Number 14

In UK Lotto under the 6/49 + 1/49 · Nov 1994 – Oct 2015 rules — 2,065 draws, 6 from 1–49 (an earlier era).

245times drawn · chance expected 253 −0.53σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

8.5average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

66longest completed wait · 5% chance of one at least that long

14 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 245 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, −0.53σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 50 times, counted separately.

Number 14, draw by draw

Drawn 245 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 8.5 draws · longest completed wait 66 · waiting 1 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 14 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 smallest52 · chance 46.4
2nd smallest114 · chance 97.4
3rd smallest58 · chance 73.0
4th smallest18 · chance 24.3
5th smallest3 · chance 3.6
6th smallest0 · chance 0.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

38 44 48 24 32 43

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, 14 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 14 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2015-10-03	4	4th	7 8 9 14 35 44
2015-09-19	1	1st	14 26 28 31 32 44
2015-09-16	1	2nd	12 14 21 22 37 43
2015-09-12	17	1st

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

2013-09-28	8	3rd	10 12 14 25 46 48
2013-08-31	6	2nd	4 14 15 17 21 31
2013-08-10	33	1st	14 15 17 26 35 46
2013-04-17	7	2nd	12 14 16 18 20 33
2013-03-23	1	2nd	3 14 16 19 37 44
2013-03-20	4	3rd	4 11 14 27 43 46
2013-03-06	2	3rd	3 9 14 38 42 47
2013-02-27	4	2nd	2 14 20 23 24 30
2013-02-13	3	2nd	6 14 20 23 29 49
2013-02-02	3	4th	2 12 13 14 21 30
2013-01-23	9	3rd	6 10 14 24 32 41
2012-12-22	5	2nd	4 14 28 34 43 44
2012-12-05	2	3rd	3 4 14 31 48 49
2012-11-28	4	1st	14 28 37 38 45 48
2012-11-14	2	1st	14 15 17 29 30 33
2012-11-07	3	1st	14 19 35 36 40 45
2012-10-27	4	2nd	7 14 20 30 33 46
2012-10-13	7	1st	14 26 30 32 36 48
2012-09-19	1	2nd	5 14 19 23 33 48
2012-09-15	1	1st	14 18 19 35 44 45
2012-09-12	8	1st	14 16 21 22 24 41
2012-08-15	1	2nd	10 14 35 36 37 46
2012-08-11	1	3rd	1 5 14 18 34 44
2012-08-08	4	2nd	6 14 19 22 30 36
2012-07-25	1	2nd	8 14 15 22 41 48
2012-07-21	5	2nd	5 14 20 40 41 42
2012-07-04	7	3rd	3 9 14 19 34 38
2012-06-09	3	2nd	5 14 24 26 37 44
2012-05-30	20	2nd	7 14 25 33 45 48
2012-03-21	2	2nd	10 14 21 25 39 45
2012-03-14	4	1st	14 15 18 26 31 36
2012-02-29	15	2nd	13 14 29 41 46 49
2012-01-07	9	2nd	8 14 15 17 20 47
2011-12-07	9	2nd	10 14 27 31 32 47
2011-11-05	2	1st	14 16 23 24 27 39
2011-10-29	3	3rd	5 9 14 28 46 49
2011-10-19	21	2nd	13 14 18 32 34 49
2011-08-06	33	2nd	1 14 18 24 26 28
2011-04-13	2	2nd	1 14 25 33 34 43
2011-04-06	1	4th	7 11 13 14 38 41
2011-04-02	19	2nd	12 14 32 44 48 49
2011-01-26	1	1st	14 17 20 43 47 49
2011-01-22	4	2nd	4 14 18 24 41 44
2011-01-08	9	2nd	13 14 32 35 41 47
2010-12-08	13	1st	14 16 23 24 25 43
2010-10-23	1	3rd	2 3 14 29 35 42
2010-10-20	22	1st	14 30 31 36 44 47
