Number 47

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

263times drawn · chance expected 253 +0.68σ

19draws waiting · a wait this long: 10% for any number

7.8average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

53longest completed wait · 25% chance of one at least that long

47 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 263 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, +0.68σ. Each draw is independent: after 19 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 35 times, counted separately.

Number 47, draw by draw

Drawn 263 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 7.8 draws · longest completed wait 53 · waiting 19 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 47 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 smallest0 · chance 0.0
2nd smallest0 · chance 0.0
3rd smallest0 · chance 0.0
4th smallest4 · chance 2.3
5th smallest47 · chance 50.1
6th smallest212 · chance 210.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 27.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

31 10 25 49 30 43

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, 47 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 47 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2015-08-01	1	6th	1 16 27 42 46 47
2015-07-29	3	6th	18 21 31 42 45 47
2015-07-18	2	6th	8 15 17 33 41 47
2015-07-11	8	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: 47 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2013-11-09	5	6th	1 2 6 29 32 47
2013-10-23	5	6th	10 18 27 37 41 47
2013-10-05	11	6th	5 15 17 19 20 47
2013-08-28	2	6th	1 5 17 19 37 47
2013-08-21	8	5th	3 4 27 29 47 49
2013-07-24	10	6th	22 26 30 40 42 47
2013-06-19	5	6th	6 9 13 35 36 47
2013-06-01	16	6th	11 13 24 32 34 47
2013-04-06	9	5th	11 21 22 41 47 48
2013-03-06	10	6th	3 9 14 38 42 47
2013-01-30	1	5th	9 10 24 43 47 48
2013-01-26	3	6th	2 6 21 29 34 47
2013-01-16	3	6th	5 12 13 35 38 47
2013-01-05	3	6th	10 15 17 21 37 47
2012-12-26	18	5th	3 11 17 39 47 49
2012-10-24	34	5th	1 10 19 36 47 48
2012-06-27	4	6th	10 22 29 39 46 47
2012-06-13	15	6th	12 25 29 34 45 47
2012-04-21	6	6th	10 23 25 34 41 47
2012-03-31	24	5th	2 5 18 40 47 49
2012-01-07	9	6th	8 14 15 17 20 47
2011-12-07	1	6th	10 14 27 31 32 47
2011-12-03	20	4th	1 30 35 47 48 49
2011-09-24	4	6th	10 16 29 34 37 47
2011-09-10	3	6th	5 7 9 10 22 47
2011-08-31	2	5th	5 26 43 46 47 49
2011-08-24	2	4th	11 27 46 47 48 49
2011-08-17	4	5th	3 19 32 40 47 48
2011-08-03	10	6th	18 19 26 39 40 47
2011-06-29	23	6th	5 6 13 21 31 47
2011-04-09	7	6th	6 8 17 21 39 47
2011-03-16	11	5th	2 15 16 18 47 48
2011-02-05	2	6th	33 34 37 40 41 47
2011-01-29	1	6th	5 20 25 30 36 47
2011-01-26	4	5th	14 17 20 43 47 49
2011-01-12	1	6th	11 12 17 19 24 47
2011-01-08	12	6th	13 14 32 35 41 47
2010-11-27	11	6th	4 10 18 41 42 47
2010-10-20	8	6th	14 30 31 36 44 47
2010-09-22	5	6th	9 12 27 29 41 47
2010-09-04	16	6th	16 19 26 27 41 47
2010-07-10	4	6th	3 5 30 31 38 47
2010-06-26	2	6th	18 26 33 35 37 47
2010-06-19	1	6th	34 37 39 41 42 47
2010-06-16	7	6th	4 8 32 34 40 47
2010-05-22	1	5th	1 4 16 37 47 49
2010-05-19	4	6th	15 23 24 34 36 47
2010-05-05	1	6th	3 6 8 10 36 47
2010-05-01	7	6th	6 15 28 29 30 47
2010-04-07	10	6th	8 11 20 33 43 47
2010-03-03	17	6th	18 27 32 35 44 47
