Number 7

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

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 81% for any number

9.6average wait between appearances · chance says 9.8

52longest completed wait · 70% chance of one at least that long

7 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 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 7, draw by draw

Drawn 294 times in 2,820 draws · average wait 9.6 draws · longest completed wait 52 · waiting 3 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 smallest179 · chance 169.1
2nd smallest92 · chance 104.1
3rd smallest21 · chance 19.5
4th smallest2 · chance 1.3
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

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.

11 12 29 47 6 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, 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
2026-10-05	4	1st	7 8 16 39 42
2026-09-26	12	2nd	4 7 14 18 20
2026-08-29	5	2nd	5 7 18 40 45
2026-08-17	9	2nd	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: 7 is drawn with probability 5/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-12-28	10	1st	7 13 31 37 39
2024-12-04	3	2nd	3 7 21 34 40
2024-11-27	1	1st	7 15 20 31 35
2024-11-25	4	2nd	3 7 13 37 49
2024-11-16	11	2nd	5 7 19 29 46
2024-10-21	6	1st	7 11 15 19 34
2024-10-07	1	3rd	1 5 7 26 49
2024-10-05	5	1st	7 13 16 30 43
2024-09-23	21	1st	7 9 27 28 40
2024-08-05	12	1st	7 21 24 27 31
2024-07-08	3	1st	7 8 24 31 42
2024-07-01	11	3rd	3 6 7 22 28
2024-06-05	12	3rd	4 6 7 35 47
2024-05-08	11	3rd	3 6 7 34 36
2024-04-13	15	1st	7 19 29 38 45
2024-03-09	5	1st	7 25 28 29 35
2024-02-26	18	1st	7 8 20 30 45
2024-01-15	7	1st	7 11 15 19 23
2023-12-30	2	1st	7 11 12 36 38
2023-12-25	5	2nd	1 7 9 32 47
2023-12-13	12	2nd	4 7 18 19 22
2023-11-15	13	2nd	2 7 16 22 30
2023-10-16	16	2nd	6 7 25 37 47
2023-09-09	3	3rd	3 4 7 15 42
2023-09-02	12	2nd	1 7 10 33 47
2023-08-05	9	2nd	2 7 10 40 42
2023-07-15	4	1st	7 12 32 42 45
2023-07-05	2	1st	7 8 15 19 22
2023-07-01	20	1st	7 9 15 18 24
2023-05-15	22	1st	7 9 12 29 48
2023-03-25	2	2nd	3 7 11 29 34
2023-03-20	1	1st	7 10 19 26 38
2023-03-18	4	1st	7 8 31 32 48
2023-03-08	21	1st	7 10 16 35 46
2023-01-18	5	1st	7 11 35 39 48
2023-01-07	18	1st	7 8 21 34 43
2022-11-26	10	3rd	2 5 7 23 28
2022-11-02	5	2nd	4 7 26 38 45
2022-10-22	4	2nd	2 7 12 25 35
2022-10-12	4	1st	7 17 39 40 44
