Number 36

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,727 draws, 6 from 1–49.

194times drawn · chance expected 211 −1.28σ

18draws waiting · a wait this long: 11% for any number

8.8average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

60longest completed wait · 8% chance of one at least that long

36 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 194 times in 1,727 draws against 211.5 expected, −1.28σ. Each draw is independent: after 18 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 36, draw by draw

Drawn 194 times in 1,727 draws · average wait 8.8 draws · longest completed wait 60 · waiting 18 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 36 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 smallest0 · chance 0.1
2nd smallest3 · chance 2.8
3rd smallest24 · chance 19.3
4th smallest56 · chance 57.8
5th smallest78 · chance 77.1
6th smallest33 · chance 36.8

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 20.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

40 47 29 6 15 20

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 36 is picked about 0.86× as often as an indifferent choice — 33rd most popular of 49. That changes nothing about whether it comes up, and everything about how many ways a jackpot on it would be shared.

Numbers above 31 ×0.86

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 36 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-08-19	1	5th	3 7 15 31 36 47
2026-08-15	17	3rd	20 23 36 37 41 47
2026-06-17	4	5th	7 12 21 26 36 44
2026-06-03	7	6th

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: 36 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-07-03	14	5th	1 6 15 20 36 48
2024-05-15	12	6th	1 2 6 13 15 36
2024-04-03	6	4th	4 5 21 36 43 49
2024-03-13	8	4th	4 21 33 36 39 40
2024-02-14	19	6th	4 19 23 28 34 36
2023-12-09	3	2nd	33 36 39 40 41 45
2023-11-29	9	4th	5 22 25 36 47 49
2023-10-28	4	5th	12 15 28 31 36 40
2023-10-14	22	4th	9 13 17 36 40 49
2023-07-29	19	4th	7 16 17 36 47 48
2023-05-24	2	5th	3 11 13 22 36 38
2023-05-17	3	6th	6 14 24 29 32 36
2023-05-06	3	5th	3 18 26 27 36 37
2023-04-26	11	5th	7 28 32 33 36 48
2023-03-18	3	5th	11 30 34 35 36 39
2023-03-08	21	5th	14 15 19 27 36 44
2022-12-24	37	4th	1 2 31 36 42 46
2022-08-17	1	3rd	13 30 36 37 38 48
2022-08-13	1	4th	19 23 26 36 43 49
2022-08-10	25	3rd	3 30 36 40 42 45
2022-05-14	1	4th	2 21 24 36 38 42
2022-05-11	5	5th	5 22 24 29 36 37
2022-04-23	10	2nd	28 36 39 40 41 44
2022-03-19	1	3rd	19 34 36 37 43 45
2022-03-16	1	3rd	30 32 36 41 43 45
2022-03-12	9	5th	4 20 24 33 36 42
2022-02-09	2	6th	5 7 19 20 22 36
2022-02-02	3	5th	10 11 17 29 36 37
2022-01-22	6	5th	1 9 30 32 36 37
2022-01-01	5	5th	2 19 26 35 36 38
2021-12-15	6	4th	18 26 32 36 40 46
2021-11-24	1	5th	6 22 29 34 36 42
2021-11-20	25	5th	6 24 31 33 36 47
2021-08-25	8	4th	3 6 29 36 38 49
2021-07-28	2	5th	1 16 32 35 36 40
2021-07-21	6	6th	3 5 9 13 19 36
2021-06-30	7	5th	20 21 23 32 36 42
2021-06-05	8	5th	1 9 22 29 36 42
2021-05-08	8	5th	14 16 21 22 36 42
2021-04-10	9	6th	7 13 15 21 24 36
2021-03-10	2	5th	6 8 31 32 36 46
2021-03-03	5	6th	22 26 28 32 33 36
2021-02-13	5	6th	14 21 23 25 29 36
2021-01-27	9	4th	4 6 35 36 41 46
2020-12-26	12	5th	17 19 20 29 36 45
2020-11-14	18	4th	8 11 19 36 37 46
2020-09-12	1	4th	7 24 34 36 47 48
2020-09-09	3	3rd	27 33 36 43 44 47
2020-08-29	16	5th	1 3 4 7 36 47
2020-07-04	19	4th	6 13 21 36 40 42
2020-04-29	24	5th	3 25 30 31 36 48
2020-02-05	5	5th	12 20 21 25 36 47
2020-01-18	8	4th	6 15 19 36 38 46
2019-12-21	2	5th	3 25 27 33 36 37
2019-12-14	2	6th	11 18 30 31 32 36
2019-12-07	6	5th	11 21 22 23 36 46
2019-11-16	4	6th	9 12 22 25 29 36
2019-11-02	1	2nd	13 36 38 42 45 46
2019-10-30	3	4th	11 29 31 36 43 46
2019-10-19	21	4th	8 9 12 36 47 48
2019-08-07	27	6th	12 18 20 21 31 36
