Number 30

In Megabucks under the 6/48 · since Apr 2010 rules — 2,589 draws, 6 from 1–48.

294times drawn · chance expected 324 −1.76σ

8draws waiting · a wait this long: 39% for any number

8.8average wait between appearances · chance says 8.0

41longest completed wait · 76% chance of one at least that long

30 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 294 times in 2,589 draws against 323.6 expected, −1.76σ. Each draw is independent: after 8 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 30, draw by draw

Drawn 294 times in 2,589 draws · average wait 8.8 draws · longest completed wait 41 · waiting 8 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 30 has a favourite seat — chance gives a large number the high positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest1 · chance 1.6
2nd smallest22 · chance 17.0
3rd smallest68 · chance 63.5
4th smallest99 · chance 107.2
5th smallest85 · chance 81.9
6th smallest19 · chance 22.8

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

46 13 21 8 14 31

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 47 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 30 is picked about 1.28× as often as an indifferent choice — 13th most popular of 48. 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
Round numbers (multiples of 10) ×1.05

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 30 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-03	5	2nd	26 30 33 37 39 40
2026-09-21	5	5th	1 4 13 26 30 46
2026-09-09	6	4th	8 9 22 30 35 46
2026-08-26	8	3rd

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: 30 is drawn with probability 6/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-02-03	5	5th	4 10 12 15 30 31
2025-01-22	3	5th	4 18 25 29 30 44
2025-01-15	10	5th	12 21 24 26 30 34
2024-12-23	1	5th	3 7 13 22 30 31
2024-12-21	16	5th	2 3 13 27 30 39
2024-11-13	8	3rd	19 26 30 42 45 46
2024-10-26	26	5th	6 10 15 27 30 44
2024-08-26	1	4th	5 16 22 30 33 37
2024-08-24	6	5th	8 12 16 20 30 38
2024-08-10	6	3rd	18 21 30 31 47 48
2024-07-27	25	4th	9 22 28 30 34 38
2024-05-29	11	5th	4 13 19 27 30 33
2024-05-04	8	5th	9 10 15 26 30 44
2024-04-15	29	4th	14 18 20 30 32 45
2024-02-07	5	3rd	5 25 30 35 37 41
2024-01-27	10	4th	6 16 17 30 31 35
2024-01-03	5	3rd	10 22 30 34 37 40
2023-12-23	7	3rd	18 19 30 36 46 48
2023-12-06	13	3rd	3 4 30 38 44 45
2023-11-06	2	5th	6 11 14 20 30 44
2023-11-01	2	3rd	6 14 30 40 46 47
2023-10-28	3	4th	2 20 28 30 42 43
2023-10-21	6	5th	7 12 19 21 30 32
2023-10-07	8	3rd	5 27 30 33 37 38
2023-09-18	10	2nd	8 30 34 36 45 47
2023-08-26	5	5th	1 4 17 20 30 38
2023-08-14	3	2nd	29 30 36 43 45 47
2023-08-07	5	5th	4 5 25 29 30 35
2023-07-26	33	2nd	29 30 31 39 43 48
2023-05-10	9	6th	2 3 11 21 23 30
2023-04-19	11	2nd	25 30 33 35 37 41