2010-08-04	16	1st	14 17 22 24 38 43
2010-06-09	20	1st	14 26 33 45 46 49
2010-03-31	9	1st	14 18 29 38 43 44
2010-02-27	12	2nd	7 14 17 42 44 45
2010-01-16	1	4th	4 7 10 14 27 42
2010-01-13	4	3rd	6 8 14 16 21 43
2009-12-30	25	2nd	5 14 27 29 34 35
2009-10-03	26	1st	14 21 23 32 36 46
2009-07-04	5	1st	14 16 26 39 44 48
2009-06-17	3	4th	8 10 11 14 28 36
2009-06-06	12	2nd	6 14 32 35 41 42
2009-04-25	7	2nd	7 14 17 39 41 49
2009-04-01	14	3rd	3 5 14 19 24 40
2009-02-11	25	2nd	9 14 16 38 46 47
2008-11-15	15	1st	14 17 30 37 38 41
2008-09-24	7	2nd	1 14 21 24 35 46
2008-08-30	1	2nd	2 14 27 31 36 44
2008-08-27	23	2nd	8 14 33 34 35 43
2008-06-07	8	3rd	5 9 14 37 38 44
2008-05-10	7	2nd	4 14 18 24 32 40
2008-04-16	2	3rd	4 10 14 29 31 38
2008-04-09	5	4th	1 6 8 14 17 32
2008-03-22	5	3rd	7 11 14 27 45 48
2008-03-05	6	2nd	8 14 16 39 43 47
2008-02-13	1	2nd	9 14 24 28 32 41
2008-02-09	9	2nd	2 14 26 29 31 40
2008-01-09	4	1st	14 24 26 28 44 49
2007-12-26	1	2nd	8 14 18 23 27 44
2007-12-22	8	3rd	11 13 14 16 21 44
2007-11-24	9	2nd	1 14 25 37 39 47
2007-10-24	53	1st	14 16 24 28 45 48
2007-04-21	5	1st	14 20 21 30 41 46
2007-04-04	3	2nd	11 14 19 35 46 49
2007-03-24	2	2nd	9 14 26 28 30 45
2007-03-17	3	3rd	1 9 14 20 43 44
2007-03-07	10	2nd	4 14 25 35 42 48
2007-01-31	14	2nd	13 14 21 30 43 49
2006-12-13	6	3rd	4 12 14 20 46 49
2006-11-22	6	1st	14 15 24 31 45 49
2006-11-01	2	3rd	9 13 14 20 31 35
2006-10-25	4	4th	2 7 10 14 16 22
2006-10-11	2	1st	14 16 24 26 27 39
2006-10-04	8	2nd	12 14 16 19 27 32
2006-09-06	21	3rd	5 7 14 29 37 38
2006-06-24	4	2nd	9 14 21 23 39 44
2006-06-10	1	1st	14 27 32 39 41 47
2006-06-07	24	4th	6 9 11 14 33 48
2006-03-15	2	2nd	1 14 21 30 35 48
2006-03-08	3	3rd	1 11 14 35 37 42
2006-02-25	9	2nd	7 14 24 37 43 48
2006-01-25	5	2nd	9 14 15 18 26 46
2006-01-07	11	2nd	8 14 19 28 29 48
2005-11-30	2	2nd	7 14 29 37 41 45
2005-11-23	8	1st	14 33 36 39 42 46
2005-10-26	5	2nd	10 14 26 28 33 38
2005-10-08	1	2nd	1 14 20 22 25 26
2005-10-05	9	1st	14 17 23 30 34 42
2005-09-03	1	1st	14 26 34 35 36 45
2005-08-31	28	3rd	4 10 14 21 32 49
2005-05-25	1	1st	14 18 29 33 37 39
2005-05-21	11	1st	14 34 38 43 47 48
2005-04-13	1	1st	14 23 36 40 41 48
2005-04-09	5	1st	14 22 25 27 45 47
2005-03-23	4	2nd	12 14 25 30 32 38
2005-03-09	3	1st	14 21 25 39 40 47
2005-02-26	9	2nd	8 14 25 40 43 48
2005-01-26	20	3rd	3 12 14 22 33 40
2004-11-17	1	2nd	11 14 20 24 28 36
2004-11-13	9	5th	4 10 12 13 14 22
2004-10-13	4	3rd	3 7 14 17 18 43
2004-09-29	3	2nd	4 14 23 31 35 41
2004-09-18	10	4th	5 10 13 14 28 42
2004-08-14	5	2nd	13 14 31 32 37 41
2004-07-28	23	3rd	10 11 14 21 25 42
2004-05-08	17	1st	14 17 23 28 42 49
2004-03-10	7	2nd	11 14 17 34 37 43
2004-02-14	10	1st	14 15 17 31 39 45
2004-01-10	9	1st	14 23 29 39 41 45
2003-12-10	35	2nd	8 14 21 26 37 48
2003-08-09	11	2nd	11 14 19 25 30 41
2003-07-02	66	2nd	1 14 17 23 30 47
2002-11-13	12	4th	3 6 8 14 24 31
2002-10-02	5	3rd	2 3 14 15 21 48
2002-09-14	7	2nd	8 14 24 27 29 32
2002-08-21	17	2nd	5 14 19 32 34 42
2002-06-22	2	1st	14 17 18 22 32 37
