Number 31

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

284times drawn · chance expected 306 −1.35σ

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

10.7average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

60longest completed wait · 43% chance of one at least that long

31 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 284 times in 3,064 draws against 306.4 expected, −1.35σ. Each draw is independent: after 17 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 31, draw by draw

Drawn 284 times in 3,064 draws · average wait 10.7 draws · longest completed wait 60 · 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 31 has a favourite seat — chance gives a large number the high positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest7 · chance 6.7
2nd smallest44 · chance 40.4
3rd smallest99 · chance 90.2
4th smallest86 · chance 93.5
5th smallest42 · chance 45.1
6th smallest6 · chance 8.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

18 42 34 51 33 46

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, 31 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 31 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-08-20	6	5th	4 18 22 26 31 58
2026-08-06	18	4th	16 21 24 31 43 54
2026-06-25	4	4th	22 25 30 31 39 60
2026-06-16	4	2nd	5

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

2025-01-07	8	4th	15 18 27 31 39 42
2024-12-05	5	4th	14 24 25 31 33 60
2024-11-23	18	2nd	1 31 38 40 45 60
2024-10-01	17	2nd	10 31 35 45 50 55
2024-08-20	11	2nd	20 31 34 38 42 51
2024-07-25	49	3rd	6 26 31 46 52 55
2024-03-23	3	5th	3 7 10 25 31 52
2024-03-16	2	4th	6 15 18 31 32 47
2024-03-12	14	3rd	9 23 31 49 54 58
2024-02-06	10	3rd	9 16 31 46 47 51
2024-01-13	13	3rd	1 26 31 34 42 45
2023-11-30	7	3rd	17 20 31 34 40 42
2023-11-11	12	4th	10 23 30 31 49 56
2023-10-10	1	4th	2 10 29 31 56 59
2023-10-07	12	3rd	8 13 31 33 49 50
2023-09-09	3	5th	14 18 22 26 31 38
2023-08-31	3	3rd	13 25 31 43 57 58
2023-08-24	36	2nd	5 31 37 47 52 58
2023-05-03	11	4th	9 13 22 31 57 58
2023-03-25	8	4th	12 18 22 31 44 50
2023-03-01	22	5th	6 7 25 28 31 52
2022-12-10	10	3rd	10 25 31 37 38 57
2022-11-09	41	4th	12 24 26 31 37 48
2022-06-30	4	3rd	7 26 31 38 46 58
2022-06-18	4	3rd	10 30 31 33 42 52
2022-06-04	8	2nd	17 31 34 40 56 57
2022-05-11	17	4th	4 6 9 31 50 56
2022-03-16	12	3rd	11 16 31 37 42 51
2022-02-05	2	3rd	13 26 31 46 51 60
2022-01-29	6	4th	14 20 21 31 49 52
2022-01-12	18	6th	1 5 12 13 17 31
2021-11-03	18	2nd	10 31 38 46 49 54
2021-09-08	20	3rd	13 17 31 43 54 55
2021-07-03	3	4th	8 26 30 31 38 48
2021-06-26	14	6th	9 13 22 25 26 31
2021-05-08	11	2nd	7 31 37 42 44 56
