Number 4

In Canada Lotto 6/49 under the 6/49 + 1/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–49.

223times drawn · chance expected 214 +0.63σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 88% for any number

7.8average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

39longest completed wait · 79% chance of one at least that long

4 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 223 times in 1,751 draws against 214.4 expected, +0.63σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 22 times, counted separately.

Number 4, draw by draw

Drawn 223 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.8 draws · longest completed wait 39 · waiting 2 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 4 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 smallest160 · chance 159.1
2nd smallest58 · chance 58.2
3rd smallest4 · chance 5.5
4th smallest1 · chance 0.1
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

27 3 21 36 6 9

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 4 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th most popular of 49. 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
Numbers 1–12 — day and month overlap ×1.10

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 4 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-03	1	2nd	1 4 7 23 28 37
2026-09-30	3	1st	4 9 12 39 43 46
2026-09-19	22	2nd	1 4 13 18 25 42
2026-07-04	7

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: 4 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-11-23	7	2nd	3 4 6 11 27 39
2024-10-30	2	1st	4 9 14 17 30 44
2024-10-23	8	1st	4 15 18 20 37 40
2024-09-25	8	2nd	2 4 8 11 14 40
2024-08-28	2	1st	4 20 29 40 41 48
2024-08-21	19	1st	4 6 13 14 34 36
2024-06-15	3	1st	4 11 27 30 33 34
2024-06-05	2	1st	4 6 24 27 32 41
2024-05-29	6	1st	4 26 27 32 38 40
2024-05-08	6	1st	4 7 11 29 30 31
2024-04-17	10	1st	4 7 8 14 41 46
2024-03-13	3	1st	4 8 15 32 40 44
2024-03-02	24	1st	4 13 26 34 35 42
2023-12-09	12	1st	4 5 14 21 27 30
2023-10-28	1	1st	4 9 17 30 36 43
2023-10-25	2	2nd	1 4 16 22 29 47
2023-10-18	3	2nd	3 4 9 27 30 37
2023-10-07	19	1st	4 6 20 40 45 46
2023-08-02	8	1st	4 7 9 25 34 48
2023-07-05	4	2nd	3 4 10 12 30 34
2023-06-21	9	1st	4 5 13 14 33 35
2023-05-20	8	1st	4 6 23 27 41 48
2023-04-22	10	1st	4 8 21 38 46 49
2023-03-18	1	1st	4 7 8 15 34 45
2023-03-15	9	1st	4 9 26 27 28 33
2023-02-11	11	1st	4 17 21 27 32 42
2023-01-04	9	1st	4 17 21 22 31 38
2022-12-03	1	1st	4 18 26 36 41 42
2022-11-30	4	1st	4 11 16 19 27 35
2022-11-16	8	1st	4 6 12 20 41 44
2022-10-19	5	1st	4 15 30 35 42 43
2022-10-01	26	1st	4 19 21 24 25 36
2022-07-02	4	2nd	1 4 7 33 36 47
2022-06-18	8	1st	4 6 20 21 24 44
2022-05-21	5	1st	4 5 26 33 35 44
2022-05-04	13	1st	4 21 22 36 41 43
