Number 7

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

303times drawn · chance expected 324 −1.23σ

16draws waiting · a wait this long: 13% for any number

8.5average wait between appearances · chance says 8.0

55longest completed wait · 20% chance of one at least that long

7 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 303 times in 2,589 draws against 323.6 expected, −1.23σ. Each draw is independent: after 16 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 7, draw by draw

Drawn 303 times in 2,589 draws · average wait 8.5 draws · longest completed wait 55 · waiting 16 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 7 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 smallest135 · chance 148.0
2nd smallest126 · chance 120.0
3rd smallest37 · chance 31.6
4th smallest5 · chance 3.2
5th smallest0 · chance 0.1
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 32.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

11 4 41 21 5 12

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, 7 is picked about 1.54× as often as an indifferent choice — 1st 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
Numbers 1–12 — day and month overlap ×1.10
The number 7 ×1.15

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 7 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-14	6	2nd	1 7 22 37 38 41
2026-08-31	8	1st	7 10 21 31 35 41
2026-08-12	1	2nd	4 7 8 11 39 48
2026-08-10	4	2nd

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

2025-09-08	1	1st	7 8 19 30 35 48
2025-09-06	2	1st	7 21 25 38 40 47
2025-09-01	3	1st	7 13 15 25 27 46
2025-08-25	3	2nd	2 7 15 21 45 46
2025-08-18	5	3rd	1 3 7 9 27 39
2025-08-06	18	1st	7 13 16 17 22 47
2025-06-25	15	1st	7 8 11 23 30 35
2025-05-21	9	2nd	4 7 11 17 23 36
2025-04-30	2	2nd	4 7 17 19 29 33
2025-04-26	19	3rd	1 2 7 10 12 39
2025-03-12	1	2nd	3 7 11 17 27 42
2025-03-10	1	1st	7 10 13 21 33 35
2025-03-08	8	2nd	2 7 16 23 25 39
2025-02-17	18	1st	7 28 34 36 42 46
2025-01-06	3	1st	7 8 13 14 36 38
2024-12-30	3	2nd	1 7 18 20 22 27
2024-12-23	5	2nd	3 7 13 22 30 31
2024-12-11	2	2nd	6 7 16 35 38 44
2024-12-07	25	2nd	2 7 14 18 21 27
2024-10-09	17	1st	7 10 12 24 26 47
2024-08-31	22	1st	7 8 13 25 41 45
2024-07-10	12	2nd	5 7 8 9 21 46
2024-06-12	2	2nd	5 7 19 28 36 44
2024-06-08	6	3rd	3 5 7 12 23 29
2024-05-25	13	1st	7 11 15 18 38 45
2024-04-24	19	2nd	2 7 13 37 40 43
2024-03-11	21	3rd	2 6 7 10 26 27
2024-01-22	1	2nd	3 7 13 38 43 45
2024-01-20	1	1st	7 15 20 21 24 46
2024-01-17	13	1st	7 21 27 39 41 48
2023-12-18	21	2nd	4 7 34 38 42 47
2023-10-30	3	1st	7 11 12 24 29 32
2023-10-23	1	3rd	1 3 7 35 44 48
2023-10-21	7	1st	7 12 19 21 30 32
2023-10-04	14	2nd	2 7 14 19 28 45
2023-09-02	5	2nd	3 7 32 43 44 45
