Number 7

In Lotto under the 6/44 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–44.

222times drawn · chance expected 239 −1.17σ

12draws waiting · a wait this long: 20% for any number

7.9average wait between appearances · chance says 7.3

47longest completed wait · 23% chance of one at least that long

7 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 222 times in 1,751 draws against 238.8 expected, −1.17σ. Each draw is independent: after 12 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 7, draw by draw

Drawn 222 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.9 draws · longest completed wait 47 · 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 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 smallest92 · chance 100.5
2nd smallest97 · chance 91.4
3rd smallest29 · chance 26.9
4th smallest4 · chance 3.1
5th smallest0 · chance 0.1
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

34 42 3 37 17 33

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 43 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 44. 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
2026-08-28	12	1st	7 11 24 26 34 44
2026-07-17	1	2nd	4 7 8 14 26 35
2026-07-14	4	1st	7 17 28 32 38 39
2026-06-30	1	2nd	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: 7 is drawn with probability 6/44 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-05-20	14	1st	7 14 25 26 30 37
2025-04-01	1	2nd	3 7 9 20 33 41
2025-03-28	15	2nd	1 7 12 15 16 38
2025-02-04	3	2nd	6 7 21 27 30 40
2025-01-24	20	2nd	1 7 11 18 30 31
2024-11-15	5	2nd	3 7 14 18 39 42
2024-10-29	15	2nd	1 7 13 25 32 38
2024-09-06	14	1st	7 18 19 29 30 33
2024-07-19	1	2nd	3 7 24 31 42 43
2024-07-16	6	3rd	4 6 7 15 38 44
2024-06-25	5	1st	7 11 25 31 34 44
2024-06-07	3	1st	7 11 16 20 23 24
2024-05-28	11	1st	7 12 17 21 35 41
2024-04-19	5	2nd	2 7 9 21 25 36
2024-04-02	12	2nd	5 7 29 32 37 44
2024-02-20	3	1st	7 8 12 16 27 44
2024-02-09	4	3rd	3 5 7 17 28 35
2024-01-26	13	1st	7 12 22 24 33 36
2023-12-12	16	2nd	2 7 20 26 29 34
2023-10-17	5	1st	7 8 14 17 26 29
2023-09-29	2	2nd	6 7 15 22 28 42
2023-09-22	11	2nd	3 7 11 15 29 41
2023-08-15	10	3rd	1 2 7 10 16 23
2023-07-11	11	2nd	2 7 12 24 27 38
2023-06-02	4	1st	7 17 30 35 38 44
2023-05-19	1	2nd	5 7 26 32 38 43
2023-05-16	5	1st	7 10 30 32 34 36
2023-04-28	7	1st	7 17 19 25 34 36
2023-04-04	5	2nd	5 7 11 16 39 42
2023-03-17	10	1st	7 10 16 19 43 44
2023-02-10	5	1st	7 14 21 33 38 39
2023-01-24	7	1st	7 24 26 31 37 40
2022-12-30	15	1st	7 21 22 28 30 34
2022-11-08	1	1st	7 17 20 25 37 43
2022-11-04	7	2nd	5 7 9 25 28 31
2022-10-11	4	2nd	1 7 9 17 20 27
2022-09-27	2	2nd	6 7 16 22 29 33
2022-09-20	3	3rd	4 5 7 14 27 32
