Number 24

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

292times drawn · chance expected 313 −1.28σ

8draws waiting · a wait this long: 40% for any number

8.6average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

54longest completed wait · 25% chance of one at least that long

24 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 292 times in 2,558 draws against 313.2 expected, −1.28σ. Each draw is independent: after 8 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 62 times, counted separately.

Number 24, draw by draw

Drawn 292 times in 2,558 draws · average wait 8.6 draws · longest completed wait 54 · waiting 8 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 24 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 smallest11 · chance 9.1
2nd smallest51 · chance 49.6
3rd smallest95 · chance 99.2
4th smallest89 · chance 90.6
5th smallest42 · chance 37.8
6th smallest4 · chance 5.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 30.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

3 10 48 38 13 35

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, 24 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 24 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2012-12-01	14	4th	6 19 22 24 30 31
2012-10-13	11	4th	2 13 14 24 35 38
2012-09-06	4	3rd	3 21 24 37 41 44
2012-08-23

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

2011-03-05	4	2nd	3 24 34 35 36 48
2011-02-19	33	4th	5 6 16 24 43 49
2010-10-28	6	2nd	2 24 28 38 46 48
2010-10-07	2	3rd	1 22 24 25 26 32
2010-09-30	4	2nd	11 24 26 33 40 44
2010-09-16	6	3rd	11 14 24 28 45 48
2010-08-26	6	2nd	7 24 35 36 46 49
2010-08-05	1	2nd	16 24 27 41 48 49
2010-07-31	17	3rd	13 15 24 27 29 43
2010-06-03	7	4th	13 15 17 24 33 41
2010-05-08	17	5th	1 5 13 14 24 28
2010-03-11	2	3rd	11 16 24 25 31 35
2010-03-04	1	3rd	4 23 24 30 33 48
2010-02-27	15	4th	3 7 22 24 27 44
2010-01-07	1	2nd	19 24 25 38 43 49
2010-01-02	7	4th	1 4 15 24 43 48
2009-12-10	11	3rd	13 21 24 26 32 34
2009-10-31	14	3rd	2 19 24 34 42 46
2009-09-12	7	3rd	12 17 24 25 26 43
2009-08-20	14	3rd	9 15 24 36 38 39
2009-07-02	5	3rd	2 15 24 29 41 42
2009-06-13	15	4th	2 10 18 24 36 44
2009-04-23	6	4th	13 21 23 24 34 40
2009-04-02	11	5th	1 3 9 14 24 39
2009-02-21	3	4th	2 3 22 24 34 46
2009-02-12	5	3rd	5 8 24 35 41 49
2009-01-24	23	4th	3 11 19 24 27 38
2008-11-06	9	5th	5 8 20 23 24 32
2008-10-04	1	6th	4 7 14 16 20 24
2008-10-02	6	3rd	2 13 24 38 45 47
2008-09-11	9	4th	3 15 22 24 33 39
2008-08-09	2	3rd	14 17 24 34 37 45
2008-08-02	8	3rd	10 20 24 25 30 48
2008-07-05	21	1st	24 29 32 33 41 46
2008-04-24	1	2nd	7 24 29 34 40 49
2008-04-19	1	3rd	9 17 24 35 37 44
2008-04-17	25	4th	3 4 11 24 37 47
