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Number 7 In PowerBall under the 5/45 + 1/20 · Oct 2009 – Jun 2018 rules — 896 draws, 5 from 1–45 (an earlier era).
Main numbers Stars 5/50 + 1/20 · since Jun 2018 5/45 + 1/20 · Oct 2009 – Jun 2018 107 times drawn · chance expected 100 +0.79σ
19 draws waiting · a wait this long: 12% for any number
8.1 average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0
30 longest completed wait · 97% chance of one at least that long
7 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 107 times in 896 draws against 99.6 expected, +0.79σ. Each draw is independent: after 19 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.
7 Number 7, draw by draw Drawn 107 times in 896 draws · average wait 8.1 draws · longest completed wait 30 · waiting 19 draws now
10 draws: 2009-12-15 to 2010-01-22 3 draws: 2010-01-22 to 2010-02-02 5 draws: 2010-02-02 to 2010-02-19 8 draws: 2010-02-19 to 2010-03-19 7 draws: 2010-03-19 to 2010-04-16 1 draws: 2010-04-16 to 2010-04-20 14 draws: 2010-04-20 to 2010-06-08 7 draws: 2010-06-08 to 2010-07-02 1 draws: 2010-07-02 to 2010-07-06 6 draws: 2010-07-06 to 2010-07-27 9 draws: 2010-07-27 to 2010-08-27 12 draws: 2010-08-27 to 2010-10-08 20 draws: 2010-10-08 to 2010-12-17 3 draws: 2010-12-17 to 2010-12-28 15 draws: 2010-12-28 to 2011-02-18 3 draws: 2011-02-18 to 2011-03-01 1 draws: 2011-03-01 to 2011-03-04 11 draws: 2011-03-04 to 2011-04-12 10 draws: 2011-04-12 to 2011-05-20 2 draws: 2011-05-20 to 2011-05-27 1 draws: 2011-05-27 to 2011-05-31 17 draws: 2011-05-31 to 2011-07-29 17 draws: 2011-07-29 to 2011-09-27 13 draws: 2011-09-27 to 2011-11-11 12 draws: 2011-11-11 to 2011-12-23 9 draws: 2011-12-23 to 2012-01-24 1 draws: 2012-01-24 to 2012-01-27 2 draws: 2012-01-27 to 2012-02-03 27 draws: 2012-02-03 to 2012-05-11 1 draws: 2012-05-11 to 2012-05-15 11 draws: 2012-05-15 to 2012-06-22 9 draws: 2012-06-22 to 2012-07-24 2 draws: 2012-07-24 to 2012-07-31 8 draws: 2012-07-31 to 2012-08-28 1 draws: 2012-08-28 to 2012-08-31 8 draws: 2012-08-31 to 2012-09-28 5 draws: 2012-09-28 to 2012-10-16 7 draws: 2012-10-16 to 2012-11-09 1 draws: 2012-11-09 to 2012-11-13 20 draws: 2012-11-13 to 2013-01-25 9 draws: 2013-01-25 to 2013-02-26 6 draws: 2013-02-26 to 2013-03-19 1 draws: 2013-03-19 to 2013-03-22 19 draws: 2013-03-22 to 2013-05-31 6 draws: 2013-05-31 to 2013-06-21 3 draws: 2013-06-21 to 2013-07-02 3 draws: 2013-07-02 to 2013-07-12 1 draws: 2013-07-12 to 2013-07-16 23 draws: 2013-07-16 to 2013-10-04 21 draws: 2013-10-04 to 2013-12-17 7 draws: 2013-12-17 to 2014-01-10 8 draws: 2014-01-10 to 2014-02-07 1 draws: 2014-02-07 to 2014-02-11 4 draws: 2014-02-11 to 2014-02-25 2 draws: 2014-02-25 to 2014-03-04 5 draws: 2014-03-04 to 2014-03-21 2 draws: 2014-03-21 to 2014-03-28 22 draws: 2014-03-28 to 2014-06-17 13 draws: 2014-06-17 to 2014-08-01 13 draws: 2014-08-01 to 2014-09-16 2 draws: 2014-09-16 to 2014-09-23 6 draws: 2014-09-23 to 2014-10-14 3 draws: 2014-10-14 to 2014-10-24 8 draws: 2014-10-24 to 2014-11-21 8 draws: 2014-11-21 to 2014-12-19 8 draws: 2014-12-19 to 2015-01-16 26 draws: 2015-01-16 to 2015-04-21 30 draws: 2015-04-21 to 2015-08-04 20 draws: 2015-08-04 to 2015-10-13 6 draws: 2015-10-13 to 2015-11-03 9 draws: 2015-11-03 to 2015-12-04 1 draws: 2015-12-04 to 2015-12-08 5 draws: 2015-12-08 to 2015-12-29 10 draws: 2015-12-29 to 2016-02-02 12 draws: 2016-02-02 to 2016-03-15 3 draws: 2016-03-15 to 