Number 26

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

250times drawn · chance expected 306 −3.40σ

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

12.1average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

89longest completed wait · 2% chance of one at least that long

26 looks unusual on its own — and unremarkable among 60 numbers

Drawn 250 times in 3,064 draws against 306.4 expected, −3.40σ. Testing all 60 numbers at once means about 0.6 should look this way by luck alone, so the threshold tightens to 1.7e-4 and this does not pass it.

Number 26, draw by draw

Drawn 250 times in 3,064 draws · average wait 12.1 draws · longest completed wait 89 · 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 26 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 smallest16 · chance 13.9
2nd smallest56 · chance 57.9
3rd smallest97 · chance 89.6
4th smallest64 · chance 64.4
5th smallest16 · chance 21.5
6th smallest1 · chance 2.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 21.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

54 13 49 28 35 24

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, 26 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 26 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-08-20	30	4th	4 18 22 26 31 58
2026-06-11	2	3rd	4 6 26 28 32 45
2026-06-06	16	3rd	9 18 26 31 53 58
2026-04-23	13	3rd	9

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: 26 is drawn with probability 6/60 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-01-23	4	4th	7 18 20 26 38 51
2024-01-13	23	2nd	1 26 31 34 42 45
2023-11-04	3	3rd	13 23 26 29 45 59
2023-10-26	18	3rd	6 11 26 32 46 56
2023-09-12	1	2nd	14 26 36 39 50 53
2023-09-09	10	4th	14 18 22 26 31 38
2023-08-12	7	5th	4 6 13 21 26 28
2023-07-22	8	2nd	14 26 40 42 46 52
2023-06-27	8	3rd	5 11 26 35 46 54
2023-05-31	3	2nd	14 26 34 54 56 58
2023-05-20	9	2nd	7 26 32 35 49 55
2023-04-22	6	2nd	14 26 34 36 43 59
2023-04-01	6	3rd	5 10 26 35 38 44
2023-03-14	3	2nd	6 26 32 35 37 49
2023-03-04	28	3rd	8 18 26 27 47 50
2022-11-24	5	5th	12 20 22 25 26 55
2022-11-09	12	3rd	12 24 26 31 37 48
2022-10-01	20	4th	4 13 21 26 47 51
2022-07-30	7	4th	3 5 19 26 43 51
2022-07-06	2	3rd	9 12 26 29 46 47
2022-06-30	45	2nd	7 26 31 38 46 58
2022-02-05	20	2nd	13 26 31 46 51 60
2021-11-24	1	5th	8 11 22 25 26 36
2021-11-20	14	2nd	19 26 39 45 46 56
2021-10-06	1	4th	6 7 11 26 37 57
2021-10-02	4	3rd	10 12 26 29 35 60
2021-09-22	11	2nd	7 26 29 34 43 44
2021-08-14	7	4th	9 21 25 26 36 53
2021-07-24	6	1st	26 27 28 32 38 51
2021-07-03	3	2nd	8 26 30 31 38 48
2021-06-26	5	5th	9 13 22 25 26 31
2021-06-09	6	3rd	2 8 26 32 46 56
2021-05-19	58	3rd	23 24 26 44 49 60
2020-11-04	2	4th	1 10 17 26 30 53
2020-10-28	5	3rd	3 20 26 45 49 58
2020-10-14	13	3rd	9 13 26 38 58 60
2020-09-02	4	3rd	6 13 26 28 35 41
2020-08-19	3	2nd	12 26 31 36 37 49
2020-08-11	27	2nd	2 26 35 39 40 56
2020-05-13	3	3rd	7 23 26 27 29 51
2020-05-05	7	6th	1 5 7 14 23 26
2020-04-11	10	4th	5 15 22 26 54 58
2020-03-10	11	4th	1 13 18 26 40 56
2020-02-01	7	3rd	7 17 26 39 56 60
2020-01-11	11	2nd	2 26 40 42 49 56
2019-11-30	21	2nd	23 26 51 52 53 58
2019-09-24	8	3rd	4 8 26 33 46 53
