Lotto 6/49 overdue numbers

The longest-waiting number came out in the very next draw 12.5% of the time. Chance alone would put it at 12.2%.

This is the question the page invites, so here is the count rather than a claim. Across 4,458 Lotto 6/49 draws, the number with the longest wait appeared in the very next draw 556 times — 12.5%. If overdue numbers were no different from any other, you would expect about 12.2%, since 6 of 49 numbers come out each draw. Those two figures are close. What you do with that is up to you.