Number 22

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,904 draws, 6 from 1–49.

219times drawn · chance expected 233 −0.99σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

8.7average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

56longest completed wait · 15% chance of one at least that long

22 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 219 times in 1,904 draws against 233.1 expected, −0.99σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 22, draw by draw

Drawn 219 times in 1,904 draws · average wait 8.7 draws · longest completed wait 56 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 22 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 smallest12 · chance 10.3
2nd smallest50 · chance 47.1
3rd smallest70 · chance 78.6
4th smallest57 · chance 59.7
5th smallest24 · chance 20.7
6th smallest6 · chance 2.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

30 29 17 5 18 19

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 22 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th most popular of 49. 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

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 22 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-12	7	3rd	9 19 22 33 34 38
2026-09-26	6	3rd	17 20 22 28 34 43
2026-09-12	8	4th	5 16 20 22 41 43
2026-08-24	1	3rd

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: 22 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-07-16	25	3rd	3 4 22 33 35 42
2025-05-19	2	4th	4 10 19 22 30 42
2025-05-14	1	2nd	8 22 23 26 29 44
2025-05-12	1	5th	3 6 7 20 22 37
2025-05-10	1	3rd	2 12 22 29 40 41
2025-05-07	2	4th	2 16 17 22 31 35
2025-05-03	3	4th	1 6 14 22 24 32
2025-04-26	14	3rd	1 2 22 24 32 36
2025-03-24	2	5th	1 7 14 21 22 25
2025-03-19	1	4th	9 10 15 22 28 34
2025-03-17	9	2nd	18 22 29 35 40 41
2025-02-24	5	5th	3 5 13 20 22 26
2025-02-12	2	4th	4 5 17 22 30 43
2025-02-08	5	2nd	21 22 25 34 37 41
2025-01-27	29	2nd	17 22 23 36 37 44
2024-11-20	2	3rd	6 9 22 27 29 33
2024-11-16	4	3rd	6 15 22 29 33 41
2024-11-06	12	4th	1 15 19 22 36 40
2024-10-09	4	4th	8 15 17 22 27 29
2024-09-30	9	5th	6 16 17 18 22 26
2024-09-09	17	4th	11 16 20 22 28 31
2024-07-31	16	6th	1 3 12 18 19 22
2024-06-24	3	4th	14 15 16 22 28 44
2024-06-17	3	3rd	4 18 22 26 29 31
2024-06-10	3	3rd	12 14 22 24 35 38
2024-06-03	1	4th	1 12 16 22 31 42
2024-06-01	3	3rd	2 17 22 25 26 43
2024-05-25	7	5th	14 16 19 21 22 37
2024-05-08	9	3rd	9 18 22 25 34 38
2024-04-17	10	4th	4 8 15 22 36 37
2024-03-25	5	5th	3 13 17 19 22 28
2024-03-13	4	3rd	5 16 22 27 37 44
2024-03-04	5	4th	10 13 18 22 32 35
2024-02-21	6	2nd	11 22 26 27 40 41
2024-02-07	2	3rd	13 17 22 23 30 34
2024-02-03	28	4th	7 18 19 22 23 40
2023-11-29	27	3rd	13 16 22 39 41 42
