Number 7

In Gopher 5 under the 5/47 · since Apr 2010 rules — 2,587 draws, 5 from 1–47.

287times drawn · chance expected 275 +0.75σ

6draws waiting · a wait this long: 57% for any number

8.9average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

64longest completed wait · 21% chance of one at least that long

7 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 287 times in 2,587 draws against 275.2 expected, +0.75σ. Each draw is independent: after 6 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 7, draw by draw

Drawn 287 times in 2,587 draws · average wait 8.9 draws · longest completed wait 64 · waiting 6 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 7 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 smallest151 · chance 160.7
2nd smallest110 · chance 104.3
3rd smallest25 · chance 20.6
4th smallest1 · chance 1.4
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

14 1 43 4 17 26

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, 7 is picked about 1.54× as often as an indifferent choice — 1st 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 number 7 ×1.15

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 7 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-28	8	1st	7 16 25 30 34
2026-09-09	12	1st	7 11 17 23 26
2026-08-12	6	1st	7 14 18 19 22
2026-07-29	1	1st	7 13 19 30

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: 7 is drawn with probability 5/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-04-23	5	2nd	3 7 21 45 46
2025-04-11	3	1st	7 10 24 37 44
2025-04-04	2	1st	7 16 22 34 36
2025-03-31	3	2nd	6 7 11 19 30
2025-03-24	22	3rd	3 6 7 12 35
2025-01-31	3	2nd	1 7 14 27 36
2025-01-24	2	2nd	4 7 16 19 46
2025-01-20	3	1st	7 17 22 27 47
2025-01-13	3	1st	7 20 26 31 46
2025-01-06	8	2nd	4 7 26 46 47
2024-12-18	7	2nd	6 7 31 43 44
2024-12-02	24	1st	7 9 17 30 36
2024-10-07	1	1st	7 9 10 19 22
2024-10-04	9	2nd	5 7 13 30 40
2024-09-13	5	3rd	1 5 7 28 30
2024-09-02	1	1st	7 20 27 41 46
2024-08-30	11	1st	7 11 22 29 30
2024-08-05	1	3rd	1 4 7 12 19
2024-08-02	4	1st	7 21 24 31 42
2024-07-24	1	2nd	6 7 22 30 37
2024-07-22	15	1st	7 9 17 22 38
2024-06-17	1	1st	7 17 23 42 43
2024-06-14	3	1st	7 10 16 30 41
2024-06-07	11	2nd	3 7 11 16 47
2024-05-13	6	2nd	1 7 15 38 41
2024-04-29	2	1st	7 13 35 42 43
2024-04-24	6	2nd	2 7 14 15 17
2024-04-10	10	2nd	3 7 13 40 43
2024-03-18	3	1st	7 8 11 31 46
2024-03-11	9	2nd	3 7 22 27 36