2019-08-28	24	2nd	13 26 30 34 43 51
2019-06-12	3	2nd	14 26 35 38 45 53
2019-06-01	4	4th	1 6 23 26 39 49
2019-05-18	2	1st	26 29 36 49 50 59
2019-05-11	10	3rd	23 24 26 38 42 49
2019-04-06	7	3rd	17 20 26 36 42 54
2019-03-13	14	3rd	19 20 26 51 52 57
2019-01-26	35	3rd	19 21 26 31 42 49
2018-10-03	7	3rd	7 20 26 37 38 39
2018-09-12	7	3rd	13 16 26 35 37 39
2018-08-18	3	2nd	5 26 27 34 42 48
2018-08-11	13	4th	2 11 13 26 32 59
2018-06-30	6	5th	4 7 12 22 26 39
2018-06-09	10	3rd	10 19 26 35 38 39
2018-05-08	43	3rd	6 25 26 35 38 40
2017-12-09	5	2nd	14 26 29 35 37 39
2017-11-22	15	3rd	11 24 26 34 37 59
2017-10-07	10	4th	8 11 24 26 47 57
2017-09-06	4	1st	26 28 35 38 48 55
2017-08-23	8	3rd	17 25 26 30 32 50
2017-07-29	25	2nd	9 26 29 42 43 45
2017-05-09	27	2nd	10 26 28 51 53 59
2017-02-08	23	3rd	11 12 26 30 37 53
2016-11-19	9	3rd	12 16 26 40 56 57
2016-10-22	10	4th	11 23 24 26 40 52
2016-09-22	13	5th	1 13 14 21 26 51
2016-08-11	3	3rd	6 24 26 30 34 49
2016-08-03	16	2nd	8 26 28 33 41 54
2016-06-11	5	1st	26 33 42 43 53 54
2016-05-28	3	3rd	1 22 26 43 50 53
2016-05-18	2	3rd	17 18 26 30 33 37
2016-05-11	27	3rd	1 4 26 39 47 55
2016-02-13	3	3rd	11 13 26 27 28 50
2016-02-04	3	5th	1 5 13 25 26 29
2016-01-27	14	3rd	4 15 26 30 54 55
2015-12-16	3	2nd	11 26 27 30 34 41
2015-12-05	5	2nd	16 26 35 39 44 45
2015-11-18	37	1st	26 32 42 45 55 59
2015-07-22	14	3rd	16 18 26 30 31 34
2015-06-06	8	2nd	22 26 38 39 45 50
2015-05-09	13	3rd	3 23 26 35 39 49
2015-03-28	38	3rd	21 24 26 35 45 53
2014-11-12	16	3rd	7 24 26 28 44 57
2014-09-17	8	2nd	19 26 33 35 51 52
2014-08-20	1	1st	26 29 34 38 50 60
2014-08-16	10	2nd	20 26 32 41 45 57
2014-07-16	2	3rd	3 23 26 31 47 54
2014-07-09	6	3rd	5 20 26 31 33 44
2014-06-18	33	4th	2 6 13 26 53 60
2014-02-22	15	4th	13 15 21 26 30 46
2014-01-02	9	2nd	23 26 28 54 55 60
2013-11-30	13	4th	7 18 24 26 39 46
2013-10-16	14	4th	8 10 20 26 49 58
2013-08-28	26	2nd	2 26 30 35 46 54
2013-06-01	8	3rd	8 22 26 33 37 54
2013-05-04	2	2nd	6 26 45 50 56 60
2013-04-27	9	4th	1 15 24 26 28 48
2013-03-27	4	4th	9 14 21 26 36 52
2013-03-13	9	3rd	4 10 26 37 47 57
2013-02-09	2	3rd	23 24 26 41 52 53
2013-02-02	9	4th	6 11 16 26 44 53
2013-01-02	6	4th	6 8 14 26 36 40
2012-12-12	13	1st	26 27 31 38 44 45
2012-10-27	22	3rd	22 23 26 37 38 48
2012-08-11	6	1st	26 36 40 46 49 51
2012-07-25	6	3rd	6 19 26 47 50 58
2012-07-04	3	4th	13 16 20 26 39 42
2012-06-23	32	2nd	9 26 34 43 53 54
2012-03-03	3	3rd	10 21 26 29 32 38
2012-02-22	8	3rd	2 24 26 32 35 50
2012-01-25	12	4th	1 19 24 26 52 55
2011-12-14	12	4th	7 17 19 26 40 50
2011-11-03	2	2nd	25 26 28 33 42 51
2011-10-26	18	3rd	9 24 26 39 46 57
2011-08-24	4	3rd	1 4 26 39 43 49
2011-08-11	25	4th	7 12 25 26 32 39
2011-05-18	11	3rd	20 21 26 29 31 36
2011-04-09	1	3rd	13 19 26 40 58 60
2011-04-06	9	2nd	13 26 27 28 35 52
2011-03-05	5	3rd	4 18 26 36 41 53
2011-02-16	1	2nd	11 26 47 55 57 59
2011-02-12	1	3rd	2 15 26 27 30 52
2011-02-09	15	1st	26 33 35 38 43 53
2010-12-18	4	4th	10 13 25 26 28 45
2010-12-04	2	4th	5 18 21 26 39 59
2010-11-27	13	4th	10 16 20 26 49 55
2010-10-13	9	4th	5 8 19 26 48 57
2010-09-11	5	3rd	3 11 26 34 45 53
2010-08-25	3	4th	1 12 20 26 45 54
