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Number 39 In Mega Millions under the 5/56 + 1/46 · Jun 2005 – Oct 2013 rules — 869 draws, 5 from 1–56 (an earlier era).
Main numbers Stars 5/70 + 1/24 · since Apr 2025 5/70 + 1/25 · Oct 2017 – Apr 2025 5/75 + 1/15 · Oct 2013 – Oct 2017 5/56 + 1/46 · Jun 2005 – Oct 2013 5/52 + 1/52 · May 2002 – Jun 2005 5/50 + 1/36 · Jan 1999 – May 2002 5/50 + 1/25 · Sep 1996 – Jan 1999 85 times drawn · chance expected 78 +0.88σ
7 draws waiting · a wait this long: 57% for any number
10.2 average wait between appearances · chance says 11.2
41 longest completed wait · 87% chance of one at least that long
39 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 85 times in 869 draws against 77.6 expected, +0.88σ. Each draw is independent: after 7 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.
39 Number 39, draw by draw Drawn 85 times in 869 draws · average wait 10.2 draws · longest completed wait 41 · waiting 7 draws now
6 draws: 2005-07-12 to 2005-08-02 41 draws: 2005-08-02 to 2005-12-23 7 draws: 2005-12-23 to 2006-01-17 7 draws: 2006-01-17 to 2006-02-10 6 draws: 2006-02-10 to 2006-03-03 7 draws: 2006-03-03 to 2006-03-28 8 draws: 2006-03-28 to 2006-04-25 3 draws: 2006-04-25 to 2006-05-05 2 draws: 2006-05-05 to 2006-05-12 36 draws: 2006-05-12 to 2006-09-15 30 draws: 2006-09-15 to 2006-12-29 12 draws: 2006-12-29 to 2007-02-09 7 draws: 2007-02-09 to 2007-03-06 9 draws: 2007-03-06 to 2007-04-06 18 draws: 2007-04-06 to 2007-06-08 7 draws: 2007-06-08 to 2007-07-03 3 draws: 2007-07-03 to 2007-07-13 5 draws: 2007-07-13 to 2007-07-31 30 draws: 2007-07-31 to 2007-11-13 1 draws: 2007-11-13 to 2007-11-16 3 draws: 2007-11-16 to 2007-11-27 11 draws: 2007-11-27 to 2008-01-04 7 draws: 2008-01-04 to 2008-01-29 4 draws: 2008-01-29 to 2008-02-12 27 draws: 2008-02-12 to 2008-05-16 4 draws: 2008-05-16 to 2008-05-30 8 draws: 2008-05-30 to 2008-06-27 4 draws: 2008-06-27 to 2008-07-11 19 draws: 2008-07-11 to 2008-09-16 4 draws: 2008-09-16 to 2008-09-30 6 draws: 2008-09-30 to 2008-10-21 2 draws: 2008-10-21 to 2008-10-28 15 draws: 2008-10-28 to 2008-12-19 8 draws: 2008-12-19 to 2009-01-16 15 draws: 2009-01-16 to 2009-03-10 3 draws: 2009-03-10 to 2009-03-20 3 draws: 2009-03-20 to 2009-03-31 1 draws: 2009-03-31 to 2009-04-03 9 draws: 2009-04-03 to 2009-05-05 7 draws: 2009-05-05 to 2009-05-29 11 draws: 2009-05-29 to 2009-07-07 22 draws: 2009-07-07 to 2009-09-22 19 draws: 2009-09-22 to 2009-11-27 1 draws: 2009-11-27 to 2009-12-01 6 draws: 2009-12-01 to 2009-12-22 4 draws: 2009-12-22 to 2010-01-05 6 draws: 2010-01-05 to 2010-01-26 7 draws: 2010-01-26 to 2010-02-19 14 draws: 2010-02-19 to 2010-04-09 1 draws: 2010-04-09 to 2010-04-13 13 draws: 2010-04-13 to 2010-05-28 14 draws: 2010-05-28 to 2010-07-16 2 draws: 2010-07-16 to 2010-07-23 28 draws: 2010-07-23 to 2010-10-29 5 draws: 2010-10-29 to 2010-11-16 26 draws: 