Number 6

In SuperLotto Plus under the 5/47 + 1/27 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,755 draws, 5 from 1–47.

199times drawn · chance expected 187 +0.95σ

16draws waiting · a wait this long: 19% for any number

8.7average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

37longest completed wait · 97% chance of one at least that long

6 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 199 times in 1,755 draws against 186.7 expected, +0.95σ. Each draw is independent: after 16 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 6, draw by draw

Drawn 199 times in 1,755 draws · average wait 8.7 draws · longest completed wait 37 · waiting 16 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 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 smallest127 · chance 123.5
2nd smallest59 · chance 65.0
3rd smallest13 · chance 10.0
4th smallest0 · chance 0.5
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 17.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

4 42 14 16 44 7

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 46 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 47. 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
2026-08-29	4	2nd	2 6 7 35 44
2026-08-15	17	1st	6 8 17 18 31
2026-06-17	15	2nd	4 6 22 23 40
2026-04-25	5	2nd	1 6

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 5/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

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