Number 22

In Megabucks Plus under the 5/41 + 1/6 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,883 draws, 5 from 1–41.

233times drawn · chance expected 230 +0.24σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 59% for any number

8.1average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

50longest completed wait · 33% chance of one at least that long

22 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 233 times in 1,883 draws against 229.6 expected, +0.24σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 22, draw by draw

Drawn 233 times in 1,883 draws · average wait 8.1 draws · longest completed wait 50 · waiting 5 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 large number the high positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest10 · chance 9.9
2nd smallest56 · chance 51.9
3rd smallest81 · chance 91.6
4th smallest75 · chance 64.4
5th smallest11 · chance 15.3

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

34 31 16 10 30 38

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 40 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 41. 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
2026-09-28	1	3rd	10 14 22 28 32
2026-09-26	14	2nd	20 22 32 40 41
2026-08-24	22	3rd	9 10 22 26 40
2026-07-04	12	4th	6 10

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 5/41 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-04-05	1	4th	6 11 15 22 37
2025-04-02	5	3rd	4 13 22 23 36
2025-03-22	13	4th	2 4 21 22 34
2025-02-19	20	1st	22 30 34 36 41
2025-01-04	15	3rd	10 14 22 30 34
2024-11-30	20	2nd	18 22 24 33 38
2024-10-14	3	3rd	14 15 22 33 40
2024-10-07	10	4th	7 17 20 22 25
2024-09-14	1	3rd	1 13 22 25 34
2024-09-11	13	5th	12 13 14 15 22
2024-08-12	1	2nd	18 22 29 34 39
2024-08-10	4	4th	9 15 21 22 40
2024-07-31	1	5th	1 10 14 16 22
2024-07-29	3	3rd	10 19 22 34 35
2024-07-22	10	5th	2 3 15 17 22
2024-06-29	3	3rd	6 10 22 26 39
2024-06-22	6	4th	12 15 19 22 31
2024-06-08	3	2nd	20 22 25 27 38
2024-06-01	14	5th	2 7 11 19 22
2024-04-29	26	3rd	6 10 22 31 36
2024-02-28	3	2nd	21 22 24 25 30
2024-02-21	4	3rd	1 11 22 26 32
2024-02-12	7	4th	7 13 14 22 31
2024-01-27	3	4th	1 3 4 22 24
2024-01-20	1	4th	12 13 19 22 35
2024-01-17	7	5th	1 2 10 16 22
2024-01-01	6	3rd	4 16 22 25 40
2023-12-18	9	3rd	14 15 22 24 37
2023-11-27	1	4th	9 16 21 22 29
2023-11-25	7	4th	10 13 16 22 39
2023-11-08	8	3rd	2 16 22 23 27
2023-10-21	3	4th	2 14 21 22 34
2023-10-14	50	2nd	5 22 25 30 35
2023-05-06	10	3rd	2 5 22 26 32
2023-04-01	2	3rd	1 7 22 23 34
2023-03-25	4	2nd	20 22 26 30 37
2023-03-11	3	1st	22 23 28 30 40
2023-03-01	6	2nd	10 22 24 25 38
2023-02-08	21	4th	2 8 12 22 38
2022-11-26	11	3rd	16 19 22 27 36
