Number 17

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

257times drawn · chance expected 253 +0.28σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 88% for any number

8.0average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

73longest completed wait · 2% chance of one at least that long

17 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 257 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, +0.28σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 43 times, counted separately.

Number 17, draw by draw

Drawn 257 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 8.0 draws · longest completed wait 73 · waiting 2 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 smallest31 · chance 30.2
2nd smallest82 · chance 86.4
3rd smallest81 · chance 89.3
4th smallest51 · chance 41.7
5th smallest11 · chance 8.7
6th smallest1 · chance 0.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

40 22 30 29 42 10

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
2015-09-30	1	4th	5 8 11 17 40 45
2015-09-26	1	2nd	9 17 31 33 41 42
2015-09-23	12	2nd	9 17 21 23 35 36
2015-08-12	7	3rd

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.

2014-05-07	3	2nd	16 17 22 38 44 49
2014-04-26	4	1st	17 22 23 33 36 42
2014-04-12	1	2nd	4 17 22 26 31 47
2014-04-09	5	2nd	8 17 20 32 41 43
2014-03-22	9	1st	17 20 28 39 43 44
2014-02-19	1	1st	17 19 35 37 46 48
2014-02-15	20	2nd	15 17 19 22 33 40
2013-12-07	18	3rd	10 12 17 28 30 42
2013-10-05	1	3rd	5 15 17 19 20 47
2013-10-02	4	2nd	16 17 21 27 30 37
2013-09-18	5	4th	2 4 5 17 22 29
2013-08-31	1	4th	4 14 15 17 21 31
2013-08-28	5	3rd	1 5 17 19 37 47
2013-08-10	2	3rd	14 15 17 26 35 46
2013-08-03	4	5th	3 5 9 13 17 37
2013-07-20	11	3rd	1 3 17 19 39 42
2013-06-12	1	5th	2 7 10 15 17 28
2013-06-08	13	4th	8 9 13 17 41 43
2013-04-24	31	4th	9 11 16 17 18 38
2013-01-05	3	3rd	10 15 17 21 37 47
2012-12-26	11	3rd	3 11 17 39 47 49
2012-11-17	1	1st	17 19 20 21 25 26
2012-11-14	3	3rd	14 15 17 29 30 33
2012-11-03	17	4th	5 7 9 17 20 45
2012-09-05	26	1st	17 22 26 27 39 41
2012-06-06	9	2nd	9 17 20 27 37 41
2012-05-05	27	3rd	4 13 17 26 27 40
2012-02-01	3	2nd	7 17 21 22 38 39
2012-01-21	4	2nd	5 17 32 39 42 49
2012-01-07	3	4th	8 14 15 17 20 47
2011-12-28	24	4th	8 11 13 17 48 49
2011-10-05	1	3rd	9 15 17 29 30 39
2011-10-01	8	3rd	4 15 17 26 37 41
2011-09-03	28	2nd	4 17 20 26 29 36
2011-05-28	1	3rd	2 3 17 23 40 43
2011-05-25	1	3rd	7 8 17 30 46 48
2011-05-21	3	2nd	4 17 23 24 30 35
2011-05-11	1	1st	17 30 33 34 38 48
2011-05-07	1	1st	17 18 24 29 35 48
2011-05-04	7	4th	2 3 7 17 21 32
2011-04-09	3	3rd	6 8 17 21 39 47
2011-03-30	5	3rd	10 16 17 21 39 41
2011-03-12	11	2nd	7 17 19 29 30 38
2011-02-02	2	2nd	2 17 20 42 46 48
2011-01-26	4	2nd	14 17 20 43 47 49
2011-01-12	15	3rd	11 12 17 19 24 47
2010-11-20	13	4th	6 7 8 17 27 46
2010-10-06	5	2nd	9 17 18 23 30 35
2010-09-18	6	4th	4 5 16 17 20 32
2010-08-28	1	2nd	3 17 32 35 43 49
2010-08-25	3	4th	5 10 12 17 28 30
2010-08-14	3	3rd	5 13 17 31 42 46
2010-08-04	12	2nd	14 17 22 24 38 43
2010-06-23	3	4th	5 9 13 17 22 27
2010-06-12	3	3rd	1 16 17 19 33 34