2008-01-19	16	4th	12 14 19 24 32 36
2007-11-24	3	2nd	15 24 29 34 35 47
2007-11-15	5	2nd	7 24 25 27 32 48
2007-10-27	2	4th	2 11 22 24 41 43
2007-10-20	5	1st	24 27 28 29 40 44
2007-10-04	35	4th	4 19 23 24 31 41
2007-06-02	6	2nd	14 24 39 40 45 48
2007-05-12	5	3rd	4 19 24 30 31 42
2007-04-26	2	3rd	2 22 24 25 46 47
2007-04-19	1	6th	1 2 4 8 9 24
2007-04-14	13	4th	3 9 18 24 29 31
2007-03-01	3	2nd	14 24 36 38 40 49
2007-02-17	3	5th	1 5 14 16 24 41
2007-02-08	12	4th	7 9 12 24 37 47
2006-12-28	10	2nd	21 24 31 34 35 44
2006-11-23	7	5th	2 10 13 15 24 36
2006-10-28	12	4th	4 19 23 24 34 41
2006-09-16	2	3rd	10 22 24 28 36 44
2006-09-09	2	3rd	12 16 24 42 47 48
2006-09-02	4	3rd	12 13 24 25 45 47
2006-08-19	37	3rd	3 5 24 31 38 48
2006-04-13	10	2nd	8 24 26 28 37 47
2006-03-09	9	5th	3 12 13 20 24 32
2006-02-04	6	5th	6 10 21 23 24 37
2006-01-14	7	4th	5 8 13 24 25 31
2005-12-22	2	2nd	23 24 34 39 40 42
2005-12-15	3	2nd	12 24 27 35 36 44
2005-12-03	3	4th	4 14 18 24 27 47
2005-11-24	3	3rd	18 21 24 29 35 38
2005-11-12	3	5th	6 10 17 19 24 42
2005-11-03	31	3rd	1 21 24 28 33 38
2005-07-16	3	4th	4 5 20 24 25 39
2005-07-07	2	5th	10 17 18 20 24 43
2005-06-30	2	3rd	13 19 24 38 39 48
2005-06-23	2	4th	8 13 16 24 25 40
2005-06-16	16	3rd	10 16 24 25 27 47
2005-04-21	1	4th	10 16 19 24 45 48
2005-04-16	4	4th	9 12 14 24 38 46
2005-04-02	9	4th	1 4 22 24 36 42
2005-03-03	3	2nd	13 24 29 32 33 35
2005-02-19	17	3rd	3 10 24 34 39 49
2004-12-23	1	4th	1 9 21 24 31 43
2004-12-18	4	3rd	3 22 24 39 43 49
2004-12-04	2	2nd	16 24 26 38 44 45
2004-11-27	13	5th	1 6 11 14 24 36
2004-10-14	1	3rd	6 23 24 32 42 43
2004-10-09	11	4th	1 5 22 24 35 48
2004-09-02	9	1st	24 29 38 45 47 49
2004-07-31	2	4th	2 13 16 24 29 48
2004-07-24	9	6th	2 5 7 12 22 24
2004-06-24	20	3rd	10 22 24 30 31 45
2004-04-15	21	2nd	5 24 35 39 40 41
2004-01-31	10	5th	4 6 16 20 24 42
2003-12-27	1	4th	10 16 21 24 35 39
2003-12-25	9	4th	10 11 15 24 41 47
2003-11-22	3	3rd	6 21 24 30 31 36
2003-11-13	11	2nd	6 24 42 44 46 47
2003-10-04	1	3rd	3 17 24 37 44 48
2003-10-02	11	2nd	3 24 26 31 43 48
2003-08-23	1	4th	3 6 20 24 31 48
2003-08-21	5	3rd	18 19 24 28 36 42
2003-08-02	4	4th	2 17 22 24 26 42
2003-07-19	9	5th	9 10 11 22 24 33
2003-06-19	8	3rd	2 14 24 33 37 38
2003-05-22	10	3rd	19 20 24 33 35 48
2003-04-17	29	3rd	15 23 24 26 33 47
2003-01-04	19	1st	24 30 35 38 43 45
2002-10-31	1	3rd	11 16 24 26 46 48
2002-10-26	4	2nd	10 24 30 32 35 41
2002-10-12	13	4th	10 19 22 24 43 44
2002-08-29	2	3rd	11 17 24 30 32 48
2002-08-22	10	3rd	13 21 24 26 32 34
2002-07-18	7	3rd	5 8 24 28 41 42
2002-06-22	4	3rd	7 12 24 35 42 46
2002-06-08	10	3rd	1 10 24 25 32 34
2002-05-04	7	3rd	15 22 24 26 30 40
2002-04-11	8	5th	3 5 6 8 24 32
