Hit 5 · every number
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Number 3 In Hit 5 under the 5/39 · Jan 2010 – Sep 2020 rules — 1,676 draws, 5 from 1–39 (an earlier era).
5/42 · since Sep 2020 5/39 · Jan 2010 – Sep 2020 230 times drawn · chance expected 215 +1.11σ
8 draws waiting · a wait this long: 38% for any number
7.2 average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8
40 longest completed wait · 66% chance of one at least that long
3 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 230 times in 1,676 draws against 214.9 expected, +1.11σ. Each draw is independent: after 8 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.
3 Number 3, draw by draw Drawn 230 times in 1,676 draws · average wait 7.2 draws · longest completed wait 40 · waiting 8 draws now
16 draws: 2010-01-20 to 2010-02-27 2 draws: 2010-02-27 to 2010-03-03 1 draws: 2010-03-03 to 2010-03-06 8 draws: 2010-03-06 to 2010-03-24 4 draws: 2010-03-24 to 2010-04-03 5 draws: 2010-04-03 to 2010-04-14 7 draws: 2010-04-14 to 2010-05-01 1 draws: 2010-05-01 to 2010-05-03 6 draws: 2010-05-03 to 2010-05-17 2 draws: 2010-05-17 to 2010-05-22 9 draws: 2010-05-22 to 2010-06-12 9 draws: 2010-06-12 to 2010-07-03 11 draws: 2010-07-03 to 2010-07-28 4 draws: 2010-07-28 to 2010-08-07 6 draws: 2010-08-07 to 2010-08-21 15 draws: 2010-08-21 to 2010-09-25 11 draws: 2010-09-25 to 2010-10-20 6 draws: 2010-10-20 to 2010-11-03 3 draws: 2010-11-03 to 2010-11-10 19 draws: 2010-11-10 to 2010-12-25 10 draws: 2010-12-25 to 2011-01-17 6 draws: 2011-01-17 to 2011-01-31 2 draws: 2011-01-31 to 2011-02-05 10 draws: 2011-02-05 to 2011-02-28 1 draws: 2011-02-28 to 2011-03-02 2 draws: 2011-03-02 to 2011-03-07 3 draws: 2011-03-07 to 2011-03-14 4 draws: 2011-03-14 to 2011-03-23 3 draws: 2011-03-23 to 2011-03-30 2 draws: 2011-03-30 to 2011-04-04 11 draws: 2011-04-04 to 2011-04-30 8 draws: 2011-04-30 to 2011-05-18 37 draws: 2011-05-18 to 2011-08-13 6 draws: 2011-08-13 to 2011-08-27 4 draws: 2011-08-27 to 2011-09-05 13 draws: 2011-09-05 to 2011-10-05 7 draws: 2011-10-05 to 2011-10-22 3 draws: 2011-10-22 to 2011-10-29 18 draws: 2011-10-29 to 2011-12-10 7 draws: 2011-12-10 to 2011-12-26 2 draws: 2011-12-26 to 2011-12-31 6 draws: 2011-12-31 to 2012-01-14 17 draws: 2012-01-14 to 2012-02-22 1 draws: 2012-02-22 to 2012-02-25 4 draws: 2012-02-25 to 2012-03-05 27 draws: 2012-03-05 to 2012-05-07 2 draws: 2012-05-07 to 2012-05-12 10 draws: 2012-05-12 to 2012-06-04 1 draws: 2012-06-04 to 2012-06-06 25 draws: 2012-06-06 to 2012-08-04 7 draws: 2012-08-04 to 2012-08-20 2 draws: 2012-08-20 to 2012-08-25 16 draws: 2012-08-25 to 2012-10-01 4 draws: 2012-10-01 to 2012-10-10 14 draws: 2012-10-10 to 2012-11-12 6 draws: 2012-11-12 to 2012-11-26 1 draws: 2012-11-26 to 2012-11-28 5 draws: 2012-11-28 to 2012-12-10 4 draws: 2012-12-10 to 2012-12-19 2 draws: 2012-12-19 to 2012-12-24 1 draws: 2012-12-24 to 2012-12-26 2 draws: 2012-12-26 to 2012-12-31 5 draws: 2012-12-31 to 2013-01-12 6 draws: 2013-01-12 to 2013-01-26 19 draws: 2013-01-26 to 2013-03-11 1 draws: 2013-03-11 to 2013-03-13 1 draws: 2013-03-13 