Number 7

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

217times drawn · chance expected 211 +0.43σ

15draws waiting · a wait this long: 16% for any number

7.9average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

34longest completed wait · 95% chance of one at least that long

7 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 217 times in 1,724 draws against 211.1 expected, +0.43σ. Each draw is independent: after 15 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 7, draw by draw

Drawn 217 times in 1,724 draws · average wait 7.9 draws · longest completed wait 34 · waiting 15 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 smallest109 · chance 107.8
2nd smallest86 · chance 85.1
3rd smallest19 · chance 21.8
4th smallest3 · chance 2.2
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 22.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

43 32 1 47 5 19

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
2026-08-19	5	2nd	3 7 15 31 36 47
2026-08-01	8	1st	7 8 9 28 34 37
2026-07-04	5	1st	7 8 18 29 40 44
2026-06-17	10	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: 7 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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Reading the draws and working out what chance predicts.

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 smallest109 · chance 107.8

2nd smallest86 · chance 85.1

3rd smallest19 · chance 21.8

4th smallest3 · chance 2.2

5th smallest0 · chance 0.1

6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

How many people play it

Numbers 1–31 — the birthday zone ×1.22

Numbers 1–12 — day and month overlap ×1.10

The number 7 ×1.15

Date

Wait

Position

The draw

2026-08-19

2nd

3 7 15 31 36 47

2026-08-01

1st

7 8 9 28 34 37

2026-07-04

1st

7 8 18 29 40 44

2026-06-17

1st

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