Number 9

In Megabucks under the 6/48 · since Apr 2010 rules — 2,585 draws, 6 from 1–48.

317times drawn · chance expected 323 −0.36σ

8draws waiting · a wait this long: 39% for any number

8.1average wait between appearances · chance says 8.0

45longest completed wait · 59% chance of one at least that long

9 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 317 times in 2,585 draws against 323.1 expected, −0.36σ. Each draw is independent: after 8 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 9, draw by draw

Drawn 317 times in 2,585 draws · average wait 8.1 draws · longest completed wait 45 · waiting 8 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 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 smallest114 · chance 119.0
2nd smallest150 · chance 136.0
3rd smallest44 · chance 52.9
4th smallest8 · chance 8.6
5th smallest1 · chance 0.6
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 33.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

42 47 21 26 32 40

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, 9 is picked about 1.48× as often as an indifferent choice — 2nd 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
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
2026-09-23	6	1st	9 13 14 20 27 37
2026-09-09	3	2nd	8 9 22 30 35 46
2026-09-02	15	1st	9 11 35 40 46 47
2026-07-29	9	2nd

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 6/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

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