Number 7

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

256times drawn · chance expected 234 +1.56σ

13draws waiting · a wait this long: 21% for any number

7.4average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

51longest completed wait · 31% chance of one at least that long

7 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 256 times in 1,908 draws against 233.6 expected, +1.56σ. Each draw is independent: after 13 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 7, draw by draw

Drawn 256 times in 1,908 draws · average wait 7.4 draws · longest completed wait 51 · waiting 13 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 7 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 smallest118 · chance 127.2
2nd smallest105 · chance 100.4
3rd smallest31 · chance 25.7
4th smallest2 · chance 2.6
5th smallest0 · chance 0.1
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

30 13 19 39 3 2

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, 7 is picked about 1.54× as often as an indifferent choice — 1st 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
The number 7 ×1.15

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 7 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-21	9	1st	7 10 18 19 39 44
2026-08-31	6	2nd	1 7 13 14 18 38
2026-08-17	10	3rd	1 5 7 10 13 38
2026-07-25	7	1st

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

2025-09-06	2	1st	7 17 19 34 37 43
2025-09-01	7	1st	7 11 18 34 35 36
2025-08-16	3	1st	7 19 21 27 38 41
2025-08-09	2	4th	2 3 5 7 8 27
2025-08-04	17	3rd	4 5 7 13 18 22
2025-06-25	13	1st	7 17 21 30 41 42
2025-05-26	1	2nd	3 7 25 28 34 40
2025-05-24	5	3rd	2 4 7 28 38 42
2025-05-12	8	3rd	3 6 7 20 22 37
2025-04-23	13	1st	7 13 17 31 33 40
2025-03-24	26	2nd	1 7 14 21 22 25
2025-01-22	21	2nd	4 7 24 30 37 42
2024-12-04	4	4th	1 5 6 7 19 26
2024-11-25	5	1st	7 12 24 26 29 41
2024-11-13	10	1st	7 14 27 39 43 44
2024-10-21	28	2nd	3 7 26 30 38 41
2024-08-17	3	1st	7 10 11 19 25 39
2024-08-10	16	2nd	2 7 10 17 32 40
2024-07-03	2	1st	7 14 19 29 39 43
2024-06-29	29	1st	7 16 24 27 29 37
2024-04-22	4	1st	7 10 14 21 35 43
2024-04-13	1	2nd	2 7 15 19 35 42
2024-04-10	3	1st	7 8 19 27 33 35
2024-04-03	6	2nd	2 7 9 26 30 33
2024-03-20	11	2nd	4 7 17 18 19 43
2024-02-24	9	1st	7 10 16 20 21 32
2024-02-03	8	1st	7 18 19 22 23 40
2024-01-15	5	2nd	4 7 18 35 40 41
2024-01-03	19	1st	7 16 18 27 34 43
2023-11-20	2	3rd	5 6 7 10 16 19
2023-11-15	2	2nd	3 7 16 19 23 31
2023-11-11	7	1st	7 11 13 25 30 32
2023-10-18	10	1st	7 8 19 37 40 43
2023-09-13	3	1st	7 9 32 33 39 44
2023-09-02	5	3rd	3 4 7 13 24 26
2023-08-16	1	1st	7 11 20 25 33 45
2023-08-12	10	2nd	2 7 15 18 25 29
2023-07-08	2	1st	7 17 19 21 40 45
2023-07-01	11	1st	7 11 37 39 40 42
2023-05-24	8	1st	7 9 20 32 36 43
2023-04-26	19	1st	7 9 19 39 41 42
2023-02-18	6	2nd	2 7 24 35 42 49
2023-01-28	11	1st	7 16 18 20 37 41
2022-12-21	3	1st	7 12 24 29 38 42
2022-12-10	1	3rd	1 4 7 30 43 44
2022-12-07	26	2nd	4 7 19 20 21 30
2022-09-07	7	1st	7 15 25 34 37 47
2022-08-13	3	1st	7 19 24 30 37 43
2022-08-03	1	1st	7 12 30 37 42 44
