Number 6

In Gimme 5 under the 5/39 · since Nov 2013 rules — 2,669 draws, 5 from 1–39.

333times drawn · chance expected 342 −0.53σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 87% for any number

8.0average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

38longest completed wait · 87% chance of one at least that long

6 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 333 times in 2,669 draws against 342.2 expected, −0.53σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 6, draw by draw

Drawn 333 times in 2,669 draws · average wait 8.0 draws · longest completed wait 38 · waiting 2 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 6 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 smallest194 · chance 184.6
2nd smallest112 · chance 123.1
3rd smallest24 · chance 23.8
4th smallest3 · chance 1.5
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 35.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

2 18 20 30 15 21

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, 6 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th 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
Numbers 1–12 — day and month overlap ×1.10

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 6 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-08	1	2nd	2 6 9 19 29
2026-10-07	1	1st	6 28 30 35 37
2026-10-06	2	1st	6 7 10 14 21
2026-10-02	3	1st	6 15 16 19

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: 6 is drawn with probability 5/39 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-02-13	7	3rd	1 5 6 16 39
2026-02-04	2	2nd	4 6 7 8 17
2026-02-02	11	3rd	3 4 6 25 33
2026-01-16	5	2nd	3 6 11 20 28
2026-01-09	9	1st	6 17 21 25 32
2025-12-29	10	1st	6 18 21 22 27
2025-12-15	9	1st	6 8 10 36 39
2025-12-02	2	1st	6 11 13 16 26
2025-11-28	5	1st	6 23 25 29 31
2025-11-21	18	1st	6 15 22 29 30
2025-10-28	6	2nd	2 6 22 25 35
2025-10-20	4	1st	6 19 20 23 30
2025-10-14	20	1st	6 17 18 26 34
2025-09-16	18	2nd	5 6 16 23 33
2025-08-21	2	1st	6 9 30 34 37
2025-08-19	2	1st	6 11 15 21 25
2025-08-15	9	1st	6 16 24 30 37
2025-08-04	15	1st	6 9 20 22 23
2025-07-14	7	1st	6 19 23 25 38
2025-07-03	4	2nd	5 6 14 19 25
2025-06-27	3	2nd	2 6 11 15 35
2025-06-24	3	1st	6 9 32 37 39
2025-06-19	17	1st	6 9 14 16 21
2025-05-27	4	1st	6 9 20 26 33
2025-05-21	28	1st	6 11 13 24 26
2025-04-11	2	1st	6 9 21 24 39
2025-04-09	9	2nd	5 6 12 15 35
2025-03-27	18	2nd	4 6 15 32 37
2025-03-03	9	2nd	3 6 13 33 34
2025-02-18	5	1st	6 8 9 18 24
2025-02-11	5	2nd	1 6 9 14 39
2025-02-04	4	3rd	1 3 6 21 24
2025-01-29	1	1st	6 13 15 16 36
2025-01-28	8	2nd	1 6 17 29 38
2025-01-16	7	2nd	1 6 10 24 33
2025-01-07	8	1st	6 11 18 36 39
2024-12-26	3	1st	6 13 22 32 34
2024-12-23	22	1st	6 9 15 19 22
2024-11-21	11	1st	6 17 18 22 27