2023-03-25	8	5th	1 10 16 27 30 42
2023-03-06	1	5th	3 10 21 27 30 31
2023-03-04	6	5th	9 18 21 28 30 36
2023-02-18	2	3rd	13 14 30 38 43 47
2023-02-13	2	4th	5 18 26 30 40 41
2023-02-08	8	3rd	13 25 30 39 42 44
2023-01-21	17	4th	1 6 27 30 31 35
2022-12-12	20	4th	4 8 29 30 33 36
2022-10-26	6	6th	1 11 14 19 21 30
2022-10-12	3	4th	3 14 24 30 38 41
2022-10-05	11	4th	7 8 23 30 33 37
2022-09-10	11	2nd	27 30 31 33 34 37
2022-08-15	16	2nd	22 30 32 37 44 46
2022-07-09	11	5th	5 17 21 29 30 41
2022-06-13	3	3rd	23 29 30 35 44 46
2022-06-06	19	3rd	7 15 30 37 38 46
2022-04-23	6	4th	5 22 29 30 35 41
2022-04-09	13	4th	6 20 27 30 43 44
2022-03-09	3	3rd	7 19 30 33 40 41
2022-03-02	5	4th	3 16 19 30 34 47
2022-02-19	7	3rd	7 21 30 45 46 47
2022-02-02	1	6th	2 12 16 19 24 30
2022-01-31	19	6th	11 12 15 20 25 30
2021-12-18	4	6th	8 12 17 20 22 30
2021-12-08	12	6th	6 7 14 23 24 30
2021-11-10	7	4th	16 18 24 30 31 35
2021-10-25	11	5th	2 4 7 18 30 33
2021-09-29	23	5th	6 8 12 13 30 36
2021-08-07	6	3rd	20 28 30 34 35 41
2021-07-24	13	3rd	5 22 30 32 37 41
2021-06-23	16	5th	1 4 19 27 30 37
2021-05-17	8	3rd	22 28 30 34 40 42
2021-04-28	8	5th	3 12 14 19 30 48
2021-04-10	11	4th	7 17 22 30 40 46
2021-03-15	2	4th	10 19 26 30 31 46
2021-03-10	3	3rd	4 8 30 38 40 41
2021-03-03	4	3rd	6 9 30 36 45 47
2021-02-22	2	4th	10 16 24 30 35 46
2021-02-17	13	5th	5 8 15 20 30 39
2021-01-18	9	5th	1 9 19 26 30 45
2020-12-28	1	3rd	5 27 30 31 34 38
2020-12-26	1	4th	10 14 24 30 36 37
2020-12-23	11	4th	4 14 17 30 32 42
2020-11-28	3	3rd	22 25 30 38 39 48
2020-11-21	18	6th	6 13 14 16 22 30
2020-10-10	6	4th	1 10 16 30 38 45
2020-09-26	10	5th	1 17 28 29 30 42
2020-09-02	3	4th	4 9 22 30 40 48
2020-08-26	15	5th	2 5 17 28 30 34
2020-07-22	2	5th	1 13 17 29 30 33
2020-07-18	10	5th	1 9 23 25 30 42
2020-06-24	13	5th	10 14 25 29 30 45
2020-05-25	6	5th	1 2 11 20 30 35
2020-05-11	3	4th	17 26 29 30 38 42
2020-05-04	1	4th	1 9 13 30 33 41
2020-05-02	10	3rd	20 23 30 42 44 46
2020-04-08	12	6th	6 8 13 26 29 30
2020-03-11	5	5th	3 9 16 24 30 43
2020-02-29	1	4th	16 21 28 30 38 42
2020-02-26	18	3rd	13 15 30 31 32 34
2020-01-15	13	4th	1 8 16 30 32 40
2019-12-16	4	4th	8 23 26 30 32 43
2019-12-07	4	5th	1 5 7 28 30 47
2019-11-27	4	3rd	3 12 30 40 44 46
2019-11-18	1	5th	3 17 20 25 30 46
2019-11-16	4	6th	9 14 16 17 21 30
2019-11-06	5	5th	3 5 17 25 30 47
2019-10-26	4	4th	14 20 25 30 32 48
2019-10-16	2	4th	2 3 23 30 37 47
2019-10-12	1	5th	3 21 22 25 30 38
2019-10-09	10	6th	2 12 13 20 22 30
2019-09-16	8	4th	7 12 18 30 41 44
2019-08-28	2	4th	3 14 17 30 37 47
2019-08-24	3	4th	11 15 28 30 33 45
2019-08-17	8	1st	30 33 36 38 43 46
2019-07-29	7	6th	12 13 15 18 23 30
2019-07-13	4	3rd	7 11 30 36 40 41
2019-07-03	11	4th	7 8 22 30 39 41
2019-06-08	2	3rd	13 27 30 33 34 47