2002-03-14	10	3rd	6 18 24 28 35 41
2002-02-07	29	2nd	17 24 29 35 48 49
2001-10-27	2	4th	5 7 20 24 25 35
2001-10-20	3	2nd	11 24 29 37 40 42
2001-10-11	10	2nd	8 24 30 31 37 49
2001-09-06	11	2nd	10 24 31 35 36 45
2001-07-28	5	3rd	12 15 24 27 37 42
2001-07-12	8	3rd	1 8 24 33 39 49
2001-06-14	1	2nd	3 24 25 42 47 49
2001-06-09	19	3rd	6 21 24 29 31 39
2001-04-05	22	2nd	19 24 27 35 39 48
2001-01-18	5	5th	2 8 13 22 24 41
2000-12-30	3	2nd	4 24 28 38 39 46
2000-12-21	13	3rd	19 22 24 37 39 44
2000-11-04	18	2nd	1 24 28 31 46 47
2000-09-02	1	2nd	21 24 25 32 36 40
2000-08-31	4	3rd	8 13 24 33 35 38
2000-08-17	3	4th	2 12 20 24 31 47
2000-08-05	6	3rd	10 14 24 25 32 47
2000-07-15	10	4th	1 7 15 24 25 42
2000-06-10	3	1st	24 30 34 44 46 49
2000-06-01	10	5th	6 14 17 23 24 41
2000-04-27	7	3rd	10 12 24 35 44 48
2000-04-01	20	4th	3 7 8 24 28 44
2000-01-22	15	4th	3 18 19 24 36 42
1999-12-02	5	2nd	3 24 25 31 34 36
1999-11-13	5	4th	3 16 20 24 35 48
1999-10-28	2	4th	12 19 23 24 29 41
1999-10-21	7	3rd	11 16 24 28 35 40
1999-09-25	39	5th	1 15 19 21 24 34
1999-05-13	17	4th	1 7 15 24 26 48
1999-03-13	10	4th	11 12 18 24 28 37
1999-02-06	2	3rd	1 6 24 27 31 38
1999-01-30	2	5th	1 11 17 22 24 42
1999-01-23	5	2nd	10 24 28 37 43 44
1999-01-07	9	4th	7 8 11 24 30 35
1998-12-05	5	3rd	9 11 24 29 30 40
1998-11-19	18	3rd	7 19 24 28 36 46
1998-09-17	11	6th	4 6 11 15 17 24
1998-08-08	3	3rd	1 16 24 36 43 46
1998-07-30	13	1st	24 28 32 36 42 48
1998-06-13	12	4th	9 16 22 24 29 45
1998-05-02	11	4th	16 22 23 24 25 29
1998-03-26	8	1st	24 26 32 33 34 46
1998-02-26	11	3rd	21 22 24 29 34 46
1998-01-17	8	3rd	13 14 24 27 31 32
1997-12-20	1	3rd	10 17 24 34 35 37
1997-12-18	22	2nd	7 24 25 35 37 41
1997-10-02	12	4th	5 7 17 24 25 38
1997-08-21	16	4th	15 20 21 24 26 28
1997-06-26	6	2nd	1 24 25 27 45 49
1997-06-05	20	2nd	20 24 33 34 43 46
1997-03-27	3	4th	2 3 21 24 35 45
1997-03-15	19	2nd	20 24 29 32 37 47
1997-01-09	5	2nd	12 24 29 30 31 48
1996-12-21	1	5th	8 10 20 21 24 38
1996-12-19	8	2nd	6 24 26 34 44 47
1996-11-21	4	4th	3 6 12 24 33 37
1996-11-07	6	5th	4 9 12 13 24 42
1996-10-17	8	4th	7 10 11 24 26 48
1996-09-19	14	5th	2 13 14 19 24 36
1996-08-01	29	3rd	1 11 24 27 40 46
1996-04-20	2	5th	8 14 17 19 24 49
1996-04-13	10	4th	3 6 16 24 39 49
1996-03-09	2	4th	4 17 20 24 34 47
1996-03-02	2	4th	1 10 23 24 29 47
1996-02-24	1	1st	24 29 37 38 39 45
1996-02-22	17	4th	1 5 12 24 34 42
1995-12-23	3	5th	5 15 17 20 24 29
1995-12-14	2	1st	24 25 31 39 41 45
1995-12-07	9	4th	3 14 16 24 32 39
1995-11-04	2	4th	6 13 22 24 31 34
1995-10-28	2	3rd	5 16 24 26 28 33
1995-10-21	8	4th	2 4 10 24 27 46
1995-09-23	36	3rd	1 15 24 33 40 41
1995-05-20	1	3rd	3 19 24 27 34 39
1995-05-18	11	3rd	5 23 24 37 41 48
