Number 24

In Megabucks under the 6/48 · since Apr 2010 rules — 2,584 draws, 6 from 1–48.

306times drawn · chance expected 323 −1.01σ

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

8.4average wait between appearances · chance says 8.0

61longest completed wait · 10% chance of one at least that long

24 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 306 times in 2,584 draws against 323.0 expected, −1.01σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 24, draw by draw

Drawn 306 times in 2,584 draws · average wait 8.4 draws · longest completed wait 61 · 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 24 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 smallest11 · chance 8.5
2nd smallest45 · chance 48.8
3rd smallest98 · chance 102.2
4th smallest101 · chance 97.5
5th smallest45 · chance 42.4
6th smallest6 · chance 6.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 32.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

12 32 15 46 19 44

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 47 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 24 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th most popular of 48. 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 24 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-07	19	1st	24 25 33 36 43 46
2026-08-24	12	5th	5 6 15 17 24 27
2026-07-27	1	4th	2 20 21 24 29 45
2026-07-25	7	4th

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: 24 is drawn with probability 6/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-06-28	10	4th	2 22 23 24 34 37
2025-06-04	9	4th	1 15 21 24 46 47
2025-05-14	4	4th	4 18 23 24 27 47
2025-05-05	10	4th	5 10 20 24 36 43
2025-04-12	4	3rd	6 13 24 26 37 45
2025-04-02	4	2nd	19 24 25 29 40 46
2025-03-24	13	4th	1 4 22 24 26 42
2025-02-22	3	3rd	12 18 24 25 44 45
2025-02-15	13	4th	16 19 23 24 31 36
2025-01-15	25	3rd	12 21 24 26 30 34
2024-11-18	13	4th	12 14 23 24 25 26
2024-10-19	4	5th	3 9 13 21 24 39
2024-10-09	12	4th	7 10 12 24 26 47
2024-09-11	2	1st	24 32 35 44 46 48
2024-09-07	15	5th	12 15 16 21 24 47
2024-08-03	12	3rd	12 18 24 25 35 42
2024-07-06	5	5th	4 8 9 23 24 26
2024-06-24	16	1st	24 31 33 35 44 46
2024-05-18	1	5th	14 17 19 20 24 44
2024-05-15	25	4th	1 17 22 24 36 42
2024-03-18	23	3rd	11 18 24 32 45 48
2024-01-24	2	4th	11 15 19 24 27 38
2024-01-20	18	5th	7 15 20 21 24 46
2023-12-09	5	5th	6 12 18 19 24 44
2023-11-27	8	4th	10 12 17 24 39 48
2023-11-08	4	3rd	1 3 24 25 29 43
2023-10-30	5	4th	7 11 12 24 29 32
2023-10-18	16	2nd	21 24 27 32 34 40
2023-09-11	8	3rd	4 21 24 26 32 41
2023-08-23	9	3rd	6 17 24 43 44 45
2023-08-02	26	3rd	11 19 24 27 45 47
2023-06-03	12	3rd	6 23 24 35 47 48
2023-05-06	1	3rd	10 22 24 31 42 44
2023-05-03	3	5th	1 2 4 7 24 26
2023-04-26	10	3rd	16 17 24 28 37 44
2023-04-03	5	2nd	9 24 26 27 29 31
2023-03-22	34	4th	10 13 19 24 38 44
