Number 9

In La Primitiva under the 6/49 + 1/49 · Oct 1985 – Jan 2013 rules — 2,558 draws, 6 from 1–49 (an earlier era).

309times drawn · chance expected 313 −0.25σ

10draws waiting · a wait this long: 31% for any number

8.3average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

60longest completed wait · 13% chance of one at least that long

9 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 309 times in 2,558 draws against 313.2 expected, −0.25σ. Each draw is independent: after 10 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 53 times, counted separately.

Number 9, draw by draw

Drawn 309 times in 2,558 draws · average wait 8.3 draws · longest completed wait 60 · waiting 10 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 smallest116 · chance 118.7
2nd smallest134 · chance 131.9
3rd smallest50 · chance 49.9
4th smallest7 · 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.

38 8 16 21 37 39

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
2012-11-24	3	2nd	8 9 14 19 22 32
2012-11-15	8	1st	9 18 20 29 33 47
2012-10-18	2	4th	1 2 5 9 17 31
2012-10-11

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.

2011-05-05	2	3rd	1 8 9 27 29 43
2011-04-28	4	2nd	7 9 13 14 18 37
2011-04-14	10	3rd	3 8 9 20 32 45
2011-03-10	2	1st	9 10 12 21 24 46
2011-03-03	14	1st	9 26 28 37 43 46
2011-01-13	3	2nd	6 9 22 42 43 49
2011-01-01	9	2nd	6 9 10 21 23 25
2010-12-02	1	1st	9 14 16 21 26 47
2010-11-27	12	4th	2 6 7 9 22 35
2010-10-16	40	1st	9 11 14 26 39 48
2010-05-29	3	1st	9 22 33 37 43 48
2010-05-20	8	3rd	5 7 9 15 22 46
2010-04-22	25	3rd	5 6 9 16 33 36
2010-01-23	10	1st	9 11 13 28 33 40
2009-12-19	4	1st	9 25 42 43 44 49
2009-12-05	1	3rd	2 8 9 13 16 44
2009-12-03	1	3rd	5 7 9 36 46 48
2009-11-28	14	1st	9 10 38 45 46 47
2009-10-10	10	2nd	3 9 14 18 20 35
2009-09-05	5	2nd	8 9 11 29 37 40
2009-08-20	6	1st	9 15 24 36 38 39
2009-07-30	17	1st	9 27 38 39 44 45
2009-05-30	5	2nd	3 9 11 13 17 22
2009-05-14	7	1st	9 14 23 29 40 43
2009-04-18	5	4th	3 5 7 9 16 31
2009-04-02	6	3rd	1 3 9 14 24 39
2009-03-12	9	2nd	4 9 12 19 36 48
2009-02-07	3	2nd	5 9 10 17 36 49
2009-01-29	7	2nd	1 9 16 30 42 44
2009-01-03	7	1st	9 11 21 30 31 44
2008-12-11	2	2nd	3 9 14 37 42 45
2008-12-04	28	3rd	1 4 9 26 37 49
2008-08-28	3	1st	9 26 29 34 44 47
2008-08-16	1	2nd	7 9 19 23 27 41
2008-08-14	7	3rd	1 4 9 25 37 44
2008-07-19	2	2nd	6 9 17 19 23 29
2008-07-12	6	3rd	1 2 9 11 16 36
2008-06-21	5	2nd	2 9 12 13 27 30
2008-06-05	13	3rd	2 4 9 11 26 38
2008-04-19	11	1st	9 17 24 35 37 44
2008-03-13	5	3rd	7 8 9 25 41 43
2008-02-23	1	1st	9 12 13 15 37 39
2008-02-21	29	2nd	5 9 15 16 35 41
2007-11-10	1	3rd	4 8 9 30 33 38
2007-11-08	49	1st	9 16 25 38 40 48
2007-05-19	9	2nd	4 9 12 15 20 44
