Number 7

In Lotto under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 2,626 draws, 6 from 1–49.

303times drawn · chance expected 322 −1.10σ

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 77% for any number

8.7average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

40longest completed wait · 84% chance of one at least that long

7 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 303 times in 2,626 draws against 321.6 expected, −1.10σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 7, draw by draw

Drawn 303 times in 2,626 draws · average wait 8.7 draws · longest completed wait 40 · waiting 3 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 smallest160 · chance 150.5
2nd smallest110 · chance 118.8
3rd smallest28 · chance 30.5
4th smallest5 · chance 3.0
5th smallest0 · chance 0.1
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

31 8 21 37 16 17

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 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 49. 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
2026-10-03	2	1st	7 13 16 25 29 37
2026-09-28	16	2nd	2 7 18 23 27 46
2026-08-22	30	1st	7 8 15 25 27 34
2026-06-13	1	1st	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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-05-10	17	2nd	4 7 11 23 27 36
2025-03-31	13	2nd	5 7 12 16 30 40
2025-03-01	5	2nd	3 7 15 18 24 41
2025-02-17	2	2nd	1 7 12 19 25 44
2025-02-12	6	2nd	6 7 11 18 24 48
2025-01-29	2	1st	7 13 24 26 35 41
2025-01-25	15	1st	7 31 32 34 40 42
2024-12-21	8	3rd	2 4 7 20 27 41
2024-12-02	5	3rd	1 6 7 19 46 47
2024-11-20	1	1st	7 10 21 22 40 47
2024-11-18	6	1st	7 9 11 12 23 24
2024-11-04	6	1st	7 17 24 30 31 43
2024-10-21	7	1st	7 13 16 17 27 31
2024-10-05	17	2nd	6 7 8 11 17 36
2024-08-26	2	2nd	6 7 28 37 43 44
2024-08-21	3	2nd	6 7 15 17 19 30
2024-08-14	6	1st	7 13 17 21 39 49
2024-07-31	1	1st	7 31 32 33 38 43
2024-07-29	1	4th	1 4 6 7 32 33
2024-07-27	18	2nd	3 7 16 19 28 34
2024-06-15	7	2nd	2 7 8 10 23 26
2024-05-29	22	1st	7 15 21 23 36 44
2024-04-08	4	1st	7 20 21 25 39 49
2024-03-30	3	3rd	3 5 7 11 38 49
2024-03-23	13	3rd	3 4 7 27 35 46
2024-02-21	5	1st	7 23 28 39 43 48
2024-02-10	25	2nd	3 7 12 24 34 38
2023-12-13	24	1st	7 16 39 44 47 49
2023-10-18	7	1st	7 17 25 32 33 44
2023-10-02	4	2nd	2 7 11 15 27 40
2023-09-23	14	1st	7 8 12 13 24 48
2023-08-21	3	1st	7 11 23 24 25 36
2023-08-14	4	1st	7 11 19 37 44 45
2023-08-05	4	1st	7 14 23 31 47 49
2023-07-26	30	1st	7 17 27 34 37 41
2023-05-17	9	1st	7 21 30 34 43 49
2023-04-26	4	2nd	6 7 13 25 41 44
2023-04-17	5	2nd	3 7 9 12 39 45
2023-04-05	8	2nd	1 7 13 20 47 49
2023-03-18	8	1st	7 17 31 35 41 45
2023-02-27	14	2nd	4 7 11 13 16 46
