Number 6

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,903 draws, 6 from 1–49.

243times drawn · chance expected 233 +0.70σ

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

7.8average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

52longest completed wait · 27% chance of one at least that long

6 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 243 times in 1,903 draws against 233.0 expected, +0.70σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 6, draw by draw

Drawn 243 times in 1,903 draws · average wait 7.8 draws · longest completed wait 52 · 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 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 smallest123 · chance 136.6
2nd smallest105 · chance 87.6
3rd smallest15 · chance 17.5
4th smallest0 · chance 1.3
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

9 24 32 13 28 40

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, 6 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th 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
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
2026-10-07	17	2nd	2 6 13 14 18 37
2026-08-29	1	1st	6 10 15 31 33 39
2026-08-26	3	2nd	1 6 19 28 31 32
2026-08-19	6	2nd

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-07-02	7	2nd	4 6 24 29 35 41
2025-06-16	3	1st	6 8 13 26 30 44
2025-06-09	1	1st	6 12 24 25 27 38
2025-06-07	1	2nd	1 6 12 15 27 29
2025-06-04	10	2nd	2 6 28 36 38 41
2025-05-12	4	2nd	3 6 7 20 22 37
2025-05-03	2	2nd	1 6 14 22 24 32
2025-04-28	8	2nd	2 6 8 26 29 38
2025-04-09	1	3rd	2 4 6 11 18 20
2025-04-07	12	1st	6 16 19 20 21 39
2025-03-10	8	2nd	2 6 24 28 34 37
2025-02-19	4	2nd	2 6 13 20 25 28
2025-02-10	17	3rd	1 4 6 20 40 44
2025-01-01	8	1st	6 16 20 31 36 40
2024-12-14	4	1st	6 11 23 24 27 40
2024-12-04	3	3rd	1 5 6 7 19 26
2024-11-27	3	1st	6 13 30 36 40 41
2024-11-20	2	1st	6 9 22 27 29 33
2024-11-16	20	1st	6 15 22 29 33 41
2024-09-30	5	1st	6 16 17 18 22 26
2024-09-18	3	2nd	3 6 12 16 26 37
2024-09-11	8	1st	6 9 12 21 29 41
2024-08-24	5	2nd	5 6 8 9 24 32
2024-08-12	6	3rd	3 4 6 9 29 30
2024-07-29	1	2nd	5 6 9 18 24 36
2024-07-27	8	2nd	5 6 13 28 32 44
2024-07-08	3	1st	6 19 20 24 39 41
2024-07-01	27	2nd	4 6 8 26 29 42
2024-04-29	6	2nd	2 6 16 19 20 27
2024-04-15	6	1st	6 11 12 25 28 43
2024-04-01	13	3rd	1 3 6 9 27 34
2024-03-02	9	1st	6 9 19 23 31 43
2024-02-10	2	2nd	5 6 10 20 36 39
2024-02-05	7	1st	6 12 15 16 17 43
2024-01-20	13	2nd	2 6 9 12 29 43
2023-12-20	2	2nd	2 6 14 17 23 31
2023-12-16	1	3rd	2 4 6 14 18 25
2023-12-13	10	2nd	1 6 19 20 37 41
2023-11-20	3	2nd	5 6 7 10 16 19
2023-11-13	12	2nd	5 6 13 15 30 44
2023-10-04	1	1st	6 12 13 28 37 40
2023-09-30	15	3rd	1 3 6 12 13 34
2023-08-09	15	1st	6 9 20 24 35 47
2023-06-17	4	2nd	5 6 20 22 40 42
2023-06-03	7	2nd	2 6 13 24 35 36
2023-05-10	9	1st	6 12 17 27 36 41
2023-04-08	1	2nd	3 6 12 20 29 45
2023-04-05	1	3rd	1 5 6 9 10 41
