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Number 3 In Texas Two Step under the 4/35 + 1/35 · Jan 2010 – Feb 2022 rules — 1,266 draws, 4 from 1–35 (an earlier era).
Main numbers Stars 4/35 + 1/35 · since Sep 2025 4/35 + 1/0 · Nov 2022 – Sep 2025 5/35 · Feb 2022 – Nov 2022 4/35 + 1/35 · Jan 2010 – Feb 2022 142 times drawn · chance expected 145 −0.24σ
15 draws waiting · a wait this long: 18% for any number
8.8 average wait between appearances · chance says 8.8
38 longest completed wait · 80% chance of one at least that long
3 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 142 times in 1,266 draws against 144.7 expected, −0.24σ. Each draw is independent: after 15 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.
3 Number 3, draw by draw Drawn 142 times in 1,266 draws · average wait 8.8 draws · longest completed wait 38 · waiting 15 draws now
19 draws: 2010-01-21 to 2010-03-29 15 draws: 2010-03-29 to 2010-05-20 2 draws: 2010-05-20 to 2010-05-27 10 draws: 2010-05-27 to 2010-07-01 30 draws: 2010-07-01 to 2010-10-14 9 draws: 2010-10-14 to 2010-11-15 4 draws: 2010-11-15 to 2010-11-29 6 draws: 2010-11-29 to 2010-12-20 14 draws: 2010-12-20 to 2011-02-07 15 draws: 2011-02-07 to 2011-03-31 5 draws: 2011-03-31 to 2011-04-18 5 draws: 2011-04-18 to 2011-05-05 1 draws: 2011-05-05 to 2011-05-09 13 draws: 2011-05-09 to 2011-06-23 9 draws: 2011-06-23 to 2011-07-25 1 draws: 2011-07-25 to 2011-07-28 11 draws: 2011-07-28 to 2011-09-05 15 draws: 2011-09-05 to 2011-10-27 1 draws: 2011-10-27 to 2011-10-31 21 draws: 2011-10-31 to 2012-01-12 11 draws: 2012-01-12 to 2012-02-20 4 draws: 2012-02-20 to 2012-03-05 7 draws: 2012-03-05 to 2012-03-29 4 draws: 2012-03-29 to 2012-04-12 16 draws: 2012-04-12 to 2012-06-07 7 draws: 2012-06-07 to 2012-07-02 5 draws: 2012-07-02 to 2012-07-19 25 draws: 2012-07-19 to 2012-10-15 9 draws: 2012-10-15 to 2012-11-15 10 draws: 2012-11-15 to 2012-12-20 24 draws: 2012-12-20 to 2013-03-14 9 draws: 2013-03-14 to 2013-04-15 6 draws: 2013-04-15 to 2013-05-06 4 draws: 2013-05-06 to 2013-05-20 5 draws: 2013-05-20 to 2013-06-06 19 draws: 2013-06-06 to 2013-08-12 1 draws: 2013-08-12 to 2013-08-15 3 draws: 2013-08-15 to 2013-08-26 5 draws: 2013-08-26 to 2013-09-12 8 draws: 2013-09-12 to 2013-10-10 5 draws: 2013-10-10 to 2013-10-28 2 draws: 2013-10-28 to 2013-11-04 11 draws: 2013-11-04 to 2013-12-12 16 draws: 2013-12-12 to 2014-02-06 1 draws: 2014-02-06 to 2014-02-10 9 draws: 2014-02-10 to 2014-03-13 21 draws: 2014-03-13 to 2014-05-26 5 draws: 2014-05-26 to 2014-06-12 10 draws: 2014-06-12 to 2014-07-17 1 draws: 2014-07-17 to 2014-07-21 5 draws: 2014-07-21 to 2014-08-07 3 draws: 2014-08-07 to 2014-08-18 7 draws: 2014-08-18 to 2014-09-11 7 draws: 2014-09-11 to 2014-10-06 1 draws: 2014-10-06 to 2014-10-09 6 draws: 2014-10-09 