2007-04-19	1	5th	1 2 4 8 9 24
2007-04-14	19	2nd	3 9 18 24 29 31
2007-02-08	11	2nd	7 9 12 24 37 47
2006-12-30	5	2nd	1 9 25 27 44 45
2006-12-14	12	1st	9 10 20 22 27 41
2006-11-02	5	2nd	2 9 12 30 31 44
2006-10-14	3	2nd	8 9 13 23 31 41
2006-10-05	8	2nd	3 9 12 39 47 48
2006-09-07	16	3rd	1 8 9 16 39 44
2006-07-13	2	3rd	3 4 9 10 45 49
2006-07-06	4	2nd	1 9 17 29 34 44
2006-06-22	1	1st	9 17 42 45 46 48
2006-06-17	6	1st	9 10 15 21 25 49
2006-05-27	16	3rd	2 7 9 10 13 47
2006-04-01	6	1st	9 16 22 28 34 37
2006-03-11	5	1st	9 16 20 21 41 45
2006-02-23	8	1st	9 30 37 39 40 44
2006-01-26	11	1st	9 10 14 21 34 46
2005-12-17	3	2nd	6 9 20 27 32 37
2005-12-08	20	2nd	3 9 19 33 34 44
2005-09-29	6	1st	9 28 30 32 34 48
2005-09-08	19	2nd	5 9 15 26 35 47
2005-07-02	22	1st	9 10 16 25 26 35
2005-04-16	6	1st	9 12 14 24 38 46
2005-03-26	3	2nd	6 9 11 19 28 38
2005-03-17	18	1st	9 16 18 27 37 43
2005-01-13	1	3rd	3 7 9 15 20 42
2005-01-08	5	1st	9 11 21 30 34 40
2004-12-23	2	2nd	1 9 21 24 31 43
2004-12-16	2	3rd	1 5 9 16 18 45
2004-12-09	7	1st	9 14 16 18 28 36
2004-11-13	12	2nd	7 9 12 36 39 43
2004-10-02	30	1st	9 11 25 31 35 39
2004-06-19	11	1st	9 15 20 28 42 43
2004-05-13	13	2nd	2 9 11 16 37 41
2004-03-27	4	2nd	5 9 20 28 31 34
2004-03-13	13	2nd	3 9 21 27 35 39
2004-01-29	3	3rd	2 5 9 11 26 42
2004-01-17	1	2nd	3 9 19 21 38 46
2004-01-15	3	2nd	4 9 12 15 29 45
2004-01-03	8	1st	9 10 15 16 25 45
2003-12-06	24	3rd	2 8 9 35 38 40
2003-09-13	11	1st	9 13 20 28 33 46
2003-08-07	5	2nd	1 9 25 28 34 37
2003-07-19	7	1st	9 10 11 22 24 33
2003-06-26	6	1st	9 11 15 17 35 38
2003-06-05	22	3rd	2 8 9 22 31 43
2003-03-20	8	2nd	5 9 18 32 34 35
2003-02-20	12	4th	3 4 8 9 11 47
2003-01-09	12	1st	9 15 16 20 23 25
2002-11-28	22	2nd	1 9 10 16 17 25
2002-09-12	13	4th	5 6 8 9 12 31
2002-07-27	7	1st	9 17 18 32 42 43
2002-07-04	5	1st	9 26 31 39 45 49
2002-06-15	4	2nd	5 9 16 27 36 47
2002-06-01	6	1st	9 20 31 37 38 40
2002-05-11	6	2nd	8 9 23 31 33 38
2002-04-20	9	2nd	2 9 21 45 46 48
2002-03-21	5	1st	9 13 18 33 39 46
2002-03-02	2	2nd	5 9 23 26 31 43
2002-02-23	14	1st	9 13 14 25 32 43
2002-01-05	7	2nd	4 9 17 35 41 43
2001-12-13	9	2nd	5 9 14 21 27 39
2001-11-10	3	2nd	8 9 10 23 29 43
2001-11-01	2	2nd	3 9 28 29 35 42
2001-10-25	11	2nd	3 9 16 21 29 31
2001-09-15	7	2nd	3 9 15 23 38 43
2001-08-23	27	3rd	7 8 9 17 18 42
2001-05-19	1	2nd	4 9 13 18 25 32
2001-05-17	2	3rd	4 6 9 27 38 46
2001-05-10	12	1st	9 13 17 19 21 46
2001-03-29	2	1st	9 21 32 41 42 45
2001-03-22	12	1st	9 10 15 42 44 49
2001-02-08	7	1st	9 26 27 29 30 41
2001-01-13	1	2nd	1 9 13 15 42 45
2001-01-11	7	2nd	1 9 20 22 38 48
2000-12-16	6	2nd	5 9 14 17 28 47
2000-11-25	2	1st	9 10 26 29 43 48
2000-11-18	5	2nd	6 9 17 18 22 34
