Number 9

In Lotto Texas under the 6/54 · since Jan 2010 rules — 2,020 draws, 6 from 1–54.

225times drawn · chance expected 224 +0.04σ

25draws waiting · a wait this long: 6% for any number

8.9average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0

46longest completed wait · 67% chance of one at least that long

9 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 225 times in 2,020 draws against 224.4 expected, +0.04σ. Each draw is independent: after 25 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 9, draw by draw

Drawn 225 times in 2,020 draws · average wait 8.9 draws · longest completed wait 46 · waiting 25 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 smallest89 · chance 95.8
2nd smallest104 · chance 93.5
3rd smallest28 · chance 31.2
4th smallest4 · chance 4.3
5th smallest0 · chance 0.2
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 21.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

6 20 18 2 13 31

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 53 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 54. 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
2026-08-15	4	2nd	6 9 32 36 37 54
2026-08-05	14	1st	9 26 27 31 33 42
2026-07-04	5	3rd	4 6 9 13 17 43
2026-06-22	46	3rd

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 6/54 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-10-28	21	2nd	7 9 13 14 15 40
2024-09-09	2	1st	9 27 28 38 39 48
2024-09-04	14	2nd	1 9 22 32 47 53
2024-08-03	34	2nd	7 9 13 30 37 49
2024-05-15	10	2nd	2 9 36 45 47 53
2024-04-22	5	2nd	2 9 24 31 35 36
2024-04-10	8	1st	9 10 11 18 22 35
2024-03-23	4	2nd	7 9 26 42 44 51
2024-03-13	12	2nd	2 9 15 21 33 34
2024-02-14	3	2nd	5 9 11 23 33 50
2024-02-07	3	3rd	3 8 9 20 27 53
2024-01-31	4	2nd	7 9 18 19 20 41
2024-01-22	7	4th	2 6 7 9 10 13
2024-01-06	13	1st	9 11 13 16 40 47
2023-12-06	5	3rd	2 4 9 13 28 48
2023-11-25	10	2nd	8 9 13 16 21 30
2023-11-01	1	1st	9 13 18 19 38 42
2023-10-30	1	1st	9 24 27 30 41 44
2023-10-28	13	1st	9 15 23 28 31 36
2023-09-27	6	1st	9 31 33 45 49 54
2023-09-13	40	3rd	4 8 9 14 30 34
2023-06-12	4	2nd	4 9 29 32 33 37
2023-06-03	3	2nd	1 9 30 33 51 52
2023-05-27	1	1st	9 12 27 30 34 50
2023-05-24	9	2nd	2 9 24 26 28 39
2023-05-03	3	1st	9 17 34 43 49 53
2023-04-26	10	3rd	1 6 9 21 49 52
2023-04-03	11	1st	9 11 17 20 29 43
2023-03-08	10	3rd	3 7 9 16 29 36
2023-02-13	8	2nd	6 9 20 22 38 48
2023-01-25	4	1st	9 14 17 19 24 36
2023-01-16	7	2nd	1 9 13 28 44 46
2022-12-31	3	2nd	5 9 12 18 36 46
2022-12-24	11	3rd	5 6 9 21 26 42
2022-11-28	11	1st	9 11 16 18 25 27
2022-11-02	15	2nd	3 9 30 38 49 54
2022-09-28	5	1st	9 27 31 40 47 54
2022-09-17	8	2nd	5 9 18 22 35 48
2022-08-29	18	3rd	6 8 9 20 36 45
2022-07-18	2	1st	9 15 27 37 40 46
