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Number 2 In Cash 5 under the 5/41 · Apr 2014 – Jun 2017 rules — 1,156 draws, 5 from 1–41 (an earlier era).
5/45 · since Jun 2017 5/41 · Apr 2014 – Jun 2017 5/39 · Nov 2012 – Apr 2014 145 times drawn · chance expected 141 +0.36σ
13 draws waiting · a wait this long: 21% for any number
7.8 average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2
66 longest completed wait · 3% chance of one at least that long
2 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 145 times in 1,156 draws against 141.0 expected, +0.36σ. Each draw is independent: after 13 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.
2 Number 2, draw by draw Drawn 145 times in 1,156 draws · average wait 7.8 draws · longest completed wait 66 · waiting 13 draws now
9 draws: 2014-05-03 to 2014-05-12 1 draws: 2014-05-12 to 2014-05-13 7 draws: 2014-05-13 to 2014-05-20 2 draws: 2014-05-20 to 2014-05-22 1 draws: 2014-05-22 to 2014-05-23 9 draws: 2014-05-23 to 2014-06-01 2 draws: 2014-06-01 to 2014-06-03 11 draws: 2014-06-03 to 2014-06-14 10 draws: 2014-06-14 to 2014-06-24 5 draws: 2014-06-24 to 2014-06-29 3 draws: 2014-06-29 to 2014-07-02 2 draws: 2014-07-02 to 2014-07-04 6 draws: 2014-07-04 to 2014-07-10 2 draws: 2014-07-10 to 2014-07-12 21 draws: 2014-07-12 to 2014-08-02 30 draws: 2014-08-02 to 2014-09-01 3 draws: 2014-09-01 to 2014-09-04 1 draws: 2014-09-04 to 2014-09-05 12 draws: 2014-09-05 to 2014-09-17 5 draws: 2014-09-17 to 2014-09-22 9 draws: 2014-09-22 to 2014-10-01 21 draws: 2014-10-01 to 2014-10-22 1 draws: 2014-10-22 to 2014-10-23 8 draws: 2014-10-23 to 2014-10-31 3 draws: 2014-10-31 to 2014-11-03 2 draws: 2014-11-03 to 2014-11-05 4 draws: 2014-11-05 to 2014-11-09 1 draws: 2014-11-09 to 2014-11-10 29 draws: 2014-11-10 to 2014-12-09 1 draws: 2014-12-09 to 2014-12-10 10 draws: 2014-12-10 to 2014-12-20 2 draws: 2014-12-20 to 2014-12-22 2 draws: 2014-12-22 to 2014-12-24 8 draws: 2014-12-24 to 2015-01-01 1 draws: 2015-01-01 to 2015-01-02 2 draws: 2015-01-02 to 2015-01-04 25 draws: 2015-01-04 to 2015-01-29 6 draws: 2015-01-29 to 2015-02-04 3 draws: 2015-02-04 to 2015-02-07 4 draws: 2015-02-07 to 2015-02-11 19 draws: 2015-02-11 to 2015-03-02 9 draws: 2015-03-02 to 2015-03-11 17 draws: 2015-03-11 to 2015-03-28 1 draws: 2015-03-28 to 2015-03-29 7 draws: 2015-03-29 to 2015-04-05 23 draws: 2015-04-05 to 2015-04-28 4 draws: 2015-04-28 to 2015-05-02 1 draws: 2015-05-02 to 2015-05-04 6 draws: 2015-05-04 to 2015-05-10 19 draws: 2015-05-10 to 2015-05-29 8 draws: 2015-05-29 to 2015-06-06 23 draws: 2015-06-06 to 2015-06-29 14 draws: 2015-06-29 to 2015-07-13 5 draws: 2015-07-13 to 2015-07-18 12 draws: 2015-07-18 to 2015-07-30 10 draws: 2015-07-30 to 2015-08-09 3 draws: 2015-08-09 to 2015-08-12 7 draws: 2015-08-12 to 2015-08-19 10 draws: 2015-08-19 to 2015-08-29 4 draws: 2015-08-29 to 2015-09-02 1 draws: 2015-09-02 to 2015-09-03 1 draws: 2015-09-03 to 2015-09-04 1 draws: 2015-09-04 to 2015-09-05 1 draws: 2015-09-05 to 2015-09-06 2 draws: 2015-09-06 to 2015-09-08 10 draws: 2015-09-08 to 2015-09-18 7 draws: 2015-09-18 to 2015-09-25 8 draws: 2015-09-25 to 2015-10-03 6 draws: 2015-10-03 to 2015-10-09 1 draws: 2015-10-09 to 2015-10-10 12 draws: 2015-10-10 