2022-03-19	7	1st	4 7 26 36 42 47
2022-02-23	1	1st	4 10 28 31 33 43
2022-02-19	16	1st	4 16 30 32 37 44
2021-12-25	11	1st	4 13 21 24 31 45
2021-11-17	22	2nd	3 4 18 23 27 28
2021-09-01	10	2nd	3 4 14 18 19 42
2021-07-28	2	2nd	1 4 10 14 32 39
2021-07-21	3	2nd	2 4 15 20 35 45
2021-07-10	2	1st	4 5 18 28 35 42
2021-07-03	23	1st	4 7 10 31 33 38
2021-04-14	6	1st	4 6 12 23 36 47
2021-03-24	2	2nd	3 4 27 43 45 48
2021-03-17	10	1st	4 9 13 25 44 49
2021-02-10	9	1st	4 14 22 26 45 48
2021-01-09	12	1st	4 8 18 24 31 32
2020-11-28	10	2nd	3 4 16 23 26 44
2020-10-24	5	1st	4 9 17 20 26 31
2020-10-07	39	1st	4 5 12 13 18 19
2020-05-23	15	1st	4 25 27 28 35 44
2020-04-01	27	1st	4 6 10 13 25 49
2019-12-28	7	2nd	2 4 12 18 29 41
2019-12-04	4	3rd	2 3 4 10 21 43
2019-11-20	1	1st	4 20 29 30 36 45
2019-11-16	6	3rd	2 3 4 11 27 47
2019-10-26	3	1st	4 12 15 26 43 44
2019-10-16	5	2nd	2 4 9 24 44 45
2019-09-28	2	2nd	1 4 5 7 21 40
2019-09-21	3	3rd	1 2 4 32 38 39
2019-09-11	2	2nd	2 4 27 36 45 49
2019-09-04	5	2nd	1 4 5 17 21 29
2019-08-17	4	1st	4 31 34 39 41 48
2019-08-03	4	1st	4 14 17 22 26 46
2019-07-20	7	1st	4 21 30 41 44 46
2019-06-26	8	1st	4 10 17 24 26 33
2019-05-29	7	1st	4 5 15 38 41 42
2019-05-04	6	2nd	3 4 12 21 41 49
2019-04-13	9	1st	4 5 15 23 38 45
2019-03-13	3	1st	4 13 18 21 26 31
2019-03-02	1	1st	4 14 21 29 41 49
2019-02-27	12	1st	4 13 22 25 29 39
2019-01-16	3	1st	4 10 11 34 46 48
2019-01-05	8	1st	4 10 38 40 45 48
2018-12-08	11	1st	4 13 25 33 41 49
2018-10-31	2	1st	4 9 11 15 25 27
2018-10-24	1	1st	4 11 19 23 24 34
2018-10-20	10	1st	4 12 16 25 30 31
2018-09-15	3	2nd	3 4 18 24 32 36
2018-09-05	4	1st	4 6 15 32 36 47
2018-08-22	16	2nd	3 4 19 30 37 40
2018-06-27	10	1st	4 6 10 13 14 28
2018-05-23	5	1st	4 9 15 20 42 44
2018-05-05	1	1st	4 18 24 26 33 48
2018-05-02	36	1st	4 7 28 36 37 49
2017-12-27	2	1st	4 7 10 14 27 31
2017-12-20	22	2nd	3 4 28 30 34 41
2017-10-04	3	1st	4 6 10 11 20 35
2017-09-23	23	1st	4 11 15 20 35 47
2017-07-05	7	1st	4 9 33 36 47 49
2017-06-10	14	2nd	3 4 21 31 33 48
2017-04-22	1	1st	4 7 15 16 43 48
2017-04-19	3	1st	4 11 21 24 44 49
2017-04-08	17	1st	4 9 10 15 38 39
2017-02-08	19	2nd	3 4 8 12 13 46
2016-12-03	6	2nd	3 4 7 19 30 48
2016-11-12	3	2nd	2 4 6 22 25 42
2016-11-02	4	1st	4 7 9 21 25 42
2016-10-19	12	1st	4 21 28 33 38 41
2016-09-07	4	1st	4 8 30 31 35 43
2016-08-24	3	1st	4 17 22 30 36 38
2016-08-13	4	2nd	3 4 15 17 38 47
2016-07-30	10	1st	4 5 9 19 22 23
2016-06-25	6	1st	4 5 6 8 39 42
2016-06-04	3	2nd	3 4 6 10 18 26
2016-05-25	2	1st	4 17 18 24 29 39
2016-05-18	2	1st	4 11 21 25 44 47
2016-05-11	2	1st	4 23 25 36 47 48
2016-05-04	12	1st	4 16 19 22 36 40
2016-03-23	7	1st	4 6 13 28 29 36
2016-02-27	2	1st	4 11 20 23 41 45
2016-02-20	6	1st	4 8 10 30 33 39
2016-01-30	1	1st	4 5 32 37 38 44
