Number 27

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

323times drawn · chance expected 309 +0.88σ

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 76% for any number

7.5average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

55longest completed wait · 18% chance of one at least that long

27 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 323 times in 2,407 draws against 308.6 expected, +0.88σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 27, draw by draw

Drawn 323 times in 2,407 draws · average wait 7.5 draws · longest completed wait 55 · waiting 3 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 2.2
2nd smallest29 · chance 25.0
3rd smallest96 · chance 93.9
4th smallest129 · chance 136.5
5th smallest67 · chance 65.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 34.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

7 29 19 17 35 37

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, 27 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 27 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2016-11-12	14	4th	1 4 7 27 35
2016-10-29	7	5th	1 3 16 23 27
2016-10-22	1	4th	1 8 9 27 32
2016-10-21	4	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: 27 is drawn with probability 5/39 tonight whatever it did last week.

2016-06-16	11	3rd	12 15 27 31 36
2016-06-05	5	2nd	18 27 29 30 39
2016-05-31	22	4th	5 7 14 27 32
2016-05-09	1	4th	2 7 26 27 31
2016-05-08	1	4th	10 16 21 27 34
2016-05-07	5	4th	4 9 13 27 36
2016-05-02	19	3rd	7 23 27 37 39
2016-04-13	2	2nd	6 27 33 34 37
2016-04-11	5	4th	2 24 25 27 39
2016-04-06	1	4th	9 11 13 27 35
2016-04-05	3	3rd	1 5 27 31 33
2016-04-02	19	3rd	17 20 27 31 32
2016-03-14	4	4th	1 16 24 27 30
2016-03-10	9	4th	6 7 17 27 29
2016-03-01	1	4th	3 18 19 27 30
2016-02-29	10	4th	17 18 23 27 34
2016-02-19	4	3rd	12 14 27 29 34
2016-02-15	6	4th	10 13 17 27 33
2016-02-09	3	4th	14 16 18 27 36
2016-02-06	3	2nd	17 27 28 35 39
2016-02-03	1	2nd	15 27 29 35 36
2016-02-02	11	3rd	5 14 27 36 39
2016-01-22	4	5th	1 7 20 21 27
2016-01-18	1	3rd	11 26 27 29 32
2016-01-17	4	3rd	16 23 27 31 36
2016-01-13	2	4th	11 13 17 27 36
2016-01-11	10	4th	6 22 26 27 36
2016-01-01	6	5th	3 12 14 21 27
2015-12-26	2	3rd	22 26 27 28 34
2015-12-24	16	4th	21 23 26 27 33
2015-12-08	12	4th	4 5 25 27 29
2015-11-26	17	5th	3 15 22 26 27
2015-11-09	6	3rd	3 15 27 34 36
2015-11-03	1	4th	4 6 12 27 35
2015-11-02	6	4th	5 13 18 27 34
2015-10-27	1	5th	3 11 14 17 27
2015-10-26	7	3rd	4 25 27 30 38
2015-10-19	2	3rd	7 22 27 32 37
2015-10-17	5	5th	3 7 10 22 27
2015-10-12	15	5th	4 14 20 23 27
2015-09-27	15	4th	15 21 24 27 29
2015-09-12	13	4th	7 23 26 27 34
2015-08-30	2	5th	4 8 11 19 27
2015-08-28	3	3rd	2 16 27 33 37