2000-11-02	3	2nd	8 9 11 35 37 45
2000-10-21	12	1st	9 14 17 30 39 43
2000-09-09	1	1st	9 13 23 28 29 36
2000-09-07	3	2nd	6 9 11 30 41 46
2000-08-26	1	1st	9 10 11 29 44 49
2000-08-24	10	3rd	3 5 9 17 35 38
2000-07-20	2	2nd	6 9 18 21 37 47
2000-07-13	4	1st	9 10 11 17 30 39
2000-06-29	9	2nd	8 9 25 44 47 48
2000-05-27	7	1st	9 12 30 31 34 38
2000-05-04	12	1st	9 14 21 23 39 48
2000-03-23	1	2nd	4 9 10 17 19 37
2000-03-18	1	2nd	4 9 14 25 26 39
2000-03-16	6	2nd	7 9 11 31 35 46
2000-02-24	4	1st	9 10 18 21 34 42
2000-02-10	6	1st	9 10 25 26 27 31
2000-01-20	7	2nd	6 9 18 22 39 48
1999-12-25	10	3rd	6 8 9 12 36 46
1999-11-20	18	1st	9 23 29 45 47 49
1999-09-18	3	2nd	3 9 31 39 43 45
1999-09-09	6	2nd	6 9 14 17 22 46
1999-08-19	9	2nd	6 9 14 29 30 34
1999-07-17	3	1st	9 22 25 29 33 43
1999-07-08	14	1st	9 10 15 30 36 38
1999-05-20	5	4th	3 4 5 9 22 46
1999-05-01	3	1st	9 10 20 26 29 37
1999-04-22	18	1st	9 28 29 38 45 46
1999-02-18	21	1st	9 10 17 35 36 48
1998-12-05	19	1st	9 11 24 29 30 40
1998-10-01	7	2nd	8 9 12 21 23 33
1998-09-05	3	2nd	3 9 11 33 42 45
1998-08-27	9	2nd	3 9 12 14 33 38
1998-07-25	7	1st	9 15 19 32 33 38
1998-07-02	5	1st	9 10 18 31 34 38
1998-06-13	22	1st	9 16 22 24 29 45
1998-03-28	6	2nd	8 9 13 18 23 43
1998-03-07	9	1st	9 17 22 26 44 45
1998-02-05	1	3rd	3 7 9 14 36 45
1998-01-31	7	2nd	1 9 18 26 27 37
1998-01-08	17	2nd	1 9 17 26 29 37
1997-11-08	25	2nd	8 9 25 34 37 44
1997-08-14	26	1st	9 13 18 19 28 33
1997-05-15	18	2nd	4 9 12 19 44 45
1997-03-13	1	3rd	5 7 9 29 34 47
1997-03-08	1	1st	9 16 32 41 42 49
1997-03-06	2	2nd	6 9 16 27 39 45
1997-02-27	7	2nd	8 9 13 23 31 37
1997-02-01	19	1st	9 21 31 39 44 47
1996-11-28	1	2nd	7 9 38 39 40 43
1996-11-23	5	2nd	3 9 23 37 38 44
1996-11-07	3	2nd	4 9 12 13 24 42
1996-10-26	12	3rd	1 5 9 11 18 25
1996-09-14	5	2nd	6 9 21 29 37 43
1996-08-29	3	2nd	1 9 20 23 29 34
1996-08-17	60	1st	9 13 21 22 33 40
1996-01-20	1	1st	9 17 20 21 26 37
1996-01-18	9	1st	9 29 32 36 40 41
1995-12-16	6	1st	9 20 21 22 42 44
1995-11-25	1	2nd	7 9 12 28 35 41
1995-11-23	1	2nd	2 9 28 34 35 41
1995-11-18	1	2nd	4 9 10 29 35 40
1995-11-16	18	2nd	1 9 11 17 32 36
1995-09-14	4	1st	9 11 17 26 32 39
1995-08-31	2	2nd	4 9 13 29 39 46
1995-08-24	4	2nd	8 9 19 30 34 48
1995-08-10	18	1st	9 11 13 27 37 42
1995-06-08	1	3rd	2 8 9 21 26 33
1995-06-03	6	3rd	3 8 9 10 14 22
1995-05-13	1	3rd	1 8 9 27 34 39
1995-05-11	1	2nd	3 9 16 17 40 47
1995-05-06	12	2nd	2 9 16 21 39 44
1995-03-25	13	1st	9 21 25 37 38 39
1995-02-09	5	2nd	2 9 20 25 40 43
1995-01-21	5	3rd	4 7 9 21 31 38
1995-01-05	19	2nd	1 9 16 17 20 31
1994-10-29	1	3rd	2 6 9 18 28 33
1994-10-27	2	1st	9 15 27 32 47 49
1994-10-20	14	1st	9 14 28 29 42 44
1994-09-01	4	3rd	1 2 9 13 19 20
1994-08-18	14	2nd	5 9 20 24 25 45