2016-03-25 18 draws: 2016-03-25 to 2016-05-27 2 draws: 2016-05-27 to 2016-06-03 4 draws: 2016-06-03 to 2016-06-17 2 draws: 2016-06-17 to 2016-06-24 1 draws: 2016-06-24 to 2016-06-28 7 draws: 2016-06-28 to 2016-07-22 7 draws: 2016-07-22 to 2016-08-16 18 draws: 2016-08-16 to 2016-10-18 9 draws: 2016-10-18 to 2016-11-18 7 draws: 2016-11-18 to 2016-12-13 11 draws: 2016-12-13 to 2017-01-20 1 draws: 2017-01-20 to 2017-01-24 4 draws: 2017-01-24 to 2017-02-07 12 draws: 2017-02-07 to 2017-03-21 2 draws: 2017-03-21 to 2017-03-28 7 draws: 2017-03-28 to 2017-04-21 9 draws: 2017-04-21 to 2017-05-23 3 draws: 2017-05-23 to 2017-06-02 4 draws: 2017-06-02 to 2017-06-16 5 draws: 2017-06-16 to 2017-07-04 5 draws: 2017-07-04 to 2017-07-21 2 draws: 2017-07-21 to 2017-07-28 12 draws: 2017-07-28 to 2017-09-08 7 draws: 2017-09-08 to 2017-10-03 16 draws: 2017-10-03 to 2017-11-28 4 draws: 2017-11-28 to 2017-12-12 2 draws: 2017-12-12 to 2017-12-19 3 draws: 2017-12-19 to 2017-12-29 11 draws: 2017-12-29 to 2018-02-06 20 draws: 2018-02-06 to 2018-04-17 Still waiting — at least 19 draws since 2018-04-17 2009-12-15 2010-01-22 2010-02-02 2010-02-19 2010-03-19 2010-04-16 2010-04-20 2010-06-08 2010-07-02 2010-07-06 2010-07-27 2010-08-27 2010-10-08 2010-12-17 2010-12-28 2011-02-18 2011-03-01 2011-03-04 2011-04-12 2011-05-20 2011-05-27 2011-05-31 2011-07-29 2011-09-27 2011-11-11 2011-12-23 2012-01-24 2012-01-27 2012-02-03 2012-05-11 2012-05-15 2012-06-22 2012-07-24 2012-07-31 2012-08-28 2012-08-31 2012-09-28 2012-10-16 2012-11-09 2012-11-13 2013-01-25 2013-02-26 2013-03-19 2013-03-22 2013-05-31 2013-06-21 2013-07-02 2013-07-12 2013-07-16 2013-10-04 2013-12-17 2014-01-10 2014-02-07 2014-02-11 2014-02-25 2014-03-04 2014-03-21 2014-03-28 2014-06-17 2014-08-01 2014-09-16 2014-09-23 2014-10-14 2014-10-24 2014-11-21 2014-12-19 2015-01-16 2015-04-21 2015-08-04 2015-10-13 2015-11-03 2015-12-04 2015-12-08 2015-12-29 2016-02-02 2016-03-15 2016-03-25 2016-05-27 2016-06-03 2016-06-17 2016-06-24 2016-06-28 2016-07-22 2016-08-16 2016-10-18 2016-11-18 2016-12-13 2017-01-20 2017-01-24 2017-02-07 2017-03-21 2017-03-28 2017-04-21 2017-05-23 2017-06-02 2017-06-16 2017-07-04 2017-07-21 2017-07-28 2017-09-08 2017-10-03 2017-11-28 2017-12-12 2017-12-19 2017-12-29 2018-02-06 2018-04-17 2009-10-23 2018-06-22
1 draws: 14 times 2 draws: 11 times 3 draws: 9 times 4 draws: 5 times 5 draws: 6 times 6 draws: 5 times 7 draws: 9 times 8 draws: 7 times 9 draws: 7 times 10 draws: 3 times 11 draws: 4 times 12 draws: 5 times 13 draws: 3 times 14 draws: 1 time 15 draws: 1 time 16 draws: 1 time 17 draws: 2 times 18 draws: 2 times 19 draws: 1 time 20 draws: 4 times 21 draws: 1 time 22 draws: 1 time 23 draws: 1 time 24 draws: 0 times 25 draws: 0 times 26 draws: 1 time 27 draws: 1 time 28 draws: 0 times 29 draws: 0 times 30 draws: 1 time 31 draws: 0 times its own waits draws between appearances 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 smallest 53 · chance 58.2 2nd smallest 43 · chance 39.9 3rd smallest 11 · chance 8.3 4th smallest 0 · chance 0.6 5th smallest 0 · chance 0.0 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 9.7 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 44 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 45. 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 ← number 6 Every number number 8 → 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 5/45 tonight whatever it did last week.