Number 4

In Health Lottery under the 5/50 + 1/50 · since May 2013 rules — 3,281 draws, 5 from 1–50.

309times drawn · chance expected 328 −1.11σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 66% for any number

10.6average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

45longest completed wait · 95% chance of one at least that long

4 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 309 times in 3,281 draws against 328.1 expected, −1.11σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 74 times, counted separately.

Number 4, draw by draw

Drawn 309 times in 3,281 draws · average wait 10.6 draws · longest completed wait 45 · waiting 5 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 4 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 smallest240 · chance 238.0
2nd smallest67 · chance 66.4
3rd smallest2 · chance 4.5
4th smallest0 · chance 0.1
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

6 46 11 20 28 24

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 49 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 4 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th most popular of 50. 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 4 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-24	6	1st	4 26 28 33 49
2026-10-18	29	2nd	2 4 6 8 9
2026-09-19	8	1st	4 8 17 20 24
2026-09-11	1	1st	4 7 18

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: 4 is drawn with probability 5/50 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-01-24	19	1st	4 8 18 22 24
2026-01-05	9	1st	4 13 27 32 45
2025-12-27	5	1st	4 9 16 40 41
2025-12-22	2	1st	4 20 22 36 42
2025-12-20	10	1st	4 10 14 28 29
2025-12-10	2	1st	4 8 32 42 43
2025-12-08	5	1st	4 19 27 32 50
2025-12-03	10	1st	4 5 11 29 35
2025-11-23	8	2nd	2 4 6 38 43
2025-11-15	1	1st	4 14 34 39 42
2025-11-14	2	2nd	1 4 6 31 40
2025-11-12	1	2nd	1 4 6 18 41
2025-11-11	2	1st	4 15 35 45 50
2025-11-09	8	1st	4 5 18 32 39
2025-11-01	20	1st	4 16 28 35 45
2025-10-12	1	1st	4 5 9 22 31
2025-10-11	3	1st	4 5 21 33 47
2025-10-08	35	1st	4 12 30 32 47
2025-09-03	6	1st	4 8 10 19 37
2025-08-28	11	1st	4 9 17 23 28
2025-08-17	11	1st	4 12 43 47 48
2025-08-06	31	1st	4 5 16 17 38
2025-07-06	11	1st	4 11 12 31 46
2025-06-25	17	1st	4 8 40 46 48
2025-06-08	2	1st	4 19 27 36 40
2025-06-06	45	1st	4 10 18 43 44
2025-04-04	20	3rd	1 2 4 5 20
2025-03-07	12	2nd	1 4 10 46 50
2025-02-19	2	1st	4 15 31 32 46
2025-02-15	12	2nd	3 4 23 28 45
2025-01-30	7	1st	4 7 10 15 34
2025-01-21	6	1st	4 8 41 47 50
2025-01-11	13	1st	4 24 32 36 46
2024-12-25	12	1st	4 26 31 33 38
2024-12-07	2	1st	4 6 12 42 46
