Number 17

In La Primitiva under the 6/49 + 1/49 · Oct 1985 – Jan 2013 rules — 2,558 draws, 6 from 1–49 (an earlier era).

313times drawn · chance expected 313 −0.01σ

6draws waiting · a wait this long: 52% for any number

8.2average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

50longest completed wait · 40% chance of one at least that long

17 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 313 times in 2,558 draws against 313.2 expected, −0.01σ. Each draw is independent: after 6 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 46 times, counted separately.

Number 17, draw by draw

Drawn 313 times in 2,558 draws · average wait 8.2 draws · longest completed wait 50 · waiting 6 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 17 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 smallest44 · chance 36.8
2nd smallest111 · chance 105.2
3rd smallest105 · chance 108.8
4th smallest43 · chance 50.8
5th smallest10 · chance 10.6
6th smallest0 · chance 0.8

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 32.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

34 41 1 39 20 47

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, 17 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th 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 1–31 — the birthday zone ×1.22

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 17 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2012-12-08	5	3rd	7 8 17 21 33 37
2012-11-22	10	2nd	10 17 18 42 45 47
2012-10-18	15	5th	1 2 5 9 17 31
2012-08-25

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

2011-01-29	29	2nd	2 17 29 30 37 40
2010-10-21	25	3rd	1 4 17 25 29 37
2010-07-24	13	3rd	2 8 17 28 37 42
2010-06-10	2	2nd	11 17 23 29 31 47
2010-06-03	14	3rd	13 15 17 24 33 41
2010-04-15	6	2nd	1 17 20 29 38 39
2010-03-25	11	4th	2 14 15 17 23 48
2010-02-13	2	3rd	6 15 17 19 20 30
2010-02-06	3	3rd	5 7 17 19 21 42
2010-01-28	8	2nd	16 17 18 19 21 32
2009-12-31	11	1st	17 19 20 30 34 37
2009-11-21	9	3rd	14 15 17 21 42 48
2009-10-22	11	2nd	15 17 30 33 42 44
2009-09-12	8	2nd	12 17 24 25 26 43
2009-08-15	3	2nd	13 17 26 39 42 48
2009-08-06	12	2nd	12 17 18 19 31 48
2009-06-25	1	3rd	11 16 17 21 27 29
2009-06-20	3	3rd	8 13 17 23 33 37
2009-06-11	1	1st	17 32 33 39 40 41
2009-06-06	2	2nd	2 17 28 32 42 47
2009-05-30	1	5th	3 9 11 13 17 22
2009-05-28	1	2nd	1 17 31 39 44 48
2009-05-23	5	3rd	5 6 17 22 41 47
2009-05-07	3	2nd	7 17 21 30 34 40
2009-04-25	9	3rd	1 8 17 21 39 48
2009-03-26	1	3rd	8 12 17 23 29 34
2009-03-21	12	2nd	14 17 25 41 45 47
2009-02-07	7	4th	5 9 10 17 36 49
2009-01-15	2	5th	2 4 12 15 17 41
2009-01-08	4	2nd	7 17 27 28 29 44
2008-12-25	2	3rd	7 16 17 31 34 43
2008-12-18	9	3rd	1 12 17 26 33 41
2008-11-15	14	3rd	4 8 17 27 30 48
2008-09-27	4	4th	2 5 7 17 47 48
2008-09-13	6	2nd	7 17 25 27 39 49
2008-08-23	4	2nd	12 17 28 32 40 46
2008-08-09	4	2nd	14 17 24 34 37 45