2023-01-25	18	1st	7 20 24 38 40 42
2022-12-14	5	2nd	4 7 29 34 46 49
2022-12-03	4	2nd	6 7 10 12 36 38
2022-11-23	3	2nd	6 7 8 18 46 49
2022-11-16	8	1st	7 28 39 40 41 44
2022-10-29	22	2nd	3 7 9 24 36 37
2022-09-07	1	1st	7 14 22 40 47 49
2022-09-05	7	2nd	1 7 15 26 27 46
2022-08-20	19	2nd	1 7 13 28 40 45
2022-07-06	4	1st	7 18 29 31 40 43
2022-06-27	2	1st	7 12 34 35 37 48
2022-06-22	6	1st	7 13 15 43 48 49
2022-06-08	4	2nd	5 7 9 14 31 34
2022-05-30	5	1st	7 19 29 31 37 49
2022-05-18	11	2nd	1 7 17 20 34 43
2022-04-23	5	2nd	2 7 18 34 36 38
2022-04-11	30	1st	7 14 20 31 32 34
2022-01-31	15	2nd	4 7 21 28 33 46
2021-12-27	7	2nd	6 7 17 35 36 45
2021-12-11	4	1st	7 13 15 24 32 37
2021-12-01	6	2nd	4 7 15 17 23 42
2021-11-17	1	2nd	1 7 10 36 44 46
2021-11-15	6	1st	7 10 23 39 41 43
2021-11-01	23	1st	7 11 19 20 21 43
2021-09-08	1	2nd	2 7 20 25 36 43
2021-09-06	6	2nd	4 7 18 24 27 45
2021-08-23	2	1st	7 10 27 29 41 48
2021-08-18	3	2nd	6 7 9 21 25 27
2021-08-11	7	3rd	5 6 7 37 41 48
2021-07-26	1	1st	7 14 16 22 23 29
2021-07-24	1	1st	7 24 26 27 30 44
2021-07-21	8	2nd	6 7 8 12 40 42
2021-07-03	2	2nd	1 7 22 31 46 48
2021-06-28	27	3rd	4 5 7 18 19 35
2021-04-26	5	1st	7 11 18 26 30 32
2021-04-14	7	1st	7 10 16 25 47 48
2021-03-29	8	2nd	6 7 16 20 31 48
2021-03-10	29	1st	7 22 29 34 39 41
2021-01-02	2	2nd	4 7 8 13 22 37
2020-12-28	8	1st	7 13 23 35 43 45
2020-12-09	13	3rd	4 6 7 27 28 47
2020-11-09	3	2nd	6 7 9 11 34 43
2020-11-02	7	2nd	6 7 15 30 32 40
2020-10-17	4	1st	7 12 20 25 34 45
2020-10-07	1	1st	7 8 11 33 35 45
2020-10-05	1	1st	7 16 25 37 39 43
2020-10-03	8	1st	7 14 21 33 46 47
2020-09-14	7	2nd	2 7 26 28 39 44
2020-08-29	3	1st	7 8 18 20 35 39
2020-08-22	5	1st	7 8 23 26 30 31
2020-08-10	2	1st	7 12 16 33 42 49
2020-08-05	2	1st	7 14 20 30 31 39
2020-08-01	1	1st	7 8 20 24 45 47
2020-07-29	6	1st	7 18 23 31 37 48
2020-07-15	4	1st	7 9 12 13 19 36
2020-07-06	11	1st	7 23 28 35 39 49
2020-06-10	2	1st	7 8 16 41 42 45
2020-06-06	7	1st	7 10 14 25 38 41
2020-05-20	4	1st	7 10 24 34 37 45
2020-05-11	9	2nd	5 7 10 15 21 43
2020-04-20	5	4th	1 3 5 7 31 39
2020-04-08	5	1st	7 14 16 19 27 49
2020-03-28	1	2nd	1 7 16 27 29 40
2020-03-25	4	1st	7 8 10 29 32 33
2020-03-16	5	1st	7 25 26 46 47 48
2020-03-04	31	2nd	5 7 16 23 36 37
2019-12-23	7	1st	7 8 24 25 30 42
2019-12-07	18	1st	7 15 21 22 26 32
2019-10-26	12	1st	7 18 21 39 44 49
2019-09-28	4	3rd	2 6 7 15 16 47
2019-09-18	5	1st	7 17 31 32 36 49
2019-09-07	4	3rd	2 3 7 12 24 27
2019-08-28	7	1st	7 14 18 21 25 28
2019-08-12	1	1st	7 14 17 23 28 47
2019-08-10	2	1st	7 13 17 33 34 38
2019-08-05	6	2nd	2 7 13 22 27 48
2019-07-22	5	2nd	2 7 9 34 42 43
2019-07-10	2	1st	7 15 20 26 30 33
2019-07-06	11	2nd	3 7 13 17 43 44
