Number 23

In Bonus Match 5 under the 5/39 · Apr 2010 – Nov 2016 rules — 2,407 draws, 5 from 1–39 (an earlier era).

328times drawn · chance expected 309 +1.18σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

7.3average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

39longest completed wait · 83% chance of one at least that long

23 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 328 times in 2,407 draws against 308.6 expected, +1.18σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 23, draw by draw

Drawn 328 times in 2,407 draws · average wait 7.3 draws · longest completed wait 39 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 23 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 smallest5 · chance 8.1
2nd smallest54 · chance 54.7
3rd smallest128 · chance 123.2
4th smallest110 · chance 109.5
5th smallest31 · chance 32.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 34.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

21 38 3 13 25 17

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 38 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 23 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th most popular of 39. 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 23 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2016-11-15	4	5th	2 17 18 21 23
2016-11-11	2	4th	2 17 20 23 25
2016-11-09	2	4th	6 18 22 23 29
2016-11-07	7	4th	5 11

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: 23 is drawn with probability 5/39 tonight whatever it did last week.

2016-07-27	1	4th	1 3 19 23 25
2016-07-26	9	4th	13 14 18 23 33
2016-07-17	6	3rd	12 20 23 30 32
2016-07-11	4	3rd	9 19 23 27 28
2016-07-07	28	3rd	8 13 23 34 38
2016-06-09	5	2nd	2 23 30 34 38
2016-06-04	1	4th	8 11 21 23 38
2016-06-03	2	3rd	21 22 23 31 32
2016-06-01	8	3rd	4 9 23 29 35
2016-05-24	7	5th	4 16 19 22 23
2016-05-17	3	3rd	2 10 23 30 31
2016-05-14	11	3rd	17 19 23 34 36
2016-05-03	1	4th	1 3 6 23 33
2016-05-02	1	2nd	7 23 27 37 39
2016-05-01	11	3rd	10 15 23 24 38
2016-04-20	2	3rd	12 15 23 26 31
2016-04-18	3	3rd	2 10 23 32 38
2016-04-15	7	3rd	5 8 23 25 30
2016-04-08	5	2nd	20 23 30 31 33
2016-04-03	8	3rd	9 20 23 30 38
2016-03-26	19	4th	8 14 21 23 28
2016-03-07	4	3rd	8 12 23 34 36
2016-03-03	3	3rd	14 19 23 26 36
2016-02-29	1	3rd	17 18 23 27 34
2016-02-28	2	3rd	2 22 23 25 26
2016-02-26	8	3rd	12 22 23 33 35
2016-02-18	1	4th	3 8 9 23 24
2016-02-17	7	2nd	7 23 25 30 38
2016-02-10	18	4th	12 13 17 23 35
2016-01-23	6	4th	5 9 19 23 28
2016-01-17	12	2nd	16 23 27 31 36
2016-01-05	3	4th	13 15 19 23 26
2016-01-02	9	4th	5 13 22 23 26
2015-12-24	15	2nd	21 23 26 27 33
2015-12-09	7	2nd	4 23 26 35 39
2015-12-02	1	3rd	3 5 23 24 30
2015-12-01	12	4th	7 8 20 23 38
2015-11-19	13	2nd	15 23 32 37 39
2015-11-06	9	5th	4 9 12 20 23
