06-19	3	1st	3 4 14 17
2018-06-16	5	1st	3 15 26 28
2018-06-11	12	2nd	2 3 13 22
2018-05-30	4	1st	3 4 6 16
2018-05-26	16	1st	3 4 17 21
2018-05-10	1	1st	3 18 23 27
2018-05-09	3	1st	3 7 8 18
2018-05-06	11	1st	3 10 11 20
2018-04-25	4	1st	3 5 9 26
2018-04-21	10	2nd	2 3 24 28
2018-04-11	3	1st	3 6 15 27
2018-04-08	4	1st	3 4 11 12
2018-04-04	1	1st	3 11 14 26
2018-04-03	3	1st	3 5 22 27
2018-03-31	1	1st	3 9 11 13
2018-03-30	11	1st	3 7 19 22
2018-03-19	6	2nd	2 3 6 15
2018-03-13	11	1st	3 8 23 27
2018-03-02	10	2nd	1 3 21 22
2018-02-20	6	1st	3 16 20 23
2018-02-14	3	1st	3 4 19 27
2018-02-11	10	1st	3 16 20 25
2018-02-01	2	1st	3 7 9 22
2018-01-30	15	1st	3 4 17 27
2018-01-15	15	1st	3 5 24 27
2017-12-31	1	1st	3 7 13 25
2017-12-30	10	1st	3 12 13 15
2017-12-20	3	1st	3 9 13 16
2017-12-17	14	1st	3 14 23 26
2017-12-03	2	1st	3 5 10 11
2017-12-01	6	2nd	1 3 7 18
2017-11-25	5	1st	3 20 21 27
2017-11-20	12	1st	3 8 11 26
2017-11-08	21	2nd	2 3 7 27
2017-10-17	19	3rd	1 2 3 18
2017-09-27	9	1st	3 4 18 19
2017-09-18	13	2nd	2 3 17 20
2017-09-05	2	1st	3 4 6 9
2017-09-03	16	2nd	1 3 21 26
2017-08-18	4	1st	3 18 22 25
2017-08-14	18	1st	3 23 24 27
2017-07-27	2	1st	3 4 5 23
2017-07-25	9	1st	3 12 17 19
2017-07-16	4	1st	3 4 8 16
2017-07-12	3	1st	3 13 18 22
2017-07-09	1	1st	3 4 16 26
2017-07-08	5	1st	3 5 6 11
2017-07-03	4	1st	3 15 18 22
2017-06-29	2	1st	3 20 23 24
2017-06-27	9	1st	3 15 17 23
2017-06-18	7	1st	3 14 20 23
2017-06-11	5	2nd	2 3 5 17
2017-06-06	13	1st	3 7 9 26
2017-05-24	1	1st	3 7 13 18
2017-05-23	2	1st	3 5 6 10
2017-05-21	8	1st	3 15 17 24
2017-05-13	15	1st	3 14 15 24
2017-04-28	9	1st	3 6 13 20
2017-04-19	8	2nd	1 3 17 26
2017-04-11	1	1st	3 12 15 22
2017-04-10	15	2nd	1 3 10 12
2017-03-26	5	2nd	1 3 10 25
2017-03-21	2	1st	3 5 9 12
2017-03-19	26	1st	3 4 5 19
2017-02-21	7	1st	3 14 21 27
2017-02-14	3	1st	3 4 9 22
2017-02-11	1	1st	3 10 24 28
2017-02-10	9	1st	3 5 15 21
2017-02-01	9	1st	3 7 13 27
2017-01-23	1	1st	3 4 13 24
2017-01-22	5	1st	3 7 12 15
2017-01-17	22	1st	3 6 15 23
2016-12-26	3	1st	3 20 21 27
2016-12-23	2	1st	3 9 19 26
2016-12-21	4	1st	3 10 14 18
2016-12-17	13	1st	3 5 14 18
2016-12-04	8	1st	3 10 13 15
2016-11-26	1	1st	3 4 7 12
2016-11-25	6	2nd	1 3 5 22
2016-11-19	1	2nd	2 3 11 27
2016-11-18	2	2nd	2 3 18 19
2016-11-16	—	2nd	1 3 26 27