Number 30

In Thunderball under the 5/39 + 1/14 · since Jan 2010 rules — 3,062 draws, 5 from 1–39.

426times drawn · chance expected 393 +1.81σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 66% for any number

7.2average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

40longest completed wait · 87% chance of one at least that long

30 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 426 times in 3,062 draws against 392.6 expected, +1.81σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 30, draw by draw

Drawn 426 times in 3,062 draws · average wait 7.2 draws · longest completed wait 40 · waiting 4 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 smallest2 · chance 0.7
2nd smallest14 · chance 14.1
3rd smallest83 · chance 84.4
4th smallest184 · chance 189.8
5th smallest143 · chance 137.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 44.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

15 26 23 24 28 16

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 38 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 39. 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
2026-10-03	8	4th	15 19 20 30 35
2026-09-19	10	5th	2 15 16 29 30
2026-09-02	15	4th	8 15 27 30 36
2026-08-07	2	4th	4 18 28

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 5/39 tonight whatever it did last week.

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