2023-04-01	4	1st	6 14 24 32 36 49
2023-03-18	9	1st	6 11 14 23 40 43
2023-02-15	9	2nd	2 6 10 23 46 48
2023-01-14	17	1st	6 14 15 24 40 41
2022-11-16	12	1st	6 9 28 34 37 47
2022-10-05	19	1st	6 19 26 30 37 45
2022-07-30	2	1st	6 7 11 14 19 32
2022-07-23	2	2nd	5 6 31 38 42 47
2022-07-16	8	1st	6 21 27 34 36 43
2022-06-18	12	1st	6 16 38 44 46 48
2022-05-07	19	2nd	2 6 9 27 34 35
2022-03-02	10	2nd	4 6 31 33 43 44
2022-01-26	3	2nd	3 6 24 30 48 49
2022-01-15	2	1st	6 13 24 29 32 44
2022-01-08	16	1st	6 15 18 19 31 38
2021-11-13	1	1st	6 11 26 32 37 44
2021-11-10	6	2nd	3 6 14 22 26 31
2021-10-20	6	2nd	4 6 31 32 39 45
2021-09-29	1	1st	6 7 13 19 29 35
2021-09-25	1	2nd	3 6 27 28 44 46
2021-09-22	27	1st	6 12 13 25 36 37
2021-06-19	15	1st	6 12 13 21 27 37
2021-04-28	6	1st	6 7 8 9 35 36
2021-04-07	12	1st	6 27 37 38 45 47
2021-02-24	4	2nd	5 6 8 9 17 36
2021-02-10	12	2nd	3 6 16 18 37 48
2020-12-30	4	1st	6 7 15 22 38 45
2020-12-16	16	1st	6 7 16 21 28 33
2020-10-21	1	1st	6 14 21 23 25 43
2020-10-17	19	2nd	4 6 18 29 31 47
2020-08-12	5	2nd	4 6 9 37 40 49
2020-07-25	1	3rd	3 5 6 9 21 43
2020-07-22	32	2nd	3 6 15 39 42 46
2020-04-01	1	2nd	1 6 15 18 30 37
2020-03-28	4	1st	6 7 15 34 40 49
2020-03-14	7	1st	6 15 19 21 24 38
2020-02-19	8	2nd	2 6 7 10 19 48
2020-01-22	1	1st	6 16 30 31 35 43
2020-01-18	19	2nd	5 6 38 41 42 48
2019-11-13	4	1st	6 8 23 34 46 47
2019-10-30	9	2nd	1 6 10 30 40 48
2019-09-28	9	1st	6 27 39 41 42 43
2019-08-28	8	2nd	1 6 18 38 39 48
2019-07-31	14	1st	6 8 9 22 23 48
2019-06-12	9	1st	6 7 10 13 40 45
2019-05-11	3	2nd	3 6 19 26 31 33
2019-05-01	2	1st	6 26 28 29 38 40
2019-04-24	2	1st	6 12 26 28 29 35
2019-04-17	1	3rd	1 3 6 10 13 48
2019-04-13	3	1st	6 13 36 39 42 44
2019-04-03	3	2nd	5 6 7 23 26 49
2019-03-23	1	1st	6 16 23 27 41 46
2019-03-20	13	1st	6 13 26 29 39 44
2019-02-02	3	1st	6 17 18 24 31 35
2019-01-23	5	1st	6 10 16 20 44 49
2019-01-05	16	1st	6 9 11 25 35 36
2018-11-10	12	1st	6 8 16 35 37 40
2018-09-29	24	2nd	2 6 14 41 44 48
2018-07-07	8	1st	6 28 31 35 40 46
2018-06-09	14	1st	6 8 13 19 45 47
2018-04-21	8	2nd	5 6 21 31 33 43
2018-03-24	10	1st	6 21 25 35 47 48
2018-02-17	15	1st	6 9 18 40 42 45
2017-12-27	10	2nd	4 6 20 21 37 38
2017-11-22	23	2nd	1 6 25 34 36 46
2017-09-02	2	2nd	4 6 18 21 34 45
2017-08-26	4	1st	6 7 19 29 37 45
2017-08-12	20	1st	6 8 12 16 32 49
2017-06-03	2	1st	6 11 14 22 28 40
2017-05-27	3	3rd	4 5 6 22 29 47
2017-05-17	4	1st	6 25 33 40 44 48
2017-05-03	7	1st	6 23 25 40 47 48
2017-04-08	1	1st	6 11 13 24 28 30
2017-04-05	1	1st	6 7 29 30 42 47
2017-04-01	1	2nd	3 6 8 33 34 46
2017-03-29	2	1st	6 16 24 39 40 45
2017-03-22	7	2nd	1 6 14 17 20 38
2017-02-25	18	2nd	5 6 25 27 35 46
2016-12-24	12	2nd	4 6 10 20 36 47
2016-11-12	18	1st	6 17 18 21 35 44
2016-09-10	12	1st	6 9 18 27 34 43
2016-07-30	2	1st	6 24 29 31 34 48
2016-07-23	1	1st	6 10 11 16 30 48
2016-07-20	22	1st	6 24 25 34 41 48
2016-05-04	26	1st	6 11 13 15 21 43