2022-10-03	1	1st	7 20 23 31 40
2022-10-01	3	1st	7 8 26 35 36
2022-09-24	2	3rd	4 6 7 25 32
2022-09-19	3	2nd	5 7 15 33 44
2022-09-12	21	2nd	4 7 20 21 49
2022-07-25	5	1st	7 13 24 26 42
2022-07-13	14	1st	7 30 31 46 48
2022-06-11	6	2nd	4 7 10 11 28
2022-05-28	3	1st	7 20 21 26 27
2022-05-21	4	2nd	1 7 12 21 41
2022-05-11	1	2nd	2 7 23 45 46
2022-05-09	1	2nd	6 7 9 15 33
2022-05-07	44	1st	7 15 23 37 38
2022-01-24	21	2nd	4 7 15 38 40
2021-12-06	9	1st	7 15 16 29 36
2021-11-15	3	1st	7 8 34 41 42
2021-11-08	2	1st	7 11 32 44 48
2021-11-03	10	1st	7 31 38 39 42
2021-10-11	3	2nd	1 7 9 26 28
2021-10-04	11	2nd	5 7 15 19 44
2021-09-08	9	1st	7 12 15 27 34
2021-08-18	5	2nd	4 7 12 24 25
2021-08-07	2	2nd	6 7 24 36 47
2021-08-02	1	1st	7 24 42 44 46
2021-07-31	23	2nd	6 7 17 22 46
2021-06-07	6	2nd	6 7 11 28 34
2021-05-24	1	1st	7 11 29 44 47
2021-05-22	3	2nd	2 7 9 19 45
2021-05-15	14	1st	7 24 29 31 47
2021-04-12	33	1st	7 11 14 26 43
2021-01-25	7	2nd	3 7 13 31 49
2021-01-09	3	1st	7 11 12 27 49
2021-01-02	20	2nd	5 7 24 27 41
2020-11-16	9	1st	7 16 33 42 47
2020-10-26	3	1st	7 8 12 22 33
2020-10-19	3	1st	7 25 28 35 48
2020-10-12	18	1st	7 11 18 21 42
2020-08-31	4	2nd	4 7 11 16 17
2020-08-22	10	2nd	5 7 11 32 33
2020-07-29	23	1st	7 19 39 46 47
2020-06-06	16	1st	7 14 29 43 44
2020-04-29	4	2nd	5 7 25 29 47
2020-04-20	6	2nd	5 7 9 37 41
2020-04-06	7	1st	7 18 23 29 35
2020-03-21	14	1st	7 8 16 37 42
2020-02-17	4	1st	7 19 39 41 44
2020-02-08	2	1st	7 12 31 45 47
2020-02-03	3	1st	7 20 31 33 49
2020-01-27	1	1st	7 10 12 27 41
2020-01-25	10	1st	7 11 17 30 36
2020-01-01	4	2nd	4 7 11 24 32
2019-12-23	2	1st	7 20 32 36 37
2019-12-18	8	3rd	5 6 7 17 23
2019-11-30	4	1st	7 16 17 25 48
2019-11-20	23	1st	7 22 23 30 37
2019-09-25	9	2nd	1 7 15 22 26
2019-09-04	3	3rd	2 4 7 25 35
2019-08-28	4	1st	7 14 25 42 47
2019-08-19	7	2nd	2 7 14 28 31
2019-08-03	5	3rd	4 5 7 10 23
2019-07-22	5	1st	7 11 28 37 44
2019-07-10	6	1st	7 21 29 35 47
2019-06-26	28	2nd	4 7 30 43 47
2019-04-22	24	2nd	5 7 21 29 39
2019-02-25	3	1st	7 37 38 44 48
2019-02-18	1	1st	7 9 11 18 33
2019-02-16	1	1st	7 8 11 25 46
2019-02-13	5	1st	7 14 29 41 43
2019-02-02	11	2nd	5 7 27 32 35
2019-01-07	1	2nd	1 7 12 19 31
2019-01-05	33	2nd	6 7 18 40 48
2018-10-20	1	1st	7 12 17 31 48
2018-10-17	7	2nd	2 7 13 33 41
2018-10-01	1	4th	1 2 6 7 40
2018-09-29	10	1st	7 10 15 17 31
2018-09-05	16	2nd	6 7 15 34 39
2018-07-30	1	1st	7 13 33 41 43
