How often is 3 drawn in Lightning Lotto (Ontario)?
Across all 488 draws of Lightning Lotto on record since June 28, 2025 (5 numbers from 1–49, one matrix throughout), number 3 has been drawn 45 times — tied for 37th most often of 49.
Data: 488 draws, June 28, 2025 – October 28, 2026; updated October 28, 2026.
That is 4.8 fewer than the 49.8 a number would average from the matrix alone (10% below).
How long has 3 gone without being drawn?
The longest 3 has gone without being drawn is 55 draws, between its appearances on July 15, 2025 and September 9, 2025. Its current gap is 25 draws, longer than its average gap of 9.5 draws between appearances. A long gap doesn’t make a number due in Lightning Lotto: each draw starts fresh. Its longest streak was 2 consecutive draws on record, from December 28, 2025 to December 29, 2025. Its first appearance in the record was on June 29, 2025.
Which numbers are drawn most often with 3?
Across the record, 3 has been drawn alongside 6 and 26 8 times each, more than with any other number, followed by 5 (7), 15 (7), 18 (7). 42 has never been drawn alongside 3 in that period.
3 in Lightning Lotto, year by year
Its busiest year was 2025, drawn 18 times in 187 draws (tied 30th that year); its quietest was 2026, 27 times in 301 draws (tied 36th).
When was 3 last drawn?
Number 3 was last drawn on Sat, Oct 3, 2026 (25 draws ago); the winning numbers that night were 3, 17, 18, 27, 29, Bonus 48. All Lightning Lotto results for 2026.
The draws before that with 3: Sep 25, 2026; Sep 15, 2026; Sep 11, 2026; Sep 6, 2026; Aug 28, 2026.
3 as the Bonus number
As the Bonus number, 3 has come up 7 times in 488 draws since June 28, 2025 — tied 37th of 49, most recently on October 13, 2026.
These are counts of past Lightning Lotto draws. Every draw is independent and random: no number is “due”, and none of these figures changes the chance of 3 being drawn next.
Cite this: Lottizen, "How often is 3 drawn in Lightning Lotto (Ontario)?," updated October 28, 2026, https://lottizen.com/canada/lightning-lotto/number/3. Data: Lottizen (lottizen.com), free to use with credit.