2019-06-10	17	2nd	5 7 10 25 48 49
2019-05-01	11	1st	7 9 19 40 42 44
2019-04-06	1	1st	7 16 17 21 27 49
2019-04-03	19	2nd	6 7 8 14 16 18
2019-02-18	37	2nd	3 7 13 24 32 47
2018-11-24	11	3rd	4 5 7 8 37 39
2018-10-29	13	2nd	1 7 18 21 38 44
2018-09-29	8	1st	7 18 24 29 31 35
2018-09-10	14	2nd	1 7 9 23 31 46
2018-08-08	13	2nd	5 7 21 23 37 49
2018-07-09	6	2nd	2 7 17 22 36 45
2018-06-25	3	1st	7 12 22 31 36 47
2018-06-18	7	2nd	5 7 15 24 33 38
2018-06-02	5	1st	7 8 22 24 31 48
2018-05-21	7	1st	7 10 32 36 44 45
2018-05-05	13	2nd	6 7 8 9 13 47
2018-04-04	5	1st	7 9 27 29 32 35
2018-03-24	13	3rd	2 5 7 27 33 38
2018-02-21	21	2nd	6 7 23 28 38 40
2018-01-03	9	1st	7 16 17 21 24 26
2017-12-13	4	2nd	1 7 8 9 26 31
2017-12-04	10	2nd	3 7 8 14 26 45
2017-11-11	25	2nd	4 7 16 17 34 49
2017-09-13	16	1st	7 11 13 16 18 22
2017-08-07	1	1st	7 13 17 21 24 45
2017-08-05	5	1st	7 13 23 26 32 42
2017-07-24	6	2nd	3 7 17 30 31 35
2017-07-10	33	2nd	4 7 10 18 20 26
2017-04-24	7	2nd	3 7 10 13 17 44
2017-04-08	6	1st	7 8 13 29 31 45
2017-03-25	3	2nd	3 7 14 23 31 38
2017-03-18	8	2nd	4 7 19 23 38 45
2017-02-27	1	1st	7 18 20 24 26 34
2017-02-25	1	2nd	5 7 27 33 37 47
2017-02-22	5	1st	7 10 21 25 30 41
2017-02-11	3	2nd	2 7 14 15 24 48
2017-02-04	4	2nd	6 7 12 16 30 46
2017-01-25	10	1st	7 15 17 25 31 34
2017-01-02	26	1st	7 11 12 16 32 47
2016-11-02	31	1st	7 9 32 35 40 44
2016-08-22	16	1st	7 15 29 37 41 44
2016-07-16	6	2nd	4 7 27 31 41 46
2016-07-02	9	2nd	3 7 11 15 33 42
2016-06-11	4	1st	7 21 24 26 31 37
2016-06-01	21	1st	7 22 24 31 41 45
2016-04-13	11	3rd	1 3 7 11 33 39
2016-03-19	10	2nd	1 7 15 38 40 47
2016-02-24	29	1st	7 9 18 26 34 35
2015-12-19	15	1st	7 22 29 33 40 46
2015-11-14	15	1st	7 9 11 16 17 37
2015-10-10	3	2nd	6 7 18 23 31 35
2015-10-03	6	4th	2 3 6 7 21 23
2015-09-19	14	1st	7 16 30 40 43 47
2015-08-17	11	3rd	4 6 7 13 18 32
2015-07-22	1	1st	7 15 17 18 26 34
2015-07-20	15	1st	7 13 39 40 45 46
2015-06-15	23	3rd	1 2 7 17 41 42
2015-04-22	3	1st	7 22 26 36 38 42
2015-04-15	3	2nd	3 7 10 18 19 44
2015-04-08	5	1st	7 19 30 33 43 47
2015-03-28	5	1st	7 20 25 26 40 47
2015-03-16	4	1st	7 10 21 22 32 35
2015-03-07	13	3rd	4 5 7 14 37 48
2015-02-04	9	2nd	1 7 9 12 17 48
2015-01-14	1	2nd	3 7 12 17 37 40
2015-01-12	14	1st	7 18 34 35 38 40
2014-12-10	6	1st	7 17 20 23 25 48
2014-11-26	4	1st	7 17 21 23 29 44
2014-11-17	4	1st	7 11 13 34 45 47
2014-11-08	8	2nd	6 7 8 10 19 21
2014-10-20	23	1st	7 13 38 40 46 48
2014-08-27	6	1st	7 19 20 23 41 42
2014-08-13	2	1st	7 8 19 26 34 49
2014-08-09	10	1st	7 8 16 21 31 32
2014-07-16	8	1st	7 12 31 45 48 49
2014-06-28	6	1st	7 17 20 21 38 46
2014-06-14	5	1st	7 18 19 20 36 48
2014-06-02	19	2nd	4 7 10 26 30 49
2014-04-19	6	4th	3 5 6 7 9 22
2014-04-05	8	1st	7 9 25 30 31 39
