Number 27

In Cash 5 under the 5/39 · Apr 2010 – May 2016 rules — 2,219 draws, 5 from 1–39 (an earlier era).

304times drawn · chance expected 284 +1.24σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 58% for any number

7.3average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

42longest completed wait · 67% chance of one at least that long

27 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 304 times in 2,219 draws against 284.5 expected, +1.24σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 27, draw by draw

Drawn 304 times in 2,219 draws · average wait 7.3 draws · longest completed wait 42 · waiting 5 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 smallest0 · chance 2.0
2nd smallest26 · chance 23.6
3rd smallest88 · chance 88.3
4th smallest126 · chance 128.5
5th smallest64 · chance 61.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 32.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

18 11 20 28 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
2016-05-11	1	5th	2 18 20 24 27
2016-05-10	11	3rd	16 24 27 31 38
2016-04-29	1	3rd	22 24 27 35 36
2016-04-28	14	4th	10 18 20

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.

2015-10-30	7	5th	5 8 9 18 27
2015-10-23	1	3rd	11 18 27 33 39
2015-10-22	23	4th	7 21 24 27 30
2015-09-29	25	4th	10 11 21 27 29
2015-09-04	3	3rd	1 16 27 30 31
2015-09-01	12	5th	2 6 12 17 27
2015-08-20	9	3rd	5 21 27 30 36
2015-08-11	21	3rd	15 17 27 31 38
2015-07-21	13	3rd	6 14 27 28 29
2015-07-08	24	4th	2 6 11 27 36
2015-06-14	5	3rd	8 17 27 35 37
2015-06-09	1	4th	4 7 17 27 30
2015-06-08	7	3rd	6 26 27 33 35
2015-06-01	3	3rd	6 10 27 28 35
2015-05-29	4	4th	3 12 24 27 29
2015-05-25	27	5th	2 8 19 23 27
2015-04-27	1	4th	1 13 23 27 32
2015-04-26	3	5th	14 15 17 24 27
2015-04-23	2	2nd	12 27 31 33 36
2015-04-21	8	3rd	13 16 27 29 32
2015-04-13	7	3rd	1 11 27 28 31
2015-04-06	3	4th	8 12 16 27 28
2015-04-03	29	4th	1 3 5 27 35
2015-03-05	5	4th	11 17 24 27 35
2015-02-28	1	4th	3 17 21 27 31
2015-02-27	1	3rd	4 24 27 28 33
2015-02-26	2	4th	13 16 26 27 31
2015-02-24	3	2nd	20 27 30 35 37
2015-02-21	5	3rd	5 23 27 37 38
2015-02-16	41	5th	5 12 23 24 27
2015-01-06	7	3rd	19 20 27 36 38
2014-12-30	6	4th	1 14 18 27 37
2014-12-24	10	5th	8 11 19 26 27
2014-12-14	1	4th	6 23 25 27 36
2014-12-13	29	2nd	17 27 33 36 37
2014-11-14	2	3rd	3 25 27 36 37
2014-11-12	3	3rd	8 26 27 29 37
2014-11-09	10	3rd	12 19 27 28 29
2014-10-30	1	5th	13 15 21 25 27
2014-10-29	2	2nd	16 27 35 38 39
2014-10-27	9	5th	7 14 21 22 27
