Number 29

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

259times drawn · chance expected 233 +1.81σ

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 77% for any number

7.4average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

58longest completed wait · 14% chance of one at least that long

29 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 259 times in 1,904 draws against 233.1 expected, +1.81σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 29, draw by draw

Drawn 259 times in 1,904 draws · average wait 7.4 draws · longest completed wait 58 · waiting 3 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 29 has a favourite seat — chance gives a large number the high positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest1 · chance 2.3
2nd smallest18 · chance 20.5
3rd smallest66 · chance 65.2
4th smallest80 · chance 94.1
5th smallest75 · chance 61.9
6th smallest19 · chance 14.9

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 27.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

12 11 34 2 41 42

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, 29 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 29 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-05	5	3rd	5 15 29 32 33 38
2026-09-23	14	4th	3 15 25 29 41 44
2026-08-22	5	4th	2 22 25 29 41 44
2026-08-10	11	5th

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

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