2023-01-02	35	3rd	4 16 24 25 39 41
2022-10-12	15	3rd	3 14 24 30 38 41
2022-09-07	16	4th	5 12 16 24 28 35
2022-08-01	6	3rd	4 9 24 28 35 43
2022-07-18	6	4th	10 14 20 24 32 35
2022-07-04	2	4th	6 10 22 24 32 42
2022-06-29	2	4th	3 13 15 24 29 39
2022-06-25	22	4th	8 17 18 24 29 36
2022-05-04	1	4th	13 19 20 24 39 48
2022-05-02	1	3rd	12 16 24 31 35 40
2022-04-30	15	2nd	1 24 26 31 32 35
2022-03-26	16	4th	7 9 18 24 42 48
2022-02-16	1	2nd	11 24 27 31 36 37
2022-02-14	5	4th	3 15 22 24 26 35
2022-02-02	10	5th	2 12 16 19 24 30
2022-01-10	3	3rd	8 14 24 32 33 46
2022-01-03	5	5th	11 15 16 23 24 34
2021-12-22	6	2nd	12 24 29 31 40 46
2021-12-08	5	5th	6 7 14 23 24 30
2021-11-27	6	5th	4 6 7 16 24 41
2021-11-13	1	4th	15 18 23 24 34 36
2021-11-10	3	3rd	16 18 24 30 31 35
2021-11-03	21	4th	10 19 21 24 25 28
2021-09-15	14	5th	6 11 15 16 24 46
2021-08-14	13	4th	7 9 15 24 28 32
2021-07-14	6	5th	8 9 13 18 24 44
2021-06-30	2	4th	2 5 8 24 43 44
2021-06-26	21	2nd	19 24 27 32 36 46
2021-05-08	16	3rd	2 13 24 42 43 46
2021-03-31	1	3rd	7 19 24 36 38 43
2021-03-29	2	3rd	12 18 24 26 28 45
2021-03-24	8	3rd	6 22 24 41 44 47
2021-03-06	3	4th	11 13 18 24 27 35
2021-02-27	2	6th	2 6 15 17 23 24
2021-02-22	12	3rd	10 16 24 30 35 46
2021-01-25	9	4th	5 16 18 24 39 40
2021-01-04	4	3rd	5 17 24 26 32 47
2020-12-26	5	3rd	10 14 24 30 36 37
2020-12-14	31	2nd	5 24 27 29 34 46
2020-10-03	15	2nd	9 24 27 29 31 34
2020-08-29	4	2nd	14 24 26 34 42 45
2020-08-19	5	2nd	1 24 28 41 44 46
2020-08-08	3	5th	6 8 14 18 24 36
2020-08-01	8	5th	1 11 19 21 24 44
2020-07-13	34	5th	3 12 15 22 24 37
2020-04-25	2	4th	6 11 20 24 41 45
2020-04-20	3	3rd	9 13 24 33 37 44
2020-04-13	3	4th	8 9 16 24 38 46
2020-04-06	2	3rd	17 19 24 28 34 36
2020-04-01	7	4th	4 7 8 24 35 44
2020-03-16	2	4th	13 19 23 24 25 38
2020-03-11	1	4th	3 9 16 24 30 43
2020-03-09	6	3rd	6 19 24 37 42 45
2020-02-24	8	3rd	4 21 24 35 41 47
2020-02-05	11	3rd	5 18 24 34 35 41
2020-01-11	10	2nd	1 24 31 35 42 43
2019-12-18	20	2nd	8 24 25 36 42 47
2019-11-02	12	3rd	17 22 24 25 46 48
2019-10-05	10	1st	24 25 28 29 32 39
2019-09-11	9	5th	1 2 8 17 24 33
2019-08-21	11	5th	9 13 17 19 24 48
2019-07-27	15	5th	2 10 14 20 24 35
2019-06-22	5	5th	1 9 19 21 24 43
2019-06-10	5	4th	9 11 21 24 37 46
2019-05-29	3	4th	3 12 16 24 31 36
2019-05-22	2	2nd	8 24 25 27 32 44
2019-05-18	8	5th	3 5 13 15 24 39
2019-04-29	1	3rd	4 6 24 29 38 44
2019-04-27	7	4th	3 18 20 24 34 36
2019-04-10	1	2nd	14 24 30 43 46 48
2019-04-08	10	2nd	13 24 29 30 37 47
2019-03-16	1	4th	11 15 23 24 40 48
2019-03-13	7	4th	11 17 21 24 25 26
2019-02-25	5	2nd	9 24 26 40 41 47
2019-02-13	10	4th	3 8 10 24 28 36
2019-01-21	20	3rd	5 18 24 26 36 40
2018-12-05	7	4th	2 12 19 24 29 32
2018-11-19	21	4th	2 8 14 24 30 31
2018-10-01	2	3rd	1 5 24 38 43 44
2018-09-26	10	3rd	7 17 24 35 38 41
2018-09-03	13	3rd	19 21 24 25 41 42
