Number 30

In Loto under the 5/49 + 1/10 · since Oct 2008 rules — 2,820 draws, 5 from 1–49.

294times drawn · chance expected 288 +0.39σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 65% for any number

9.5average wait between appearances · chance says 9.8

47longest completed wait · 88% chance of one at least that long

30 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 294 times in 2,820 draws against 287.8 expected, +0.39σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 30, draw by draw

Drawn 294 times in 2,820 draws · average wait 9.5 draws · longest completed wait 47 · waiting 5 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 30 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 smallest5 · chance 5.9
2nd smallest38 · chance 42.5
3rd smallest105 · chance 104.9
4th smallest115 · chance 104.9
5th smallest31 · chance 35.9

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

17 20 47 26 45 10

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, 30 is picked about 1.28× as often as an indifferent choice — 13th 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
Round numbers (multiples of 10) ×1.05

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 30 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-30	1	2nd	25 30 44 45 49
2026-09-28	14	2nd	2 30 36 44 48
2026-08-26	11	3rd	6 13 30 32 37
2026-08-01	3	4th	5 6 8 30 37

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: 30 is drawn with probability 5/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-09-15	3	4th	2 10 17 30 32
2025-09-08	2	4th	10 21 22 30 42
2025-09-03	5	3rd	2 24 30 31 36
2025-08-23	5	4th	15 20 23 30 49
2025-08-11	6	3rd	1 10 30 40 44
2025-07-28	2	5th	6 22 25 27 30
2025-07-23	9	4th	5 18 29 30 43
2025-07-02	11	4th	19 25 29 30 38
2025-06-07	8	2nd	7 30 37 40 45
2025-05-19	12	2nd	8 30 33 42 43
2025-04-21	7	4th	5 8 13 30 48
2025-04-05	13	5th	8 14 22 27 30
2025-03-05	5	4th	7 26 28 30 47
2025-02-22	4	4th	23 25 28 30 39
2025-02-12	5	3rd	1 23 30 37 41
2025-02-01	21	2nd	11 30 34 36 46
2024-12-14	3	3rd	22 24 30 40 44
2024-12-07	18	5th	9 21 24 28 30
2024-10-26	9	5th	9 11 17 20 30
2024-10-05	6	4th	7 13 16 30 43
2024-09-21	2	4th	2 4 19 30 32
2024-09-16	2	3rd	17 27 30 31 48
2024-09-11	6	4th	10 24 28 30 39
2024-08-28	2	2nd	11 30 33 37 42
2024-08-24	15	4th	13 20 29 30 36
2024-07-20	2	4th	5 15 16 30 47
2024-07-15	7	4th	4 10 24 30 38
2024-06-29	4	4th	1 17 24 30 43
2024-06-19	2	3rd	11 18 30 35 46
2024-06-15	20	3rd	8 16 30 40 42
2024-04-29	18	3rd	3 20 30 47 49
2024-03-18	9	2nd	20 30 36 40 48
