Number 4

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

290times drawn · chance expected 288 +0.14σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

9.7average wait between appearances · chance says 9.8

46longest completed wait · 90% chance of one at least that long

4 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 290 times in 2,820 draws against 287.8 expected, +0.14σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 4, draw by draw

Drawn 290 times in 2,820 draws · average wait 9.7 draws · longest completed wait 46 · waiting 1 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 smallest228 · chance 222.1
2nd smallest55 · chance 63.4
3rd smallest7 · chance 4.4
4th smallest0 · chance 0.1
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

22 38 15 27 49 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, 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
2026-10-10	6	1st	4 17 22 46 49
2026-09-26	14	1st	4 7 14 18 20
2026-08-24	5	1st	4 22 39 46 48
2026-08-12	2	1st	4 5 18 22 35

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 5/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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