2022-07-30	11	2nd	6 7 11 14 19 32
2022-06-22	4	3rd	1 5 7 25 38 41
2022-06-08	20	3rd	1 4 7 17 29 47
2022-03-30	2	3rd	2 3 7 11 14 32
2022-03-23	12	1st	7 10 12 38 39 41
2022-02-09	12	1st	7 26 29 31 34 40
2021-12-29	3	2nd	1 7 9 25 31 39
2021-12-18	5	1st	7 11 26 28 36 39
2021-12-01	2	2nd	1 7 14 18 41 46
2021-11-24	2	2nd	1 7 25 30 34 35
2021-11-17	6	1st	7 23 28 36 44 45
2021-10-27	6	1st	7 27 28 36 37 39
2021-10-06	2	1st	7 20 23 30 33 40
2021-09-29	8	2nd	6 7 13 19 29 35
2021-09-01	3	2nd	2 7 20 21 23 41
2021-08-21	1	1st	7 10 11 13 14 29
2021-08-18	3	2nd	5 7 11 18 29 37
2021-08-07	16	1st	7 13 14 15 33 44
2021-06-12	13	1st	7 17 25 39 40 48
2021-04-28	2	2nd	6 7 8 9 35 36
2021-04-21	10	2nd	2 7 17 30 35 45
2021-03-17	20	1st	7 19 26 30 34 49
2021-01-06	2	1st	7 14 30 39 41 44
2020-12-30	4	2nd	6 7 15 22 38 45
2020-12-16	14	2nd	6 7 16 21 28 33
2020-10-28	10	2nd	4 7 13 18 36 49
2020-09-23	1	1st	7 8 24 30 33 34
2020-09-19	24	1st	7 17 18 24 28 34
2020-06-27	3	3rd	1 3 7 10 24 45
2020-06-17	9	1st	7 9 24 26 30 41
2020-05-16	5	2nd	2 7 16 28 36 43
2020-04-29	7	1st	7 13 27 30 40 44
2020-04-04	2	3rd	1 2 7 24 26 32
2020-03-28	3	2nd	6 7 15 34 40 49
2020-03-18	2	2nd	4 7 8 15 35 36
2020-03-11	4	2nd	3 7 15 34 40 47
2020-02-26	1	2nd	4 7 25 39 46 48
2020-02-22	1	2nd	2 7 12 19 23 28
2020-02-19	3	3rd	2 6 7 10 19 48
2020-02-08	2	1st	7 15 16 23 42 43
2020-02-01	11	1st	7 8 10 19 23 39
2019-12-25	51	1st	7 8 31 36 38 42
2019-06-29	5	1st	7 22 31 35 37 49
2019-06-12	5	2nd	6 7 10 13 40 45
2019-05-25	1	1st	7 30 32 35 41 43
2019-05-22	14	1st	7 8 19 22 24 29
2019-04-03	9	3rd	5 6 7 23 26 49
2019-03-02	1	2nd	5 7 11 14 34 35
2019-02-27	6	1st	7 10 24 25 34 48
2019-02-06	14	1st	7 11 22 23 28 39
2018-12-19	20	1st	7 26 31 35 36 41
2018-10-10	6	1st	7 15 18 34 38 47
2018-09-19	4	3rd	1 5 7 10 16 29
2018-09-05	1	1st	7 12 13 20 25 36
2018-09-01	6	1st	7 17 27 28 35 41
2018-08-11	13	2nd	1 7 11 13 36 41
2018-06-27	1	2nd	1 7 18 19 25 26
2018-06-23	2	2nd	5 7 15 19 28 39
2018-06-16	5	1st	7 12 15 27 30 48
2018-05-30	2	2nd	5 7 34 46 48 49
2018-05-23	7	2nd	3 7 16 33 43 45
2018-04-28	16	2nd	5 7 16 29 39 42
2018-03-03	1	1st	7 13 16 21 37 48
2018-02-28	4	1st	7 17 25 29 39 41
2018-02-14	5	2nd	4 7 9 19 33 37
2018-01-27	15	1st	7 17 27 36 40 46
2017-12-06	6	1st	7 8 30 37 43 49
2017-11-15	7	1st	7 10 25 35 43 47
2017-10-21	2	2nd	3 7 33 39 46 48
2017-10-14	4	2nd	4 7 12 13 15 22
2017-09-30	10	1st	7 12 14 15 22 34
2017-08-26	8	2nd	6 7 19 29 37 45
2017-07-29	13	2nd	4 7 12 16 34 38
2017-06-14	6	2nd	3 7 13 21 24 32
2017-05-24	14	2nd	3 7 22 32 43 49
2017-04-05	7	2nd	6 7 29 30 42 47
2017-03-11	1	2nd	4 7 12 22 27 33
2017-03-08	9	1st	7 9 25 38 42 44
2017-02-04	9	3rd	3 5 7 28 46 47
2017-01-04	10	1st	7 8 13 19 20 34
2016-11-30	1	2nd	4 7 8 21 38 49
2016-11-26	9	2nd	5 7 9 10 33 47
2016-10-26	7	2nd	3 7 14 27 32 36
2016-10-01	3	2nd	3 7 26 36 43 44
2016-09-21	5	1st	7 14 17 32 38 39
2016-09-03	4	3rd	1 3 7 13 39 45
2016-08-20	1	3rd	2 3 7 31 37 39
2016-08-17	12	2nd	5 7 23 24 37 44
2016-07-06	1	1st	7 17 23 28 40 41
2016-07-02	3	1st	7 16 21 26 40 42
2016-06-22	7	1st	7 18 19 34 37 43
