Number 6

In Bonus Match 5 under the 5/39 · Apr 2010 – Nov 2016 rules — 2,407 draws, 5 from 1–39 (an earlier era).

299times drawn · chance expected 309 −0.58σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 87% for any number

8.1average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

55longest completed wait · 17% chance of one at least that long

6 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 299 times in 2,407 draws against 308.6 expected, −0.58σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 6, draw by draw

Drawn 299 times in 2,407 draws · average wait 8.1 draws · longest completed wait 55 · waiting 2 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 smallest161 · chance 165.8
2nd smallest108 · chance 110.5
3rd smallest28 · chance 21.4
4th smallest2 · chance 1.3
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

36 3 7 17 37 22

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 38 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 39. 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
2016-11-13	4	1st	6 22 25 30 38
2016-11-09	4	1st	6 18 22 23 29
2016-11-05	31	1st	6 10 17 25 32
2016-10-05	3	2nd	2 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 5/39 tonight whatever it did last week.

2016-04-13	12	1st	6 27 33 34 37
2016-04-01	1	1st	6 16 17 25 28
2016-03-31	7	2nd	3 6 22 24 30
2016-03-24	9	2nd	2 6 13 14 24
2016-03-15	5	3rd	3 5 6 10 35
2016-03-10	23	1st	6 7 17 27 29
2016-02-16	3	2nd	5 6 28 36 37
2016-02-13	9	2nd	1 6 17 30 39
2016-02-04	24	3rd	1 2 6 33 35
2016-01-11	7	1st	6 22 26 27 36
2016-01-04	25	1st	6 8 18 32 37
2015-12-10	24	1st	6 16 17 32 35
2015-11-16	1	1st	6 14 22 26 39
2015-11-15	3	1st	6 7 12 14 22
2015-11-12	1	1st	6 12 18 32 39
2015-11-11	4	3rd	3 5 6 8 38
2015-11-07	4	1st	6 12 24 36 37
2015-11-03	4	2nd	4 6 12 27 35
2015-10-30	12	1st	6 10 21 31 32
2015-10-18	10	1st	6 9 12 16 29
2015-10-08	14	2nd	1 6 11 14 26
2015-09-24	3	2nd	5 6 11 26 33
2015-09-21	5	1st	6 7 17 19 25
2015-09-16	5	2nd	3 6 12 20 26
2015-09-11	3	2nd	3 6 16 31 38
2015-09-08	22	2nd	2 6 18 23 33
2015-08-17	8	1st	6 15 27 29 35
2015-08-09	16	1st	6 13 25 31 32
2015-07-24	3	1st	6 9 10 17 26
2015-07-21	19	2nd	3 6 13 17 38
2015-07-02	2	1st	6 16 23 26 38
2015-06-30	1	1st	6 24 29 37 38
2015-06-29	4	2nd	3 6 15 23 28
2015-06-25	1	3rd	2 4 6 30 38
2015-06-24	3	1st	6 16 25 28 36
2015-06-21	7	1st	6 12 15 23 32
2015-06-14	10	1st	6 16 21 28 39
2015-06-04	25	1st	6 14 31 33 39