2014-03-17	19	2nd	3 7 12 29 30 39
2014-02-01	11	1st	7 10 31 32 48 49
2014-01-06	2	2nd	6 7 9 21 33 47
2014-01-01	3	1st	7 10 23 29 45 47
2013-12-25	5	2nd	5 7 9 29 38 39
2013-12-14	8	2nd	6 7 12 16 26 31
2013-11-25	1	2nd	6 7 30 34 37 44
2013-11-23	2	1st	7 32 34 38 42 49
2013-11-18	4	1st	7 9 12 27 36 46
2013-11-09	9	2nd	1 7 28 36 42 47
2013-10-19	40	2nd	5 7 11 19 37 44
2013-07-17	9	1st	7 18 20 32 35 49
2013-06-26	7	2nd	4 7 9 10 29 47
2013-06-10	10	1st	7 8 13 19 22 23
2013-05-18	8	1st	7 10 23 36 40 44
2013-04-29	2	1st	7 8 10 27 39 46
2013-04-24	3	1st	7 12 16 30 32 41
2013-04-17	6	1st	7 16 29 32 34 35
2013-04-03	5	1st	7 19 23 35 42 45
2013-03-23	15	3rd	2 4 7 26 28 31
2013-02-16	16	2nd	3 7 33 37 40 44
2013-01-09	12	1st	7 14 16 22 25 48
2012-12-12	6	1st	7 22 35 37 40 49
2012-11-28	12	1st	7 16 19 42 48 49
2012-10-31	13	2nd	1 7 17 27 28 43
2012-10-01	4	2nd	3 7 11 16 29 37
2012-09-22	8	2nd	5 7 28 31 36 41
2012-09-03	1	1st	7 13 21 27 35 48
2012-09-01	4	3rd	1 5 7 18 28 34
2012-08-22	2	1st	7 8 18 21 26 36
2012-08-18	21	1st	7 8 12 19 29 38
2012-06-30	18	2nd	1 7 9 10 30 46
2012-05-19	13	1st	7 29 30 33 37 47
2012-04-18	6	1st	7 8 25 33 37 40
2012-04-04	8	1st	7 21 30 31 33 42
2012-03-17	13	1st	7 22 26 29 31 37
2012-02-15	5	3rd	1 3 7 25 27 29
2012-02-04	2	1st	7 8 24 32 39 44
2012-01-30	2	1st	7 10 12 15 41 46
2012-01-25	2	4th	1 2 4 7 34 36
2012-01-21	6	1st	7 14 25 28 30 47
2012-01-07	12	1st	7 9 11 14 19 42
2011-12-10	2	1st	7 23 25 41 42 43
2011-12-05	8	1st	7 12 18 43 47 48
2011-11-16	6	1st	7 9 18 27 32 34
2011-11-02	7	2nd	6 7 15 19 28 30
2011-10-17	18	1st	7 20 21 24 25 46
2011-09-05	2	2nd	2 7 27 31 37 48
2011-08-31	1	3rd	3 4 7 16 34 48
2011-08-29	7	3rd	1 2 7 20 22 31
2011-08-13	18	3rd	1 6 7 21 27 37
2011-07-02	17	1st	7 10 24 26 41 44
2011-05-23	8	1st	7 13 14 18 40 42
2011-05-04	10	1st	7 16 30 36 37 39
2011-04-11	1	2nd	6 7 16 39 40 41
2011-04-09	23	3rd	4 5 7 13 15 39
2011-02-14	8	3rd	3 5 7 12 23 38
2011-01-26	2	1st	7 12 30 32 48 49
2011-01-22	5	2nd	1 7 13 25 33 45
2011-01-10	8	2nd	1 7 8 12 37 44
2010-12-22	2	1st	7 17 20 27 30 47
2010-12-18	2	1st	7 17 20 32 36 47
2010-12-13	7	1st	7 21 26 29 30 40
2010-11-27	14	1st	7 12 22 25 26 45
2010-10-25	5	3rd	2 4 7 23 33 38
2010-10-13	5	2nd	4 7 14 16 27 40
2010-10-02	24	2nd	5 7 9 17 40 46
2010-08-07	1	2nd	4 7 20 21 26 28
2010-08-04	18	2nd	3 7 20 29 35 48
2010-06-23	21	1st	7 15 39 43 45 49
2010-05-05	9	2nd	4 7 18 28 43 47
2010-04-14	19	2nd	5 7 19 21 25 49
2010-03-01	2	1st	7 9 19 32 39 48
2010-02-24	2	1st	7 8 10 12 27 41
2010-02-20	5	2nd	2 7 8 20 22 31
2010-02-08	5	2nd	3 7 32 34 35 49
2010-01-27	5	2nd	2 7 13 27 30 35
2010-01-16	5	1st	7 33 37 46 48 49
2010-01-04	—	1st	7 9 10 14 30 41