2014-10-18	8	3rd	11 19 27 32 33
2014-10-10	4	3rd	9 14 27 28 38
2014-10-06	9	2nd	22 27 28 31 37
2014-09-27	2	4th	8 15 25 27 37
2014-09-25	19	4th	2 6 19 27 36
2014-09-06	5	5th	5 13 15 21 27
2014-09-01	9	4th	5 16 24 27 29
2014-08-23	5	3rd	2 18 27 34 38
2014-08-18	5	4th	4 11 26 27 29
2014-08-13	3	4th	5 7 13 27 31
2014-08-10	14	5th	6 9 12 19 27
2014-07-27	9	3rd	19 26 27 28 30
2014-07-18	2	3rd	15 18 27 35 38
2014-07-16	4	3rd	13 21 27 28 34
2014-07-12	4	3rd	7 15 27 32 34
2014-07-08	12	4th	8 13 24 27 39
2014-06-26	13	4th	1 4 12 27 36
2014-06-13	30	4th	1 10 17 27 33
2014-05-14	5	3rd	1 4 27 34 36
2014-05-09	10	4th	4 17 22 27 36
2014-04-29	23	3rd	9 21 27 33 35
2014-04-06	2	4th	15 16 19 27 35
2014-04-04	3	4th	8 9 13 27 30
2014-04-01	10	2nd	21 27 28 35 38
2014-03-22	12	4th	9 14 21 27 36
2014-03-10	1	2nd	10 27 29 35 39
2014-03-09	4	2nd	17 27 29 32 37
2014-03-05	12	4th	2 4 13 27 34
2014-02-21	1	4th	2 10 16 27 37
2014-02-20	3	5th	2 10 14 16 27
2014-02-17	1	4th	7 8 12 27 30
2014-02-16	3	4th	15 17 18 27 36
2014-02-13	5	4th	2 4 20 27 31
2014-02-08	2	5th	9 20 21 25 27
2014-02-06	6	5th	10 17 20 24 27
2014-01-31	6	4th	3 13 23 27 28
2014-01-25	2	4th	7 12 17 27 34
2014-01-23	7	2nd	10 27 28 35 38
2014-01-16	23	2nd	20 27 30 31 32
2013-12-24	2	4th	5 13 18 27 28
2013-12-22	3	5th	4 5 6 23 27
2013-12-19	11	4th	4 6 11 27 28
2013-12-08	1	4th	2 23 26 27 37
2013-12-07	2	4th	12 15 16 27 31
2013-12-05	14	4th	6 10 22 27 34
2013-11-21	1	5th	10 18 20 24 27
2013-11-20	2	5th	4 5 16 25 27
2013-11-18	8	4th	4 11 13 27 34
2013-11-10	11	5th	11 17 19 22 27
2013-10-30	20	4th	1 7 22 27 35
2013-10-09	3	4th	2 11 19 27 31
2013-10-06	1	3rd	10 22 27 29 38
2013-10-05	3	5th	2 10 14 24 27
2013-10-02	9	4th	4 11 20 27 33
2013-09-23	2	3rd	7 19 27 36 37
2013-09-21	2	5th	4 9 12 15 27
2013-09-19	1	3rd	9 22 27 30 32
2013-09-18	14	5th	3 19 20 25 27
2013-09-04	5	4th	18 24 25 27 30
2013-08-30	31	4th	7 9 23 27 37
2013-07-30	3	4th	1 8 16 27 39
2013-07-27	12	2nd	22 27 28 36 39
2013-07-15	4	3rd	18 21 27 28 33
2013-07-11	15	3rd	19 24 27 33 34
2013-06-26	10	3rd	15 26 27 30 33
2013-06-16	13	4th	13 21 22 27 34
2013-06-03	10	5th	1 3 23 24 27
2013-05-24	9	5th	3 9 10 17 27
2013-05-15	4	3rd	4 13 27 28 34
2013-05-11	6	4th	20 21 24 27 38
2013-05-05	1	5th	8 11 24 26 27
2013-05-04	9	5th	4 12 13 22 27
2013-04-25	2	4th	11 17 24 27 35
2013-04-23	5	3rd	1 22 27 29 37
2013-04-18	7	4th	2 3 4 27 30
2013-04-11	3	3rd	3 13 27 30 35
2013-04-08	24	2nd	2 27 31 33 35
2013-03-15	1	5th	11 19 21 25 27
2013-03-14	12	5th	1 3 4 25 27
2013-03-02	7	5th	2 7 22 25 27