2008-07-26	1	2nd	13 17 21 23 27 28
2008-07-24	1	2nd	5 17 45 47 48 49
2008-07-19	7	3rd	6 9 17 19 23 29
2008-06-26	8	2nd	16 17 26 27 34 38
2008-05-29	5	1st	17 23 27 29 38 41
2008-05-10	3	2nd	1 17 19 36 45 49
2008-05-01	3	2nd	2 17 23 35 41 45
2008-04-19	2	2nd	9 17 24 35 37 44
2008-04-12	3	2nd	6 17 20 23 28 29
2008-04-03	5	2nd	10 17 20 25 38 41
2008-03-15	4	3rd	5 8 17 32 36 49
2008-03-01	1	3rd	2 5 17 25 28 30
2008-02-28	5	2nd	14 17 20 28 34 43
2008-02-09	11	3rd	8 12 17 41 42 48
2008-01-03	25	2nd	3 17 21 36 46 48
2007-10-06	2	3rd	4 11 17 27 34 36
2007-09-29	20	3rd	1 4 17 28 29 33
2007-07-21	8	2nd	15 17 18 36 41 46
2007-06-23	3	2nd	3 17 23 27 42 48
2007-06-14	4	1st	17 19 40 41 44 48
2007-05-31	11	4th	1 7 8 17 30 47
2007-04-21	5	1st	17 25 28 32 38 42
2007-04-05	1	3rd	3 8 17 29 39 48
2007-03-31	3	3rd	11 12 17 22 26 31
2007-03-22	11	3rd	5 16 17 20 38 43
2007-02-10	5	1st	17 21 23 28 33 44
2007-01-25	4	3rd	11 12 17 32 35 44
2007-01-11	12	2nd	12 17 19 23 25 42
2006-11-30	19	4th	1 5 10 17 31 37
2006-09-23	7	2nd	10 17 25 34 37 44
2006-08-31	4	4th	6 7 14 17 33 34
2006-08-17	9	2nd	6 17 19 29 37 41
2006-07-15	3	4th	4 6 7 17 27 48
2006-07-06	4	3rd	1 9 17 29 34 44
2006-06-22	4	2nd	9 17 42 45 46 48
2006-06-08	2	3rd	3 6 17 41 47 48
2006-06-01	10	1st	17 18 19 26 41 43
2006-04-27	2	3rd	3 15 17 32 36 45
2006-04-20	13	2nd	2 17 30 34 37 38
2006-03-04	13	3rd	5 10 17 25 33 48
2006-01-19	2	2nd	15 17 25 26 33 43
2006-01-12	16	1st	17 19 20 25 44 46
2005-11-17	1	2nd	7 17 21 41 45 46
2005-11-12	5	3rd	6 10 17 19 24 42
2005-10-27	32	2nd	1 17 18 33 38 39
2005-07-07	11	2nd	10 17 18 20 24 43
2005-05-28	1	3rd	7 11 17 26 28 36
2005-05-26	29	3rd	2 16 17 19 39 49
2005-02-12	12	4th	3 7 14 17 40 43
2005-01-01	11	3rd	6 13 17 22 41 46
2004-11-25	6	2nd	2 17 32 37 43 44
2004-11-04	5	1st	17 18 21 27 34 42
2004-10-16	15	4th	2 5 7 17 34 39
2004-08-26	12	5th	2 7 11 16 17 27
2004-07-15	24	1st	17 21 28 31 34 40
2004-04-22	4	1st	17 26 31 36 41 47
2004-04-08	6	3rd	7 10 17 21 39 46
2004-03-18	6	2nd	1 17 23 30 38 46
2004-02-26	37	2nd	11 17 18 19 34 40
2003-10-18	4	3rd	8 15 17 22 28 46
2003-10-04	11	2nd	3 17 24 37 44 48
2003-08-28	4	4th	4 5 11 17 21 33
2003-08-14	3	4th	4 8 13 17 30 46
2003-08-02	11	2nd	2 17 22 24 26 42
2003-06-26	14	4th	9 11 15 17 35 38
2003-05-08	12	2nd	5 17 22 26 37 44
2003-03-27	1	2nd	1 17 31 43 48 49
2003-03-22	8	3rd	5 10 17 30 39 42
2003-02-22	25	2nd	7 17 28 32 38 43
2002-11-28	25	5th	1 9 10 16 17 25
2002-08-31	1	5th	1 3 4 5 17 40
2002-08-29	9	2nd	11 17 24 30 32 48
2002-07-27	6	2nd	9 17 18 32 42 43
2002-07-06	2	1st	17 18 34 37 46 47
2002-06-29	12	2nd	5 17 25 31 34 43
2002-05-18	23	4th	1 4 13 17 38 39
2002-02-28	6	3rd	2 6 17 22 27 30
2002-02-07	7	1st	17 24 29 35 48 49
2002-01-12	2	5th	2 7 11 16 17 34
2002-01-05	4	3rd	4 9 17 35 41 43
2001-12-22	23	4th	4 5 10 17 33 36
2001-10-04	10	2nd	16 17 18 23 40 44
2001-08-30	2	1st	17 18 28 34 43 49
2001-08-23	11	4th	7 8 9 17 18 42
