Number 22

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

252times drawn · chance expected 253 −0.06σ

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

8.2average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

51longest completed wait · 31% chance of one at least that long

22 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 252 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, −0.06σ. 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 44 times, counted separately.

Number 22, draw by draw

Drawn 252 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 8.2 draws · longest completed wait 51 · 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 22 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 smallest12 · chance 11.9
2nd smallest61 · chance 54.2
3rd smallest90 · chance 90.4
4th smallest61 · chance 68.7
5th smallest20 · chance 23.8
6th smallest8 · chance 3.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

17 25 40 48 10 12

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, 22 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 22 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2015-09-16	7	4th	12 14 21 22 37 43
2015-08-22	4	3rd	7 19 22 28 40 44
2015-08-08	7	2nd	6 22 28 30 39 44
2015-07-15	15	5th

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

2014-06-14	11	3rd	9 18 22 23 29 33
2014-05-07	3	3rd	16 17 22 38 44 49
2014-04-26	4	2nd	17 22 23 33 36 42
2014-04-12	8	3rd	4 17 22 26 31 47
2014-03-15	8	3rd	14 19 22 25 38 48
2014-02-15	10	4th	15 17 19 22 33 40
2014-01-11	3	1st	22 23 25 27 28 46
2014-01-01	10	4th	9 12 16 22 26 48
2013-11-27	1	3rd	15 19 22 25 42 48
2013-11-23	8	3rd	12 16 22 35 38 48
2013-10-26	11	4th	10 14 20 22 45 49
2013-09-18	16	5th	2 4 5 17 22 29
2013-07-24	4	1st	22 26 30 40 42 47
2013-07-10	19	6th	3 9 10 16 20 22
2013-05-04	8	3rd	11 12 22 27 40 44
2013-04-06	3	3rd	11 21 22 41 47 48
2013-03-27	29	3rd	8 10 22 24 37 44
2012-12-15	7	3rd	6 19 22 23 28 29
2012-11-21	20	4th	4 12 19 22 36 40
2012-09-12	2	4th	14 16 21 22 24 41
2012-09-05	8	2nd	17 22 26 27 39 41
2012-08-08	3	4th	6 14 19 22 30 36
2012-07-28	1	3rd	7 10 22 29 43 44
2012-07-25	5	4th	8 14 15 22 41 48
2012-07-07	3	2nd	5 22 23 30 33 45
2012-06-27	14	2nd	10 22 29 39 46 47
2012-05-09	2	5th	2 7 8 10 22 23
2012-05-02	4	2nd	18 22 25 35 39 41
2012-04-18	1	4th	7 8 16 22 24 28
2012-04-14	5	4th	1 5 15 22 26 42
2012-03-28	11	4th	3 8 16 22 38 39
2012-02-18	5	3rd	2 19 22 30 33 41
2012-02-01	4	4th	7 17 21 22 38 39
2012-01-18	9	2nd	9 22 31 34 35 43
2011-12-17	7	2nd	1 22 35 39 42 48
2011-11-23	13	4th	4 11 19 22 31 48
2011-10-08	8	3rd	6 16 22 26 30 34
2011-09-10	13	5th	5 7 9 10 22 47
2011-07-27	10	3rd	4 16 22 34 39 42
2011-06-22	51	2nd	16 22 23 36 45 48
2010-12-25	7	3rd	13 15 22 25 33 34
2010-12-01	7	3rd	20 21 22 24 27 34
2010-11-06	2	2nd	12 22 30 31 34 39
2010-10-30	10	2nd	2 22 32 33 37 45
2010-09-25	14	2nd	19 22 30 33 35 39
2010-08-07	1	3rd	13 16 22 25 31 39
2010-08-04	12	3rd	14 17 22 24 38 43
2010-06-23	5	5th	5 9 13 17 22 27
2010-06-05	31	2nd	5 22 23 24 26 29
2010-02-17	1	2nd	3 22 27 31 38 49