2015-05-10	4	1st	6 24 27 30 35
2015-05-06	10	1st	6 10 35 36 39
2015-04-25	8	2nd	5 6 11 31 35
2015-04-17	11	1st	6 12 29 31 35
2015-04-06	5	2nd	3 6 20 23 36
2015-04-01	2	2nd	5 6 22 31 38
2015-03-30	10	1st	6 11 15 31 36
2015-03-20	5	2nd	1 6 18 21 28
2015-03-15	11	1st	6 15 20 22 33
2015-03-04	2	1st	6 18 23 24 39
2015-03-02	5	1st	6 18 22 34 37
2015-02-25	10	2nd	1 6 7 29 35
2015-02-15	4	2nd	4 6 9 15 26
2015-02-11	7	2nd	3 6 10 21 26
2015-02-04	9	4th	1 2 3 6 35
2015-01-26	3	2nd	4 6 7 15 30
2015-01-23	7	1st	6 19 20 24 36
2015-01-16	20	2nd	5 6 13 18 27
2014-12-27	15	1st	6 17 27 29 34
2014-12-12	8	2nd	3 6 9 15 30
2014-12-04	20	1st	6 19 24 26 29
2014-11-14	3	2nd	2 6 8 25 26
2014-11-11	18	1st	6 12 21 33 37
2014-10-24	2	1st	6 8 17 19 24
2014-10-22	9	1st	6 7 19 23 37
2014-10-13	1	2nd	2 6 18 26 33
2014-10-12	4	2nd	5 6 7 10 22
2014-10-08	5	1st	6 16 18 21 24
2014-10-03	4	1st	6 7 10 32 34
2014-09-29	1	1st	6 13 15 21 33
2014-09-28	8	2nd	1 6 17 28 35
2014-09-20	5	1st	6 7 12 28 31
2014-09-15	4	3rd	4 5 6 37 39
2014-09-11	6	1st	6 13 17 32 35
2014-09-05	9	1st	6 10 32 36 39
2014-08-27	4	1st	6 8 21 32 38
2014-08-23	1	1st	6 7 10 34 38
2014-08-22	2	2nd	2 6 7 15 24
2014-08-20	11	3rd	1 3 6 31 32
2014-08-09	3	1st	6 14 29 37 39
2014-08-06	1	1st	6 20 22 25 37
2014-08-05	14	2nd	5 6 12 26 35
2014-07-22	8	1st	6 14 20 22 26
2014-07-14	3	2nd	3 6 10 22 37
2014-07-11	27	1st	6 7 14 22 31
2014-06-13	5	3rd	3 5 6 26 27
2014-06-08	4	1st	6 7 21 24 39
2014-06-04	12	2nd	1 6 13 15 18
2014-05-23	1	2nd	2 6 10 14 22
2014-05-22	6	2nd	2 6 18 31 36
2014-05-16	2	2nd	4 6 27 33 35
2014-05-14	5	1st	6 12 18 20 23
2014-05-09	3	3rd	2 3 6 13 24
2014-05-06	5	4th	1 3 5 6 37
2014-05-01	4	2nd	4 6 10 15 27
2014-04-27	5	2nd	4 6 23 26 38
2014-04-22	4	1st	6 20 24 30 32
2014-04-18	4	1st	6 13 14 22 38
2014-04-14	2	2nd	5 6 9 18 23
2014-04-12	13	1st	6 13 19 21 23
2014-03-30	4	3rd	4 5 6 7 33
2014-03-26	5	1st	6 7 19 22 36
2014-03-21	1	2nd	2 6 22 36 39
2014-03-20	12	2nd	4 6 8 12 17
2014-03-08	19	1st	6 10 22 23 38
2014-02-17	18	1st	6 22 24 31 33
2014-01-30	2	2nd	3 6 10 11 36
2014-01-28	6	1st	6 15 24 26 39
2014-01-22	5	3rd	1 4 6 11 31
2014-01-17	2	1st	6 15 18 20 21
2014-01-15	2	2nd	1 6 7 28 29
2014-01-13	4	3rd	1 3 6 15 38
2014-01-09	21	2nd	4 6 8 22 34
2013-12-19	4	1st	6 9 18 22 24
2013-12-15	9	2nd	4 6 18 27 38
2013-12-06	3	1st	6 12 18 36 39
2013-12-03	13	1st	6 8 9 12 18
2013-11-20	22	1st	6 14 22 30 34
2013-10-29	2	2nd	3 6 23 30 32