2013-02-23	8	4th	4 7 20 27 33
2013-02-15	5	4th	8 17 22 27 30
2013-02-10	4	3rd	2 20 27 28 38
2013-02-06	8	4th	7 18 23 27 35
2013-01-29	4	4th	11 12 24 27 39
2013-01-25	4	5th	4 5 18 23 27
2013-01-21	7	5th	6 9 14 15 27
2013-01-14	9	3rd	3 26 27 33 34
2013-01-05	18	4th	12 16 21 27 34
2012-12-18	1	3rd	2 10 27 33 36
2012-12-17	11	3rd	23 26 27 29 33
2012-12-06	8	2nd	5 27 29 31 37
2012-11-28	5	4th	15 19 26 27 38
2012-11-23	3	3rd	8 24 27 28 30
2012-11-20	2	4th	5 10 18 27 30
2012-11-18	9	4th	8 11 15 27 35
2012-11-09	3	2nd	16 27 31 32 33
2012-11-06	1	4th	1 22 26 27 33
2012-11-05	22	2nd	12 27 30 34 38
2012-10-14	2	3rd	5 16 27 28 35
2012-10-12	6	3rd	15 16 27 38 39
2012-10-06	2	5th	11 13 19 24 27
2012-10-04	11	4th	7 9 20 27 32
2012-09-23	1	4th	11 19 25 27 36
2012-09-22	2	5th	3 11 21 24 27
2012-09-20	23	4th	15 17 19 27 35
2012-08-28	3	5th	10 14 17 21 27
2012-08-25	2	4th	1 10 18 27 37
2012-08-23	7	4th	9 13 17 27 38
2012-08-16	4	4th	1 5 26 27 36
2012-08-12	1	3rd	13 22 27 29 30
2012-08-11	10	4th	9 12 23 27 37
2012-08-01	3	3rd	18 25 27 32 35
2012-07-29	11	4th	3 8 25 27 38
2012-07-18	13	4th	4 10 23 27 34
2012-07-05	1	5th	10 13 18 25 27
2012-07-04	8	3rd	5 6 27 28 32
2012-06-25	2	4th	5 19 26 27 29
2012-06-23	9	5th	6 14 16 18 27
2012-06-14	6	5th	3 14 15 22 27
2012-06-08	13	3rd	8 25 27 30 31
2012-05-26	3	2nd	20 27 35 36 38
2012-05-23	15	4th	12 14 20 27 31
2012-05-05	2	3rd	18 25 27 29 30
2012-05-03	4	3rd	2 12 27 32 35
2012-04-29	1	2nd	16 27 32 34 36
2012-04-28	2	4th	6 15 20 27 29
2012-04-26	14	5th	1 11 13 23 27
2012-04-12	2	5th	1 3 6 21 27
2012-04-10	14	4th	4 12 21 27 28
2012-03-27	2	4th	4 7 9 27 34
2012-03-25	7	4th	6 11 23 27 39
2012-03-18	6	4th	7 9 12 27 38
2012-03-12	5	3rd	1 23 27 31 39
2012-03-07	2	2nd	18 27 28 35 37
2012-03-05	10	4th	12 14 25 27 30
2012-02-24	7	5th	4 13 21 25 27
2012-02-17	3	3rd	3 10 27 34 35
2012-02-14	12	5th	2 5 12 26 27
2012-02-02	9	4th	9 18 23 27 36
2012-01-24	6	5th	6 14 16 18 27
2012-01-18	11	4th	5 7 8 27 32
2012-01-07	13	3rd	14 20 27 35 37
2011-12-25	3	3rd	21 26 27 30 33
2011-12-22	1	4th	3 8 14 27 34
2011-12-21	4	5th	3 4 18 22 27
2011-12-17	7	2nd	22 27 28 32 35
2011-12-10	11	4th	10 19 21 27 31
2011-11-29	2	5th	1 5 7 16 27
2011-11-27	10	3rd	6 25 27 28 29
2011-11-17	6	3rd	15 20 27 31 38
2011-11-11	1	4th	4 6 11 27 29
2011-11-10	8	4th	4 9 12 27 32
2011-11-02	1	3rd	14 25 27 33 37
2011-11-01	6	4th	8 15 19 27 31
2011-10-26	5	5th	1 14 18 22 27
2011-10-21	8	5th	3 16 18 24 27
2011-10-11	2	5th	11 13 18 26 27
2011-10-09	4	4th	6 23 26 27 35
2011-10-05	6	5th	2 7 14 17 27