2010-02-13	2	2nd	16 22 24 30 39 44
2010-02-06	16	5th	3 12 15 17 22 29
2009-12-12	3	3rd	3 13 22 23 39 45
2009-12-02	25	3rd	2 19 22 25 34 47
2009-09-05	13	3rd	12 19 22 26 36 41
2009-07-22	4	2nd	2 22 23 31 35 40
2009-07-08	10	4th	10 16 21 22 35 49
2009-06-03	22	3rd	4 6 22 31 33 35
2009-03-18	7	3rd	2 5 22 25 39 41
2009-02-21	44	2nd	18 22 26 42 45 46
2008-09-20	3	4th	5 15 20 22 24 47
2008-09-10	16	5th	7 15 16 19 22 48
2008-07-16	3	5th	3 12 17 18 22 42
2008-07-05	3	2nd	2 22 26 28 30 39
2008-06-25	1	3rd	11 12 22 23 24 36
2008-06-21	3	6th	8 9 11 16 18 22
2008-06-11	3	3rd	1 8 22 28 35 44
2008-05-31	14	3rd	15 20 22 34 37 39
2008-04-12	5	3rd	4 17 22 44 46 49
2008-03-26	2	2nd	3 22 27 33 45 48
2008-03-19	13	3rd	5 21 22 25 27 35
2008-02-02	5	4th	5 7 18 22 25 34
2008-01-16	9	4th	8 13 17 22 29 42
2007-12-15	8	2nd	12 22 25 43 46 49
2007-11-17	4	4th	11 16 20 22 27 46
2007-11-03	2	3rd	3 10 22 25 31 49
2007-10-27	3	5th	6 8 10 13 22 32
2007-10-17	3	3rd	10 12 22 32 45 46
2007-10-06	16	4th	5 6 18 22 24 38
2007-08-11	4	5th	6 10 11 19 22 46
2007-07-28	6	3rd	4 18 22 27 44 48
2007-07-07	1	2nd	16 22 28 30 33 35
2007-07-04	4	3rd	3 13 22 32 44 46
2007-06-20	4	3rd	13 16 22 43 47 49
2007-06-06	2	3rd	7 21 22 28 37 40
2007-05-30	4	3rd	2 20 22 25 41 47
2007-05-16	27	3rd	9 20 22 24 27 28
2007-02-10	15	1st	22 26 38 39 41 42
2006-12-20	4	4th	4 10 21 22 25 38
2006-12-06	6	5th	2 5 9 12 22 32
2006-11-15	6	4th	2 3 17 22 40 42
2006-10-25	15	6th	2 7 10 14 16 22
2006-09-02	1	4th	3 8 20 22 34 40
2006-08-30	11	3rd	19 21 22 38 44 49
2006-07-22	18	2nd	20 22 23 26 31 47
2006-05-20	2	4th	6 16 17 22 24 45
2006-05-13	3	4th	3 15 21 22 36 47
2006-05-03	8	3rd	9 11 22 39 40 42
2006-04-05	5	4th	1 2 16 22 26 49
2006-03-18	4	3rd	7 10 22 24 34 44
2006-03-04	8	3rd	1 16 22 32 33 40
2006-02-04	2	4th	1 3 6 22 23 39
2006-01-28	13	3rd	9 18 22 29 30 48
2005-12-14	2	4th	7 9 17 22 27 40
2005-12-07	6	5th	2 8 11 12 22 26
2005-11-16	7	3rd	4 9 22 24 30 41
2005-10-22	4	3rd	18 20 22 30 32 39
2005-10-08	7	4th	1 14 20 22 25 26
2005-09-14	8	3rd	15 20 22 25 35 39
2005-08-17	1	4th	3 10 13 22 31 33
2005-08-13	10	2nd	19 22 30 35 44 48
2005-07-09	15	3rd	7 20 22 23 34 37
2005-05-18	1	3rd	4 19 22 27 28 47
2005-05-14	10	3rd	12 18 22 33 43 48
2005-04-09	1	2nd	14 22 25 27 45 47
2005-04-06	16	1st	22 26 36 43 45 49
2005-02-09	1	3rd	12 18 22 24 32 33
2005-02-05	3	2nd	19 22 33 36 43 44
2005-01-26	8	4th	3 12 14 22 33 40
2004-12-29	3	2nd	4 22 30 41 43 47
2004-12-18	10	3rd	5 16 22 25 27 30
2004-11-13	6	6th	4 10 12 13 14 22
2004-10-23	4	1st	22 27 33 37 38 40
2004-10-09	19	3rd	6 17 22 27 30 34
2004-08-04	3	6th	4 7 8 10 17 22
2004-07-24	11	1st	22 27 30 31 48 49
2004-06-16	1	1st	22 26 29 31 35 42
2004-06-12	3	2nd	7 22 35 44 48 49
2004-06-02	4	2nd	5 22 26 40 42 43
2004-05-19	10	2nd	10 22 28 33 37 39
2004-04-14	13	3rd	1 3 22 32 38 44
2004-02-28	5	3rd	6 19 22 38 39 43
2004-02-11	1	1st	22 23 38 40 43 47
2004-02-07	10	2nd	18 22 25 44 45 46
2004-01-03	2	3rd	17 18 22 23 40 49
2003-12-27	15	3rd	3 18 22 27 41 46
2003-11-05	8	5th	10 12 18 20 22 47
2003-10-08	18	2nd	6 22 25 26 28 44
2003-08-06	2	4th	1 8 13 22 36 45