2013-10-27	1	2nd	2 6 10 12 30
2013-10-26	20	1st	6 16 22 31 32
2013-10-06	7	2nd	3 6 14 17 33
2013-09-29	2	1st	6 10 17 35 36
2013-09-27	25	1st	6 7 13 31 33
2013-09-02	8	1st	6 7 26 30 38
2013-08-25	11	2nd	3 6 14 15 36
2013-08-14	5	2nd	2 6 7 10 28
2013-08-09	12	2nd	1 6 10 17 38
2013-07-28	13	1st	6 16 23 25 36
2013-07-15	12	2nd	3 6 11 19 39
2013-07-03	2	1st	6 14 16 28 31
2013-07-01	1	1st	6 14 17 20 38
2013-06-30	4	2nd	4 6 14 30 35
2013-06-26	8	1st	6 18 24 29 34
2013-06-18	1	2nd	2 6 15 29 33
2013-06-17	2	1st	6 23 26 29 32
2013-06-15	20	2nd	2 6 15 19 28
2013-05-26	13	1st	6 14 21 23 31
2013-05-13	10	1st	6 10 11 16 27
2013-05-03	7	2nd	1 6 15 37 38
2013-04-26	1	1st	6 21 22 23 38
2013-04-25	5	1st	6 9 10 18 28
2013-04-20	3	1st	6 9 20 21 34
2013-04-17	2	2nd	4 6 9 23 39
2013-04-15	17	2nd	4 6 17 36 37
2013-03-29	10	2nd	5 6 11 12 19
2013-03-19	3	1st	6 14 21 26 39
2013-03-16	1	2nd	5 6 16 35 38
2013-03-15	12	1st	6 10 12 29 32
2013-03-03	1	2nd	2 6 16 25 37
2013-03-02	3	1st	6 9 17 33 36
2013-02-27	5	2nd	5 6 10 36 37
2013-02-22	19	1st	6 13 19 26 39
2013-02-03	10	1st	6 7 13 17 27
2013-01-24	6	1st	6 10 22 28 30
2013-01-18	4	1st	6 14 36 38 39
2013-01-14	7	1st	6 20 24 33 36
2013-01-07	5	1st	6 26 27 29 39
2013-01-02	1	2nd	2 6 7 15 19
2013-01-01	15	1st	6 8 12 30 33
2012-12-17	27	2nd	3 6 24 25 33
2012-11-20	2	1st	6 8 17 23 31
2012-11-18	3	3rd	3 5 6 30 36
2012-11-15	5	1st	6 16 19 34 37
2012-11-10	10	2nd	5 6 17 33 38
2012-10-31	4	1st	6 15 18 26 32
2012-10-27	3	2nd	4 6 12 24 34
2012-10-24	7	3rd	3 4 6 13 31
2012-10-17	25	1st	6 7 17 20 34
2012-09-22	23	3rd	4 5 6 8 37
2012-08-30	17	2nd	5 6 8 13 17
2012-08-13	6	2nd	1 6 20 26 34
2012-08-07	1	3rd	2 4 6 12 16
2012-08-06	4	2nd	5 6 28 29 36
2012-08-02	6	1st	6 9 19 28 34
2012-07-27	10	2nd	5 6 11 17 29
2012-07-17	18	2nd	2 6 18 27 38
2012-06-28	14	2nd	5 6 8 15 19
2012-06-14	2	3rd	1 3 6 11 23
2012-06-12	13	1st	6 10 17 25 38
2012-05-30	5	1st	6 23 26 34 36
2012-05-25	5	2nd	4 6 23 38 39
2012-05-20	2	2nd	1 6 17 30 36
2012-05-18	13	1st	6 11 15 31 37
2012-05-03	7	2nd	1 6 16 20 37
2012-04-26	4	2nd	5 6 18 19 24
2012-04-22	4	3rd	3 5 6 13 35
2012-04-18	2	1st	6 17 20 35 36
2012-04-16	1	1st	6 7 13 16 36
2012-04-15	1	1st	6 7 10 17 38
2012-04-14	12	1st	6 7 11 35 37
2012-04-02	29	1st	6 10 27 33 34
2012-03-04	4	1st	6 18 23 25 26
2012-02-29	6	1st	6 20 22 23 35
2012-02-23	17	1st	6 7 13 29 38
2012-02-06	4	1st	6 11 18 36 37
2012-02-02	1	1st	6 9 33 35 39
2012-02-01	2	1st	6 13 23 31 38