2011-09-29	2	3rd	9 25 27 34 38
2011-09-27	17	3rd	1 6 27 29 30
2011-09-10	17	4th	11 15 24 27 31
2011-08-23	1	4th	2 14 20 27 29
2011-08-22	42	3rd	1 25 27 35 37
2011-07-09	2	5th	16 20 21 26 27
2011-07-07	6	4th	1 3 24 27 39
2011-07-01	5	4th	4 11 12 27 34
2011-06-26	2	3rd	15 19 27 28 31
2011-06-24	7	4th	12 14 24 27 37
2011-06-17	20	3rd	11 26 27 28 29
2011-05-28	1	4th	11 16 17 27 33
2011-05-27	7	3rd	8 20 27 30 37
2011-05-20	4	5th	3 4 11 18 27
2011-05-16	15	5th	6 10 11 20 27
2011-05-01	4	4th	1 5 14 27 39
2011-04-27	15	2nd	12 27 29 31 37
2011-04-11	2	5th	10 19 20 22 27
2011-04-09	7	4th	7 17 18 27 31
2011-04-02	5	3rd	19 23 27 28 36
2011-03-28	11	3rd	2 3 27 32 33
2011-03-17	1	5th	6 10 12 23 27
2011-03-16	6	3rd	1 17 27 33 38
2011-03-10	2	4th	9 15 16 27 32
2011-03-08	6	3rd	19 23 27 33 39
2011-03-02	1	4th	7 12 26 27 37
2011-03-01	6	2nd	4 27 28 35 37
2011-02-23	8	4th	1 12 23 27 30
2011-02-15	13	5th	9 17 18 21 27
2011-02-02	6	3rd	6 11 27 29 34
2011-01-26	1	2nd	21 27 28 31 39
2011-01-25	5	4th	12 18 21 27 35
2011-01-20	2	4th	18 20 24 27 33
2011-01-18	1	3rd	16 20 27 33 38
2011-01-17	1	3rd	16 23 27 31 33
2011-01-16	2	5th	3 6 21 23 27
2011-01-14	7	4th	8 15 18 27 28
2011-01-07	8	3rd	11 21 27 29 30
2010-12-30	6	4th	8 9 23 27 31
2010-12-24	5	3rd	16 25 27 28 33
2010-12-19	8	5th	2 13 18 25 27
2010-12-11	3	3rd	10 11 27 33 37
2010-12-08	3	3rd	16 26 27 30 39
2010-12-05	4	4th	1 9 13 27 30
2010-12-01	2	3rd	4 23 27 31 34
2010-11-29	1	3rd	19 20 27 36 39
2010-11-28	3	5th	1 5 12 18 27
2010-11-25	1	4th	5 23 26 27 33
2010-11-24	5	4th	12 15 20 27 31
2010-11-19	3	2nd	14 27 31 36 37
2010-11-16	4	3rd	3 16 27 29 38
2010-11-12	5	4th	6 11 14 27 32
2010-11-07	6	5th	8 21 22 24 27
2010-11-01	6	4th	10 18 23 27 36
2010-10-26	5	5th	3 16 19 25 27
2010-10-21	6	3rd	12 26 27 28 32
2010-10-15	14	5th	10 17 18 25 27
2010-10-01	4	3rd	11 16 27 30 34
2010-09-27	22	4th	14 17 25 27 34
2010-09-05	6	5th	7 12 20 23 27
2010-08-30	4	4th	6 18 21 27 34
2010-08-26	1	4th	1 4 7 27 34
2010-08-25	2	4th	3 11 13 27 39
2010-08-23	15	4th	18 20 25 27 37
2010-08-08	1	3rd	2 26 27 28 37
2010-08-07	4	3rd	4 18 27 29 35
2010-08-03	14	4th	9 10 24 27 30
2010-07-20	1	5th	11 14 22 26 27
2010-07-19	4	4th	5 13 20 27 30
2010-07-15	9	4th	7 15 25 27 37
2010-07-06	6	4th	2 19 23 27 31
2010-06-30	22	3rd	11 14 27 35 39
2010-06-08	13	5th	11 13 17 24 27
2010-05-26	25	2nd	1 27 32 34 38
2010-05-01	2	4th	2 3 11 27 37
2010-04-29	6	4th	10 20 21 27 28
2010-04-23	10	2nd	14 27 32 37 39
2010-04-13	5	5th	2 9 19 24 27
2010-04-08	—	4th	5 15 26 27 37