2024-12-05	13	1st	4 16 29 34 35
2024-11-16	3	1st	4 11 22 42 44
2024-11-13	1	1st	4 18 20 23 29
2024-11-12	11	2nd	2 4 21 35 37
2024-10-26	14	2nd	3 4 6 8 36
2024-10-08	9	2nd	3 4 25 29 40
2024-09-25	3	1st	4 18 23 25 50
2024-09-20	24	1st	4 12 21 34 45
2024-08-17	1	1st	4 5 17 20 34
2024-08-16	3	1st	4 8 18 20 25
2024-08-13	3	1st	4 8 22 46 49
2024-08-08	12	1st	4 6 28 41 49
2024-07-23	5	1st	4 25 29 45 47
2024-07-16	5	2nd	3 4 15 16 18
2024-07-09	3	1st	4 6 13 16 26
2024-07-04	2	1st	4 26 29 35 46
2024-07-02	7	1st	4 13 22 33 50
2024-06-21	4	1st	4 13 25 32 38
2024-06-15	6	1st	4 9 10 12 20
2024-06-07	13	1st	4 23 24 31 36
2024-05-21	7	2nd	3 4 5 41 43
2024-05-10	18	1st	4 22 23 42 48
2024-04-16	11	1st	4 20 31 34 37
2024-03-30	7	1st	4 11 20 30 31
2024-03-21	17	1st	4 9 14 35 44
2024-02-27	45	1st	4 7 11 21 31
2023-12-26	8	1st	4 10 21 28 31
2023-12-14	38	2nd	2 4 7 22 44
2023-10-21	2	2nd	2 4 32 41 47
2023-10-19	13	2nd	2 4 11 20 21
2023-09-30	15	1st	4 6 30 34 44
2023-09-09	7	1st	4 12 16 24 45
2023-08-31	19	1st	4 11 31 44 47
2023-08-04	7	1st	4 6 16 25 44
2023-07-26	3	1st	4 8 13 16 38
2023-07-21	3	1st	4 6 20 27 32
2023-07-18	9	1st	4 22 28 41 50
2023-07-05	3	1st	4 16 23 32 33
2023-06-30	5	1st	4 11 18 28 39
2023-06-23	19	1st	4 11 17 30 35
2023-05-27	1	1st	4 7 10 49 50
2023-05-26	2	1st	4 21 28 32 44
2023-05-24	1	1st	4 15 21 38 42
2023-05-23	10	1st	4 20 39 44 50
2023-05-09	6	1st	4 11 17 30 43
2023-04-29	1	1st	4 11 20 41 42
2023-04-28	12	1st	4 23 26 33 35
2023-04-12	8	2nd	3 4 18 38 48
2023-03-31	2	1st	4 13 21 32 35
2023-03-29	21	1st	4 16 34 42 44
2023-02-28	3	1st	4 12 15 24 49
2023-02-23	27	1st	4 18 21 24 30
2023-01-17	15	1st	4 17 27 34 49
2022-12-27	1	1st	4 8 9 12 46
2022-12-24	14	1st	4 10 24 34 46
2022-12-06	35	1st	4 12 18 22 46
2022-10-18	4	2nd	2 4 9 29 42
2022-10-12	10	1st	4 30 34 36 41
2022-09-28	30	1st	4 7 19 29 38
2022-08-17	21	1st	4 5 6 14 43
2022-07-19	24	1st	4 40 46 47 49
2022-06-15	13	2nd	2 4 8 12 37
2022-05-27	16	1st	4 10 26 31 45
2022-05-05	12	1st	4 7 14 35 37
2022-04-19	9	2nd	2 4 5 23 47
2022-04-06	2	2nd	2 4 18 21 22
2022-04-02	9	1st	4 6 23 32 46
2022-03-22	3	1st	4 28 34 42 46
2022-03-17	5	1st	4 24 28 31 49
2022-03-10	24	1st	4 9 25 26 38
2022-02-04	5	1st	4 12 22 40 45
2022-01-28	3	1st	4 13 38 41 45
2022-01-25	2	1st	4 5 28 30 38
2022-01-21	32	1st	4 8 18 36 46
2021-12-08	9	1st	4 17 20 35 36
2021-11-25	25	1st	4 27 29 33 50
2021-10-21	5	1st	4 13 38 46 49
2021-10-14	24	1st	4 9 30 42 44
2021-09-10	1	2nd	1 4 18 30 48
2021-09-09	9	1st	4 7 9 11 30
2021-08-27	6	1st	4 21 28 41 49
2021-08-19	3	1st	4 13 39 48 50
2021-08-14	4	1st	4 14 15 26 49
