Number 34

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

249times drawn · chance expected 253 −0.26σ

39draws waiting · a wait this long: 0.7% for any number

8.1average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

39longest completed wait · 82% chance of one at least that long

34 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 249 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, −0.26σ. Each draw is independent: after 39 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 41 times, counted separately.

Number 34, draw by draw

Drawn 249 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 8.1 draws · longest completed wait 39 · waiting 39 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 34 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 smallest1 · chance 0.4
2nd smallest10 · chance 6.6
3rd smallest37 · chance 34.9
4th smallest83 · chance 83.3
5th smallest90 · chance 89.3
6th smallest28 · chance 34.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

48 23 41 27 25 28

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, 34 is picked about 0.86× as often as an indifferent choice — 33rd 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 above 31 ×0.86

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 34 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2015-05-23	3	5th	1 8 22 30 34 40
2015-05-13	24	5th	1 5 21 33 34 47
2015-02-18	6	4th	21 23 25 34 42 49
2015-01-28	2	6th

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

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