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Number 53 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 89 times drawn · chance expected 78 +1.36σ
5 draws waiting · a wait this long: 69% for any number
9.8 average wait between appearances · chance says 11.2
50 longest completed wait · 60% chance of one at least that long
53 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 89 times in 869 draws against 77.6 expected, +1.36σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.
53 Number 53, draw by draw Drawn 89 times in 869 draws · average wait 9.8 draws · longest completed wait 50 · waiting 5 draws now
7 draws: 2005-07-12 to 2005-08-05 8 draws: 2005-08-05 to 2005-09-02 11 draws: 2005-09-02 to 2005-10-11 5 draws: 2005-10-11 to 2005-10-28 2 draws: 2005-10-28 to 2005-11-04 18 draws: 2005-11-04 to 2006-01-06 2 draws: 2006-01-06 to 2006-01-13 2 draws: 2006-01-13 to 2006-01-20 3 draws: 2006-01-20 to 2006-01-31 27 draws: 2006-01-31 to 2006-05-05 9 draws: 2006-05-05 to 2006-06-06 4 draws: 2006-06-06 to 2006-06-20 21 draws: 2006-06-20 to 2006-09-01 1 draws: 2006-09-01 to 2006-09-05 1 draws: 2006-09-05 to 2006-09-08 18 draws: 2006-09-08 to 2006-11-10 6 draws: 2006-11-10 to 2006-12-01 7 draws: 2006-12-01 to 2006-12-26 2 draws: 2006-12-26 to 2007-01-02 6 draws: 2007-01-02 to 2007-01-23 3 draws: 2007-01-23 to 2007-02-02 14 draws: 2007-02-02 to 2007-03-23 2 draws: 2007-03-23 to 2007-03-30 6 draws: 2007-03-30 to 2007-04-20 3 draws: 2007-04-20 to 2007-05-01 21 draws: 2007-05-01 to 2007-07-13 10 draws: 2007-07-13 to 2007-08-17 2 draws: 2007-08-17 to 2007-08-24 1 draws: 2007-08-24 to 2007-08-28 16 draws: 2007-08-28 to 2007-10-23 12 draws: 2007-10-23 to 2007-12-04 5 draws: 2007-12-04 to 2007-12-21 16 draws: 2007-12-21 to 2008-02-15 11 draws: 2008-02-15 to 2008-03-25 7 draws: 2008-03-25 to 2008-04-18 4 draws: 2008-04-18 to 2008-05-02 1 draws: 2008-05-02 to 2008-05-06 7 draws: 2008-05-06 to 2008-05-30 7 draws: 2008-05-30 to 2008-06-24 7 draws: 2008-06-24 to 2008-07-18 8 draws: 2008-07-18 to 2008-08-15 27 draws: 2008-08-15 to 2008-11-18 1 draws: 2008-11-18 to 2008-11-21 20 draws: 2008-11-21 to 2009-01-30 17 draws: 2009-01-30 to 2009-03-31 30 draws: 2009-03-31 to 2009-07-14 14 draws: 2009-07-14 to 2009-09-01 9 draws: 2009-09-01 to 2009-10-02 1 draws: 2009-10-02 to 2009-10-06 16 draws: 2009-10-06 to 2009-12-01 19 draws: 2009-12-01 to 2010-02-05 5 draws: 2010-02-05 to 2010-02-23 5 draws: 2010-02-23 to 2010-03-12 8 draws: 2010-03-12 to 2010-04-09 6 draws: 2010-04-09 to 2010-04-30 50 draws: 2010-04-30 to 2010-10-22 4 draws: 2010-10-22 to 2010-11-05 1 draws: 2010-11-05 to 2010-11-09 6 draws: 2010-11-09 to 2010-11-30 2 draws: 2010-11-30 to 2010-12-07 3 draws: 2010-12-07 to 2010-12-17 6 draws: 2010-12-17 to 2011-01-07 21 draws: 2011-01-07 to 2011-03-22 3 draws: 2011-03-22 to 2011-04-01 6 draws: 2011-04-01 to 2011-04-22 6 draws: 2011-04-22 to 2011-05-13 6 draws: 2011-05-13 to 2011-06-03 3 draws: 2011-06-03 to 2011-06-14 19 draws: 2011-06-14 to 2011-08-19 17 draws: 2011-08-19 to 2011-10-18 26 draws: 2011-10-18 to 2012-01-17 5 draws: 2012-01-17 to 2012-02-03 12 draws: 2012-02-03 to 2012-03-16 14 draws: 2012-03-16 to 2012-05-04 7 draws: 2012-05-04 to 2012-05-29 2 draws: 2012-05-29 to 2012-06-05 4 draws: 2012-06-05 to 2012-06-19 3 draws: 2012-06-19 to 2012-06-29 19 draws: 2012-06-29 to 2012-09-04 13 draws: 2012-09-04 to 2012-10-19 8 draws: 2012-10-19 to 2012-11-16 38 draws: 2012-11-16 to 2013-03-29 16 draws: 2013-03-29 to 2013-05-24 5 draws: 2013-05-24 to 2013-06-11 6 draws: 2013-06-11 to 2013-07-02 4 draws: 2013-07-02 to 2013-07-16 11 draws: 2013-07-16 to 2013-08-23 11 draws: 2013-08-23 to 2013-10-01 Still waiting — at least 5 draws since 2013-10-01 2005-07-12 2005-08-05 2005-09-02 2005-10-11 2005-10-28 2005-11-04 2006-01-06 2006-01-13 2006-01-20 2006-01-31 2006-05-05 2006-06-06 2006-06-20 2006-09-01 2006-09-05 2006-09-08 2006-11-10 2006-12-01 2006-12-26 2007-01-02 2007-01-23 2007-02-02 2007-03-23 2007-03-30 2007-04-20 2007-05-01 2007-07-13 2007-08-17 2007-08-24 2007-08-28 2007-10-23 2007-12-04 2007-12-21 2008-02-15 2008-03-25 2008-04-18 2008-05-02 2008-05-06 2008-05-30 2008-06-24 2008-07-18 2008-08-15 2008-11-18 2008-11-21 2009-01-30 2009-03-31 2009-07-14 2009-09-01 2009-10-02 2009-10-06 2009-12-01 2010-02-05 2010-02-23 2010-03-12 2010-04-09 2010-04-30 2010-10-22 2010-11-05 2010-11-09 2010-11-30 2010-12-07 2010-12-17 2011-01-07 2011-03-22 2011-04-01 2011-04-22 2011-05-13 2011-06-03 2011-06-14 2011-08-19 2011-10-18 2012-01-17 2012-02-03 2012-03-16 2012-05-04 2012-05-29 2012-06-05 2012-06-19 2012-06-29 2012-09-04 2012-10-19 2012-11-16 2013-03-29 2013-05-24 2013-06-11 2013-07-02 2013-07-16 2013-08-23 2013-10-01 2005-06-24 2013-10-18
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1st smallest 0 · chance 0.0 2nd smallest 0 · chance 0.0 3rd smallest 2 · chance 1.0 4th smallest 18 · chance 17.3 5th smallest 69 · chance 70.6 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 6.5 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, 53 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 53 →
Every draw it appeared in ← number 52 Every number number 54 → 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: 53 is drawn with probability 5/56 tonight whatever it did last week.