2010-11-16 to 2011-02-15 16 draws: 2011-02-15 to 2011-04-12 1 draws: 2011-04-12 to 2011-04-15 8 draws: 2011-04-15 to 2011-05-13 20 draws: 2011-05-13 to 2011-07-22 5 draws: 2011-07-22 to 2011-08-09 24 draws: 2011-08-09 to 2011-11-01 5 draws: 2011-11-01 to 2011-11-18 8 draws: 2011-11-18 to 2011-12-16 3 draws: 2011-12-16 to 2011-12-27 16 draws: 2011-12-27 to 2012-02-21 2 draws: 2012-02-21 to 2012-02-28 28 draws: 2012-02-28 to 2012-06-05 7 draws: 2012-06-05 to 2012-06-29 2 draws: 2012-06-29 to 2012-07-06 11 draws: 2012-07-06 to 2012-08-14 6 draws: 2012-08-14 to 2012-09-04 9 draws: 2012-09-04 to 2012-10-05 19 draws: 2012-10-05 to 2012-12-11 12 draws: 2012-12-11 to 2013-01-22 5 draws: 2013-01-22 to 2013-02-08 7 draws: 2013-02-08 to 2013-03-05 12 draws: 2013-03-05 to 2013-04-16 4 draws: 2013-04-16 to 2013-04-30 3 draws: 2013-04-30 to 2013-05-10 20 draws: 2013-05-10 to 2013-07-19 4 draws: 2013-07-19 to 2013-08-02 13 draws: 2013-08-02 to 2013-09-17 2 draws: 2013-09-17 to 2013-09-24 Still waiting — at least 7 draws since 2013-09-24 2005-07-12 2005-08-02 2005-12-23 2006-01-17 2006-02-10 2006-03-03 2006-03-28 2006-04-25 2006-05-05 2006-05-12 2006-09-15 2006-12-29 2007-02-09 2007-03-06 2007-04-06 2007-06-08 2007-07-03 2007-07-13 2007-07-31 2007-11-13 2007-11-16 2007-11-27 2008-01-04 2008-01-29 2008-02-12 2008-05-16 2008-05-30 2008-06-27 2008-07-11 2008-09-16 2008-09-30 2008-10-21 2008-10-28 2008-12-19 2009-01-16 2009-03-10 2009-03-20 2009-03-31 2009-04-03 2009-05-05 2009-05-29 2009-07-07 2009-09-22 2009-11-27 2009-12-01 2009-12-22 2010-01-05 2010-01-26 2010-02-19 2010-04-09 2010-04-13 2010-05-28 2010-07-16 2010-07-23 2010-10-29 2010-11-16 2011-02-15 2011-04-12 2011-04-15 2011-05-13 2011-07-22 2011-08-09 2011-11-01 2011-11-18 2011-12-16 2011-12-27 2012-02-21 2012-02-28 2012-06-05 2012-06-29 2012-07-06 2012-08-14 2012-09-04 2012-10-05 2012-12-11 2013-01-22 2013-02-08 2013-03-05 2013-04-16 2013-04-30 2013-05-10 2013-07-19 2013-08-02 2013-09-17 2013-09-24 2005-06-24 2013-10-18
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1st smallest 2 · chance 0.6 2nd smallest 6 · chance 6.4 3rd smallest 23 · chance 23.8 4th smallest 38 · chance 35.7 5th smallest 16 · chance 18.4 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 6.2 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 55 numbers; chance expected about 0.1 still unmet by now. Every pair →
How many people play it Under the crowd model, 39 is picked about 0.86× as often as an indifferent choice — 34th most popular of 56. That changes nothing about whether it comes up, and everything about how many ways a jackpot on it would be shared.
The model and its sources → · What people believe about 39 →
Every draw it appeared in ← number 38 Every number number 40 → 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: 39 is drawn with probability 5/56 tonight whatever it did last week.