2018-07-28	2	1st	7 13 18 21 23
2018-07-23	15	1st	7 11 20 40 41
2018-06-18	4	2nd	2 7 13 34 44
2018-06-09	3	2nd	5 7 9 12 16
2018-06-02	7	1st	7 13 18 31 35
2018-05-16	7	1st	7 23 37 41 44
2018-04-30	10	1st	7 36 43 48 49
2018-04-07	11	1st	7 10 26 34 45
2018-03-12	15	1st	7 10 13 27 38
2018-02-05	11	2nd	1 7 29 30 45
2018-01-10	4	1st	7 9 16 18 49
2018-01-01	2	1st	7 9 10 14 43
2017-12-27	9	2nd	6 7 14 22 48
2017-12-06	14	1st	7 12 27 30 38
2017-11-04	28	2nd	6 7 23 35 38
2017-08-30	5	1st	7 12 26 29 47
2017-08-19	29	1st	7 8 21 39 40
2017-06-12	9	3rd	4 5 7 27 29
2017-05-22	6	1st	7 21 22 27 31
2017-05-08	6	1st	7 22 33 43 47
2017-04-24	52	1st	7 28 41 42 45
2016-12-24	7	1st	7 20 22 35 48
2016-12-07	6	3rd	2 5 7 44 45
2016-11-23	1	2nd	2 7 12 25 47
2016-11-21	8	2nd	3 7 12 18 45
2016-11-02	13	2nd	1 7 14 26 49
2016-10-03	8	1st	7 8 22 43 46
2016-09-14	4	1st	7 18 29 37 47
2016-09-05	11	1st	7 30 42 43 48
2016-08-10	2	1st	7 17 19 30 49
2016-08-06	4	1st	7 12 25 31 44
2016-07-27	6	1st	7 8 19 34 44
2016-07-13	14	1st	7 28 30 34 47
2016-06-11	5	1st	7 17 22 44 46
2016-05-30	3	2nd	6 7 13 38 40
2016-05-23	8	1st	7 22 26 41 48
2016-05-04	13	1st	7 8 15 24 42
2016-04-04	8	1st	7 8 11 36 48
2016-03-16	34	1st	7 9 11 18 43
2015-12-28	3	1st	7 10 12 20 45
2015-12-21	3	1st	7 11 19 33 41
2015-12-14	8	1st	7 11 20 31 49
2015-11-25	8	1st	7 18 22 24 41
2015-11-07	2	2nd	4 7 23 28 32
2015-11-02	4	1st	7 8 21 32 48
2015-10-24	16	1st	7 11 12 29 39
2015-09-16	23	1st	7 11 17 34 42
2015-07-25	34	2nd	5 7 10 13 43
2015-05-06	22	1st	7 29 32 34 35
2015-03-16	16	1st	7 11 35 48 49
2015-02-07	8	1st	7 19 21 29 37
2015-01-19	2	2nd	4 7 18 25 35
2015-01-14	3	2nd	2 7 18 21 23
2015-01-07	26	1st	7 20 21 29 33
2014-11-08	24	1st	7 14 27 40 46
2014-09-13	9	1st	7 23 27 28 33
2014-08-23	10	1st	7 17 21 26 29
2014-07-30	11	1st	7 8 9 13 25
2014-07-05	9	2nd	3 7 11 25 33
2014-06-14	26	2nd	5 7 18 24 34
2014-04-14	6	1st	7 11 14 43 45
2014-03-31	20	3rd	2 6 7 28 32
2014-02-12	2	1st	7 10 15 16 48
2014-02-08	1	2nd	6 7 14 38 39
2014-02-05	9	2nd	2 7 16 41 48
2014-01-15	27	1st	7 20 30 35 37
2013-11-13	5	1st	7 16 36 38 47
2013-11-02	12	2nd	4 7 12 13 18
2013-10-05	10	1st	7 9 14 27 38
2013-09-11	22	2nd	6 7 13 23 35
2013-07-22	3	1st	7 12 29 32 38
2013-07-15	5	1st	7 33 34 43 44
2013-07-03	14	2nd	2 7 25 36 39
2013-06-01	3	2nd	6 7 8 21 30
2013-05-25	3	1st	7 13 36 40 42
2013-05-18	7	3rd	4 5 7 17 20
