Number 9

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

279times drawn · chance expected 275 +0.24σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

9.3average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

72longest completed wait · 9% chance of one at least that long

9 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 279 times in 2,587 draws against 275.2 expected, +0.24σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 9, draw by draw

Drawn 279 times in 2,587 draws · average wait 9.3 draws · longest completed wait 72 · 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 9 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 smallest138 · chance 126.2
2nd smallest104 · chance 115.4
3rd smallest34 · chance 33.7
4th smallest3 · chance 3.6
5th smallest0 · chance 0.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

39 36 1 17 35 20

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, 9 is picked about 1.48× as often as an indifferent choice — 2nd 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
Culturally lucky numbers 3, 8, 9 ×1.10

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 9 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-12	7	2nd	1 9 20 32 35
2026-09-25	4	2nd	1 9 10 20 24
2026-09-16	4	1st	9 15 21 26 29
2026-09-07	8	2nd	4 9 17 32

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

2025-06-13	15	1st	9 36 40 45 47
2025-05-09	19	3rd	6 7 9 16 41
2025-03-26	8	1st	9 13 26 29 36
2025-03-07	6	2nd	3 9 28 30 36
2025-02-21	21	1st	9 22 40 42 46
2025-01-03	2	3rd	1 5 9 16 41
2024-12-30	12	1st	9 15 16 34 45
2024-12-02	2	2nd	7 9 17 30 36
2024-11-27	4	1st	9 23 26 29 40
2024-11-18	12	1st	9 23 38 40 46
2024-10-21	6	2nd	6 9 12 30 44
2024-10-07	2	2nd	7 9 10 19 22
2024-10-02	9	1st	9 15 23 24 29
2024-09-11	3	2nd	4 9 31 37 43
2024-09-04	19	2nd	1 9 39 45 46
2024-07-22	4	2nd	7 9 17 22 38
2024-07-12	72	3rd	1 8 9 24 44
2024-01-26	6	1st	9 10 24 25 36
2024-01-12	12	1st	9 10 30 37 40
2023-12-15	8	1st	9 17 28 32 47
2023-11-27	3	1st	9 19 26 32 43
2023-11-20	1	2nd	3 9 10 18 36
2023-11-17	2	1st	9 11 24 41 45
2023-11-13	10	1st	9 24 39 40 43
2023-10-20	5	2nd	3 9 26 27 39
2023-10-09	6	2nd	8 9 12 15 41
2023-09-25	7	2nd	8 9 21 22 34
2023-09-08	1	1st	9 12 34 38 47
2023-09-06	10	1st	9 14 33 38 39
2023-08-14	9	1st	9 18 24 39 47
2023-07-24	2	1st	9 10 17 26 43
2023-07-19	3	2nd	5 9 11 19 40
2023-07-12	8	2nd	3 9 11 21 42
2023-06-23	11	3rd	1 2 9 12 20
2023-05-29	10	1st	9 12 17 27 35
2023-05-05	5	1st	9 24 32 35 45
2023-04-24	13	1st	9 12 18 28 44
2023-03-24	4	3rd	1 3 9 16 41
2023-03-15	5	3rd	7 8 9 26 40
2023-03-03	13	2nd	8 9 13 20 47
2023-02-01	19	1st	9 13 19 29 44
2022-12-19	3	2nd	5 9 11 28 46
2022-12-12	23	3rd	1 5 9 28 32
2022-10-21	11	2nd	5 9 20 27 39
2022-09-26	5	3rd	6 8 9 20 34
2022-09-14	1	2nd	2 9 11 32 39
2022-09-12	11	1st	9 10 11 17 40
2022-08-17	5	1st	9 10 19 35 39
2022-08-05	11	2nd	6 9 15 27 45
2022-07-11	17	1st	9 21 23 25 27
2022-06-01	2	2nd	4 9 23 28 37
2022-05-27	8	3rd	1 3 9 22 39
2022-05-09	12	2nd	1 9 12 22 31
2022-04-11	3	1st	9 19 24 25 39
2022-04-04	14	2nd	7 9 23 35 39
