Number 28

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

300times drawn · chance expected 313 −0.80σ

39draws waiting · a wait this long: 0.7% for any number

8.4average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

54longest completed wait · 26% chance of one at least that long

28 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 300 times in 2,558 draws against 313.2 expected, −0.80σ. Each draw is independent: after 39 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 60 times, counted separately.

Number 28, draw by draw

Drawn 300 times in 2,558 draws · average wait 8.4 draws · longest completed wait 54 · waiting 39 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 28 has a favourite seat — chance gives a large number the high positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest1 · chance 3.6
2nd smallest35 · chance 28.3
3rd smallest87 · chance 81.8
4th smallest105 · chance 107.6
5th smallest58 · chance 64.6
6th smallest14 · chance 14.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

22 46 7 38 41 45

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, 28 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 28 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2012-08-16	4	5th	1 11 14 25 28 47
2012-08-02	2	5th	1 3 4 14 28 30
2012-07-26	14	3rd	10 25 28 30 31 48
2012-06-07

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

2010-09-16	9	4th	11 14 24 28 45 48
2010-08-14	1	3rd	14 22 28 37 40 41
2010-08-12	1	5th	8 13 22 25 28 46
2010-08-07	4	5th	10 13 15 20 28 30
2010-07-24	11	4th	2 8 17 28 37 42
2010-06-17	3	4th	4 14 21 28 30 46
2010-06-05	3	4th	3 12 20 28 41 42
2010-05-27	5	2nd	21 28 31 33 37 46
2010-05-08	2	6th	1 5 13 14 24 28
2010-05-01	1	3rd	4 10 28 36 39 42
2010-04-29	5	4th	1 4 10 28 29 40
2010-04-10	4	2nd	5 28 29 38 44 45
2010-03-27	13	6th	1 5 15 23 25 28
2010-02-11	5	4th	6 10 25 28 32 37
2010-01-23	11	4th	9 11 13 28 33 40
2009-12-17	1	3rd	7 16 28 32 42 46
2009-12-12	13	5th	4 10 21 23 28 48
2009-10-29	1	3rd	1 14 28 33 38 40
2009-10-24	5	6th	7 16 21 25 27 28
2009-10-08	11	3rd	7 22 28 29 39 46
2009-08-29	12	3rd	6 11 28 32 37 41
2009-07-18	12	4th	5 14 22 28 30 38
2009-06-06	6	3rd	2 17 28 32 42 47
2009-05-16	10	3rd	8 26 28 29 32 34
2009-04-11	2	4th	2 6 18 28 31 38
2009-04-04	6	3rd	2 19 28 31 37 40
2009-03-14	15	3rd	1 15 28 34 44 45
2009-01-22	3	3rd	2 3 28 33 47 48
2009-01-10	1	4th	1 16 27 28 41 46
2009-01-08	11	4th	7 17 27 28 29 44
2008-11-29	14	4th	8 20 27 28 35 46
2008-10-11	10	4th	4 14 23 28 31 42
2008-09-06	1	5th	3 4 6 8 28 31
2008-09-04	3	4th	4 13 15 28 30 39
2008-08-23	8	3rd	12 17 28 32 40 46
2008-07-26	11	6th	13 17 21 23 27 28
2008-06-19	9	5th	2 19 20 23 28 47
2008-05-17	1	4th	10 11 23 28 29 40