2019-05-04	2	5th	15 23 32 34 36 44
2019-04-27	4	6th	9 10 18 20 32 36
2019-04-13	3	4th	11 27 35 36 37 46
2019-04-03	4	5th	6 15 27 33 36 42
2019-03-20	15	6th	2 6 21 22 35 36
2019-01-26	5	5th	4 21 22 32 36 44
2019-01-09	11	4th	3 15 28 36 38 41
2018-12-01	7	5th	21 26 28 29 36 39
2018-11-07	13	4th	17 27 33 36 41 46
2018-09-22	6	5th	12 17 20 27 36 38
2018-09-01	2	6th	6 9 20 22 28 36
2018-08-25	1	4th	13 18 25 36 40 47
2018-08-22	27	5th	15 23 28 31 36 41
2018-05-19	4	3rd	24 28 36 43 46 49
2018-05-05	1	4th	6 14 19 36 39 44
2018-05-02	3	5th	3 5 7 28 36 43
2018-04-21	1	5th	7 13 18 20 36 41
2018-04-18	4	6th	9 14 16 27 34 36
2018-04-04	9	4th	16 17 26 36 37 40
2018-03-03	4	5th	14 18 20 23 36 46
2018-02-17	4	5th	10 16 17 33 36 40
2018-02-03	2	6th	1 6 9 10 26 36
2018-01-27	3	4th	1 13 19 36 40 48
2018-01-17	18	5th	15 17 23 33 36 39
2017-11-15	4	4th	9 13 16 36 43 46
2017-11-01	6	3rd	20 29 36 39 45 46
2017-10-11	9	3rd	13 35 36 39 40 45
2017-09-09	3	6th	9 19 20 25 29 36
2017-08-30	2	3rd	5 12 36 37 40 44
2017-08-23	10	5th	3 11 13 29 36 49
2017-07-19	2	5th	7 9 11 13 36 39
2017-07-12	2	5th	5 13 23 24 36 46
2017-07-05	16	5th	1 8 25 29 36 46
2017-05-10	42	5th	9 16 18 23 36 44
2016-12-14	9	4th	2 12 29 36 38 44
2016-11-12	6	3rd	8 10 36 41 45 47
2016-10-22	6	4th	2 10 23 36 39 49
2016-10-01	10	4th	6 7 9 36 38 45
2016-08-27	1	4th	15 22 29 36 40 47
2016-08-24	1	3rd	1 32 36 40 45 46
2016-08-20	5	3rd	12 33 36 37 38 47
2016-08-03	15	4th	25 31 34 36 39 49
2016-06-11	23	4th	19 26 32 36 37 48
2016-03-23	11	4th	1 29 33 36 43 49
2016-02-13	6	6th	17 30 32 33 34 36
2016-01-23	15	5th	6 8 12 29 36 47
2015-12-02	5	3rd	1 7 36 43 47 49
2015-11-14	16	5th	8 13 28 31 36 41
2015-09-19	21	5th	4 7 15 35 36 48
2015-07-08	11	3rd	22 25 36 38 39 49
2015-05-30	23	4th	21 22 34 36 40 43
2015-03-11	8	5th	5 6 9 28 36 48
2015-02-11	2	4th	12 28 31 36 44 49
2015-02-04	4	6th	4 9 10 15 30 36
2015-01-21	2	5th	6 24 25 27 36 40
2015-01-14	13	4th	2 11 19 36 40 43
2014-11-29	22	5th	15 18 20 35 36 48
2014-09-13	1	4th	9 26 29 36 40 47
2014-09-10	9	5th	6 7 9 25 36 47
2014-08-09	16	3rd	3 11 36 38 42 44
2014-06-14	11	5th	17 19 23 33 36 47
2014-05-07	6	5th	3 4 10 15 36 42
2014-04-16	1	6th	2 8 16 30 35 36
2014-04-12	1	6th	8 12 16 25 35 36
2014-04-09	12	4th	14 29 31 36 38 45
2014-02-26	3	5th	6 12 16 21 36 48
2014-02-15	3	3rd	20 29 36 37 41 47
2014-02-05	10	5th	7 21 26 31 36 47
2014-01-01	1	4th	29 30 35 36 37 46
2013-12-28	12	6th	8 13 16 31 32 36
2013-11-16	13	5th	6 21 23 34 36 39
2013-10-02	18	5th	7 8 16 20 36 41
2013-07-31	5	4th	3 16 35 36 47 48
2013-07-13	5	4th	13 23 35 36 40 49
2013-06-26	9	6th	9 15 26 30 34 36
2013-05-25	14	5th	16 20 30 33 36 42
2013-04-06	2	4th	1 6 16 36 39 42
2013-03-30	17	5th	3 13 17 30 36 40
2013-01-30	2	3rd	15 34 36 39 42 46
2013-01-23	21	5th	1 5 22 26 36 44
2012-11-10	1	4th	3 23 33 36 47 49
2012-11-07	8	5th	9 15 26 30 36 45
2012-10-10	7	3rd	7 21 36 42 44 49
2012-09-15	19	6th	11 21 29 30 34 36
2012-07-11	8	5th	12 18 19 22 36 41
2012-06-13	8	5th	12 20 23 25 36 46
2012-05-16	37	4th	6 12 26 36 38 41
2012-01-07	10	4th	9 15 21 36 37 41
2011-12-03	43	5th	2 15 16 25 36 46
2011-07-06	3	4th	5 12 29 36 40 42
2011-06-25	6	5th	18 23 26 30 36 38
2011-06-04	2	5th	7 9 16 32 36 46
2011-05-28	3	4th	3 18 30 36 37 41
2011-05-18	1	5th	14 20 27 28 36 48
2011-05-14	1	4th	11 27 33 36 48 49
2011-05-11	6	6th	12 13 26 29 32 36
2011-04-20	10	5th	2 5 20 27 36 37
2011-03-16	3	5th	27 31 32 33 36 42
2011-03-05	9	5th	5 20 24 34 36 38
2011-02-02	3	6th	1 7 22 27 28 36
2011-01-22	5	3rd	9 27 36 40 45 47
2011-01-05	7	6th	16 22 24 31 35 36
2010-12-11	7	3rd	14 16 36 38 39 49
2010-11-17	23	5th	21 24 27 32 36 37
2010-08-28	6	4th	8 10 22 36 40 43
2010-08-07	5	5th	1 12 20 26 36 43
2010-07-21	19	5th	6 13 27 33 36 42
2010-05-15	4	4th	3 10 26 36 45 47
2010-05-01	—	4th	3 5 30 36 37 43