2022-07-13	6	2nd	7 9 13 41 42 49
2022-06-29	19	1st	9 10 20 21 28 48
2022-05-16	2	1st	9 15 34 48 49 53
2022-05-11	1	1st	9 12 18 20 29 54
2022-05-09	14	3rd	5 7 9 22 24 43
2022-04-06	1	2nd	6 9 18 23 31 38
2022-04-04	8	1st	9 29 32 38 42 46
2022-03-16	12	1st	9 19 20 25 30 33
2022-02-16	3	2nd	5 9 21 22 27 38
2022-02-09	1	1st	9 10 12 18 37 51
2022-02-07	26	2nd	5 9 11 23 31 54
2021-12-08	3	2nd	5 9 20 26 38 40
2021-12-01	11	2nd	6 9 13 27 33 41
2021-11-06	12	1st	9 12 17 18 36 44
2021-10-09	2	2nd	3 9 17 18 35 45
2021-10-04	1	1st	9 35 39 41 42 53
2021-10-02	3	2nd	1 9 14 23 29 41
2021-09-25	6	2nd	5 9 12 21 29 39
2021-09-11	6	1st	9 13 16 21 26 33
2021-08-28	1	2nd	1 9 25 30 39 41
2021-08-25	3	1st	9 19 20 31 45 48
2021-08-18	29	1st	9 27 36 39 52 54
2021-05-08	14	1st	9 10 20 27 33 53
2021-03-20	12	2nd	4 9 20 28 34 37
2021-02-06	1	2nd	2 9 19 32 34 44
2021-02-03	3	4th	3 6 8 9 19 22
2021-01-23	14	1st	9 18 22 25 27 46
2020-12-05	2	4th	4 5 6 9 22 50
2020-11-28	1	1st	9 13 17 20 26 28
2020-11-25	4	2nd	6 9 10 37 49 53
2020-11-11	19	2nd	6 9 23 31 46 52
2020-09-05	4	2nd	4 9 16 17 20 35
2020-08-22	12	2nd	6 9 11 31 38 54
2020-07-11	4	1st	9 20 45 50 52 53
2020-06-27	1	2nd	3 9 15 21 37 48
2020-06-24	5	2nd	7 9 11 22 36 47
2020-06-06	13	2nd	8 9 14 17 26 31
2020-04-22	7	1st	9 17 19 30 44 50
2020-03-28	5	1st	9 10 13 15 17 44
2020-03-11	1	2nd	6 9 24 27 48 49
2020-03-07	2	1st	9 10 31 38 49 54
2020-02-29	6	2nd	1 9 11 21 28 52
2020-02-08	9	3rd	3 6 9 30 33 47
2020-01-08	7	2nd	7 9 10 14 27 36
2019-12-14	1	3rd	2 8 9 14 51 52
2019-12-11	4	1st	9 25 32 34 46 54
2019-11-27	16	3rd	5 8 9 12 19 24
2019-10-02	2	1st	9 26 39 42 47 49
2019-09-25	8	2nd	5 9 26 38 41 44
2019-08-28	10	1st	9 21 40 42 49 53
2019-07-24	3	2nd	2 9 16 22 46 49
2019-07-13	2	3rd	2 5 9 36 50 51
2019-07-06	1	2nd	2 9 21 26 28 51
2019-07-03	1	2nd	5 9 14 25 40 51
2019-06-29	4	2nd	2 9 29 39 48 54
2019-06-15	4	2nd	8 9 12 16 46 48
2019-06-01	3	2nd	3 9 14 19 42 53
2019-05-22	28	2nd	2 9 23 37 42 50
2019-02-13	2	1st	9 14 17 30 37 42
2019-02-06	2	1st	9 11 34 35 44 48
2019-01-30	1	1st	9 20 22 28 45 48
2019-01-26	8	3rd	3 7 9 30 44 53
2018-12-29	15	1st	9 10 15 20 33 46
2018-11-07	25	2nd	6 9 12 31 43 52
2018-08-11	2	2nd	3 9 13 25 30 51
2018-08-04	4	2nd	4 9 11 33 48 54
2018-07-21	15	3rd	4 6 9 14 15 45
2018-05-30	6	2nd	8 9 14 34 42 44
2018-05-09	14	1st	9 17 30 34 39 51
2018-03-21	4	2nd	6 9 19 37 39 51
2018-03-07	3	1st	9 16 25 32 41 44
2018-02-24	1	2nd	5 9 32 35 51 54
2018-02-21	7	1st	9 15 17 35 39 44
2018-01-27	3	2nd	6 9 12 17 20 23
2018-01-17	5	1st	9 16 19 33 40 46
2017-12-30	30	1st	9 14 16 27 45 51
2017-09-16	2	2nd	4 9 18 36 40 41
2017-09-09	5	1st	9 26 32 34 42 51
2017-08-23	23	2nd	6 9 34 38 39 46
2017-06-03	4	2nd	1 9 17 23 53 54
2017-05-20	7	2nd	8 9 15 20 38 39