2021-04-06	4	1st	31 32 39 42 43 51
2021-03-24	12	3rd	7 30 31 41 50 56
2021-02-10	2	2nd	4 31 42 45 49 56
2021-02-03	8	3rd	4 9 31 32 42 46
2021-01-09	9	3rd	9 16 31 41 53 55
2020-12-05	26	4th	2 16 19 31 43 60
2020-09-12	7	4th	13 17 21 31 41 49
2020-08-19	11	3rd	12 26 31 36 37 49
2020-07-16	14	3rd	28 29 31 50 58 59
2020-05-30	9	3rd	10 23 31 37 58 59
2020-05-02	4	4th	18 21 30 31 34 51
2020-04-18	4	1st	31 32 33 39 52 55
2020-04-04	10	3rd	4 9 31 47 49 53
2020-03-04	7	3rd	7 27 31 39 45 46
2020-02-08	38	3rd	7 8 31 34 38 47
2019-10-02	17	5th	8 16 20 21 31 34
2019-08-08	20	4th	9 11 14 31 48 51
2019-06-05	4	1st	31 33 34 35 39 48
2019-05-22	7	4th	8 13 28 31 32 33
2019-04-27	17	3rd	16 18 31 39 42 44
2019-02-28	4	3rd	6 12 31 32 46 60
2019-02-16	1	2nd	1 31 44 46 53 58
2019-02-13	5	4th	2 11 20 31 43 47
2019-01-26	14	4th	19 21 26 31 42 49
2018-12-08	11	5th	11 13 16 24 31 46
2018-11-03	44	4th	4 16 19 31 33 44
2018-06-16	1	2nd	8 31 32 33 38 50
2018-06-13	10	4th	10 19 27 31 51 53
2018-05-10	13	5th	6 12 22 28 31 44
2018-03-28	29	3rd	10 23 31 33 51 52
2017-12-16	10	4th	1 7 14 31 35 46
2017-11-11	60	3rd	10 14 31 34 45 58
2017-05-06	7	6th	5 11 13 19 30 31
2017-04-12	26	2nd	25 31 33 39 43 45
2017-01-14	26	2nd	21 31 35 53 54 57
2016-10-20	3	6th	1 5 23 25 28 31
2016-10-13	11	3rd	1 5 31 32 37 42
2016-09-08	33	3rd	25 30 31 34 43 59
2016-05-25	16	3rd	19 22 31 36 52 53
2016-04-02	5	4th	17 22 27 31 49 57
2016-03-16	20	5th	6 11 16 19 31 56
2016-01-14	5	4th	6 20 22 31 33 34
2015-12-31	12	3rd	2 18 31 42 51 56
2015-11-21	9	5th	9 12 15 21 31 36
2015-10-24	4	4th	20 27 30 31 40 53
2015-10-13	7	4th	15 17 20 31 41 48
2015-09-19	18	4th	4 10 29 31 34 35
2015-07-22	5	5th	16 18 26 30 31 34
2015-07-07	1	3rd	18 23 31 39 49 57
2015-07-04	1	3rd	1 22 31 34 44 54
2015-07-01	12	3rd	4 30 31 32 47 53
2015-05-20	10	2nd	12 31 34 36 48 56
2015-04-18	11	4th	1 12 17 31 37 46
2015-03-11	1	3rd	3 18 31 39 46 51
2015-03-07	13	4th	9 12 18 31 39 50
2015-01-21	2	3rd	21 27 31 45 55 56
2015-01-14	24	3rd	28 29 31 45 48 49
2014-10-18	5	4th	8 18 21 31 37 38
2014-10-01	23	5th	2 6 18 23 31 46
2014-07-16	1	4th	3 23 26 31 47 54
2014-07-12	1	2nd	28 31 40 42 46 58
2014-07-09	2	4th	5 20 26 31 33 44
2014-07-02	6	3rd	4 18 31 44 46 49
2014-06-11	2	2nd	7 31 32 41 51 52
2014-06-04	2	5th	9 19 21 30 31 42
2014-05-28	5	4th	13 20 27 31 53 60
2014-05-10	6	2nd	29 31 36 42 47 53
2014-04-19	11	1st	31 36 38 41 42 49
2014-03-12	12	5th	14 15 25 30 31 34
2014-01-29	11	4th	5 15 18 31 42 53
2013-12-19	1	4th	7 15 17 31 42 54
2013-12-17	25	4th	4 16 18 31 45 46
2013-09-21	9	4th	2 11 23 31 42 44
2013-08-21	3	3rd	22 25 31 39 41 44
