Number 14

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,724 draws, 6 from 1–49.

197times drawn · chance expected 211 −1.04σ

7draws waiting · a wait this long: 46% for any number

8.7average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

52longest completed wait · 22% chance of one at least that long

14 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 197 times in 1,724 draws against 211.1 expected, −1.04σ. Each draw is independent: after 7 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 14, draw by draw

Drawn 197 times in 1,724 draws · average wait 8.7 draws · longest completed wait 52 · waiting 7 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 14 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 smallest38 · chance 37.3
2nd smallest75 · chance 78.3
3rd smallest67 · chance 58.7
4th smallest14 · chance 19.6
5th smallest2 · chance 2.9
6th smallest1 · chance 0.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 20.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

27 6 45 29 48 2

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, 14 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th 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

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 14 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-16	3	2nd	13 14 27 31 41 46
2026-09-05	43	1st	14 17 25 27 45 49
2026-04-08	13	6th	5 6 9 10 13 14
2026-02-21	3	2nd

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: 14 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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