Number 17

In MyDaY under the 3/99 · Apr 2010 – Aug 2026 rules — 5,628 draws, 3 from 0–99 (an earlier era).

246times drawn · chance expected 169 +6.03σ

22draws waiting · a wait this long: 53% for any number

22.8average wait between appearances · chance says 33.3

129longest completed wait · 99% chance of one at least that long

17 deviates beyond what chance explains for a pool of 100

Drawn 246 times in 5,628 draws against 168.8 expected, +6.03σ. It passes even the threshold tightened for testing every number at once. Read the draw-by-draw history below before reading anything into it — and it still says nothing about the next draw.

Number 17, draw by draw

Drawn 246 times in 5,628 draws · average wait 22.8 draws · longest completed wait 129 · waiting 22 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 17 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 smallest0 · chance 168.4
2nd smallest199 · chance 70.7
3rd smallest47 · chance 6.9

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 5.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

10 6 2 4 7 9

Never drawn alongside 10 of the other 99 numbers; chance expects about 0.7 such strangers by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 17 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 16th most popular of 100. 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 17 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-07-31	12	2nd	6 17 21
2026-07-19	57	2nd	10 17 27
2026-05-23	15	2nd	2 17 42
2026-05-08	17	3rd	1 16 17
2026-04-21	10	2nd	3 17 47
2026-04-11