1995-04-08	5	3rd	12 18 24 27 33 39
1995-03-23	5	3rd	5 18 24 36 43 47
1995-03-04	54	3rd	2 14 24 25 33 44
1994-08-27	2	4th	11 13 22 24 25 39
1994-08-20	1	2nd	19 24 28 32 41 47
1994-08-18	11	4th	5 9 20 24 25 45
1994-07-09	14	3rd	16 21 24 39 44 46
1994-05-21	10	4th	7 12 13 24 41 48
1994-04-16	4	3rd	2 11 24 28 38 48
1994-04-02	4	4th	10 14 19 24 27 42
1994-03-19	1	2nd	14 24 25 28 33 45
1994-03-17	33	4th	9 10 21 24 45 48
1993-11-20	4	3rd	2 21 24 26 27 47
1993-11-06	3	5th	5 10 14 17 24 33
1993-10-28	5	3rd	13 23 24 25 26 38
1993-10-09	16	5th	3 5 7 12 24 26
1993-08-14	1	1st	24 28 31 36 38 48
1993-08-12	18	4th	2 13 14 24 32 49
1993-06-10	18	4th	3 8 18 24 36 48
1993-04-08	12	3rd	13 19 24 35 36 48
1993-02-25	20	3rd	5 20 24 32 35 39
1992-12-17	13	4th	14 16 20 24 36 47
1992-10-31	6	5th	6 15 16 18 24 49
1992-10-10	32	4th	3 16 17 24 30 39
1992-06-20	1	2nd	13 24 29 30 37 42
1992-06-18	11	5th	1 4 21 22 24 32
1992-05-09	11	4th	5 9 21 24 25 38
1992-04-02	24	3rd	4 15 24 27 39 41
1992-01-09	10	4th	3 14 17 24 27 38
1991-12-05	18	4th	2 11 12 24 43 48
1991-10-03	2	3rd	2 19 24 38 39 44
1991-09-26	2	5th	6 11 13 18 24 43
1991-09-19	8	5th	1 9 10 15 24 36
1991-08-22	9	4th	5 10 22 24 33 36
1991-07-20	1	5th	1 6 13 17 24 38
1991-07-18	32	4th	8 13 14 24 30 32
1991-01-10	7	2nd	13 24 28 29 36 42
1990-11-22	13	4th	5 9 22 24 36 40
1990-08-25	12	3rd	22 23 24 29 35 38
1990-07-14	1	2nd	17 24 27 30 31 41
1990-07-12	2	2nd	8 24 25 36 39 42
1990-07-05	23	4th	3 10 14 24 25 38
1990-03-15	16	2nd	12 24 32 40 41 46
1989-11-23	5	3rd	1 19 24 30 33 34
1989-10-19	1	5th	3 5 6 23 24 34
1989-10-12	4	4th	3 5 23 24 38 47
1989-09-14	1	3rd	6 22 24 25 38 42
1989-09-07	5	4th	1 5 18 24 33 39
1989-08-03	7	5th	3 7 14 23 24 28
1989-06-15	6	4th	19 21 23 24 32 43
1989-05-04	5	2nd	22 24 35 38 40 42
1989-03-30	14	5th	6 16 20 23 24 32
1988-12-22	4	1st	24 26 27 32 38 42
1988-11-24	2	5th	10 17 18 19 24 49
1988-11-10	7	3rd	8 9 24 26 35 41
1988-09-22	13	3rd	12 14 24 30 39 46
1988-06-23	4	4th	1 4 7 24 39 45
1988-05-26	7	3rd	4 11 24 31 37 43
1988-04-07	11	4th	6 8 20 24 28 47
1988-01-21	6	4th	2 3 10 24 38 43
1987-12-10	4	5th	2 5 12 22 24 42
1987-11-12	2	3rd	11 20 24 31 32 41
1987-10-29	7	3rd	16 17 24 26 40 41
1987-09-10	3	2nd	19 24 29 34 38 48
1987-08-20	8	4th	9 13 21 24 35 38
1987-06-25	1	5th	12 13 15 22 24 44
1987-06-18	2	4th	1 3 7 24 29 48
1987-06-04	6	4th	3 8 21 24 44 45
1987-04-23	1	2nd	9 24 26 33 40 44
1987-04-16	9	3rd	8 9 24 25 41 46
1987-02-12	2	5th	2 4 7 16 24 38
1987-01-29	4	3rd	6 16 24 26 36 42
1987-01-01	3	4th	3 7 9 24 28 41
1986-12-04	12	5th	2 6 9 10 24 48
1986-09-11	2	4th	2 3 20 24 30 43
1986-08-28	6	2nd	3 24 25 28 37 41
1986-07-17	—	3rd	16 19 24 37 38 49