Pick 3 — North Carolina Lottery
Sum analysis for North Carolina Pick 3 examines the distribution of digit sums (the total of all three drawn digits). Sums range from 0 (0-0-0) to 27 (9-9-9), with middle values being far more common due to combinatorial probability.
The sum distribution table shows each possible sum value with its count and percentage. The peak range (typically 12-15) has the most combinations. Sum statistics include the average, median, most common, and least common sums.
Sum distribution follows a bell curve by mathematical necessity — there are more three-digit combinations that sum to 13-14 than to 0 or 27. This is probability, not a pattern to exploit.
| Sum | Count | % | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 13 | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 1 | 42 | 0.31% | 0.31% |
| 2 | 86 | 0.63% | 0.63% |
| 3 | 149 | 1.10% | 1.10% |
| 4 | 214 | 1.58% | 1.58% |
| 5 | 273 | 2.01% | 2.01% |
| 6 | 382 | 2.82% | 2.82% |
| 7 | 480 | 3.54% | 3.54% |
| 8 | 672 | 4.96% | 4.96% |
| 9 | 755 | 5.57% | 5.57% |
| 10 | 836 | 6.17% | 6.17% |
| 11 | 977 | 7.21% | 7.21% |
| 12 | 966 | 7.12% | 7.12% |
| 13 | 999 | 7.37% | 7.37% |
| 14 | 998 | 7.36% | 7.36% |
| 15 | 989 | 7.29% | 7.29% |
| 16 | 902 | 6.65% | 6.65% |
| 17 | 841 | 6.20% | 6.20% |
| 18 | 745 | 5.49% | 5.49% |
| 19 | 649 | 4.79% | 4.79% |
| 20 | 459 | 3.39% | 3.39% |
| 21 | 388 | 2.86% | 2.86% |
| 22 | 279 | 2.06% | 2.06% |
| 23 | 204 | 1.50% | 1.50% |
| 24 | 153 | 1.13% | 1.13% |
| 25 | 62 | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| 26 | 37 | 0.27% | 0.27% |
| 27 | 8 | 0.06% | 0.06% |