Number 6

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

296times drawn · chance expected 288 +0.51σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 90% for any number

9.5average wait between appearances · chance says 9.8

49longest completed wait · 82% chance of one at least that long

6 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 296 times in 2,820 draws against 287.8 expected, +0.51σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 6, draw by draw

Drawn 296 times in 2,820 draws · average wait 9.5 draws · longest completed wait 49 · 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 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 smallest194 · chance 187.7
2nd smallest87 · chance 93.9
3rd smallest15 · chance 13.7
4th smallest0 · chance 0.7
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

16 15 35 7 13 5

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
2026-10-07	7	1st	6 34 35 42 47
2026-09-21	11	2nd	3 6 15 29 43
2026-08-26	4	1st	6 13 30 32 37
2026-08-17	4	1st	6 7 10 15 38

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 5/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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