Number 10

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,908 draws, 6 from 1–49.

246times drawn · chance expected 234 +0.86σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

7.8average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

45longest completed wait · 54% chance of one at least that long

10 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 246 times in 1,908 draws against 233.6 expected, +0.86σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 10, draw by draw

Drawn 246 times in 1,908 draws · average wait 7.8 draws · longest completed wait 45 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 10 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 smallest81 · chance 82.7
2nd smallest109 · chance 106.4
3rd smallest39 · chance 47.3
4th smallest16 · chance 8.9
5th smallest1 · chance 0.7
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

3 23 36 9 12 16

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, 10 is picked about 1.41× as often as an indifferent choice — 5th 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
Round numbers (multiples of 10) ×1.05

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 10 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-21	8	1st	10 26 32 38 40 42
2026-10-03	1	1st	10 17 19 31 41 44
2026-09-30	4	1st	10 19 23 31 41 42
2026-09-21	1	2nd

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: 10 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-11-29	13	3rd	6 9 10 11 16 18
2025-10-29	5	3rd	2 7 10 13 14 17
2025-10-18	3	3rd	2 7 10 14 15 31
2025-10-11	1	2nd	8 10 12 14 18 24
2025-10-08	3	2nd	2 10 11 12 23 27
2025-10-01	1	2nd	6 10 11 17 20 38
2025-09-29	2	3rd	5 9 10 25 31 37
2025-09-24	2	3rd	3 8 10 16 18 37
2025-09-20	7	2nd	2 10 14 31 36 39
2025-09-03	10	2nd	3 10 31 35 37 41
2025-08-11	2	3rd	8 9 10 14 37 40
2025-08-06	2	1st	10 18 21 24 30 41
2025-08-02	1	1st	10 12 16 36 39 40
2025-07-30	3	4th	2 4 8 10 16 23
2025-07-23	6	2nd	3 10 12 13 17 44
2025-07-09	22	3rd	3 9 10 13 14 41
2025-05-19	16	2nd	4 10 19 22 30 42
2025-04-12	10	1st	10 15 18 21 25 40
2025-03-19	7	2nd	9 10 15 22 28 34
2025-03-03	13	1st	10 17 18 32 33 42
2025-02-01	8	1st	10 17 28 33 36 42
2025-01-13	1	1st	10 12 20 27 40 43
2025-01-11	11	2nd	1 10 20 21 28 29
2024-12-16	4	2nd	1 10 23 34 39 43
2024-12-07	15	2nd	8 10 21 24 25 37
2024-11-02	11	2nd	5 10 16 23 36 38
2024-10-07	2	2nd	3 10 18 34 35 37
2024-10-02	11	2nd	2 10 12 33 39 44
2024-09-07	9	3rd	8 9 10 28 31 42
2024-08-17	3	2nd	7 10 11 19 25 39
2024-08-10	25	3rd	2 7 10 17 32 40
2024-06-12	2	2nd	3 10 19 26 33 37
2024-06-08	10	1st	10 15 19 27 31 43
2024-05-15	9	3rd	5 9 10 27 29 44
2024-04-24	1	1st	10 13 14 20 36 37
2024-04-22	10	2nd	7 10 14 21 35 43
2024-03-30	1	4th	1 3 4 10 14 28
2024-03-27	2	1st	10 12 23 26 31 38
2024-03-23	2	1st	10 12 13 15 30 43
2024-03-18	6	2nd	5 10 11 16 18 23
2024-03-04	3	1st	10 13 18 22 32 35
2024-02-26	1	2nd	3 10 12 23 25 39
2024-02-24	3	2nd	7 10 16 20 21 32
2024-02-17	3	3rd	1 3 10 14 20 27
2024-02-10	20	3rd	5 6 10 20 36 39
2023-12-25	3	2nd	2 10 29 32 38 39