2023-09-06	11	2nd	8 22 23 27 29 34
2023-07-29	2	3rd	2 21 22 30 34 46
2023-07-22	3	4th	2 10 15 22 41 43
2023-07-12	2	3rd	16 19 22 26 37 38
2023-07-05	2	2nd	13 22 24 29 42 45
2023-06-28	1	3rd	4 15 22 29 38 43
2023-06-24	2	1st	22 28 29 31 43 46
2023-06-17	2	4th	5 6 20 22 40 42
2023-06-10	21	3rd	16 19 22 24 40 43
2023-03-29	14	1st	22 24 26 35 47 49
2023-02-08	8	2nd	2 22 33 36 39 44
2023-01-11	12	3rd	2 16 22 26 46 47
2022-11-30	7	2nd	10 22 25 27 32 33
2022-11-05	3	4th	3 8 9 22 24 36
2022-10-26	10	4th	11 12 18 22 28 31
2022-09-21	5	6th	4 17 18 19 20 22
2022-09-03	7	4th	5 13 18 22 25 28
2022-08-10	8	2nd	17 22 25 32 41 46
2022-07-13	11	5th	2 3 19 20 22 25
2022-06-04	1	5th	2 3 12 15 22 43
2022-06-01	2	3rd	4 11 22 27 30 47
2022-05-25	4	1st	22 27 38 40 42 48
2022-05-11	2	3rd	10 11 22 29 33 41
2022-05-04	19	2nd	14 22 26 27 46 47
2022-02-26	31	2nd	1 22 24 30 35 42
2021-11-10	16	4th	3 6 14 22 26 31
2021-09-15	10	3rd	2 10 22 26 46 47
2021-08-11	3	3rd	5 21 22 23 33 38
2021-07-31	22	2nd	13 22 26 32 33 44
2021-05-15	3	2nd	20 22 23 29 42 45
2021-05-05	6	4th	2 8 17 22 24 41
2021-04-14	10	2nd	19 22 34 42 47 48
2021-03-10	16	2nd	8 22 34 37 38 49
2021-01-13	4	3rd	8 21 22 28 42 45
2020-12-30	2	4th	6 7 15 22 38 45
2020-12-23	6	2nd	5 22 25 31 36 42
2020-12-02	2	2nd	17 22 27 30 38 48
2020-11-25	6	5th	2 4 19 21 22 24
2020-11-04	15	2nd	18 22 26 33 35 37
2020-09-12	8	2nd	16 22 32 34 38 42
2020-08-15	9	3rd	15 18 22 23 29 38
2020-07-15	1	4th	3 13 19 22 32 47
2020-07-11	8	3rd	10 15 22 33 45 47
2020-06-13	1	4th	4 10 16 22 24 44
2020-06-10	1	3rd	3 5 22 30 33 40
2020-06-06	1	3rd	4 11 22 31 36 47
2020-06-03	9	3rd	3 17 22 30 37 40
2020-05-02	56	5th	13 16 17 21 22 48
2019-10-19	8	4th	4 18 19 22 24 47
2019-09-21	1	2nd	5 22 30 32 34 43
2019-09-18	14	3rd	3 5 22 29 42 47
2019-07-31	6	4th	6 8 9 22 23 48
2019-07-10	3	5th	8 9 10 13 22 29
2019-06-29	11	2nd	7 22 31 35 37 49
2019-05-22	7	4th	7 8 19 22 24 29
2019-04-27	6	3rd	12 18 22 27 29 43
2019-04-06	17	3rd	8 12 22 23 30 35
2019-02-06	8	3rd	7 11 22 23 28 39
2019-01-09	25	4th	2 8 19 22 42 48
2018-10-13	33	4th	9 17 20 22 44 46
2018-06-20	4	1st	22 23 30 38 41 48
2018-06-06	40	3rd	11 19 22 26 30 38
2018-01-17	7	2nd	4 22 26 37 39 43
2017-12-23	20	4th	5 11 18 22 25 45
2017-10-14	4	6th	4 7 12 13 15 22
2017-09-30	19	5th	7 12 14 15 22 34
2017-07-26	15	3rd	2 15 22 32 45 48
2017-06-03	1	4th	6 11 14 22 28 40
2017-05-31	1	5th	9 14 16 21 22 43
2017-05-27	1	4th	4 5 6 22 29 47
2017-05-24	1	3rd	3 7 22 32 43 49
2017-05-20	20	2nd	5 22 27 29 35 36
2017-03-11	9	4th	4 7 12 22 27 33
2017-02-08	4	3rd	10 19 22 31 35 38
2017-01-25	1	4th	1 15 19 22 39 44
2017-01-21	3	2nd	12 22 29 38 44 46
2017-01-11	16	1st	22 24 25 35 36 43
2016-11-16	8	1st	22 26 27 40 41 44
2016-10-19	6	2nd	14 22 34 37 39 42
