Number 9

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

230times drawn · chance expected 234 −0.25σ

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 77% for any number

8.3average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

52longest completed wait · 25% chance of one at least that long

9 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 230 times in 1,908 draws against 233.6 expected, −0.25σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 9, draw by draw

Drawn 230 times in 1,908 draws · average wait 8.3 draws · longest completed wait 52 · waiting 3 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 9 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 smallest80 · chance 88.4
2nd smallest103 · chance 98.2
3rd smallest33 · chance 37.2
4th smallest13 · chance 5.9
5th smallest1 · chance 0.4
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

3 6 12 10 24 29

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, 9 is picked about 1.48× as often as an indifferent choice — 2nd 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
Culturally lucky numbers 3, 8, 9 ×1.10

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 9 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-14	1	3rd	3 4 9 24 32 37
2026-10-12	12	1st	9 19 22 33 34 38
2026-09-14	4	2nd	3 9 24 34 39 43
2026-09-05	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: 9 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-11-29	7	2nd	6 9 10 11 16 18
2025-11-12	9	4th	2 7 8 9 11 28
2025-10-22	3	2nd	2 9 13 20 30 32
2025-10-15	7	2nd	3 9 24 30 31 32
2025-09-29	8	2nd	5 9 10 25 31 37
2025-09-10	7	3rd	5 7 9 14 30 33
2025-08-25	6	1st	9 27 33 35 39 40
2025-08-11	10	2nd	8 9 10 14 37 40
2025-07-19	4	1st	9 18 22 30 34 35
2025-07-09	7	2nd	3 9 10 13 14 41
2025-06-23	4	2nd	2 9 14 17 19 23
2025-06-14	37	1st	9 18 21 31 38 43
2025-03-19	9	1st	9 10 15 22 28 34
2025-02-26	10	1st	9 24 30 31 36 40
2025-02-03	8	2nd	3 9 15 26 37 41
2025-01-15	24	2nd	3 9 15 28 32 40
2024-11-20	4	2nd	6 9 22 27 29 33
2024-11-11	10	1st	9 14 31 37 42 44
2024-10-19	16	1st	9 12 29 31 36 39
2024-09-11	2	2nd	6 9 12 21 29 41
2024-09-07	6	2nd	8 9 10 28 31 42
2024-08-24	5	4th	5 6 8 9 24 32
2024-08-12	3	4th	3 4 6 9 29 30
2024-08-05	1	2nd	3 9 25 27 31 33
2024-08-03	2	3rd	4 8 9 12 14 19
2024-07-29	2	3rd	5 6 9 18 24 36
2024-07-24	3	1st	9 12 14 37 39 41
2024-07-17	9	2nd	3 9 16 18 28 40
2024-06-26	12	3rd	5 8 9 31 41 44
2024-05-29	5	2nd	3 9 12 20 23 32
2024-05-18	1	1st	9 17 20 24 31 34
2024-05-15	3	2nd	5 9 10 27 29 44
2024-05-08	15	1st	9 18 22 25 34 38
2024-04-03	1	3rd	2 7 9 26 30 33
2024-04-01	10	4th	1 3 6 9 27 34
2024-03-09	3	2nd	4 9 23 26 39 40
2024-03-02	15	2nd	6 9 19 23 31 43
2024-01-27	3	2nd	2 9 20 23 29 31
2024-01-20	3	3rd	2 6 9 12 29 43
2024-01-13	11	2nd	4 9 13 26 32 34