2016-02-03	2	1st	6 8 16 22 27 39
2016-01-27	4	1st	6 23 31 33 38 48
2016-01-13	4	1st	6 13 28 30 32 39
2015-12-30	3	2nd	3 6 9 18 38 48
2015-12-19	2	1st	6 12 13 16 21 47
2015-12-12	1	1st	6 8 11 18 19 43
2015-12-09	4	1st	6 26 32 43 44 48
2015-11-25	7	2nd	5 6 17 29 47 49
2015-10-31	17	2nd	3 6 11 16 27 45
2015-09-02	6	1st	6 9 15 32 36 47
2015-08-12	9	2nd	4 6 17 31 32 47
2015-07-11	10	2nd	2 6 13 15 18 20
2015-06-06	6	1st	6 7 13 15 20 23
2015-05-16	6	2nd	2 6 8 29 31 44
2015-04-25	2	3rd	1 5 6 32 35 38
2015-04-18	19	2nd	3 6 9 19 20 45
2015-02-11	4	1st	6 22 23 30 42 49
2015-01-28	2	1st	6 9 30 35 45 48
2015-01-21	3	1st	6 12 15 24 25 37
2015-01-10	11	2nd	3 6 8 17 20 24
2014-12-03	1	1st	6 25 35 36 41 46
2014-11-29	7	2nd	2 6 23 28 35 44
2014-11-05	7	2nd	4 6 18 20 25 42
2014-10-11	1	1st	6 20 27 37 38 45
2014-10-08	12	1st	6 13 17 32 37 46
2014-08-27	5	1st	6 23 26 36 39 45
2014-08-09	6	2nd	1 6 27 28 32 41
2014-07-19	3	2nd	4 6 16 21 34 47
2014-07-09	1	2nd	2 6 29 36 42 46
2014-07-05	1	1st	6 12 20 30 45 47
2014-07-02	3	1st	6 9 33 36 38 41
2014-06-21	3	2nd	4 6 19 24 39 40
2014-06-11	5	1st	6 18 20 28 31 40
2014-05-24	4	2nd	1 6 17 29 46 47
2014-05-10	21	1st	6 8 20 32 46 48
2014-02-26	5	1st	6 12 16 26 39 47
2014-02-08	29	2nd	4 6 20 23 39 46
2013-10-30	5	1st	6 27 29 36 38 43
2013-10-12	36	1st	6 9 11 28 31 37
2013-06-08	3	1st	6 32 33 40 41 48
2013-05-29	20	1st	6 16 19 23 32 41
2013-03-20	2	2nd	2 6 9 12 27 39
2013-03-13	20	2nd	1 6 7 11 30 35
2013-01-02	1	1st	6 15 16 17 42 49
2012-12-29	11	2nd	1 6 7 11 27 32
2012-11-21	52	2nd	3 6 14 17 32 33
2012-05-23	2	1st	6 20 35 38 42 43
2012-05-16	9	2nd	4 6 7 14 28 40
2012-04-14	9	1st	6 11 29 31 38 39
2012-03-14	14	2nd	5 6 14 18 22 24
2012-01-25	1	1st	6 7 9 11 24 33
2012-01-21	23	3rd	4 5 6 10 33 42
2011-11-02	9	2nd	4 6 10 24 28 32
2011-10-01	3	1st	6 12 22 45 46 49
2011-09-21	3	1st	6 15 31 32 41 48
2011-09-10	3	1st	6 8 22 23 31 35
2011-08-31	4	2nd	5 6 8 18 39 44
2011-08-17	1	1st	6 14 18 21 32 36
2011-08-13	8	2nd	4 6 7 8 30 45
2011-07-16	7	1st	6 17 26 36 37 46
2011-06-22	6	2nd	3 6 11 30 40 49
2011-06-01	7	1st	6 23 24 32 34 48
2011-05-07	15	1st	6 9 33 36 41 42
2011-03-16	3	2nd	3 6 15 43 48 49
2011-03-05	1	2nd	3 6 7 20 28 43
2011-03-02	11	1st	6 9 13 25 36 45
2011-01-22	4	1st	6 28 32 40 48 49
2011-01-08	4	2nd	5 6 30 31 46 47
2010-12-25	5	1st	6 16 18 25 28 37
2010-12-08	6	2nd	2 6 22 30 46 48
2010-11-17	9	3rd	2 4 6 14 46 47
2010-10-16	1	2nd	5 6 12 14 26 33
2010-10-13	3	2nd	5 6 13 32 33 45
2010-10-02	2	1st	6 8 11 17 39 48
2010-09-25	5	2nd	1 6 14 35 46 49
2010-09-08	3	1st	6 19 24 25 35 46
2010-08-28	2	1st	6 7 21 26 28 29
2010-08-21	5	2nd	3 6 27 32 36 37
2010-08-04	1	2nd	1 6 9 10 26 44
2010-07-31	1	1st	6 9 25 33 43 44
2010-07-28	2	3rd	1 5 6 22 33 35
2010-07-21	13	1st	6 14 24 27 32 47
2010-06-05	14	2nd	4 6 14 24 39 46
2010-04-17	20	1st	6 14 33 39 44 46
2010-02-06	6	2nd	5 6 17 32 40 42
2010-01-16	—	2nd	3 6 10 41 44 48