2024-02-19	11	2nd	3 7 11 43 47
2024-01-24	11	4th	1 4 5 7 17
2023-12-29	2	1st	7 15 24 26 38
2023-12-25	2	1st	7 12 27 41 43
2023-12-20	17	1st	7 26 29 32 39
2023-11-10	3	2nd	6 7 14 31 38
2023-11-03	14	2nd	1 7 19 28 30
2023-10-02	6	1st	7 17 25 27 38
2023-09-18	9	2nd	5 7 10 24 27
2023-08-28	1	1st	7 8 27 39 40
2023-08-25	9	1st	7 8 11 46 47
2023-08-04	19	2nd	6 7 30 32 39
2023-06-21	8	2nd	3 7 10 13 17
2023-06-02	8	1st	7 11 19 22 24
2023-05-15	1	1st	7 11 21 40 41
2023-05-12	7	2nd	4 7 12 22 46
2023-04-26	2	2nd	4 7 30 31 37
2023-04-21	3	1st	7 23 35 36 38
2023-04-14	1	2nd	1 7 12 28 35
2023-04-12	12	1st	7 10 40 41 44
2023-03-15	19	1st	7 8 9 26 40
2023-01-30	10	2nd	6 7 40 41 43
2023-01-06	38	1st	7 30 31 43 47
2022-10-12	15	1st	7 15 37 38 46
2022-09-07	6	2nd	3 7 17 18 29
2022-08-24	1	2nd	2 7 10 27 47
2022-08-22	3	1st	7 14 37 41 43
2022-08-15	8	1st	7 11 33 40 43
2022-07-27	5	2nd	5 7 15 24 29
2022-07-15	4	3rd	5 6 7 19 24
2022-07-06	11	1st	7 17 20 24 35
2022-06-10	1	2nd	5 7 13 14 17
2022-06-08	28	2nd	5 7 8 22 41
2022-04-04	10	1st	7 9 23 35 39
2022-03-11	9	2nd	4 7 28 33 42
2022-02-18	3	2nd	4 7 11 34 43
2022-02-11	6	2nd	4 7 17 38 44
2022-01-28	41	1st	7 11 16 19 36
2021-10-25	3	2nd	4 7 9 21 26
2021-10-18	4	1st	7 11 20 39 40
2021-10-08	1	1st	7 17 27 30 43
2021-10-06	7	1st	7 8 19 22 43
2021-09-20	2	2nd	1 7 21 23 44
2021-09-15	16	1st	7 18 27 44 45
2021-08-09	9	3rd	1 6 7 13 22
2021-07-19	2	1st	7 8 10 27 35
2021-07-14	27	2nd	6 7 9 37 46
2021-05-12	11	1st	7 12 27 28 40
2021-04-16	15	2nd	3 7 20 34 35
2021-03-12	14	2nd	2 7 10 26 43
2021-02-08	1	1st	7 20 26 38 39
2021-02-05	64	1st	7 13 25 36 42
2020-09-09	4	1st	7 12 14 18 47
2020-08-31	5	2nd	1 7 17 26 38
2020-08-19	4	1st	7 10 30 40 46
2020-08-10	1	2nd	6 7 8 27 47
2020-08-07	18	1st	7 16 24 37 47
2020-06-26	5	2nd	5 7 13 27 45
2020-06-15	3	3rd	1 5 7 22 41
2020-06-08	2	1st	7 9 13 33 45
2020-06-03	12	2nd	1 7 22 27 46
2020-05-06	1	2nd	2 7 25 30 45
2020-05-04	5	2nd	5 7 26 33 37
2020-04-22	7	2nd	3 7 14 34 42
2020-04-06	5	2nd	1 7 14 17 32
2020-03-25	4	2nd	1 7 15 27 33
2020-03-16	30	1st	7 10 39 44 46
2020-01-06	20	1st	7 17 27 28 41
2019-11-20	6	1st	7 22 23 27 46
2019-11-06	5	1st	7 8 29 31 32
2019-10-25	5	1st	7 13 20 24 45
2019-10-14	14	2nd	2 7 19 35 41
2019-09-11	2	1st	7 9 18 24 47
2019-09-06	18	2nd	5 7 13 29 32
2019-07-26	17	1st	7 14 15 21 26
2019-06-17	9	2nd	1 7 39 42 46
2019-05-27	31	1st	7 9 19 31 42