2024-11-06	7	2nd	2 6 22 23 30
2024-10-28	13	1st	6 13 16 25 32
2024-10-09	4	1st	6 15 22 32 33
2024-10-03	24	1st	6 8 24 29 32
2024-08-30	7	2nd	5 6 19 28 38
2024-08-21	1	2nd	3 6 17 26 30
2024-08-20	4	2nd	5 6 9 14 20
2024-08-14	16	1st	6 15 20 26 32
2024-07-23	3	1st	6 9 13 21 32
2024-07-18	5	1st	6 10 19 24 26
2024-07-11	11	1st	6 21 24 38 39
2024-06-26	5	1st	6 13 16 19 26
2024-06-19	9	3rd	1 3 6 10 35
2024-06-06	2	1st	6 18 24 35 36
2024-06-04	1	1st	6 15 17 22 28
2024-06-03	3	1st	6 12 18 19 23
2024-05-29	2	1st	6 11 20 22 27
2024-05-27	2	3rd	1 3 6 20 33
2024-05-23	12	2nd	1 6 10 12 17
2024-05-07	23	1st	6 8 16 17 37
2024-04-04	7	1st	6 16 31 35 39
2024-03-26	12	1st	6 14 23 24 30
2024-03-08	3	1st	6 7 18 33 35
2024-03-05	21	2nd	3 6 20 26 34
2024-02-05	35	2nd	1 6 10 15 32
2023-12-18	7	2nd	4 6 21 32 35
2023-12-07	1	1st	6 8 12 15 17
2023-12-06	5	2nd	3 6 13 16 35
2023-11-29	34	3rd	1 5 6 17 30
2023-10-12	7	1st	6 12 14 18 26
2023-10-03	10	3rd	3 5 6 27 38
2023-09-19	11	1st	6 12 25 27 28
2023-09-04	1	2nd	2 6 16 18 23
2023-09-01	9	2nd	3 6 22 35 37
2023-08-21	4	2nd	2 6 26 29 34
2023-08-15	5	1st	6 9 16 19 33
2023-08-08	7	2nd	3 6 8 13 27
2023-07-28	10	3rd	2 5 6 23 33
2023-07-14	8	2nd	2 6 14 30 31
2023-07-04	5	1st	6 12 23 28 39
2023-06-27	1	1st	6 14 27 31 33
2023-06-26	1	1st	6 22 23 26 27
2023-06-23	7	2nd	1 6 15 28 29
2023-06-14	1	1st	6 10 14 23 27
2023-06-13	7	1st	6 12 17 26 38
2023-06-02	12	1st	6 10 12 15 26
2023-05-17	19	2nd	1 6 8 18 35
2023-04-20	2	1st	6 9 12 19 37
2023-04-18	3	1st	6 12 21 30 36
2023-04-13	20	2nd	4 6 11 19 29
2023-03-16	6	1st	6 7 17 19 24
2023-03-08	8	1st	6 11 18 21 39
2023-02-24	2	2nd	2 6 16 17 37
2023-02-22	2	2nd	4 6 10 23 24
2023-02-20	2	1st	6 7 8 24 36
2023-02-16	7	2nd	3 6 11 18 38
2023-02-07	4	2nd	3 6 10 14 37
2023-02-01	4	1st	6 11 21 26 38
2023-01-26	19	2nd	1 6 7 22 23
2022-12-30	20	1st	6 14 28 35 36
2022-12-02	11	1st	6 8 26 29 38
2022-11-17	23	1st	6 23 36 38 39
2022-10-17	2	3rd	2 3 6 7 28
2022-10-13	9	1st	6 16 22 30 32
2022-09-30	5	1st	6 7 12 20 29
2022-09-23	38	1st	6 9 10 20 21
2022-08-02	4	1st	6 12 20 28 30
2022-07-27	8	1st	6 24 28 32 38
2022-07-15	7	1st	6 12 18 27 29
2022-07-06	2	1st	6 11 15 28 30
2022-07-04	14	3rd	3 4 6 32 36
2022-06-14	12	4th	2 3 4 6 14
2022-05-27	2	3rd	1 2 6 8 21
2022-05-25	2	2nd	2 6 10 17 21
2022-05-23	12	1st	6 16 17 21 24
2022-05-05	7	1st	6 10 19 29 37
2022-04-26	16	1st	6 8 15 24 37
2022-04-04	21	1st	6 10 18 33 34
2022-03-04	8	2nd	3 6 18 25 28
2022-02-22	10	1st	6 22 31 36 38
2022-02-08	8	1st	6 15 20 25 35
2022-01-27	1	3rd	1 4 6 18 39
2022-01-26	22	2nd	1 6 23 27 31
2021-12-27	1	2nd	5 6 8 10 11
2021-12-24	15	2nd	1 6 20 24 28
2021-12-03	1	3rd	1 3 6 25 38
2021-12-02	1	1st	6 17 27 32 35
2021-12-01	4	1st	6 14 25 27 30
2021-11-25	7	2nd	4 6 14 35 37
2021-11-16	15	1st	6 20 21 35 36
