North Carolina Pick 4 · gaps & recency

North Carolina Pick 4 — gaps & recency

Four digits, 0–9, drawn twice daily by the North Carolina Education Lottery. Day + Evening draws since April 2009.

12,048 draws2009-04-17 → 2026-09-19midday: 5,684evening: 6,364

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 12,048 draws (combined)

Draws since last seen

Longest current gaps · digits

draws ago

Current longest gap: 14 draws.

Gap distribution

Draws between consecutive appearances

Expected per draw probability for a specific digit: 34.4%.

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