Number 22

In Mega-Sena under the 6/60 · since Mar 1996 rules — 3,064 draws, 6 from 1–60.

275times drawn · chance expected 306 −1.89σ

17draws waiting · a wait this long: 19% for any number

11.1average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

51longest completed wait · 76% chance of one at least that long

22 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 275 times in 3,064 draws against 306.4 expected, −1.89σ. Each draw is independent: after 17 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 22, draw by draw

Drawn 275 times in 3,064 draws · average wait 11.1 draws · longest completed wait 51 · waiting 17 draws now

a completed wait — darker is longer the wait still running — a lower bound, not a finished gap

Where it lands in a sorted draw

Sort a draw and 22 has a favourite seat — chance gives a small number the low positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest30 · chance 27.6
2nd smallest82 · chance 85.1
3rd smallest92 · chance 97.3
4th smallest51 · chance 51.4
5th smallest17 · chance 12.5
6th smallest3 · chance 1.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

29 30 16 19 41 53

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 59 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 22 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th most popular of 60. That changes nothing about whether it comes up, and everything about how many ways a jackpot on it would be shared.

Numbers 1–31 — the birthday zone ×1.22

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 22 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-08-20	10	3rd	4 18 22 26 31 58
2026-07-28	14	3rd	2 11 22 30 51 54
2026-06-25	1	1st	22 25 30 31 39 60
2026-06-23	1	6th	2

