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256

boxed family 256 · distinct · pays $37.50 box

Quick facts (all-time)

19 hits · current skip 10 draws · avg gap 147 · last seen 2026-09-01

Draw-time split:

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2026 Hits Nationwide
74
Total 2026 draws across all 42 states
Most Recent State Hit
Maine
ME Pick 3 · 2026-09-03 (Evening) · Combo: 265
Biggest State Drought
Indiana (923 draws)
Last seen 2025-06-01 in IN Daily 3
TOP 5 STATES WHERE 256 IS MOST OVERDUE:
Indiana: 923 draws skip (IN Daily 3) New Jersey: 802 draws skip (NJ Pick 3) Colorado: 549 draws skip (CO Pick 3) Maryland: 492 draws skip (MD Pick 3) Arkansas: 410 draws skip (AR Cash 3)
SMART COURIER TICKET ADVISOR (ONLINE APP PLAYERS):
Optimal state to buy 256 today: Arkansas (AR Cash 3) · Overdue by 410 draws (1.86x normal cycle)
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Which Systems Feature 256 (256)

Live scan across all 28 strategies in the lab — dynamic in-flight chases, rolling conveyor pipelines, permanent system rosters, and algorithmic rankings.

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Upcoming Draw (Evening)
1 Play
Actively wagered on next ticket
Permanent System Rosters
1
Fixed research portfolios & core sets
Consensus Panel Status
Independent
Not currently in multi-model consensus
Top Strategy Hit Generator
Pickstics Follower · Post-Double Phase Hold (Top 1)
1 hits (+$190 net)

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Strategy System Type In-Flight State / Step Wager Rationale / Trigger Source Strategy 360° Record
Pickstics Empirical Follower · Rolling 10-Draw Hold Ladder ↗ Dynamic Model Stop-on-Drop: Step 4 of 10 [Hold Draw 4 of 10] from 272: followed number 483 2/6x within 10 draws · followed family 348 4/23x within 10 draws -$728.00 (-12.8%)

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#20 Top Profitable (Trailing 3M)
3 hits in 3 months
+$66.75 Net
#2 Top Heaters (Trailing 30 Days)
3.3% hit rate in past 30 days
3 Hits
Cici's Rules Targeted by 8 Machine Rules
Appears as predicted target in published rules
Active In Ruleset

🏆 Top Historical Strategy Hit Generators for 256 (Which systems generated the most winning payouts on this family in the archive)

Pickstics Follower · Post-Double Phase Hold (Top 1) ↗ 1 hit +$190 net
Mirror Symmetry (0↔5, 1↔6, 2↔7, 3↔8, 4↔9)

Mirror Number: 701
Mirror Family: 017

Digital Root Sum (1–9)

Digital Root: Root 4
Sum: 13 (reduction = 4)

Parity & High/Low Profile

Parity: Even-Odd-Even
Range: Low-High-High

1. Hits in every time frame

How many times 256 hit in each window, how often that is per draw, what you'd have netted playing it on every drawing ($0.25/play), and how it ranks by hits among all 220 families.

WindowDrawsHitsRate/drawRevenueCostProfitHot rank /220
1 month 61 3 4.92% $112.50 $15.25 +$97.25 #2
3 months 183 3 1.64% $112.50 $45.75 +$66.75 #11
6 months 365 4 1.10% $150.00 $91.25 +$58.75 #15
1 year 731 8 1.09% $300.00 $182.75 +$117.25 #10
2 years 1,461 11 0.75% $412.50 $365.25 +$47.25 #31
3 years 2,193 15 0.68% $562.50 $548.25 +$14.25 #41
4 years 2,689 19 0.71% $712.50 $672.25 +$40.25 #32
5 years 2,689 19 0.71% $712.50 $672.25 +$40.25 #32
All time 2,689 19 0.71% $712.50 $672.25 +$40.25 #32

2. How many drawings does it take to hit?

Measured from every one of the 2,689 archive draws used as a starting point.

Avg gap147 draws
Median gap58 draws
Longest drought584 draws
Current skip10 draws
Hit withinHistorical frequency
1 draw of playing it0.7%
2 draws of playing it1.4%
3 draws of playing it2.1%
5 draws of playing it3.5%
10 draws of playing it6.9%
25 draws of playing it16.7%
50 draws of playing it27.9%
100 draws of playing it42.3%

Recent gaps between hits: 197, 69, 477, 52, 322, 23, 23, 123, 56, 289, 26, 23 draws

4. Digit profile of 256

How often each of this number's digits and digit-pairs appear in a winning number (window vs all-time), where its digits land positionally, and its sum profile.

digit 5 30.4% ▲2.2 all-time 28.2% digit 2 26.3% ▲0.2 all-time 26.1% digit 6 26.3% ▼1.8 all-time 28.1%

Its digit pairs (both digits in the draw)

PairWindow rateAll-time rateWindow hits
258.89%6.21%24
263.70%4.80%10
562.96%5.58%8

Sum profile

Digit sum 13 has hit 191 times all-time (7.10% of draws), 18 in the last 90 days.