2002-06-15	6	3rd	3 13 14 23 30 36
2002-05-25	10	2nd	7 14 15 25 27 40
2002-04-20	6	2nd	7 14 21 32 43 44
2002-03-30	19	2nd	8 14 25 36 38 47
2002-01-23	13	3rd	6 8 14 19 20 44
2001-12-08	2	2nd	1 14 16 30 34 42
2001-12-01	17	2nd	2 14 19 26 34 48
2001-10-03	1	2nd	2 14 26 30 44 45
2001-09-29	1	2nd	2 14 17 22 38 44
2001-09-26	1	2nd	3 14 15 17 19 47
2001-09-22	8	2nd	6 14 35 45 46 49
2001-08-25	1	3rd	1 10 14 30 36 43
2001-08-22	11	1st	14 20 22 29 33 37
2001-07-14	9	3rd	7 11 14 22 37 38
2001-06-13	1	2nd	12 14 19 33 35 48
2001-06-09	28	2nd	12 14 24 33 45 48
2001-03-03	4	2nd	7 14 20 24 38 48
2001-02-17	11	2nd	10 14 31 35 40 45
2001-01-10	21	2nd	10 14 15 23 24 27
2000-10-28	1	3rd	1 13 14 23 31 47
2000-10-25	1	4th	6 9 13 14 26 38
2000-10-21	5	2nd	8 14 15 18 24 44
2000-10-04	6	2nd	10 14 19 43 46 49
2000-09-13	10	1st	14 20 25 32 47 49
2000-08-09	17	2nd	10 14 32 35 36 43
2000-06-10	3	2nd	1 14 15 35 44 47
2000-05-31	10	3rd	1 11 14 19 38 44
2000-04-26	22	3rd	4 9 14 28 36 39
2000-02-09	4	3rd	3 6 14 19 32 41
2000-01-26	4	2nd	6 14 21 28 41 43
2000-01-12	3	3rd	3 10 14 17 19 27
2000-01-01	26	3rd	2 5 14 23 27 48
1999-10-02	5	2nd	3 14 28 37 38 49
1999-09-15	3	2nd	9 14 27 30 32 49
1999-09-04	2	5th	3 5 7 10 14 20
1999-08-28	9	2nd	6 14 15 17 27 47
1999-07-28	8	2nd	3 14 30 32 46 49
1999-06-30	10	2nd	2 14 19 25 32 49
1999-05-26	1	1st	14 22 26 29 33 46
1999-05-22	2	3rd	8 11 14 24 26 49
1999-05-15	33	2nd	4 14 18 24 27 40
1999-01-20	23	3rd	4 8 14 19 28 40
1998-10-31	9	4th	5 9 12 14 18 38
1998-09-30	2	3rd	10 12 14 28 31 38
1998-09-23	15	3rd	9 11 14 26 28 39
1998-08-01	6	2nd	12 14 31 41 48 49
1998-07-11	5	2nd	3 14 23 30 39 43
1998-06-24	1	2nd	2 14 19 25 26 33
1998-06-20	6	2nd	1 14 27 31 38 47
1998-05-30	7	3rd	2 3 14 29 38 40
1998-05-06	17	3rd	6 7 14 19 22 27
1998-03-07	6	3rd	4 11 14 39 43 44
1998-02-14	6	3rd	8 13 14 17 20 28
1998-01-24	2	4th	1 4 6 14 24 49
1998-01-17	3	1st	14 31 33 38 46 48
1998-01-07	3	2nd	7 14 25 32 36 38
1997-12-27	4	1st	14 21 28 31 40 46
1997-12-13	6	4th	3 4 11 14 30 32
1997-11-22	2	2nd	8 14 24 28 39 45
1997-11-15	4	2nd	11 14 23 32 34 35
1997-11-01	3	3rd	9 10 14 16 37 39
1997-10-22	8	4th	1 8 9 14 24 35
1997-09-24	6	2nd	12 14 29 31 32 44
1997-09-03	19	2nd	10 14 22 30 38 43
1997-06-28	3	3rd	2 9 14 36 43 48
1997-06-18	3	2nd	4 14 19 23 25 48
1997-06-07	12	2nd	12 14 21 25 30 40
1997-04-26	2	3rd	6 10 14 25 27 38
1997-04-19	8	2nd	1 14 16 25 32 37
1997-03-22	10	1st	14 27 39 40 41 43
1997-02-15	1	2nd	7 14 21 34 38 47
1997-02-12	7	2nd	5 14 23 29 38 45
1997-01-04	18	3rd	11 13 14 27 40 41
1996-08-31	1	3rd	3 5 14 27 44 47
1996-08-24	5	3rd	8 11 14 18 33 44
1996-07-20	15	2nd	6 14 20 25 34 44
1996-04-06	2	4th	1 4 6 14 17 38
1996-03-23	2	3rd	5 7 14 18 30 43
1996-03-09	3	1st	14 16 29 30 37 45
1996-02-17	1	2nd	4 14 15 16 18 22
1996-02-10	14	3rd	4 11 14 15 28 42
1995-11-04	7	2nd	6 14 18 27 44 48
1995-09-16	10	3rd	2 10 14 25 37 41
1995-07-08	9	4th	1 3 11 14 20 40
1995-05-06	4	2nd	5 14 17 35 43 48
1995-04-08	16	1st	14 17 22 24 42 47
1994-12-17	4	5th	3 5 9 13 14 38
1994-11-19	—	3rd	3 5 14 22 30 44