What this cannot tell you

Nothing here predicts the next draw. A number’s history is a record of a fair machine’s past, and the machine keeps none of it: 22 is drawn with probability 6/60 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-09-19	2	3rd	5 17 22 37 51 52
2024-09-14	13	3rd	6 16 22 24 38 50
2024-08-13	15	2nd	3 22 34 44 49 57
2024-07-06	29	1st	22 27 30 43 51 56
2024-04-25	8	2nd	6 22 34 36 44 50
2024-04-06	4	2nd	12 22 23 24 47 53
2024-03-26	11	3rd	2 16 22 27 35 47
2024-02-29	18	3rd	7 20 22 29 41 58
2024-01-16	11	5th	4 6 14 19 22 29
2023-12-07	20	4th	3 14 21 22 37 39
2023-10-17	1	2nd	8 22 34 42 51 59
2023-10-14	5	3rd	4 17 22 28 30 49
2023-09-30	9	4th	2 8 11 22 48 49
2023-09-09	8	3rd	14 18 22 26 31 38
2023-08-19	7	3rd	9 19 22 24 50 60
2023-07-27	11	3rd	5 7 22 23 41 59
2023-06-24	16	4th	16 17 19 22 46 57
2023-05-03	1	3rd	9 13 22 31 57 58
2023-04-29	10	4th	5 10 11 22 23 37
2023-03-25	5	3rd	12 18 22 31 44 50
2023-03-11	4	4th	3 7 15 22 24 50
2023-02-25	7	2nd	16 22 29 35 38 49
2023-02-04	19	2nd	19 22 37 44 51 56
2022-11-24	6	3rd	12 20 22 25 26 55
2022-11-05	8	2nd	9 22 27 30 33 45
2022-10-13	4	3rd	4 15 22 53 56 60
2022-09-28	4	3rd	3 20 22 37 41 43
2022-09-15	2	3rd	2 17 22 41 58 60
2022-09-10	1	2nd	3 22 23 44 53 60
2022-09-08	11	5th	1 5 6 16 22 39
2022-08-02	12	2nd	21 22 29 34 40 44
2022-06-25	3	4th	1 4 10 22 53 54
2022-06-15	17	1st	22 29 38 43 48 53
2022-04-23	6	1st	22 30 38 39 49 56
2022-04-02	14	1st	22 35 41 42 53 57
2022-02-16	19	3rd	9 14 22 24 44 47
2021-12-07	4	2nd	5 22 30 32 33 36
2021-11-24	18	3rd	8 11 22 25 26 36
2021-09-28	11	2nd	3 22 37 40 41 48
2021-08-21	12	2nd	6 22 25 29 30 60
2021-07-14	6	4th	9 13 20 22 32 56
2021-06-26	8	3rd	9 13 22 25 26 31
2021-05-29	14	6th	12 14 17 18 19 22
2021-04-14	1	3rd	3 20 22 32 35 50
2021-04-10	10	3rd	14 21 22 29 35 46
2021-03-10	6	2nd	19 22 35 41 47 49
2021-02-17	11	4th	7 16 19 22 28 55
2021-01-13	4	4th	4 13 20 22 25 60
2020-12-31	25	3rd	17 20 22 35 41 42
2020-10-03	3	3rd	7 16 22 38 55 57
2020-09-23	5	2nd	18 22 25 27 43 44
2020-09-09	20	2nd	20 22 35 40 41 59
2020-07-08	26	2nd	10 22 23 37 53 60
2020-04-11	33	3rd	5 15 22 26 54 58
2019-12-19	9	3rd	6 16 22 38 48 52
2019-11-20	16	1st	22 25 28 32 33 47
2019-09-28	4	3rd	7 8 22 27 29 42
2019-09-18	4	4th	4 11 16 22 29 33
2019-09-04	3	4th	9 18 19 22 42 47
2019-08-24	20	2nd	19 22 39 46 47 59
2019-06-22	26	3rd	11 16 22 30 34 42
2019-03-23	28	4th	1 8 11 22 30 35
2018-12-18	16	2nd	19 22 29 41 44 59
2018-10-27	12	5th	11 13 15 17 22 27
2018-09-20	4	2nd	10 22 40 46 55 58
2018-09-08	4	5th	5 6 12 15 22 43
2018-08-25	16	5th	10 12 13 20 22 54
2018-07-05	2	2nd	18 22 29 34 36 47
2018-06-30	1	4th	4 7 12 22 26 39
2018-06-27	11	2nd	12 22 27 37 40 55
2018-05-19	1	2nd	14 22 29 32 33 35
2018-05-16	2	3rd	10 12 22 25 42 54
2018-05-10	5	3rd	6 12 22 28 31 44
2018-04-25	16	5th	6 7 13 17 22 56
2018-02-28	10	2nd	11 22 25 27 55 59
2018-01-27	3	1st	22 27 33 42 58 59
2018-01-17	4	3rd	11 19 22 33 34 53
2018-01-03	12	2nd	20 22 36 42 52 60
2017-11-18	6	2nd	15 22 30 32 40 58
