Number 7

In Hoosier Lotto under the 6/48 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–48.

242times drawn · chance expected 219 +1.67σ

10draws waiting · a wait this long: 30% for any number

7.2average wait between appearances · chance says 8.0

38longest completed wait · 82% chance of one at least that long

7 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 242 times in 1,751 draws against 218.9 expected, +1.67σ. Each draw is independent: after 10 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 7, draw by draw

Drawn 242 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.2 draws · longest completed wait 38 · waiting 10 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 smallest108 · chance 118.2
2nd smallest102 · chance 95.9
3rd smallest29 · chance 25.2
4th smallest3 · chance 2.6
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 25.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

16 36 8 15 3 31

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 47 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 48. 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
2026-09-05	9	2nd	4 7 9 20 34 37
2026-08-05	10	2nd	4 7 18 26 29 36
2026-07-01	2	3rd	1 4 7 11 17 37
2026-06-24	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 6/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-02-12	4	2nd	2 7 15 41 42 46
2025-01-29	4	2nd	2 7 9 15 26 41
2025-01-15	2	4th	3 4 6 7 9 32
2025-01-08	4	1st	7 19 34 36 38 44
2024-12-25	4	2nd	5 7 15 19 38 42
2024-12-11	1	2nd	3 7 8 24 38 46
2024-12-07	2	1st	7 16 19 22 30 31
2024-11-30	3	1st	7 14 27 39 43 46
2024-11-20	4	1st	7 10 20 31 41 44
2024-11-06	5	3rd	1 3 7 9 12 14
2024-10-19	8	3rd	2 4 7 19 34 41
2024-09-21	1	1st	7 22 25 28 31 35
2024-09-18	7	1st	7 17 20 27 36 40
2024-08-24	3	1st	7 11 12 14 31 42
2024-08-14	18	2nd	1 7 8 18 28 34
2024-06-12	3	1st	7 14 31 32 33 36
2024-06-01	30	2nd	2 7 8 11 14 28
2024-02-17	13	2nd	3 7 17 28 29 31
2024-01-03	2	1st	7 16 19 27 36 45
2023-12-27	4	2nd	3 7 34 35 38 43
2023-12-13	8	2nd	5 7 10 11 18 28
2023-11-15	3	1st	7 18 22 23 28 38
2023-11-04	3	2nd	3 7 11 24 26 45
2023-10-25	23	1st	7 8 25 27 35 40
2023-08-05	3	1st	7 19 24 28 32 36
2023-07-26	4	1st	7 9 11 21 27 46
2023-07-12	2	1st	7 17 32 33 37 46
2023-07-05	4	3rd	3 4 7 26 28 33
2023-06-21	3	2nd	2 7 8 9 12 38
2023-06-10	2	2nd	4 7 10 28 39 46
2023-06-03	5	1st	7 11 13 16 40 44
2023-05-17	10	2nd	2 7 16 29 36 38
2023-04-12	15	2nd	6 7 8 31 37 43
2023-02-18	10	1st	7 15 16 21 30 37
2023-01-14	12	2nd	6 7 23 25 30 43
2022-12-03	4	1st	7 15 16 31 36 41
2022-11-19	9	3rd	5 6 7 11 37 40
2022-10-19	14	2nd	1 7 21 26 36 44
2022-08-31	1	2nd	6 7 17 32 36 40
2022-08-27	1	1st	7 14 16 27 36 44
2022-08-24	4	2nd	6 7 16 18 28 32
2022-08-10	19	1st	7 11 25 29 39 41
2022-06-04	8	1st	7 12 17 20 21 24
2022-05-07	1	3rd	1 2 7 8 18 38
2022-05-04	12	3rd	3 4 7 9 25 31
2022-03-23	2	1st	7 8 24 30 44 45
