Number 6

In Gopher 5 under the 5/47 · since Apr 2010 rules — 2,586 draws, 5 from 1–47.

245times drawn · chance expected 275 −1.92σ

7draws waiting · a wait this long: 51% for any number

10.5average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

79longest completed wait · 4% chance of one at least that long

6 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 245 times in 2,586 draws against 275.1 expected, −1.92σ. Each draw is independent: after 7 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 6, draw by draw

Drawn 245 times in 2,586 draws · average wait 10.5 draws · longest completed wait 79 · waiting 7 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 smallest141 · chance 152.0
2nd smallest93 · chance 80.0
3rd smallest11 · chance 12.3
4th smallest0 · chance 0.6
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 21.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

12 31 3 14 41 7

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 46 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 47. 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
2026-09-23	62	2nd	4 6 21 35 36
2026-05-01	5	1st	6 10 12 24 33
2026-04-20	2	2nd	4 6 27 32 47
2026-04-15	20	2nd	3 6 9 14

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 5/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-10-21	11	1st	6 9 12 30 44
2024-09-25	14	2nd	2 6 14 39 46
2024-08-23	12	1st	6 17 27 40 42
2024-07-26	1	1st	6 13 33 34 45
2024-07-24	10	1st	6 7 22 30 37
2024-07-01	3	1st	6 10 13 27 31
2024-06-24	9	2nd	4 6 8 20 37
2024-06-03	16	1st	6 10 14 31 35
2024-04-26	34	1st	6 19 25 31 36
2024-02-07	12	1st	6 16 22 30 46
2024-01-10	4	1st	6 8 14 27 30
2024-01-01	11	3rd	1 5 6 24 41
2023-12-06	6	2nd	3 6 23 34 47
2023-11-22	5	2nd	2 6 17 25 37
2023-11-10	5	1st	6 7 14 31 38
2023-10-30	3	1st	6 12 24 25 42
2023-10-23	14	1st	6 14 21 32 41
2023-09-20	2	1st	6 12 21 33 37
2023-09-15	18	1st	6 12 16 31 47
2023-08-04	14	1st	6 7 30 32 39
2023-07-03	6	1st	6 30 37 44 45
2023-06-19	34	3rd	1 2 6 30 40
2023-03-31	4	2nd	3 6 22 25 32
2023-03-22	6	1st	6 18 23 32 41
2023-03-08	5	1st	6 14 24 29 31
2023-02-24	11	1st	6 16 27 36 47
2023-01-30	12	1st	6 7 40 41 43
2023-01-02	1	1st	6 8 22 39 45
2022-12-30	2	2nd	5 6 8 15 43
2022-12-26	18	2nd	2 6 12 13 22
2022-11-14	5	1st	6 16 18 32 40
2022-11-04	2	3rd	1 5 6 14 45
2022-10-31	5	3rd	2 4 6 17 44
2022-10-19	5	1st	6 28 31 41 43
2022-10-07	3	1st	6 12 19 36 37
2022-09-30	2	1st	6 19 27 32 43
2022-09-26	4	1st	6 8 9 20 34
2022-09-16	18	2nd	5 6 28 30 31
2022-08-05	9	1st	6 9 15 27 45
2022-07-15	1	2nd	5 6 7 19 24
2022-07-13	17	1st	6 8 25 30 46
2022-06-03	13	1st	6 21 25 26 41
2022-05-04	4	2nd	4 6 13 22 24
2022-04-25	3	1st	6 15 19 30 44
2022-04-18	11	2nd	2 6 10 33 37
