Number 10

In Lotto under the 6/42 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,878 draws, 6 from 1–42.

276times drawn · chance expected 268 +0.51σ

12draws waiting · a wait this long: 18% for any number

6.8average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

44longest completed wait · 30% chance of one at least that long

10 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 276 times in 1,878 draws against 268.3 expected, +0.51σ. Each draw is independent: after 12 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 10, draw by draw

Drawn 276 times in 1,878 draws · average wait 6.8 draws · longest completed wait 44 · waiting 12 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 10 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 smallest60 · chance 74.2
2nd smallest129 · chance 119.2
3rd smallest75 · chance 65.8
4th smallest11 · chance 15.3
5th smallest1 · chance 1.5
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 33.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

9 29 25 38 6 19

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 41 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 10 is picked about 1.41× as often as an indifferent choice — 5th most popular of 42. 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
Round numbers (multiples of 10) ×1.05

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 10 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-12	15	3rd	3 9 10 21 23 37
2026-08-08	7	2nd	1 10 17 27 30 37
2026-07-22	17	2nd	2 10 11 25 29 34
2026-06-13	1	2nd	8

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: 10 is drawn with probability 6/42 tonight whatever it did last week.

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