Number 22

In Pick 6 under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,816 draws, 6 from 1–49.

219times drawn · chance expected 222 −0.24σ

7draws waiting · a wait this long: 46% for any number

8.3average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

58longest completed wait · 12% chance of one at least that long

22 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 219 times in 1,816 draws against 222.4 expected, −0.24σ. Each draw is independent: after 7 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 22, draw by draw

Drawn 219 times in 1,816 draws · average wait 8.3 draws · longest completed wait 58 · 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 22 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 smallest7 · chance 10.3
2nd smallest40 · chance 47.1
3rd smallest74 · chance 78.6
4th smallest73 · chance 59.7
5th smallest21 · chance 20.7
6th smallest4 · chance 2.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

38 5 11 14 43 19

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, 22 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 22 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-24	4	4th	10 16 19 22 33 46
2026-09-14	4	3rd	1 17 22 23 27 30
2026-09-05	15	6th	4 7 8 18 19 22
2026-08-01	2	3rd	8

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

2025-09-13	4	4th	5 17 21 22 23 45
2025-09-04	11	2nd	7 22 27 28 36 38
2025-08-09	8	4th	12 15 17 22 23 25
2025-07-21	3	5th	2 7 8 20 22 31
2025-07-14	9	4th	8 9 15 22 25 43
2025-06-16	5	4th	6 8 20 22 27 38
2025-05-29	13	3rd	5 11 22 24 25 27
2025-04-14	2	3rd	5 6 22 33 35 36
2025-04-07	4	3rd	2 20 22 36 39 40
2025-03-24	7	2nd	6 22 23 30 32 38
2025-02-27	7	4th	1 7 14 22 45 46
2025-02-03	15	4th	10 13 21 22 29 37
2024-12-12	6	4th	16 18 19 22 31 36
2024-11-21	9	3rd	3 17 22 30 33 34
2024-10-21	38	2nd	1 22 26 29 39 45
2024-06-10	3	4th	1 13 17 22 34 46
2024-05-30	11	3rd	10 13 22 39 40 43
2024-04-22	2	4th	4 6 8 22 26 45
2024-04-15	7	4th	2 8 15 22 26 40
2024-03-21	3	2nd	14 22 30 31 32 41
2024-03-11	5	2nd	7 22 25 28 43 46
2024-02-22	5	4th	4 7 18 22 36 44
2024-02-05	13	2nd	15 22 26 28 33 38
2023-12-21	2	3rd	9 11 22 23 30 37
2023-12-14	7	3rd	5 16 22 38 40 44
2023-11-20	9	3rd	5 8 22 32 34 40
2023-10-19	7	3rd	3 21 22 26 32 34
2023-09-25	8	1st	22 24 33 36 40 45
2023-08-28	1	3rd	11 18 22 26 37 45
2023-08-24	4	4th	11 13 14 22 27 46
2023-08-10	37	6th	1 3 5 15 21 22
2023-04-03	3	3rd	10 15 22 25 27 30
2023-03-23	16	4th	9 12 19 22 36 46
2023-01-26	1	4th	4 17 21 22 25 38
2023-01-23	18	4th	1 7 13 22 32 33
2022-11-21	7	2nd	4 22 23 32 33 41
2022-10-27	6	5th	1 9 19 21 22 38
2022-10-06	2	2nd	2 22 24 31 42 44
2022-09-29	8	4th	8 10 13 22 32 39