to 2013-03-16 2 draws: 2013-03-16 to 2013-03-20 13 draws: 2013-03-20 to 2013-04-20 1 draws: 2013-04-20 to 2013-04-22 2 draws: 2013-04-22 to 2013-04-27 2 draws: 2013-04-27 to 2013-05-01 5 draws: 2013-05-01 to 2013-05-13 9 draws: 2013-05-13 to 2013-06-03 6 draws: 2013-06-03 to 2013-06-17 14 draws: 2013-06-17 to 2013-07-20 5 draws: 2013-07-20 to 2013-07-31 2 draws: 2013-07-31 to 2013-08-05 1 draws: 2013-08-05 to 2013-08-07 1 draws: 2013-08-07 to 2013-08-10 22 draws: 2013-08-10 to 2013-09-30 4 draws: 2013-09-30 to 2013-10-09 1 draws: 2013-10-09 to 2013-10-12 2 draws: 2013-10-12 to 2013-10-16 17 draws: 2013-10-16 to 2013-11-25 1 draws: 2013-11-25 to 2013-11-27 3 draws: 2013-11-27 to 2013-12-04 15 draws: 2013-12-04 to 2014-01-08 1 draws: 2014-01-08 to 2014-01-11 5 draws: 2014-01-11 to 2014-01-22 2 draws: 2014-01-22 to 2014-01-27 2 draws: 2014-01-27 to 2014-02-01 12 draws: 2014-02-01 to 2014-03-01 10 draws: 2014-03-01 to 2014-03-24 3 draws: 2014-03-24 to 2014-03-31 1 draws: 2014-03-31 to 2014-04-02 11 draws: 2014-04-02 to 2014-04-28 7 draws: 2014-04-28 to 2014-05-14 5 draws: 2014-05-14 to 2014-05-26 2 draws: 2014-05-26 to 2014-05-31 9 draws: 2014-05-31 to 2014-06-21 14 draws: 2014-06-21 to 2014-07-23 8 draws: 2014-07-23 to 2014-08-11 18 draws: 2014-08-11 to 2014-09-22 15 draws: 2014-09-22 to 2014-10-27 18 draws: 2014-10-27 to 2014-12-08 6 draws: 2014-12-08 to 2014-12-22 3 draws: 2014-12-22 to 2014-12-29 6 draws: 2014-12-29 to 2015-01-12 5 draws: 2015-01-12 to 2015-01-24 9 draws: 2015-01-24 to 2015-02-14 1 draws: 2015-02-14 to 2015-02-16 9 draws: 2015-02-16 to 2015-03-09 2 draws: 2015-03-09 to 2015-03-14 2 draws: 2015-03-14 to 2015-03-18 3 draws: 2015-03-18 to 2015-03-25 17 draws: 2015-03-25 to 2015-05-04 10 draws: 2015-05-04 to 2015-05-27 1 draws: 2015-05-27 to 2015-05-30 8 draws: 2015-05-30 to 2015-06-17 8 draws: 2015-06-17 to 2015-07-06 24 draws: 2015-07-06 to 2015-08-31 11 draws: 2015-08-31 to 2015-09-26 2 draws: 2015-09-26 to 2015-09-30 8 draws: 2015-09-30 to 2015-10-19 5 draws: 2015-10-19 to 2015-10-31 6 draws: 2015-10-31 to 2015-11-14 1 draws: 2015-11-14 to 2015-11-16 2 draws: 2015-11-16 to 2015-11-21 1 draws: 2015-11-21 to 2015-11-23 10 draws: 2015-11-23 to 2015-12-16 2 draws: 2015-12-16 to 2015-12-21 29 draws: 2015-12-21 to 2016-02-27 6 draws: 2016-02-27 to 2016-03-12 1 draws: 2016-03-12 to 2016-03-14 6 draws: 2016-03-14 to 2016-03-28 4 draws: 2016-03-28 to 2016-04-06 10 draws: 2016-04-06 to 2016-04-30 14 draws: 2016-04-30 to 2016-06-01 2 draws: 2016-06-01 to 2016-06-06 7 draws: 2016-06-06 to 2016-06-22 14 draws: 2016-06-22 to 2016-07-25 4 draws: 2016-07-25 to 2016-08-03 1 draws: 2016-08-03 to 2016-08-06 2 draws: 2016-08-06 to 2016-08-10 8 draws: 2016-08-10 to 2016-08-29 11 draws: 2016-08-29 to 2016-09-24 7 draws: 2016-09-24 to 2016-10-10 1 draws: 2016-10-10 to 2016-10-12 11 draws: 2016-10-12 to 2016-11-07 2 draws: 2016-11-07 to 2016-11-12 2 draws: 2016-11-12 to 2016-11-16 9 draws: 2016-11-16 to 2016-12-07 4 draws: 2016-12-07 to 2016-12-17 3 draws: 2016-12-17 to 2016-12-24 2 draws: 2016-12-24 to 2016-12-28 2 draws: 