2023-12-18	22	1st	9 10 16 28 29 34
2023-10-21	11	2nd	3 9 13 16 18 34
2023-09-13	6	2nd	7 9 32 33 39 44
2023-08-23	4	2nd	8 9 18 21 36 42
2023-08-09	7	2nd	6 9 20 24 35 47
2023-07-15	15	2nd	4 9 13 34 38 39
2023-05-24	8	2nd	7 9 20 32 36 43
2023-04-26	6	2nd	7 9 19 39 41 42
2023-04-05	22	4th	1 5 6 9 10 41
2023-01-18	4	2nd	4 9 19 28 33 44
2023-01-04	5	1st	9 12 41 42 43 49
2022-12-17	1	2nd	5 9 14 23 35 41
2022-12-14	8	1st	9 21 26 35 43 49
2022-11-16	3	2nd	6 9 28 34 37 47
2022-11-05	52	3rd	3 8 9 22 24 36
2022-05-07	8	3rd	2 6 9 27 34 35
2022-04-09	7	2nd	3 9 10 29 35 42
2022-03-16	22	1st	9 25 30 31 32 48
2021-12-29	6	3rd	1 7 9 25 31 39
2021-12-08	1	3rd	3 4 9 16 21 49
2021-12-04	12	2nd	4 9 12 13 16 48
2021-10-23	16	1st	9 10 12 33 47 48
2021-08-28	14	1st	9 11 16 29 31 47
2021-07-10	7	1st	9 10 15 17 23 33
2021-06-16	14	1st	9 29 33 34 35 40
2021-04-28	18	4th	6 7 8 9 35 36
2021-02-24	3	4th	5 6 8 9 17 36
2021-02-13	3	1st	9 15 16 18 38 40
2021-02-03	1	3rd	1 3 9 24 30 48
2021-01-30	15	2nd	4 9 20 25 32 38
2020-12-09	9	1st	9 23 24 30 33 41
2020-11-07	25	2nd	1 9 11 27 29 47
2020-08-12	5	3rd	4 6 9 37 40 49
2020-07-25	11	4th	3 5 6 9 21 43
2020-06-17	52	2nd	7 9 24 26 30 41
2019-12-18	3	2nd	5 9 12 34 46 47
2019-12-07	21	1st	9 12 15 16 34 36
2019-09-25	4	1st	9 10 12 13 34 43
2019-09-11	1	2nd	2 9 12 36 47 48
2019-09-07	11	4th	3 4 5 9 16 43
2019-07-31	6	3rd	6 8 9 22 23 48
2019-07-10	33	2nd	8 9 10 13 22 29
2019-03-16	1	1st	9 15 24 35 39 44
2019-03-13	2	3rd	1 3 9 14 25 48
2019-03-06	5	2nd	8 9 25 34 40 49
2019-02-16	12	2nd	3 9 23 25 38 46
2019-01-05	8	2nd	6 9 11 25 35 36
2018-12-08	2	1st	9 27 31 38 39 43
2018-12-01	7	2nd	1 9 16 35 37 42
2018-11-07	4	3rd	3 4 9 20 23 39
2018-10-24	3	3rd	5 8 9 25 36 37
2018-10-13	38	1st	9 17 20 22 44 46
2018-06-02	14	1st	9 15 38 39 42 49
2018-04-14	9	2nd	3 9 12 13 14 39
2018-03-14	5	1st	9 10 34 36 41 45
2018-02-24	2	1st	9 11 12 18 25 39
2018-02-17	1	2nd	6 9 18 40 42 45
2018-02-14	17	3rd	4 7 9 19 33 37
2017-12-16	8	2nd	1 9 12 25 32 49
2017-11-18	23	1st	9 14 20 26 30 43
2017-08-30	8	1st	9 12 21 32 46 48
2017-08-02	3	1st	9 11 20 23 26 46
2017-07-22	9	2nd	4 9 14 30 31 40
2017-06-21	3	1st	9 28 39 40 43 46
2017-06-10	1	2nd	5 9 18 23 31 48
2017-06-07	2	2nd	4 9 16 30 32 47
2017-05-31	7	1st	9 14 16 21 22 43
2017-05-06	3	1st	9 11 24 37 38 39
2017-04-26	4	3rd	4 5 9 10 38 48
2017-04-12	10	1st	9 13 16 42 43 46
2017-03-08	10	2nd	7 9 25 38 42 44
2017-02-01	19	1st	9 11 25 26 30 49
2016-11-26	2	3rd	5 7 9 10 33 47
2016-11-19	6	2nd	8 9 15 20 41 43
2016-10-29	4	1st	9 18 29 40 47 49
2016-10-15	1	4th	1 2 3 9 21 48
2016-10-12	9	2nd	1 9 18 24 29 48
2016-09-10	5	2nd	6 9 18 27 34 43
2016-08-24	4	1st	9 14 17 29 38 49
2016-08-10	19	1st	9 16 29 33 45 46
2016-06-04	1	1st	9 15 20 24 32 42
2016-06-01	12	2nd	8 9 10 12 25 41
2016-04-20	2	2nd	4 9 12 33 46 48