2021-10-26	38	1st	6 7 15 21 30
2021-09-02	7	3rd	2 3 6 21 38
2021-08-24	3	1st	6 19 23 26 32
2021-08-19	9	1st	6 11 17 24 38
2021-08-06	6	1st	6 10 18 29 32
2021-07-29	2	1st	6 13 16 35 37
2021-07-27	15	2nd	2 6 13 19 23
2021-07-06	17	2nd	2 6 25 30 32
2021-06-11	5	2nd	3 6 18 28 33
2021-06-04	6	1st	6 7 18 19 21
2021-05-27	4	1st	6 7 14 15 20
2021-05-21	15	1st	6 10 13 29 34
2021-04-30	2	2nd	3 6 33 35 37
2021-04-28	6	1st	6 8 21 22 29
2021-04-20	7	2nd	4 6 21 29 30
2021-04-09	3	2nd	4 6 11 15 28
2021-04-06	10	1st	6 20 30 33 38
2021-03-23	2	1st	6 8 9 16 24
2021-03-19	1	1st	6 8 10 14 20
2021-03-18	14	1st	6 11 13 16 27
2021-02-26	9	1st	6 7 10 34 39
2021-02-15	1	1st	6 18 26 36 39
2021-02-12	21	1st	6 22 29 32 36
2021-01-14	2	2nd	3 6 26 28 39
2021-01-12	1	1st	6 10 20 27 33
2021-01-11	5	2nd	2 6 25 31 34
2021-01-04	11	3rd	3 4 6 30 33
2020-12-18	5	2nd	5 6 7 12 39
2020-12-11	3	2nd	2 6 15 17 39
2020-12-08	6	1st	6 11 14 21 34
2020-11-30	6	1st	6 11 12 21 34
2020-11-20	1	1st	6 8 12 14 31
2020-11-19	3	2nd	4 6 12 19 35
2020-11-16	3	2nd	5 6 18 29 34
2020-11-11	7	4th	1 4 5 6 21
2020-11-02	37	2nd	2 6 12 19 31
2020-09-10	1	2nd	4 6 8 9 28
2020-09-09	12	3rd	2 5 6 9 17
2020-08-24	1	2nd	2 6 9 10 30
2020-08-21	11	2nd	5 6 16 17 18
2020-08-06	2	1st	6 9 30 33 35
2020-08-04	7	2nd	5 6 9 24 36
2020-07-24	3	1st	6 7 8 14 38
2020-07-21	1	2nd	2 6 21 25 27
2020-07-20	14	2nd	2 6 11 17 32
2020-06-19	10	1st	6 15 18 27 38
2020-05-27	6	1st	6 8 11 14 18
2020-05-13	14	1st	6 9 22 35 38
2020-04-10	1	2nd	5 6 30 36 39
2020-04-08	3	2nd	5 6 15 16 30
2020-04-01	16	1st	6 8 13 16 28
2020-02-24	3	1st	6 20 24 32 39
2020-02-17	3	2nd	5 6 31 35 39
2020-02-10	1	1st	6 12 14 18 34
2020-02-07	7	1st	6 12 18 20 23
2020-01-22	5	1st	6 17 24 30 33
2020-01-10	4	1st	6 9 20 26 27
2020-01-01	20	1st	6 14 16 20 35
2019-11-15	13	2nd	5 6 20 22 25
2019-10-16	4	1st	6 20 21 25 38
2019-10-07	23	2nd	2 6 31 35 39
2019-08-14	17	1st	6 14 25 27 31
2019-07-05	12	1st	6 14 15 20 34
2019-06-07	2	1st	6 7 19 23 24
2019-06-03	1	2nd	3 6 24 35 37
2019-05-31	26	1st	6 19 20 26 32
2019-04-01	36	1st	6 19 26 32 38
2019-01-07	7	1st	6 13 31 32 36
2018-12-21	5	2nd	5 6 17 32 39
2018-12-10	1	2nd	5 6 13 18 20
2018-12-07	3	1st	6 11 15 20 32
2018-11-30	4	1st	6 8 20 28 37
2018-11-21	8	1st	6 10 17 24 31
2018-11-02	5	1st	6 12 24 32 37
2018-10-22	6	2nd	3 6 16 24 37
2018-10-08	5	1st	6 20 21 26 31
2018-09-26	5	1st	6 9 15 27 30
2018-09-14	8	2nd	2 6 8 19 30
2018-08-27	4	3rd	2 4 6 12 22
2018-08-17	3	2nd	2 6 11 28 29
2018-08-10	2	3rd	3 4 6 27 34
2018-08-06	5	1st	6 8 15 22 25
2018-07-25	1	2nd	3 6 7 12 21
2018-07-23	1	1st	6 12 17 25 30
2018-07-20	2	1st	6 11 14 24 37
2018-07-16	5	1st	6 15 20 25 27
2018-07-04	2	2nd	3 6 15 20 24
2018-06-29	3	3rd	1 5 6 24 26
2018-06-22	1	1st	6 11 25 32 38
2018-06-20	8	2nd	3 6 9 16 38