2016-12-28 to 2017-01-02 10 draws: 2017-01-02 to 2017-01-25 30 draws: 2017-01-25 to 2017-04-05 2 draws: 2017-04-05 to 2017-04-10 1 draws: 2017-04-10 to 2017-04-12 40 draws: 2017-04-12 to 2017-07-15 10 draws: 2017-07-15 to 2017-08-07 8 draws: 2017-08-07 to 2017-08-26 11 draws: 2017-08-26 to 2017-09-20 13 draws: 2017-09-20 to 2017-10-21 4 draws: 2017-10-21 to 2017-10-30 4 draws: 2017-10-30 to 2017-11-08 6 draws: 2017-11-08 to 2017-11-22 1 draws: 2017-11-22 to 2017-11-25 4 draws: 2017-11-25 to 2017-12-04 2 draws: 2017-12-04 to 2017-12-09 3 draws: 2017-12-09 to 2017-12-16 16 draws: 2017-12-16 to 2018-01-22 2 draws: 2018-01-22 to 2018-01-27 4 draws: 2018-01-27 to 2018-02-05 10 draws: 2018-02-05 to 2018-02-28 5 draws: 2018-02-28 to 2018-03-12 5 draws: 2018-03-12 to 2018-03-24 1 draws: 2018-03-24 to 2018-03-26 4 draws: 2018-03-26 to 2018-04-04 9 draws: 2018-04-04 to 2018-04-25 25 draws: 2018-04-25 to 2018-06-23 1 draws: 2018-06-23 to 2018-06-25 7 draws: 2018-06-25 to 2018-07-11 13 draws: 2018-07-11 to 2018-08-11 1 draws: 2018-08-11 to 2018-08-13 33 draws: 2018-08-13 to 2018-10-29 7 draws: 2018-10-29 to 2018-11-14 16 draws: 2018-11-14 to 2018-12-22 5 draws: 2018-12-22 to 2019-01-02 3 draws: 2019-01-02 to 2019-01-09 2 draws: 2019-01-09 to 2019-01-14 4 draws: 2019-01-14 to 2019-01-23 2 draws: 2019-01-23 to 2019-01-28 10 draws: 2019-01-28 to 2019-02-20 6 draws: 2019-02-20 to 2019-03-06 2 draws: 2019-03-06 to 2019-03-11 1 draws: 2019-03-11 to 2019-03-13 7 draws: 2019-03-13 to 2019-03-30 11 draws: 2019-03-30 to 2019-04-24 4 draws: 2019-04-24 to 2019-05-04 12 draws: 2019-05-04 to 2019-06-01 1 draws: 2019-06-01 to 2019-06-03 8 draws: 2019-06-03 to 2019-06-22 12 draws: 2019-06-22 to 2019-07-20 24 draws: 2019-07-20 to 2019-09-14 1 draws: 2019-09-14 to 2019-09-16 1 draws: 2019-09-16 to 2019-09-18 11 draws: 2019-09-18 to 2019-10-14 7 draws: 2019-10-14 to 2019-10-30 4 draws: 2019-10-30 to 2019-11-09 4 draws: 2019-11-09 to 2019-11-18 5 draws: 2019-11-18 to 2019-11-30 12 draws: 2019-11-30 to 2019-12-28 1 draws: 2019-12-28 to 2019-12-30 7 draws: 2019-12-30 to 2020-01-15 13 draws: 2020-01-15 to 2020-02-15 2 draws: 2020-02-15 to 2020-02-19 5 draws: 2020-02-19 to 2020-03-02 14 draws: 2020-03-02 to 2020-04-04 8 draws: 2020-04-04 to 2020-04-22 2 draws: 2020-04-22 to 2020-04-27 6 draws: 2020-04-27 to 2020-05-11 1 draws: 2020-05-11 to 2020-05-13 5 draws: 2020-05-13 to 2020-05-25 24 draws: 2020-05-25 to 2020-07-20 2 draws: 2020-07-20 to 2020-07-25 14 draws: 2020-07-25 to 2020-08-26 Still waiting — at least 8 draws since 2020-08-26 2010-01-20 2010-02-27 2010-03-03 2010-03-06 2010-03-24 2010-04-03 2010-04-14 2010-05-01 2010-05-03 2010-05-17 2010-05-22 2010-06-12 2010-07-03 2010-07-28 2010-08-07 2010-08-21 2010-09-25 2010-10-20 2010-11-03 2010-11-10 2010-12-25 2011-01-17 2011-01-31 2011-02-05 2011-02-28 2011-03-02 2011-03-07 2011-03-14 2011-03-23 2011-03-30 2011-04-04 2011-04-30 2011-05-18 2011-08-13 2011-08-27 2011-09-05 2011-10-05 2011-10-22 2011-10-29 2011-12-10 2011-12-26 2011-12-31 2012-01-14 2012-02-22 2012-02-25 2012-03-05 2012-05-07 2012-05-12 