2013-05-01	22	2nd	4 7 31 32 41
2013-03-11	8	1st	7 8 16 44 49
2013-02-20	6	2nd	6 7 8 27 42
2013-02-06	2	2nd	3 7 25 33 40
2013-02-02	5	2nd	6 7 33 34 45
2013-01-21	3	1st	7 22 32 35 38
2013-01-14	7	1st	7 10 30 35 37
2012-12-29	2	1st	7 11 23 37 45
2012-12-24	30	2nd	5 7 12 32 47
2012-10-15	7	1st	7 11 23 39 44
2012-09-29	5	1st	7 10 18 21 47
2012-09-17	9	1st	7 14 16 17 25
2012-08-27	7	1st	7 8 18 32 40
2012-08-11	2	2nd	1 7 10 44 45
2012-08-06	4	1st	7 10 12 34 47
2012-07-28	11	3rd	4 6 7 29 39
2012-07-02	6	3rd	2 6 7 15 46
2012-06-18	12	2nd	5 7 16 37 38
2012-05-21	29	1st	7 19 23 37 45
2012-03-14	8	1st	7 13 31 36 43
2012-02-25	19	2nd	4 7 8 19 27
2012-01-11	8	1st	7 9 23 36 44
2011-12-24	34	1st	7 10 11 12 28
2011-10-05	13	2nd	2 7 20 27 42
2011-09-05	1	1st	7 10 17 22 23
2011-09-03	1	1st	7 13 41 42 47
2011-08-31	15	2nd	5 7 9 39 42
2011-07-27	7	4th	4 5 6 7 11
2011-07-11	4	1st	7 23 43 47 48
2011-07-02	25	2nd	1 7 11 26 49
2011-05-04	7	1st	7 11 13 29 44
2011-04-18	7	2nd	6 7 10 21 22
2011-04-02	7	2nd	5 7 24 35 46
2011-03-16	4	1st	7 14 20 23 32
2011-03-07	31	1st	7 9 17 23 38
2010-12-25	9	1st	7 10 16 29 30
2010-12-04	12	1st	7 12 15 24 33
2010-11-06	14	1st	7 19 24 35 42
2010-10-04	1	1st	7 9 29 31 46
2010-10-02	6	1st	7 13 16 35 41
2010-09-18	3	2nd	1 7 11 33 43
2010-09-11	13	1st	7 13 36 41 45
2010-08-11	1	2nd	5 7 8 22 26
2010-08-09	5	1st	7 8 15 18 25
2010-07-28	2	1st	7 10 25 37 47
2010-07-24	12	1st	7 16 18 33 43
2010-06-26	26	1st	7 11 16 37 47
2010-04-26	31	2nd	4 7 24 29 46
2010-02-13	2	3rd	1 3 7 14 38
2010-02-08	2	1st	7 13 24 36 42
2010-02-03	7	1st	7 13 30 44 48
2010-01-18	2	1st	7 8 22 28 38
2010-01-13	8	2nd	4 7 14 31 37
2009-12-26	9	2nd	6 7 16 25 41
2009-12-05	2	1st	7 16 22 28 39
2009-11-30	8	1st	7 12 23 27 43
2009-11-11	6	1st	7 17 22 41 47
2009-10-28	7	1st	7 8 11 30 37
2009-10-12	4	1st	7 28 38 43 48
2009-10-03	5	1st	7 9 15 47 49
2009-09-21	2	3rd	3 4 7 38 46
2009-09-16	2	1st	7 21 25 30 40
2009-09-12	1	2nd	4 7 11 29 41
2009-09-09	5	2nd	1 7 12 22 23
2009-08-29	1	1st	7 19 23 27 34
2009-08-26	3	1st	7 14 31 38 44
2009-08-19	10	1st	7 28 33 35 42
2009-07-27	26	1st	7 13 18 47 48
2009-05-27	5	3rd	3 5 7 23 48
2009-05-16	6	3rd	1 2 7 26 44
2009-05-02	10	2nd	5 7 11 15 23
2009-04-08	12	1st	7 10 33 34 46
2009-03-11	3	2nd	4 7 8 11 22
2009-03-04	15	1st	7 9 10 25 29
2009-01-28	4	1st	7 38 40 41 46
2009-01-19	39	1st	7 26 32 38 39
2008-10-20	—	1st	7 15 31 43 48