Number 26

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

242times drawn · chance expected 253 −0.73σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 59% for any number

8.5average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

41longest completed wait · 73% chance of one at least that long

26 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 242 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, −0.73σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 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 26, draw by draw

Drawn 242 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 8.5 draws · longest completed wait 41 · waiting 5 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 26 has a favourite seat — chance gives a large number the high positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest9 · chance 4.8
2nd smallest42 · chance 31.3
3rd smallest74 · chance 75.1
4th smallest81 · chance 82.2
5th smallest28 · chance 41.1
6th smallest8 · chance 7.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

28 23 12 39 49 22

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, 26 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 26 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2015-09-19	17	2nd	14 26 28 31 32 44
2015-07-22	39	3rd	7 23 26 33 38 45
2015-03-07	29	4th	2 17 21 26 30 48
2014-11-26	3	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: 26 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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