2022-09-09	7	2nd	3 7 13 22 36 41
2022-08-16	5	2nd	1 7 12 13 26 36
2022-07-29	12	3rd	2 6 7 26 28 30
2022-06-17	15	2nd	4 7 17 20 36 38
2022-04-26	2	2nd	6 7 11 24 36 42
2022-04-19	1	1st	7 9 16 29 36 40
2022-04-15	8	1st	7 8 17 24 26 36
2022-03-18	1	2nd	6 7 17 19 24 43
2022-03-15	3	1st	7 19 24 34 37 40
2022-03-04	14	2nd	3 7 12 22 27 37
2022-01-14	11	1st	7 12 13 23 29 43
2021-12-07	6	2nd	4 7 15 20 30 42
2021-11-16	25	1st	7 13 14 25 37 39
2021-08-20	5	3rd	2 6 7 16 17 21
2021-08-03	30	1st	7 10 21 27 31 41
2021-04-20	27	2nd	4 7 23 35 36 40
2021-01-15	6	2nd	4 7 9 11 23 43
2020-12-25	6	3rd	3 5 7 9 13 24
2020-12-04	8	1st	7 9 10 11 15 34
2020-11-06	4	2nd	5 7 18 23 28 37
2020-10-23	2	2nd	4 7 10 13 19 24
2020-10-16	12	2nd	6 7 12 22 31 42
2020-09-04	1	3rd	2 4 7 14 20 32
2020-09-01	3	2nd	2 7 16 19 30 36
2020-08-21	12	2nd	2 7 19 23 26 32
2020-07-10	15	2nd	3 7 13 20 37 42
2020-05-19	5	1st	7 24 25 28 41 42
2020-05-01	2	2nd	2 7 11 22 34 35
2020-04-24	8	2nd	2 7 8 12 17 24
2020-03-27	10	2nd	2 7 10 18 21 44
2020-02-21	5	1st	7 10 12 28 29 43
2020-02-04	1	2nd	5 7 12 15 33 42
2020-01-31	2	2nd	2 7 14 29 35 40
2020-01-24	7	1st	7 12 14 35 37 39
2019-12-31	5	2nd	1 7 22 25 28 33
2019-12-13	2	3rd	1 4 7 21 27 31
2019-12-06	1	1st	7 16 18 23 29 42
2019-12-03	4	2nd	3 7 16 19 21 32
2019-11-19	3	1st	7 17 20 37 38 43
2019-11-08	11	1st	7 9 20 26 40 42
2019-10-01	4	1st	7 15 23 24 25 43
2019-09-17	20	1st	7 10 12 15 33 43
2019-07-09	11	2nd	6 7 9 18 26 32
2019-05-31	8	1st	7 9 16 20 22 25
2019-05-03	13	1st	7 9 18 23 28 42
2019-03-19	3	2nd	2 7 9 11 16 42
2019-03-08	5	1st	7 22 23 37 38 43
2019-02-19	5	1st	7 28 33 34 41 43
2019-02-01	7	2nd	3 7 21 22 30 42
2019-01-08	9	2nd	3 7 9 20 34 40
2018-12-07	3	2nd	5 7 17 21 29 36
2018-11-27	7	1st	7 35 37 39 41 42
2018-11-02	4	2nd	3 7 14 15 23 37
2018-10-19	23	1st	7 17 21 32 34 41
2018-07-31	17	1st	7 19 34 36 37 43
2018-06-01	6	2nd	4 7 9 19 34 36
2018-05-11	8	1st	7 19 22 24 36 42
2018-04-13	6	1st	7 17 21 24 34 42
2018-03-23	1	1st	7 16 22 33 34 35
2018-03-20	11	2nd	4 7 9 11 37 40
2018-02-09	9	2nd	6 7 16 32 37 41
2018-01-09	15	2nd	5 7 14 17 34 39
2017-11-17	6	1st	7 13 33 34 37 42
2017-10-27	4	1st	7 14 16 26 34 42
2017-10-13	9	2nd	4 7 16 26 27 37
2017-09-12	14	2nd	5 7 12 20 30 34
2017-07-25	9	1st	7 8 14 31 35 36
2017-06-23	2	2nd	5 7 8 12 13 29
2017-06-16	3	3rd	1 2 7 10 35 37
2017-06-06	19	2nd	3 7 9 20 33 37
2017-03-31	1	1st	7 12 15 22 41 44
2017-03-28	1	1st	7 14 18 23 39 42
2017-03-24	7	3rd	2 4 7 10 13 33
2017-02-28	10	3rd	1 2 7 8 15 16
2017-01-24	12	1st	7 12 14 27 31 36
2016-12-13	1	1st	7 8 16 21 34 40
2016-12-09	18	3rd	2 3 7 10 23 25
2016-10-07	5	2nd	4 7 11 15 18 37
2016-09-20	4	1st	7 16 25 31 33 38
2016-09-06	11	3rd	3 5 7 16 26 39