2015-08-25	5	3rd	7 13 27 36 37
2015-08-20	3	2nd	17 27 28 35 37
2015-08-17	2	3rd	6 15 27 29 35
2015-08-15	7	3rd	1 5 27 32 35
2015-08-08	3	4th	2 18 23 27 32
2015-08-05	6	3rd	2 13 27 28 33
2015-07-30	12	4th	3 7 26 27 37
2015-07-18	3	4th	11 22 26 27 30
2015-07-15	6	4th	3 8 11 27 31
2015-07-09	4	3rd	13 20 27 29 30
2015-07-05	13	4th	1 7 12 27 29
2015-06-22	11	4th	7 11 19 27 31
2015-06-11	9	4th	5 10 14 27 30
2015-06-02	11	3rd	4 5 27 30 32
2015-05-22	7	4th	2 16 24 27 33
2015-05-15	5	4th	2 12 24 27 34
2015-05-10	2	3rd	6 24 27 30 35
2015-05-08	10	5th	17 19 20 23 27
2015-04-27	3	5th	9 16 18 19 27
2015-04-24	28	5th	11 14 17 18 27
2015-03-27	14	4th	8 16 18 27 34
2015-03-13	41	5th	3 12 13 18 27
2015-01-31	2	3rd	5 24 27 37 38
2015-01-29	5	5th	1 2 4 15 27
2015-01-24	4	5th	8 9 14 15 27
2015-01-20	1	5th	2 3 7 17 27
2015-01-19	3	4th	11 20 25 27 28
2015-01-16	4	5th	5 6 13 18 27
2015-01-12	11	3rd	19 25 27 34 36
2015-01-01	1	4th	3 8 21 27 33
2014-12-31	4	5th	1 4 11 15 27
2014-12-27	6	3rd	6 17 27 29 34
2014-12-21	4	5th	4 13 14 23 27
2014-12-17	2	5th	11 18 22 26 27
2014-12-15	1	5th	20 21 24 26 27
2014-12-14	9	5th	12 18 19 24 27
2014-12-05	6	3rd	8 11 27 32 39
2014-11-29	1	2nd	1 27 28 35 38
2014-11-28	3	4th	3 14 22 27 37
2014-11-25	10	4th	7 18 24 27 39
2014-11-15	11	5th	5 8 17 19 27
2014-11-04	8	2nd	18 27 30 31 38
2014-10-27	1	5th	5 8 9 16 27
2014-10-26	11	4th	12 19 24 27 32
2014-10-15	4	5th	3 7 8 20 27
2014-10-11	9	5th	7 10 16 19 27
2014-10-02	1	3rd	5 25 27 32 39
2014-10-01	1	3rd	4 8 27 28 35
2014-09-30	5	4th	7 20 25 27 38
2014-09-25	4	4th	1 4 13 27 33
2014-09-21	2	5th	14 15 20 24 27
2014-09-19	10	4th	9 17 24 27 29
2014-09-09	2	4th	10 22 24 27 29
2014-09-07	4	5th	2 3 4 20 27
2014-09-03	10	3rd	8 25 27 38 39
2014-08-24	6	4th	5 20 25 27 38
2014-08-18	7	4th	2 17 19 27 31
2014-08-11	17	4th	10 12 17 27 35
2014-07-25	4	3rd	3 5 27 31 32
2014-07-21	5	4th	11 18 26 27 28
2014-07-16	6	3rd	22 24 27 36 39
2014-07-10	1	5th	1 19 20 24 27
2014-07-09	3	4th	11 18 22 27 32
2014-07-06	2	3rd	1 15 27 36 39
2014-07-03	3	5th	1 16 17 19 27
2014-06-30	4	5th	2 12 18 25 27
2014-06-26	2	4th	11 14 15 27 39
2014-06-24	2	5th	1 8 18 24 27
2014-06-22	5	4th	1 22 24 27 38
2014-06-17	4	3rd	1 18 27 32 39
2014-06-13	27	5th	3 5 6 26 27
2014-05-17	1	4th	2 8 16 27 33
2014-05-16	1	3rd	4 6 27 33 35
2014-05-15	14	4th	15 19 25 27 37
2014-05-01	21	5th	4 6 10 15 27
2014-04-10	6	5th	9 18 23 24 27
2014-04-04	12	3rd	3 17 27 32 37
2014-03-23	5	3rd	4 16 27 35 37
2014-03-18	1	4th	10 14 23 27 34
2014-03-17	11	2nd	2 27 33 35 37
2014-03-06	3	3rd	4 26 27 33 34
2014-03-03	2	3rd	19 24 27 32 34
2014-03-01	5	3rd	13 23 27 32 35
2014-02-24	2	2nd	2 27 28 29 34
2014-02-22	9	3rd	8 17 27 28 39
