Michigan Daily 3 · positional
Michigan Daily 3 — positional
Three digits, 0–9, drawn twice daily by the Michigan Lottery (Daily 3 — Midday + Evening). Outcome space: 1,000 combinations.
20,496 draws1998-01-01 → 2026-10-11midday: 10,248evening: 10,248
Reading this honestly
Each cell shows how often a digit landed in a particular slot. If the draws are fair, every slot should look like 0–9 picked from a hat — about 10% each, with sample noise. Any heat pattern you can see by eye is almost certainly within that noise band.
showing 20,496 draws (combined)
Digit-by-position heatmap
Which digit shows up where
| pos / digit | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | 2074 10.1% | 2040 10.0% | 2001 9.8% | 2074 10.1% | 2013 9.8% | 2066 10.1% | 2140 10.4% | 2072 10.1% | 2003 9.8% | 2013 9.8% |
| P2 | 2047 10.0% | 2094 10.2% | 2072 10.1% | 2087 10.2% | 1961 9.6% | 2002 9.8% | 2066 10.1% | 2064 10.1% | 2066 10.1% | 2037 9.9% |
| P3 | 2061 10.1% | 2058 10.0% | 2063 10.1% | 2015 9.8% | 2058 10.0% | 2085 10.2% | 2039 9.9% | 2031 9.9% | 2051 10.0% | 2035 9.9% |
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Sum distribution
All digits added together (0–27)
Middling sums are commonest simply because more digit combinations produce them.
| 0 | 21 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 55 |
| 2 | 127 |
| 3 | 188 |
| 4 | 290 |
| 5 | 453 |
| 6 | 575 |
| 7 | 748 |
| 8 | 936 |
| 9 | 1,110 |
| 10 | 1,300 |
| 11 | 1,407 |
| 12 | 1,498 |
| 13 | 1,539 |
| 14 | 1,580 |
| 15 | 1,495 |
| 16 | 1,436 |
| 17 | 1,329 |
| 18 | 1,132 |
| 19 | 894 |
| 20 | 696 |
| 21 | 571 |
| 22 | 434 |
| 23 | 278 |
| 24 | 205 |
| 25 | 115 |
| 26 | 65 |
| 27 | 19 |
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Repeats inside one draw
All distinct14,748 · 72.0%
Has a double5,553 · 27.1%
Has a triple195 · 1.0%
Has a quad0 · 0.0%
Digital root distribution
Sum reduced to a single digit (0–9)
Digital root keeps adding digits until one is left. Reference under uniform digits ≈ 11.1% per class for 1–9, lower for 0.
root = 021 · 0.1%
root = 12,249 · 11.0%
root = 22,230 · 10.9%
root = 32,257 · 11.0%
root = 42,263 · 11.0%
root = 52,311 · 11.3%
root = 62,275 · 11.1%
root = 72,299 · 11.2%
root = 82,330 · 11.4%
root = 92,261 · 11.0%
Box-type breakdown
Pick 3 box types
Observed share vs the theoretical share under uniform random digits.
single72.0% · expected 72.0%
double27.1% · expected 27.0%
triple1.0% · expected 1.0%