2024-02-26	6	4th	7 8 20 30 45
2024-02-12	7	2nd	5 30 36 40 43
2024-01-27	16	3rd	2 14 30 33 47
2023-12-20	1	4th	2 3 29 30 31
2023-12-18	1	4th	3 15 16 30 41
2023-12-16	7	4th	1 12 15 30 44
2023-11-29	4	4th	6 10 21 30 31
2023-11-20	2	2nd	15 30 34 41 46
2023-11-15	7	5th	2 7 16 22 30
2023-10-30	2	4th	1 8 13 30 34
2023-10-25	7	3rd	12 22 30 33 35
2023-10-09	5	4th	9 16 23 30 32
2023-09-27	4	4th	14 17 25 30 44
2023-09-18	2	3rd	5 17 30 35 40
2023-09-13	3	3rd	11 27 30 48 49
2023-09-06	32	3rd	4 15 30 33 47
2023-06-24	21	4th	2 3 21 30 40
2023-05-06	10	3rd	2 25 30 42 47
2023-04-12	31	5th	10 15 18 26 30
2023-01-30	1	3rd	8 27 30 34 35
2023-01-28	8	3rd	5 15 30 44 45
2023-01-09	17	3rd	1 20 30 38 48
2022-11-30	9	3rd	18 28 30 44 49
2022-11-09	6	4th	1 2 15 30 41
2022-10-26	21	4th	2 4 23 30 45
2022-09-07	16	4th	3 20 29 30 35
2022-08-01	8	4th	1 4 23 30 38
2022-07-13	21	2nd	7 30 31 46 48
2022-05-25	1	3rd	24 27 30 37 45
2022-05-23	8	2nd	26 30 41 47 48
2022-05-04	8	3rd	12 17 30 37 41
2022-04-16	21	4th	4 21 27 30 41
2022-02-26	15	4th	22 28 29 30 39
2022-01-22	3	4th	3 17 26 30 39
2022-01-15	4	4th	10 13 19 30 47
2022-01-05	2	3rd	6 17 30 32 45
2022-01-01	10	3rd	6 14 30 36 39
2021-12-08	4	5th	1 16 26 28 30
2021-11-29	13	2nd	26 30 31 35 44
2021-10-30	19	3rd	11 12 30 43 46
2021-09-15	1	4th	4 22 27 30 48
2021-09-13	4	4th	4 21 24 30 40
2021-09-04	23	1st	30 35 41 45 49
2021-07-12	37	2nd	8 30 31 37 38
2021-04-17	13	2nd	17 30 34 37 38
2021-03-17	5	3rd	3 18 30 45 46
2021-03-06	22	5th	3 11 13 22 30
2021-01-13	4	2nd	17 30 32 41 42
2021-01-04	7	2nd	19 30 31 39 49
2020-12-19	18	4th	10 23 29 30 49
2020-11-07	4	2nd	5 30 42 45 48
2020-10-28	9	4th	2 19 25 30 43
2020-10-07	24	4th	6 17 19 30 49
2020-08-12	4	3rd	3 17 30 44 47
2020-08-03	11	2nd	23 30 42 43 48
2020-07-08	1	3rd	9 26 30 37 48
2020-07-06	18	3rd	2 11 30 35 42
2020-05-25	3	3rd	9 26 30 36 42
2020-05-18	7	4th	10 14 20 30 35
2020-05-02	4	4th	9 12 22 30 43
2020-04-22	21	2nd	28 30 40 41 43
2020-03-04	3	3rd	10 17 30 33 49
2020-02-26	6	3rd	6 20 30 32 45
2020-02-12	3	2nd	17 30 38 43 47
2020-02-05	3	5th	6 11 21 29 30
2020-01-29	2	3rd	6 14 30 31 45
2020-01-25	2	4th	7 11 17 30 36
2020-01-20	6	3rd	13 26 30 31 38
2020-01-06	14	4th	10 19 26 30 49
2019-12-04	6	3rd	8 26 30 35 40
2019-11-20	2	4th	7 22 23 30 37
2019-11-16	8	4th	10 12 29 30 49
2019-10-26	4	4th	11 13 20 30 44
2019-10-16	5	4th	5 18 19 30 35
2019-10-05	12	3rd	2 16 30 31 38
2019-09-07	11	5th	2 12 16 27 30
2019-08-12	5	3rd	9 20 30 31 34
2019-07-31	15	3rd	8 18 30 32 36
2019-06-26	5	3rd	4 7 30 43 47
