Number 7

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

272times drawn · chance expected 268 +0.24σ

11draws waiting · a wait this long: 21% for any number

6.9average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

41longest completed wait · 43% chance of one at least that long

7 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 272 times in 1,878 draws against 268.3 expected, +0.24σ. Each draw is independent: after 11 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 7, draw by draw

Drawn 272 times in 1,878 draws · average wait 6.9 draws · longest completed wait 41 · waiting 11 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 smallest119 · chance 117.8
2nd smallest126 · chance 114.0
3rd smallest22 · chance 35.6
4th smallest5 · chance 4.3
5th smallest0 · chance 0.2
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 33.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

29 28 14 25 27 8

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, 7 is picked about 1.54× as often as an indifferent choice — 1st 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
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
2026-09-14	5	2nd	2 7 24 33 34 37
2026-09-02	2	2nd	6 7 15 16 20 30
2026-08-29	2	2nd	5 7 18 22 29 30
2026-08-24	8	1st	7

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 6/42 tonight whatever it did last week.

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