2016-04-13	18	2nd	5 9 18 26 42 44
2016-02-10	12	1st	9 24 27 31 32 49
2015-12-30	13	3rd	3 6 9 18 38 48
2015-11-14	3	2nd	5 9 20 21 42 47
2015-11-04	2	2nd	7 9 17 23 25 26
2015-10-28	14	1st	9 19 35 40 43 49
2015-09-09	2	1st	9 12 15 37 41 49
2015-09-02	26	2nd	6 9 15 32 36 47
2015-06-03	1	2nd	3 9 16 24 29 49
2015-05-30	1	3rd	2 7 9 11 29 34
2015-05-27	11	2nd	2 9 21 33 37 46
2015-04-18	9	3rd	3 6 9 19 20 45
2015-03-18	14	2nd	3 9 10 19 31 38
2015-01-28	4	2nd	6 9 30 35 45 48
2015-01-14	7	2nd	7 9 15 28 42 43
2014-12-20	3	1st	9 11 30 38 40 49
2014-12-10	19	2nd	7 9 11 16 23 47
2014-10-04	15	1st	9 15 22 25 28 41
2014-08-13	12	2nd	5 9 11 13 22 24
2014-07-02	9	2nd	6 9 33 36 38 41
2014-05-31	4	2nd	1 9 13 35 42 48
2014-05-17	1	2nd	8 9 10 22 27 45
2014-05-14	16	1st	9 17 32 35 39 40
2014-03-19	29	1st	9 10 20 24 25 34
2013-12-07	3	1st	9 18 19 34 43 46
2013-11-27	7	1st	9 17 18 32 42 46
2013-11-02	3	1st	9 19 21 28 36 45
2013-10-23	3	1st	9 14 15 19 32 36
2013-10-12	1	2nd	6 9 11 28 31 37
2013-10-09	13	1st	9 10 19 23 31 49
2013-08-24	5	2nd	3 9 25 37 41 45
2013-08-07	5	2nd	4 9 20 38 41 42
2013-07-20	1	4th	1 3 7 9 23 28
2013-07-17	7	2nd	7 9 12 25 29 35
2013-06-22	8	1st	9 23 24 36 37 42
2013-05-25	1	2nd	5 9 18 32 36 41
2013-05-22	10	1st	9 13 17 24 26 45
2013-04-17	8	2nd	5 9 27 29 30 39
2013-03-20	3	3rd	2 6 9 12 27 39
2013-03-09	3	1st	9 21 29 31 46 47
2013-02-27	22	1st	9 11 12 29 32 38
2012-12-12	10	3rd	3 7 9 10 14 46
2012-11-07	5	2nd	3 9 10 32 35 47
2012-10-20	4	1st	9 10 12 13 16 34
2012-10-06	1	1st	9 12 29 35 43 46
2012-10-03	1	2nd	5 9 14 28 30 44
2012-09-29	4	1st	9 12 22 37 46 49
2012-09-15	2	2nd	2 9 26 30 34 49
2012-09-08	11	2nd	4 9 20 21 27 42
2012-08-01	28	1st	9 19 22 24 30 44
2012-04-25	4	1st	9 10 11 15 29 34
2012-04-11	3	2nd	3 9 10 25 34 42
2012-03-31	3	1st	9 10 17 27 32 45
2012-03-21	3	4th	1 3 7 9 13 31
2012-03-10	6	5th	2 5 7 8 9 40
2012-02-18	7	2nd	2 9 15 21 37 48
2012-01-25	2	3rd	6 7 9 11 24 33
2012-01-18	9	1st	9 18 23 25 26 46
2011-12-17	5	1st	9 16 24 28 40 45
2011-11-30	1	1st	9 18 20 27 28 39
2011-11-26	3	3rd	7 8 9 12 17 28
2011-11-16	32	2nd	1 9 11 36 39 41
2011-07-27	4	3rd	5 8 9 16 20 38
2011-07-13	3	1st	9 11 29 36 42 43
2011-07-02	5	1st	9 11 17 18 42 48
2011-06-15	6	2nd	7 9 19 20 29 37
2011-05-25	5	3rd	3 7 9 12 13 33
2011-05-07	1	2nd	6 9 33 36 41 42
2011-05-04	1	2nd	7 9 13 22 29 30
2011-04-30	6	2nd	1 9 10 18 39 45
2011-04-09	3	1st	9 10 18 19 26 36
2011-03-30	2	2nd	7 9 12 14 16 48
2011-03-23	6	2nd	2 9 19 20 21 26
2011-03-02	17	2nd	6 9 13 25 36 45
2011-01-01	30	2nd	3 9 12 28 33 46
2010-09-18	4	1st	9 13 19 22 32 34
2010-09-04	9	1st	9 10 22 26 27 28
2010-08-04	1	3rd	1 6 9 10 26 44
2010-07-31	8	2nd	6 9 25 33 43 44
2010-07-03	2	2nd	1 9 12 23 24 37
2010-06-26	7	1st	9 18 23 34 37 43
2010-06-02	31	3rd	1 3 9 14 21 37
2010-02-13	—	2nd	7 9 26 36 41 43