2022-03-16	2	1st	7 12 16 22 23 45
2022-03-09	38	2nd	6 7 9 14 27 33
2021-10-27	4	3rd	2 3 7 13 25 44
2021-10-13	12	1st	7 11 13 20 22 26
2021-09-01	3	3rd	3 4 7 33 39 45
2021-08-21	16	1st	7 12 16 24 36 46
2021-06-26	13	1st	7 13 15 29 33 45
2021-05-12	10	2nd	3 7 20 31 36 43
2021-04-07	21	1st	7 16 17 28 35 44
2021-01-23	20	2nd	1 7 18 20 31 42
2020-11-14	2	1st	7 13 24 29 30 37
2020-11-07	12	1st	7 8 10 27 44 45
2020-09-26	16	1st	7 23 38 42 44 46
2020-08-01	1	2nd	5 7 19 26 42 46
2020-07-29	1	1st	7 24 36 40 44 46
2020-07-25	4	1st	7 8 10 15 22 33
2020-07-11	6	1st	7 15 16 33 37 41
2020-06-20	12	2nd	1 7 16 26 34 41
2020-05-09	3	1st	7 23 28 38 39 42
2020-04-29	12	2nd	5 7 17 34 44 46
2020-03-18	1	2nd	3 7 13 20 33 38
2020-03-14	16	2nd	3 7 17 23 28 39
2020-01-18	10	1st	7 9 31 33 39 44
2019-12-14	5	2nd	6 7 16 20 35 36
2019-11-27	4	2nd	2 7 12 20 29 43
2019-11-13	7	2nd	1 7 9 18 42 45
2019-10-19	11	2nd	2 7 18 32 39 40
2019-09-11	3	2nd	1 7 12 23 35 42
2019-08-31	5	1st	7 14 26 27 39 43
2019-08-14	1	2nd	5 7 18 25 36 37
2019-08-10	1	3rd	4 5 7 12 15 35
2019-08-07	6	3rd	3 5 7 9 16 27
2019-07-17	3	1st	7 26 27 31 43 46
2019-07-06	4	2nd	2 7 10 12 17 24
2019-06-22	11	1st	7 10 19 24 26 45
2019-05-15	2	1st	7 16 18 34 42 43
2019-05-08	6	1st	7 14 18 36 40 45
2019-04-17	28	1st	7 12 20 31 39 40
2019-01-09	8	1st	7 12 31 33 34 44
2018-12-12	2	2nd	3 7 29 31 33 37
2018-12-05	15	3rd	4 5 7 16 28 39
2018-10-13	20	2nd	4 7 15 16 27 33
2018-08-04	16	2nd	2 7 8 24 36 38
2018-06-09	3	1st	7 10 23 24 40 42
2018-05-30	5	2nd	4 7 19 29 31 43
2018-05-12	1	1st	7 11 13 22 31 34
2018-05-09	2	2nd	4 7 8 15 22 26
2018-05-02	1	2nd	2 7 16 29 31 41
2018-04-28	20	1st	7 23 24 34 38 39
2018-02-17	3	2nd	1 7 16 19 31 34
2018-02-07	9	2nd	1 7 9 15 32 45
2018-01-06	9	3rd	1 5 7 16 40 43
2017-12-06	18	2nd	6 7 12 15 30 38
2017-10-04	6	1st	7 8 31 34 35 45
2017-09-13	5	3rd	2 6 7 16 32 45
2017-08-26	4	1st	7 24 26 37 45 46
2017-08-12	29	2nd	6 7 9 17 20 38
2017-05-03	2	2nd	5 7 12 16 20 40
2017-04-26	11	1st	7 11 12 25 26 36
2017-03-18	14	2nd	1 7 12 14 30 37
2017-01-28	17	1st	7 20 28 36 37 46
2016-11-30	8	2nd	4 7 9 27 41 43
2016-11-02	3	1st	7 9 16 27 30 36
2016-10-22	9	1st	7 19 22 28 33 41
2016-09-21	2	4th	2 4 6 7 9 15
2016-09-14	3	2nd	3 7 9 12 21 34
2016-09-03	9	2nd	6 7 17 30 36 38
2016-08-03	7	2nd	5 7 11 17 26 35
2016-07-09	12	2nd	3 7 13 23 37 41
2016-05-28	6	1st	7 9 15 25 27 32
2016-05-07	7	2nd	2 7 21 23 30 34
2016-04-13	11	3rd	3 4 7 12 34 36
2016-03-05	6	3rd	3 5 7 14 15 25
2016-02-13	4	2nd	1 7 14 25 26 41
2016-01-30	8	2nd	1 7 25 28 37 44
2016-01-02	9	1st	7 11 17 29 36 47
2015-12-02	3	1st	7 8 9 34 46 47
2015-11-21	7	1st	7 13 29 32 38 40
2015-10-28	6	3rd	2 5 7 15 22 30
2015-10-07	3	1st	7 24 26 32 34 47
2015-09-26	1	3rd	2 4 7 8 19 43
2015-09-23	2	2nd	2 7 10 20 31 35
2015-09-16	4	1st	7 15 28 38 40 42
2015-09-02	1	2nd	3 7 8 30 33 39
2015-08-29	4	2nd	6 7 14 17 26 34
2015-08-15	5	1st	7 11 16 27 32 42
