Number 50

In Lotto under the 6/52 · Jan 2015 – Apr 2025 rules — 1,616 draws, 6 from 1–52 (an earlier era).

198times drawn · chance expected 186 +0.90σ

8draws waiting · a wait this long: 42% for any number

8.0average wait between appearances · chance says 8.7

35longest completed wait · 95% chance of one at least that long

50 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 198 times in 1,616 draws against 186.5 expected, +0.90σ. Each draw is independent: after 8 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 50, draw by draw

Drawn 198 times in 1,616 draws · average wait 8.0 draws · longest completed wait 35 · waiting 8 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 50 has a favourite seat — chance gives a large number the high positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest0 · chance 0.0
2nd smallest0 · chance 0.0
3rd smallest0 · chance 0.0
4th smallest0 · chance 1.6
5th smallest26 · chance 35.7
6th smallest172 · chance 160.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 19.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

20 3 4 29 17 47

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 51 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 50 is picked about 0.90× as often as an indifferent choice — 32nd most popular of 52. That changes nothing about whether it comes up, and everything about how many ways a jackpot on it would be shared.

Numbers above 31 ×0.86
Round numbers (multiples of 10) ×1.05

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 50 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2025-04-07	29	6th	22 38 41 43 47 50
2025-01-30	35	6th	4 5 9 20 40 50
2024-11-09	6	6th	3 5 16 36 40 50
2024-10-26

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: 50 is drawn with probability 6/52 tonight whatever it did last week.