2022-09-01	1	4th	8 18 19 22 38 45
2022-08-29	4	3rd	7 18 22 40 41 45
2022-08-15	9	4th	5 10 14 22 24 31
2022-07-14	2	6th	5 6 15 16 19 22
2022-07-07	1	3rd	8 21 22 23 27 38
2022-07-04	2	4th	1 7 15 22 36 38
2022-06-27	7	3rd	17 21 22 30 37 40
2022-06-02	3	2nd	14 22 25 29 33 36
2022-05-23	1	4th	7 10 15 22 32 43
2022-05-19	1	4th	3 5 10 22 24 26
2022-05-16	9	5th	4 5 10 12 22 24
2022-04-14	10	4th	6 20 21 22 32 42
2022-03-10	3	5th	2 11 20 21 22 48
2022-02-28	3	3rd	9 14 22 29 36 48
2022-02-17	7	5th	7 9 15 20 22 46
2022-01-24	3	3rd	16 19 22 23 27 34
2022-01-13	4	3rd	7 17 22 23 25 26
2021-12-30	5	3rd	17 20 22 28 29 41
2021-12-13	13	3rd	6 13 22 28 31 41
2021-10-28	5	3rd	12 15 22 24 46 47
2021-10-11	2	3rd	9 14 22 25 34 44
2021-10-04	5	4th	1 3 10 22 41 47
2021-09-16	3	3rd	2 16 22 29 43 46
2021-09-06	3	4th	2 6 17 22 29 49
2021-08-26	4	3rd	17 20 22 32 37 46
2021-08-12	30	4th	3 9 12 22 33 49
2021-04-29	7	4th	2 3 16 22 36 43
2021-04-05	3	3rd	2 7 22 27 40 48
2021-03-25	7	2nd	17 22 32 46 47 48
2021-03-01	10	4th	5 6 20 22 30 35
2021-01-25	1	3rd	3 18 22 26 37 43
2021-01-21	5	3rd	5 6 22 36 42 43
2021-01-04	10	4th	7 9 14 22 29 35
2020-11-30	7	1st	22 25 37 40 47 49
2020-11-05	4	3rd	11 14 22 24 27 45
2020-10-22	8	2nd	5 22 31 32 35 41
2020-09-24	9	3rd	8 11 22 26 40 41
2020-08-24	9	3rd	4 19 22 29 31 39
2020-07-23	19	2nd	2 22 32 38 46 49
2020-05-18	10	2nd	2 22 23 24 33 49
2020-04-13	5	3rd	3 10 22 27 29 34
2020-03-26	24	3rd	9 12 22 37 42 49
2020-01-02	9	4th	8 14 16 22 38 44
2019-12-02	9	3rd	9 15 22 34 47 49
2019-10-31	8	4th	7 19 20 22 37 48
2019-10-03	1	3rd	8 19 22 27 28 41
2019-09-30	11	2nd	14 22 26 29 36 48
2019-08-22	10	4th	1 3 8 22 25 44
2019-07-18	9	5th	1 4 14 15 22 39
2019-06-17	1	2nd	5 22 27 29 39 42
2019-06-13	4	2nd	10 22 23 26 33 48
2019-05-30	11	4th	8 11 21 22 41 43
2019-04-22	3	3rd	13 19 22 40 43 49
2019-04-11	9	3rd	8 10 22 31 43 48
2019-03-11	2	2nd	4 22 39 40 47 48
2019-03-04	6	5th	5 17 18 19 22 26
2019-02-11	11	2nd	19 22 25 35 38 41
2019-01-03	1	2nd	4 22 23 24 31 38
2018-12-31	18	4th	11 13 21 22 45 49
2018-10-29	10	4th	13 14 15 22 23 40
2018-09-24	3	4th	4 17 21 22 29 31
2018-09-13	4	4th	5 17 21 22 24 49
2018-08-30	9	1st	22 30 38 41 42 47
2018-07-30	8	4th	8 14 21 22 40 48
2018-07-02	4	4th	4 5 6 22 23 34
2018-06-18	5	2nd	10 22 25 27 37 39
2018-05-31	5	3rd	9 17 22 25 26 30
2018-05-14	1	4th	4 9 20 22 32 42
2018-05-10	9	3rd	11 12 22 26 40 43
2018-04-09	3	2nd	16 22 32 34 39 49
2018-03-29	3	3rd	10 15 22 29 30 37
2018-03-19	8	5th	7 9 14 16 22 34
2018-02-19	8	3rd	2 11 22 30 31 37
2018-01-22	3	2nd	14 22 24 30 31 33
2018-01-11	15	2nd	12 22 29 32 34 47
2017-11-20	1	4th	11 12 19 22 36 46
2017-11-16	23	4th	1 4 5 22 28 35
2017-08-28	7	4th	9 12 21 22 26 43