to 2015-10-22 7 draws: 2015-10-22 to 2015-10-29 2 draws: 2015-10-29 to 2015-10-31 2 draws: 2015-10-31 to 2015-11-02 1 draws: 2015-11-02 to 2015-11-03 2 draws: 2015-11-03 to 2015-11-05 1 draws: 2015-11-05 to 2015-11-06 1 draws: 2015-11-06 to 2015-11-07 7 draws: 2015-11-07 to 2015-11-14 9 draws: 2015-11-14 to 2015-11-23 3 draws: 2015-11-23 to 2015-11-26 4 draws: 2015-11-26 to 2015-11-30 5 draws: 2015-11-30 to 2015-12-05 2 draws: 2015-12-05 to 2015-12-07 2 draws: 2015-12-07 to 2015-12-09 1 draws: 2015-12-09 to 2015-12-10 4 draws: 2015-12-10 to 2015-12-14 1 draws: 2015-12-14 to 2015-12-15 10 draws: 2015-12-15 to 2015-12-25 21 draws: 2015-12-25 to 2016-01-15 7 draws: 2016-01-15 to 2016-01-22 10 draws: 2016-01-22 to 2016-02-01 9 draws: 2016-02-01 to 2016-02-10 1 draws: 2016-02-10 to 2016-02-11 2 draws: 2016-02-11 to 2016-02-13 3 draws: 2016-02-13 to 2016-02-16 2 draws: 2016-02-16 to 2016-02-18 6 draws: 2016-02-18 to 2016-02-24 6 draws: 2016-02-24 to 2016-03-01 2 draws: 2016-03-01 to 2016-03-03 1 draws: 2016-03-03 to 2016-03-04 3 draws: 2016-03-04 to 2016-03-07 1 draws: 2016-03-07 to 2016-03-08 1 draws: 2016-03-08 to 2016-03-09 5 draws: 2016-03-09 to 2016-03-14 3 draws: 2016-03-14 to 2016-03-17 5 draws: 2016-03-17 to 2016-03-22 1 draws: 2016-03-22 to 2016-03-23 4 draws: 2016-03-23 to 2016-03-27 16 draws: 2016-03-27 to 2016-04-12 20 draws: 2016-04-12 to 2016-05-02 8 draws: 2016-05-02 to 2016-05-10 1 draws: 2016-05-10 to 2016-05-11 3 draws: 2016-05-11 to 2016-05-14 4 draws: 2016-05-14 to 2016-05-18 9 draws: 2016-05-18 to 2016-05-27 11 draws: 2016-05-27 to 2016-06-07 23 draws: 2016-06-07 to 2016-06-30 1 draws: 2016-06-30 to 2016-07-01 1 draws: 2016-07-01 to 2016-07-02 29 draws: 2016-07-02 to 2016-07-31 3 draws: 2016-07-31 to 2016-08-03 14 draws: 2016-08-03 to 2016-08-17 14 draws: 2016-08-17 to 2016-08-31 9 draws: 2016-08-31 to 2016-09-09 14 draws: 2016-09-09 to 2016-09-23 6 draws: 2016-09-23 to 2016-09-29 3 draws: 2016-09-29 to 2016-10-02 3 draws: 2016-10-02 to 2016-10-05 10 draws: 2016-10-05 to 2016-10-15 18 draws: 2016-10-15 to 2016-11-02 2 draws: 2016-11-02 to 2016-11-04 4 draws: 2016-11-04 to 2016-11-08 66 draws: 2016-11-08 to 2017-01-13 16 draws: 2017-01-13 to 2017-01-29 7 draws: 2017-01-29 to 2017-02-05 2 draws: 2017-02-05 to 2017-02-07 6 draws: 2017-02-07 to 2017-02-13 7 draws: 2017-02-13 to 2017-02-20 9 draws: 2017-02-20 to 2017-03-01 40 draws: 2017-03-01 to 2017-04-12 14 draws: 2017-04-12 to 2017-04-27 28 draws: 2017-04-27 to 2017-05-25 11 draws: 2017-05-25 to 2017-06-05 Still waiting — at least 13 draws since 2017-06-05 2014-05-03 2014-05-12 2014-05-13 2014-05-20 2014-05-22 2014-05-23 2014-06-01 2014-06-03 2014-06-14 2014-06-24 2014-06-29 2014-07-02 2014-07-04 2014-07-10 2014-07-12 2014-08-02 2014-09-01 2014-09-04 2014-09-05 2014-09-17 2014-09-22 2014-10-01 2014-10-22 2014-10-23 2014-10-31 2014-11-03 2014-11-05 2014-11-09 2014-11-10 2014-12-09 2014-12-10 2014-12-20 2014-12-22 2014-12-24 2015-01-01 2015-01-02 2015-01-04 2015-01-29 2015-02-04 2015-02-07 2015-02-11 2015-03-02 2015-03-11 2015-03-28 2015-03-29 2015-04-05 2015-04-28 2015-05-02 2015-05-04 2015-05-10 2015-05-29 2015-06-06 2015-06-29 2015-07-13 2015-07-18 2015-07-30 2015-08-09 2015-08-12 2015-08-19 