2010-08-14	10	4th	4 13 14 26 29 35
2010-07-10	14	3rd	17 20 26 27 55 57
2010-05-22	17	3rd	18 20 26 31 44 45
2010-03-24	10	4th	6 14 17 26 40 49
2010-02-17	12	5th	4 12 14 21 26 28
2010-01-06	20	3rd	3 15 26 28 31 58
2009-10-31	12	1st	26 44 46 49 55 56
2009-09-19	60	3rd	6 14 26 28 42 45
2009-02-21	15	3rd	14 24 26 33 45 60
2008-12-31	3	3rd	1 11 26 51 59 60
2008-12-20	4	3rd	15 16 26 29 43 57
2008-12-06	13	2nd	20 26 34 51 52 54
2008-10-22	12	4th	3 8 17 26 28 49
2008-09-10	10	5th	5 10 16 23 26 27
2008-08-06	27	4th	5 24 25 26 42 60
2008-05-03	2	3rd	1 4 26 28 41 58
2008-04-26	37	4th	8 13 20 26 33 42
2007-12-12	12	3rd	19 23 26 31 33 36
2007-10-31	3	3rd	17 20 26 28 48 49
2007-10-20	3	4th	4 19 21 26 29 54
2007-10-10	16	3rd	17 22 26 28 38 42
2007-08-15	26	3rd	3 18 26 51 53 56
2007-05-16	2	3rd	10 19 26 28 44 54
2007-05-09	42	2nd	23 26 27 41 51 53
2006-12-09	17	3rd	1 15 26 51 54 59
2006-10-12	11	2nd	18 26 35 41 47 60
2006-09-02	9	3rd	14 21 26 29 36 48
2006-08-02	7	3rd	10 11 26 27 31 41
2006-07-08	16	2nd	25 26 29 36 52 54
2006-05-13	19	3rd	1 9 26 40 47 48
2006-03-08	3	4th	4 12 23 26 39 46
2006-02-25	3	2nd	24 26 27 36 39 59
2006-02-15	5	3rd	14 15 26 30 42 54
2006-01-28	20	3rd	2 12 26 31 43 46
2005-11-12	8	4th	1 12 16 26 46 54
2005-10-08	19	5th	3 11 13 15 26 43
2005-07-30	6	4th	4 5 15 26 33 54
2005-07-09	14	5th	2 3 5 22 26 44
2005-05-21	11	3rd	7 16 26 29 45 55
2005-04-13	4	2nd	1 26 37 39 43 48
2005-03-30	15	1st	26 28 39 45 48 60
2005-02-02	1	1st	26 28 30 32 34 50
2005-01-29	14	3rd	8 20 26 37 42 49
2004-12-04	5	1st	26 29 31 49 50 57
2004-11-17	89	5th	2 12 16 24 26 54
2004-01-07	2	4th	6 14 17 26 50 52
2003-12-27	46	4th	8 10 24 26 32 49
2003-07-12	10	2nd	20 26 41 46 54 58
2003-06-07	7	3rd	13 21 26 29 42 47
2003-05-14	19	4th	17 19 22 26 27 48
2003-03-08	12	3rd	11 17 26 36 48 52
2003-01-22	2	1st	26 37 40 47 52 58
2003-01-15	15	2nd	17 26 32 36 43 55
2002-11-16	5	2nd	16 26 35 45 52 58
2002-10-30	35	3rd	18 25 26 31 34 49
2002-06-29	27	4th	2 5 16 26 44 54
2002-03-23	11	4th	1 10 12 26 48 52
2002-02-09	2	4th	2 18 22 26 30 54
2002-02-02	11	4th	14 23 24 26 41 51
2001-12-19	16	1st	26 31 33 40 49 54
2001-10-24	6	4th	13 16 17 26 41 44
2001-10-03	11	2nd	9 26 48 49 57 58
2001-08-25	13	3rd	7 25 26 30 40 57
2001-06-23	3	2nd	4 26 38 40 52 56
2001-06-02	3	4th	11 13 18 26 39 47
2001-05-12	8	3rd	14 24 26 29 31 54
2001-03-17	7	3rd	8 9 26 43 50 53
2001-01-27	4	3rd	2 21 26 32 34 52
2000-12-30	25	3rd	4 17 26 32 51 54
2000-07-08	8	2nd	11 26 27 37 42 48
2000-05-13	10	2nd	23 26 28 36 42 49
2000-03-04	3	3rd	13 21 26 32 41 52
2000-02-12	1	3rd	18 20 26 34 51 56
2000-02-05	13	1st	26 32 40 43 46 54
1999-11-06	6	2nd	1 26 28 41 54 60
1999-09-25	7	5th	14 23 24 25 26 51
1999-08-07	1	4th	5 6 23 26 27 53
1999-07-31	6	4th	5 15 19 26 27 33
1999-06-19	33	3rd	10 14 26 35 36 49
1998-10-31	2	3rd	3 13 26 27 41 42
1998-10-17	14	5th	15 16 19 22 26 49
1998-07-11	10	4th	13 14 16 26 32 42
1998-05-02	17	2nd	7 26 28 34 54 55
1998-01-04	6	3rd	4 7 26 40 42 58
1997-11-23	17	3rd	9 21 26 40 52 54
1997-07-27	7	2nd	25 26 28 45 51 57
1997-06-08	3	4th	12 13 15 26 33 48
1997-05-18	20	3rd	9 25 26 40 41 49
1996-12-29	2	5th	2 6 17 25 26 58
1996-12-15	—	2nd	12 26 35 38 39 47