2017-11-01	4	5th	5 6 10 14 22 36
2017-10-19	1	1st	22 23 29 32 38 45
2017-10-17	20	3rd	2 6 22 44 55 57
2017-08-12	1	3rd	15 20 22 24 34 55
2017-08-10	8	3rd	2 14 22 23 29 47
2017-07-15	18	4th	1 6 14 22 30 56
2017-05-17	9	5th	2 8 9 15 22 34
2017-04-19	4	2nd	20 22 36 38 41 43
2017-04-05	8	4th	16 17 20 22 38 50
2017-03-08	13	4th	6 9 15 22 39 48
2017-01-25	5	2nd	9 22 25 47 52 58
2017-01-07	2	3rd	6 17 22 30 37 50
2016-12-31	23	3rd	5 11 22 24 51 53
2016-10-18	9	5th	3 10 17 21 22 43
2016-09-20	2	1st	22 28 30 33 55 59
2016-09-14	5	4th	2 9 14 22 32 37
2016-08-27	9	4th	8 18 21 22 35 37
2016-07-30	3	3rd	16 18 22 24 34 43
2016-07-20	5	2nd	7 22 28 32 56 58
2016-07-06	12	3rd	2 17 22 24 48 51
2016-05-28	1	2nd	1 22 26 43 50 53
2016-05-25	5	2nd	19 22 31 36 52 53
2016-05-07	9	4th	5 10 12 22 28 46
2016-04-09	2	4th	1 15 16 22 25 43
2016-04-02	9	2nd	17 22 27 31 49 57
2016-03-05	3	1st	22 23 34 48 53 54
2016-02-24	12	3rd	13 14 22 54 56 58
2016-01-16	1	3rd	1 8 22 49 52 53
2016-01-14	14	3rd	6 20 22 31 33 34
2015-12-02	7	1st	22 23 41 46 53 60
2015-11-10	8	4th	2 14 21 22 51 60
2015-10-15	32	2nd	15 22 23 42 51 57
2015-07-04	8	2nd	1 22 31 34 44 54
2015-06-06	37	1st	22 26 38 39 45 50
2015-01-31	21	1st	22 30 42 50 58 59
2014-11-15	5	3rd	1 21 22 27 32 45
2014-10-29	4	5th	15 16 18 20 22 48
2014-10-15	19	4th	10 13 16 22 34 60
2014-08-09	4	2nd	11 22 36 40 45 52
2014-07-30	19	2nd	10 22 24 38 39 49
2014-05-24	18	3rd	8 12 22 35 40 44
2014-03-22	31	2nd	3 22 27 28 50 54
2013-12-04	30	3rd	20 21 22 29 46 60
2013-08-21	20	1st	22 25 31 39 41 44
2013-06-15	1	4th	3 4 16 22 36 42
2013-06-12	3	2nd	6 22 43 51 52 57
2013-06-01	11	2nd	8 22 26 33 37 54
2013-04-24	25	2nd	4 22 25 38 45 51
2013-01-26	26	2nd	13 22 28 29 40 48
2012-10-27	3	1st	22 23 26 37 38 48
2012-10-17	4	3rd	3 18 22 34 55 58
2012-10-03	1	3rd	2 19 22 30 46 52
2012-09-29	13	3rd	9 12 22 39 48 60
2012-08-15	28	3rd	3 19 22 24 35 49
2012-05-12	26	1st	22 29 31 43 50 54
2012-02-11	6	4th	2 12 19 22 36 58
2012-01-21	21	4th	6 13 21 22 31 46
2011-11-09	23	4th	3 14 20 22 49 51
2011-08-20	6	3rd	5 20 22 28 29 30
2011-08-03	7	3rd	6 19 22 34 43 45
2011-07-09	23	2nd	8 22 32 43 53 56
2011-04-20	15	4th	5 9 11 22 36 40
2011-02-26	21	3rd	10 14 22 41 42 53
2010-12-15	7	4th	8 9 12 22 42 49
2010-11-20	1	1st	22 29 32 49 54 59
2010-11-17	2	6th	8 11 12 15 18 22
2010-11-10	23	4th	9 12 19 22 35 37
2010-08-21	9	3rd	9 11 22 32 35 56
2010-07-21	7	1st	22 29 36 41 48 58
2010-06-26	12	4th	3 11 16 22 25 33
2010-05-15	1	2nd	5 22 28 47 59 60
2010-05-12	12	2nd	1 22 30 45 50 53
2010-03-31	4	1st	22 28 30 31 35 54
2010-03-17	28	2nd	18 22 25 30 31 41
2009-12-12	20	2nd	9 22 29 36 51 56
2009-10-03	51	4th	3 15 16 22 25 54
2009-04-08	39	2nd	1 22 44 47 49 50
2008-11-22	26	2nd	18 22 28 29 39 53
2008-08-23	15	4th	3 4 21 22 28 32
2008-07-02	25	2nd	16 22 32 38 40 45
2008-04-05	10	3rd	7 13 22 33 48 51
2008-03-01	11	1st	22 41 44 46 52 54
2008-01-23	1	3rd	2 21 22 30 41 52
2008-01-19	11	3rd	5 14 22 29 33 44
2007-12-05	16	2nd	8 22 36 37 46 52
2007-10-10	12	2nd	17 22 26 28 38 42