2010-06-02	1	3rd	2 12 17 25 33 39
2010-05-29	5	2nd	2 17 36 39 42 48
2010-05-12	21	2nd	11 17 19 40 44 45
2010-02-27	6	3rd	7 14 17 42 44 45
2010-02-06	5	4th	3 12 15 17 22 29
2010-01-20	16	3rd	2 16 17 18 27 28
2009-11-25	13	4th	3 6 11 17 23 29
2009-10-10	4	1st	17 36 37 40 43 45
2009-09-26	9	3rd	3 5 17 32 40 43
2009-08-26	5	4th	3 9 11 17 27 48
2009-08-08	4	2nd	9 17 26 32 33 36
2009-07-25	8	2nd	8 17 30 32 38 40
2009-06-27	1	2nd	9 17 25 26 31 42
2009-06-24	1	2nd	10 17 20 21 23 31
2009-06-20	8	3rd	3 4 17 24 29 40
2009-05-23	6	2nd	12 17 32 41 44 48
2009-05-02	2	2nd	10 17 25 32 34 40
2009-04-25	8	3rd	7 14 17 39 41 49
2009-03-28	12	2nd	2 17 19 28 31 47
2009-02-14	17	3rd	2 4 17 19 38 45
2008-12-17	9	3rd	10 15 17 26 46 49
2008-11-15	12	2nd	14 17 30 37 38 41
2008-10-04	16	1st	17 18 28 29 32 40
2008-08-09	5	3rd	9 10 17 29 33 40
2008-07-23	2	2nd	15 17 33 35 39 40
2008-07-16	9	3rd	3 12 17 18 22 42
2008-06-14	12	3rd	7 16 17 23 29 34
2008-05-03	6	3rd	2 15 17 32 36 42
2008-04-12	1	2nd	4 17 22 44 46 49
2008-04-09	3	5th	1 6 8 14 17 32
2008-03-29	11	2nd	11 17 28 31 40 43
2008-02-20	10	2nd	7 17 29 31 39 44
2008-01-16	20	3rd	8 13 17 22 29 42
2007-11-07	10	5th	2 6 9 13 17 36
2007-10-03	10	2nd	1 17 24 26 30 49
2007-08-29	1	4th	4 6 11 17 31 41
2007-08-25	16	3rd	7 13 17 33 40 42
2007-06-30	4	3rd	10 11 17 34 38 46
2007-06-16	8	2nd	8 17 33 41 43 45
2007-05-19	6	1st	17 19 20 32 36 48
2007-04-28	3	2nd	11 17 24 28 41 47
2007-04-18	21	3rd	8 11 17 30 32 41
2007-02-03	5	2nd	13 17 39 46 47 49
2007-01-17	14	2nd	12 17 21 25 31 37
2006-11-29	4	1st	17 20 31 40 42 46
2006-11-15	3	3rd	2 3 17 22 40 42
2006-11-04	15	1st	17 30 33 40 42 43
2006-09-13	5	3rd	8 15 17 40 43 48
2006-08-26	9	2nd	10 17 24 31 42 49
2006-07-26	6	2nd	7 17 27 30 33 39
2006-07-05	12	2nd	7 17 29 33 42 45
2006-05-24	1	2nd	1 17 25 29 41 46
2006-05-20	14	3rd	6 16 17 22 24 45
2006-04-01	2	2nd	9 17 18 21 23 39
2006-03-25	11	4th	2 6 10 17 29 30
2006-02-15	4	5th	5 11 12 16 17 45
2006-02-01	11	4th	5 11 13 17 44 48
2005-12-24	3	1st	17 21 25 27 30 37
2005-12-14	20	3rd	7 9 17 22 27 40
2005-10-05	11	2nd	14 17 23 30 34 42
2005-08-27	6	3rd	6 13 17 23 32 43
2005-08-06	3	4th	3 6 7 17 30 34
2005-07-27	6	4th	10 12 13 17 31 37
2005-07-06	10	3rd	3 12 17 36 44 49
2005-06-01	6	3rd	3 11 17 19 20 41
2005-05-11	22	4th	1 6 11 17 29 43
2005-02-23	13	1st	17 25 30 32 36 37
2005-01-08	25	3rd	7 10 17 28 29 33
2004-10-13	1	4th	3 7 14 17 18 43
2004-10-09	7	2nd	6 17 22 27 30 34
2004-09-15	12	3rd	3 11 17 21 33 44
2004-08-04	1	5th	4 7 8 10 17 22
2004-07-31	7	3rd	3 13 17 29 40 48
2004-07-07	17	5th	5 10 11 16 17 33
2004-05-08	4	2nd	14 17 23 28 42 49
2004-04-24	9	5th	1 3 4 5 17 37
2004-03-24	4	2nd	7 17 19 26 29 41
2004-03-10	1	3rd	11 14 17 34 37 43
2004-03-06	6	1st	17 19 20 35 43 45
2004-02-14	5	3rd	14 15 17 31 39 45
2004-01-28	6	4th	8 10 16 17 30 47
2004-01-07	1	3rd	2 12 17 23 24 34
2004-01-03	14	1st	17 18 22 23 40 49
2003-11-15	1	1st	17 30 31 32 35 47
2003-11-12	7	4th	6 9 13 17 21 24
2003-10-18	23	3rd	5 11 17 23 40 45
2003-07-30	3	2nd	2 17 22 38 45 49
2003-07-19	1	4th	3 9 10 17 34 48
2003-07-16	4	4th	2 15 16 17 26 42
