Number 24

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

260times drawn · chance expected 253 +0.48σ

9draws waiting · a wait this long: 35% for any number

7.9average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

41longest completed wait · 75% chance of one at least that long

24 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 260 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, +0.48σ. Each draw is independent: after 9 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 38 times, counted separately.

Number 24, draw by draw

Drawn 260 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 7.9 draws · longest completed wait 41 · waiting 9 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 24 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 8.1
2nd smallest37 · chance 44.2
3rd smallest92 · chance 88.4
4th smallest83 · chance 80.7
5th smallest33 · chance 33.6
6th smallest4 · chance 5.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 27.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

33 40 14 28 7 11

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, 24 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 24 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2015-09-05	7	1st	24 29 33 40 43 49
2015-08-12	19	5th	6 15 17 20 24 25
2015-06-06	16	4th	10 14 19 24 28 33
2015-04-11	5	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: 24 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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