2019-03-15	6	1st	7 12 19 31 35
2019-03-01	3	2nd	2 7 8 38 43
2019-02-22	45	2nd	5 7 8 19 45
2018-11-09	1	1st	7 13 20 23 33
2018-11-07	1	1st	7 22 26 28 43
2018-11-05	4	1st	7 9 23 27 37
2018-10-26	2	1st	7 21 33 34 42
2018-10-22	5	1st	7 8 20 26 30
2018-10-10	16	2nd	4 7 16 19 29
2018-09-03	2	1st	7 8 14 19 41
2018-08-29	10	2nd	2 7 13 35 42
2018-08-06	18	1st	7 14 17 30 32
2018-06-25	3	1st	7 35 40 41 42
2018-06-18	3	3rd	2 6 7 34 42
2018-06-11	6	3rd	2 4 7 21 31
2018-05-28	14	1st	7 8 12 13 46
2018-04-25	22	3rd	3 6 7 18 34
2018-03-05	34	2nd	5 7 20 42 45
2017-12-15	3	1st	7 9 10 24 39
2017-12-08	16	3rd	3 5 7 11 39
2017-11-01	6	2nd	1 7 20 26 36
2017-10-18	1	1st	7 35 36 38 44
2017-10-16	5	1st	7 12 18 25 38
2017-10-04	4	2nd	3 7 12 25 29
2017-09-25	7	1st	7 11 17 30 38
2017-09-08	30	2nd	2 7 28 30 42
2017-06-30	2	3rd	1 4 7 9 14
2017-06-26	5	2nd	3 7 18 26 27
2017-06-14	4	2nd	6 7 16 24 40
2017-06-05	5	1st	7 19 20 43 47
2017-05-24	2	1st	7 29 33 37 39
2017-05-19	5	1st	7 8 30 32 37
2017-05-08	1	1st	7 21 28 35 41
2017-05-05	10	2nd	2 7 17 31 47
2017-04-12	1	2nd	6 7 16 32 37
2017-04-10	3	3rd	4 6 7 23 47
2017-04-03	10	2nd	6 7 13 15 29
2017-03-10	6	1st	7 20 36 40 43
2017-02-24	7	2nd	2 7 29 32 46
2017-02-08	33	1st	7 15 26 29 46
2016-11-23	9	1st	7 8 10 32 35
2016-11-02	3	1st	7 8 23 39 43
2016-10-26	1	3rd	4 6 7 41 43
2016-10-24	4	1st	7 8 30 39 42
2016-10-14	14	2nd	4 7 13 14 33
2016-09-12	9	1st	7 14 18 29 47
2016-08-22	1	1st	7 22 32 43 45
2016-08-19	1	1st	7 11 25 37 46
2016-08-17	8	2nd	4 7 30 34 43
2016-07-29	2	3rd	2 6 7 24 43
2016-07-25	8	2nd	6 7 12 22 42
2016-07-06	6	1st	7 9 12 20 39
2016-06-22	29	1st	7 21 36 42 46
2016-04-15	1	2nd	1 7 12 19 20
2016-04-13	2	2nd	4 7 10 15 25
2016-04-08	4	1st	7 16 24 37 38
2016-03-30	1	2nd	6 7 14 36 44
2016-03-28	6	1st	7 9 16 34 36
2016-03-14	8	1st	7 10 18 42 45
2016-02-24	19	1st	7 28 38 39 44
2016-01-11	8	1st	7 19 21 24 45
2015-12-23	7	2nd	4 7 14 26 33
2015-12-07	5	1st	7 12 18 29 44
2015-11-25	5	2nd	2 7 21 33 47
2015-11-13	21	2nd	2 7 26 28 41
2015-09-25	10	3rd	3 6 7 23 25
2015-09-02	3	1st	7 16 20 25 44
2015-08-26	28	1st	7 25 26 33 47
2015-06-22	2	3rd	1 5 7 22 34
2015-06-17	15	2nd	1 7 21 23 35
2015-05-13	12	1st	7 20 25 33 37
2015-04-15	2	1st	7 14 19 35 44
2015-04-10	3	1st	7 9 12 39 46
2015-04-03	3	1st	7 10 15 33 37
2015-03-27	34	2nd	1 7 10 14 18
2015-01-07	1	2nd	1 7 25 32 42
2015-01-05	14	2nd	6 7 29 33 37
2014-12-03	3	2nd	3 7 18 34 39