2023-08-21	4	1st	7 18 22 27 34 37
2023-08-12	6	1st	7 11 22 41 43 48
2023-07-29	12	1st	7 26 27 29 45 48
2023-07-01	6	2nd	4 7 13 17 26 39
2023-06-17	3	3rd	4 5 7 10 15 40
2023-06-10	1	1st	7 12 17 23 36 42
2023-06-07	3	2nd	6 7 11 25 39 45
2023-05-31	8	1st	7 12 20 27 37 38
2023-05-13	4	3rd	2 4 7 12 38 46
2023-05-03	4	4th	1 2 4 7 24 26
2023-04-24	3	2nd	2 7 23 29 33 46
2023-04-17	20	2nd	1 7 25 26 36 41
2023-03-01	10	2nd	6 7 36 37 39 42
2023-02-06	8	2nd	1 7 21 26 38 47
2023-01-18	25	2nd	5 7 13 15 22 31
2022-11-21	2	1st	7 9 20 32 40 47
2022-11-16	1	2nd	3 7 13 17 41 45
2022-11-14	9	2nd	3 7 10 20 38 45
2022-10-24	4	1st	7 10 23 39 41 48
2022-10-15	3	3rd	2 4 7 21 28 43
2022-10-08	1	1st	7 25 29 42 43 44
2022-10-05	4	1st	7 8 23 30 33 37
2022-09-26	19	2nd	6 7 16 25 36 39
2022-08-13	2	2nd	6 7 10 29 33 47
2022-08-08	5	2nd	5 7 10 41 43 47
2022-07-27	13	2nd	2 7 20 27 28 33
2022-06-27	9	2nd	2 7 16 25 31 48
2022-06-06	5	1st	7 15 30 37 38 46
2022-05-25	7	1st	7 10 22 29 36 44
2022-05-09	10	1st	7 13 15 21 32 43
2022-04-16	2	2nd	1 7 26 35 43 44
2022-04-11	3	2nd	2 7 8 31 37 48
2022-04-04	4	2nd	5 7 11 28 41 48
2022-03-26	5	1st	7 9 18 24 42 48
2022-03-14	2	3rd	3 5 7 17 18 34
2022-03-09	4	1st	7 19 30 33 40 41
2022-02-28	2	1st	7 8 11 13 37 42
2022-02-23	2	1st	7 17 18 23 33 41
2022-02-19	11	1st	7 21 30 45 46 47
2022-01-24	5	1st	7 11 13 37 41 47
2022-01-12	3	1st	7 20 32 33 41 46
2022-01-05	10	1st	7 18 21 28 41 45
2021-12-13	2	2nd	4 7 16 18 27 33
2021-12-08	5	2nd	6 7 14 23 24 30
2021-11-27	8	3rd	4 6 7 16 24 41
2021-11-08	6	3rd	3 5 7 11 20 26
2021-10-25	1	3rd	2 4 7 18 30 33
2021-10-23	9	1st	7 20 29 32 33 34
2021-10-02	12	2nd	1 7 10 12 16 34
2021-09-04	2	1st	7 9 12 15 26 35
2021-08-30	5	2nd	2 7 8 18 20 26
2021-08-18	2	3rd	2 4 7 9 29 44
2021-08-14	10	1st	7 9 15 24 28 32
2021-07-21	8	3rd	5 6 7 13 19 25
2021-07-03	5	1st	7 14 17 21 28 41
2021-06-21	31	2nd	1 7 8 21 25 46
2021-04-10	4	1st	7 17 22 30 40 46
2021-03-31	38	1st	7 19 24 36 38 43
2021-01-02	6	3rd	1 4 7 27 46 47
2020-12-19	11	4th	1 2 5 7 28 44
2020-11-23	43	3rd	3 4 7 33 40 48
2020-08-15	4	1st	7 12 13 15 26 37
2020-08-05	1	2nd	3 7 14 27 32 41
2020-08-03	6	3rd	1 5 7 12 32 34
2020-07-20	6	1st	7 11 19 27 40 48
2020-07-06	9	3rd	3 4 7 13 20 22
2020-06-15	1	2nd	2 7 16 36 41 42
2020-06-13	13	2nd	4 7 11 32 33 35
2020-05-13	2	1st	7 9 11 12 38 44
2020-05-09	10	1st	7 12 16 19 20 41
2020-04-15	6	3rd	2 5 7 26 41 45
2020-04-01	1	2nd	4 7 8 24 35 44
2020-03-30	3	2nd	3 7 23 26 27 46
2020-03-23	8	1st	7 8 21 23 37 40
2020-03-04	11	2nd	5 7 11 35 36 43
2020-02-08	27	1st	7 12 16 38 47 48
2019-12-07	12	3rd	1 5 7 28 30 47
2019-11-09	23	2nd	6 7 11 23 37 45
2019-09-16	12	1st	7 12 18 30 41 44
2019-08-19	2	1st	7 9 10 16 31 46
2019-08-14	14	2nd	1 7 32 34 41 47
