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 10,248 draws (midday)
Digit-by-position heatmap
Which digit shows up where
| pos / digit | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | 1002 9.8% | 1003 9.8% | 987 9.6% | 1024 10.0% | 1019 9.9% | 1054 10.3% | 1137 11.1% | 1019 9.9% | 999 9.7% | 1004 9.8% |
| P2 | 1014 9.9% | 1073 10.5% | 1011 9.9% | 1034 10.1% | 1030 10.1% | 1016 9.9% | 1024 10.0% | 1030 10.1% | 1026 10.0% | 990 9.7% |
| P3 | 1004 9.8% | 1024 10.0% | 1050 10.2% | 994 9.7% | 1047 10.2% | 1048 10.2% | 1046 10.2% | 1026 10.0% | 1029 10.0% | 980 9.6% |
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Sum distribution
All digits added together (0–27)
Middling sums are commonest simply because more digit combinations produce them.
| 0 | 12 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 26 |
| 2 | 58 |
| 3 | 97 |
| 4 | 140 |
| 5 | 229 |
| 6 | 266 |
| 7 | 369 |
| 8 | 469 |
| 9 | 572 |
| 10 | 653 |
| 11 | 712 |
| 12 | 735 |
| 13 | 774 |
| 14 | 761 |
| 15 | 752 |
| 16 | 730 |
| 17 | 671 |
| 18 | 602 |
| 19 | 448 |
| 20 | 346 |
| 21 | 291 |
| 22 | 201 |
| 23 | 150 |
| 24 | 91 |
| 25 | 52 |
| 26 | 33 |
| 27 | 8 |
Draw shapes
Repeats inside one draw
All distinct7,366 · 71.9%
Has a double2,791 · 27.2%
Has a triple91 · 0.9%
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 = 012 · 0.1%
root = 11,127 · 11.0%
root = 21,116 · 10.9%
root = 31,123 · 11.0%
root = 41,115 · 10.9%
root = 51,140 · 11.1%
root = 61,109 · 10.8%
root = 71,151 · 11.2%
root = 81,173 · 11.4%
root = 91,182 · 11.5%
Box-type breakdown
Pick 3 box types
Observed share vs the theoretical share under uniform random digits.
single71.9% · expected 72.0%
double27.2% · expected 27.0%
triple0.9% · expected 1.0%