California Daily 3 · gaps & recency

California Daily 3 — gaps & recency

Three digits, 0–9, drawn twice daily by the California Lottery (Daily 3 — Midday + Evening). Outcome space: 1,000 combinations. California's results feed only serves a rolling six-month window, so this history starts when we began collecting and grows from there.

376 draws2026-02-16 → 2026-08-22midday: 188evening: 188

Myth check

A number being “due” is the most famous lottery myth. The gap distribution here is geometric — memoryless. After 30 draws without a 7, the chance of a 7 on the next draw is still 1-in-10 (Pick 3/4) or whatever it always was. The dashed line is what pure randomness predicts; observed values track it closely.

showing 376 draws (combined)

Draws since last seen

Longest current gaps · digits

draws ago

Current longest gap: 13 draws.

Gap distribution

Draws between consecutive appearances

Expected per draw probability for a specific digit: 27.1%.

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