2021-08-10	7	1st	4 13 17 18 27
2021-07-30	11	2nd	2 4 7 12 44
2021-07-15	8	2nd	1 4 5 14 31
2021-07-03	15	1st	4 13 23 32 50
2021-06-12	17	1st	4 9 39 44 45
2021-05-20	4	1st	4 5 22 25 48
2021-05-14	7	1st	4 24 26 32 37
2021-05-05	5	1st	4 5 28 39 48
2021-04-28	23	2nd	1 4 12 35 36
2021-03-26	5	1st	4 16 17 36 43
2021-03-19	9	1st	4 9 30 31 45
2021-03-06	45	1st	4 9 29 39 40
2021-01-02	4	1st	4 24 34 36 41
2020-12-29	9	1st	4 28 34 37 42
2020-12-16	1	1st	4 14 28 34 38
2020-12-15	12	1st	4 17 19 31 34
2020-11-27	1	1st	4 19 46 48 50
2020-11-26	11	1st	4 8 25 35 47
2020-11-11	1	1st	4 6 17 25 46
2020-11-10	6	2nd	1 4 17 18 39
2020-10-31	14	1st	4 12 21 22 24
2020-10-13	1	1st	4 17 19 43 45
2020-10-10	5	1st	4 16 19 23 31
2020-10-03	2	2nd	3 4 11 14 46
2020-10-01	1	2nd	2 4 12 20 32
2020-09-30	2	1st	4 20 41 43 50
2020-09-26	14	1st	4 9 21 42 47
2020-09-08	18	1st	4 7 39 43 49
2020-08-13	15	1st	4 12 20 23 44
2020-07-23	8	1st	4 8 22 28 40
2020-07-11	45	1st	4 9 14 20 48
2020-05-09	1	1st	4 12 14 34 39
2020-05-08	8	1st	4 19 36 37 38
2020-04-28	12	1st	4 8 19 20 45
2020-04-10	5	1st	4 28 32 43 49
2020-04-03	1	2nd	1 4 13 15 22
2020-04-02	6	1st	4 18 23 35 49
2020-03-25	14	1st	4 11 29 33 38
2020-03-05	3	1st	4 10 17 46 48
2020-02-29	20	2nd	2 4 12 38 49
2020-02-01	11	1st	4 10 11 24 45
2020-01-17	4	2nd	3 4 11 12 29
2020-01-11	6	1st	4 7 15 34 48
2020-01-03	17	1st	4 20 26 29 32
2019-12-11	11	1st	4 10 29 35 49
2019-11-26	45	1st	4 12 19 31 35
2019-09-24	1	2nd	2 4 5 27 36
2019-09-21	7	2nd	3 4 13 40 45
2019-09-12	9	1st	4 19 25 31 33
2019-08-30	21	1st	4 6 21 27 43
2019-08-01	14	1st	4 21 26 29 37
2019-07-12	10	2nd	2 4 23 32 33
2019-06-28	14	1st	4 10 19 28 45
2019-06-08	8	1st	4 30 35 37 45
2019-05-29	24	1st	4 28 29 30 36
2019-04-25	22	1st	4 6 10 21 41
2019-03-26	8	2nd	1 4 12 18 37
2019-03-14	4	1st	4 5 15 31 38
2019-03-08	38	1st	4 9 10 23 36
2019-01-15	14	2nd	3 4 29 46 49
2018-12-26	4	2nd	2 4 9 34 37
2018-12-20	10	1st	4 6 15 39 44
2018-12-06	10	1st	4 6 16 17 18
2018-11-22	5	1st	4 7 14 20 22
2018-11-15	1	2nd	2 4 12 14 31
2018-11-14	34	1st	4 5 9 13 29
2018-09-27	1	1st	4 9 20 40 46
2018-09-26	3	1st	4 6 36 37 38
2018-09-21	6	1st	4 9 20 26 50
2018-09-13	12	2nd	2 4 6 18 45
2018-08-28	8	1st	4 7 10 22 24
2018-08-16	20	1st	4 16 20 31 47
2018-07-19	11	1st	4 8 27 40 42
2018-07-04	4	1st	4 19 26 33 49
2018-06-28	9	1st	4 22 46 48 49
2018-06-15	12	2nd	3 4 16 36 50
2018-05-30	17	1st	4 7 18 22 43
2018-05-05	9	1st	4 6 11 14 48
2018-04-24	10	1st	4 12 42 44 45
2018-04-10	22	1st	4 5 12 19 40
2018-03-09	23	1st	4 12 14 37 38
2018-02-06	19	2nd	3 4 38 46 47
2018-01-10	19	1st	4 11 21 22 38