2019-06-03	1	5th	5 19 20 21 30 35
2019-06-01	21	5th	3 8 13 21 30 32
2019-04-13	1	3rd	6 11 30 41 42 46
2019-04-10	1	3rd	14 24 30 43 46 48
2019-04-08	4	4th	13 24 29 30 37 47
2019-03-30	8	2nd	7 30 38 43 46 48
2019-03-11	1	4th	1 8 13 30 43 48
2019-03-09	12	4th	3 9 10 30 36 46
2019-02-09	1	5th	4 7 12 14 30 41
2019-02-06	15	5th	5 8 9 25 30 47
2019-01-02	14	6th	3 6 19 26 29 30
2018-12-01	5	3rd	20 26 30 36 39 44
2018-11-19	16	5th	2 8 14 24 30 31
2018-10-13	3	2nd	13 30 38 44 45 47
2018-10-06	7	3rd	10 22 30 33 36 38
2018-09-19	2	3rd	21 25 30 33 39 45
2018-09-15	3	5th	6 11 18 20 30 31
2018-09-08	7	4th	12 14 20 30 41 43
2018-08-22	27	4th	3 7 27 30 33 40
2018-06-20	11	4th	12 22 26 30 34 47
2018-05-26	17	4th	5 21 24 30 33 47
2018-04-16	20	3rd	15 28 30 45 46 47
2018-02-28	14	4th	4 21 29 30 44 48
2018-01-27	1	4th	11 18 23 30 36 48
2018-01-24	7	5th	1 7 19 20 30 46
2018-01-08	3	5th	4 13 15 24 30 44
2018-01-01	13	4th	13 18 22 30 35 42
2017-12-02	16	4th	23 26 28 30 33 35
2017-10-25	4	3rd	12 21 30 42 44 47
2017-10-16	5	6th	6 16 19 20 21 30
2017-10-04	11	3rd	3 9 30 38 39 47
2017-09-09	18	5th	1 4 13 21 30 37
2017-07-29	4	6th	6 14 18 24 25 30
2017-07-19	16	4th	6 9 25 30 32 37
2017-06-12	31	5th	11 20 25 27 30 36
2017-04-01	16	4th	5 7 10 30 34 39
2017-02-22	9	4th	10 14 16 30 44 46
2017-02-01	1	5th	3 13 26 27 30 35
2017-01-30	8	5th	6 9 13 21 30 38
2017-01-11	7	4th	10 13 19 30 34 44
2016-12-26	8	5th	7 10 20 27 30 38
2016-12-07	15	4th	3 12 21 30 38 39
2016-11-02	7	2nd	15 30 34 40 43 47
2016-10-17	41	3rd	11 24 30 32 45 46
2016-07-13	24	4th	7 18 24 30 32 46
2016-05-18	4	6th	1 2 5 8 28 30
2016-05-09	1	3rd	12 14 30 40 44 48
2016-05-07	39	6th	4 15 19 24 28 30
2016-02-06	1	4th	4 23 24 30 34 48
2016-02-03	12	5th	1 3 14 15 30 34
2016-01-06	9	3rd	7 28 30 31 34 37
2015-12-16	2	4th	2 3 12 30 36 48
2015-12-12	1	2nd	15 30 32 33 39 41
2015-12-09	6	5th	3 8 22 29 30 32
2015-11-25	10	2nd	29 30 32 33 36 48
2015-11-02	18	5th	3 9 12 25 30 38
2015-09-21	19	5th	1 2 4 12 30 34
2015-08-08	4	4th	12 14 21 30 41 43
2015-07-29	2	4th	2 11 13 30 33 44
2015-07-25	2	4th	3 17 28 30 31 40
2015-07-20	4	5th	3 21 22 26 30 35
2015-07-11	3	3rd	15 17 30 31 34 45
2015-07-04	2	3rd	13 15 30 43 44 48
2015-06-29	10	4th	2 5 28 30 40 41
2015-06-06	6	4th	22 25 26 30 34 42
2015-05-23	13	3rd	11 13 30 33 44 48
2015-04-22	7	4th	7 15 22 30 32 44
2015-04-06	4	4th	6 9 16 30 32 43
2015-03-28	6	3rd	19 24 30 36 37 39
2015-03-14	8	5th	1 4 5 14 30 47
2015-02-23	20	5th	5 23 25 29 30 45
2015-01-07	7	3rd	14 27 30 40 46 48
2014-12-22	1	3rd	8 21 30 39 41 48
2014-12-20	11	3rd	1 16 30 34 42 45
2014-11-24	17	5th	2 6 13 21 30 38
2014-10-15	2	4th	8 19 21 30 32 41
2014-10-11	2	4th	6 16 28 30 34 37
2014-10-06	11	2nd	13 30 31 36 39 43
2014-09-10	2	5th	3 16 19 29 30 35
2014-09-06	20	4th	19 23 25 30 31 47
