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Number 9 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 103 times drawn · chance expected 100 +0.37σ
2 draws waiting · a wait this long: 89% for any number
8.7 average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0
37 longest completed wait · 77% chance of one at least that long
9 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 103 times in 896 draws against 99.6 expected, +0.37σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.
9 Number 9, draw by draw Drawn 103 times in 896 draws · average wait 8.7 draws · longest completed wait 37 · waiting 2 draws now
28 draws: 2009-11-17 to 2010-02-26 7 draws: 2010-02-26 to 2010-03-23 2 draws: 2010-03-23 to 2010-03-30 9 draws: 2010-03-30 to 2010-05-04 7 draws: 2010-05-04 to 2010-05-28 6 draws: 2010-05-28 to 2010-06-18 3 draws: 2010-06-18 to 2010-06-29 1 draws: 2010-06-29 to 2010-07-02 8 draws: 2010-07-02 to 2010-07-30 3 draws: 2010-07-30 to 2010-08-10 1 draws: 2010-08-10 to 2010-08-13 19 draws: 2010-08-13 to 2010-10-19 10 draws: 2010-10-19 to 2010-11-23 10 draws: 2010-11-23 to 2010-12-28 3 draws: 2010-12-28 to 2011-01-07 5 draws: 2011-01-07 to 2011-01-25 1 draws: 2011-01-25 to 2011-01-28 27 draws: 2011-01-28 to 2011-05-06 16 draws: 2011-05-06 to 2011-07-01 4 draws: 2011-07-01 to 2011-07-15 5 draws: 2011-07-15 to 2011-08-02 1 draws: 2011-08-02 to 2011-08-05 26 draws: 2011-08-05 to 2011-11-04 4 draws: 2011-11-04 to 2011-11-18 22 draws: 2011-11-18 to 2012-02-03 13 draws: 2012-02-03 to 2012-03-20 6 draws: 2012-03-20 to 2012-04-13 7 draws: 2012-04-13 to 2012-05-08 5 draws: 2012-05-08 to 2012-05-25 2 draws: 2012-05-25 to 2012-06-01 1 draws: 2012-06-01 to 2012-06-05 10 draws: 2012-06-05 to 2012-07-10 9 draws: 2012-07-10 to 2012-08-10 4 draws: 2012-08-10 to 2012-08-24 2 draws: 2012-08-24 to 2012-08-31 2 draws: 2012-08-31 to 2012-09-07 8 draws: 2012-09-07 to 2012-10-05 3 draws: 2012-10-05 to 2012-10-16 6 draws: 2012-10-16 to 2012-11-06 6 draws: 2012-11-06 to 2012-11-27 17 draws: 2012-11-27 to 2013-01-29 10 draws: 2013-01-29 to 2013-03-05 5 draws: 2013-03-05 to 2013-03-22 3 draws: 2013-03-22 to 2013-04-05 1 draws: 2013-04-05 to 2013-04-09 23 draws: 2013-04-09 to 2013-06-28 18 draws: 2013-06-28 to 2013-08-30 15 draws: 2013-08-30 to 2013-10-22 26 draws: 2013-10-22 to 2014-01-21 7 draws: 2014-01-21 to 2014-02-14 7 draws: 2014-02-14 to 2014-03-11 37 draws: 2014-03-11 to 2014-07-22 1 draws: 2014-07-22 to 2014-07-25 1 draws: 2014-07-25 to 2014-07-29 15 draws: 2014-07-29 to 2014-09-19 6 draws: 2014-09-19 to 2014-10-10 5 draws: 2014-10-10 to 2014-10-28 14 draws: 2014-10-28 to 2014-12-16 1 draws: 2014-12-16 to 2014-12-19 5 draws: 2014-12-19 to 2015-01-06 2 draws: 2015-01-06 to 2015-01-13 10 draws: 2015-01-13 to 2015-02-17 3 draws: 2015-02-17 to 2015-02-27 14 draws: 2015-02-27 to 2015-04-21 9 draws: 2015-04-21 to 2015-05-22 4 draws: 2015-05-22 to 2015-06-05 8 draws: 2015-06-05 to 2015-07-03 8 draws: 2015-07-03 to 2015-07-31 2 draws: 2015-07-31 to 2015-08-07 16 draws: 2015-08-07 to 2015-10-02 29 draws: 2015-10-02 to 2016-01-15 1 draws: 2016-01-15 to 2016-01-19 7 draws: 2016-01-19 to 2016-02-12 1 draws: 2016-02-12 to 2016-02-16 35 draws: 2016-02-16 to 2016-06-17 2 draws: 2016-06-17 to 2016-06-24 3 draws: 2016-06-24 to 2016-07-05 14 draws: 2016-07-05 to 2016-08-23 2 draws: 2016-08-23 to 2016-08-30 17 draws: 2016-08-30 to 2016-10-28 9 draws: 2016-10-28 