2001-07-14	7	2nd	7 17 23 29 34 46
2001-06-21	5	1st	17 22 27 34 36 49
2001-06-02	2	4th	4 7 15 17 29 33
2001-05-26	4	1st	17 20 34 42 43 45
2001-05-12	1	3rd	5 15 17 32 44 49
2001-05-10	1	3rd	9 13 17 19 21 46
2001-05-05	5	2nd	10 17 19 23 27 38
2001-04-19	5	1st	17 20 33 40 42 43
2001-03-31	5	3rd	12 13 17 19 43 44
2001-03-15	4	3rd	6 8 17 18 28 44
2001-03-01	1	1st	17 28 30 34 37 48
2001-02-24	6	3rd	2 15 17 21 34 40
2001-02-03	14	2nd	1 17 20 27 28 30
2000-12-16	8	4th	5 9 14 17 28 47
2000-11-18	2	3rd	6 9 17 18 22 34
2000-11-11	1	4th	2 7 12 17 35 36
2000-11-09	5	2nd	4 17 23 27 34 36
2000-10-21	17	3rd	9 14 17 30 39 43
2000-08-24	7	4th	3 5 9 17 35 38
2000-07-29	5	2nd	16 17 40 42 45 47
2000-07-13	12	4th	9 10 11 17 30 39
2000-06-01	20	3rd	6 14 17 23 24 41
2000-03-23	11	4th	4 9 10 17 19 37
2000-02-12	13	4th	1 11 16 17 30 45
1999-12-30	6	3rd	1 7 17 21 25 48
1999-12-09	3	2nd	10 17 34 36 41 43
1999-11-27	1	4th	2 6 14 17 30 41
1999-11-25	22	3rd	11 15 17 22 23 49
1999-09-09	13	4th	6 9 14 17 22 46
1999-07-24	11	2nd	2 17 28 37 47 49
1999-06-17	14	4th	3 4 7 17 22 29
1999-04-29	7	2nd	3 17 21 26 31 44
1999-04-03	13	2nd	3 17 20 23 39 45
1999-02-18	5	3rd	9 10 17 35 36 48
1999-01-30	10	3rd	1 11 17 22 24 42
1998-12-26	1	2nd	14 17 20 21 33 38
1998-12-24	9	1st	17 23 27 31 35 39
1998-11-21	4	3rd	4 15 17 21 32 34
1998-11-07	6	4th	8 10 16 17 21 29
1998-10-17	1	2nd	5 17 22 27 29 41
1998-10-15	6	1st	17 20 32 36 39 48
1998-09-24	2	1st	17 19 22 35 38 45
1998-09-17	1	5th	4 6 11 15 17 24
1998-09-12	15	2nd	13 17 20 22 25 38
1998-07-23	14	1st	17 27 38 41 42 44
1998-06-04	2	2nd	10 17 20 29 43 45
1998-05-28	5	2nd	12 17 23 39 47 49
1998-05-09	3	2nd	5 17 27 30 35 47
1998-04-30	6	1st	17 18 23 26 37 49
1998-04-09	9	2nd	13 17 19 34 37 40
1998-03-07	2	2nd	9 17 22 26 44 45
1998-02-28	2	5th	2 6 14 15 17 29
1998-02-21	13	1st	17 18 23 29 33 47
1998-01-08	5	3rd	1 9 17 26 29 37
1997-12-20	11	2nd	10 17 24 34 35 37
1997-11-13	6	1st	17 28 33 36 40 45
1997-10-23	4	1st	17 23 25 30 41 45
1997-10-09	2	3rd	10 15 17 25 27 47
1997-10-02	18	3rd	5 7 17 24 25 38
1997-07-31	15	1st	17 33 37 38 42 44
1997-06-07	50	3rd	11 13 17 21 30 37
1996-12-14	1	1st	17 19 23 26 31 32
1996-12-12	2	2nd	13 17 26 28 29 33
1996-12-05	15	3rd	2 16 17 31 36 37
1996-10-12	3	4th	1 5 16 17 39 45
1996-10-03	3	3rd	3 11 17 29 41 45
1996-09-21	12	2nd	7 17 23 26 47 49
1996-08-10	1	2nd	14 17 19 21 41 43
1996-08-08	9	1st	17 19 22 26 41 42
1996-07-06	14	2nd	12 17 18 19 22 32
1996-05-18	8	3rd	7 16 17 29 30 48
1996-04-20	1	3rd	8 14 17 19 24 49
1996-04-18	7	3rd	6 13 17 21 25 26
1996-03-23	2	3rd	1 14 17 25 43 48
1996-03-16	2	1st	17 38 39 44 45 47
1996-03-09	14	2nd	4 17 20 24 34 47
1996-01-20	8	2nd	9 17 20 21 26 37
1995-12-23	11	3rd	5 15 17 20 24 29
1995-11-16	2	4th	1 9 11 17 32 36
1995-11-09	9	1st	17 21 32 34 35 41
1995-10-07	7	1st	17 20 27 33 39 47
1995-09-14	3	3rd	9 11 17 26 32 39
1995-09-02	22	3rd	4 15 17 20 25 32
1995-06-17	11	2nd	13 17 35 38 42 48
