North Carolina Pick 3 · gaps & recency

North Carolina Pick 3 — gaps & recency

Three digits, 0–9, drawn twice daily by the North Carolina Education Lottery. Day + Evening draws since October 2006.

13,879 draws2006-10-06 → 2026-07-28midday: 6,543evening: 7,329

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 13,879 draws (combined)

Draws since last seen

Longest current gaps · digits

draws ago

Current longest gap: 7 draws.

Gap distribution

Draws between consecutive appearances

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

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