to 2016-11-29 6 draws: 2016-11-29 to 2016-12-20 12 draws: 2016-12-20 to 2017-01-31 5 draws: 2017-01-31 to 2017-02-17 1 draws: 2017-02-17 to 2017-02-21 1 draws: 2017-02-21 to 2017-02-24 1 draws: 2017-02-24 to 2017-02-28 6 draws: 2017-02-28 to 2017-03-21 3 draws: 2017-03-21 to 2017-03-31 10 draws: 2017-03-31 to 2017-05-05 3 draws: 2017-05-05 to 2017-05-16 1 draws: 2017-05-16 to 2017-05-19 14 draws: 2017-05-19 to 2017-07-07 23 draws: 2017-07-07 to 2017-09-26 12 draws: 2017-09-26 to 2017-11-07 11 draws: 2017-11-07 to 2017-12-15 2 draws: 2017-12-15 to 2017-12-22 22 draws: 2017-12-22 to 2018-03-09 5 draws: 2018-03-09 to 2018-03-27 5 draws: 2018-03-27 to 2018-04-13 6 draws: 2018-04-13 to 2018-05-04 12 draws: 2018-05-04 to 2018-06-15 Still waiting — at least 2 draws since 2018-06-15 2009-11-17 2010-02-26 2010-03-23 2010-03-30 2010-05-04 2010-05-28 2010-06-18 2010-06-29 2010-07-02 2010-07-30 2010-08-10 2010-08-13 2010-10-19 2010-11-23 2010-12-28 2011-01-07 2011-01-25 2011-01-28 2011-05-06 2011-07-01 2011-07-15 2011-08-02 2011-08-05 2011-11-04 2011-11-18 2012-02-03 2012-03-20 2012-04-13 2012-05-08 2012-05-25 2012-06-01 2012-06-05 2012-07-10 2012-08-10 2012-08-24 2012-08-31 2012-09-07 2012-10-05 2012-10-16 2012-11-06 2012-11-27 2013-01-29 2013-03-05 2013-03-22 2013-04-05 2013-04-09 2013-06-28 2013-08-30 2013-10-22 2014-01-21 2014-02-14 2014-03-11 2014-07-22 2014-07-25 2014-07-29 2014-09-19 2014-10-10 2014-10-28 2014-12-16 2014-12-19 2015-01-06 2015-01-13 2015-02-17 2015-02-27 2015-04-21 2015-05-22 2015-06-05 2015-07-03 2015-07-31 2015-08-07 2015-10-02 2016-01-15 2016-01-19 2016-02-12 2016-02-16 2016-06-17 2016-06-24 2016-07-05 2016-08-23 2016-08-30 2016-10-28 2016-11-29 2016-12-20 2017-01-31 2017-02-17 2017-02-21 2017-02-24 2017-02-28 2017-03-21 2017-03-31 2017-05-05 2017-05-16 2017-05-19 2017-07-07 2017-09-26 2017-11-07 2017-12-15 2017-12-22 2018-03-09 2018-03-27 2018-04-13 2018-05-04 2018-06-15 2009-10-23 2018-06-22
1 draws: 15 times 2 draws: 9 times 3 draws: 9 times 4 draws: 4 times 5 draws: 9 times 6 draws: 8 times 7 draws: 6 times 8 draws: 4 times 9 draws: 4 times 10 draws: 6 times 11 draws: 1 time 12 draws: 3 times 13 draws: 1 time 14 draws: 4 times 15 draws: 2 times 16 draws: 2 times 17 draws: 2 times 18 draws: 1 time 19 draws: 1 time 20 draws: 0 times 21 draws: 0 times 22 draws: 2 times 23 draws: 2 times 24 draws: 0 times 25 draws: 0 times 26 draws: 2 times 27 draws: 1 time 28 draws: 1 time 29 draws: 1 time 30 draws: 0 times 31 draws: 0 times 32 draws: 0 times 33 draws: 0 times 34 draws: 0 times 35 draws: 1 time 36 draws: 0 times 37 draws: 1 time 38 draws: 0 times its own waits draws between appearances Where it lands in a sorted draw Sort a draw and 9 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 39 · chance 44.7 2nd smallest 52 · chance 43.3 3rd smallest 9 · chance 13.4 4th smallest 3 · chance 1.5 5th smallest 0 · chance 0.1 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 9.4 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, 9 is picked about 1.48× as often as an indifferent choice — 2nd 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 Culturally lucky numbers 3, 8, 9 ×1.10 The model and its sources → · What people believe about 9 →
Every draw it appeared in ← number 8 Every number number 10 → 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: 9 is drawn with probability 5/45 tonight whatever it did last week.