2010-01-02	9	6th	26 29 30 42 43 47
2009-12-02	1	6th	2 19 22 25 34 47
2009-11-28	19	6th	3 4 27 30 36 47
2009-09-23	7	6th	23 25 28 41 46 47
2009-08-29	4	6th	9 18 34 37 39 47
2009-08-15	27	5th	16 31 32 46 47 48
2009-05-13	13	6th	13 16 19 31 37 47
2009-03-28	13	6th	2 17 19 28 31 47
2009-02-11	14	6th	9 14 16 38 46 47
2008-12-24	3	6th	2 10 24 31 37 47
2008-12-13	4	6th	2 4 16 28 37 47
2008-11-29	20	6th	10 34 35 39 43 47
2008-09-20	13	6th	5 15 20 22 24 47
2008-08-06	22	5th	7 9 23 30 47 49
2008-05-21	1	5th	2 23 38 41 47 49
2008-05-17	13	6th	3 11 12 41 46 47
2008-04-02	6	6th	2 6 21 23 43 47
2008-03-12	1	6th	1 13 26 38 41 47
2008-03-08	1	6th	4 15 18 30 31 47
2008-03-05	22	6th	8 14 16 39 43 47
2007-12-19	7	6th	11 13 21 33 36 47
2007-11-24	1	6th	1 14 25 37 39 47
2007-11-21	18	6th	6 8 24 25 32 47
2007-09-19	9	6th	2 5 6 13 25 47
2007-08-18	11	6th	2 12 26 32 37 47
2007-07-11	6	6th	3 9 10 12 46 47
2007-06-20	6	5th	13 16 22 43 47 49
2007-05-30	6	6th	2 20 22 25 41 47
2007-05-09	3	5th	8 9 19 34 47 49
2007-04-28	20	6th	11 17 24 28 41 47
2007-02-17	4	5th	6 18 40 43 47 49
2007-02-03	53	5th	13 17 39 46 47 49
2006-08-02	3	6th	5 8 9 18 41 47
2006-07-22	10	6th	20 22 23 26 31 47
2006-06-17	2	6th	25 26 33 40 41 47
2006-06-10	8	6th	14 27 32 39 41 47
2006-05-13	4	6th	3 15 21 22 36 47
2006-04-29	3	6th	10 29 31 32 36 47
2006-04-19	26	5th	3 9 33 44 47 49
2006-01-18	1	6th	2 3 7 24 46 47
2006-01-14	3	6th	4 8 16 23 28 47
2006-01-04	5	6th	7 13 31 43 45 47
2005-12-17	4	6th	7 11 15 21 35 47
2005-12-03	6	6th	2 10 11 28 36 47
2005-11-12	3	6th	12 13 25 30 45 47
2005-11-02	4	4th	19 25 32 47 48 49
2005-10-19	5	6th	7 18 20 21 29 47
2005-10-01	23	6th	4 6 31 42 46 47
2005-07-13	6	6th	3 25 36 39 42 47
2005-06-22	9	5th	1 4 7 44 47 48
2005-05-21	1	5th	14 34 38 43 47 48
2005-05-18	5	6th	4 19 22 27 28 47
2005-04-30	1	6th	2 23 26 30 39 47
2005-04-27	5	6th	2 15 20 24 32 47
2005-04-09	9	6th	14 22 25 27 45 47
2005-03-09	14	6th	14 21 25 39 40 47
2005-01-19	6	6th	15 24 28 33 34 47
2004-12-29	2	6th	4 22 30 41 43 47
2004-12-22	15	6th	4 12 27 44 45 47
2004-10-30	16	6th	3 8 9 26 27 47
2004-09-04	7	6th	3 5 10 25 43 47
2004-08-11	8	4th	11 12 19 47 48 49
2004-07-14	1	6th	6 27 33 38 45 47
2004-07-10	2	6th	6 9 31 32 40 47
2004-07-03	19	6th	6 8 21 25 43 47
2004-04-28	3	6th	1 3 26 34 43 47
2004-04-17	2	5th	3 21 31 42 47 48
2004-04-10	11	6th	25 30 34 39 40 47
2004-03-03	6	5th	24 38 40 44 47 48
2004-02-11	2	6th	22 23 38 40 43 47
2004-02-04	1	6th	9 11 18 20 35 47
2004-01-31	1	6th	5 12 13 19 27 47
2004-01-28	8	6th	8 10 16 17 30 47
2003-12-31	8	6th	19 28 31 34 41 47
2003-12-03	5	6th	2 28 34 35 38 47
2003-11-15	3	6th	17 30 31 32 35 47
2003-11-05	11	6th	10 12 18 20 22 47
2003-09-27	16	6th	7 24 30 44 46 47
2003-08-02	9	5th	5 26 28 45 47 49
2003-07-02	16	6th	1 14 17 23 30 47
2003-05-07	6	6th	7 12 26 33 35 47
2003-04-16	6	6th	5 7 23 29 38 47
2003-03-26	1	5th	10 22 35 37 47 49
2003-03-22	2	5th	2 8 10 45 47 49
2003-03-15	12	6th	4 24 25 28 38 47
2003-02-01	3	6th	2 13 30 39 45 47
2003-01-22	11	6th	5 16 23 35 44 47
2002-12-14	5	6th	11 21 38 39 45 47
2002-11-27	1	6th	11 25 35 36 42 47
2002-11-23	10	6th	5 6 12 19 30 47
2002-10-19	3	6th	12 30 43 44 45 47
2002-10-09	4	6th	7 22 25 31 44 47
2002-09-25	6	6th	6 21 29 32 33 47
2002-09-04	13	6th	2 23 28 33 45 47