1994-06-30	3	2nd	5 9 33 40 46 47
1994-06-18	7	3rd	2 7 9 11 14 16
1994-05-26	2	1st	9 20 32 34 35 39
1994-05-19	1	2nd	5 9 22 29 33 42
1994-05-14	4	1st	9 10 13 39 43 49
1994-04-30	1	2nd	6 9 12 18 21 40
1994-04-28	12	2nd	3 9 19 22 39 40
1994-03-17	9	1st	9 10 21 24 45 48
1994-02-12	6	1st	9 16 22 42 48 49
1994-01-22	15	1st	9 15 16 22 34 36
1993-12-02	9	2nd	1 9 17 30 37 40
1993-10-30	5	1st	9 23 31 38 40 46
1993-10-14	6	1st	9 10 22 26 38 43
1993-09-23	4	1st	9 14 22 27 34 43
1993-09-09	15	2nd	7 9 28 35 36 45
1993-07-17	1	1st	9 16 19 33 41 48
1993-07-15	3	5th	2 4 5 8 9 42
1993-07-03	3	1st	9 21 29 32 36 42
1993-06-24	8	2nd	1 9 26 33 42 48
1993-05-27	8	2nd	7 9 30 35 36 46
1993-04-29	2	1st	9 16 35 38 41 48
1993-04-22	5	2nd	7 9 13 15 40 47
1993-04-03	7	2nd	4 9 14 27 40 41
1993-03-11	7	1st	9 26 28 45 46 49
1993-02-13	16	1st	9 16 18 23 31 46
1992-12-19	2	1st	9 36 37 42 44 49
1992-12-12	13	2nd	5 9 16 27 28 31
1992-10-29	15	2nd	3 9 30 34 38 40
1992-09-05	13	3rd	2 6 9 19 25 49
1992-07-23	5	2nd	8 9 14 33 42 48
1992-07-04	1	1st	9 12 18 19 43 47
1992-07-02	6	2nd	8 9 11 32 38 39
1992-06-11	4	1st	9 14 32 38 39 47
1992-05-28	5	2nd	8 9 14 32 40 49
1992-05-09	3	2nd	5 9 21 24 25 38
1992-04-30	17	3rd	1 8 9 10 25 35
1992-02-29	3	2nd	5 9 15 30 31 37
1992-02-20	8	3rd	2 3 9 14 38 47
1992-01-23	13	3rd	2 6 9 11 37 47
1991-12-07	2	1st	9 14 16 26 44 47
1991-11-30	1	2nd	6 9 19 23 37 44
1991-11-28	1	3rd	1 4 9 29 40 47
1991-11-23	14	2nd	2 9 10 13 34 46
1991-10-05	5	2nd	7 9 23 40 47 48
1991-09-19	44	2nd	1 9 10 15 24 36
1991-02-21	12	1st	9 13 17 38 39 43
1990-11-29	1	1st	9 23 25 27 34 40
1990-11-22	15	2nd	5 9 22 24 36 40
1990-08-18	3	2nd	6 9 26 29 41 46
1990-08-09	40	1st	9 13 16 17 27 38
1990-01-25	2	1st	9 11 12 23 36 44
1990-01-11	3	2nd	8 9 14 16 23 38
1989-12-21	31	1st	9 15 21 39 42 47
1989-05-18	4	1st	9 23 25 33 37 39
1989-04-20	2	3rd	4 8 9 30 37 48
1989-04-06	5	4th	5 6 8 9 21 43
1989-03-02	1	1st	9 13 15 29 41 46
1989-02-23	15	1st	9 35 43 45 47 49
1988-11-10	1	2nd	8 9 24 26 35 41
1988-11-03	4	1st	9 17 20 30 35 39
1988-10-06	1	3rd	2 3 9 16 19 41
1988-09-29	10	2nd	5 9 33 35 43 47
1988-07-21	11	3rd	2 8 9 16 43 47
1988-05-05	1	2nd	8 9 17 21 29 48
1988-04-28	2	1st	9 11 13 19 43 44
1988-04-14	5	2nd	5 9 10 36 37 44
1988-03-10	25	2nd	6 9 21 27 28 47
1987-09-17	2	2nd	8 9 23 35 45 47
1987-09-03	2	2nd	7 9 26 36 44 48
1987-08-20	17	1st	9 13 21 24 35 38
1987-04-23	1	1st	9 24 26 33 40 44
1987-04-16	15	2nd	8 9 24 25 41 46
1987-01-01	3	3rd	3 7 9 24 28 41
1986-12-04	13	3rd	2 6 9 10 24 48
1986-09-04	10	2nd	4 9 18 27 37 39
1986-06-26	5	1st	9 14 15 25 36 38
1986-05-22	17	2nd	2 9 16 18 44 46
1986-01-23	7	1st	9 17 35 37 38 46
1985-11-28	3	1st	9 17 20 34 41 47
1985-11-07	—	2nd	2 9 14 19 34 43