2017-04-26	8	1st	9 25 30 40 45 53
2017-03-29	31	2nd	7 9 11 18 23 43
2016-12-10	9	2nd	1 9 14 26 37 46
2016-11-09	10	2nd	2 9 18 42 51 52
2016-10-05	8	2nd	4 9 11 27 40 42
2016-09-07	5	1st	9 12 26 28 33 40
2016-08-20	2	1st	9 10 12 17 41 51
2016-08-13	2	1st	9 11 12 25 37 38
2016-08-06	19	1st	9 18 19 40 41 45
2016-06-01	22	4th	4 6 8 9 28 49
2016-03-16	3	3rd	2 6 9 22 39 53
2016-03-05	12	2nd	5 9 10 23 32 37
2016-01-23	6	1st	9 19 28 41 45 51
2016-01-02	10	1st	9 15 18 40 43 50
2015-11-28	6	1st	9 17 24 34 43 49
2015-11-07	4	1st	9 12 18 31 34 51
2015-10-24	2	1st	9 11 17 25 37 44
2015-10-17	25	2nd	2 9 14 22 35 36
2015-07-22	11	2nd	6 9 17 45 46 54
2015-06-13	6	2nd	4 9 13 17 18 38
2015-05-23	9	1st	9 21 28 36 37 42
2015-04-22	17	2nd	6 9 19 28 43 54
2015-02-21	1	2nd	3 9 13 14 22 35
2015-02-18	9	1st	9 17 21 38 39 41
2015-01-17	14	2nd	2 9 12 22 31 54
2014-11-29	5	3rd	3 4 9 22 23 34
2014-11-12	12	1st	9 24 27 39 42 48
2014-10-01	5	2nd	4 9 12 20 25 40
2014-09-13	10	2nd	2 9 24 26 31 36
2014-08-09	2	1st	9 16 20 29 34 43
2014-08-02	2	2nd	7 9 26 31 35 43
2014-07-26	8	2nd	3 9 16 48 53 54
2014-06-28	8	2nd	6 9 24 26 42 51
2014-05-31	14	3rd	3 5 9 32 36 37
2014-04-12	1	1st	9 14 21 31 46 48
2014-04-09	32	3rd	1 3 9 22 23 54
2013-12-18	8	2nd	4 9 11 28 31 33
2013-11-20	10	1st	9 15 34 44 46 54
2013-10-16	2	1st	9 24 35 37 43 44
2013-10-09	3	1st	9 14 21 31 49 53
2013-09-28	26	2nd	2 9 13 23 31 46
2013-06-29	3	3rd	1 3 9 35 42 45
2013-06-19	25	2nd	7 9 12 38 42 46
2013-03-23	10	1st	9 10 19 28 36 41
2013-02-16	1	1st	9 25 39 44 51 52
2013-02-13	6	2nd	3 9 20 25 48 52
2013-01-23	4	1st	9 13 17 19 25 49
2013-01-09	1	1st	9 16 18 26 47 53
2013-01-05	1	2nd	2 9 34 38 43 51
2013-01-02	5	3rd	5 8 9 13 24 47
2012-12-15	1	1st	9 14 17 38 45 54
2012-12-12	8	2nd	2 9 15 18 21 22
2012-11-14	35	1st	9 21 25 26 38 53
2012-07-14	3	2nd	6 9 14 33 46 48
2012-07-04	6	2nd	1 9 20 37 46 47
2012-06-13	17	2nd	2 9 20 22 43 48
2012-04-14	10	2nd	4 9 13 16 20 47
2012-03-10	6	1st	9 15 28 37 44 47
2012-02-18	19	2nd	3 9 13 39 47 53
2011-12-14	7	1st	9 13 14 31 32 38
2011-11-19	5	1st	9 20 29 30 36 39
2011-11-02	4	1st	9 10 30 31 40 43
2011-10-19	11	1st	9 15 30 37 52 54
2011-09-10	7	2nd	5 9 15 18 34 42
2011-08-17	24	1st	9 11 33 35 43 44
2011-05-25	6	2nd	5 9 20 26 36 45
2011-05-04	1	3rd	1 5 9 26 29 49
2011-04-30	3	2nd	1 9 35 36 49 51
2011-04-20	6	1st	9 28 36 38 41 42
2011-03-30	9	2nd	2 9 13 25 44 50
2011-02-26	12	2nd	5 9 13 14 22 29
2011-01-15	12	2nd	6 9 17 30 39 41
2010-12-04	6	3rd	5 6 9 14 27 51
2010-11-13	7	2nd	2 9 22 45 48 54
2010-10-20	13	1st	9 16 29 43 46 49
2010-09-04	21	1st	9 20 29 32 39 41
2010-06-23	5	3rd	1 3 9 22 24 30
2010-06-05	34	1st	9 11 19 33 36 46
2010-02-06	6	2nd	6 9 24 30 49 52
2010-01-16	—	3rd	1 7 9 25 29 42