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Number 5 In Megabucks Plus under the 5/41 · Apr 2010 – Apr 2022 rules — 1,257 draws, 5 from 1–41 (an earlier era).
5/41 + 1/6 · since Apr 2023 5/41 + 1/0 · Apr 2022 – Apr 2023 5/41 · Apr 2010 – Apr 2022 147 times drawn · chance expected 153 −0.54σ
8 draws waiting · a wait this long: 40% for any number
8.5 average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2
44 longest completed wait · 42% chance of one at least that long
5 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 147 times in 1,257 draws against 153.3 expected, −0.54σ. Each draw is independent: after 8 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.
5 Number 5, draw by draw Drawn 147 times in 1,257 draws · average wait 8.5 draws · longest completed wait 44 · waiting 8 draws now
2 draws: 2010-04-14 to 2010-04-21 2 draws: 2010-04-21 to 2010-04-28 14 draws: 2010-04-28 to 2010-06-16 10 draws: 2010-06-16 to 2010-07-21 19 draws: 2010-07-21 to 2010-09-25 4 draws: 2010-09-25 to 2010-10-09 31 draws: 2010-10-09 to 2011-01-26 9 draws: 2011-01-26 to 2011-02-26 4 draws: 2011-02-26 to 2011-03-12 3 draws: 2011-03-12 to 2011-03-23 5 draws: 2011-03-23 to 2011-04-09 7 draws: 2011-04-09 to 2011-05-04 3 draws: 2011-05-04 to 2011-05-14 11 draws: 2011-05-14 to 2011-06-22 5 draws: 2011-06-22 to 2011-07-09 3 draws: 2011-07-09 to 2011-07-20 3 draws: 2011-07-20 to 2011-07-30 34 draws: 2011-07-30 to 2011-11-26 10 draws: 2011-11-26 to 2011-12-31 9 draws: 2011-12-31 to 2012-02-01 5 draws: 2012-02-01 to 2012-02-18 9 draws: 2012-02-18 to 2012-03-21 2 draws: 2012-03-21 to 2012-03-28 8 draws: 2012-03-28 to 2012-04-25 7 draws: 2012-04-25 to 2012-05-19 6 draws: 2012-05-19 to 2012-06-09 1 draws: 2012-06-09 to 2012-06-13 2 draws: 2012-06-13 to 2012-06-20 17 draws: 2012-06-20 to 2012-08-22 2 draws: 2012-08-22 to 2012-08-29 2 draws: 2012-08-29 to 2012-09-05 12 draws: 2012-09-05 to 2012-10-17 6 draws: 2012-10-17 to 2012-11-07 8 draws: 2012-11-07 to 2012-12-05 6 draws: 2012-12-05 to 2012-12-26 3 draws: 2012-12-26 to 2013-01-05 6 draws: 2013-01-05 to 2013-01-26 16 draws: 2013-01-26 to 2013-03-23 1 draws: 2013-03-23 to 2013-03-27 5 draws: 2013-03-27 to 2013-04-13 2 draws: 2013-04-13 to 2013-04-20 23 draws: 2013-04-20 to 2013-07-10 2 draws: 2013-07-10 to 2013-07-17 6 draws: 2013-07-17 to 2013-08-07 9 draws: 2013-08-07 to 2013-09-07 5 draws: 2013-09-07 to 2013-09-25 7 draws: 2013-09-25 to 2013-10-19 5 draws: 2013-10-19 to 2013-11-06 8 draws: 2013-11-06 to 2013-12-04 15 draws: 2013-12-04 to 2014-01-25 5 draws: 2014-01-25 to 2014-02-12 14 draws: 2014-02-12 to 2014-04-02 5 draws: 2014-04-02 to 2014-04-19 2 draws: 2014-04-19 to 2014-04-26 13 draws: 2014-04-26 to 2014-06-11 16 draws: 2014-06-11 to 2014-08-06 4 draws: 2014-08-06 to 2014-08-20 6 draws: 2014-08-20 to 2014-09-10 3 draws: 2014-09-10 to 2014-09-20 7 draws: 2014-09-20 to 2014-10-15 1 draws: 2014-10-15 to 2014-10-18 8 draws: 2014-10-18 to 2014-11-15 6 draws: 2014-11-15 to 2014-12-06 1 draws: 2014-12-06 to 2014-12-10 6 draws: 2014-12-10 to 2014-12-31 4 draws: 2014-12-31 