2014-11-26	3	1st	7 15 23 25 26
2014-11-19	25	2nd	5 7 23 44 45
2014-09-22	20	1st	7 15 17 28 47
2014-08-06	14	1st	7 16 22 35 40
2014-07-04	24	2nd	5 7 12 19 27
2014-05-09	6	1st	7 9 22 34 37
2014-04-25	2	1st	7 23 26 37 39
2014-04-21	5	1st	7 14 17 30 39
2014-04-09	2	1st	7 13 22 24 30
2014-04-04	5	1st	7 12 22 37 38
2014-03-24	14	1st	7 8 15 16 38
2014-02-19	12	2nd	2 7 18 38 47
2014-01-22	1	1st	7 13 17 26 32
2014-01-20	15	3rd	1 6 7 26 45
2013-12-16	4	1st	7 8 16 25 41
2013-12-06	7	3rd	1 4 7 10 29
2013-11-20	2	2nd	2 7 13 43 46
2013-11-15	38	2nd	4 7 9 28 47
2013-08-19	1	3rd	2 4 7 24 37
2013-08-16	3	2nd	1 7 26 36 47
2013-08-09	20	1st	7 17 27 34 38
2013-06-24	2	2nd	3 7 18 29 34
2013-06-19	1	3rd	3 4 7 31 35
2013-06-17	4	1st	7 8 11 18 19
2013-06-07	17	1st	7 14 38 40 41
2013-04-29	16	2nd	3 7 10 27 40
2013-03-22	16	2nd	2 7 28 39 43
2013-02-13	13	2nd	1 7 34 39 45
2013-01-14	15	1st	7 18 34 45 47
2012-12-10	2	1st	7 17 25 33 38
2012-12-05	4	1st	7 14 17 27 37
2012-11-26	1	1st	7 28 33 34 43
2012-11-23	3	2nd	2 7 12 23 38
2012-11-16	14	1st	7 26 27 31 46
2012-10-15	11	1st	7 17 23 29 37
2012-09-19	10	1st	7 11 24 40 44
2012-08-27	5	1st	7 12 14 22 30
2012-08-15	5	1st	7 12 14 21 40
2012-08-03	2	1st	7 8 11 28 45
2012-07-30	24	2nd	1 7 13 14 29
2012-06-04	17	1st	7 19 27 34 41
2012-04-25	5	2nd	4 7 9 11 35
2012-04-13	1	2nd	5 7 8 14 22
2012-04-11	44	1st	7 13 14 19 21
2011-12-30	9	1st	7 11 21 35 42
2011-12-09	14	3rd	1 4 7 8 42
2011-11-07	2	1st	7 21 36 37 42
2011-11-02	2	1st	7 16 18 29 36
2011-10-28	11	1st	7 12 18 25 42
2011-10-03	4	1st	7 16 21 40 43
2011-09-23	5	1st	7 26 28 31 40
2011-09-12	3	1st	7 12 15 20 21
2011-09-05	8	1st	7 10 26 28 32
2011-08-17	20	2nd	4 7 21 45 46
2011-07-01	5	1st	7 11 15 27 29
2011-06-20	2	1st	7 14 38 40 44
2011-06-15	3	1st	7 20 34 43 47
2011-06-08	7	1st	7 8 15 17 33
2011-05-23	3	1st	7 10 20 37 44
2011-05-16	29	2nd	4 7 34 37 38
2011-03-09	12	2nd	6 7 14 16 44
2011-02-09	5	1st	7 9 15 22 46
2011-01-28	11	2nd	4 7 25 28 41
2011-01-03	1	3rd	2 3 7 30 45
2010-12-31	2	1st	7 15 16 26 42
2010-12-27	2	1st	7 13 20 35 39
2010-12-22	6	1st	7 23 33 34 44
2010-12-08	7	3rd	2 3 7 22 29
2010-11-22	11	1st	7 13 24 44 46
2010-10-27	5	2nd	1 7 17 22 35
2010-10-15	3	2nd	4 7 15 20 36
2010-10-08	7	2nd	3 7 9 33 36
2010-09-22	4	1st	7 15 25 37 42
2010-09-13	23	2nd	5 7 14 24 43
2010-07-21	1	1st	7 11 20 39 44
2010-07-19	5	2nd	1 7 9 20 25
2010-07-07	9	2nd	4 7 41 44 46
2010-06-16	—	1st	7 14 35 36 43