1995-05-11	2	4th	3 9 16 17 40 47
1995-05-04	22	2nd	11 17 20 23 38 45
1995-02-16	5	3rd	5 15 17 22 32 40
1995-01-28	7	2nd	6 17 32 33 35 41
1995-01-05	7	4th	1 9 16 17 20 31
1994-12-10	1	1st	17 28 33 34 36 41
1994-12-08	3	2nd	3 17 18 23 25 42
1994-11-26	3	2nd	4 17 25 26 30 49
1994-11-17	4	3rd	1 6 17 26 30 32
1994-11-03	5	4th	4 6 10 17 32 45
1994-10-15	6	3rd	11 14 17 22 23 48
1994-09-24	3	3rd	7 8 17 25 32 35
1994-09-15	11	2nd	12 17 21 23 29 35
1994-08-06	9	3rd	8 13 17 33 45 47
1994-07-07	36	3rd	8 15 17 20 29 36
1994-03-03	8	3rd	5 16 17 35 40 45
1994-02-03	5	3rd	1 3 17 20 39 40
1994-01-15	13	3rd	1 8 17 35 43 49
1993-12-02	7	3rd	1 9 17 30 37 40
1993-11-06	21	4th	5 10 14 17 24 33
1993-08-26	9	2nd	1 17 27 33 36 38
1993-07-24	4	3rd	5 11 17 23 27 33
1993-07-10	3	4th	2 3 5 17 26 35
1993-07-01	3	1st	17 18 22 35 40 45
1993-06-19	10	5th	1 10 12 14 17 34
1993-05-15	1	2nd	10 17 26 38 39 41
1993-05-13	1	3rd	4 6 17 19 44 47
1993-05-08	8	4th	6 12 13 17 36 37
1993-04-10	4	2nd	3 17 28 31 33 47
1993-03-27	10	3rd	3 16 17 30 47 48
1993-02-20	5	4th	1 4 7 17 20 44
1993-02-04	4	4th	1 7 10 17 27 39
1993-01-21	8	4th	1 10 13 17 19 45
1992-12-24	6	2nd	2 17 29 35 42 44
1992-12-03	15	3rd	3 14 17 20 35 47
1992-10-10	5	3rd	3 16 17 24 30 39
1992-09-24	7	1st	17 18 31 33 42 45
1992-08-29	5	1st	17 23 30 40 46 47
1992-08-13	13	4th	10 15 16 17 22 39
1992-06-27	15	3rd	5 8 17 31 41 47
1992-05-07	3	2nd	2 17 18 29 42 44
1992-04-25	24	3rd	15 16 17 39 41 47
1992-02-01	7	3rd	10 12 17 40 43 46
1992-01-09	1	3rd	3 14 17 24 27 38
1992-01-04	7	3rd	12 16 17 30 43 44
1991-12-12	18	3rd	2 7 17 35 39 41
1991-10-10	5	3rd	11 16 17 20 25 42
1991-09-21	7	2nd	5 17 27 34 37 44
1991-08-29	1	2nd	15 17 20 23 41 48
1991-08-24	2	3rd	13 16 17 22 25 34
1991-08-17	8	2nd	15 17 23 27 28 42
1991-07-20	7	4th	1 6 13 17 24 38
1991-06-27	1	1st	17 22 27 31 34 39
1991-06-22	19	2nd	12 17 31 39 47 49
1991-02-21	9	3rd	9 13 17 38 39 43
1990-12-20	22	2nd	12 17 22 31 37 44
1990-08-09	4	4th	9 13 16 17 27 38
1990-07-26	3	2nd	15 17 37 39 41 43
1990-07-14	4	1st	17 24 27 30 31 41
1990-06-30	11	2nd	6 17 19 20 34 46
1990-05-24	13	3rd	2 11 17 30 40 45
1990-03-01	2	2nd	7 17 33 39 45 47
1990-02-15	1	3rd	11 12 17 22 23 30
1990-02-08	28	1st	17 19 26 29 38 49
1989-07-27	9	3rd	8 12 17 28 34 36
1989-05-25	11	3rd	1 3 17 20 34 41
1989-03-09	5	4th	1 3 7 17 18 32
1989-02-02	2	2nd	4 17 19 20 25 31
1989-01-19	3	2nd	4 17 20 27 34 36
1988-12-29	5	2nd	13 17 36 39 46 48
1988-11-24	3	2nd	10 17 18 19 24 49
1988-11-03	26	2nd	9 17 20 30 35 39
1988-05-05	2	3rd	8 9 17 21 29 48
1988-04-21	3	3rd	10 14 17 27 32 48
1988-03-31	2	2nd	4 17 26 28 31 32
1988-03-17	6	3rd	10 12 17 19 31 39
1988-02-04	14	3rd	5 8 17 18 45 47
1987-10-29	34	2nd	16 17 24 26 40 41
1987-03-05	2	3rd	5 12 17 19 28 32
1987-02-19	8	4th	2 14 15 17 22 37
1986-12-18	6	3rd	10 16 17 22 39 48
1986-11-06	41	1st	17 22 28 40 42 46
1986-01-23	7	2nd	9 17 35 37 38 46
1985-11-28	—	2nd	9 17 20 34 41 47