Number 9

In Easy 5 under the 5/37 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,615 draws, 5 from 1–37.

219times drawn · chance expected 218 +0.06σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

7.4average wait between appearances · chance says 7.4

44longest completed wait · 35% chance of one at least that long

9 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 219 times in 1,615 draws against 218.2 expected, +0.06σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 9, draw by draw

Drawn 219 times in 1,615 draws · average wait 7.4 draws · longest completed wait 44 · waiting 1 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 9 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 smallest77 · chance 76.1
2nd smallest104 · chance 97.4
3rd smallest36 · chance 39.3
4th smallest2 · chance 5.8
5th smallest0 · chance 0.3

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

19 26 17 21 25 30

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 36 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 9 is picked about 1.48× as often as an indifferent choice — 2nd most popular of 37. 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
Culturally lucky numbers 3, 8, 9 ×1.10

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 9 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-07	3	1st	9 17 20 32 35
2026-09-26	4	2nd	7 9 17 22 24
2026-09-12	7	2nd	6 9 16 28 37
2026-08-19	12	2nd	6 9 24 25

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: 9 is drawn with probability 5/37 tonight whatever it did last week.

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