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: 17 is drawn with probability 3/100 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-04-02	8	2nd	12 17 57
2025-03-25	25	2nd	4 17 54
2025-02-28	17	2nd	6 17 71
2025-02-11	8	2nd	7 17 30
2025-02-03	36	2nd	9 17 65
2024-12-29	18	2nd	4 17 25
2024-12-11	10	2nd	5 17 57
2024-12-01	28	3rd	8 14 17
2024-11-03	32	2nd	5 17 28
2024-10-02	40	2nd	11 17 95
2024-08-23	8	2nd	12 17 73
2024-08-15	23	3rd	9 9 17
2024-07-23	6	2nd	2 17 45
2024-07-17	2	2nd	6 17 38
2024-07-15	3	2nd	10 17 78
2024-07-12	9	2nd	7 17 18
2024-07-03	4	2nd	2 17 80
2024-06-29	56	3rd	1 7 17
2024-05-04	3	2nd	6 17 46
2024-05-01	22	3rd	2 6 17
2024-04-09	30	3rd	0 7 17
2024-03-10	17	2nd	7 17 80
2024-02-22	3	2nd	12 17 70
2024-02-19	20	2nd	10 17 30
2024-01-30	16	3rd	1 3 17
2024-01-14	5	2nd	6 17 70
2024-01-09	13	2nd	9 17 55
2023-12-27	60	2nd	11 17 67
2023-10-28	1	2nd	7 17 86
2023-10-27	9	2nd	9 17 56
2023-10-18	12	2nd	5 17 26
2023-10-06	55	2nd	10 17 59
2023-08-12	8	2nd	5 17 78
2023-08-04	36	2nd	4 17 20
2023-06-29	7	2nd	9 17 20
2023-06-22	14	2nd	11 17 71
2023-06-08	18	3rd	6 12 17
2023-05-21	107	3rd	4 16 17
2023-02-03	81	2nd	2 17 20
2022-11-14	6	2nd	5 17 67
2022-11-08	9	2nd	7 17 68
2022-10-30	23	2nd	10 17 83
2022-10-07	20	3rd	2 8 17
2022-09-17	5	3rd	6 9 17
2022-09-12	2	2nd	12 17 91
2022-09-10	27	2nd	1 17 22
2022-08-14	106	3rd	8 8 17
2022-04-30	40	2nd	6 17 59
2022-03-21	21	2nd	8 17 71
2022-02-28	21	3rd	2 2 17
2022-02-07	12	2nd	10 17 60
2022-01-26	10	3rd	5 12 17
2022-01-16	2	3rd	12 12 17
2022-01-14	8	2nd	6 17 43
2022-01-06	1	3rd	1 11 17
2022-01-05	35	2nd	12 17 67
2021-12-01	34	2nd	11 17 87
2021-10-28	9	2nd	8 17 36
2021-10-19	7	2nd	10 17 61
2021-10-12	4	2nd	2 17 99
2021-10-08	3	2nd	9 17 68
2021-10-05	12	2nd	11 17 54
2021-09-23	48	2nd	2 17 88
2021-08-06	15	2nd	12 17 91
2021-07-22	7	2nd	8 17 64
2021-07-15	2	2nd	9 17 43
2021-07-13	21	3rd	7 8 17
2021-06-22	31	2nd	12 17 59
2021-05-22	44	3rd	1 2 17
2021-04-08	2	2nd	10 17 71
2021-04-06	24	2nd	5 17 59
2021-03-13	33	2nd	11 17 46
2021-02-08	20	2nd	6 17 36
2021-01-19	13	2nd	4 17 26
2021-01-06	26	2nd	11 17 68
2020-12-11	2	3rd	6 7 17
2020-12-09	3	2nd	2 17 89
2020-12-06	29	2nd	3 17 39
2020-11-07	51	2nd	10 17 91
2020-09-17	71	3rd	4 15 17
2020-07-08	38	2nd	11 17 57
2020-05-31	19	2nd	2 17 46
2020-05-12	16	2nd	6 17 25
2020-04-26	1	2nd	7 17 72
2020-04-25	27	2nd	5 17 46
2020-03-29	15	2nd	9 17 23
2020-03-14	45	2nd	3 17 70
2020-01-29	23	2nd	4 17 79
2020-01-06	28	2nd	7 17 31
2019-12-09	35	2nd	5 17 18
2019-11-04	8	2nd	8 17 24
2019-10-27	35	2nd	7 17 27
2019-09-22	10	2nd	1 17 90
2019-09-12	4	2nd	4 17 87
2019-09-08	61	3rd	0 2 17
2019-07-09	39	2nd	7 17 29
2019-05-31	7	2nd	8 17 71
2019-05-24	3	3rd	4 11 17
2019-05-21	20	2nd	5 17 77
2019-05-01	30	2nd	4 17 51
2019-04-01	2	3rd	5 6 17
2019-03-30	18	2nd	12 17 63
2019-03-12	28	2nd	3 17 22
2019-02-12	69	2nd	3 17 18
2018-12-05	2	2nd	4 17 27
2018-12-03	6	2nd	8 17 59
2018-11-27	5	2nd	3 17 87
2018-11-22	1	2nd	2 17 75
2018-11-21	10	2nd	9 17 21