2012-06-04 2012-06-06 2012-08-04 2012-08-20 2012-08-25 2012-10-01 2012-10-10 2012-11-12 2012-11-26 2012-11-28 2012-12-10 2012-12-19 2012-12-24 2012-12-26 2012-12-31 2013-01-12 2013-01-26 2013-03-11 2013-03-13 2013-03-16 2013-03-20 2013-04-20 2013-04-22 2013-04-27 2013-05-01 2013-05-13 2013-06-03 2013-06-17 2013-07-20 2013-07-31 2013-08-05 2013-08-07 2013-08-10 2013-09-30 2013-10-09 2013-10-12 2013-10-16 2013-11-25 2013-11-27 2013-12-04 2014-01-08 2014-01-11 2014-01-22 2014-01-27 2014-02-01 2014-03-01 2014-03-24 2014-03-31 2014-04-02 2014-04-28 2014-05-14 2014-05-26 2014-05-31 2014-06-21 2014-07-23 2014-08-11 2014-09-22 2014-10-27 2014-12-08 2014-12-22 2014-12-29 2015-01-12 2015-01-24 2015-02-14 2015-02-16 2015-03-09 2015-03-14 2015-03-18 2015-03-25 2015-05-04 2015-05-27 2015-05-30 2015-06-17 2015-07-06 2015-08-31 2015-09-26 2015-09-30 2015-10-19 2015-10-31 2015-11-14 2015-11-16 2015-11-21 2015-11-23 2015-12-16 2015-12-21 2016-02-27 2016-03-12 2016-03-14 2016-03-28 2016-04-06 2016-04-30 2016-06-01 2016-06-06 2016-06-22 2016-07-25 2016-08-03 2016-08-06 2016-08-10 2016-08-29 2016-09-24 2016-10-10 2016-10-12 2016-11-07 2016-11-12 2016-11-16 2016-12-07 2016-12-17 2016-12-24 2016-12-28 2017-01-02 2017-01-25 2017-04-05 2017-04-10 2017-04-12 2017-07-15 2017-08-07 2017-08-26 2017-09-20 2017-10-21 2017-10-30 2017-11-08 2017-11-22 2017-11-25 2017-12-04 2017-12-09 2017-12-16 2018-01-22 2018-01-27 2018-02-05 2018-02-28 2018-03-12 2018-03-24 2018-03-26 2018-04-04 2018-04-25 2018-06-23 2018-06-25 2018-07-11 2018-08-11 2018-08-13 2018-10-29 2018-11-14 2018-12-22 2019-01-02 2019-01-09 2019-01-14 2019-01-23 2019-01-28 2019-02-20 2019-03-06 2019-03-11 2019-03-13 2019-03-30 2019-04-24 2019-05-04 2019-06-01 2019-06-03 2019-06-22 2019-07-20 2019-09-14 2019-09-16 2019-09-18 2019-10-14 2019-10-30 2019-11-09 2019-11-18 2019-11-30 2019-12-28 2019-12-30 2020-01-15 2020-02-15 2020-02-19 2020-03-02 2020-04-04 2020-04-22 2020-04-27 2020-05-11 2020-05-13 2020-05-25 2020-07-20 2020-07-25 2020-08-26 2010-01-02 2020-09-05
1 draws: 34 times 2 draws: 38 times 3 draws: 11 times 4 draws: 20 times 5 draws: 15 times 6 draws: 17 times 7 draws: 12 times 8 draws: 10 times 9 draws: 8 times 10 draws: 11 times 11 draws: 10 times 12 draws: 4 times 13 draws: 5 times 14 draws: 7 times 15 draws: 3 times 16 draws: 4 times 17 draws: 3 times 18 draws: 3 times 19 draws: 2 times 20 draws: 0 times 21 draws: 0 times 22 draws: 1 time 23 draws: 0 times 24 draws: 3 times 25 draws: 2 times 26 draws: 0 times 27 draws: 1 time 28 draws: 0 times 29 draws: 1 time 30 draws: 1 time 31 draws: 0 times 32 draws: 0 times 33 draws: 1 time 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: 1 time 41 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 182 · chance 183.5 2nd smallest 45 · chance 44.5 3rd smallest 3 · chance 2.0 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 24.2 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 38 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 39. 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 5/39 tonight whatever it did last week.