2019-06-15	24	4th	2 13 20 30 37
2019-04-20	34	3rd	4 15 30 45 49
2019-01-30	1	4th	11 15 20 30 47
2019-01-28	1	3rd	6 15 30 37 47
2019-01-26	2	4th	12 14 16 30 42
2019-01-21	10	4th	17 20 26 30 47
2018-12-29	5	3rd	12 26 30 38 42
2018-12-17	1	4th	2 9 25 30 35
2018-12-15	7	3rd	1 3 30 32 38
2018-11-28	1	4th	3 10 15 30 38
2018-11-26	7	3rd	14 21 30 34 36
2018-11-10	20	3rd	18 20 30 43 44
2018-09-24	21	5th	6 8 12 17 30
2018-08-06	5	3rd	4 23 30 32 37
2018-07-25	15	4th	20 22 27 30 35
2018-06-20	14	3rd	6 8 30 33 43
2018-05-19	6	3rd	5 12 30 45 47
2018-05-05	19	3rd	9 15 30 41 47
2018-03-21	2	3rd	21 29 30 31 45
2018-03-17	17	2nd	13 30 36 43 48
2018-02-05	26	4th	1 7 29 30 45
2017-12-06	6	4th	7 12 27 30 38
2017-11-22	1	4th	1 2 10 30 39
2017-11-20	3	2nd	6 30 35 40 43
2017-11-13	3	4th	3 24 29 30 43
2017-11-06	9	2nd	27 30 45 48 49
2017-10-16	3	2nd	5 30 32 39 48
2017-10-09	2	4th	3 6 15 30 47
2017-10-04	26	3rd	1 20 30 34 45
2017-08-05	1	4th	3 13 25 30 37
2017-08-02	5	3rd	9 12 30 32 34
2017-07-22	6	4th	5 16 28 30 40
2017-07-08	4	2nd	9 30 31 43 46
2017-06-28	15	3rd	9 29 30 37 48
2017-05-24	3	5th	8 17 18 22 30
2017-05-17	3	4th	6 22 25 30 44
2017-05-10	23	4th	12 20 22 30 43
2017-03-18	17	4th	1 6 18 30 33
2017-02-06	11	2nd	19 30 31 33 40
2017-01-11	16	5th	13 19 22 28 30
2016-12-05	22	5th	6 23 26 29 30
2016-10-15	10	1st	30 32 39 41 47
2016-09-21	7	4th	13 15 20 30 40
2016-09-05	11	2nd	7 30 42 43 48
2016-08-10	5	4th	7 17 19 30 49
2016-07-30	7	4th	9 22 23 30 46
2016-07-13	26	3rd	7 28 30 34 47
2016-05-14	6	4th	1 27 28 30 42
2016-04-30	33	3rd	2 29 30 36 49
2016-02-13	2	3rd	10 27 30 38 41
2016-02-08	11	4th	1 11 28 30 39
2016-01-13	20	3rd	3 11 30 33 35
2015-11-28	13	3rd	12 19 30 37 46
2015-10-28	8	4th	2 5 17 30 49
2015-10-10	12	3rd	15 23 30 41 45
2015-09-12	8	2nd	1 30 31 38 41
2015-08-24	14	4th	5 6 17 30 42
2015-07-22	3	2nd	24 30 31 33 36
2015-07-15	12	3rd	2 14 30 43 46
2015-06-17	5	2nd	26 30 41 44 48
2015-06-06	1	4th	4 24 29 30 47
2015-06-03	2	4th	12 18 25 30 47
2015-05-30	11	2nd	6 30 43 45 47
2015-05-04	1	3rd	8 14 30 48 49
2015-05-02	3	3rd	3 19 30 33 46
2015-04-25	4	5th	10 20 27 29 30
2015-04-15	3	3rd	6 10 30 39 43
2015-04-08	9	3rd	2 15 30 36 38
2015-03-18	2	5th	4 10 15 26 30
2015-03-14	6	4th	3 8 14 30 39
2015-02-28	1	3rd	5 14 30 36 46
2015-02-25	17	3rd	20 29 30 44 47
2015-01-17	8	2nd	19 30 39 40 43
2014-12-29	21	3rd	26 27 30 44 49
2014-11-10	9	5th	6 18 23 24 30
2014-10-20	3	4th	13 21 26 30 40
2014-10-13	19	5th	1 12 15 29 30
2014-08-30	28	3rd	6 25 30 36 40
2014-06-25	2	4th	4 5 23 30 41
2014-06-21	1	4th	3 11 29 30 32