2015-08-29 2015-09-02 2015-09-03 2015-09-04 2015-09-05 2015-09-06 2015-09-08 2015-09-18 2015-09-25 2015-10-03 2015-10-09 2015-10-10 2015-10-22 2015-10-29 2015-10-31 2015-11-02 2015-11-03 2015-11-05 2015-11-06 2015-11-07 2015-11-14 2015-11-23 2015-11-26 2015-11-30 2015-12-05 2015-12-07 2015-12-09 2015-12-10 2015-12-14 2015-12-15 2015-12-25 2016-01-15 2016-01-22 2016-02-01 2016-02-10 2016-02-11 2016-02-13 2016-02-16 2016-02-18 2016-02-24 2016-03-01 2016-03-03 2016-03-04 2016-03-07 2016-03-08 2016-03-09 2016-03-14 2016-03-17 2016-03-22 2016-03-23 2016-03-27 2016-04-12 2016-05-02 2016-05-10 2016-05-11 2016-05-14 2016-05-18 2016-05-27 2016-06-07 2016-06-30 2016-07-01 2016-07-02 2016-07-31 2016-08-03 2016-08-17 2016-08-31 2016-09-09 2016-09-23 2016-09-29 2016-10-02 2016-10-05 2016-10-15 2016-11-02 2016-11-04 2016-11-08 2017-01-13 2017-01-29 2017-02-05 2017-02-07 2017-02-13 2017-02-20 2017-03-01 2017-04-12 2017-04-27 2017-05-25 2017-06-05 2014-04-16 2017-06-18 a completed wait — darker is longer the wait still running — a lower bound, not a finished gap
1 draws: 27 times 2 draws: 19 times 3 draws: 13 times 4 draws: 9 times 5 draws: 6 times 6 draws: 8 times 7 draws: 9 times 8 draws: 5 times 9 draws: 9 times 10 draws: 8 times 11 draws: 3 times 12 draws: 3 times 13 draws: 0 times 14 draws: 5 times 15 draws: 0 times 16 draws: 2 times 17 draws: 1 time 18 draws: 1 time 19 draws: 2 times 20 draws: 1 time 21 draws: 3 times 22 draws: 0 times 23 draws: 3 times 24 draws: 0 times 25 draws: 1 time 26 draws: 0 times 27 draws: 0 times 28 draws: 1 time 29 draws: 2 times 30 draws: 1 time 31 draws: 0 times 32 draws: 0 times 33 draws: 0 times 34 draws: 0 times 35 draws: 0 times 36 draws: 0 times 37 draws: 0 times 38 draws: 0 times 39 draws: 0 times 40 draws: 1 time 41 draws: 0 times 42 draws: 0 times 43 draws: 0 times 44 draws: 0 times 45 draws: 0 times 46 draws: 0 times 47 draws: 0 times 48 draws: 0 times 49 draws: 0 times 50 draws: 0 times 51 draws: 0 times 52 draws: 0 times 53 draws: 0 times 54 draws: 0 times 55 draws: 0 times 56 draws: 0 times 57 draws: 0 times 58 draws: 0 times 59 draws: 0 times 60 draws: 0 times 61 draws: 0 times 62 draws: 0 times 63 draws: 0 times 64 draws: 0 times 65 draws: 0 times 66 draws: 1 time 67 draws: 0 times its own waits draws between appearances Where it lands in a sorted draw Sort a draw and 2 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 smallest 130 · chance 130.5 2nd smallest 15 · chance 14.5 3rd smallest 0 · chance 0.0 4th smallest 0 · chance 0.0 5th smallest 0 · chance 0.0 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 14.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.
It has shared a draw with every one of the other 40 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →
How many people play it Under the crowd model, 2 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th most popular of 41. 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 Numbers 1–12 — day and month overlap ×1.10 The model and its sources → · What people believe about 2 →
Every draw it appeared in ← number 1 Every number number 3 → 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: 2 is drawn with probability 5/41 tonight whatever it did last week.