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Number 3 — the complete card

3 pays 35:1 straight-up ($10 wins $350 profit) on every wheel. It’s red, odd, low (1–18), dozen 1, column 3, and hits 1 in 37 European spins / 1 in 38 American. ⚙ computed

On the wheel

European rim, reading 12 · 35 → 3 → 26 · 0. American rim: 34 · 15 → 3 → 24 · 36. Racetrack membership: Voisins du Zéro + Jeu Zéro — the announced bets that physically cover this pocket (math here). “Neighbour” talk means the rim, never the felt — two different maps.

On the felt

Street trio: 1-2-3 (11:1). Split partners on the grid: 0, 2, 6 (17:1 each) — an edge-of-grid number, fewer corners than the interior. Every combination prices identically: the 36-pocket fiction doesn’t care which squares you pick.

Betting 3 — the honest numbers

At $10 per spin, 100 spins of straight 3 wagers cost an expected $27 on European wheels and $53 on American — identical to any bet, wrapped in maximum volatility (SD 5.8). Back-to-back 3: 1 in 1,369. In our 3.7-million-spin reference run, 3 landed 100,102 times against 100,000 expected (+0.10%) — textbook uniformity, the same verdict every number gets.

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Frequently asked

What does 3 pay in roulette?
35 to 1 straight-up — a $10 bet returns $350 profit plus your stake. Splits touching 3 pay 17:1, its street 11:1.
Is 3 red or black in roulette?
3 is red — fixed by the traditional color chart on every wheel, odd and low (1–18) for outside-bet purposes.
What are the neighbours of 3 on the wheel?
European rim: 35 and 26 adjacent, 12 and 0 beyond — a five-number “neighbours” call covers exactly this arc. Felt neighbours are different animals — wheel order and grid order share nothing.