2013-08-10	7	2nd	7 31 35 36 46 48
2013-07-20	2	3rd	17 28 31 56 57 58
2013-07-13	11	5th	4 8 17 29 31 45
2013-06-05	10	3rd	10 18 31 43 57 59
2013-05-02	29	3rd	1 3 31 32 43 52
2013-01-19	11	1st	31 36 44 47 49 54
2012-12-12	12	3rd	26 27 31 38 44 45
2012-10-31	17	3rd	7 14 31 33 36 49
2012-09-01	14	2nd	19 31 39 44 53 59
2012-07-18	3	3rd	18 29 31 42 43 53
2012-07-07	14	4th	7 8 27 31 32 51
2012-05-19	2	6th	4 19 27 28 29 31
2012-05-12	4	3rd	22 29 31 43 50 54
2012-04-28	10	4th	2 18 30 31 45 56
2012-03-24	18	4th	6 21 28 31 33 43
2012-01-21	13	5th	6 13 21 22 31 46
2011-12-07	19	3rd	19 20 31 42 51 56
2011-10-01	32	3rd	18 29 31 44 51 57
2011-06-15	5	5th	9 11 23 30 31 54
2011-05-28	2	3rd	11 12 31 33 42 52
2011-05-21	1	4th	10 15 28 31 33 38
2011-05-18	7	5th	20 21 26 29 31 36
2011-04-23	7	3rd	12 18 31 50 59 60
2011-03-30	10	4th	5 9 24 31 33 42
2011-02-23	33	4th	19 23 29 31 41 53
2010-10-30	1	4th	4 28 30 31 35 54
2010-10-27	1	2nd	10 31 40 50 55 56
2010-10-23	7	1st	31 32 34 40 50 55
2010-09-29	7	4th	10 23 29 31 33 46
2010-09-04	1	3rd	3 15 31 36 48 54
2010-09-01	21	5th	3 7 9 10 31 34
2010-06-19	8	4th	14 21 27 31 35 50
2010-05-22	15	4th	18 20 26 31 44 45
2010-03-31	3	4th	22 28 30 31 35 54
2010-03-20	1	3rd	5 17 31 47 51 53
2010-03-17	4	5th	18 22 25 30 31 41
2010-03-03	2	3rd	23 30 31 54 55 60
2010-02-24	6	3rd	9 24 31 44 48 49
2010-02-03	3	4th	15 17 28 31 35 52
2010-01-23	5	3rd	6 23 31 33 39 52
2010-01-06	3	5th	3 15 26 28 31 58
2009-12-26	3	3rd	9 28 31 36 37 42
2009-12-19	10	2nd	7 31 32 34 37 43
2009-11-14	27	2nd	4 31 42 52 57 59
2009-08-12	11	2nd	14 31 35 38 44 55
2009-07-04	43	3rd	6 24 31 35 42 57
2009-02-04	23	5th	1 5 6 17 31 50
2008-11-16	5	3rd	5 21 31 39 40 56
2008-10-29	15	3rd	6 19 31 34 51 56
2008-09-06	7	4th	3 7 25 31 40 58
2008-08-13	8	3rd	4 16 31 36 54 55
2008-07-16	1	3rd	13 27 31 34 47 58
2008-07-12	7	5th	6 15 19 24 31 32
2008-06-18	5	4th	3 15 28 31 39 51
2008-05-31	2	4th	12 16 20 31 38 45
2008-05-24	32	3rd	15 18 31 33 34 56
2008-02-02	5	3rd	5 25 31 33 37 51
2008-01-16	8	5th	7 13 18 29 31 45
2007-12-12	8	4th	19 23 26 31 33 36
2007-11-14	23	3rd	3 25 31 41 43 60
2007-08-25	11	4th	5 11 22 31 35 41
2007-07-18	8	3rd	4 13 31 33 47 51
2007-06-20	5	5th	13 15 20 28 31 36
2007-06-02	8	3rd	5 18 31 43 55 58
2007-05-05	6	3rd	8 11 31 33 42 57
2007-04-14	3	4th	4 18 23 31 37 54
2007-04-04	15	3rd	3 24 31 42 43 53
2007-02-07	5	3rd	17 29 31 35 43 59
2007-01-20	27	2nd	18 31 33 49 57 58
2006-10-18	19	4th	2 15 21 31 46 57
2006-08-12	1	2nd	6 31 38 39 50 60
2006-08-09	1	4th	17 19 29 31 44 57
2006-08-05	1	2nd	20 31 34 37 54 60
2006-08-02	8	5th	10 11 26 27 31 41
2006-07-05	19	2nd	20 31 36 37 45 51