2015-10-28	16	4th	7 13 15 23 25
2015-10-12	8	4th	4 14 20 23 27
2015-10-04	1	3rd	15 20 23 32 36
2015-10-03	4	4th	5 16 21 23 30
2015-09-29	12	3rd	9 22 23 31 38
2015-09-17	5	2nd	22 23 29 32 37
2015-09-12	4	2nd	7 23 26 27 34
2015-09-08	2	4th	2 6 18 23 33
2015-09-06	2	5th	4 5 17 18 23
2015-09-04	9	4th	9 15 21 23 38
2015-08-26	14	2nd	19 23 25 29 31
2015-08-12	4	3rd	3 5 23 28 35
2015-08-08	12	3rd	2 18 23 27 32
2015-07-27	5	2nd	7 23 28 34 37
2015-07-22	12	3rd	2 21 23 35 36
2015-07-10	8	3rd	11 14 23 33 37
2015-07-02	3	3rd	6 16 23 26 38
2015-06-29	3	4th	3 6 15 23 28
2015-06-26	3	3rd	12 13 23 24 26
2015-06-23	2	1st	23 30 32 36 39
2015-06-21	5	4th	6 12 15 23 32
2015-06-16	6	4th	12 13 14 23 35
2015-06-10	7	3rd	4 7 23 30 39
2015-06-03	2	3rd	18 20 23 28 30
2015-06-01	24	2nd	22 23 26 33 38
2015-05-08	3	4th	17 19 20 23 27
2015-05-05	2	3rd	10 13 23 25 33
2015-05-02	17	4th	3 12 17 23 25
2015-04-15	2	3rd	9 12 23 31 39
2015-04-13	7	3rd	5 10 23 25 34
2015-04-06	14	4th	3 6 20 23 36
2015-03-23	15	4th	7 11 18 23 24
2015-03-08	4	3rd	14 17 23 24 38
2015-03-04	11	3rd	6 18 23 24 39
2015-02-21	13	4th	9 17 21 23 35
2015-02-08	34	3rd	1 15 23 24 25
2015-01-05	14	4th	5 10 15 23 26
2014-12-22	1	3rd	7 21 23 26 35
2014-12-21	14	4th	4 13 14 23 27
2014-12-07	1	4th	2 8 15 23 34
2014-12-06	13	2nd	13 23 29 30 32
2014-11-23	5	4th	5 11 18 23 25
2014-11-18	6	3rd	3 14 23 29 38
2014-11-12	3	4th	1 12 18 23 28
2014-11-09	12	3rd	10 16 23 26 35
2014-10-28	6	3rd	7 19 23 35 37
2014-10-22	25	4th	6 7 19 23 37
2014-09-27	3	2nd	22 23 24 26 35
2014-09-24	6	2nd	16 23 24 25 34
2014-09-18	36	4th	13 15 16 23 37
2014-08-13	9	2nd	5 23 25 26 29
2014-08-04	39	3rd	3 18 23 30 34
2014-06-25	14	3rd	13 18 23 25 38
2014-06-11	1	3rd	7 14 23 24 39
2014-06-10	9	5th	2 13 14 19 23
2014-06-01	8	3rd	7 17 23 26 39
2014-05-24	3	3rd	3 10 23 28 39
2014-05-21	1	2nd	7 23 24 31 37
2014-05-20	6	4th	2 16 20 23 38
2014-05-14	3	5th	6 12 18 20 23
2014-05-11	7	3rd	9 13 23 28 37
2014-05-04	1	2nd	10 23 25 30 36
2014-05-03	6	4th	10 17 21 23 35
2014-04-27	6	3rd	4 6 23 26 38
2014-04-21	7	3rd	10 15 23 24 39
2014-04-14	2	5th	5 6 9 18 23
2014-04-12	1	5th	6 13 19 21 23
2014-04-11	1	4th	3 17 20 23 37
2014-04-10	9	3rd	9 18 23 24 27
2014-04-01	14	4th	14 15 21 23 39
2014-03-18	9	3rd	10 14 23 27 34
2014-03-09	1	3rd	17 21 23 25 37
2014-03-08	7	4th	6 10 22 23 38
2014-03-01	3	2nd	13 23 27 32 35
2014-02-26	16	2nd	2 23 24 36 38
2014-02-10	5	3rd	14 18 23 36 37
2014-02-05	12	3rd	7 17 23 24 34
2014-01-24	14	4th	15 17 18 23 39
2014-01-10	5	5th	3 13 14 15 23
2014-01-05	4	3rd	1 10 23 24 33
2014-01-01	1	3rd	8 16 23 26 31
2013-12-31	15	4th	3 11 15 23 26
2013-12-16	8	5th	3 14 16 19 23
2013-12-08	4	2nd	14 23 24 32 35
2013-12-04	7	5th	5 7 8 12 23
2013-11-27	8	3rd	4 13 23 24 29
2013-11-19	4	3rd	8 9 23 25 32
2013-11-15	1	3rd	3 5 23 30 35
2013-11-14	3	4th	1 3 16 23 38
