Number 9

In Lotto under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 2,627 draws, 6 from 1–49.

309times drawn · chance expected 322 −0.75σ

9draws waiting · a wait this long: 35% for any number

8.5average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

40longest completed wait · 85% chance of one at least that long

9 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 309 times in 2,627 draws against 321.7 expected, −0.75σ. Each draw is independent: after 9 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 9, draw by draw

Drawn 309 times in 2,627 draws · average wait 8.5 draws · longest completed wait 40 · waiting 9 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 smallest121 · chance 118.7
2nd smallest137 · chance 131.9
3rd smallest44 · chance 49.9
4th smallest5 · chance 7.9
5th smallest2 · chance 0.5
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 32.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

39 32 1 19 21 14

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, 9 is picked about 1.48× as often as an indifferent choice — 2nd 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
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
2026-09-21	3	3rd	3 8 9 13 35 37
2026-09-14	20	1st	9 15 30 32 41 43
2026-07-29	3	1st	9 12 27 29 35 43
2026-07-22	8	2nd	2

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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