2018-08-04	7	4th	5 20 21 24 25 46
2018-07-18	4	4th	4 20 23 24 28 42
2018-07-09	19	5th	1 5 12 18 24 28
2018-05-26	6	3rd	5 21 24 30 33 47
2018-05-12	3	6th	5 7 11 12 20 24
2018-05-05	1	2nd	21 24 26 32 33 35
2018-05-02	6	3rd	10 21 24 35 39 44
2018-04-18	6	3rd	10 17 24 32 36 39
2018-04-04	3	2nd	11 24 26 36 38 48
2018-03-28	5	6th	11 14 16 17 22 24
2018-03-17	12	3rd	10 18 24 28 29 40
2018-02-17	17	5th	11 15 18 19 24 47
2018-01-08	2	4th	4 13 15 24 30 44
2018-01-03	11	4th	1 16 18 24 27 39
2017-12-09	1	2nd	17 24 28 34 45 46
2017-12-06	6	5th	6 9 18 19 24 33
2017-11-22	6	5th	8 9 15 21 24 32
2017-11-08	3	1st	24 27 32 42 46 48
2017-11-01	11	4th	1 14 21 24 36 42
2017-10-07	11	3rd	5 10 24 25 32 38
2017-09-11	5	3rd	13 18 24 28 33 43
2017-08-30	9	3rd	10 19 24 25 26 40
2017-08-09	2	5th	12 13 18 23 24 28
2017-08-05	3	2nd	7 24 32 35 38 47
2017-07-29	3	4th	6 14 18 24 25 30
2017-07-22	26	5th	6 9 21 22 24 38
2017-05-22	3	4th	3 5 12 24 29 38
2017-05-15	22	4th	1 15 17 24 33 39
2017-03-25	15	3rd	8 13 24 26 28 31
2017-02-18	41	1st	24 28 33 43 46 47
2016-11-14	2	4th	5 14 21 24 26 39
2016-11-09	7	4th	1 7 20 24 32 48
2016-10-24	3	4th	7 18 19 24 37 44
2016-10-17	1	2nd	11 24 30 32 45 46
2016-10-15	1	4th	2 9 17 24 40 41
2016-10-12	4	5th	9 14 17 22 24 26
2016-10-03	15	3rd	12 18 24 25 40 42
2016-08-29	10	4th	1 8 11 24 28 34
2016-08-06	10	4th	11 12 22 24 27 43
2016-07-13	2	3rd	7 18 24 30 32 46
2016-07-09	1	5th	3 5 8 22 24 34
2016-07-06	1	3rd	2 4 24 27 32 48
2016-07-04	18	4th	7 9 15 24 33 40
2016-05-23	1	3rd	13 20 24 35 38 47
2016-05-21	6	3rd	15 16 24 29 33 39
2016-05-07	7	4th	4 15 19 24 28 30
2016-04-20	3	3rd	4 19 24 26 34 35
2016-04-13	8	2nd	10 24 33 40 45 47
2016-03-26	6	4th	5 6 23 24 33 44
2016-03-12	1	2nd	19 24 29 41 46 48
2016-03-09	4	2nd	19 24 33 37 39 42
2016-02-29	9	4th	7 9 23 24 34 35
2016-02-08	1	3rd	2 12 24 37 38 42
2016-02-06	11	3rd	4 23 24 30 34 48
2016-01-11	5	3rd	15 17 24 34 40 43
2015-12-30	3	2nd	3 24 25 27 32 39
2015-12-23	45	4th	12 13 19 24 44 47
2015-09-09	8	3rd	1 17 24 36 38 41
2015-08-22	2	2nd	16 24 40 43 44 45
2015-08-17	2	5th	2 12 16 21 24 34
2015-08-12	1	4th	13 15 20 24 31 36
2015-08-10	6	2nd	4 24 40 42 45 46
2015-07-27	6	4th	1 13 19 24 33 42
2015-07-13	2	1st	24 29 32 39 44 46
2015-07-08	26	3rd	20 22 24 32 39 41
2015-05-09	3	4th	15 20 21 24 28 32
2015-05-02	15	3rd	4 9 24 32 46 47
2015-03-28	9	2nd	19 24 30 36 37 39
2015-03-07	21	6th	1 3 6 11 13 24
2015-01-17	17	4th	4 8 23 24 26 36
2014-12-08	7	3rd	16 22 24 25 40 47
2014-11-22	10	3rd	11 12 24 27 43 46
2014-10-29	1	3rd	5 22 24 26 42 45
2014-10-27	3	3rd	1 6 24 27 31 32
2014-10-20	14	2nd	18 24 34 40 46 47
2014-09-17	2	3rd	8 10 24 26 27 48
2014-09-13	6	5th	2 3 9 22 24 48
2014-08-30	4	4th	1 2 10 24 28 31
2014-08-20	7	5th	2 10 19 22 24 48
2014-08-04	5	3rd	8 10 24 25 27 44
2014-07-23	3	3rd	8 12 24 33 37 42
2014-07-16	5	4th	1 10 17 24 38 48