2022-03-23	10	2nd	4 6 18 24 32
2022-02-28	20	2nd	4 6 16 31 39
2022-01-12	22	1st	6 15 32 38 39
2021-11-22	6	3rd	1 5 6 22 28
2021-11-08	1	1st	6 8 23 24 25
2021-11-05	11	1st	6 14 25 27 28
2021-10-11	20	1st	6 15 19 35 45
2021-08-25	7	1st	6 25 26 40 41
2021-08-09	3	2nd	1 6 7 13 22
2021-08-02	5	1st	6 8 28 46 47
2021-07-21	3	1st	6 8 10 14 36
2021-07-14	11	1st	6 7 9 37 46
2021-06-18	43	2nd	5 6 8 23 24
2021-03-10	5	1st	6 10 18 33 47
2021-02-26	4	1st	6 12 32 39 41
2021-02-17	79	1st	6 12 20 37 39
2020-08-17	3	2nd	5 6 20 27 34
2020-08-10	16	1st	6 7 8 27 47
2020-07-03	9	2nd	3 6 10 22 30
2020-06-12	21	1st	6 12 26 31 47
2020-04-24	20	2nd	3 6 9 14 16
2020-03-09	6	1st	6 29 31 40 47
2020-02-24	7	3rd	3 4 6 15 22
2020-02-07	1	1st	6 21 30 32 43
2020-02-05	27	1st	6 12 20 25 35
2019-12-04	18	2nd	3 6 28 44 46
2019-10-23	11	1st	6 14 39 42 46
2019-09-27	2	2nd	2 6 29 31 39
2019-09-23	14	1st	6 13 16 18 29
2019-08-21	2	1st	6 8 9 37 47
2019-08-16	11	2nd	5 6 16 35 43
2019-07-22	8	2nd	2 6 19 41 44
2019-07-03	12	1st	6 17 28 38 45
2019-06-05	15	2nd	2 6 15 17 29
2019-05-01	21	2nd	2 6 19 29 34
2019-03-13	3	1st	6 8 13 31 46
2019-03-06	3	1st	6 10 12 18 43
2019-02-27	9	2nd	3 6 25 34 42
2019-02-06	10	1st	6 12 40 43 46
2019-01-14	2	2nd	4 6 26 28 38
2019-01-09	1	1st	6 11 13 25 30
2019-01-07	5	1st	6 19 25 38 43
2018-12-26	3	2nd	1 6 16 21 37
2018-12-19	10	2nd	1 6 23 35 43
2018-11-26	2	1st	6 10 11 30 47
2018-11-21	1	2nd	5 6 9 12 34
2018-11-19	1	3rd	1 5 6 17 44
2018-11-16	12	1st	6 14 32 39 43
2018-10-19	11	1st	6 10 37 40 42
2018-09-24	15	1st	6 9 14 41 44
2018-08-20	2	2nd	3 6 20 23 46
2018-08-15	2	2nd	4 6 18 22 32
2018-08-10	13	2nd	3 6 23 31 43
2018-07-11	10	2nd	3 6 17 27 46
2018-06-18	4	2nd	2 6 7 34 42
2018-06-08	3	1st	6 17 23 41 44
2018-06-01	3	1st	6 9 13 24 33
2018-05-25	13	1st	6 18 24 34 43
2018-04-25	17	2nd	3 6 7 18 34
2018-03-16	10	2nd	4 6 10 15 23
2018-02-21	9	3rd	2 3 6 8 13
2018-01-31	4	1st	6 12 24 27 28
2018-01-22	10	2nd	4 6 12 26 41
2017-12-29	2	1st	6 19 26 27 40
2017-12-25	12	2nd	2 6 8 28 46
2017-11-27	4	1st	6 10 23 29 33
2017-11-17	3	1st	6 28 36 39 40
2017-11-10	9	1st	6 20 21 22 26
2017-10-20	20	1st	6 12 22 34 35
2017-09-04	4	1st	6 14 19 23 31
2017-08-25	20	2nd	4 6 9 12 33
2017-07-10	11	2nd	1 6 25 26 45
2017-06-14	27	1st	6 7 16 24 40
2017-04-12	1	1st	6 7 16 32 37
2017-04-10	3	2nd	4 6 7 23 47
2017-04-03	5	1st	6 7 13 15 29
2017-03-22	20	1st	6 15 16 31 47
2017-02-03	9	1st	6 21 29 30 31
2017-01-13	11	1st	6 10 22 24 35
2016-12-19	6	1st	6 8 9 28 42
2016-12-05	8	2nd	1 6 11 19 28
2016-11-16	9	1st	6 16 22 33 35
2016-10-26	27	2nd	4 6 7 41 43
2016-08-24	5	1st	6 13 17 20 27
2016-08-12	4	1st	6 33 34 37 38
2016-08-03	1	1st	6 13 21 24 38
2016-08-01	1	3rd	1 4 6 26 34
2016-07-29	1	2nd	2 6 7 24 43
