Number 7

In Dakota Cash under the 5/35 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,724 draws, 5 from 1–35.

261times drawn · chance expected 246 +1.01σ

14draws waiting · a wait this long: 13% for any number

6.6average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

55longest completed wait · 6% chance of one at least that long

7 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 261 times in 1,724 draws against 246.3 expected, +1.01σ. Each draw is independent: after 14 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 7, draw by draw

Drawn 261 times in 1,724 draws · average wait 6.6 draws · longest completed wait 55 · waiting 14 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 smallest122 · chance 115.2
2nd smallest95 · chance 110.6
3rd smallest38 · chance 31.9
4th smallest6 · chance 3.2
5th smallest0 · chance 0.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 30.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

14 24 4 23 11 9

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 34 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 35. 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
2026-08-22	13	2nd	5 7 11 23 35
2026-07-08	11	1st	7 11 18 31 33
2026-05-30	2	3rd	4 6 7 22 23
2026-05-23	3	3rd	2 5 7

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 5/35 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-01-11	10	3rd	4 6 7 16 23
2024-12-07	1	1st	7 10 20 26 35
2024-12-04	11	2nd	4 7 9 11 30
2024-10-26	5	1st	7 11 13 34 35
2024-10-09	2	2nd	3 7 10 16 26
2024-10-02	24	3rd	4 6 7 22 23
2024-07-10	2	1st	7 18 21 34 35
2024-07-03	11	2nd	4 7 14 25 34
2024-05-25	2	1st	7 8 10 24 35
2024-05-18	2	2nd	5 7 11 15 28
2024-05-11	4	1st	7 20 23 28 30
2024-04-27	18	2nd	6 7 25 28 34
2024-02-24	4	2nd	5 7 18 20 27
2024-02-10	6	2nd	4 7 23 29 33
2024-01-20	10	2nd	6 7 11 27 30
2023-12-16	1	2nd	2 7 9 13 34
2023-12-13	1	4th	1 3 4 7 8
2023-12-09	3	2nd	4 7 8 17 22
2023-11-29	3	1st	7 8 14 20 30
2023-11-18	7	2nd	2 7 14 15 28
2023-10-25	3	2nd	2 7 10 13 35
2023-10-14	1	2nd	3 7 14 23 26
2023-10-11	8	2nd	2 7 8 16 28
2023-09-13	11	2nd	1 7 10 27 29
2023-08-05	14	1st	7 12 22 27 31
2023-06-17	1	1st	7 8 16 21 29
2023-06-14	3	2nd	3 7 19 24 32
2023-06-03	6	1st	7 8 9 14 32
2023-05-13	5	2nd	1 7 11 24 32
2023-04-26	1	2nd	1 7 13 27 30
2023-04-22	6	1st	7 11 18 25 34
2023-04-01	2	2nd	6 7 11 26 35
2023-03-25	14	1st	7 9 11 14 34
2023-02-04	2	1st	7 10 14 30 33
2023-01-28	9	1st	7 8 15 16 18
2022-12-28	3	2nd	2 7 9 15 22
2022-12-17	2	1st	7 8 24 29 33
2022-12-10	10	4th	1 2 5 7 26
2022-11-05	4	3rd	2 3 7 17 23
2022-10-22	14	2nd	6 7 14 15 20
2022-09-03	17	3rd	4 5 7 13 31
2022-07-06	12	1st	7 15 20 29 35
2022-05-25	3	1st	7 24 28 32 33
2022-05-14	8	2nd	3 7 14 24 26
2022-04-16	11	1st	7 13 20 25 29
2022-03-09	1	1st	7 12 26 28 34
2022-03-05	11	2nd	4 7 25 29 35
2022-01-26	1	2nd	5 7 17 25 32
2022-01-22	17	2nd	2 7 10 11 30