to 2014-10-30 9 draws: 2014-10-30 to 2014-12-01 1 draws: 2014-12-01 to 2014-12-04 2 draws: 2014-12-04 to 2014-12-11 13 draws: 2014-12-11 to 2015-01-26 15 draws: 2015-01-26 to 2015-03-19 8 draws: 2015-03-19 to 2015-04-16 1 draws: 2015-04-16 to 2015-04-20 6 draws: 2015-04-20 to 2015-05-11 5 draws: 2015-05-11 to 2015-05-28 13 draws: 2015-05-28 to 2015-07-13 1 draws: 2015-07-13 to 2015-07-16 1 draws: 2015-07-16 to 2015-07-20 6 draws: 2015-07-20 to 2015-08-10 3 draws: 2015-08-10 to 2015-08-20 14 draws: 2015-08-20 to 2015-10-08 11 draws: 2015-10-08 to 2015-11-16 5 draws: 2015-11-16 to 2015-12-03 6 draws: 2015-12-03 to 2015-12-24 6 draws: 2015-12-24 to 2016-01-14 8 draws: 2016-01-14 to 2016-02-11 9 draws: 2016-02-11 to 2016-03-14 1 draws: 2016-03-14 to 2016-03-17 4 draws: 2016-03-17 to 2016-03-31 13 draws: 2016-03-31 to 2016-05-16 26 draws: 2016-05-16 to 2016-08-15 4 draws: 2016-08-15 to 2016-08-29 4 draws: 2016-08-29 to 2016-09-12 1 draws: 2016-09-12 to 2016-09-15 22 draws: 2016-09-15 to 2016-12-01 16 draws: 2016-12-01 to 2017-01-26 13 draws: 2017-01-26 to 2017-03-13 10 draws: 2017-03-13 to 2017-04-17 6 draws: 2017-04-17 to 2017-05-08 16 draws: 2017-05-08 to 2017-07-03 17 draws: 2017-07-03 to 2017-08-31 16 draws: 2017-08-31 to 2017-10-26 3 draws: 2017-10-26 to 2017-11-06 24 draws: 2017-11-06 to 2018-01-29 25 draws: 2018-01-29 to 2018-04-30 5 draws: 2018-04-30 to 2018-05-17 16 draws: 2018-05-17 to 2018-07-12 4 draws: 2018-07-12 to 2018-07-26 5 draws: 2018-07-26 to 2018-08-13 8 draws: 2018-08-13 to 2018-09-10 38 draws: 2018-09-10 to 2019-01-21 2 draws: 2019-01-21 to 2019-01-28 14 draws: 2019-01-28 to 2019-03-18 12 draws: 2019-03-18 to 2019-04-29 14 draws: 2019-04-29 to 2019-06-17 5 draws: 2019-06-17 to 2019-07-04 13 draws: 2019-07-04 to 2019-08-19 6 draws: 2019-08-19 to 2019-09-09 6 draws: 2019-09-09 to 2019-09-30 16 draws: 2019-09-30 to 2019-11-25 12 draws: 2019-11-25 to 2020-01-06 5 draws: 2020-01-06 to 2020-01-23 16 draws: 2020-01-23 to 2020-03-19 2 draws: 2020-03-19 to 2020-03-26 3 draws: 2020-03-26 to 2020-04-06 2 draws: 2020-04-06 to 2020-04-13 1 draws: 2020-04-13 to 2020-04-16 8 draws: 2020-04-16 to 2020-05-14 2 draws: 2020-05-14 to 2020-05-21 1 draws: 2020-05-21 to 2020-05-25 2 draws: 2020-05-25 to 2020-06-01 21 draws: 2020-06-01 to 2020-08-13 1 draws: 2020-08-13 to 2020-08-17 5 draws: 2020-08-17 to 2020-09-03 21 draws: 2020-09-03 to 2020-11-16 6 draws: 2020-11-16 to 2020-12-07 2 draws: 2020-12-07 to 2020-12-14 22 draws: 2020-12-14 to 2021-03-01 1 draws: 2021-03-01 to 2021-03-04 1 draws: 2021-03-04 to 2021-03-08 1 draws: 2021-03-08 to 2021-03-11 3 draws: 2021-03-11 to 2021-03-22 7 draws: 2021-03-22 to 2021-04-15 4 draws: 2021-04-15 to 2021-04-29 20 draws: 2021-04-29 to 2021-07-08 1 draws: 2021-07-08 to 2021-07-12 13 draws: 2021-07-12 