2014-02-13	7	5th	2 3 5 8 27
2014-02-06	16	5th	1 12 17 21 27
2014-01-21	9	5th	3 11 13 16 27
2014-01-12	16	3rd	11 12 27 29 30
2013-12-27	12	5th	2 13 14 18 27
2013-12-15	15	4th	4 6 18 27 38
2013-11-30	13	5th	4 5 7 12 27
2013-11-17	31	3rd	12 22 27 36 38
2013-10-17	1	4th	8 15 16 27 28
2013-10-16	16	3rd	22 25 27 34 35
2013-09-30	13	3rd	15 23 27 28 38
2013-09-17	2	3rd	1 21 27 29 32
2013-09-15	2	5th	4 7 9 19 27
2013-09-13	1	4th	7 22 26 27 35
2013-09-12	55	4th	1 4 8 27 31
2013-07-19	44	4th	10 11 12 27 39
2013-06-05	5	2nd	7 27 28 34 36
2013-05-31	2	3rd	5 7 27 28 39
2013-05-29	16	4th	1 12 22 27 33
2013-05-13	14	5th	6 10 11 16 27
2013-04-29	5	5th	2 3 10 25 27
2013-04-24	3	4th	12 15 18 27 39
2013-04-21	16	5th	11 15 17 20 27
2013-04-05	12	3rd	8 17 27 29 38
2013-03-24	1	4th	5 17 25 27 38
2013-03-23	5	5th	10 12 13 19 27
2013-03-18	6	3rd	2 12 27 30 32
2013-03-12	5	4th	9 10 20 27 35
2013-03-07	2	3rd	1 26 27 32 35
2013-03-05	1	2nd	13 27 31 37 39
2013-03-04	8	3rd	13 23 27 29 37
2013-02-24	1	5th	4 16 20 23 27
2013-02-23	6	4th	15 17 20 27 31
2013-02-17	5	4th	5 19 26 27 38
2013-02-12	9	5th	1 12 19 22 27
2013-02-03	14	5th	6 7 13 17 27
2013-01-20	8	3rd	22 23 27 30 37
2013-01-12	2	2nd	25 27 31 33 37
2013-01-10	3	4th	14 19 20 27 31
2013-01-07	15	3rd	6 26 27 29 39
2012-12-23	5	5th	3 4 8 26 27
2012-12-18	8	3rd	4 23 27 29 37
2012-12-10	4	3rd	5 11 27 29 38
2012-12-06	2	3rd	12 21 27 35 37
2012-12-04	2	5th	3 7 19 21 27
2012-12-02	4	4th	1 2 11 27 29
2012-11-28	12	2nd	8 27 31 34 35
2012-11-16	4	2nd	24 27 32 38 39
2012-11-12	18	4th	3 5 23 27 37
2012-10-25	7	3rd	3 4 27 33 39
2012-10-18	2	2nd	19 27 33 37 39
2012-10-16	5	4th	4 22 26 27 34
2012-10-11	17	5th	2 4 11 18 27
2012-09-24	7	3rd	16 19 27 29 37
2012-09-17	4	2nd	16 27 29 37 38
2012-09-13	10	3rd	1 9 27 29 32
2012-09-03	8	3rd	15 22 27 35 38
2012-08-26	8	5th	3 5 8 11 27
2012-08-18	1	1st	27 30 32 35 39
2012-08-17	6	4th	12 15 17 27 37
2012-08-11	11	5th	4 8 12 26 27
2012-07-31	8	3rd	17 26 27 34 36
2012-07-23	1	3rd	1 7 27 29 31
2012-07-22	3	3rd	10 25 27 31 36
2012-07-19	1	3rd	19 25 27 29 35
2012-07-18	1	3rd	1 19 27 28 29
2012-07-17	11	4th	2 6 18 27 38
2012-07-06	2	3rd	19 22 27 32 36
2012-07-04	3	3rd	4 5 27 29 36
2012-07-01	8	4th	8 9 23 27 37
2012-06-22	16	3rd	1 22 27 34 38
2012-06-06	5	3rd	2 20 27 32 35
2012-06-01	1	2nd	5 27 29 37 38
2012-05-31	7	4th	2 21 25 27 30
2012-05-24	17	5th	5 7 19 21 27
2012-05-05	4	3rd	5 11 27 29 35
2012-05-01	4	4th	2 17 21 27 37
2012-04-27	10	4th	12 14 22 27 34
2012-04-17	4	5th	9 10 16 22 27
2012-04-13	5	2nd	19 27 29 36 39
2012-04-08	6	3rd	12 18 27 33 38
2012-04-02	10	3rd	6 10 27 33 34
2012-03-23	13	4th	3 4 22 27 39
2012-03-10	13	4th	14 16 25 27 32
2012-02-26	9	1st	27 28 30 31 36