2016-09-28	4	1st	22 28 34 36 40 49
2016-09-14	12	4th	3 18 19 22 26 45
2016-08-03	5	4th	8 10 17 22 23 46
2016-07-16	5	3rd	2 21 22 25 27 40
2016-06-29	3	3rd	2 17 22 24 44 48
2016-06-18	8	1st	22 36 38 39 40 48
2016-05-21	2	2nd	20 22 33 35 43 46
2016-05-14	15	3rd	8 10 22 32 38 43
2016-03-23	8	3rd	3 17 22 28 31 44
2016-02-24	6	1st	22 28 29 41 43 47
2016-02-03	32	4th	6 8 16 22 27 39
2015-10-14	2	2nd	18 22 24 25 26 41
2015-10-07	21	4th	14 16 20 22 39 42
2015-07-25	30	3rd	12 15 22 26 40 45
2015-04-11	1	4th	12 16 19 22 31 41
2015-04-08	16	2nd	17 22 23 39 40 41
2015-02-11	25	2nd	6 22 23 30 42 49
2014-11-15	12	2nd	15 22 26 35 44 46
2014-10-04	3	3rd	9 15 22 25 28 41
2014-09-24	2	5th	3 11 12 20 22 35
2014-09-17	2	4th	1 8 20 22 23 31
2014-09-10	8	4th	1 13 15 22 38 40
2014-08-13	2	5th	5 9 11 13 22 24
2014-08-06	2	3rd	5 11 22 32 46 47
2014-07-30	1	5th	1 2 5 11 22 42
2014-07-26	1	2nd	11 22 32 34 42 47
2014-07-23	8	2nd	16 22 35 36 38 45
2014-06-25	11	3rd	5 16 22 25 33 43
2014-05-17	9	4th	8 9 10 22 27 45
2014-04-16	15	2nd	17 22 24 26 30 48
2014-02-22	6	2nd	14 22 26 30 33 48
2014-02-01	1	4th	10 15 16 22 34 44
2014-01-29	11	5th	5 11 17 18 22 43
2013-12-21	10	2nd	7 22 30 32 33 38
2013-11-16	12	2nd	13 22 25 26 33 37
2013-10-05	2	3rd	1 21 22 29 36 37
2013-09-28	3	5th	2 8 12 18 22 40
2013-09-18	6	3rd	4 16 22 23 27 44
2013-08-28	8	2nd	20 22 26 29 30 39
2013-07-31	8	6th	5 13 14 18 20 22
2013-07-03	19	5th	2 5 14 21 22 40
2013-04-27	18	4th	10 12 13 22 27 30
2013-02-23	4	2nd	11 22 24 30 36 44
2013-02-09	38	5th	8 11 18 19 22 35
2012-09-29	1	3rd	9 12 22 37 46 49
2012-09-26	13	1st	22 25 29 30 36 37
2012-08-11	3	3rd	10 16 22 31 37 44
2012-08-01	25	3rd	9 19 22 24 30 44
2012-05-05	8	2nd	18 22 25 34 44 48
2012-04-07	7	4th	1 5 17 22 48 49
2012-03-14	5	5th	5 6 14 18 22 24
2012-02-25	1	5th	4 11 13 20 22 41
2012-02-22	2	4th	1 14 19 22 29 39
2012-02-15	21	3rd	15 17 22 30 34 46
2011-12-03	11	2nd	3 22 34 38 41 47
2011-10-26	7	3rd	10 17 22 31 41 43
2011-10-01	6	3rd	6 12 22 45 46 49
2011-09-10	10	3rd	6 8 22 23 31 35
2011-08-06	1	3rd	4 7 22 27 31 38
2011-08-03	26	4th	1 5 19 22 25 28
2011-05-04	21	4th	7 9 13 22 29 30
2011-02-19	6	2nd	17 22 30 31 40 44
2011-01-29	11	2nd	17 22 25 31 32 42
2010-12-22	4	3rd	5 20 22 30 31 43
2010-12-08	1	3rd	2 6 22 30 46 48
2010-12-04	2	3rd	2 16 22 40 46 48
2010-11-27	20	4th	5 8 11 22 27 34
2010-09-18	4	4th	9 13 19 22 32 34
2010-09-04	8	3rd	9 10 22 26 27 28
2010-08-07	3	3rd	16 17 22 39 40 45
2010-07-28	1	4th	1 5 6 22 33 35
2010-07-24	5	2nd	4 22 41 42 48 49
2010-07-07	12	5th	3 7 11 12 22 38
2010-05-26	16	1st	22 30 34 37 46 48
2010-03-31	16	2nd	8 22 27 28 29 36
2010-02-03	1	4th	2 11 12 22 30 48
2010-01-30	1	2nd	14 22 25 40 45 47
2010-01-27	6	2nd	10 22 23 27 29 38
2010-01-06	—	2nd	21 22 27 30 43 49