to 2021-08-26 19 draws: 2021-08-26 to 2021-11-01 4 draws: 2021-11-01 to 2021-11-15 11 draws: 2021-11-15 to 2021-12-23 2 draws: 2021-12-23 to 2021-12-30 Still waiting — at least 15 draws since 2021-12-30 2010-01-21 2010-03-29 2010-05-20 2010-05-27 2010-07-01 2010-10-14 2010-11-15 2010-11-29 2010-12-20 2011-02-07 2011-03-31 2011-04-18 2011-05-05 2011-05-09 2011-06-23 2011-07-25 2011-07-28 2011-09-05 2011-10-27 2011-10-31 2012-01-12 2012-02-20 2012-03-05 2012-03-29 2012-04-12 2012-06-07 2012-07-02 2012-07-19 2012-10-15 2012-11-15 2012-12-20 2013-03-14 2013-04-15 2013-05-06 2013-05-20 2013-06-06 2013-08-12 2013-08-15 2013-08-26 2013-09-12 2013-10-10 2013-10-28 2013-11-04 2013-12-12 2014-02-06 2014-02-10 2014-03-13 2014-05-26 2014-06-12 2014-07-17 2014-07-21 2014-08-07 2014-08-18 2014-09-11 2014-10-06 2014-10-09 2014-10-30 2014-12-01 2014-12-04 2014-12-11 2015-01-26 2015-03-19 2015-04-16 2015-04-20 2015-05-11 2015-05-28 2015-07-13 2015-07-16 2015-07-20 2015-08-10 2015-08-20 2015-10-08 2015-11-16 2015-12-03 2015-12-24 2016-01-14 2016-02-11 2016-03-14 2016-03-17 2016-03-31 2016-05-16 2016-08-15 2016-08-29 2016-09-12 2016-09-15 2016-12-01 2017-01-26 2017-03-13 2017-04-17 2017-05-08 2017-07-03 2017-08-31 2017-10-26 2017-11-06 2018-01-29 2018-04-30 2018-05-17 2018-07-12 2018-07-26 2018-08-13 2018-09-10 2019-01-21 2019-01-28 2019-03-18 2019-04-29 2019-06-17 2019-07-04 2019-08-19 2019-09-09 2019-09-30 2019-11-25 2020-01-06 2020-01-23 2020-03-19 2020-03-26 2020-04-06 2020-04-13 2020-04-16 2020-05-14 2020-05-21 2020-05-25 2020-06-01 2020-08-13 2020-08-17 2020-09-03 2020-11-16 2020-12-07 2020-12-14 2021-03-01 2021-03-04 2021-03-08 2021-03-11 2021-03-22 2021-04-15 2021-04-29 2021-07-08 2021-07-12 2021-08-26 2021-11-01 2021-11-15 2021-12-23 2021-12-30 2010-01-04 2022-02-21
1 draws: 20 times 2 draws: 10 times 3 draws: 6 times 4 draws: 10 times 5 draws: 15 times 6 draws: 11 times 7 draws: 5 times 8 draws: 5 times 9 draws: 7 times 10 draws: 4 times 11 draws: 5 times 12 draws: 2 times 13 draws: 7 times 14 draws: 4 times 15 draws: 4 times 16 draws: 8 times 17 draws: 1 time 18 draws: 0 times 19 draws: 3 times 20 draws: 1 time 21 draws: 4 times 22 draws: 2 times 23 draws: 0 times 24 draws: 2 times 25 draws: 2 times 26 draws: 1 time 27 draws: 0 times 28 draws: 0 times 29 draws: 0 times 30 draws: 1 time 31 draws: 0 times 32 draws: 0 times 33 draws: 0 times 34 draws: 0 times 35 draws: 0 times 36 draws: 0 times 37 draws: 0 times 38 draws: 1 time 39 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 123 · chance 117.7 2nd smallest 19 · chance 23.5 3rd smallest 0 · chance 0.8 4th smallest 0 · chance 0.0 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 12.5 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 4/35 tonight whatever it did last week.