2022-03-02	12	1st	9 10 14 21 34
2022-02-02	12	2nd	8 9 29 32 35
2022-01-05	2	2nd	1 9 22 28 44
2021-12-31	11	2nd	2 9 17 20 21
2021-12-06	4	2nd	5 9 20 24 44
2021-11-26	13	2nd	1 9 12 39 47
2021-10-27	1	1st	9 18 24 26 30
2021-10-25	9	3rd	4 7 9 21 26
2021-10-04	4	1st	9 11 30 35 45
2021-09-24	3	1st	9 13 28 34 41
2021-09-17	23	1st	9 17 33 35 38
2021-07-26	5	1st	9 27 29 31 36
2021-07-14	1	3rd	6 7 9 37 46
2021-07-12	2	1st	9 11 29 41 46
2021-07-07	3	2nd	8 9 14 15 17
2021-06-30	8	1st	9 12 27 33 47
2021-06-11	15	1st	9 25 31 35 39
2021-05-07	4	2nd	8 9 16 36 41
2021-04-28	3	2nd	2 9 28 29 33
2021-04-21	6	2nd	8 9 11 30 46
2021-04-07	13	3rd	3 4 9 17 27
2021-03-08	20	2nd	8 9 15 16 18
2021-01-20	14	3rd	3 8 9 35 39
2020-12-18	17	2nd	3 9 21 32 47
2020-11-09	6	1st	9 20 25 29 35
2020-10-26	4	2nd	5 9 20 27 31
2020-10-16	6	2nd	3 9 11 26 27
2020-10-02	27	1st	9 19 31 33 36
2020-07-31	7	3rd	2 8 9 23 38
2020-07-15	1	1st	9 14 31 34 38
2020-07-13	14	1st	9 35 38 39 41
2020-06-10	1	1st	9 19 23 42 47
2020-06-08	10	2nd	7 9 13 33 45
2020-05-15	7	3rd	3 4 9 13 34
2020-04-29	2	1st	9 16 18 24 36
2020-04-24	10	3rd	3 6 9 14 16
2020-04-01	4	1st	9 11 23 44 45
2020-03-23	21	2nd	1 9 17 34 43
2020-02-03	5	1st	9 19 21 30 36
2020-01-22	2	2nd	1 9 21 27 34
2020-01-17	1	1st	9 16 21 28 32
2020-01-15	26	1st	9 15 26 35 43
2019-11-15	26	1st	9 28 30 41 43
2019-09-16	2	2nd	8 9 11 21 29
2019-09-11	1	2nd	7 9 18 24 47
2019-09-09	7	1st	9 34 37 39 40
2019-08-23	1	1st	9 16 36 37 43
2019-08-21	7	3rd	6 8 9 37 47
2019-08-05	2	1st	9 11 27 42 44
2019-07-31	6	2nd	3 9 21 31 38
2019-07-17	9	1st	9 13 15 25 35
2019-06-26	6	1st	9 13 27 29 32
2019-06-12	7	1st	9 17 28 33 34
2019-05-27	12	2nd	7 9 19 31 42
2019-04-29	5	3rd	2 4 9 17 25
2019-04-17	16	1st	9 21 38 42 44
2019-03-11	19	2nd	3 9 31 35 38
2019-01-25	3	1st	9 22 28 37 38
2019-01-18	12	1st	9 10 24 36 46
2018-12-21	13	2nd	4 9 27 28 31
2018-11-21	7	3rd	5 6 9 12 34
2018-11-05	3	2nd	7 9 23 27 37
2018-10-29	2	1st	9 13 37 45 47
2018-10-24	7	1st	9 22 25 38 46
2018-10-08	6	2nd	8 9 14 24 26
2018-09-24	3	2nd	6 9 14 41 44
2018-09-17	5	1st	9 13 17 18 20
2018-09-05	14	1st	9 40 42 44 45
2018-08-03	7	2nd	4 9 11 13 33
2018-07-18	20	1st	9 13 33 42 43
2018-06-01	15	2nd	6 9 13 24 33
2018-04-27	3	1st	9 22 25 35 36
2018-04-20	28	1st	9 11 19 30 31
2018-02-14	5	2nd	4 9 21 24 33
2018-02-02	9	1st	9 10 12 23 30
2018-01-12	12	2nd	2 9 21 26 42
2017-12-15	5	2nd	7 9 10 24 39
2017-12-04	13	2nd	8 9 17 20 42
2017-11-03	12	2nd	4 9 10 12 25
2017-10-06	6	1st	9 12 15 31 38
2017-09-22	12	2nd	4 9 10 13 21
2017-08-25	3	3rd	4 6 9 12 33
2017-08-18	9	2nd	8 9 14 15 44
2017-07-28	12	2nd	2 9 17 24 44
2017-06-30	5	4th	1 4 7 9 14
2017-06-19	1	1st	9 29 34 38 45
2017-06-16	2	1st	9 34 36 39 45
2017-06-12	17	3rd	4 5 9 22 43
2017-05-03	14	1st	9 27 32 43 45
2017-03-31	6	1st	9 19 23 28 44
2017-03-17	19	2nd	2 9 14 40 41
2017-02-01	4	1st	9 32 34 37 47
2017-01-23	8	1st	9 16 20 33 45
2017-01-04	7	2nd	1 9 10 16 20
2016-12-19	71	3rd	6 8 9 28 42
2016-07-06	1	2nd	7 9 12 20 39
2016-07-04	18	2nd	3 9 21 35 36
2016-05-23	3	1st	9 11 12 19 39
2016-05-16	4	2nd	8 9 17 28 30
2016-05-06	17	2nd	5 9 17 19 27