to 2015-01-14 1 draws: 2015-01-14 to 2015-01-17 4 draws: 2015-01-17 to 2015-01-31 5 draws: 2015-01-31 to 2015-02-18 1 draws: 2015-02-18 to 2015-02-21 7 draws: 2015-02-21 to 2015-03-18 2 draws: 2015-03-18 to 2015-03-25 16 draws: 2015-03-25 to 2015-05-20 13 draws: 2015-05-20 to 2015-07-04 8 draws: 2015-07-04 to 2015-08-01 8 draws: 2015-08-01 to 2015-08-29 5 draws: 2015-08-29 to 2015-09-16 7 draws: 2015-09-16 to 2015-10-10 1 draws: 2015-10-10 to 2015-10-14 1 draws: 2015-10-14 to 2015-10-17 11 draws: 2015-10-17 to 2015-11-25 12 draws: 2015-11-25 to 2016-01-06 37 draws: 2016-01-06 to 2016-05-14 4 draws: 2016-05-14 to 2016-05-28 4 draws: 2016-05-28 to 2016-06-11 44 draws: 2016-06-11 to 2016-11-12 4 draws: 2016-11-12 to 2016-11-26 2 draws: 2016-11-26 to 2016-12-03 10 draws: 2016-12-03 to 2017-01-07 20 draws: 2017-01-07 to 2017-03-18 1 draws: 2017-03-18 to 2017-03-22 11 draws: 2017-03-22 to 2017-04-29 6 draws: 2017-04-29 to 2017-05-20 2 draws: 2017-05-20 to 2017-05-27 4 draws: 2017-05-27 to 2017-06-10 7 draws: 2017-06-10 to 2017-07-05 6 draws: 2017-07-05 to 2017-07-26 7 draws: 2017-07-26 to 2017-08-19 13 draws: 2017-08-19 to 2017-10-04 12 draws: 2017-10-04 to 2017-11-15 3 draws: 2017-11-15 to 2017-11-25 26 draws: 2017-11-25 to 2018-02-24 2 draws: 2018-02-24 to 2018-03-03 1 draws: 2018-03-03 to 2018-03-07 3 draws: 2018-03-07 to 2018-03-17 5 draws: 2018-03-17 to 2018-04-04 14 draws: 2018-04-04 to 2018-05-23 4 draws: 2018-05-23 to 2018-06-06 1 draws: 2018-06-06 to 2018-06-09 3 draws: 2018-06-09 to 2018-06-20 2 draws: 2018-06-20 to 2018-06-27 12 draws: 2018-06-27 to 2018-08-08 6 draws: 2018-08-08 to 2018-08-29 16 draws: 2018-08-29 to 2018-10-24 18 draws: 2018-10-24 to 2018-12-26 22 draws: 2018-12-26 to 2019-03-13 2 draws: 2019-03-13 to 2019-03-20 3 draws: 2019-03-20 to 2019-03-30 2 draws: 2019-03-30 to 2019-04-06 1 draws: 2019-04-06 to 2019-04-10 19 draws: 2019-04-10 to 2019-06-15 4 draws: 2019-06-15 to 2019-06-29 7 draws: 2019-06-29 to 2019-07-24 4 draws: 2019-07-24 to 2019-08-07 23 draws: 2019-08-07 to 2019-10-26 22 draws: 2019-10-26 to 2020-01-11 22 draws: 2020-01-11 to 2020-03-28 24 draws: 2020-03-28 to 2020-06-20 2 draws: 2020-06-20 to 2020-06-27 4 draws: 2020-06-27 to 2020-07-11 1 draws: 2020-07-11 to 2020-07-15 34 draws: 2020-07-15 to 2020-11-11 6 draws: 2020-11-11 to 2020-12-02 4 draws: 2020-12-02 to 2020-12-16 4 draws: 2020-12-16 to 2020-12-30 6 draws: 2020-12-30 to 2021-01-20 8 draws: 2021-01-20 to 2021-02-17 7 draws: 2021-02-17 to 2021-03-13 6 draws: 2021-03-13 to 2021-04-03 24 draws: 2021-04-03 to 2021-06-26 29 draws: 2021-06-26 to 2021-10-06 12 draws: 2021-10-06 to 2021-11-17 4 draws: 2021-11-17 to 2021-12-01 16 draws: 2021-12-01 to 2022-01-26 2 draws: 2022-01-26 to 2022-02-02 15 draws: 2022-02-02 to 2022-03-26 Still waiting — at least 8 draws since 2022-03-26 2010-04-14 2010-04-21 2010-04-28 2010-06-16 2010-07-21 2010-09-25 2010-10-09 2011-01-26 2011-02-26 2011-03-12 2011-03-23 2011-04-09 2011-05-04 2011-05-14 2011-06-22 2011-07-09 2011-07-20 2011-07-30 2011-11-26 2011-12-31 2012-02-01 2012-02-18 