2018-11-11	42	2nd	12 17 29
2018-09-30	41	2nd	10 17 26
2018-08-20	27	2nd	9 17 48
2018-07-24	27	2nd	11 17 78
2018-06-27	12	2nd	7 17 90
2018-06-15	17	3rd	8 9 17
2018-05-29	61	2nd	10 17 24
2018-03-29	5	2nd	10 17 30
2018-03-24	21	2nd	12 17 61
2018-03-03	2	2nd	9 17 31
2018-03-01	36	2nd	4 17 75
2018-01-24	11	2nd	12 17 21
2018-01-13	22	2nd	10 17 73
2017-12-22	5	3rd	5 11 17
2017-12-17	19	3rd	10 12 17
2017-11-28	18	2nd	11 17 52
2017-11-10	34	2nd	1 17 19
2017-10-07	5	2nd	7 17 61
2017-10-02	26	3rd	4 6 17
2017-09-06	22	2nd	4 17 77
2017-08-15	46	2nd	5 17 62
2017-06-30	51	2nd	5 17 25
2017-05-10	18	2nd	11 17 48
2017-04-22	30	2nd	10 17 64
2017-03-23	55	2nd	9 17 60
2017-01-27	10	2nd	9 17 56
2017-01-17	7	3rd	2 7 17
2017-01-10	21	2nd	10 17 50
2016-12-20	24	2nd	9 17 46
2016-11-26	37	2nd	8 17 24
2016-10-17	2	2nd	7 17 22
2016-10-14	3	2nd	9 17 58
2016-10-11	6	2nd	8 17 30
2016-10-04	1	2nd	12 17 73
2016-10-03	56	3rd	1 15 17
2016-07-29	14	2nd	6 17 93
2016-07-13	26	2nd	4 17 48
2016-06-13	37	2nd	10 17 24
2016-04-30	1	2nd	12 17 64
2016-04-29	6	2nd	2 17 22
2016-04-22	15	2nd	5 17 33
2016-04-05	79	2nd	6 17 45
2016-01-04	15	2nd	4 17 18
2015-12-17	1	2nd	8 17 96
2015-12-16	28	2nd	4 17 94
2015-11-13	74	2nd	8 17 78
2015-08-19	23	2nd	9 17 57
2015-07-23	32	3rd	4 16 17
2015-06-16	15	2nd	8 17 87
2015-05-29	25	2nd	3 17 25
2015-04-30	14	2nd	7 17 22
2015-04-14	2	3rd	3 15 17
2015-04-11	10	2nd	2 17 31
2015-03-31	88	3rd	10 10 17
2014-12-17	21	2nd	5 17 43
2014-11-22	9	3rd	1 4 17
2014-11-12	39	2nd	7 17 18
2014-09-27	2	2nd	10 17 28
2014-09-25	5	2nd	6 17 18
2014-09-19	8	2nd	10 17 36
2014-09-10	73	2nd	7 17 48
2014-06-17	71	3rd	7 13 17
2014-03-26	11	2nd	9 17 34
2014-03-13	70	2nd	6 17 51
2013-12-21	5	2nd	2 17 49
2013-12-16	1	2nd	4 17 96
2013-12-14	18	3rd	10 11 17
2013-11-23	25	2nd	4 17 80
2013-10-25	2	2nd	1 17 82
2013-10-23	29	3rd	5 8 17
2013-09-19	21	2nd	9 17 55
2013-08-26	8	2nd	7 17 60
2013-08-16	15	2nd	1 17 96
2013-07-30	6	2nd	10 17 47
2013-07-23	1	2nd	10 17 49
2013-07-22	7	3rd	10 16 17
2013-07-13	11	2nd	12 17 58
2013-07-01	14	2nd	6 17 52
2013-06-14	43	2nd	6 17 23
2013-04-25	32	2nd	9 17 39
2013-03-19	12	2nd	4 17 77
2013-03-05	3	2nd	1 17 82
2013-03-01	129	2nd	12 17 82
2012-10-02	87	3rd	2 5 17
2012-06-22	31	3rd	10 11 17
2012-05-17	11	3rd	4 8 17
2012-05-03	13	2nd	6 17 71
2012-04-18	79	2nd	1 17 53
2012-01-17	24	2nd	10 17 19
2011-12-20	0	2nd	3 17
2011-12-20	54	2nd	3 17
2011-10-18	27	2nd	6 17 19
2011-09-16	14	2nd	4 17 69
2011-08-31	4	2nd	4 17 55
2011-08-26	9	2nd	6 17 56
2011-08-16	57	2nd	9 17 30
2011-06-09	45	2nd	3 17 65
2011-04-16	15	3rd	3 3 17
2011-03-30	25	2nd	7 17 25
2011-03-01	6	2nd	2 17 67
2011-02-22	14	2nd	5 17 46
2011-02-05	35	2nd	5 17 51
2010-12-27	28	2nd	9 17 74
2010-11-24	1	2nd	7 17 38
2010-11-23	39	2nd	8 17 87
2010-10-08	3	2nd	1 17 26
2010-10-05	12	2nd	8 17 72
2010-09-21	51	2nd	12 17 87
2010-07-23	10	2nd	8 17 68
2010-07-12	11	2nd	7 17 40
2010-06-29	12	3rd	3 11 17
2010-06-15	30	2nd	3 17 27
2010-05-11	—	2nd	12 17 21