2023-12-18	4	2nd	9 10 16 28 29 34
2023-12-09	8	2nd	4 10 36 38 40 41
2023-11-20	1	4th	5 6 7 10 16 19
2023-11-18	5	2nd	2 10 12 16 29 34
2023-11-04	7	2nd	4 10 16 31 33 36
2023-10-11	5	1st	10 11 13 14 16 29
2023-09-23	1	1st	10 16 38 41 45 46
2023-09-20	3	2nd	3 10 16 23 32 34
2023-09-09	14	1st	10 15 36 37 38 44
2023-07-22	13	2nd	2 10 15 22 41 43
2023-06-07	18	1st	10 20 21 31 37 43
2023-04-05	3	5th	1 5 6 9 10 41
2023-03-25	11	1st	10 16 21 26 33 34
2023-02-15	6	3rd	2 6 10 23 46 48
2023-01-25	5	3rd	3 8 10 17 30 34
2023-01-07	11	2nd	8 10 31 32 34 35
2022-11-30	3	1st	10 22 25 27 32 33
2022-11-19	5	1st	10 12 21 24 36 44
2022-11-02	10	1st	10 13 14 35 44 47
2022-09-28	1	2nd	3 10 18 27 34 36
2022-09-24	4	1st	10 17 26 28 37 45
2022-09-10	10	2nd	3 10 15 17 26 38
2022-08-06	3	2nd	3 10 28 31 35 48
2022-07-27	9	1st	10 30 31 34 39 45
2022-06-25	13	2nd	8 10 15 27 28 40
2022-05-11	9	1st	10 11 22 29 33 41
2022-04-09	5	3rd	3 9 10 29 35 42
2022-03-23	14	2nd	7 10 12 38 39 41
2022-02-02	6	2nd	3 10 19 20 25 31
2022-01-12	3	3rd	3 5 10 19 33 36
2022-01-01	5	1st	10 11 20 27 28 41
2021-12-15	15	2nd	3 10 13 18 38 48
2021-10-23	4	2nd	9 10 12 33 47 48
2021-10-09	7	1st	10 15 19 21 33 36
2021-09-15	1	2nd	2 10 22 26 46 47
2021-09-11	6	2nd	1 10 23 27 32 33
2021-08-21	5	2nd	7 10 11 13 14 29
2021-08-04	7	2nd	5 10 36 37 38 46
2021-07-10	1	2nd	9 10 15 17 23 33
2021-07-07	21	1st	10 12 13 18 26 27
2021-04-24	9	2nd	3 10 15 33 37 41
2021-03-24	5	2nd	1 10 27 40 42 48
2021-03-06	12	1st	10 18 20 40 48 49
2021-01-23	1	2nd	4 10 27 29 36 41
2021-01-20	1	2nd	4 10 20 33 39 47
2021-01-16	19	3rd	1 2 10 30 32 41
2020-11-11	8	1st	10 26 37 39 47 48
2020-10-14	8	1st	10 19 24 36 42 49
2020-09-16	11	2nd	1 10 14 15 27 34
2020-08-08	8	1st	10 23 30 31 35 39
2020-07-11	4	1st	10 15 22 33 45 47
2020-06-27	4	4th	1 3 7 10 24 45
2020-06-13	15	2nd	4 10 16 22 24 44
2020-04-22	18	1st	10 12 18 23 26 41
2020-02-19	1	4th	2 6 7 10 19 48
2020-02-15	1	1st	10 15 30 40 42 49
2020-02-12	3	2nd	8 10 19 20 38 45
2020-02-01	9	3rd	7 8 10 19 23 39
2020-01-01	5	2nd	2 10 14 15 25 48
2019-12-14	13	1st	10 32 35 43 44 49
2019-10-30	5	3rd	1 6 10 30 40 48
2019-10-12	5	4th	2 4 5 10 34 42
2019-09-25	11	2nd	9 10 12 13 34 43
2019-08-17	1	3rd	2 5 10 20 26 49
2019-08-14	10	2nd	3 10 28 32 35 49
2019-07-10	8	3rd	8 9 10 13 22 29
2019-06-12	16	3rd	6 7 10 13 40 45
2019-04-17	14	4th	1 3 6 10 13 48
2019-02-27	10	2nd	7 10 24 25 34 48
2019-01-23	7	2nd	6 10 16 20 44 49
2018-12-29	16	1st	10 18 19 27 40 44
2018-11-03	4	3rd	2 5 10 28 35 36
2018-10-20	9	1st	10 12 13 27 30 36
2018-09-19	2	4th	1 5 7 10 16 29
2018-09-12	10	2nd	1 10 29 31 39 45
2018-08-08	4	2nd	8 10 17 21 29 36
2018-07-25	1	2nd	2 10 14 15 42 47
2018-07-21	3	1st	10 11 14 40 43 48
2018-07-11	18	2nd	4 10 23 26 43 45
2018-05-09	6	2nd	1 10 12 18 46 48
2018-04-18	10	2nd	1 10 17 24 28 38
2018-03-14	6	2nd	9 10 34 36 41 45
2018-02-21	8	2nd	5 10 12 23 39 48
2018-01-24	5	2nd	1 10 20 23 28 49
2018-01-06	8	1st	10 11 38 39 42 47
2017-12-09	7	1st	10 17 32 43 46 48
2017-11-15	4	2nd	7 10 25 35 43 47
2017-11-01	13	1st	10 11 38 43 47 49