2012-03-21 2012-03-28 2012-04-25 2012-05-19 2012-06-09 2012-06-13 2012-06-20 2012-08-22 2012-08-29 2012-09-05 2012-10-17 2012-11-07 2012-12-05 2012-12-26 2013-01-05 2013-01-26 2013-03-23 2013-03-27 2013-04-13 2013-04-20 2013-07-10 2013-07-17 2013-08-07 2013-09-07 2013-09-25 2013-10-19 2013-11-06 2013-12-04 2014-01-25 2014-02-12 2014-04-02 2014-04-19 2014-04-26 2014-06-11 2014-08-06 2014-08-20 2014-09-10 2014-09-20 2014-10-15 2014-10-18 2014-11-15 2014-12-06 2014-12-10 2014-12-31 2015-01-14 2015-01-17 2015-01-31 2015-02-18 2015-02-21 2015-03-18 2015-03-25 2015-05-20 2015-07-04 2015-08-01 2015-08-29 2015-09-16 2015-10-10 2015-10-14 2015-10-17 2015-11-25 2016-01-06 2016-05-14 2016-05-28 2016-06-11 2016-11-12 2016-11-26 2016-12-03 2017-01-07 2017-03-18 2017-03-22 2017-04-29 2017-05-20 2017-05-27 2017-06-10 2017-07-05 2017-07-26 2017-08-19 2017-10-04 2017-11-15 2017-11-25 2018-02-24 2018-03-03 2018-03-07 2018-03-17 2018-04-04 2018-05-23 2018-06-06 2018-06-09 2018-06-20 2018-06-27 2018-08-08 2018-08-29 2018-10-24 2018-12-26 2019-03-13 2019-03-20 2019-03-30 2019-04-06 2019-04-10 2019-06-15 2019-06-29 2019-07-24 2019-08-07 2019-10-26 2020-01-11 2020-03-28 2020-06-20 2020-06-27 2020-07-11 2020-07-15 2020-11-11 2020-12-02 2020-12-16 2020-12-30 2021-01-20 2021-02-17 2021-03-13 2021-04-03 2021-06-26 2021-10-06 2021-11-17 2021-12-01 2022-01-26 2022-02-02 2022-03-26 2010-04-07 2022-04-23
1 draws: 13 times 2 draws: 18 times 3 draws: 10 times 4 draws: 16 times 5 draws: 11 times 6 draws: 14 times 7 draws: 10 times 8 draws: 7 times 9 draws: 4 times 10 draws: 3 times 11 draws: 3 times 12 draws: 5 times 13 draws: 3 times 14 draws: 3 times 15 draws: 2 times 16 draws: 5 times 17 draws: 1 time 18 draws: 1 time 19 draws: 2 times 20 draws: 1 time 21 draws: 0 times 22 draws: 3 times 23 draws: 2 times 24 draws: 2 times 25 draws: 0 times 26 draws: 1 time 27 draws: 0 times 28 draws: 0 times 29 draws: 1 time 30 draws: 0 times 31 draws: 1 time 32 draws: 0 times 33 draws: 0 times 34 draws: 2 times 35 draws: 0 times 36 draws: 0 times 37 draws: 1 time 38 draws: 0 times 39 draws: 0 times 40 draws: 0 times 41 draws: 0 times 42 draws: 0 times 43 draws: 0 times 44 draws: 1 time 45 draws: 0 times its own waits draws between appearances Where it lands in a sorted draw Sort a draw and 5 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 smallest 99 · chance 94.7 2nd smallest 40 · chance 45.9 3rd smallest 8 · chance 6.1 4th smallest 0 · chance 0.2 5th smallest 0 · chance 0.0 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 14.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.
It has shared a draw with every one of the other 40 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →
How many people play it Under the crowd model, 5 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th most popular of 41. 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 5 →
Every draw it appeared in ← number 4 Every number number 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: 5 is drawn with probability 5/41 tonight whatever it did last week.