2008-05-15	3	4th	13 19 23 28 40 44
2008-05-03	6	4th	6 19 22 28 29 44
2008-04-12	12	5th	6 17 20 23 28 29
2008-03-01	1	5th	2 5 17 25 28 30
2008-02-28	6	4th	14 17 20 28 34 43
2008-02-07	2	2nd	5 28 34 44 47 48
2008-01-31	5	4th	3 4 10 28 39 48
2008-01-12	8	6th	13 16 22 26 27 28
2007-12-15	16	3rd	16 26 28 35 38 48
2007-10-20	6	3rd	24 27 28 29 40 44
2007-09-29	11	4th	1 4 17 28 29 33
2007-08-23	10	3rd	8 22 28 33 36 48
2007-07-19	8	5th	1 7 16 22 28 45
2007-06-21	1	3rd	21 25 28 36 41 44
2007-06-16	3	5th	14 18 19 23 28 42
2007-06-07	9	2nd	2 28 34 39 46 49
2007-05-05	2	4th	13 20 21 28 41 46
2007-04-28	2	3rd	10 19 28 39 40 46
2007-04-21	20	3rd	17 25 28 32 38 42
2007-02-10	6	4th	17 21 23 28 33 44
2007-01-20	8	2nd	6 28 30 35 40 42
2006-12-23	12	2nd	18 28 38 44 47 48
2006-11-11	1	3rd	1 7 28 33 37 48
2006-11-09	12	3rd	15 20 28 32 38 41
2006-09-28	3	4th	4 11 19 28 31 47
2006-09-16	16	4th	10 22 24 28 36 44
2006-07-22	24	5th	7 11 21 27 28 42
2006-04-29	5	2nd	27 28 31 34 35 42
2006-04-13	3	4th	8 24 26 28 37 47
2006-04-01	2	4th	9 16 22 28 34 37
2006-03-25	8	3rd	13 18 28 30 40 48
2006-02-25	4	6th	1 2 10 21 23 28
2006-02-11	1	4th	3 4 5 28 33 49
2006-02-09	9	5th	1 11 12 16 28 43
2006-01-07	4	3rd	4 5 28 31 32 35
2005-12-24	15	3rd	1 16 28 45 46 48
2005-11-03	4	4th	1 21 24 28 33 38
2005-10-20	6	3rd	1 13 28 32 37 39
2005-09-29	15	2nd	9 28 30 32 34 48
2005-08-06	1	4th	3 15 18 28 37 45
2005-08-04	16	3rd	19 25 28 39 41 44
2005-06-09	3	4th	2 21 25 28 34 38
2005-05-28	18	5th	7 11 17 26 28 36
2005-03-26	9	5th	6 9 11 19 28 38
2005-02-24	4	3rd	5 21 28 40 44 45
2005-02-10	18	3rd	18 22 28 31 48 49
2004-12-09	8	5th	9 14 16 18 28 36
2004-11-11	1	2nd	13 28 30 33 41 47
2004-11-06	29	3rd	2 8 28 32 33 45
2004-07-29	4	3rd	14 27 28 31 33 41
2004-07-15	7	3rd	17 21 28 31 34 40
2004-06-19	4	4th	9 15 20 28 42 43
2004-06-05	10	3rd	2 27 28 34 44 47
2004-05-01	6	6th	1 5 15 22 25 28
2004-04-10	4	4th	3 13 16 28 30 39
2004-03-27	28	4th	5 9 20 28 31 34
2003-12-20	18	3rd	2 21 28 32 46 48
2003-10-18	6	5th	8 15 17 22 28 46
2003-09-27	3	5th	6 16 21 22 28 38
2003-09-18	1	4th	15 23 26 28 36 40
2003-09-13	7	4th	9 13 20 28 33 46
2003-08-21	4	4th	18 19 24 28 36 42
2003-08-07	16	4th	1 9 25 28 34 37
2003-06-12	15	4th	7 8 10 28 46 49
2003-04-19	13	2nd	15 28 30 34 46 47
2003-03-06	3	5th	1 7 18 19 28 33
2003-02-22	49	3rd	7 17 28 32 38 43
2002-09-05	6	5th	6 11 19 26 28 36
2002-08-15	7	3rd	18 22 28 32 40 48
2002-07-20	1	3rd	3 16 28 41 46 48
2002-07-18	12	4th	5 8 24 28 41 42
2002-06-06	3	3rd	12 27 28 37 41 48
2002-05-25	5	4th	7 8 27 28 42 43
2002-05-09	15	4th	5 6 12 28 37 42
2002-03-16	1	2nd	11 28 29 36 37 44
2002-03-14	20	4th	6 18 24 28 35 41
2002-01-03	7	5th	2 3 10 27 28 42
2001-12-08	3	4th	1 13 25 28 45 46
2001-11-29	1	4th	5 7 26 28 39 42
2001-11-24	7	3rd	15 18 28 32 33 49