2023-10-23	3	6th	3 10 19 35 46 50
2023-10-16	1	6th	16 17 21 31 47 50
2023-10-14	1	6th	13 17 20 28 45 50
2023-10-12	4	6th	4 10 20 36 42 50
2023-10-02	2	6th	6 14 35 38 42 50
2023-09-28	14	6th	11 13 14 27 32 50
2023-08-26	16	6th	4 18 37 39 46 50
2023-07-20	2	6th	18 20 34 35 44 50
2023-07-15	16	6th	18 22 25 29 32 50
2023-06-08	1	6th	8 9 35 36 49 50
2023-06-05	8	6th	4 5 12 14 20 50
2023-05-18	5	6th	12 15 23 29 40 50
2023-05-06	2	6th	3 6 11 20 25 50
2023-05-01	19	6th	16 32 37 48 49 50
2023-03-18	3	6th	13 24 34 46 49 50
2023-03-11	14	6th	6 17 21 37 47 50
2023-02-06	2	6th	4 25 26 28 40 50
2023-02-02	1	6th	7 20 24 28 37 50
2023-01-30	2	6th	10 18 26 32 46 50
2023-01-26	4	6th	3 10 11 19 25 50
2023-01-16	7	6th	13 22 25 44 49 50
2022-12-31	2	6th	17 25 31 37 47 50
2022-12-26	7	6th	4 15 26 41 45 50
2022-12-10	10	6th	19 20 34 35 44 50
2022-11-17	25	6th	2 6 9 12 43 50
2022-09-19	9	6th	4 6 15 40 49 50
2022-08-29	5	6th	23 25 35 38 46 50
2022-08-18	1	6th	7 10 16 20 25 50
2022-08-15	3	6th	12 21 22 31 39 50
2022-08-08	1	6th	2 12 25 28 45 50
2022-08-06	14	6th	1 14 30 43 48 50
2022-07-04	11	6th	5 14 19 39 43 50
2022-06-09	22	6th	1 12 22 37 38 50
2022-04-18	4	6th	7 11 36 43 46 50
2022-04-09	13	6th	1 6 16 17 48 50
2022-03-10	9	6th	12 14 20 31 41 50
2022-02-17	2	6th	8 30 42 47 49 50
2022-02-12	3	6th	4 5 14 39 44 50
2022-02-05	6	6th	3 4 6 13 15 50
2022-01-22	2	6th	8 14 33 34 35 50
2022-01-17	6	6th	10 31 32 44 49 50
2022-01-03	8	6th	4 13 24 40 46 50
2021-12-16	13	6th	4 8 22 42 43 50
2021-11-15	5	6th	9 33 37 38 47 50
2021-11-04	1	6th	2 10 22 36 38 50
2021-11-01	2	6th	9 11 16 20 40 50
2021-10-28	9	6th	4 11 13 20 34 50
2021-10-07	6	6th	1 3 27 34 42 50
2021-09-23	6	6th	15 21 31 38 41 50
2021-09-09	9	6th	6 7 28 31 40 50
2021-08-19	5	6th	4 8 19 36 42 50
2021-08-07	2	6th	7 15 18 31 39 50
2021-08-02	12	6th	12 16 18 20 39 50
2021-07-05	13	6th	2 3 15 29 45 50
2021-06-05	5	6th	3 21 26 38 45 50
2021-05-24	1	6th	5 32 34 40 48 50
2021-05-22	4	6th	2 4 11 20 26 50
2021-05-13	25	6th	17 26 34 35 47 50
2021-03-15	3	6th	3 9 28 43 44 50
2021-03-08	3	6th	5 18 32 42 49 50
2021-03-01	3	6th	4 7 28 39 47 50
2021-02-22	2	5th	10 33 35 48 50 52
2021-02-18	1	5th	14 43 44 47 50 52
2021-02-15	9	5th	17 18 27 37 50 52
2021-01-25	14	6th	16 18 20 27 42 50
2020-12-24	16	6th	17 19 24 29 37 50
2020-11-16	14	6th	6 11 15 20 36 50
2020-10-15	23	6th	4 7 8 20 49 50
2020-08-22	10	5th	22 31 36 44 50 51
2020-07-30	10	6th	9 13 14 23 47 50
2020-07-06	13	6th	23 28 41 43 45 50
2020-06-06	23	6th	8 29 37 38 45 50
2020-04-13	7	6th	4 28 31 37 38 50
2020-03-28	8	6th	3 4 16 23 49 50
2020-03-09	13	6th	12 25 32 41 44 50
2020-02-08	11	6th	9 36 45 46 47 50
2020-01-13	5	6th	6 29 33 39 42 50
2020-01-02	7	6th	17 21 23 33 36 50
2019-12-16	12	6th	17 25 26 31 42 50
2019-11-18	11	6th	3 5 11 20 22 50
2019-10-24	2	6th	3 19 28 35 48 50
2019-10-19	2	5th	2 14 30 41 50 52
2019-10-14	20	5th	2 23 28 33 50 51
2019-08-29	1	6th	15 17 27 33 42 50
2019-08-26	7	6th	20 27 34 41 49 50
2019-08-10	30	5th	3 34 44 48 50 52
2019-06-01	3	5th	16 26 44 45 50 52