2016-01-27	11	1st	4 13 24 36 39 41
2015-12-19	3	1st	4 15 20 23 27 49
2015-12-09	3	1st	4 20 26 37 45 46
2015-11-28	1	1st	4 7 13 15 27 28
2015-11-25	6	4th	1 2 3 4 29 48
2015-11-04	5	2nd	2 4 20 35 39 42
2015-10-17	3	1st	4 5 6 22 29 30
2015-10-07	19	1st	4 10 19 31 38 43
2015-08-01	18	2nd	1 4 7 9 12 37
2015-05-30	3	1st	4 9 17 27 36 49
2015-05-20	8	2nd	2 4 12 17 18 47
2015-04-22	4	1st	4 24 27 35 38 48
2015-04-08	2	2nd	2 4 14 16 18 19
2015-04-01	7	1st	4 7 12 16 22 24
2015-03-07	4	1st	4 10 15 18 26 41
2015-02-21	7	2nd	3 4 9 14 23 48
2015-01-28	16	2nd	3 4 5 8 33 38
2014-12-03	14	3rd	1 3 4 24 28 36
2014-10-15	1	1st	4 11 14 25 30 36
2014-10-11	6	2nd	3 4 6 17 30 34
2014-09-20	4	1st	4 10 20 23 27 45
2014-09-06	10	1st	4 6 17 28 35 46
2014-08-02	15	1st	4 10 14 19 36 41
2014-06-11	10	1st	4 27 33 38 41 46
2014-05-07	30	1st	4 7 12 20 40 49
2014-01-22	6	1st	4 16 18 25 36 40
2014-01-01	2	1st	4 6 7 11 12 40
2013-12-25	2	1st	4 18 23 32 34 47
2013-12-18	2	2nd	2 4 16 20 25 46
2013-12-11	9	1st	4 15 28 31 37 44
2013-11-09	3	1st	4 8 30 43 46 48
2013-10-30	3	1st	4 9 24 41 47 48
2013-10-19	12	2nd	3 4 6 23 33 44
2013-09-07	5	2nd	2 4 15 29 32 40
2013-08-21	15	1st	4 12 28 31 39 46
2013-06-29	2	1st	4 11 12 14 25 37
2013-06-22	3	2nd	3 4 5 12 23 33
2013-06-12	25	1st	4 8 16 25 33 36
2013-03-16	1	1st	4 14 16 25 45 47
2013-03-13	5	2nd	1 4 11 16 26 46
2013-02-23	5	1st	4 12 19 21 26 41
2013-02-06	1	1st	4 18 23 25 39 43
2013-02-02	4	1st	4 15 22 27 29 31
2013-01-19	13	2nd	1 4 6 13 20 44
2012-12-05	5	1st	4 26 34 38 41 46
2012-11-17	5	2nd	3 4 20 31 41 48
2012-10-31	4	1st	4 8 17 23 34 47
2012-10-17	7	1st	4 20 22 23 42 44
2012-09-22	4	1st	4 19 22 24 32 33
2012-09-08	4	2nd	1 4 6 24 26 29
2012-08-25	17	1st	4 12 17 18 34 44
2012-06-27	13	1st	4 10 19 24 32 35
2012-05-12	18	1st	4 5 10 34 37 45
2012-03-10	6	1st	4 17 25 26 39 49
2012-02-18	9	1st	4 12 14 21 22 37
2012-01-18	17	1st	4 7 10 27 37 49
2011-11-19	2	2nd	3 4 14 18 28 31
2011-11-12	36	2nd	3 4 20 34 39 48
2011-07-09	4	1st	4 7 23 31 33 36
2011-06-25	2	1st	4 17 23 31 45 48
2011-06-18	1	1st	4 9 14 21 34 45
2011-06-15	23	2nd	2 4 22 25 28 31
2011-03-26	5	1st	4 6 21 22 42 43
2011-03-09	10	1st	4 7 18 21 41 46
2011-02-02	1	1st	4 11 18 27 28 46
2011-01-29	1	2nd	3 4 16 35 40 44
2011-01-26	1	1st	4 6 22 24 31 40
2011-01-22	3	1st	4 5 9 12 33 36
2011-01-12	13	1st	4 9 15 27 28 46
2010-11-27	5	1st	4 13 23 24 37 47
2010-11-10	18	1st	4 5 17 30 36 38
2010-09-08	3	1st	4 6 11 45 46 47
2010-08-28	13	2nd	1 4 7 25 30 45
2010-07-14	4	1st	4 17 20 31 36 40
2010-06-30	15	1st	4 14 24 26 34 43
2010-05-08	2	1st	4 10 21 39 45 48
2010-05-01	4	1st	4 7 10 22 25 33
2010-04-17	6	1st	4 11 12 25 42 43
2010-03-27	8	2nd	2 4 9 22 43 44
2010-02-27	1	1st	4 6 14 23 25 36
2010-02-24	5	1st	4 13 18 21 22 42
2010-02-06	—	1st	4 12 14 15 21 23