2015-07-29	4	2nd	3 7 20 39 40 48
2015-07-15	1	3rd	3 5 7 14 18 41
2015-07-11	3	2nd	5 7 15 35 39 42
2015-07-01	15	3rd	1 2 7 26 34 44
2015-05-09	2	1st	7 13 22 26 30 42
2015-05-02	9	1st	7 9 23 25 30 41
2015-04-01	2	1st	7 8 32 33 34 40
2015-03-25	3	2nd	4 7 11 24 26 34
2015-03-14	1	2nd	5 7 22 33 37 40
2015-03-11	2	2nd	2 7 15 18 33 39
2015-03-04	8	1st	7 15 36 41 46 47
2015-02-04	14	2nd	1 7 11 12 24 41
2014-12-17	1	1st	7 9 16 17 24 44
2014-12-13	8	2nd	6 7 15 28 37 39
2014-11-15	12	2nd	1 7 14 19 24 36
2014-10-04	5	1st	7 16 22 31 47 48
2014-09-17	9	2nd	4 7 20 23 40 42
2014-08-16	3	1st	7 16 21 28 33 35
2014-08-06	2	1st	7 18 22 26 41 44
2014-07-30	8	1st	7 10 12 13 19 30
2014-07-02	3	3rd	1 4 7 10 25 48
2014-06-21	2	2nd	3 7 19 24 40 41
2014-06-14	1	3rd	2 5 7 11 27 43
2014-06-11	3	1st	7 16 19 27 29 31
2014-05-31	3	1st	7 12 16 32 34 35
2014-05-21	5	1st	7 13 17 37 40 44
2014-05-03	3	1st	7 13 17 27 28 38
2014-04-23	1	2nd	4 7 10 11 42 44
2014-04-19	10	1st	7 10 28 31 32 36
2014-03-15	3	1st	7 19 32 34 37 41
2014-03-05	8	1st	7 14 16 44 46 48
2014-02-05	11	1st	7 26 27 35 45 47
2013-12-28	2	2nd	6 7 8 14 21 43
2013-12-21	1	1st	7 8 16 18 30 34
2013-12-18	13	2nd	5 7 8 10 13 29
2013-11-02	1	2nd	6 7 18 36 45 48
2013-10-30	11	2nd	3 7 15 16 41 43
2013-09-21	10	2nd	2 7 20 25 31 38
2013-08-17	10	1st	7 14 18 28 36 48
2013-07-13	6	2nd	3 7 19 23 40 43
2013-06-22	6	3rd	4 5 7 14 24 31
2013-06-01	1	1st	7 9 15 24 36 46
2013-05-29	7	3rd	1 5 7 13 16 23
2013-05-04	2	2nd	2 7 17 20 39 45
2013-04-27	1	1st	7 13 23 41 43 45
2013-04-24	11	1st	7 8 39 40 44 46
2013-03-16	3	1st	7 12 16 21 30 48
2013-03-06	1	2nd	4 7 14 22 41 42
2013-03-02	12	1st	7 22 35 40 41 43
2013-01-19	2	3rd	5 6 7 32 45 47
2013-01-12	5	1st	7 8 20 21 27 28
2012-12-26	4	2nd	3 7 27 36 43 47
2012-12-12	3	1st	7 8 9 24 32 34
2012-12-01	26	2nd	3 7 11 22 33 37
2012-09-01	2	1st	7 15 16 22 30 48
2012-08-25	24	2nd	5 7 16 17 18 38
2012-06-02	3	1st	7 12 28 33 43 48
2012-05-23	18	2nd	5 7 10 24 30 32
2012-03-21	9	1st	7 8 25 28 36 37
2012-02-18	13	2nd	3 7 18 19 23 25
2012-01-04	2	2nd	4 7 9 22 24 32
2011-12-28	14	2nd	5 7 8 25 37 45
2011-11-09	16	2nd	6 7 20 25 43 45
2011-09-14	3	1st	7 10 13 30 31 34
2011-09-03	18	3rd	2 6 7 26 37 38
2011-07-02	3	1st	7 8 17 18 23 27
2011-06-22	11	1st	7 24 29 30 42 44
2011-05-14	3	1st	7 22 41 43 45 48
2011-05-04	3	1st	7 11 16 41 45 48
2011-04-23	3	3rd	1 2 7 9 32 43
2011-04-13	24	2nd	2 7 8 9 30 39
2011-01-19	8	2nd	6 7 15 16 21 43
2010-12-22	15	2nd	1 7 8 31 44 48
2010-10-30	6	1st	7 24 25 38 43 46
2010-10-09	2	1st	7 9 11 15 27 46
2010-10-02	5	1st	7 18 31 36 45 46
2010-09-15	1	1st	7 15 18 25 26 45
2010-09-11	4	2nd	3 7 8 27 37 46
2010-08-28	3	1st	7 30 33 36 46 47
2010-08-18	20	1st	7 13 17 33 35 47
2010-06-09	16	2nd	2 7 19 29 36 39
2010-04-14	2	2nd	4 7 9 21 31 36
2010-04-07	2	2nd	4 7 8 15 38 41
2010-03-31	9	1st	7 19 21 22 29 38
2010-02-27	8	2nd	3 7 12 16 20 28
2010-01-30	—	1st	7 13 14 15 27 28