2014-06-18	24	4th	9 13 18 30 47
2014-04-23	17	4th	3 10 29 30 39
2014-03-15	2	4th	5 15 26 30 37
2014-03-10	7	4th	4 6 16 30 43
2014-02-22	12	3rd	1 26 30 32 48
2014-01-25	4	4th	14 17 18 30 37
2014-01-15	4	3rd	7 20 30 35 37
2014-01-06	8	5th	13 17 19 29 30
2013-12-18	2	2nd	8 30 36 38 46
2013-12-14	15	3rd	8 18 30 45 46
2013-11-09	1	3rd	9 12 30 33 39
2013-11-06	20	4th	6 16 20 30 40
2013-09-21	10	4th	16 17 26 30 41
2013-08-28	6	3rd	2 23 30 33 40
2013-08-14	11	4th	5 17 22 30 35
2013-07-20	6	4th	9 17 28 30 48
2013-07-06	15	3rd	12 13 30 35 44
2013-06-01	27	5th	6 7 8 21 30
2013-03-30	11	4th	9 10 26 30 34
2013-03-04	1	3rd	1 9 30 45 47
2013-03-02	3	4th	5 18 22 30 38
2013-02-23	8	1st	30 36 42 45 47
2013-02-04	9	3rd	6 18 30 33 34
2013-01-14	2	3rd	7 10 30 35 37
2013-01-09	2	4th	22 26 29 30 33
2013-01-05	31	2nd	6 30 45 46 47
2012-10-24	8	4th	5 17 24 30 40
2012-10-06	28	3rd	1 27 30 39 47
2012-08-01	9	3rd	11 17 30 33 45
2012-07-11	2	4th	20 21 23 30 36
2012-07-07	16	4th	1 5 17 30 44
2012-05-30	1	5th	5 9 13 17 30
2012-05-28	14	2nd	15 30 38 41 42
2012-04-25	22	4th	15 20 29 30 44
2012-03-05	17	3rd	17 28 30 31 34
2012-01-25	10	4th	2 8 23 30 48
2012-01-02	10	4th	3 16 24 30 36
2011-12-10	2	4th	14 26 28 30 43
2011-12-05	12	1st	30 36 38 43 47
2011-11-07	11	4th	2 11 18 30 47
2011-10-12	2	5th	9 12 20 25 30
2011-10-08	11	3rd	21 22 30 31 44
2011-09-12	6	3rd	13 18 30 32 45
2011-08-29	9	4th	3 10 12 30 46
2011-08-08	27	5th	1 12 18 26 30
2011-06-06	2	4th	10 13 22 30 45
2011-06-01	29	3rd	25 26 30 32 45
2011-03-26	31	4th	4 17 26 30 34
2011-01-12	2	3rd	17 28 30 40 41
2011-01-08	2	2nd	12 30 31 34 47
2011-01-03	3	3rd	10 18 30 34 37
2010-12-27	1	2nd	13 30 39 42 44
2010-12-25	8	5th	7 10 16 29 30
2010-12-06	3	3rd	13 25 30 33 36
2010-11-29	5	4th	15 16 23 30 41
2010-11-17	27	3rd	4 9 30 38 46
2010-09-15	27	3rd	1 8 30 38 40
2010-07-14	2	4th	5 11 26 30 48
2010-07-10	12	3rd	12 27 30 32 42
2010-06-12	10	3rd	15 24 30 43 48
2010-05-19	6	4th	12 17 24 30 38
2010-05-05	39	5th	4 10 18 27 30
2010-02-03	21	3rd	7 13 30 44 48
2009-12-16	2	3rd	15 23 30 39 49
2009-12-12	8	4th	4 13 18 30 39
2009-11-23	10	4th	3 12 13 30 37
2009-10-31	1	3rd	23 27 30 36 39
2009-10-28	13	4th	7 8 11 30 37
2009-09-28	5	4th	3 16 20 30 44
2009-09-16	47	4th	7 21 25 30 40
2009-05-30	9	4th	10 14 25 30 34
2009-05-09	4	4th	20 22 28 30 45
2009-04-29	7	5th	4 15 26 29 30
2009-04-13	5	5th	9 11 20 24 30
2009-04-01	15	3rd	22 27 30 37 45
2009-02-25	24	4th	4 15 21 30 36
2008-12-31	16	5th	5 11 20 24 30
2008-11-24	1	2nd	17 30 31 36 43
2008-11-22	—	3rd	12 20 30 36 45