2022-10-19	2	3rd	3 7 22 31 40
2022-10-12	4	3rd	8 21 22 23 37
2022-09-28	2	3rd	5 21 22 23 36
2022-09-21	5	4th	11 14 21 22 23
2022-09-03	2	2nd	10 22 24 30 31
2022-08-27	11	3rd	6 17 22 26 31
2022-07-20	1	3rd	16 17 22 34 40
2022-07-16	2	3rd	12 14 22 31 36
2022-07-09	4	3rd	14 16 22 36 41
2022-06-25	1	2nd	20 22 23 33 39
2022-06-22	12	2nd	2 22 31 34 41
2022-05-11	2	1st	22 29 34 37 40
2022-05-04	4	4th	1 2 7 22 34
2022-04-20	7	3rd	2 12 22 31 40
2022-03-26	6	4th	5 7 19 22 33
2022-03-05	4	3rd	4 19 22 25 40
2022-02-19	20	1st	22 27 28 30 39
2021-12-11	9	4th	12 15 20 22 34
2021-11-10	8	2nd	10 22 28 31 41
2021-10-13	2	3rd	8 9 22 26 33
2021-10-06	2	4th	5 10 16 22 31
2021-09-29	4	3rd	14 16 22 26 39
2021-09-15	2	2nd	19 22 32 37 38
2021-09-08	16	3rd	18 21 22 30 32
2021-07-14	16	4th	2 16 17 22 25
2021-05-19	7	3rd	2 16 22 25 34
2021-04-24	8	5th	2 4 14 20 22
2021-03-27	10	2nd	10 22 23 34 41
2021-02-20	2	1st	22 24 28 32 35
2021-02-13	9	2nd	15 22 32 35 36
2021-01-13	19	2nd	21 22 36 38 41
2020-11-07	1	4th	3 13 17 22 23
2020-11-04	19	3rd	3 13 22 27 35
2020-08-29	4	3rd	12 19 22 29 34
2020-08-15	7	2nd	15 22 24 29 37
2020-07-22	5	4th	7 12 20 22 36
2020-07-04	4	3rd	11 20 22 24 25
2020-06-20	1	4th	5 9 18 22 36
2020-06-17	9	4th	3 8 9 22 35
2020-05-16	5	2nd	14 22 24 30 39
2020-04-29	7	3rd	3 12 22 34 36
2020-04-04	9	4th	1 11 16 22 30
2020-03-04	3	2nd	12 22 24 25 27
2020-02-22	8	4th	10 16 21 22 34
2020-01-25	4	3rd	18 19 22 36 37
2020-01-11	9	3rd	5 17 22 26 33
2019-12-11	1	3rd	10 14 22 29 38
2019-12-07	14	3rd	2 20 22 30 33
2019-10-19	9	2nd	17 22 31 37 41
2019-09-18	12	3rd	4 13 22 34 38
2019-08-07	14	4th	5 6 20 22 37
2019-06-19	8	3rd	2 7 22 37 38
2019-05-22	38	3rd	11 17 22 23 39
2019-01-09	9	2nd	9 22 27 33 40
2018-12-08	6	4th	1 3 10 22 33
2018-11-17	3	4th	7 8 13 22 25
2018-11-07	2	3rd	13 16 22 26 27
2018-10-31	7	2nd	16 22 23 31 38
2018-10-06	34	2nd	7 22 23 29 31
2018-06-09	21	4th	4 5 10 22 39
2018-03-28	43	2nd	12 22 30 37 38
2017-10-28	18	4th	3 4 15 22 40
2017-08-26	14	2nd	10 22 28 34 39
2017-07-08	9	3rd	7 14 22 33 34
2017-06-07	2	5th	4 8 12 16 22
2017-05-31	8	5th	10 11 12 21 22
2017-05-03	9	2nd	1 22 24 30 41
2017-04-01	5	3rd	6 12 22 23 41
2017-03-15	3	2nd	11 22 27 28 30
2017-03-04	2	3rd	1 8 22 25 35
2017-02-25	4	3rd	2 15 22 38 40
2017-02-11	2	3rd	9 13 22 33 37
2017-02-04	6	2nd	9 22 24 30 31
2017-01-14	3	2nd	11 22 27 34 38
2017-01-04	4	3rd	2 14 22 28 41
2016-12-21	4	4th	3 6 9 22 34
2016-12-07	2	4th	4 7 11 22 38
2016-11-30	11	4th	14 16 17 22 40
2016-10-22	2	2nd	14 22 24 31 34
2016-10-15	7	3rd	1 12 22 23 31
2016-09-21	8	3rd	8 17 22 24 40
2016-08-24	12	2nd	11 22 25 30 31
2016-07-13	11	2nd	10 22 35 38 39
2016-06-04	5	4th	7 10 15 22 40