2012-01-30	1	2nd	3 6 17 36 39
2012-01-29	11	2nd	3 6 11 18 38
2012-01-18	4	2nd	2 6 16 28 33
2012-01-14	2	1st	6 15 21 26 29
2012-01-12	2	2nd	3 6 17 22 23
2012-01-10	5	1st	6 11 14 20 36
2012-01-05	11	2nd	1 6 9 34 35
2011-12-25	2	1st	6 9 12 30 32
2011-12-23	14	3rd	3 5 6 7 28
2011-12-09	6	1st	6 15 22 25 35
2011-12-03	2	3rd	1 2 6 13 34
2011-12-01	6	1st	6 8 24 34 36
2011-11-25	12	1st	6 7 19 28 30
2011-11-13	4	3rd	3 4 6 14 30
2011-11-09	11	1st	6 11 13 33 34
2011-10-29	6	1st	6 11 24 25 34
2011-10-23	5	2nd	4 6 10 22 23
2011-10-18	5	1st	6 9 18 21 36
2011-10-12	13	3rd	2 3 6 14 22
2011-09-29	5	1st	6 13 16 27 37
2011-09-24	18	1st	6 12 22 26 33
2011-09-06	14	3rd	4 5 6 18 36
2011-08-23	12	3rd	1 4 6 11 33
2011-08-10	30	3rd	2 5 6 10 24
2011-07-11	23	1st	6 7 11 23 28
2011-06-17	1	2nd	3 6 14 17 33
2011-06-16	2	1st	6 11 30 31 35
2011-06-14	17	2nd	1 6 23 24 39
2011-05-28	2	1st	6 17 24 36 39
2011-05-26	1	3rd	1 2 6 10 19
2011-05-25	5	1st	6 17 20 33 36
2011-05-20	11	2nd	5 6 35 36 37
2011-05-09	4	1st	6 15 19 26 35
2011-05-05	1	2nd	4 6 15 35 36
2011-05-04	8	1st	6 14 17 18 32
2011-04-26	2	1st	6 23 25 36 37
2011-04-24	19	1st	6 20 22 29 34
2011-04-05	2	2nd	4 6 30 31 32
2011-04-03	2	2nd	3 6 10 25 31
2011-04-01	1	1st	6 7 11 12 26
2011-03-31	12	1st	6 12 17 30 32
2011-03-19	8	1st	6 16 30 31 39
2011-03-11	14	1st	6 7 23 26 34
2011-02-25	6	1st	6 13 15 24 25
2011-02-19	27	1st	6 11 13 34 37
2011-01-23	1	3rd	2 4 6 32 36
2011-01-22	4	1st	6 12 16 18 25
2011-01-18	20	1st	6 8 15 16 26
2010-12-29	8	1st	6 27 30 31 35
2010-12-21	11	2nd	3 6 9 11 12
2010-12-10	2	2nd	1 6 12 30 34
2010-12-08	2	1st	6 7 20 26 37
2010-12-06	11	1st	6 13 18 20 34
2010-11-25	10	1st	6 14 31 32 38
2010-11-15	1	1st	6 29 33 36 37
2010-11-14	2	2nd	5 6 8 16 37
2010-11-12	8	1st	6 11 29 36 39
2010-11-04	13	2nd	1 6 16 21 32
2010-10-22	10	1st	6 13 20 32 33
2010-10-12	16	1st	6 7 9 24 33
2010-09-26	5	1st	6 13 22 26 38
2010-09-21	1	1st	6 13 28 30 37
2010-09-20	9	1st	6 14 24 34 37
2010-09-11	1	1st	6 7 9 18 31
2010-09-10	10	2nd	2 6 25 27 37
2010-08-31	1	2nd	2 6 25 26 30
2010-08-30	6	2nd	1 6 23 31 32
2010-08-24	2	1st	6 21 25 37 39
2010-08-22	9	2nd	5 6 9 18 36
2010-08-13	11	2nd	4 6 8 19 30
2010-08-02	2	2nd	1 6 7 9 28
2010-07-31	2	2nd	3 6 9 20 21
2010-07-29	27	2nd	1 6 15 28 29
2010-07-02	15	2nd	1 6 21 22 23
2010-06-17	55	1st	6 9 11 12 18
2010-04-23	13	1st	6 12 16 17 21
2010-04-10	2	2nd	3 6 12 20 22
2010-04-08	1	2nd	3 6 15 28 30
2010-04-07	—	1st	6 7 10 15 37