2016-07-29	8	1st	7 10 17 35 36 42
2016-07-01	14	3rd	4 5 7 11 23 37
2016-05-13	7	1st	7 10 27 36 38 42
2016-04-19	13	2nd	5 7 31 34 38 40
2016-03-04	1	2nd	6 7 23 27 35 36
2016-03-01	7	3rd	1 3 7 9 13 43
2016-02-05	6	1st	7 15 16 23 42 44
2016-01-15	3	2nd	1 7 17 19 24 33
2016-01-05	2	3rd	2 4 7 32 34 41
2015-12-29	4	1st	7 21 34 35 36 40
2015-12-15	13	1st	7 8 10 16 29 31
2015-10-30	1	2nd	3 7 17 32 39 44
2015-10-27	2	2nd	1 7 9 19 20 35
2015-10-20	3	1st	7 9 16 18 21 25
2015-10-09	26	2nd	1 7 8 11 30 32
2015-07-10	9	1st	7 10 21 24 26 30
2015-06-09	1	3rd	2 6 7 20 33 41
2015-06-05	9	4th	1 3 6 7 21 43
2015-05-05	2	1st	7 30 32 38 39 41
2015-04-28	2	1st	7 10 24 33 37 42
2015-04-21	4	1st	7 11 12 27 34 44
2015-04-07	11	2nd	3 7 17 31 39 42
2015-02-27	4	2nd	5 7 11 13 33 34
2015-02-13	10	2nd	2 7 8 23 27 34
2015-01-09	12	3rd	5 6 7 17 21 25
2014-11-28	8	3rd	4 6 7 17 18 32
2014-10-31	23	2nd	1 7 14 26 40 42
2014-08-12	1	1st	7 8 9 12 26 38
2014-08-08	5	2nd	3 7 11 21 36 41
2014-07-22	13	1st	7 26 28 29 32 44
2014-06-06	11	3rd	1 5 7 11 42 44
2014-04-29	30	2nd	1 7 18 27 33 37
2014-01-14	2	3rd	4 5 7 8 21 40
2014-01-07	18	1st	7 14 22 24 39 40
2013-11-05	9	1st	7 23 34 37 38 44
2013-10-04	3	4th	1 2 6 7 18 21
2013-09-24	7	1st	7 10 17 22 28 33
2013-08-30	8	1st	7 8 23 32 38 40
2013-08-02	1	1st	7 8 22 27 38 43
2013-07-30	5	1st	7 8 17 30 31 40
2013-07-12	8	1st	7 17 25 28 31 38
2013-06-14	6	2nd	1 7 9 14 32 40
2013-05-24	15	2nd	2 7 16 28 33 40
2013-04-02	21	2nd	1 7 20 21 24 26
2013-01-18	11	1st	7 19 20 33 34 42
2012-12-11	8	2nd	6 7 9 35 38 44
2012-11-13	2	1st	7 16 23 32 41 44
2012-11-06	1	1st	7 14 15 33 36 38
2012-11-02	2	3rd	1 4 7 12 25 29
2012-10-26	6	2nd	3 7 24 25 27 38
2012-10-05	5	1st	7 18 27 34 35 44
2012-09-18	15	2nd	3 7 11 33 37 43
2012-07-27	5	1st	7 11 18 24 33 35
2012-07-10	10	3rd	1 6 7 10 15 44
2012-06-05	4	2nd	3 7 18 28 32 43
2012-05-22	5	1st	7 14 15 24 33 43
2012-05-04	7	2nd	3 7 33 36 40 41
2012-04-10	20	1st	7 12 13 14 19 40
2012-01-31	6	2nd	4 7 9 21 33 40
2012-01-10	11	2nd	1 7 19 27 32 40
2011-12-02	8	2nd	6 7 15 40 42 44
2011-11-04	21	3rd	4 6 7 8 15 17
2011-08-23	3	3rd	3 6 7 15 19 34
2011-08-12	13	2nd	2 7 13 15 19 33
2011-06-28	4	1st	7 15 24 29 36 43
2011-06-14	4	1st	7 12 20 28 38 41
2011-05-31	10	2nd	5 7 16 20 27 33
2011-04-26	3	2nd	6 7 8 20 26 34
2011-04-15	8	2nd	3 7 8 24 31 43
2011-03-18	7	1st	7 12 21 23 26 42
2011-02-22	30	2nd	2 7 19 21 27 31
2010-11-09	4	2nd	2 7 11 23 25 38
2010-10-26	5	2nd	4 7 9 14 22 31
2010-10-08	47	1st	7 10 11 27 37 38
2010-04-27	3	1st	7 27 30 38 40 41
2010-04-16	3	2nd	2 7 10 23 29 35
2010-04-06	15	3rd	3 6 7 14 16 33
2010-02-12	1	1st	7 17 18 25 37 41
2010-02-09	8	1st	7 12 20 29 37 43
2010-01-12	—	1st	7 17 22 29 31 34