2019-07-13	4	1st	7 11 30 36 40 41
2019-07-03	19	1st	7 8 22 30 39 41
2019-05-20	22	2nd	6 7 8 9 11 35
2019-03-30	2	1st	7 30 38 43 46 48
2019-03-25	18	2nd	2 7 10 12 22 47
2019-02-11	1	1st	7 13 15 19 31 46
2019-02-09	5	2nd	4 7 12 14 30 41
2019-01-28	1	2nd	5 7 16 19 26 48
2019-01-26	19	2nd	2 7 9 13 42 44
2018-12-12	1	2nd	1 7 11 14 27 39
2018-12-10	17	1st	7 12 22 36 43 46
2018-10-31	6	1st	7 8 13 16 19 35
2018-10-17	8	2nd	3 7 20 29 42 46
2018-09-29	1	1st	7 9 18 41 43 45
2018-09-26	15	1st	7 17 24 35 38 41
2018-08-22	17	2nd	3 7 27 30 33 40
2018-07-14	8	1st	7 11 15 19 23 43
2018-06-25	8	1st	7 14 25 28 33 35
2018-06-06	1	1st	7 8 20 32 36 48
2018-06-04	1	2nd	6 7 15 21 39 48
2018-06-02	9	1st	7 9 12 26 37 44
2018-05-12	35	2nd	5 7 11 12 20 24
2018-02-19	9	2nd	1 7 20 21 26 45
2018-01-29	2	2nd	6 7 14 25 31 35
2018-01-24	6	2nd	1 7 19 20 30 46
2018-01-10	6	3rd	3 4 7 20 28 39
2017-12-27	13	1st	7 11 15 36 40 44
2017-11-27	9	2nd	3 7 25 27 37 47
2017-11-06	33	1st	7 12 14 18 26 34
2017-08-21	3	1st	7 15 18 20 29 42
2017-08-14	4	4th	1 2 5 7 9 45
2017-08-05	19	1st	7 24 32 35 38 47
2017-06-21	3	1st	7 8 41 42 44 45
2017-06-14	16	2nd	5 7 16 26 35 45
2017-05-08	2	2nd	1 7 21 22 46 47
2017-05-03	2	3rd	1 4 7 12 29 38
2017-04-29	1	1st	7 8 22 25 28 32
2017-04-26	11	2nd	1 7 10 14 16 25
2017-04-01	6	2nd	5 7 10 30 34 39
2017-03-18	1	1st	7 11 17 26 29 32
2017-03-15	2	1st	7 15 28 42 43 45
2017-03-11	14	2nd	1 7 31 40 44 47
2017-02-06	5	1st	7 12 14 18 21 45
2017-01-25	3	3rd	4 6 7 18 37 47
2017-01-18	2	1st	7 16 21 27 39 44
2017-01-14	8	1st	7 11 21 26 32 45
2016-12-26	2	1st	7 10 20 27 30 38
2016-12-21	7	1st	7 10 14 22 31 36
2016-12-05	4	1st	7 15 19 31 38 41
2016-11-26	1	1st	7 18 26 33 38 40
2016-11-23	6	2nd	5 7 14 18 31 34
2016-11-09	7	2nd	1 7 20 24 32 48
2016-10-24	25	1st	7 18 19 24 37 44
2016-08-27	7	1st	7 10 22 28 39 43
2016-08-10	11	2nd	6 7 12 28 31 37
2016-07-16	1	2nd	3 7 13 23 26 43
2016-07-13	1	1st	7 18 24 30 32 46
2016-07-11	3	1st	7 12 14 16 23 33
2016-07-04	2	1st	7 9 15 24 33 40
2016-06-29	9	1st	7 9 26 33 40 45
2016-06-08	5	1st	7 8 19 28 35 46
2016-05-28	15	1st	7 9 13 23 40 44
2016-04-23	3	1st	7 8 18 25 35 36
2016-04-16	6	4th	2 4 6 7 43 46
2016-04-02	2	1st	7 11 29 35 43 48
2016-03-28	2	2nd	3 7 8 20 21 46
2016-03-23	10	1st	7 19 23 25 29 36
2016-02-29	4	1st	7 9 23 24 34 35
2016-02-20	3	2nd	6 7 9 19 34 46
2016-02-13	6	2nd	3 7 11 22 32 39
2016-01-30	6	2nd	3 7 13 19 23 36
2016-01-16	4	2nd	2 7 10 21 26 28
2016-01-06	5	1st	7 28 30 31 34 37
2015-12-26	34	3rd	1 2 7 9 26 44
2015-10-07	15	2nd	1 7 22 27 43 47
2015-09-02	3	1st	7 12 21 25 28 41
2015-08-26	28	2nd	6 7 19 20 23 37
2015-06-22	15	1st	7 16 18 31 33 41
2015-05-18	11	1st	7 8 9 13 42 48
2015-04-22	6	1st	7 15 22 30 32 44
2015-04-08	9	3rd	2 5 7 26 28 31
