Number 23

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

282times drawn · chance expected 253 +1.96σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 68% for any number

7.3average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

46longest completed wait · 55% chance of one at least that long

23 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 282 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, +1.96σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 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 23, draw by draw

Drawn 282 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 7.3 draws · longest completed wait 46 · waiting 4 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 23 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 10.8
2nd smallest60 · chance 54.2
3rd smallest104 · chance 98.9
4th smallest82 · chance 82.4
5th smallest23 · chance 31.3
6th smallest2 · chance 4.3

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 29.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

2 28 30 49 3 15

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, 23 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 23 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2015-09-23	7	4th	9 17 21 23 35 36
2015-08-29	11	3rd	12 18 23 33 42 43
2015-07-22	8	2nd	7 23 26 33 38 45
2015-06-24	1	2nd

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

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