2016-03-28	17	2nd	7 9 16 34 36
2016-02-17	8	2nd	3 9 16 33 35
2016-01-29	29	2nd	4 9 15 27 36
2015-11-23	11	2nd	4 9 10 23 46
2015-10-28	19	1st	9 17 24 30 44
2015-09-14	18	4th	4 5 8 9 36
2015-08-03	7	2nd	6 9 18 31 47
2015-07-17	3	1st	9 15 18 30 42
2015-07-10	2	2nd	4 9 23 25 41
2015-07-06	2	1st	9 15 19 44 45
2015-07-01	7	2nd	1 9 39 44 45
2015-06-15	1	3rd	4 5 9 26 27
2015-06-12	4	1st	9 10 32 35 39
2015-06-03	13	2nd	8 9 31 32 35
2015-05-04	3	1st	9 11 13 16 39
2015-04-27	7	2nd	5 9 13 21 24
2015-04-10	19	2nd	7 9 12 39 46
2015-02-25	7	2nd	1 9 11 34 35
2015-02-09	10	1st	9 27 32 34 39
2015-01-16	12	2nd	8 9 21 28 36
2014-12-19	1	1st	9 12 26 39 47
2014-12-17	2	1st	9 36 38 39 46
2014-12-12	2	1st	9 10 13 14 44
2014-12-08	29	2nd	1 9 22 37 47
2014-10-01	5	1st	9 30 32 39 42
2014-09-19	4	2nd	1 9 13 38 42
2014-09-10	26	1st	9 10 19 22 23
2014-07-11	8	2nd	1 9 10 23 32
2014-06-23	6	1st	9 13 33 38 47
2014-06-09	1	2nd	1 9 25 39 43
2014-06-06	12	2nd	8 9 19 36 38
2014-05-09	1	2nd	7 9 22 34 37
2014-05-07	2	1st	9 22 24 33 45
2014-05-02	42	1st	9 33 34 46 47
2014-01-24	6	1st	9 15 18 25 28
2014-01-10	10	1st	9 20 26 37 41
2013-12-18	14	2nd	2 9 12 36 39
2013-11-15	12	3rd	4 7 9 28 47
2013-10-18	5	1st	9 11 38 41 43
2013-10-07	1	1st	9 15 36 40 45
2013-10-04	11	1st	9 17 20 31 41
2013-09-09	4	1st	9 31 39 43 47
2013-08-30	10	1st	9 14 31 37 42
2013-08-07	3	1st	9 13 33 39 43
2013-07-31	30	1st	9 11 13 26 47
2013-05-22	2	3rd	2 8 9 20 25
2013-05-17	7	1st	9 23 25 33 40
2013-05-01	23	3rd	4 6 9 19 31
2013-03-08	1	1st	9 20 23 25 41
2013-03-06	14	1st	9 14 16 26 36
2013-02-01	1	1st	9 12 18 35 42
2013-01-30	25	1st	9 13 16 25 28
2012-12-03	2	1st	9 11 27 31 46
2012-11-28	8	2nd	3 9 27 39 46
2012-11-09	5	1st	9 13 17 20 31
2012-10-29	4	1st	9 15 27 28 33
2012-10-19	11	2nd	5 9 22 29 35
2012-09-24	3	1st	9 21 26 33 35
2012-09-17	8	1st	9 25 36 38 42
2012-08-29	12	1st	9 27 31 33 44
2012-08-01	14	1st	9 16 31 46 47
2012-06-29	19	1st	9 20 26 28 46
2012-05-16	6	1st	9 16 22 28 31
2012-05-02	3	2nd	3 9 16 38 43
2012-04-25	7	3rd	4 7 9 11 35
2012-04-09	2	2nd	8 9 18 42 43
2012-04-04	1	1st	9 17 19 40 46
2012-04-02	21	2nd	1 9 14 25 31
2012-02-13	10	2nd	3 9 11 26 46
2012-01-20	13	1st	9 15 16 29 34
2011-12-21	12	2nd	6 9 21 26 38
2011-11-23	16	1st	9 29 31 34 39
2011-10-17	9	2nd	5 9 27 30 37
2011-09-26	4	1st	9 14 38 39 43
2011-09-16	16	1st	9 11 14 21 29
2011-08-10	4	1st	9 15 20 33 46
2011-08-01	15	1st	9 21 35 38 45
2011-06-27	11	1st	9 16 23 26 46
2011-06-01	2	1st	9 10 22 28 41
2011-05-27	23	1st	9 14 17 41 47
2011-04-04	5	1st	9 14 21 36 46
2011-03-23	2	3rd	1 8 9 16 43
2011-03-18	8	2nd	2 9 30 32 42
2011-02-28	1	1st	9 11 17 29 41
2011-02-25	2	2nd	4 9 12 29 43
2011-02-21	2	1st	9 19 23 44 46
2011-02-16	3	1st	9 29 40 43 44
2011-02-09	39	2nd	7 9 15 22 46
2010-11-10	1	1st	9 15 36 37 43
2010-11-08	3	1st	9 20 21 25 44
2010-11-01	1	2nd	3 9 17 20 41
2010-10-29	9	1st	9 16 31 33 34
2010-10-08	14	3rd	3 7 9 33 36
2010-09-06	21	2nd	8 9 13 30 39
2010-07-19	10	3rd	1 7 9 20 25
2010-06-25	5	1st	9 11 23 38 42
2010-06-14	1	2nd	1 9 13 19 31
2010-06-11	10	3rd	1 5 9 20 24
2010-05-19	18	1st	9 15 19 23 45
2010-04-07	—	1st	9 10 13 17 38