2003-07-30	7	3rd	2 17 22 38 45 49
2003-07-05	7	5th	6 10 18 19 22 43
2003-06-11	3	3rd	9 13 22 39 48 49
2003-05-31	2	4th	2 9 12 22 25 26
2003-05-24	2	2nd	4 22 25 30 34 42
2003-05-17	15	4th	8 12 15 22 36 48
2003-03-26	7	2nd	10 22 35 37 47 49
2003-03-01	14	1st	22 24 29 31 44 45
2003-01-11	1	3rd	9 18 22 26 37 41
2003-01-08	2	3rd	10 12 22 34 46 48
2003-01-01	3	2nd	3 22 27 29 34 41
2002-12-21	1	2nd	4 22 23 37 43 44
2002-12-18	20	4th	11 17 21 22 40 42
2002-10-09	18	2nd	7 22 25 31 44 47
2002-08-07	10	2nd	10 22 23 30 33 42
2002-07-03	3	4th	2 4 5 22 27 29
2002-06-22	10	4th	14 17 18 22 32 37
2002-05-18	5	2nd	21 22 30 31 38 48
2002-05-01	5	4th	10 15 19 22 24 32
2002-04-13	39	3rd	3 19 22 40 41 44
2001-11-28	17	2nd	8 22 31 32 42 45
2001-09-29	11	4th	2 14 17 22 38 44
2001-08-22	1	3rd	14 20 22 29 33 37
2001-08-18	10	4th	11 16 18 22 23 31
2001-07-14	4	4th	7 11 14 22 37 38
2001-06-30	10	3rd	9 15 22 43 46 48
2001-05-26	16	3rd	3 15 22 29 35 49
2001-03-31	3	1st	22 23 26 34 37 44
2001-03-21	6	2nd	11 22 27 34 39 42
2001-02-28	11	5th	4 9 12 13 22 32
2001-01-20	5	3rd	13 17 22 41 43 47
2001-01-03	23	6th	5 6 16 17 19 22
2000-10-14	8	2nd	7 22 31 37 38 40
2000-09-16	8	2nd	4 22 23 26 42 47
2000-08-19	14	2nd	5 22 34 38 43 46
2000-07-01	4	3rd	11 16 22 39 42 48
2000-06-17	19	2nd	4 22 24 25 40 43
2000-04-12	5	4th	9 12 19 22 26 34
2000-03-25	2	2nd	15 22 23 27 32 37
2000-03-18	3	5th	5 8 15 16 22 39
2000-03-08	18	3rd	6 18 22 32 36 46
2000-01-05	11	2nd	5 22 25 30 31 33
1999-11-27	7	3rd	8 10 22 46 47 49
1999-11-03	2	2nd	3 22 25 31 35 37
1999-10-27	14	4th	4 9 13 22 25 32
1999-09-08	4	4th	8 10 17 22 36 38
1999-08-25	4	4th	1 8 20 22 36 48
1999-08-11	1	3rd	1 15 22 38 39 48
1999-08-07	21	4th	4 7 19 22 24 46
1999-05-26	6	2nd	14 22 26 29 33 46
1999-05-05	4	4th	7 13 17 22 39 44
1999-04-21	14	3rd	3 12 22 31 44 46
1999-03-03	4	2nd	20 22 24 25 36 40
1999-02-17	6	2nd	2 22 31 32 40 42
1999-01-27	19	6th	2 3 6 20 21 22
1998-11-21	14	4th	7 9 17 22 38 49
1998-10-03	14	5th	1 11 18 19 22 32
1998-08-15	29	4th	3 5 15 22 31 35
1998-05-06	3	5th	6 7 14 19 22 27
1998-04-25	5	2nd	17 22 36 38 43 48
1998-04-08	8	2nd	9 22 37 41 43 47
1998-03-11	11	2nd	16 22 23 28 33 37
1998-01-31	15	2nd	17 22 30 40 46 48
1997-12-10	6	3rd	4 17 22 29 38 48
1997-11-19	18	1st	22 27 33 42 46 47
1997-09-17	3	4th	7 20 21 22 40 44
1997-09-07	1	2nd	20 22 26 36 40 41
1997-09-03	2	3rd	10 14 22 30 38 43
1997-08-27	14	3rd	1 7 22 25 31 47
1997-07-09	2	4th	3 5 13 22 24 43
1997-07-02	15	4th	6 10 18 22 41 45
1997-05-10	9	3rd	12 19 22 23 25 44
1997-04-09	8	2nd	6 22 35 42 45 49
1997-03-12	13	5th	3 4 5 16 22 25
1997-01-18	6	3rd	3 21 22 26 31 48
1996-12-07	30	4th	6 13 17 22 42 47
1996-05-11	12	4th	7 10 12 22 34 48
1996-02-17	2	6th	4 14 15 16 18 22
1996-02-03	17	3rd	2 9 22 26 32 44
1995-10-07	4	2nd	10 22 28 30 36 37
1995-09-09	1	4th	2 12 20 22 41 45
1995-09-02	6	3rd	1 15 22 28 40 49
1995-07-22	12	4th	2 3 21 22 23 40
1995-04-29	3	3rd	9 15 22 31 34 48
1995-04-08	1	3rd	14 17 22 24 42 47
1995-04-01	3	1st	22 25 30 32 41 43
1995-03-11	9	3rd	2 13 22 27 29 46
1995-01-07	7	4th	2 5 21 22 25 32
1994-11-19	—	4th	3 5 14 22 30 44