2017-09-16	41	1st	10 23 24 35 45 49
2017-04-26	12	4th	4 5 9 10 38 48
2017-03-15	10	3rd	2 4 10 21 25 36
2017-02-08	7	1st	10 19 22 31 35 38
2017-01-14	6	2nd	2 10 13 31 38 49
2016-12-24	6	3rd	4 6 10 20 36 47
2016-12-03	2	2nd	3 10 15 36 40 47
2016-11-26	33	4th	5 7 9 10 33 47
2016-08-03	3	2nd	8 10 17 22 23 46
2016-07-23	15	2nd	6 10 11 16 30 48
2016-06-01	5	3rd	8 9 10 12 25 41
2016-05-14	11	2nd	8 10 22 32 38 43
2016-04-06	8	2nd	5 10 11 12 26 35
2016-03-09	45	1st	10 13 18 27 33 38
2015-10-03	2	2nd	3 10 12 17 27 42
2015-09-26	23	2nd	4 10 11 25 26 35
2015-07-08	32	2nd	2 10 20 37 39 44
2015-03-18	3	3rd	3 9 10 19 31 38
2015-03-07	26	1st	10 29 31 44 47 49
2014-12-06	19	2nd	7 10 12 24 42 47
2014-10-01	23	1st	10 19 25 26 27 30
2014-07-12	16	1st	10 14 15 20 37 43
2014-05-17	7	3rd	8 9 10 22 27 45
2014-04-23	6	1st	10 13 26 33 38 48
2014-04-02	4	2nd	5 10 21 30 37 41
2014-03-19	9	2nd	9 10 20 24 25 34
2014-02-15	4	2nd	3 10 16 21 46 47
2014-02-01	2	1st	10 15 16 22 34 44
2014-01-25	26	2nd	1 10 13 24 30 47
2013-10-26	5	2nd	1 10 23 26 33 39
2013-10-09	26	2nd	9 10 19 23 31 49
2013-07-10	3	2nd	5 10 15 19 33 45
2013-06-29	4	2nd	7 10 17 23 44 45
2013-06-15	11	3rd	3 7 10 21 23 38
2013-05-08	3	2nd	3 10 15 34 35 48
2013-04-27	4	1st	10 12 13 22 27 30
2013-04-13	5	2nd	1 10 20 31 35 49
2013-03-27	3	1st	10 23 28 37 45 48
2013-03-16	11	1st	10 19 27 31 34 45
2013-02-06	1	1st	10 19 28 35 36 43
2013-02-02	15	1st	10 27 28 34 36 47
2012-12-12	10	4th	3 7 9 10 14 46
2012-11-07	5	3rd	3 9 10 32 35 47
2012-10-20	1	2nd	9 10 12 13 16 34
2012-10-17	1	2nd	4 10 14 19 39 40
2012-10-13	12	2nd	3 10 33 34 42 43
2012-09-01	1	1st	10 17 23 30 42 46
2012-08-29	1	3rd	3 5 10 16 33 41
2012-08-25	1	2nd	1 10 23 26 27 47
2012-08-22	2	1st	10 15 20 21 25 40
2012-08-15	1	1st	10 15 18 26 30 45
2012-08-11	1	1st	10 16 22 31 37 44
2012-08-08	9	2nd	8 10 18 23 29 38
2012-07-07	4	1st	10 15 16 19 25 46
2012-06-23	2	1st	10 11 31 33 36 47
2012-06-16	15	1st	10 17 26 28 29 43
2012-04-25	4	2nd	9 10 11 15 29 34
2012-04-11	3	3rd	3 9 10 25 34 42
2012-03-31	4	2nd	9 10 17 27 32 45
2012-03-17	4	4th	2 3 7 10 13 36
2012-03-03	12	3rd	2 7 10 12 28 33
2012-01-21	11	4th	4 5 6 10 33 42
2011-12-14	1	2nd	4 10 11 16 32 35
2011-12-10	11	1st	10 19 23 29 30 38
2011-11-02	1	3rd	4 6 10 24 28 32
2011-10-29	1	1st	10 11 16 18 29 42
2011-10-26	8	1st	10 17 22 31 41 43
2011-09-28	19	1st	10 11 16 26 29 30
2011-07-23	4	1st	10 11 14 16 26 49
2011-07-09	8	1st	10 13 14 23 26 43
2011-06-11	6	2nd	4 10 16 17 29 34
2011-05-21	6	1st	10 21 23 24 29 36
2011-04-30	5	3rd	1 9 10 18 39 45
2011-04-13	1	1st	10 20 32 35 48 49
2011-04-09	9	2nd	9 10 18 19 26 36
2011-03-09	25	2nd	7 10 14 19 30 33
2010-12-11	6	1st	10 12 16 18 26 36
2010-11-20	2	1st	10 12 18 23 37 45
2010-11-13	15	2nd	1 10 24 38 44 47
2010-09-22	5	1st	10 30 35 41 44 46
2010-09-04	9	2nd	9 10 22 26 27 28
2010-08-04	27	4th	1 6 9 10 26 44
2010-05-01	2	2nd	7 10 21 33 36 41
2010-04-24	3	1st	10 24 31 34 35 42
2010-04-14	22	3rd	4 7 10 31 35 39
2010-01-27	3	1st	10 22 23 27 29 38
2010-01-16	2	3rd	3 6 10 41 44 48
2010-01-09	—	2nd	3 10 29 31 33 35