2014-07-21	19	4th	1 2 25 30 31 43
2014-06-07	8	4th	13 19 23 30 42 43
2014-05-19	3	4th	2 25 28 30 43 48
2014-05-12	5	5th	11 13 17 25 30 32
2014-04-30	7	3rd	9 27 30 31 37 45
2014-04-14	5	5th	4 9 20 25 30 44
2014-04-02	1	3rd	9 21 30 33 37 46
2014-03-31	15	3rd	10 13 30 37 40 46
2014-02-24	26	2nd	25 30 35 40 41 42
2013-12-25	9	6th	5 11 15 20 21 30
2013-12-04	9	2nd	8 30 34 35 39 44
2013-11-13	7	4th	2 21 25 30 31 34
2013-10-28	1	3rd	17 21 30 41 44 48
2013-10-26	4	3rd	14 18 30 34 39 48
2013-10-16	18	4th	3 8 17 30 31 40
2013-09-04	3	3rd	6 16 30 35 37 39
2013-08-28	9	5th	6 9 19 28 30 38
2013-08-07	22	5th	1 3 12 27 30 31
2013-06-17	3	5th	5 8 21 26 30 43
2013-06-10	3	3rd	14 17 30 40 46 48
2013-06-03	1	6th	3 5 17 23 26 30
2013-06-01	11	4th	5 9 29 30 36 42
2013-05-06	6	4th	4 11 14 30 40 46
2013-04-22	4	4th	9 21 22 30 42 46
2013-04-13	2	2nd	25 30 31 40 47 48
2013-04-08	4	4th	4 9 23 30 41 43
2013-03-30	11	6th	1 13 15 23 28 30
2013-03-04	1	4th	7 16 20 30 34 47
2013-03-02	4	5th	6 11 17 18 30 47
2013-02-20	20	4th	11 12 17 30 31 34
2013-01-05	6	2nd	19 30 32 33 43 45
2012-12-22	5	3rd	17 21 30 35 42 43
2012-12-10	9	3rd	5 24 30 35 39 41
2012-11-19	4	2nd	2 30 31 37 41 43
2012-11-10	23	4th	6 8 12 30 31 45
2012-09-17	4	4th	9 20 27 30 46 47
2012-09-08	3	3rd	4 28 30 39 42 47
2012-09-01	2	4th	1 10 23 30 34 38
2012-08-27	16	2nd	2 30 31 36 37 40
2012-07-21	1	3rd	13 28 30 31 32 43
2012-07-18	1	4th	2 3 13 30 45 47
2012-07-16	4	3rd	3 10 30 35 38 42
2012-07-07	1	5th	8 13 22 27 30 46
2012-07-04	13	5th	1 3 8 11 30 48
2012-06-04	37	3rd	4 7 30 36 38 42
2012-03-07	16	4th	12 14 21 30 31 38
2012-01-30	15	5th	8 10 17 21 30 44
2011-12-26	3	3rd	11 25 30 40 42 43
2011-12-19	23	3rd	4 20 30 32 37 46
2011-10-26	10	4th	1 22 27 30 33 46
2011-10-03	6	5th	3 11 17 20 30 31
2011-09-19	17	5th	2 5 13 20 30 41
2011-08-10	3	5th	2 4 5 28 30 33
2011-08-03	1	5th	7 11 14 29 30 39
2011-08-01	3	2nd	27 30 33 41 44 48
2011-07-25	6	3rd	19 26 30 40 41 46
2011-07-11	8	4th	10 12 18 30 31 44
2011-06-22	16	5th	9 15 20 26 30 46
2011-05-16	1	4th	2 19 22 30 42 44
2011-05-14	8	4th	5 19 20 30 40 45
2011-04-25	2	4th	6 21 28 30 35 41
2011-04-20	15	4th	1 25 27 30 36 43
2011-03-16	20	5th	8 12 23 28 30 41
2011-01-29	8	3rd	14 23 30 32 39 45
2011-01-10	5	4th	1 5 10 30 46 48
2010-12-29	9	4th	9 14 26 30 37 46
2010-12-08	2	5th	1 6 26 28 30 31
2010-12-04	10	5th	1 6 7 21 30 40
2010-11-10	6	5th	5 14 27 28 30 31
2010-10-27	2	4th	9 14 25 30 38 40
2010-10-23	24	4th	5 26 27 30 34 36
2010-08-28	20	5th	8 10 14 24 30 40
2010-07-12	1	5th	2 13 15 28 30 38
2010-07-10	2	4th	4 15 18 30 36 42
2010-07-05	16	4th	6 21 25 30 44 46
2010-05-29	9	3rd	8 12 30 35 38 47
2010-05-08	8	4th	4 11 17 30 42 44
2010-04-19	4	2nd	6 30 35 37 41 42
2010-04-10	1	4th	10 18 22 30 34 37
2010-04-07	—	5th	1 4 8 12 30 48