2006-04-29	26	2nd	30 31 39 45 48 59
2006-01-28	13	4th	2 12 26 31 43 46
2005-12-07	19	2nd	12 31 44 51 54 56
2005-09-24	1	4th	1 13 23 31 48 60
2005-09-21	3	5th	2 3 14 24 31 40
2005-09-10	4	2nd	28 31 32 35 51 53
2005-08-24	4	4th	13 14 17 31 41 50
2005-08-10	11	3rd	6 7 31 49 51 60
2005-07-02	25	2nd	14 31 40 42 44 46
2005-04-06	9	5th	5 9 19 24 31 34
2005-03-05	23	4th	14 27 29 31 34 57
2004-12-04	6	3rd	26 29 31 49 50 57
2004-11-13	1	5th	5 8 10 27 31 51
2004-11-10	14	3rd	12 16 31 48 57 60
2004-09-22	23	3rd	16 18 31 34 39 54
2004-07-03	6	5th	8 23 24 28 31 47
2004-06-12	4	4th	12 13 14 31 50 51
2004-05-29	2	2nd	11 31 38 41 57 58
2004-05-22	7	2nd	7 31 34 35 37 45
2004-04-28	3	3rd	7 14 31 57 58 59
2004-04-17	1	3rd	5 23 31 33 45 49
2004-04-14	20	3rd	15 29 31 42 47 60
2004-01-31	6	4th	3 8 23 31 48 57
2004-01-10	2	4th	8 12 28 31 34 37
2004-01-03	14	3rd	3 21 31 36 55 59
2003-11-08	6	3rd	4 8 31 40 53 58
2003-10-18	28	3rd	4 15 31 34 37 38
2003-07-09	7	6th	3 8 21 25 30 31
2003-06-14	6	2nd	5 31 32 36 51 59
2003-05-24	14	3rd	1 22 31 46 51 57
2003-04-05	6	5th	17 18 23 28 31 53
2003-03-15	3	3rd	7 20 31 32 50 53
2003-03-01	7	4th	6 15 23 31 37 59
2003-02-05	24	4th	10 11 17 31 37 43
2002-11-06	1	3rd	10 12 31 38 45 56
2002-11-02	1	3rd	8 24 31 36 38 55
2002-10-30	6	4th	18 25 26 31 34 49
2002-10-09	8	4th	7 16 27 31 46 60
2002-09-11	3	5th	10 11 14 20 31 58
2002-08-31	10	3rd	15 23 31 39 47 49
2002-07-27	2	1st	31 34 37 38 53 54
2002-07-20	7	4th	13 22 30 31 47 57
2002-06-26	12	5th	1 5 10 24 31 33
2002-05-15	2	3rd	16 28 31 41 45 59
2002-05-08	22	5th	13 19 20 29 31 54
2002-02-16	14	4th	4 14 16 31 52 54
2001-12-19	2	2nd	26 31 33 40 49 54
2001-12-12	3	3rd	4 11 31 32 48 49
2001-12-01	8	4th	3 19 20 31 40 53
2001-11-03	15	5th	2 14 28 29 31 32
2001-09-12	14	4th	7 12 24 31 44 50
2001-07-21	2	3rd	5 11 31 38 47 53
2001-07-07	1	3rd	4 23 31 47 58 59
2001-06-30	7	5th	10 15 18 22 31 55
2001-05-12	7	5th	14 24 26 29 31 54
2001-03-24	23	5th	1 5 13 25 31 33
2000-10-14	4	2nd	11 31 35 40 56 57
2000-09-16	2	2nd	7 31 36 45 56 57
2000-09-02	21	4th	2 22 29 31 41 55
2000-04-08	10	4th	6 12 30 31 35 50
2000-01-29	15	2nd	29 31 39 41 51 58
1999-10-16	21	3rd	4 15 31 38 41 53
1999-05-22	15	3rd	2 9 31 35 45 50
1999-02-06	8	3rd	2 30 31 42 45 47
1998-12-12	5	3rd	15 16 31 41 43 51
1998-11-07	30	2nd	7 31 41 44 46 55
1998-04-11	5	2nd	18 31 43 52 57 58
1998-03-08	4	3rd	3 13 31 43 46 49
1998-02-08	3	4th	1 18 29 31 37 39
1998-01-18	5	3rd	13 14 31 33 35 43
1997-12-14	14	4th	2 22 28 31 36 53
1997-09-07	1	5th	2 13 17 25 31 43
1997-08-31	16	4th	12 22 25 31 32 46
1997-05-11	40	5th	6 8 13 24 31 52
1996-08-05	—	3rd	1 9 31 38 46 56