2016-05-28	6	1st	7 30 31 36 48 49
2016-05-07	22	2nd	5 7 11 31 37 40
2016-02-20	8	2nd	4 7 12 17 27 36
2016-01-23	1	2nd	3 7 8 23 31 35
2016-01-20	3	2nd	3 7 11 14 43 45
2016-01-09	4	1st	7 31 36 40 47 48
2015-12-26	6	1st	7 27 34 36 38 46
2015-12-05	8	2nd	2 7 18 21 23 33
2015-11-07	1	1st	7 25 26 39 41 44
2015-11-04	14	1st	7 9 17 23 25 26
2015-09-16	1	1st	7 27 28 31 46 48
2015-09-12	2	1st	7 14 18 21 46 49
2015-09-05	5	2nd	5 7 19 23 34 40
2015-08-19	5	1st	7 11 35 37 39 47
2015-08-01	5	2nd	3 7 15 18 20 41
2015-07-15	3	1st	7 18 25 35 44 49
2015-07-04	7	2nd	4 7 13 18 27 39
2015-06-10	1	3rd	2 5 7 16 26 42
2015-06-06	2	2nd	6 7 13 15 20 23
2015-05-30	7	2nd	2 7 9 11 29 34
2015-05-06	10	2nd	4 7 29 31 39 42
2015-04-01	8	1st	7 30 38 39 44 46
2015-03-04	14	2nd	5 7 11 36 46 49
2015-01-14	3	1st	7 9 15 28 42 43
2015-01-03	7	2nd	5 7 13 27 33 44
2014-12-10	1	1st	7 9 11 16 23 47
2014-12-06	4	1st	7 10 12 24 42 47
2014-11-22	3	1st	7 14 18 20 24 25
2014-11-12	24	1st	7 26 30 35 42 48
2014-08-20	5	1st	7 13 24 31 37 41
2014-08-02	26	1st	7 8 18 28 34 39
2014-05-03	4	2nd	4 7 21 31 42 47
2014-04-19	2	2nd	3 7 17 23 37 47
2014-04-12	1	2nd	1 7 18 35 37 49
2014-04-09	3	3rd	2 5 7 25 35 45
2014-03-29	6	2nd	1 7 16 28 35 49
2014-03-08	20	1st	7 8 13 14 35 41
2013-12-28	2	2nd	2 7 23 29 43 49
2013-12-21	29	1st	7 22 30 32 33 38
2013-09-11	8	1st	7 11 13 24 31 45
2013-08-14	1	1st	7 16 18 32 35 49
2013-08-10	6	1st	7 11 14 18 34 40
2013-07-20	1	3rd	1 3 7 9 23 28
2013-07-17	5	1st	7 9 12 25 29 35
2013-06-29	4	1st	7 10 17 23 44 45
2013-06-15	3	2nd	3 7 10 21 23 38
2013-06-05	9	1st	7 34 37 40 41 48
2013-05-04	15	2nd	2 7 14 29 32 41
2013-03-13	15	3rd	1 6 7 11 30 35
2013-01-19	6	1st	7 8 11 27 30 33
2012-12-29	5	3rd	1 6 7 11 27 32
2012-12-12	37	2nd	3 7 9 10 14 46
2012-08-04	10	2nd	3 7 11 19 34 47
2012-06-30	13	2nd	3 7 13 17 28 30
2012-05-16	16	3rd	4 6 7 14 28 40
2012-03-21	1	3rd	1 3 7 9 13 31
2012-03-17	2	3rd	2 3 7 10 13 36
2012-03-10	1	3rd	2 5 7 8 9 40
2012-03-07	1	1st	7 8 31 35 37 44
2012-03-03	7	2nd	2 7 10 12 28 33
2012-02-08	3	2nd	5 7 11 34 38 46
2012-01-28	1	2nd	5 7 18 32 37 39
2012-01-25	4	2nd	6 7 9 11 24 33
2012-01-11	13	1st	7 26 32 35 36 45
2011-11-26	5	1st	7 8 9 12 17 28
2011-11-09	6	2nd	3 7 16 17 25 31
2011-10-19	13	2nd	2 7 15 19 39 41
2011-09-03	6	2nd	2 7 12 13 29 30
2011-08-13	2	3rd	4 6 7 8 30 45
2011-08-06	5	2nd	4 7 22 27 31 38
2011-07-20	6	1st	7 8 18 25 26 38
2011-06-29	4	1st	7 13 19 30 44 47
2011-06-15	6	1st	7 9 19 20 29 37
2011-05-25	2	2nd	3 7 9 12 13 33
2011-05-18	4	1st	7 11 13 20 29 45
2011-05-04	10	1st	7 9 13 22 29 30
2011-03-30	1	1st	7 9 12 14 16 48
2011-03-26	5	2nd	3 7 13 24 43 47
2011-03-09	1	1st	7 10 14 19 30 33
2011-03-05	8	3rd	3 6 7 20 28 43
2011-02-05	7	1st	7 11 12 14 25 39
2011-01-12	24	1st	7 13 15 26 30 33
2010-10-20	15	2nd	2 7 13 31 33 37
2010-08-28	12	2nd	6 7 21 26 28 29
2010-07-17	3	1st	7 12 20 31 32 41
2010-07-07	5	2nd	3 7 11 12 22 38
2010-06-19	14	2nd	1 7 8 11 32 38
2010-05-01	5	1st	7 10 21 33 36 41
2010-04-14	3	2nd	4 7 10 31 35 39
2010-04-03	3	2nd	2 7 8 13 31 34
2010-03-24	11	1st	7 20 21 30 37 49
2010-02-13	—	1st	7 9 26 36 41 43