Number 6

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

214times drawn · chance expected 211 +0.21σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

8.0average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

37longest completed wait · 86% chance of one at least that long

6 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 214 times in 1,724 draws against 211.1 expected, +0.21σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 6, draw by draw

Drawn 214 times in 1,724 draws · average wait 8.0 draws · longest completed wait 37 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 6 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 smallest124 · chance 120.3
2nd smallest76 · chance 77.1
3rd smallest13 · chance 15.4
4th smallest1 · chance 1.1
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

49 14 21 38 1 15

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, 6 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th 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 model and its sources → · What people believe about 6 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-10	26	1st	6 11 17 18 35 45
2026-07-11	4	1st	6 8 19 27 30 41
2026-06-27	5	1st	6 19 25 32 35 44
2026-06-10	18	1st

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

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