2003-07-02	1	3rd	1 14 17 23 30 47
2003-06-28	6	3rd	1 10 17 23 29 35
2003-06-07	7	4th	2 5 6 17 18 30
2003-05-14	24	5th	1 3 4 16 17 27
2003-02-19	2	4th	1 4 10 17 28 35
2003-02-12	2	2nd	12 17 18 20 30 35
2003-02-05	14	3rd	1 13 17 26 42 46
2002-12-18	32	2nd	11 17 21 22 40 42
2002-08-28	1	4th	4 7 9 17 36 46
2002-08-24	18	2nd	4 17 26 28 38 46
2002-06-22	14	2nd	14 17 18 22 32 37
2002-05-04	3	4th	8 9 11 17 45 47
2002-04-24	5	3rd	3 13 17 20 21 30
2002-04-06	9	1st	17 18 32 35 39 48
2002-03-06	4	2nd	5 17 20 31 33 34
2002-02-20	16	1st	17 21 24 25 46 49
2001-12-26	25	2nd	10 17 26 29 36 37
2001-09-29	1	3rd	2 14 17 22 38 44
2001-09-26	3	4th	3 14 15 17 19 47
2001-09-15	39	4th	2 9 15 17 40 48
2001-05-02	23	2nd	2 17 20 23 28 43
2001-02-10	2	4th	7 9 12 17 20 32
2001-02-03	4	4th	2 15 16 17 25 26
2001-01-20	5	2nd	13 17 22 41 43 47
2001-01-03	3	4th	5 6 16 17 19 22
2000-12-23	2	3rd	2 16 17 23 37 38
2000-12-16	12	1st	17 21 26 29 34 39
2000-11-04	73	3rd	2 8 17 29 33 44
2000-02-23	3	2nd	11 17 18 20 39 47
2000-02-12	4	4th	4 6 12 17 18 19
2000-01-29	3	3rd	5 7 17 21 27 48
2000-01-19	1	3rd	4 16 17 43 46 48
2000-01-15	1	4th	10 12 16 17 31 47
2000-01-12	21	4th	3 10 14 17 19 27
1999-10-30	15	3rd	10 15 17 27 44 47
1999-09-08	3	3rd	8 10 17 22 36 38
1999-08-28	2	4th	6 14 15 17 27 47
1999-08-21	9	4th	12 15 16 17 42 48
1999-07-21	5	2nd	12 17 26 32 33 46
1999-07-03	2	2nd	11 17 28 36 42 44
1999-06-26	3	2nd	2 17 18 23 30 40
1999-06-16	4	1st	17 21 25 37 38 45
1999-06-02	8	1st	17 23 27 34 36 37
1999-05-05	13	3rd	7 13 17 22 39 44
1999-03-20	2	2nd	13 17 25 29 45 49
1999-03-13	6	4th	1 2 15 17 24 44
1999-02-20	4	3rd	3 9 17 23 29 40
1999-02-06	4	2nd	2 17 23 38 40 49
1999-01-23	18	4th	1 8 10 17 32 47
1998-11-21	2	3rd	7 9 17 22 38 49
1998-11-14	5	4th	7 11 12 17 23 39
1998-10-28	23	4th	1 2 7 17 31 49
1998-08-08	11	3rd	2 5 17 21 45 47
1998-07-01	4	1st	17 18 28 40 44 46
1998-06-17	4	4th	2 10 16 17 20 27
1998-06-03	11	2nd	1 17 18 23 33 41
1998-04-25	20	1st	17 22 36 38 43 48
1998-02-14	3	4th	8 13 14 17 20 28
1998-02-04	1	2nd	13 17 32 35 42 45
1998-01-31	13	1st	17 22 30 40 46 48
1997-12-17	2	1st	17 35 36 43 46 49
1997-12-10	16	2nd	4 17 22 29 38 48
1997-10-15	1	2nd	11 17 30 35 39 45
1997-10-11	3	2nd	15 17 18 27 34 40
1997-10-01	14	3rd	8 12 17 35 38 49
1997-08-13	14	3rd	5 10 17 29 41 43
1997-06-25	1	2nd	12 17 27 28 38 40
1997-06-21	15	2nd	1 17 26 27 30 44
1997-04-30	2	4th	8 10 16 17 24 40
1997-04-23	6	3rd	8 12 17 23 34 43
1997-04-02	1	3rd	5 10 17 25 40 43
1997-03-29	3	1st	17 19 31 36 39 40
1997-03-19	21	3rd	13 16 17 29 40 48
1996-12-07	18	3rd	6 13 17 22 42 47
1996-08-03	5	2nd	13 17 26 28 31 36
1996-06-29	1	2nd	4 17 27 34 35 46
1996-06-22	2	5th	3 4 7 11 17 40
1996-06-08	9	3rd	11 15 17 25 32 46
1996-04-06	10	5th	1 4 6 14 17 38
1996-01-27	14	2nd	16 17 38 41 42 43
1995-10-21	22	3rd	2 6 17 19 21 47
1995-05-20	2	3rd	15 16 17 28 32 46
1995-05-06	4	3rd	5 14 17 35 43 48
1995-04-08	2	2nd	14 17 22 24 42 47
1995-03-25	3	2nd	4 17 41 42 44 49
1995-03-04	7	3rd	11 12 17 26 36 42
1995-01-14	2	2nd	7 17 23 32 38 42
1994-12-31	4	2nd	9 17 32 36 42 44
1994-12-03	—	2nd	11 17 21 29 30 40