2012-02-17	4	3rd	11 14 27 32 33
2012-02-13	16	5th	3 9 10 16 27
2012-01-28	2	4th	8 11 21 27 35
2012-01-26	1	4th	1 5 26 27 30
2012-01-25	3	2nd	14 27 29 37 38
2012-01-22	2	4th	2 18 26 27 36
2012-01-20	20	3rd	2 9 27 30 36
2011-12-31	1	3rd	9 16 27 35 36
2011-12-30	1	2nd	24 27 33 34 39
2011-12-29	3	5th	8 13 14 24 27
2011-12-26	20	4th	2 14 22 27 35
2011-12-06	6	5th	13 16 20 26 27
2011-11-30	1	4th	7 17 22 27 37
2011-11-29	11	4th	1 9 17 27 33
2011-11-18	3	4th	7 17 24 27 38
2011-11-15	13	5th	4 9 13 20 27
2011-11-02	8	4th	2 7 16 27 30
2011-10-25	22	3rd	13 17 27 31 32
2011-10-02	3	5th	7 10 16 21 27
2011-09-29	20	4th	6 13 16 27 37
2011-09-09	8	4th	7 12 21 27 29
2011-09-01	6	4th	1 8 19 27 37
2011-08-26	1	2nd	8 27 29 31 35
2011-08-25	20	3rd	11 25 27 28 38
2011-08-04	15	3rd	3 20 27 34 38
2011-07-20	11	3rd	11 19 27 30 31
2011-07-09	2	4th	13 19 26 27 34
2011-07-07	1	4th	3 23 24 27 30
2011-07-06	1	4th	5 10 15 27 31
2011-07-05	1	4th	8 14 21 27 38
2011-07-04	21	5th	14 16 21 23 27
2011-06-12	1	3rd	23 24 27 36 37
2011-06-11	5	5th	2 10 13 19 27
2011-06-06	8	3rd	4 9 27 31 35
2011-05-29	15	4th	5 7 22 27 28
2011-05-14	2	5th	2 10 19 23 27
2011-05-12	9	3rd	11 23 27 31 35
2011-05-03	1	5th	2 3 11 21 27
2011-05-02	7	2nd	18 27 29 32 38
2011-04-25	8	4th	5 7 12 27 37
2011-04-17	2	4th	7 14 19 27 30
2011-04-15	3	2nd	5 27 30 31 39
2011-04-12	45	4th	1 12 24 27 32
2011-02-26	4	4th	13 22 23 27 28
2011-02-22	14	2nd	2 27 30 31 32
2011-02-08	2	4th	14 22 25 27 33
2011-02-06	5	4th	11 16 22 27 33
2011-02-01	5	3rd	7 20 27 36 39
2011-01-27	1	2nd	2 27 30 38 39
2011-01-26	28	3rd	12 22 27 32 34
2010-12-29	7	2nd	6 27 30 31 35
2010-12-22	9	4th	10 17 22 27 33
2010-12-13	9	5th	7 21 24 26 27
2010-12-04	13	2nd	22 27 30 32 35
2010-11-21	4	4th	14 20 26 27 33
2010-11-17	9	4th	5 20 26 27 28
2010-11-08	2	3rd	16 17 27 30 31
2010-11-06	7	4th	3 19 21 27 34
2010-10-30	9	4th	7 8 12 27 39
2010-10-21	2	4th	8 14 16 27 28
2010-10-19	13	4th	18 23 24 27 30
2010-10-06	11	2nd	7 27 31 33 37
2010-09-25	15	4th	14 20 24 27 31
2010-09-10	1	4th	2 6 25 27 37
2010-09-09	4	4th	9 18 19 27 37
2010-09-05	3	3rd	8 25 27 33 36
2010-09-02	34	3rd	14 18 27 30 39
2010-07-30	14	4th	10 11 25 27 34
2010-07-16	1	3rd	8 10 27 28 29
2010-07-15	14	3rd	7 16 27 29 33
2010-07-01	2	3rd	16 19 27 28 33
2010-06-29	6	4th	1 2 7 27 28
2010-06-23	15	5th	4 8 21 23 27
2010-06-08	4	3rd	1 23 27 28 35
2010-06-04	6	5th	8 11 12 24 27
2010-05-29	2	3rd	13 16 27 32 34
2010-05-27	1	4th	2 15 25 27 36
2010-05-26	5	4th	19 24 25 27 28
2010-05-21	17	3rd	9 23 27 29 36
2010-05-04	10	4th	3 12 18 27 37
2010-04-24	6	4th	1 17 21 27 30
2010-04-18	1	4th	5 11 25 27 37
2010-04-17	4	3rd	4 24 27 29 31
2010-04-13	2	4th	3 7 21 27 32
2010-04-11	—	4th	17 22 25 27 36