2017-12-14	5	2nd	3 4 24 37 40
2017-12-07	1	1st	4 20 25 33 45
2017-12-06	17	2nd	3 4 23 33 48
2017-11-11	8	1st	4 6 22 35 41
2017-11-01	4	1st	4 7 15 20 37
2017-10-26	2	1st	4 35 36 40 48
2017-10-24	1	1st	4 19 24 44 49
2017-10-21	5	1st	4 19 24 35 47
2017-10-14	14	1st	4 9 19 31 35
2017-09-26	2	2nd	3 4 12 13 15
2017-09-22	22	1st	4 7 24 28 50
2017-08-23	25	1st	4 10 13 14 30
2017-07-19	16	1st	4 11 25 33 49
2017-06-27	17	1st	4 6 12 24 28
2017-06-02	8	1st	4 13 34 40 44
2017-05-23	22	1st	4 21 23 29 46
2017-04-21	6	1st	4 26 28 39 47
2017-04-13	16	1st	4 22 24 37 41
2017-03-22	25	1st	4 6 23 40 41
2017-02-15	2	1st	4 23 40 45 50
2017-02-11	11	1st	4 24 37 43 44
2017-01-27	5	2nd	3 4 17 23 38
2017-01-20	4	2nd	1 4 29 33 44
2017-01-14	2	1st	4 9 13 40 42
2017-01-12	41	1st	4 19 21 27 36
2016-11-16	10	1st	4 22 36 44 47
2016-11-02	5	3rd	2 3 4 6 42
2016-10-26	3	1st	4 6 34 38 49
2016-10-21	5	1st	4 5 21 40 49
2016-10-14	15	2nd	1 4 11 17 33
2016-09-23	7	1st	4 10 25 26 42
2016-09-14	15	1st	4 15 17 20 27
2016-08-24	3	2nd	3 4 16 25 41
2016-08-19	5	2nd	2 4 22 35 39
2016-08-09	9	2nd	3 4 15 21 41
2016-07-27	17	1st	4 6 15 16 46
2016-07-02	3	1st	4 8 24 33 45
2016-06-29	1	1st	4 10 17 42 43
2016-06-28	2	2nd	2 4 11 17 23
2016-06-24	2	1st	4 34 37 38 39
2016-06-22	3	2nd	2 4 5 15 46
2016-06-17	9	1st	4 8 25 33 48
2016-06-04	7	1st	4 7 34 41 48
2016-05-26	7	1st	4 5 8 9 42
2016-05-17	8	1st	4 11 13 18 37
2016-05-05	13	1st	4 11 34 44 46
2016-04-16	1	1st	4 24 32 38 48
2016-04-15	20	1st	4 10 27 44 47
2016-03-18	6	1st	4 16 27 39 47
2016-03-10	5	1st	4 20 28 44 46
2016-03-03	6	1st	4 5 7 39 40
2016-02-24	7	2nd	1 4 22 47 49
2016-02-13	27	1st	4 18 33 34 38
2016-01-07	2	2nd	3 4 11 18 48
2016-01-05	4	2nd	1 4 9 22 35
2015-12-29	3	1st	4 7 35 38 46
2015-12-23	34	1st	4 25 30 40 47
2015-11-05	18	2nd	1 4 20 43 44
2015-09-30	7	2nd	3 4 6 35 46
2015-09-12	24	1st	4 6 15 32 48
2015-07-08	8	1st	4 15 18 25 29
2015-06-10	11	1st	4 17 24 26 28
2015-05-02	1	1st	4 24 29 48 49
2015-04-29	13	1st	4 5 14 28 42
2015-03-14	1	1st	4 10 35 45 47
2015-03-11	8	1st	4 11 22 31 41
2015-02-11	6	1st	4 8 13 24 25
2015-01-21	19	1st	4 13 23 24 32
2014-11-15	1	1st	4 5 23 28 42
2014-11-12	7	2nd	3 4 19 29 30
2014-10-18	23	1st	4 13 16 32 50
2014-07-30	3	1st	4 9 26 28 36
2014-07-19	14	2nd	1 4 12 15 21
2014-05-31	8	2nd	3 4 23 40 48
2014-05-03	9	1st	4 11 16 20 50
2014-04-02	8	1st	4 16 21 35 40
2014-03-05	6	1st	4 6 13 45 49
2014-02-12	20	1st	4 24 31 46 48
2013-12-04	3	2nd	1 4 31 39 45
2013-11-23	14	1st	4 11 14 21 22
2013-10-05	2	1st	4 6 15 34 46
2013-09-28	15	1st	4 21 23 24 39
2013-08-07	9	2nd	2 4 5 6 13
2013-07-06	—	1st	4 6 15 32 40