2002-07-20	11	5th	7 10 16 34 47 48
2002-06-12	1	5th	1 2 10 34 47 48
2002-06-08	1	6th	15 16 18 28 36 47
2002-06-05	8	6th	3 5 7 26 43 47
2002-05-08	1	5th	8 10 42 44 47 49
2002-05-04	10	6th	8 9 11 17 45 47
2002-03-30	17	6th	8 14 25 36 38 47
2002-01-30	22	6th	12 19 27 39 42 47
2001-11-14	11	6th	19 29 32 33 43 47
2001-10-06	3	6th	9 12 29 33 44 47
2001-09-26	8	6th	3 14 15 17 19 47
2001-08-29	7	6th	4 5 9 13 29 47
2001-08-04	7	6th	4 7 11 15 28 47
2001-07-11	2	6th	11 16 19 24 33 47
2001-07-04	8	6th	13 28 32 38 40 47
2001-06-06	4	6th	12 16 35 37 38 47
2001-05-23	5	6th	4 11 30 31 44 47
2001-05-05	2	6th	1 3 16 33 46 47
2001-04-28	4	6th	2 25 33 40 44 47
2001-04-14	22	6th	7 24 35 41 42 47
2001-01-27	2	6th	4 12 15 39 45 47
2001-01-20	1	6th	13 17 22 41 43 47
2001-01-17	5	6th	10 13 24 31 36 47
2000-12-30	7	6th	1 7 16 18 38 47
2000-12-06	1	6th	6 10 13 19 27 47
2000-12-02	6	6th	2 19 28 37 46 47
2000-11-11	4	6th	18 23 28 34 35 47
2000-10-28	9	6th	1 13 14 23 31 47
2000-09-27	3	6th	4 10 24 28 40 47
2000-09-16	1	6th	4 22 23 26 42 47
2000-09-13	6	5th	14 20 25 32 47 49
2000-08-23	8	6th	3 31 32 37 38 47
2000-07-26	1	6th	2 28 29 40 43 47
2000-07-22	12	5th	13 16 43 45 47 48
2000-06-10	18	6th	1 14 15 35 44 47
2000-04-08	10	5th	18 23 30 46 47 49
2000-03-04	3	6th	11 13 19 26 28 47
2000-02-23	5	6th	11 17 18 20 39 47
2000-02-05	6	5th	21 38 40 46 47 49
2000-01-15	5	6th	10 12 16 17 31 47
1999-12-29	2	6th	16 26 33 36 39 47
1999-12-22	5	5th	29 32 39 46 47 49
1999-12-04	1	6th	16 23 25 31 35 47
1999-12-01	1	6th	28 36 37 38 42 47
1999-11-27	8	5th	8 10 22 46 47 49
1999-10-30	18	6th	10 15 17 27 44 47
1999-08-28	31	6th	6 14 15 17 27 47
1999-05-12	1	6th	8 9 26 29 38 47
1999-05-08	4	6th	1 12 24 31 33 47
1999-04-24	14	6th	3 8 11 25 46 47
1999-03-06	6	6th	8 32 33 37 43 47
1999-02-13	3	5th	5 23 26 27 47 49
1999-02-03	3	6th	3 16 18 24 39 47
1999-01-23	5	6th	1 8 10 17 32 47
1999-01-06	4	6th	2 11 18 21 23 47
1998-12-23	10	6th	4 12 18 30 38 47
1998-11-18	21	6th	2 8 12 30 35 47
1998-09-05	8	6th	9 10 11 27 42 47
1998-08-08	1	6th	2 5 17 21 45 47
1998-08-05	4	6th	13 35 38 40 42 47
1998-07-22	9	6th	28 34 38 39 46 47
1998-06-20	8	6th	1 14 27 31 38 47
1998-05-23	13	6th	8 20 24 35 43 47
1998-04-08	6	6th	9 22 37 41 43 47
1998-03-18	14	6th	12 25 31 39 46 47
1998-01-28	5	6th	4 12 15 31 32 47
1998-01-10	11	5th	3 10 11 27 47 49
1997-12-03	1	5th	1 8 36 39 47 49
1997-11-29	1	6th	2 8 21 29 46 47
1997-11-26	2	6th	5 11 19 23 24 47
1997-11-19	24	6th	22 27 33 42 46 47
1997-08-27	1	6th	1 7 22 25 31 47
1997-08-23	6	6th	4 10 25 36 44 47
1997-08-02	4	6th	2 16 28 37 43 47
1997-07-19	33	6th	7 19 36 44 45 47
1997-03-26	11	6th	24 33 42 43 44 47
1997-02-15	2	6th	7 14 21 34 38 47
1997-02-08	3	6th	9 13 27 30 36 47
1997-01-25	6	6th	1 24 28 31 35 47
1996-12-14	1	6th	12 24 33 34 42 47
1996-12-07	9	6th	6 13 17 22 42 47
1996-10-05	5	5th	6 9 25 45 47 48
1996-08-31	8	6th	3 5 14 27 44 47
1996-07-06	3	6th	13 26 43 44 45 47
1996-06-15	6	6th	13 18 25 44 46 47
1996-05-04	3	6th	6 25 26 33 34 47
1996-04-13	16	5th	23 38 40 44 47 49
1995-12-23	9	5th	6 11 34 40 47 49
1995-10-21	1	6th	2 6 17 19 21 47
1995-10-14	9	6th	4 5 9 25 30 47
1995-08-12	18	6th	11 25 28 33 34 47
1995-04-08	11	6th	14 17 22 24 42 47
1995-01-21	6	6th	6 16 20 30 31 47
1994-12-10	—	5th	26 35 38 43 47 49