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Star 2 In Powerball under the 6/40 + 1/10 · since Nov 2011 rules — 1,352 draws, 1 from 1–10.
Main numbers Stars 144 times drawn · chance expected 135 +0.80σ
17 draws waiting · a wait this long: 19% for any number
9.2 average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0
49 longest completed wait · 60% chance of one at least that long
2 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 144 times in 1,352 draws against 135.2 expected, +0.80σ. Each draw is independent: after 17 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.
2 Number 2, draw by draw Drawn 144 times in 1,352 draws · average wait 9.2 draws · longest completed wait 49 · waiting 17 draws now
1 draws: 2012-03-17 to 2012-03-24 11 draws: 2012-03-24 to 2012-06-09 1 draws: 2012-06-09 to 2012-06-16 4 draws: 2012-06-16 to 2012-07-14 5 draws: 2012-07-14 to 2012-08-18 2 draws: 2012-08-18 to 2012-09-01 1 draws: 2012-09-01 to 2012-09-08 5 draws: 2012-09-08 to 2012-10-13 10 draws: 2012-10-13 to 2012-12-22 5 draws: 2012-12-22 to 2013-01-26 3 draws: 2013-01-26 to 2013-02-16 10 draws: 2013-02-16 to 2013-04-27 1 draws: 2013-04-27 to 2013-05-04 4 draws: 2013-05-04 to 2013-06-01 10 draws: 2013-06-01 to 2013-08-10 3 draws: 2013-08-10 to 2013-08-31 6 draws: 2013-08-31 to 2013-10-12 1 draws: 2013-10-12 to 2013-10-19 1 draws: 2013-10-19 to 2013-10-26 11 draws: 2013-10-26 to 2014-01-11 15 draws: 2014-01-11 to 2014-04-26 10 draws: 2014-04-26 to 2014-07-05 3 draws: 2014-07-05 to 2014-07-26 1 draws: 2014-07-26 to 2014-08-02 7 draws: 2014-08-02 to 2014-09-20 7 draws: 2014-09-20 to 2014-11-08 27 draws: 2014-11-08 to 2015-05-16 1 draws: 2015-05-16 to 2015-05-23 8 draws: 2015-05-23 to 2015-07-18 4 draws: 2015-07-18 to 2015-08-15 16 draws: 2015-08-15 to 2015-11-04 3 draws: 2015-11-04 to 2015-11-14 13 draws: 2015-11-14 to 2015-12-30 5 draws: 2015-12-30 to 2016-01-16 16 draws: 2016-01-16 to 2016-03-12 4 draws: 2016-03-12 to 2016-03-26 13 draws: 2016-03-26 to 2016-05-11 2 draws: 2016-05-11 to 2016-05-18 2 draws: 2016-05-18 to 2016-05-25 14 draws: 2016-05-25 to 2016-07-13 2 draws: 2016-07-13 to 2016-07-20 3 draws: 2016-07-20 to 2016-07-30 1 draws: 2016-07-30 to 2016-08-03 3 draws: 2016-08-03 to 2016-08-13 9 draws: 2016-08-13 to 2016-09-14 17 draws: 2016-09-14 to 2016-11-12 24 draws: 2016-11-12 to 2017-02-04 11 draws: 2017-02-04 to 2017-03-15 11 draws: 2017-03-15 to 2017-04-22 4 draws: 2017-04-22 to 2017-05-06 4 draws: 2017-05-06 to 2017-05-20 38 draws: 2017-05-20 to 2017-09-30 3 draws: 2017-09-30 to 2017-10-11 11 draws: 2017-10-11 to 2017-11-18 3 draws: 2017-11-18 to 2017-11-29 6 draws: 2017-11-29 to 2017-12-20 8 draws: 2017-12-20 to 2018-01-17 11 draws: 2018-01-17 to 2018-02-24 1 draws: 2018-02-24 to 2018-02-28 22 draws: 2018-02-28 to 2018-05-16 12 draws: 2018-05-16 to 2018-06-27 2 draws: 2018-06-27 to 2018-07-04 11 draws: 2018-07-04 to 2018-08-11 8 draws: 2018-08-11 to 2018-09-08 2 draws: 2018-09-08 to 2018-09-15 2 draws: 2018-09-15 to 2018-09-22 3 draws: 2018-09-22 