2019-05-25	14	6th	24 27 32 41 43 50
2019-04-22	2	6th	8 22 33 39 40 50
2019-04-18	10	6th	4 19 38 47 49 50
2019-03-25	2	6th	8 20 27 29 37 50
2019-03-21	2	6th	6 9 12 30 47 50
2019-03-16	5	6th	6 11 21 33 49 50
2019-03-04	6	6th	1 12 29 37 47 50
2019-02-18	3	6th	13 30 36 41 47 50
2019-02-11	1	6th	17 21 29 41 48 50
2019-02-09	3	6th	8 26 31 32 38 50
2019-02-02	2	6th	7 11 36 39 43 50
2019-01-28	2	6th	6 7 28 32 45 50
2019-01-24	11	6th	3 8 10 21 43 50
2018-12-29	7	6th	3 10 32 41 47 50
2018-12-13	5	6th	4 21 31 34 49 50
2018-12-01	19	5th	9 14 27 29 50 51
2018-10-18	3	5th	3 13 23 24 50 51
2018-10-11	4	5th	20 32 46 48 50 51
2018-10-01	5	6th	2 16 21 30 43 50
2018-09-20	7	6th	7 10 15 18 46 50
2018-09-03	1	5th	5 24 28 30 50 52
2018-09-01	4	6th	16 20 40 43 48 50
2018-08-23	9	6th	1 9 13 19 29 50
2018-08-02	27	6th	6 9 28 33 36 50
2018-05-31	4	6th	3 28 33 43 48 50
2018-05-21	13	5th	1 11 12 16 50 52
2018-04-21	2	6th	14 30 31 38 48 50
2018-04-16	3	5th	15 17 21 49 50 51
2018-04-09	6	6th	7 18 38 43 49 50
2018-03-26	15	6th	13 16 20 22 27 50
2018-02-19	6	6th	5 9 12 14 29 50
2018-02-05	22	6th	2 15 19 24 49 50
2017-12-16	11	6th	1 4 25 27 46 50
2017-11-20	1	5th	7 23 24 31 50 51
2017-11-18	23	6th	7 11 15 31 39 50
2017-09-25	1	6th	2 6 16 28 34 50
2017-09-23	10	5th	3 38 43 46 50 52
2017-08-31	18	6th	3 5 8 19 39 50
2017-07-20	4	6th	25 26 42 43 49 50
2017-07-10	15	6th	2 3 11 25 27 50
2017-06-05	9	6th	22 27 38 42 45 50
2017-05-15	13	6th	2 18 28 31 40 50
2017-04-15	3	6th	11 12 20 41 43 50
2017-04-08	19	5th	16 20 39 47 50 52
2017-02-23	9	6th	6 7 33 34 39 50
2017-02-02	5	6th	7 23 42 46 48 50
2017-01-21	7	6th	19 25 30 41 47 50
2017-01-05	3	6th	26 34 35 43 44 50
2016-12-29	15	6th	13 21 26 39 45 50
2016-11-24	12	6th	13 21 38 39 45 50
2016-10-27	2	6th	5 28 33 41 42 50
2016-10-22	18	5th	25 37 45 47 50 51
2016-09-10	16	5th	13 25 44 48 50 51
2016-08-04	5	6th	16 24 28 33 48 50
2016-07-23	5	6th	17 36 38 42 44 50
2016-07-11	3	5th	19 34 42 43 50 51
2016-07-04	2	5th	4 18 27 28 50 52
2016-06-30	3	6th	3 12 20 35 37 50
2016-06-23	17	6th	4 24 33 34 42 50
2016-05-14	14	5th	26 29 33 38 50 52
2016-04-11	17	6th	28 29 33 35 45 50
2016-03-03	1	6th	3 6 8 27 29 50
2016-02-29	25	6th	5 8 17 34 39 50
2016-01-02	4	6th	14 16 22 34 44 50
2015-12-24	2	6th	5 7 23 29 49 50
2015-12-19	9	6th	2 15 23 36 46 50
2015-11-28	1	6th	4 8 12 37 40 50
2015-11-26	3	6th	17 23 24 39 45 50
2015-11-19	1	6th	30 31 35 44 47 50
2015-11-16	10	5th	14 20 26 40 50 52
2015-10-24	9	6th	1 5 21 45 49 50
2015-10-03	3	5th	14 20 29 42 50 51
2015-09-26	1	6th	9 15 21 37 40 50
2015-09-24	20	6th	1 6 27 36 47 50
2015-08-08	14	6th	17 21 36 45 47 50
2015-07-06	2	5th	5 15 31 40 50 51
2015-07-02	1	6th	8 12 23 31 42 50
2015-06-29	1	6th	9 18 22 35 36 50
2015-06-27	7	6th	11 17 30 36 46 50
2015-06-11	1	6th	7 10 20 25 41 50
2015-06-08	3	6th	3 6 27 29 32 50
2015-06-01	3	6th	14 17 23 45 48 50
2015-05-25	1	6th	14 19 20 26 37 50
2015-05-23	8	5th	5 28 35 42 50 52
2015-05-04	6	6th	13 19 24 26 34 50
2015-04-20	24	6th	17 21 29 30 43 50
2015-02-23	—	6th	2 15 36 37 42 50