2001-11-01	7	3rd	3 9 28 29 35 42
2001-10-06	11	3rd	5 20 28 35 38 49
2001-08-30	19	3rd	17 18 28 34 43 49
2001-06-23	20	2nd	2 28 35 36 45 48
2001-04-14	2	3rd	8 13 28 36 40 49
2001-04-07	7	4th	4 18 23 28 33 38
2001-03-15	3	5th	6 8 17 18 28 44
2001-03-03	1	3rd	14 27 28 30 36 47
2001-03-01	4	2nd	17 28 30 34 37 48
2001-02-15	3	4th	10 14 19 28 41 46
2001-02-03	8	5th	1 17 20 27 28 30
2001-01-06	2	4th	6 13 18 28 40 45
2000-12-30	4	3rd	4 24 28 38 39 46
2000-12-16	5	5th	5 9 14 17 28 47
2000-11-30	4	4th	18 20 26 28 47 48
2000-11-16	3	6th	4 7 13 19 22 28
2000-11-04	16	3rd	1 24 28 31 46 47
2000-09-09	22	4th	9 13 23 28 29 36
2000-06-24	6	3rd	15 22 28 36 44 46
2000-06-03	8	4th	3 5 21 28 34 40
2000-05-06	6	2nd	5 28 34 35 40 41
2000-04-15	4	4th	14 23 27 28 38 43
2000-04-01	2	5th	3 7 8 24 28 44
2000-03-25	7	5th	4 13 22 27 28 35
2000-03-02	15	4th	7 14 16 28 36 48
2000-01-08	2	4th	6 10 12 28 32 41
2000-01-01	21	5th	3 8 14 26 28 29
1999-10-21	3	4th	11 16 24 28 35 40
1999-10-09	22	5th	1 7 19 22 28 41
1999-07-24	3	3rd	2 17 28 37 47 49
1999-07-15	24	3rd	1 22 28 32 39 48
1999-04-22	11	2nd	9 28 29 38 45 46
1999-03-13	8	5th	11 12 18 24 28 37
1999-02-13	3	3rd	6 19 28 29 31 45
1999-02-04	3	3rd	23 27 28 41 43 48
1999-01-23	2	3rd	10 24 28 37 43 44
1999-01-16	2	2nd	26 28 30 33 37 49
1999-01-09	15	4th	1 6 16 28 38 43
1998-11-19	2	4th	7 19 24 28 36 46
1998-11-12	2	4th	3 6 10 28 31 49
1998-11-05	3	2nd	23 28 31 34 44 49
1998-10-24	20	3rd	2 19 28 31 38 47
1998-08-15	5	3rd	7 11 28 30 35 45
1998-07-30	5	2nd	24 28 32 36 42 48
1998-07-11	6	3rd	1 6 28 30 44 45
1998-06-20	13	5th	1 4 16 25 28 41
1998-05-07	24	4th	1 3 4 28 40 43
1998-02-12	26	3rd	14 19 28 34 39 49
1997-11-13	7	2nd	17 28 33 36 40 45
1997-10-18	17	4th	5 18 23 28 34 49
1997-08-21	2	6th	15 20 21 24 26 28
1997-08-14	2	5th	9 13 18 19 28 33
1997-08-07	3	5th	8 21 22 26 28 48
1997-07-26	4	5th	10 15 23 27 28 29
1997-07-12	13	2nd	20 28 29 32 48 49
1997-05-29	3	5th	11 14 16 20 28 47
1997-05-17	14	3rd	4 23 28 38 46 47
1997-03-29	15	4th	3 13 22 28 34 44
1997-02-06	3	6th	3 6 10 19 20 28
1997-01-25	2	5th	2 8 11 21 28 44
1997-01-18	11	4th	7 19 25 28 29 37
1996-12-12	8	4th	13 17 26 28 29 33
1996-11-14	20	5th	2 3 5 15 28 32
1996-09-05	33	3rd	14 25 28 35 36 38
1996-05-11	3	3rd	6 14 28 30 45 49
1996-05-02	38	4th	13 14 23 28 38 41
1995-12-21	5	3rd	8 10 28 35 42 46
1995-12-02	2	5th	6 7 10 13 28 35
1995-11-25	1	4th	7 9 12 28 35 41
1995-11-23	7	3rd	2 9 28 34 35 41
1995-10-28	21	5th	5 16 24 26 28 33
1995-08-17	10	3rd	5 7 28 33 35 47
1995-07-13	3	3rd	12 22 28 34 39 48
1995-07-01	2	3rd	2 23 28 37 44 48
1995-06-24	8	4th	1 16 26 28 29 41
1995-05-27	8	3rd	21 26 28 34 39 42
1995-04-29	2	4th	2 6 7 28 44 45
1995-04-22	16	3rd	8 10 28 36 37 47
1995-02-25	22	4th	7 8 11 28 30 32
