Number 6

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

202times drawn · chance expected 214 −0.90σ

11draws waiting · a wait this long: 27% for any number

8.6average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

48longest completed wait · 35% chance of one at least that long

6 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 202 times in 1,751 draws against 214.4 expected, −0.90σ. Each draw is independent: after 11 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 35 times, counted separately.

Number 6, draw by draw

Drawn 202 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 8.6 draws · longest completed wait 48 · waiting 11 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 6 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 smallest120 · chance 113.6
2nd smallest66 · chance 72.8
3rd smallest16 · chance 14.6
4th smallest0 · chance 1.1
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 21.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

4 39 13 34 29 7

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, 6 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 6 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-02	4	1st	6 8 9 14 17 25
2026-08-19	2	1st	6 7 10 32 33 36
2026-08-12	4	1st	6 13 28 34 45 48
2026-07-29	16

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

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