Positional lands (window rate)

pos1=2: 10.7%  pos2=5: 10.7%  pos3=6: 7.8%  

5. Near-miss network — one digit away from 256

Every family that differs from 256 by a single digit. When one of these hits, the number you're watching was one digit away — these are the closest relatives in the archive.

FamilyTypeAll-time hitsLast seenGapRecent hit dates
259 distinct 23 2026-08-22 29 2026-08-21, 2026-08-22
125 distinct 15 2026-08-14 45 2026-05-23, 2026-08-14
245 distinct 18 2026-08-14 46 2026-08-02, 2026-08-14
456 distinct 19 2026-08-03 68 2026-04-21, 2026-08-03
268 distinct 21 2026-07-31 73 2026-05-17, 2026-07-31
569 distinct 16 2026-07-29 77 2026-05-12, 2026-07-29
566 double 12 2026-07-28 80 2026-07-21, 2026-07-28
225 double 9 2026-07-26 84 2026-07-22, 2026-07-26
026 distinct 15 2026-07-24 88 2026-02-04, 2026-07-24
235 distinct 21 2026-06-26 143 2026-04-14, 2026-06-26
257 distinct 19 2026-06-24 147 2026-04-15, 2026-06-24
258 distinct 18 2026-06-22 151 2026-05-17, 2026-06-22
025 distinct 17 2026-06-15 166 2026-06-03, 2026-06-15
126 distinct 15 2026-06-11 174 2026-04-01, 2026-06-11
255 double 8 2026-06-05 186 2025-07-10, 2026-06-05
236 distinct 11 2026-06-02 191 2026-04-11, 2026-06-02
246 distinct 14 2026-05-08 241 2026-04-16, 2026-05-08
356 distinct 12 2026-04-05 308 2026-03-06, 2026-04-05
567 distinct 14 2026-04-05 307 2026-03-01, 2026-04-05
156 distinct 19 2026-04-03 312 2026-03-25, 2026-04-03

6. Hit history

Year by year

2023: 5   2024: 4   2025: 5   2026: 5  

Expected vs actual (all-time)

19 hits vs 16.1 expected (uniform)+2.9

Last 8 hits

DateDrawNumber
2026-09-01Midday625
2026-08-20Evening562
2026-08-07Evening562
2026-03-16Midday265
2026-02-16Midday526
2025-12-16Evening562
2025-12-05Midday265
2025-11-23Evening652

3b. What actually got drawn after 256

2 occurrences · 20 follow-up draws scanned · "avg" is the average arrival wait in draws.

Draw Time:

Top followers chart All Draws

019 1× · avg +5.0
027 1× · avg +8.0
033 1× · avg +1.0
039 1× · avg +9.0
048 1× · avg +4.0
124 1× · avg +7.0
128 1× · avg +2.0
156 1× · avg +10.0

Across all 2 historical occurrences of 256, the next 10 draws after each were scanned (20 draws total). These are the number families that showed up most often — "count" is total appearances, "covered" is how many of the 2 occurrences it appeared in.

#FamilyTypeTimes drawn ≤10 afterCoveredWithin 1 drawWithin 3 drawsAvg arrival wait
1 019 distinct 1 (random ≈ 0.1) 1/2 0 0 5.0 draws
2 027 distinct 1 (random ≈ 0.1) 1/2 0 0 8.0 draws
3 033 double 1 (random ≈ 0.1) 1/2 1 1 1.0 draws
4 039 distinct 1 (random ≈ 0.1) 1/2 0 0 9.0 draws
5 048 distinct 1 (random ≈ 0.1) 1/2 0 0 4.0 draws
6 124 distinct 1 (random ≈ 0.1) 1/2 0 0 7.0 draws
7 128 distinct 1 (random ≈ 0.1) 1/2 0 1 2.0 draws
8 156 distinct 1 (random ≈ 0.1) 1/2 0 0 10.0 draws

Follow history — every time family 256 was drawn

All Draws (19)

Occurrence-by-occurrence log: each of the 19 times the family was drawn (any order), these are the families that followed within 10 draws and how many draws each took to arrive. Most recent first.

