Massachusetts The Numbers Game · digit 2
Massachusetts The Numbers Game — digit 2
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
2
digit 2 in Massachusetts The Numbers Game
9,832 appearances on record · rank #2 of 10
Times drawn
9,832
rank #2 of 10
Last drawn
2026-08-21
3 draws ago
Current gap
3
draws since last hit
Vs. expected
+1.0%
if draws were perfectly uniform
Myth check
A 3-draw gap doesn’t make digit 2 “due.” Draws are independent: its chance next time is exactly what it always is (1 in 10 per position), regardless of how long it’s been. The above-expected count here is ordinary sampling noise across ten digits.
Appearances by year
1976 → 2026
By position
Where digit 2 lands
Position 1
2,505
Position 2
2,488
Position 3
2,390
Position 4
2,449