to 2018-10-03 1 draws: 2018-10-03 to 2018-10-06 6 draws: 2018-10-06 to 2018-10-27 2 draws: 2018-10-27 to 2018-11-03 13 draws: 2018-11-03 to 2018-12-19 5 draws: 2018-12-19 to 2019-01-05 8 draws: 2019-01-05 to 2019-02-02 3 draws: 2019-02-02 to 2019-02-13 17 draws: 2019-02-13 to 2019-04-13 2 draws: 2019-04-13 to 2019-04-20 2 draws: 2019-04-20 to 2019-04-27 1 draws: 2019-04-27 to 2019-05-01 8 draws: 2019-05-01 to 2019-05-29 4 draws: 2019-05-29 to 2019-06-12 4 draws: 2019-06-12 to 2019-06-26 10 draws: 2019-06-26 to 2019-07-31 4 draws: 2019-07-31 to 2019-08-14 1 draws: 2019-08-14 to 2019-08-17 1 draws: 2019-08-17 to 2019-08-21 5 draws: 2019-08-21 to 2019-09-07 6 draws: 2019-09-07 to 2019-09-28 5 draws: 2019-09-28 to 2019-10-16 6 draws: 2019-10-16 to 2019-11-06 12 draws: 2019-11-06 to 2019-12-18 3 draws: 2019-12-18 to 2019-12-28 2 draws: 2019-12-28 to 2020-01-04 4 draws: 2020-01-04 to 2020-01-18 14 draws: 2020-01-18 to 2020-03-07 2 draws: 2020-03-07 to 2020-03-14 6 draws: 2020-03-14 to 2020-04-04 1 draws: 2020-04-04 to 2020-04-08 12 draws: 2020-04-08 to 2020-05-20 21 draws: 2020-05-20 to 2020-08-01 15 draws: 2020-08-01 to 2020-09-23 49 draws: 2020-09-23 to 2021-03-13 7 draws: 2021-03-13 to 2021-04-07 5 draws: 2021-04-07 to 2021-04-24 12 draws: 2021-04-24 to 2021-06-05 8 draws: 2021-06-05 to 2021-07-03 26 draws: 2021-07-03 to 2021-10-02 37 draws: 2021-10-02 to 2022-02-09 1 draws: 2022-02-09 to 2022-02-12 31 draws: 2022-02-12 to 2022-06-01 4 draws: 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-15 3 draws: 2022-06-15 to 2022-06-25 9 draws: 2022-06-25 to 2022-07-27 13 draws: 2022-07-27 to 2022-09-10 2 draws: 2022-09-10 to 2022-09-17 11 draws: 2022-09-17 to 2022-10-26 28 draws: 2022-10-26 to 2023-02-01 48 draws: 2023-02-01 to 2023-07-19 11 draws: 2023-07-19 to 2023-08-26 17 draws: 2023-08-26 to 2023-10-25 17 draws: 2023-10-25 to 2023-12-23 6 draws: 2023-12-23 to 2024-01-13 11 draws: 2024-01-13 to 2024-02-21 2 draws: 2024-02-21 to 2024-02-28 10 draws: 2024-02-28 to 2024-04-03 3 draws: 2024-04-03 to 2024-04-13 16 draws: 2024-04-13 to 2024-06-08 2 draws: 2024-06-08 to 2024-06-15 5 draws: 2024-06-15 to 2024-07-03 17 draws: 2024-07-03 to 2024-08-31 1 draws: 2024-08-31 to 2024-09-04 18 draws: 2024-09-04 to 2024-11-06 2 draws: 2024-11-06 to 2024-11-13 12 draws: 2024-11-13 to 2024-12-25 31 draws: 2024-12-25 to 2025-04-12 12 draws: 2025-04-12 to 2025-05-24 27 draws: 2025-05-24 to 2025-08-27 2 draws: 2025-08-27 to 2025-09-03 4 draws: 2025-09-03 to 2025-09-17 9 draws: 2025-09-17 to 2025-10-18 3 draws: 2025-10-18 to 2025-10-29 10 draws: 2025-10-29 to 2025-12-03 41 draws: 2025-12-03 to 2026-04-25 29 draws: 2026-04-25 to 2026-08-05 Still waiting — at least 17 draws since 2026-08-05 2012-03-17 2012-03-24 2012-06-09 2012-06-16 2012-07-14 2012-08-18 2012-09-01 2012-09-08 2012-10-13 2012-12-22 2013-01-26 2013-02-16 2013-04-27 2013-05-04 2013-06-01 2013-08-10 2013-08-31 2013-10-12 2013-10-19 2013-10-26 2014-01-11 2014-04-26 2014-07-05 2014-07-26 2014-08-02 2014-09-20 2014-11-08 2015-05-16 