DrawnDate · timeFamilies that followed (arrival wait)
625 2026-09-01 · Midday 039 +1 889 +2 023 +3 667 +4 037 +5 348 +6 227 +7 468 +8 458 +9 457 +10
562 2026-08-20 · Evening 689 +1 259 +2 237 +3 117 +5 159 +6 699 +7 889 +8 336 +9 367 +10
562 2026-08-07 · Evening 148 +1 155 +2 088 +3 149 +4 467 +5 248 +6 089 +7 558 +8 024 +9 489 +10
265 2026-03-16 · Midday 068 +1 355 +2 246 +3 477 +4 488 +5 027 +6 114 +7 159 +8 479 +9 039 +10
526 2026-02-16 · Midday 036 +1 159 +2 066 +3 677 +4 012 +5 579 +6 456 +7 888 +8 078 +9 057 +10
562 2025-12-16 · Evening 168 +1 066 +2 788 +3 048 +4 359 +5 569 +6 789 +7 566 +8 038 +9 223 +10
265 2025-12-05 · Midday 467 +1 248 +2 136 +3 024 +4 016 +5 023 +6 399 +7 006 +8 049 +9 025 +10
652 2025-11-23 · Evening 377 +1 179 +2 456 +3 148 +4 078 +5 119 +6 234 +7 026 +8 146 +9 147 +10
562 2025-06-15 · Evening 345 +1 148 +2 036 +3 588 +4 679 +5 569 +6 239 +7 019 +8 567 +9 358 +10
526 2025-05-20 · Evening 078 +1 035 +2 124 +3 347 +4 038 +5 388 +6 138 +7 357 +8 026 +9 346 +10

6. Cici's rules this number triggers — and their track records

RuleTargetPast triggersHit ≤ windowRandom baselineAvg waitMedian waitNever ≤10
p56-3-37
56 brings digit 3 and/or pair 37
digit 3 150 55.3% (≤2d) 47.8% 3.0 2 3%
d3-absence
look for 3 in the draw after 9 consecutive draws without it
digit 3 158 51.3% (≤2d) 47.8% 3.1 2 3%
d6-2-3
6: look for 2 or 3 to follow
digit 3 755 49.7% (≤2d) 47.8% 3.2 2 4%
sum13-14-watch
sums 14 & 13: watch for false trips and more doubles
any double 389 48.3% (≤2d) 46.5% 3.2 2 5%
d5-7-sets
5: look for 7; sets 7&5, 5&2, 7&0, 7&1
digit 7 757 47.2% (≤2d) 48.7% 3.2 3 4%
d6-2-3
6: look for 2 or 3 to follow
digit 2 755 43.2% (≤2d) 45.4% 3.4 3 5%
p25-self-13
25 repeats or brings a 13 pair
pair 25 167 14.4% (≤2d) 12.0% 4.9 5 53%
d5-7-sets
5: look for 7; sets 7&5, 5&2, 7&0, 7&1
pair 15 757 12.5% (≤2d) 11.3% 4.9 5 55%
d5-7-sets
5: look for 7; sets 7&5, 5&2, 7&0, 7&1
pair 25 757 12.3% (≤2d) 12.0% 5.1 5 53%
d5-7-sets
5: look for 7; sets 7&5, 5&2, 7&0, 7&1
pair 05 757 11.9% (≤2d) 10.6% 4.9 5 55%
d2-sets
2 drawn in sets: 2&6, 5&2, 7&2
pair 25 702 11.4% (≤2d) 12.0% 5.0 5 52%
p56-3-37
56 brings digit 3 and/or pair 37
pair 37 150 11.3% (≤2d) 10.6% 5.1 5 55%
d2-sets
2 drawn in sets: 2&6, 5&2, 7&2
pair 27 702 10.7% (≤2d) 10.5% 4.9 4 59%
d2-sets
2 drawn in sets: 2&6, 5&2, 7&2
pair 26 702 9.3% (≤2d) 9.4% 5.1 5 62%
d5-7-sets
5: look for 7; sets 7&5, 5&2, 7&0, 7&1
pair 57 757 9.1% (≤2d) 10.9% 5.4 5 55%
p25-self-13
25 repeats or brings a 13 pair
pair 13 167 8.4% (≤2d) 10.1% 5.6 6 56%
travel-25-89
25 pair travels with pair 89 (reciprocal)
pair 89 167 6.6% (≤2d) 9.6% 5.2 5 65%

Full rule history in the Signal Lab.