2018-06-01	8	2nd	4 6 27 34 38
2018-05-14	3	1st	6 19 22 33 35
2018-05-07	24	1st	6 7 10 18 19
2018-03-12	14	1st	6 25 27 32 35
2018-02-07	10	1st	6 8 13 34 38
2018-01-15	5	2nd	4 6 17 33 39
2018-01-03	3	2nd	2 6 8 28 38
2017-12-27	8	1st	6 15 16 26 38
2017-12-06	3	1st	6 8 10 38 39
2017-11-29	1	1st	6 13 21 29 30
2017-11-27	17	1st	6 15 17 18 37
2017-10-18	6	1st	6 19 24 34 39
2017-10-04	5	2nd	2 6 27 28 30
2017-09-22	3	1st	6 16 22 27 34
2017-09-15	3	2nd	2 6 7 12 15
2017-09-08	20	1st	6 12 18 20 30
2017-07-24	3	1st	6 17 27 28 29
2017-07-17	16	1st	6 23 26 35 36
2017-06-09	3	1st	6 16 23 33 36
2017-06-02	11	1st	6 9 13 15 39
2017-05-08	19	3rd	1 3 6 13 36
2017-03-24	5	2nd	3 6 31 35 38
2017-03-13	2	1st	6 11 18 23 32
2017-03-08	7	2nd	1 6 28 31 37
2017-02-20	17	1st	6 17 18 29 35
2017-01-11	7	1st	6 27 29 34 37
2016-12-26	3	2nd	3 6 11 27 34
2016-12-19	3	2nd	1 6 16 26 39
2016-12-12	10	1st	6 9 12 29 30
2016-11-18	21	2nd	2 6 10 20 24
2016-09-30	18	2nd	4 6 11 15 16
2016-08-19	9	1st	6 18 26 31 34
2016-07-29	6	1st	6 19 31 33 34
2016-07-15	1	3rd	1 2 6 7 33
2016-07-13	2	1st	6 12 21 25 26
2016-07-08	1	1st	6 13 16 17 36
2016-07-06	4	2nd	5 6 18 20 24
2016-06-27	9	2nd	1 6 10 13 39
2016-06-06	5	1st	6 16 28 36 37
2016-05-25	16	1st	6 8 27 30 39
2016-04-18	6	2nd	1 6 9 11 22
2016-04-04	1	1st	6 8 12 21 28
2016-04-01	35	1st	6 9 14 25 29
2016-01-11	5	3rd	3 4 6 23 38
2015-12-30	18	2nd	5 6 11 13 37
2015-11-18	9	1st	6 10 24 26 36
2015-10-28	8	1st	6 11 14 20 39
2015-10-09	3	1st	6 10 27 33 34
2015-10-02	1	1st	6 19 20 22 39
2015-09-30	5	2nd	4 6 14 16 18
2015-09-18	5	2nd	1 6 9 14 19
2015-09-07	2	1st	6 10 12 31 34
2015-09-02	2	1st	6 7 9 22 30
2015-08-28	7	1st	6 9 14 18 30
2015-08-12	10	2nd	3 6 15 31 39
2015-07-20	2	1st	6 11 17 18 23
2015-07-15	11	1st	6 12 27 30 38
2015-06-19	9	1st	6 8 11 22 39
2015-05-29	1	1st	6 16 30 35 39
2015-05-27	7	2nd	5 6 9 15 19
2015-05-11	2	2nd	2 6 8 30 36
2015-05-06	18	2nd	5 6 9 15 34
2015-03-25	10	2nd	2 6 18 27 29
2015-03-02	1	3rd	1 3 6 15 19
2015-02-27	4	2nd	4 6 16 28 33
2015-02-18	19	1st	6 20 21 29 31
2015-01-05	11	1st	6 21 24 32 35
2014-12-10	15	2nd	1 6 7 14 26
2014-11-05	4	2nd	5 6 9 34 35
2014-10-27	1	2nd	2 6 7 10 24
2014-10-24	4	2nd	4 6 21 25 34
2014-10-15	5	1st	6 11 18 19 29
2014-10-03	6	1st	6 7 11 32 39
2014-09-19	8	2nd	3 6 18 19 36
2014-09-01	2	2nd	2 6 10 15 39
2014-08-27	2	1st	6 12 27 30 32
2014-08-22	12	1st	6 13 19 20 26
2014-07-25	9	1st	6 15 21 32 33
2014-07-04	1	1st	6 11 22 26 29
2014-07-02	3	1st	6 13 32 35 39
2014-06-25	8	1st	6 9 26 27 37
2014-06-06	1	1st	6 9 10 13 16
2014-06-04	5	2nd	2 6 11 13 37
2014-05-23	11	4th	1 2 5 6 15
2014-04-28	38	1st	6 19 28 37 38
2014-01-29	5	1st	6 13 26 27 39
2014-01-17	13	1st	6 9 10 21 32
2013-12-18	5	1st	6 9 23 26 36
2013-12-06	5	1st	6 17 23 25 27
2013-11-25	—	1st	6 29 32 33 38