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Number 46 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 88 times drawn · chance expected 78 +1.24σ
18 draws waiting · a wait this long: 20% for any number
9.8 average wait between appearances · chance says 11.2
51 longest completed wait · 56% chance of one at least that long
46 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 88 times in 869 draws against 77.6 expected, +1.24σ. Each draw is independent: after 18 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.
46 Number 46, draw by draw Drawn 88 times in 869 draws · average wait 9.8 draws · longest completed wait 51 · waiting 18 draws now
15 draws: 2005-06-28 to 2005-08-19 8 draws: 2005-08-19 to 2005-09-16 18 draws: 2005-09-16 to 2005-11-18 24 draws: 2005-11-18 to 2006-02-10 2 draws: 2006-02-10 to 2006-02-17 4 draws: 2006-02-17 to 2006-03-03 10 draws: 2006-03-03 to 2006-04-07 1 draws: 2006-04-07 to 2006-04-11 23 draws: 2006-04-11 to 2006-06-30 2 draws: 2006-06-30 to 2006-07-07 12 draws: 2006-07-07 to 2006-08-18 2 draws: 2006-08-18 to 2006-08-25 12 draws: 2006-08-25 to 2006-10-06 7 draws: 2006-10-06 to 2006-10-31 10 draws: 2006-10-31 to 2006-12-05 9 draws: 2006-12-05 to 2007-01-05 9 draws: 2007-01-05 to 2007-02-06 1 draws: 2007-02-06 to 2007-02-09 2 draws: 2007-02-09 to 2007-02-16 1 draws: 2007-02-16 to 2007-02-20 8 draws: 2007-02-20 to 2007-03-20 4 draws: 2007-03-20 to 2007-04-03 12 draws: 2007-04-03 to 2007-05-15 18 draws: 2007-05-15 to 2007-07-17 5 draws: 2007-07-17 to 2007-08-03 6 draws: 2007-08-03 to 2007-08-24 3 draws: 2007-08-24 to 2007-09-04 13 draws: 2007-09-04 to 2007-10-19 3 draws: 2007-10-19 to 2007-10-30 2 draws: 2007-10-30 to 2007-11-06 1 draws: 2007-11-06 to 2007-11-09 11 draws: 2007-11-09 to 2007-12-18 15 draws: 2007-12-18 to 2008-02-08 15 draws: 2008-02-08 to 2008-04-01 10 draws: 2008-04-01 to 2008-05-06 1 draws: 2008-05-06 to 2008-05-09 2 draws: 2008-05-09 to 2008-05-16 32 draws: 2008-05-16 to 2008-09-05 10 draws: 2008-09-05 to 2008-10-10 5 draws: 2008-10-10 to 2008-10-28 9 draws: 2008-10-28 to 2008-11-28 2 draws: 2008-11-28 to 2008-12-05 13 draws: 2008-12-05 to 2009-01-20 13 draws: 2009-01-20 to 2009-03-06 2 draws: 2009-03-06 to 2009-03-13 28 draws: 2009-03-13 to 2009-06-19 2 draws: 2009-06-19 to 2009-06-26 25 draws: 2009-06-26 to 2009-09-22 10 draws: 2009-09-22 to 2009-10-27 3 draws: 2009-10-27 to 2009-11-06 9 draws: 2009-11-06 to 2009-12-08 21 draws: 2009-12-08 to 2010-02-19 10 draws: 2010-02-19 to 2010-03-26 13 draws: 2010-03-26 to 2010-05-11 51 draws: 2010-05-11 to 2010-11-05 3 draws: 2010-11-05 to 2010-11-16 7 draws: 2010-11-16 to 2010-12-10 2 draws: 2010-12-10 to 2010-12-17 6 draws: 2010-12-17 to 2011-01-07 5 draws: 2011-01-07 to 2011-01-25 25 draws: 2011-01-25 to 2011-04-22 16 draws: 2011-04-22 to 2011-06-17 1 draws: 2011-06-17 to 2011-06-21 4 draws: 2011-06-21 to 2011-07-05 3 draws: 2011-07-05 to 2011-07-15 29 draws: 2011-07-15 to 2011-10-25 2 draws: 2011-10-25 to 2011-11-01 17 draws: 2011-11-01 to 2011-12-30 26 draws: 2011-12-30 to 2012-03-30 8 draws: 2012-03-30 to 2012-04-27 10 draws: 2012-04-27 to 2012-06-01 12 draws: 2012-06-01 to 2012-07-13 3 draws: 2012-07-13 to 2012-07-24 3 draws: 2012-07-24 to 2012-08-03 6 draws: 2012-08-03 to 2012-08-24 4 draws: 2012-08-24 to 2012-09-07 4 draws: 2012-09-07 to 2012-09-21 7 draws: 2012-09-21 to 2012-10-16 2 draws: 2012-10-16 to 2012-10-23 6 draws: 2012-10-23 to 2012-11-13 22 draws: 2012-11-13 to 2013-01-29 10 draws: 2013-01-29 to 2013-03-05 6 draws: 2013-03-05 to 2013-03-26 1 draws: 2013-03-26 to 2013-03-29 18 draws: 2013-03-29 to 2013-05-31 8 draws: 2013-05-31 to 2013-06-28 14 draws: 2013-06-28 to 2013-08-16 Still waiting — at least 18 draws since 2013-08-16 2005-06-28 2005-08-19 2005-09-16 2005-11-18 2006-02-10 2006-02-17 2006-03-03 2006-04-07 2006-04-11 2006-06-30 2006-07-07 2006-08-18 2006-08-25 2006-10-06 2006-10-31 2006-12-05 2007-01-05 2007-02-06 2007-02-09 2007-02-16 2007-02-20 2007-03-20 2007-04-03 2007-05-15 2007-07-17 2007-08-03 2007-08-24 2007-09-04 2007-10-19 2007-10-30 2007-11-06 2007-11-09 2007-12-18 2008-02-08 2008-04-01 2008-05-06 2008-05-09 2008-05-16 2008-09-05 2008-10-10 2008-10-28 2008-11-28 2008-12-05 2009-01-20 2009-03-06 2009-03-13 2009-06-19 2009-06-26 2009-09-22 2009-10-27 2009-11-06 2009-12-08 2010-02-19 2010-03-26 2010-05-11 2010-11-05 2010-11-16 2010-12-10 2010-12-17 2011-01-07 2011-01-25 2011-04-22 2011-06-17 2011-06-21 2011-07-05 2011-07-15 2011-10-25 2011-11-01 2011-12-30 2012-03-30 2012-04-27 2012-06-01 2012-07-13 2012-07-24 2012-08-03 2012-08-24 2012-09-07 2012-09-21 2012-10-16 2012-10-23 2012-11-13 2013-01-29 2013-03-05 2013-03-26 2013-03-29 2013-05-31 2013-06-28 2013-08-16 2005-06-24 2013-10-18
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1st smallest 0 · chance 0.1 2nd smallest 0 · chance 1.4 3rd smallest 11 · chance 11.5 4th smallest 42 · chance 36.6 5th smallest 35 · chance 38.4 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 6.4 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, 46 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 46 →
Every draw it appeared in ← number 45 Every number number 47 → 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: 46 is drawn with probability 5/56 tonight whatever it did last week.