2013-11-11	3	2nd	7 23 31 36 38
2013-11-08	7	3rd	7 21 23 25 31
2013-11-01	3	4th	2 3 4 23 36
2013-10-29	5	3rd	3 6 23 30 32
2013-10-24	5	2nd	4 23 25 26 35
2013-10-19	15	3rd	4 11 23 25 34
2013-10-04	1	5th	2 3 9 10 23
2013-10-03	2	3rd	3 18 23 25 35
2013-10-01	1	5th	7 12 14 15 23
2013-09-30	4	2nd	15 23 27 28 38
2013-09-26	6	2nd	22 23 32 35 39
2013-09-20	10	4th	16 17 22 23 36
2013-09-10	4	4th	5 12 18 23 38
2013-09-06	3	4th	7 13 21 23 31
2013-09-03	28	3rd	11 21 23 31 38
2013-08-06	9	3rd	4 19 23 30 33
2013-07-28	10	3rd	6 16 23 25 36
2013-07-18	16	5th	1 3 10 22 23
2013-07-02	12	5th	4 8 13 21 23
2013-06-20	3	3rd	2 15 23 25 37
2013-06-17	6	2nd	6 23 26 29 32
2013-06-11	1	3rd	3 14 23 36 37
2013-06-10	2	3rd	19 20 23 25 32
2013-06-08	13	4th	12 17 18 23 24
2013-05-26	9	4th	6 14 21 23 31
2013-05-17	2	3rd	3 19 23 31 36
2013-05-15	15	2nd	18 23 35 36 37
2013-04-30	4	3rd	1 11 23 24 38
2013-04-26	3	4th	6 21 22 23 38
2013-04-23	6	4th	10 13 22 23 35
2013-04-17	7	4th	4 6 9 23 39
2013-04-10	20	4th	1 14 17 23 29
2013-03-21	8	4th	3 11 19 23 34
2013-03-13	3	2nd	12 23 28 32 35
2013-03-10	6	5th	2 5 11 14 23
2013-03-04	8	2nd	13 23 27 29 37
2013-02-24	5	4th	4 16 20 23 27
2013-02-19	9	3rd	17 21 23 28 39
2013-02-10	21	3rd	13 14 23 29 34
2013-01-20	9	2nd	22 23 27 30 37
2013-01-11	3	5th	7 8 19 21 23
2013-01-08	21	3rd	12 15 23 35 38
2012-12-18	2	2nd	4 23 27 29 37
2012-12-16	2	4th	2 3 10 23 30
2012-12-14	21	3rd	17 21 23 24 36
2012-11-23	1	4th	7 8 13 23 39
2012-11-22	2	4th	12 17 21 23 37
2012-11-20	8	4th	6 8 17 23 31
2012-11-12	1	3rd	3 5 23 27 37
2012-11-11	7	4th	8 14 22 23 38
2012-11-04	6	3rd	1 14 23 33 38
2012-10-29	3	4th	7 10 16 23 25
2012-10-26	3	3rd	13 20 23 29 32
2012-10-23	13	4th	16 17 22 23 26
2012-10-10	9	3rd	16 20 23 33 38
2012-10-01	4	3rd	9 16 23 32 38
2012-09-27	13	5th	13 14 18 21 23
2012-09-14	2	1st	23 29 30 36 37
2012-09-12	1	4th	5 8 16 23 38
2012-09-11	10	3rd	7 18 23 29 30
2012-09-01	13	5th	4 16 20 21 23
2012-08-19	9	3rd	3 18 23 28 35
2012-08-10	25	1st	23 25 31 37 38
2012-07-16	5	3rd	9 12 23 28 30
2012-07-11	2	2nd	15 23 24 29 33
2012-07-09	4	4th	2 7 20 23 39
2012-07-05	4	2nd	9 23 30 35 39
2012-07-01	1	3rd	8 9 23 27 37
2012-06-29	2	4th	11 12 21 23 33
2012-06-27	2	4th	8 15 16 23 31
2012-06-25	9	4th	3 5 11 23 37
2012-06-16	2	3rd	3 15 23 34 37
2012-06-14	3	5th	1 3 6 11 23
2012-06-11	12	4th	5 14 16 23 37
2012-05-30	5	2nd	6 23 26 34 36
2012-05-25	10	3rd	4 6 23 38 39
2012-05-15	3	3rd	5 21 23 25 28
2012-05-10	11	3rd	11 22 23 29 37
2012-04-29	1	3rd	4 19 23 31 39
2012-04-28	28	3rd	3 20 23 38 39
2012-03-31	6	3rd	4 15 23 26 28
2012-03-25	13	4th	2 12 13 23 30
2012-03-12	8	3rd	7 20 23 28 34
2012-03-04	4	3rd	6 18 23 25 26
2012-02-29	26	4th	6 20 22 23 35
2012-02-03	2	3rd	10 20 23 24 34
2012-02-01	9	3rd	6 13 23 31 38
2012-01-23	4	3rd	19 20 23 30 38