2007-08-29	1	3rd	7 21 22 43 46 57
2007-08-25	5	3rd	5 11 22 31 35 41
2007-08-08	1	4th	15 16 19 22 34 35
2007-08-04	6	5th	7 9 17 21 22 54
2007-07-14	16	5th	2 11 12 14 22 39
2007-05-19	8	2nd	21 22 25 40 51 57
2007-04-23	10	4th	2 8 17 22 42 44
2007-03-17	9	2nd	7 22 25 44 59 60
2007-02-10	5	2nd	7 22 32 36 38 51
2007-01-24	18	2nd	17 22 28 38 52 59
2006-11-22	17	3rd	8 9 22 25 41 44
2006-09-23	11	4th	11 19 20 22 42 48
2006-08-16	23	4th	2 6 19 22 28 43
2006-05-27	14	2nd	15 22 32 38 50 54
2006-04-08	44	3rd	2 7 22 35 43 59
2005-10-26	3	4th	4 6 9 22 29 44
2005-10-15	8	5th	2 7 10 17 22 60
2005-09-14	18	3rd	8 12 22 27 43 55
2005-07-09	6	4th	2 3 5 22 26 44
2005-06-18	4	2nd	18 22 29 32 38 42
2005-06-04	37	1st	22 37 42 48 58 59
2005-01-22	5	3rd	5 11 22 27 46 50
2005-01-05	2	3rd	8 16 22 30 56 58
2004-12-22	6	4th	7 8 18 22 39 49
2004-12-01	9	4th	1 3 13 22 29 32
2004-10-30	10	3rd	16 21 22 33 48 49
2004-09-25	4	3rd	10 19 22 29 30 37
2004-09-11	24	1st	22 27 29 40 42 56
2004-06-19	5	3rd	6 17 22 29 40 59
2004-06-02	16	3rd	13 17 22 25 29 41
2004-04-07	3	2nd	9 22 47 49 52 54
2004-03-27	9	3rd	8 13 22 46 51 58
2004-02-21	4	2nd	4 22 28 30 44 49
2004-02-07	17	3rd	14 15 22 23 25 37
2003-12-03	28	4th	9 15 19 22 36 42
2003-08-23	4	4th	1 9 15 22 43 55
2003-08-09	6	2nd	8 22 25 48 52 54
2003-07-19	6	3rd	6 13 22 24 42 44
2003-06-28	8	4th	6 8 19 22 43 52
2003-05-31	2	4th	8 18 21 22 38 60
2003-05-24	3	2nd	1 22 31 46 51 57
2003-05-14	6	3rd	17 19 22 26 27 48
2003-04-23	33	3rd	3 17 22 27 33 40
2002-12-18	16	2nd	8 22 32 33 40 53
2002-10-23	9	3rd	2 18 22 49 51 57
2002-09-21	8	3rd	7 16 22 28 36 37
2002-08-24	3	3rd	7 12 22 34 38 53
2002-08-14	2	1st	22 28 29 43 47 48
2002-08-07	2	5th	5 12 16 18 22 24
2002-07-31	3	2nd	14 22 48 50 53 56
2002-07-20	25	2nd	13 22 30 31 47 57
2002-04-20	10	3rd	2 14 22 23 37 60
2002-03-16	4	2nd	11 22 46 51 56 58
2002-03-02	5	3rd	5 16 22 23 43 56
2002-02-09	12	3rd	2 18 22 26 30 54
2001-12-22	4	3rd	8 15 22 25 30 47
2001-12-08	5	2nd	20 22 27 47 50 53
2001-11-21	4	3rd	12 21 22 28 43 50
2001-11-07	13	1st	22 24 30 32 38 41
2001-09-22	4	2nd	5 22 23 24 34 60
2001-09-08	3	1st	22 25 28 41 45 57
2001-08-29	13	5th	5 16 17 18 22 41
2001-06-30	2	4th	10 15 18 22 31 55
2001-06-16	22	1st	22 39 45 53 57 59
2001-01-13	12	4th	1 4 21 22 30 56
2000-10-21	7	4th	4 7 21 22 28 56
2000-09-02	3	2nd	2 22 29 31 41 55
2000-08-12	9	2nd	19 22 29 37 41 59
2000-06-10	22	3rd	2 6 22 24 28 58
2000-01-08	16	3rd	5 20 22 30 35 55
1999-09-18	8	2nd	17 22 43 46 55 59
1999-07-24	3	1st	22 35 38 39 41 59
1999-07-03	8	2nd	11 22 23 36 52 59
1999-05-08	25	3rd	12 13 22 57 59 60
1998-11-14	4	3rd	10 13 22 41 42 58
1998-10-17	2	4th	15 16 19 22 26 49
1998-10-03	17	2nd	21 22 35 40 53 59
1998-06-06	7	2nd	9 22 25 37 56 57
1998-04-18	18	2nd	4 22 25 32 33 52
1997-12-14	7	2nd	2 22 28 31 36 53
1997-10-26	8	3rd	6 21 22 34 36 54
1997-08-31	41	2nd	12 22 25 31 32 46
1996-11-17	9	3rd	6 7 22 38 52 60
1996-09-15	2	3rd	3 6 22 24 54 60
1996-09-01	20	2nd	10 22 50 53 57 58
1996-04-15	—	4th	7 13 19 22 40 47