2014-07-05	7	1st	24 26 33 38 40 43
2014-06-18	14	5th	11 13 16 21 24 47
2014-05-17	1	5th	6 12 14 22 24 38
2014-05-14	2	4th	2 12 18 24 34 38
2014-05-10	2	4th	13 14 15 24 27 47
2014-05-05	16	3rd	5 17 24 27 33 34
2014-03-29	2	4th	5 6 14 24 40 43
2014-03-24	10	4th	2 3 12 24 33 40
2014-03-01	17	2nd	4 24 32 34 38 47
2014-01-20	7	4th	4 13 20 24 29 41
2014-01-04	16	4th	12 14 21 24 33 46
2013-11-27	5	5th	14 15 20 22 24 33
2013-11-16	5	3rd	5 10 24 32 43 48
2013-11-04	14	3rd	14 23 24 27 43 46
2013-10-02	5	4th	1 3 7 24 37 48
2013-09-21	1	5th	7 11 13 23 24 32
2013-09-18	3	3rd	1 3 24 25 37 40
2013-09-11	17	3rd	2 7 24 32 39 44
2013-08-03	5	3rd	8 17 24 34 38 41
2013-07-22	5	5th	6 15 19 22 24 39
2013-07-10	12	3rd	2 19 24 25 35 45
2013-06-12	10	4th	4 18 20 24 41 42
2013-05-20	20	3rd	2 18 24 29 33 46
2013-04-03	3	3rd	10 15 24 25 34 44
2013-03-27	2	3rd	10 16 24 27 38 46
2013-03-23	1	2nd	14 24 26 31 33 48
2013-03-20	1	4th	1 12 21 24 33 41
2013-03-18	19	2nd	12 24 26 34 44 46
2013-02-02	9	3rd	5 12 24 25 29 39
2013-01-12	1	6th	7 10 13 15 21 24
2013-01-09	13	4th	5 6 13 24 33 40
2012-12-10	20	2nd	5 24 30 35 39 41
2012-10-24	2	4th	2 6 23 24 42 45
2012-10-20	4	3rd	8 17 24 31 33 45
2012-10-10	1	3rd	8 23 24 26 32 44
2012-10-08	2	2nd	11 24 26 28 29 39
2012-10-03	1	3rd	16 23 24 32 33 37
2012-10-01	3	3rd	8 16 24 34 35 47
2012-09-24	1	3rd	8 12 24 38 39 41
2012-09-22	1	3rd	2 15 24 35 42 44
2012-09-19	3	3rd	18 21 24 34 36 40
2012-09-12	6	4th	4 6 11 24 39 48
2012-08-29	3	5th	7 13 18 21 24 48
2012-08-22	1	4th	3 15 17 24 38 41
2012-08-20	1	5th	1 6 7 13 24 45
2012-08-18	1	4th	6 7 12 24 28 32
2012-08-15	8	2nd	17 24 25 27 39 41
2012-07-28	6	3rd	15 16 24 37 38 45
2012-07-14	13	5th	1 2 3 15 24 35
2012-06-13	2	4th	15 17 21 24 37 42
2012-06-09	10	2nd	1 24 28 34 41 42
2012-05-16	1	1st	24 25 26 31 35 39
2012-05-14	30	4th	3 12 17 24 25 31
2012-03-03	4	4th	13 15 19 24 39 48
2012-02-22	19	3rd	5 14 24 27 34 39
2012-01-09	7	4th	4 18 20 24 41 45
2011-12-24	14	2nd	21 24 32 40 41 43
2011-11-21	61	3rd	1 12 24 28 33 41
2011-07-02	2	2nd	15 24 25 26 28 42
2011-06-27	21	5th	5 9 11 13 24 29
2011-05-09	3	4th	5 15 16 24 26 43
2011-05-02	4	3rd	7 12 24 26 27 44
2011-04-23	10	3rd	14 23 24 28 40 48
2011-03-30	10	5th	4 7 12 20 24 42
2011-03-07	3	4th	8 10 23 24 41 44
2011-02-28	11	3rd	4 11 24 31 35 41
2011-02-02	29	4th	2 3 7 24 28 47
2010-11-27	9	2nd	13 24 29 34 39 40
2010-11-06	8	4th	1 14 21 24 31 48
2010-10-18	8	3rd	15 20 24 33 35 45
2010-09-29	1	4th	1 18 21 24 27 35
2010-09-27	1	4th	2 6 8 24 40 47
2010-09-25	3	3rd	9 14 24 28 31 41
2010-09-18	9	4th	4 13 19 24 26 28
2010-08-28	7	4th	8 10 14 24 30 40
2010-08-11	18	4th	10 12 21 24 42 48
2010-06-30	4	1st	24 27 29 33 37 44
2010-06-21	4	4th	2 3 4 24 40 48
2010-06-12	17	4th	3 5 19 24 31 45
2010-05-03	2	3rd	17 19 24 34 37 42
2010-04-28	1	3rd	1 4 24 32 38 42
2010-04-26	—	2nd	12 24 27 34 39 44