2015-05-23 2015-07-18 2015-08-15 2015-11-04 2015-11-14 2015-12-30 2016-01-16 2016-03-12 2016-03-26 2016-05-11 2016-05-18 2016-05-25 2016-07-13 2016-07-20 2016-07-30 2016-08-03 2016-08-13 2016-09-14 2016-11-12 2017-02-04 2017-03-15 2017-04-22 2017-05-06 2017-05-20 2017-09-30 2017-10-11 2017-11-18 2017-11-29 2017-12-20 2018-01-17 2018-02-24 2018-02-28 2018-05-16 2018-06-27 2018-07-04 2018-08-11 2018-09-08 2018-09-15 2018-09-22 2018-10-03 2018-10-06 2018-10-27 2018-11-03 2018-12-19 2019-01-05 2019-02-02 2019-02-13 2019-04-13 2019-04-20 2019-04-27 2019-05-01 2019-05-29 2019-06-12 2019-06-26 2019-07-31 2019-08-14 2019-08-17 2019-08-21 2019-09-07 2019-09-28 2019-10-16 2019-11-06 2019-12-18 2019-12-28 2020-01-04 2020-01-18 2020-03-07 2020-03-14 2020-04-04 2020-04-08 2020-05-20 2020-08-01 2020-09-23 2021-03-13 2021-04-07 2021-04-24 2021-06-05 2021-07-03 2021-10-02 2022-02-09 2022-02-12 2022-06-01 2022-06-15 2022-06-25 2022-07-27 2022-09-10 2022-09-17 2022-10-26 2023-02-01 2023-07-19 2023-08-26 2023-10-25 2023-12-23 2024-01-13 2024-02-21 2024-02-28 2024-04-03 2024-04-13 2024-06-08 2024-06-15 2024-07-03 2024-08-31 2024-09-04 2024-11-06 2024-11-13 2024-12-25 2025-04-12 2025-05-24 2025-08-27 2025-09-03 2025-09-17 2025-10-18 2025-10-29 2025-12-03 2026-04-25 2026-08-05 2011-11-12 2026-10-17 a completed wait — darker is longer the wait still running — a lower bound, not a finished gap
1 draws: 17 times 2 draws: 17 times 3 draws: 14 times 4 draws: 12 times 5 draws: 9 times 6 draws: 7 times 7 draws: 3 times 8 draws: 6 times 9 draws: 3 times 10 draws: 7 times 11 draws: 10 times 12 draws: 6 times 13 draws: 4 times 14 draws: 2 times 15 draws: 2 times 16 draws: 3 times 17 draws: 5 times 18 draws: 1 time 19 draws: 0 times 20 draws: 0 times 21 draws: 1 time 22 draws: 1 time 23 draws: 0 times 24 draws: 1 time 25 draws: 0 times 26 draws: 1 time 27 draws: 2 times 28 draws: 1 time 29 draws: 1 time 30 draws: 0 times 31 draws: 2 times 32 draws: 0 times 33 draws: 0 times 34 draws: 0 times 35 draws: 0 times 36 draws: 0 times 37 draws: 1 time 38 draws: 1 time 39 draws: 0 times 40 draws: 0 times 41 draws: 1 time 42 draws: 0 times 43 draws: 0 times 44 draws: 0 times 45 draws: 0 times 46 draws: 0 times 47 draws: 0 times 48 draws: 1 time 49 draws: 1 time 50 draws: 0 times its own waits draws between appearances Where it lands in a sorted draw Sort a draw and 2 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 smallest 144 · chance 144.0 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps No shared draws yet.
Never drawn alongside 9 of the other 9 numbers; chance expects about 9 such strangers by now. Every pair →
How many people play it Under the crowd model, 2 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th most popular of 10. 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 2 →
Every draw it appeared in The other 120 appearances ← star 1 Every number star 3 → 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: 2 is drawn with probability 1/10 tonight whatever it did last week.