1994-12-10	12	2nd	17 28 33 34 36 41
1994-10-29	3	5th	2 6 9 18 28 33
1994-10-20	9	3rd	9 14 28 29 42 44
1994-09-17	8	2nd	26 28 31 40 46 47
1994-08-20	6	3rd	19 24 28 32 41 47
1994-07-30	3	4th	3 16 26 28 37 41
1994-07-21	11	3rd	10 13 28 31 34 38
1994-06-11	9	4th	1 7 21 28 29 34
1994-05-12	7	4th	8 20 22 28 30 41
1994-04-16	8	4th	2 11 24 28 38 48
1994-03-19	15	4th	14 24 25 28 33 45
1994-01-27	18	2nd	18 28 29 33 38 41
1993-11-25	9	6th	7 14 23 26 27 28
1993-10-23	6	2nd	14 28 29 32 45 49
1993-10-02	7	4th	6 7 11 28 32 49
1993-09-09	7	3rd	7 9 28 35 36 45
1993-08-14	4	2nd	24 28 31 36 38 48
1993-07-31	16	2nd	6 28 43 47 48 49
1993-06-05	2	3rd	14 25 28 29 38 41
1993-05-29	7	2nd	12 28 31 38 45 49
1993-05-06	7	4th	6 7 16 28 43 45
1993-04-10	3	3rd	3 17 28 31 33 47
1993-04-01	6	3rd	12 27 28 43 45 47
1993-03-11	6	3rd	9 26 28 45 46 49
1993-02-18	11	3rd	20 22 28 29 31 41
1993-01-09	2	3rd	4 6 28 36 45 48
1993-01-02	6	4th	7 15 19 28 29 36
1992-12-12	2	5th	5 9 16 27 28 31
1992-12-05	9	4th	6 18 21 28 33 45
1992-11-05	6	4th	8 14 23 28 29 47
1992-10-15	3	4th	5 6 23 28 34 40
1992-10-03	4	5th	5 10 26 27 28 44
1992-09-19	12	2nd	25 28 33 38 43 44
1992-08-08	6	3rd	8 12 28 30 31 49
1992-07-18	19	4th	10 22 23 28 31 38
1992-05-14	6	4th	4 10 21 28 41 46
1992-04-23	9	3rd	12 16 28 30 40 49
1992-03-21	4	4th	4 13 22 28 38 42
1992-03-07	4	3rd	4 18 28 38 41 43
1992-02-22	54	4th	1 2 27 28 42 48
1991-08-17	4	5th	15 17 23 27 28 42
1991-08-03	1	5th	1 15 20 27 28 34
1991-08-01	7	4th	5 8 25 28 34 47
1991-07-06	8	4th	11 21 26 28 46 47
1991-06-06	21	5th	5 10 18 22 28 39
1991-01-10	2	3rd	13 24 28 29 36 42
1990-12-27	2	6th	5 14 20 21 22 28
1990-12-13	4	5th	14 15 22 25 28 32
1990-11-15	2	5th	19 22 23 27 28 29
1990-11-01	6	4th	1 5 21 28 35 37
1990-09-20	11	5th	7 13 15 19 28 46
1990-08-02	14	4th	8 10 25 28 35 37
1990-06-14	10	4th	15 22 25 28 44 45
1990-05-03	2	2nd	16 28 30 36 40 47
1990-04-19	6	4th	6 15 22 28 32 33
1990-03-08	29	5th	2 10 20 22 28 40
1989-08-17	2	5th	2 4 7 25 28 45
1989-08-03	1	6th	3 7 14 23 24 28
1989-07-27	2	4th	8 12 17 28 34 36
1989-07-13	16	2nd	5 28 41 45 46 47
1989-03-23	28	2nd	22 28 31 32 34 47
1988-09-08	9	3rd	23 25 28 39 42 47
1988-07-07	7	4th	15 22 25 28 34 44
1988-05-19	6	2nd	22 28 38 42 44 45
1988-04-07	1	5th	6 8 20 24 28 47
1988-03-31	3	4th	4 17 26 28 31 32
1988-03-10	6	5th	6 9 21 27 28 47
1988-01-28	15	5th	1 14 16 25 28 41
1987-10-15	32	4th	6 12 22 28 32 45
1987-03-05	6	5th	5 12 17 19 28 32
1987-01-22	1	1st	28 33 34 35 44 45
1987-01-15	2	4th	7 8 23 28 29 42
1987-01-01	7	5th	3 7 9 24 28 41
1986-11-06	6	3rd	17 22 28 40 42 46
1986-09-25	4	3rd	8 21 28 38 43 46
1986-08-28	26	4th	3 24 25 28 37 41
1986-02-27	2	3rd	3 26 28 31 46 49
1986-02-13	7	4th	5 18 21 28 35 48
1985-12-19	—	2nd	5 28 30 34 39 44