2016-05-18	3	2nd	9 22 24 27 30
2016-05-07	12	4th	1 12 13 22 38
2016-03-26	5	2nd	1 22 29 32 35
2016-03-09	1	3rd	12 16 22 23 34
2016-03-05	3	3rd	8 16 22 38 39
2016-02-24	1	5th	10 13 15 17 22
2016-02-20	4	3rd	6 19 22 31 39
2016-02-06	12	4th	3 8 17 22 23
2015-12-26	1	2nd	16 22 23 25 29
2015-12-23	1	3rd	12 19 22 23 27
2015-12-19	5	3rd	15 18 22 31 38
2015-12-02	5	4th	2 13 14 22 30
2015-11-14	11	3rd	3 17 22 28 38
2015-10-07	7	4th	2 10 11 22 28
2015-09-12	1	2nd	2 22 28 31 37
2015-09-09	4	4th	4 7 19 22 26
2015-08-26	1	4th	3 6 7 22 29
2015-08-22	10	3rd	1 16 22 36 41
2015-07-18	3	3rd	14 18 22 26 39
2015-07-08	1	1st	22 24 28 39 41
2015-07-04	4	3rd	5 19 22 31 33
2015-06-20	3	3rd	2 12 22 27 33
2015-06-10	10	2nd	21 22 30 31 34
2015-05-06	3	2nd	6 22 31 38 39
2015-04-25	2	2nd	18 22 24 26 28
2015-04-18	4	2nd	1 22 31 34 37
2015-04-04	10	2nd	9 22 30 34 37
2015-02-28	5	3rd	16 17 22 23 28
2015-02-11	1	3rd	3 9 22 34 38
2015-02-07	10	4th	2 4 11 22 27
2015-01-03	13	3rd	3 13 22 28 41
2014-11-19	23	2nd	6 22 23 36 40
2014-08-30	3	3rd	14 15 22 26 31
2014-08-20	2	4th	5 7 12 22 26
2014-08-13	18	3rd	18 19 22 32 34
2014-06-11	4	4th	5 13 14 22 37
2014-05-28	40	3rd	4 10 22 34 37
2014-01-08	4	2nd	16 22 25 34 37
2013-12-25	1	4th	11 12 16 22 28
2013-12-21	24	1st	22 35 36 37 41
2013-09-28	16	2nd	17 22 35 38 41
2013-08-03	4	2nd	12 22 28 35 38
2013-07-20	1	2nd	6 22 31 33 35
2013-07-17	1	4th	5 8 13 22 35
2013-07-13	7	3rd	10 21 22 30 37
2013-06-19	5	4th	3 18 19 22 31
2013-06-01	8	4th	13 18 21 22 25
2013-05-04	6	4th	10 14 21 22 26
2013-04-13	16	4th	5 6 15 22 35
2013-02-16	15	4th	10 15 19 22 34
2012-12-26	3	4th	5 9 20 22 32
2012-12-15	5	4th	6 12 19 22 41
2012-11-28	7	4th	1 6 11 22 39
2012-11-03	2	4th	7 13 21 22 30
2012-10-27	20	3rd	9 17 22 29 38
2012-08-18	12	3rd	9 20 22 32 41
2012-07-04	1	3rd	4 18 22 24 38
2012-06-30	8	4th	16 18 20 22 36
2012-06-02	11	3rd	3 15 22 31 39
2012-04-25	31	3rd	5 13 22 25 26
2012-01-07	7	2nd	19 22 23 24 35
2011-12-14	1	4th	4 7 9 22 40
2011-12-10	6	4th	7 13 18 22 34
2011-11-19	14	2nd	7 22 24 26 36
2011-10-01	3	3rd	17 18 22 28 33
2011-09-21	1	3rd	3 18 22 28 34
2011-09-17	29	3rd	8 15 22 30 32
2011-06-08	5	4th	4 7 15 22 34
2011-05-21	1	4th	3 13 21 22 40
2011-05-18	19	3rd	1 10 22 36 38
2011-03-12	2	5th	3 4 5 17 22
2011-03-05	5	3rd	6 13 22 24 27
2011-02-16	6	3rd	1 21 22 31 41
2011-01-26	17	4th	5 7 9 22 39
2010-11-27	2	1st	22 23 30 31 34
2010-11-20	5	2nd	1 22 30 35 40
2010-11-03	1	4th	2 13 15 22 27
2010-10-30	1	1st	22 30 31 34 38
2010-10-27	13	4th	1 15 17 22 36
2010-09-11	16	5th	6 8 15 21 22
2010-07-17	5	4th	1 4 19 22 24
2010-06-30	4	2nd	16 22 28 31 36
2010-06-16	5	4th	1 5 13 22 38
2010-05-29	11	4th	9 10 17 22 29
2010-04-21	—	4th	5 11 17 22 24