Massachusetts The Numbers Game · gaps & recency
Massachusetts The Numbers Game — gaps & recency
Four digits, 0–9, drawn by the Massachusetts Lottery ("The Numbers Game") since April 1976 — the longest-running series on the site. Evening-only for its first three decades, with a Midday draw added later. Massachusetts runs no 3-digit game. Outcome space: 10,000 combinations.
24,329 draws1976-04-10 → 2026-08-23midday: 6,650evening: 17,679
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 24,329 draws (combined)
Draws since last seen
Longest current gaps · digits
6
11
draws ago
0
3
draws ago
2
3
draws ago
8
2
draws ago
1
1
draws ago
3
1
draws ago
9
1
draws ago
4
0
draws ago
5
0
draws ago
7
0
draws ago
Current longest gap: 11 draws.
Gap distribution
Draws between consecutive appearances
Expected per draw probability for a specific digit: 34.4%.