Number 27

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

266times drawn · chance expected 253 +0.88σ

10draws waiting · a wait this long: 31% for any number

7.7average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

36longest completed wait · 94% chance of one at least that long

27 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 266 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, +0.88σ. Each draw is independent: after 10 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 27, draw by draw

Drawn 266 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 7.7 draws · longest completed wait 36 · waiting 10 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 27 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 smallest2 · chance 4.1
2nd smallest33 · chance 29.5
3rd smallest85 · chance 77.8
4th smallest85 · chance 93.3
5th smallest50 · chance 51.1
6th smallest11 · chance 10.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 27.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

9 49 7 41 44 48

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, 27 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 27 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2015-09-02	4	3rd	2 9 27 29 33 40
2015-08-19	5	5th	5 6 7 25 27 33
2015-08-01	18	3rd	1 16 27 42 46 47
2015-05-30	1	4th

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

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