2021-11-24	11	1st	7 8 11 26 28
2021-10-16	7	1st	7 19 20 24 25
2021-09-22	1	1st	7 11 14 28 30
2021-09-18	9	2nd	4 7 11 31 34
2021-08-18	1	2nd	1 7 16 25 30
2021-08-14	11	2nd	6 7 19 33 35
2021-07-07	7	1st	7 14 19 22 35
2021-06-12	9	2nd	5 7 16 23 28
2021-05-12	1	1st	7 23 25 26 28
2021-05-08	1	1st	7 16 19 27 29
2021-05-05	4	1st	7 17 26 29 30
2021-04-21	10	1st	7 14 18 28 31
2021-03-17	6	1st	7 12 16 17 33
2021-02-24	6	1st	7 10 11 12 23
2021-02-03	3	2nd	6 7 9 26 31
2021-01-23	28	4th	1 2 3 7 31
2020-10-17	4	3rd	1 4 7 11 35
2020-10-03	9	1st	7 13 14 21 33
2020-09-02	1	2nd	2 7 10 18 32
2020-08-29	5	2nd	2 7 9 11 31
2020-08-12	2	3rd	2 3 7 8 29
2020-08-05	2	3rd	2 3 7 14 28
2020-07-29	2	1st	7 9 14 16 26
2020-07-22	5	1st	7 22 26 32 33
2020-07-04	3	1st	7 9 17 18 34
2020-06-24	2	1st	7 16 25 32 35
2020-06-17	4	1st	7 12 17 21 35
2020-06-03	20	2nd	5 7 12 13 28
2020-03-25	1	1st	7 9 18 21 35
2020-03-21	4	3rd	1 5 7 22 27
2020-03-07	3	2nd	5 7 22 32 34
2020-02-26	8	2nd	5 7 8 9 30
2020-01-29	1	1st	7 10 13 23 24
2020-01-25	19	1st	7 9 10 24 30
2019-11-20	32	2nd	6 7 11 12 32
2019-07-31	2	3rd	4 5 7 18 32
2019-07-24	10	1st	7 12 21 24 33
2019-06-19	2	3rd	2 4 7 12 21
2019-06-12	5	3rd	2 3 7 20 32
2019-05-25	9	3rd	1 6 7 14 32
2019-04-24	5	1st	7 22 23 26 29
2019-04-06	1	2nd	5 7 11 29 33
2019-04-03	5	3rd	3 6 7 10 25
2019-03-16	3	2nd	4 7 13 14 18
2019-03-06	1	2nd	4 7 9 21 30
2019-03-02	1	1st	7 22 23 26 29
2019-02-27	4	1st	7 9 10 19 34
2019-02-13	11	1st	7 23 24 27 28
2019-01-05	1	1st	7 9 16 17 23
2019-01-02	9	1st	7 19 25 28 34
2018-12-01	1	3rd	3 6 7 20 26
2018-11-28	2	1st	7 16 17 19 25
2018-11-21	10	2nd	6 7 17 20 26
2018-10-17	6	1st	7 23 24 26 27
2018-09-26	2	2nd	2 7 12 23 32
2018-09-19	21	1st	7 19 22 23 31
2018-07-07	2	2nd	3 7 17 19 33
2018-06-30	1	1st	7 11 14 28 33
2018-06-27	12	1st	7 9 14 21 33
2018-05-16	7	2nd	5 7 15 33 35
2018-04-21	4	1st	7 8 16 21 26
2018-04-07	17	1st	7 13 15 21 29
2018-02-07	1	1st	7 8 10 22 33
2018-02-03	8	2nd	6 7 8 9 29
2018-01-06	3	1st	7 11 21 30 33
2017-12-27	9	2nd	1 7 8 12 28
2017-11-25	4	1st	7 12 14 16 23
2017-11-11	11	1st	7 20 23 25 35
2017-10-04	9	3rd	3 4 7 11 32
2017-09-02	1	1st	7 12 18 25 33
2017-08-30	1	1st	7 8 14 15 16
2017-08-26	55	1st	7 14 27 28 32
2017-02-15	1	1st	7 13 16 26 29
2017-02-11	9	2nd	1 7 8 13 20
2017-01-11	6	1st	7 9 12 23 35
2016-12-21	2	2nd	5 7 24 27 35
2016-12-14	2	2nd	4 7 21 32 34
2016-12-07	2	2nd	4 7 16 17 25
2016-11-30	8	1st	7 19 23 30 34
2016-11-02	17	1st	7 8 13 18 20
2016-09-03	2	3rd	2 6 7 12 24
2016-08-27	3	2nd	6 7 10 18 24
2016-08-17	2	2nd	5 7 21 23 35
2016-08-10	4	1st	7 11 19 28 31
2016-07-27	2	2nd	1 7 10 23 30
2016-07-20	7	1st	7 15 21 25 30
2016-06-25	28	1st	7 9 14 15 27
2016-03-19	19	1st	7 8 17 19 21
2016-01-13	2	3rd	2 3 7 16 28
2016-01-06	4	2nd	4 7 20 25 30
2015-12-23	8	2nd	6 7 10 16 28
2015-11-25	1	2nd	1 7 14 19 25
2015-11-21	1	4th	2 4 5 7 19
2015-11-18	2	1st	7 10 12 19 25
