Number 7

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

225times drawn · chance expected 214 +0.77σ

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

7.8average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

36longest completed wait · 90% chance of one at least that long

7 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 225 times in 1,751 draws against 214.4 expected, +0.77σ. 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 33 times, counted separately.

Number 7, draw by draw

Drawn 225 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.8 draws · longest completed wait 36 · 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 7 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 smallest106 · chance 111.8
2nd smallest87 · chance 88.2
3rd smallest30 · chance 22.6
4th smallest2 · chance 2.3
5th smallest0 · chance 0.1
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

2 27 31 8 22 46

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, 7 is picked about 1.54× as often as an indifferent choice — 1st 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 number 7 ×1.15

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 7 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-03	13	3rd	1 4 7 23 28 37
2026-08-19	3	2nd	6 7 10 32 33 36
2026-08-08	31	2nd	3 7 18 24 45 48
2026-04-22	23

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

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