2012-01-19	7	2nd	1 23 28 36 37
2012-01-12	3	5th	3 6 17 22 23
2012-01-09	7	3rd	13 19 23 25 26
2012-01-02	13	4th	3 5 22 23 26
2011-12-20	5	3rd	12 15 23 24 30
2011-12-15	1	4th	2 3 7 23 35
2011-12-14	2	5th	9 13 21 22 23
2011-12-12	26	4th	1 10 16 23 30
2011-11-16	5	2nd	9 23 32 33 37
2011-11-11	10	5th	5 9 11 14 23
2011-11-01	9	4th	3 19 20 23 26
2011-10-23	7	5th	4 6 10 22 23
2011-10-16	9	3rd	2 19 23 32 34
2011-10-06	10	3rd	3 10 23 33 35
2011-09-26	8	2nd	10 23 31 32 39
2011-09-18	1	4th	1 4 21 23 25
2011-09-17	4	4th	10 16 21 23 34
2011-09-13	14	4th	12 15 18 23 31
2011-08-30	24	3rd	1 19 23 35 39
2011-08-05	3	4th	13 14 17 23 26
2011-08-02	3	3rd	1 14 23 35 39
2011-07-30	3	4th	8 13 20 23 38
2011-07-27	10	3rd	9 11 23 30 31
2011-07-17	3	4th	12 13 15 23 24
2011-07-14	3	3rd	9 12 23 35 38
2011-07-11	4	4th	6 7 11 23 28
2011-07-07	3	2nd	3 23 24 27 30
2011-07-04	19	4th	14 16 21 23 27
2011-06-14	2	3rd	1 6 23 24 39
2011-06-12	4	1st	23 24 27 36 37
2011-06-08	7	3rd	16 17 23 24 36
2011-06-01	18	4th	3 16 20 23 32
2011-05-14	2	4th	2 10 19 23 27
2011-05-12	5	2nd	11 23 27 31 35
2011-05-07	11	2nd	13 23 31 38 39
2011-04-26	13	2nd	6 23 25 36 37
2011-04-13	17	3rd	9 20 23 26 32
2011-03-27	12	4th	5 16 18 23 31
2011-03-15	1	3rd	2 12 23 38 39
2011-03-14	2	4th	4 10 21 23 31
2011-03-12	1	2nd	14 23 26 35 39
2011-03-11	1	3rd	6 7 23 26 34
2011-03-10	3	4th	3 8 13 23 39
2011-03-07	1	4th	3 11 22 23 24
2011-03-06	4	3rd	12 16 23 24 25
2011-03-02	4	5th	4 13 14 17 23
2011-02-26	21	3rd	13 22 23 27 28
2011-02-05	12	4th	5 17 19 23 32
2011-01-24	3	4th	11 12 21 23 25
2011-01-21	4	5th	12 15 18 20 23
2011-01-17	3	2nd	12 23 25 29 34
2011-01-14	8	4th	13 14 17 23 30
2011-01-06	11	3rd	16 20 23 25 36
2010-12-26	6	3rd	15 21 23 37 38
2010-12-20	2	4th	2 16 21 23 34
2010-12-18	28	4th	12 18 20 23 39
2010-11-20	1	4th	3 14 17 23 31
2010-11-19	8	4th	2 13 18 23 38
2010-11-11	13	2nd	17 23 25 37 39
2010-10-29	10	4th	7 17 21 23 29
2010-10-19	6	2nd	18 23 24 27 30
2010-10-13	4	5th	4 13 16 17 23
2010-10-09	4	2nd	4 23 24 28 30
2010-10-05	6	5th	8 12 17 21 23
2010-09-29	11	3rd	8 15 23 31 32
2010-09-18	4	4th	2 11 21 23 25
2010-09-14	2	4th	14 17 21 23 38
2010-09-12	13	2nd	10 23 25 26 29
2010-08-30	3	3rd	1 6 23 31 32
2010-08-27	4	3rd	13 22 23 29 36
2010-08-23	14	4th	10 17 19 23 28
2010-08-09	18	3rd	9 20 23 30 34
2010-07-22	8	4th	11 12 17 23 24
2010-07-14	11	2nd	12 23 28 31 33
2010-07-03	1	5th	12 14 15 17 23
2010-07-02	7	5th	1 6 21 22 23
2010-06-25	2	3rd	4 19 23 26 37
2010-06-23	15	4th	4 8 21 23 27
2010-06-08	7	2nd	1 23 27 28 35
2010-06-01	11	2nd	18 23 28 30 33
2010-05-21	4	2nd	9 23 27 29 36
2010-05-17	19	4th	3 13 19 23 28
2010-04-28	1	4th	1 5 10 23 39
2010-04-27	6	3rd	14 16 23 26 30
2010-04-21	2	4th	7 21 22 23 29
2010-04-19	3	3rd	7 10 23 36 39
2010-04-16	1	2nd	8 23 30 31 34
2010-04-15	—	4th	16 17 19 23 34