2015-11-11	13	1st	7 19 24 25 31
2015-09-26	13	2nd	4 7 10 21 31
2015-08-12	11	1st	7 14 19 27 31
2015-07-04	23	1st	7 19 22 33 34
2015-04-15	6	2nd	1 7 22 24 27
2015-03-25	1	1st	7 20 27 29 35
2015-03-21	18	2nd	4 7 9 21 32
2015-01-17	19	2nd	1 7 10 14 33
2014-11-12	5	2nd	5 7 11 14 20
2014-10-25	2	3rd	1 2 7 13 23
2014-10-18	4	2nd	5 7 12 20 23
2014-10-04	8	3rd	1 4 7 14 17
2014-09-06	9	1st	7 8 26 27 29
2014-08-06	8	1st	7 15 22 24 34
2014-07-09	12	1st	7 17 26 27 31
2014-05-28	1	1st	7 9 19 34 35
2014-05-24	8	3rd	3 6 7 14 15
2014-04-26	1	1st	7 21 23 29 35
2014-04-23	12	1st	7 18 23 24 26
2014-03-12	3	1st	7 15 21 23 24
2014-03-01	2	1st	7 8 9 30 34
2014-02-22	9	2nd	5 7 16 27 35
2014-01-22	10	1st	7 13 20 24 25
2013-12-18	11	2nd	2 7 11 20 24
2013-11-09	8	1st	7 24 26 29 33
2013-10-12	4	1st	7 11 12 24 26
2013-09-28	15	1st	7 12 14 22 32
2013-08-07	16	2nd	4 7 12 20 30
2013-06-12	4	3rd	2 4 7 21 35
2013-05-29	4	3rd	3 4 7 16 21
2013-05-15	18	4th	1 2 3 7 25
2013-03-13	1	1st	7 9 15 21 29
2013-03-09	5	1st	7 8 26 30 31
2013-02-20	4	1st	7 10 11 28 33
2013-02-06	13	1st	7 11 12 28 30
2012-12-22	1	1st	7 8 10 14 32
2012-12-19	1	3rd	4 5 7 24 28
2012-12-15	8	1st	7 10 12 25 29
2012-11-17	10	2nd	6 7 26 32 34
2012-10-13	4	1st	7 9 12 21 29
2012-09-29	9	2nd	4 7 8 10 16
2012-08-29	3	3rd	5 6 7 24 28
2012-08-18	12	1st	7 9 26 29 35
2012-07-07	1	2nd	5 7 9 30 32
2012-07-04	2	2nd	6 7 12 14 22
2012-06-27	5	3rd	5 6 7 23 29
2012-06-09	4	2nd	4 7 15 23 27
2012-05-26	7	3rd	1 4 7 16 24
2012-05-02	2	3rd	5 6 7 24 27
2012-04-25	10	3rd	2 6 7 8 31
2012-03-21	6	2nd	3 7 23 28 29
2012-02-29	7	1st	7 12 14 24 33
2012-02-04	1	3rd	3 6 7 15 16
2012-02-01	2	2nd	3 7 11 12 31
2012-01-25	6	2nd	5 7 12 16 35
2012-01-04	2	2nd	5 7 15 20 28
2011-12-28	3	1st	7 17 24 31 33
2011-12-17	16	1st	7 11 23 30 35
2011-10-22	1	1st	7 10 13 24 27
2011-10-19	1	2nd	1 7 12 21 28
2011-10-15	2	3rd	4 6 7 23 33
2011-10-08	4	1st	7 9 16 22 34
2011-09-24	5	2nd	1 7 9 14 16
2011-09-07	2	3rd	1 3 7 12 20
2011-08-31	5	3rd	4 6 7 29 31
2011-08-13	5	2nd	4 7 15 16 20
2011-07-27	1	1st	7 9 18 20 25
2011-07-23	2	1st	7 9 10 24 34
2011-07-16	1	1st	7 9 11 16 26
2011-07-13	1	2nd	3 7 11 24 31
2011-07-09	1	1st	7 10 11 18 35
2011-07-06	5	3rd	5 6 7 30 34
2011-06-18	10	1st	7 16 24 28 30
2011-05-14	9	1st	7 12 17 19 23
2011-04-13	6	2nd	4 7 28 30 32
2011-03-23	1	1st	7 11 14 17 30
2011-03-19	2	2nd	1 7 8 14 22
2011-03-12	1	2nd	2 7 29 30 35
2011-03-09	13	1st	7 9 24 31 34
2011-01-22	4	3rd	1 2 7 15 35
2011-01-08	1	2nd	6 7 8 17 33
2011-01-05	4	1st	7 12 14 16 32
2010-12-22	7	1st	7 9 23 33 35
2010-11-27	4	2nd	6 7 28 32 34
2010-11-13	3	1st	7 19 21 32 33
2010-11-03	1	1st	7 13 14 27 33
2010-10-30	5	1st	7 15 17 24 26
2010-10-13	6	1st	7 11 16 19 22
2010-09-22	10	2nd	2 7 14 16 31
2010-08-18	19	2nd	6 7 15 22 24
2010-06-12	11	2nd	1 7 9 15 17
2010-05-05	5	1st	7 20 21 24 26
2010-04-17	2	1st	7 19 24 29 34
2010-04-10	—	2nd	3 7 9 22 34