2017-08-03	2	2nd	11 22 25 33 35 40
2017-07-27	6	5th	2 11 13 18 22 29
2017-07-06	1	5th	11 12 15 19 22 46
2017-07-03	1	4th	3 5 21 22 28 43
2017-06-29	9	1st	22 25 26 41 43 45
2017-05-29	14	1st	22 28 37 41 42 43
2017-04-10	4	2nd	11 22 27 42 43 49
2017-03-27	7	2nd	18 22 23 25 29 36
2017-03-02	6	4th	8 13 14 22 25 41
2017-02-09	27	5th	2 15 18 21 22 29
2016-11-07	15	4th	10 18 19 22 24 47
2016-09-15	8	5th	1 5 8 11 22 38
2016-08-18	17	4th	9 16 21 22 26 46
2016-06-20	5	3rd	11 16 22 24 36 41
2016-06-02	9	3rd	3 14 22 24 30 42
2016-05-02	7	3rd	1 16 22 24 40 42
2016-04-07	5	4th	8 11 20 22 37 49
2016-03-21	36	5th	11 15 20 21 22 47
2015-11-16	6	4th	2 4 14 22 27 38
2015-10-26	10	2nd	12 22 25 32 43 44
2015-09-21	7	2nd	2 22 24 37 40 48
2015-08-27	6	2nd	2 22 25 28 30 34
2015-08-06	11	4th	11 18 19 22 32 37
2015-06-29	6	4th	1 8 14 22 29 35
2015-06-08	13	3rd	5 17 22 28 30 44
2015-04-23	2	5th	5 7 9 11 22 48
2015-04-16	2	4th	4 12 15 22 32 36
2015-04-09	13	2nd	11 22 28 31 35 46
2015-02-23	18	5th	3 8 17 20 22 37
2014-12-22	36	5th	6 11 12 21 22 46
2014-08-18	1	4th	2 4 12 22 32 45
2014-08-14	3	3rd	13 17 22 25 36 43
2014-08-04	1	4th	1 4 19 22 30 36
2014-07-31	1	3rd	8 20 22 29 31 42
2014-07-28	11	5th	4 6 13 19 22 26
2014-06-19	33	4th	4 9 17 22 25 28
2014-02-24	4	2nd	9 22 25 31 43 45
2014-02-10	19	4th	6 12 15 22 37 47
2013-12-05	12	2nd	1 22 26 33 43 45
2013-10-24	10	4th	6 10 17 22 29 43
2013-09-19	28	4th	5 15 17 22 40 45
2013-06-13	2	5th	1 3 16 17 22 49
2013-06-06	13	4th	6 9 17 22 26 46
2013-04-22	5	3rd	18 21 22 24 26 32
2013-04-04	1	1st	22 28 30 35 38 48
2013-04-01	13	2nd	3 22 26 29 38 39
2013-02-14	3	4th	7 9 19 22 38 44
2013-02-04	12	4th	3 7 15 22 23 31
2012-12-24	8	3rd	7 9 22 23 27 35
2012-11-26	10	2nd	5 22 37 38 39 43
2012-10-22	4	4th	3 10 19 22 34 40
2012-10-08	9	2nd	19 22 33 40 43 44
2012-09-06	2	4th	6 9 14 22 40 46
2012-08-30	3	2nd	5 22 37 40 41 47
2012-08-20	13	3rd	11 14 22 29 40 43
2012-07-05	18	1st	22 24 30 32 40 49
2012-05-03	15	4th	12 18 20 22 23 48
2012-03-12	9	4th	2 14 15 22 25 35
2012-02-09	11	3rd	1 11 22 31 38 42
2012-01-02	12	3rd	13 20 22 24 44 48
2011-11-21	1	2nd	13 22 32 36 46 47
2011-11-17	24	4th	14 15 16 22 24 35
2011-08-25	1	3rd	2 10 22 32 38 46
2011-08-22	6	3rd	16 21 22 26 38 42
2011-08-01	2	3rd	13 19 22 35 41 49
2011-07-25	7	4th	1 7 20 22 41 42
2011-06-30	1	2nd	3 22 33 35 41 45
2011-06-27	6	3rd	7 18 22 30 39 41
2011-06-06	5	3rd	12 15 22 27 44 47
2011-05-19	9	3rd	3 6 22 24 27 30
2011-04-18	1	3rd	11 16 22 33 36 42
2011-04-14	35	3rd	10 11 22 29 33 36
2010-12-13	58	3rd	5 7 22 23 28 38
2010-05-24	2	3rd	2 12 22 38 42 47
2010-05-17	7	3rd	4 21 22 34 41 48
2010-04-22	15	5th	3 11 13 14 22 35
2010-03-01	15	4th	14 18 19 22 40 43
2010-01-07	—	3rd	3 4 22 23 34 44