2015-03-18	7	1st	7 13 22 35 38 45
2015-03-02	13	2nd	4 7 11 37 39 44
2015-01-31	5	1st	7 10 14 25 27 46
2015-01-19	10	1st	7 12 19 22 40 48
2014-12-27	16	1st	7 20 22 33 35 43
2014-11-19	21	2nd	5 7 25 36 38 42
2014-10-01	16	1st	7 8 25 36 42 43
2014-08-25	16	2nd	5 7 13 15 23 27
2014-07-19	15	3rd	3 4 7 15 21 41
2014-06-14	7	3rd	3 5 7 20 27 34
2014-05-28	20	3rd	3 5 7 12 25 39
2014-04-12	14	3rd	4 5 7 19 20 21
2014-03-10	1	2nd	2 7 19 36 43 48
2014-03-08	6	2nd	5 7 9 22 29 41
2014-02-22	2	2nd	4 7 11 17 20 43
2014-02-17	25	2nd	2 7 18 21 23 39
2013-12-21	19	2nd	4 7 32 34 40 45
2013-11-06	7	2nd	2 7 21 22 23 37
2013-10-21	8	2nd	6 7 22 27 44 47
2013-10-02	5	3rd	1 3 7 24 37 48
2013-09-21	4	1st	7 11 13 23 24 32
2013-09-11	2	2nd	2 7 24 32 39 44
2013-09-07	6	1st	7 11 16 17 33 34
2013-08-24	1	1st	7 10 14 15 37 44
2013-08-21	2	1st	7 19 29 38 46 47
2013-08-17	55	2nd	3 7 9 22 25 33
2013-04-10	2	2nd	4 7 17 34 35 41
2013-04-06	14	2nd	2 7 32 33 34 47
2013-03-04	11	1st	7 16 20 30 34 47
2013-02-06	10	3rd	5 6 7 9 11 41
2013-01-14	1	1st	7 10 15 25 33 39
2013-01-12	4	1st	7 10 13 15 21 24
2013-01-02	3	1st	7 12 14 28 38 48
2012-12-26	6	2nd	4 7 15 17 37 46
2012-12-12	2	2nd	3 7 17 21 37 45
2012-12-08	6	1st	7 8 16 20 33 42
2012-11-24	5	2nd	3 7 19 31 32 39
2012-11-12	2	2nd	1 7 8 16 27 45
2012-11-07	1	1st	7 36 38 44 46 48
2012-11-05	3	2nd	4 7 16 25 35 40
2012-10-29	3	2nd	2 7 13 15 22 45
2012-10-22	2	2nd	1 7 9 19 22 47
2012-10-17	9	4th	2 4 5 7 15 42
2012-09-26	12	2nd	3 7 26 35 38 43
2012-08-29	4	1st	7 13 18 21 24 48
2012-08-20	1	3rd	1 6 7 13 24 45
2012-08-18	7	2nd	6 7 12 24 28 32
2012-08-01	4	2nd	6 7 25 28 43 44
2012-07-23	5	1st	7 16 31 33 41 48
2012-07-11	13	2nd	1 7 11 13 31 37
2012-06-11	3	1st	7 21 22 27 31 37
2012-06-04	23	2nd	4 7 30 36 38 42
2012-04-09	5	1st	7 9 23 37 40 44
2012-03-28	1	2nd	4 7 12 22 32 45
2012-03-26	12	3rd	4 5 7 16 35 47
2012-02-27	5	2nd	5 7 10 14 28 35
2012-02-15	24	2nd	6 7 9 12 16 40
2011-12-21	14	1st	7 8 11 31 46 47
2011-11-19	11	2nd	6 7 15 23 42 43
2011-10-24	10	1st	7 20 21 33 36 39
2011-10-01	20	2nd	4 7 27 35 46 47
2011-08-15	5	2nd	3 7 9 15 17 25
2011-08-03	22	1st	7 11 14 29 30 39
2011-06-13	18	3rd	3 6 7 21 38 47
2011-05-02	14	1st	7 12 24 26 27 44
2011-03-30	24	2nd	4 7 12 20 24 42
2011-02-02	7	3rd	2 3 7 24 28 47
2011-01-17	4	2nd	5 7 22 31 34 44
2011-01-08	6	1st	7 11 17 32 44 48
2010-12-25	3	1st	7 10 13 17 33 40
2010-12-18	6	1st	7 9 14 21 28 31
2010-12-04	9	3rd	1 6 7 21 30 40
2010-11-13	2	1st	7 10 14 27 40 43
2010-11-08	2	1st	7 11 14 34 35 47
2010-11-03	24	1st	7 9 34 37 45 48
2010-09-08	6	2nd	1 7 12 29 36 40
2010-08-25	4	2nd	4 7 11 14 31 40
2010-08-16	32	2nd	1 7 13 18 25 41
2010-06-02	17	1st	7 11 12 15 23 45
2010-04-24	5	3rd	3 5 7 17 20 43
2010-04-12	—	2nd	6 7 18 19 31 34