2016-07-27	1	2nd	5 6 10 19 39
2016-07-25	2	1st	6 7 12 22 42
2016-07-20	2	2nd	1 6 13 22 39
2016-07-15	7	2nd	3 6 15 40 44
2016-06-29	9	1st	6 10 11 18 25
2016-06-08	12	2nd	1 6 15 27 44
2016-05-11	8	1st	6 20 32 35 46
2016-04-22	10	2nd	3 6 12 19 25
2016-03-30	5	1st	6 7 14 36 44
2016-03-18	17	1st	6 12 41 44 45
2016-02-08	6	2nd	2 6 14 25 33
2016-01-25	12	1st	6 12 15 18 23
2015-12-28	5	1st	6 10 30 39 46
2015-12-16	7	2nd	2 6 23 26 41
2015-11-30	8	2nd	1 6 37 42 45
2015-11-11	3	2nd	1 6 18 26 37
2015-11-04	6	1st	6 11 14 17 24
2015-10-21	11	1st	6 18 34 43 45
2015-09-25	23	2nd	3 6 7 23 25
2015-08-03	5	1st	6 9 18 31 47
2015-07-22	18	1st	6 10 26 40 46
2015-06-10	15	1st	6 14 31 33 36
2015-05-06	10	1st	6 17 28 36 40
2015-04-13	16	1st	6 11 24 32 41
2015-03-06	3	2nd	4 6 19 32 42
2015-02-27	3	1st	6 10 17 31 44
2015-02-20	1	2nd	3 6 37 41 44
2015-02-18	7	2nd	1 6 39 43 44
2015-02-02	1	2nd	1 6 13 24 31
2015-01-30	7	2nd	4 6 14 37 42
2015-01-14	4	2nd	1 6 11 19 41
2015-01-05	9	1st	6 7 29 33 37
2014-12-15	9	2nd	1 6 8 14 17
2014-11-24	9	2nd	3 6 31 37 45
2014-11-03	4	3rd	1 3 6 15 29
2014-10-24	3	2nd	4 6 8 14 46
2014-10-17	25	2nd	1 6 8 13 24
2014-08-20	10	3rd	2 5 6 20 34
2014-07-28	2	1st	6 10 19 33 37
2014-07-23	7	2nd	3 6 29 35 46
2014-07-07	47	2nd	3 6 27 29 31
2014-03-19	9	2nd	3 6 11 38 46
2014-02-26	6	1st	6 11 13 41 47
2014-02-12	3	1st	6 10 21 39 42
2014-02-05	4	1st	6 25 37 43 46
2014-01-27	3	2nd	2 6 11 28 47
2014-01-20	10	2nd	1 6 7 26 45
2013-12-27	2	1st	6 10 16 20 25
2013-12-23	29	1st	6 16 32 36 43
2013-10-16	28	1st	6 11 24 26 40
2013-08-12	6	1st	6 16 30 34 42
2013-07-29	5	1st	6 12 14 24 31
2013-07-17	28	2nd	5 6 20 40 47
2013-05-13	5	2nd	1 6 26 33 42
2013-05-01	3	2nd	4 6 9 19 31
2013-04-24	3	2nd	5 6 23 38 41
2013-04-17	1	2nd	3 6 12 26 41
2013-04-15	2	2nd	5 6 8 16 41
2013-04-10	10	1st	6 15 17 20 34
2013-03-18	8	1st	6 12 29 34 44
2013-02-27	31	1st	6 26 38 45 47
2012-12-17	32	2nd	3 6 23 30 39
2012-10-03	20	2nd	3 6 29 38 41
2012-08-17	14	2nd	5 6 10 21 46
2012-07-16	25	2nd	4 6 20 23 43
2012-05-18	26	2nd	5 6 12 15 21
2012-03-19	6	1st	6 22 29 30 36
2012-03-05	12	1st	6 17 19 20 30
2012-02-06	1	2nd	3 6 11 24 42
2012-02-03	9	1st	6 19 25 41 45
2012-01-13	10	1st	6 13 25 27 33
2011-12-21	6	1st	6 9 21 26 38
2011-12-07	10	2nd	3 6 11 42 44
2011-11-14	14	1st	6 14 19 20 41
2011-10-12	32	1st	6 20 22 26 44
2011-07-29	23	1st	6 11 28 29 31
2011-06-06	26	1st	6 13 14 20 35
2011-04-06	10	1st	6 13 15 19 38
2011-03-14	2	2nd	2 6 8 30 47
2011-03-09	3	1st	6 7 14 16 44
2011-03-02	29	1st	6 11 25 34 46
2010-12-24	10	1st	6 13 14 18 31
2010-12-01	3	2nd	5 6 12 22 31
2010-11-24	21	1st	6 34 38 43 47
2010-10-06	15	1st	6 15 22 30 47
2010-09-01	57	1st	6 20 33 44 45
2010-04-21	2	1st	6 10 35 40 47
2010-04-16	—	1st	6 10 15 38 44