Number 23

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

244times drawn · chance expected 169 +5.87σ

17draws waiting · a wait this long: 61% for any number

23.0average wait between appearances · chance says 33.3

127longest completed wait · 99% chance of one at least that long

23 deviates beyond what chance explains for a pool of 100

Drawn 244 times in 5,628 draws against 168.8 expected, +5.87σ. 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 23, draw by draw

Drawn 244 times in 5,628 draws · average wait 23.0 draws · longest completed wait 127 · waiting 17 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 23 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 143.4
2nd smallest163 · chance 87.9
3rd smallest81 · chance 12.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 4.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

10 7 5 3 9 12

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, 23 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 23 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-08-05	40	3rd	5 10 23
2026-06-26	14	2nd	5 23 25
2026-06-12	18	2nd	6 23 78
2026-05-25	43	2nd	4 23 37
2026-04-12	23	3rd	3 11 23
2026-03-20

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

2025-04-23	84	3rd	4 9 23
2025-01-29	21	2nd	8 23 25
2025-01-08	20	3rd	6 8 23
2024-12-19	7	2nd	1 23 29
2024-12-12	28	3rd	9 16 23
2024-11-14	75	2nd	7 23 79
2024-08-31	42	3rd	8 19 23
2024-07-20	7	2nd	10 23 53
2024-07-13	6	2nd	10 23 84
2024-07-07	2	3rd	5 7 23
2024-07-05	20	2nd	12 23 92
2024-06-15	11	2nd	3 23 92
2024-06-04	44	2nd	8 23 68
2024-04-21	32	2nd	10 23 57
2024-03-20	5	2nd	12 23 82
2024-03-15	0	2nd	1 23
2024-03-15	24	2nd	1 23
2024-02-20	7	2nd	10 23 90
2024-02-13	17	2nd	3 23 39
2024-01-27	10	2nd	9 23 41
2024-01-17	29	2nd	5 23 47
2023-12-19	1	2nd	5 23 71
2023-12-18	20	2nd	7 23 88
2023-11-28	13	3rd	2 13 23
2023-11-15	22	2nd	8 23 26
2023-10-24	4	3rd	1 18 23
2023-10-20	21	2nd	4 23 50
2023-09-29	65	2nd	5 23 48
2023-07-26	35	2nd	11 23 82
2023-06-21	12	2nd	10 23 98
2023-06-09	13	2nd	9 23 57
2023-05-27	19	3rd	3 5 23
2023-05-08	10	3rd	9 10 23
2023-04-28	25	2nd	2 23 52
2023-04-03	64	2nd	2 23 53
2023-01-29	2	2nd	10 23 74
2023-01-27	11	3rd	2 3 23
2023-01-16	20	2nd	12 23 92
2022-12-27	117	2nd	2 23 27
2022-09-01	12	3rd	5 7 23
2022-08-20	17	3rd	7 13 23
2022-08-03	13	2nd	10 23 34
2022-07-21	7	2nd	6 23 30
2022-07-14	20	3rd	3 18 23
2022-06-24	18	2nd	9 23 30
2022-06-06	14	2nd	7 23 48
2022-05-23	48	3rd	7 8 23
2022-04-05	1	2nd	10 23 31
2022-04-04	22	3rd	9 16 23
2022-03-13	14	3rd	12 15 23
2022-02-27	77	2nd	5 23 70
2021-12-12	10	2nd	3 23 95
2021-12-02	8	2nd	3 23 92
2021-11-24	49	2nd	8 23 50
2021-10-06	20	3rd	10 16 23
2021-09-16	6	2nd	6 23 75
2021-09-10	33	2nd	7 23 91
2021-08-08	6	2nd	12 23 26
2021-08-02	38	3rd	3 7 23
2021-06-25	6	2nd	12 23 70
2021-06-19	15	2nd	1 23 97
2021-06-04	43	2nd	10 23 91
2021-04-22	2	2nd	9 23 61
2021-04-20	33	2nd	3 23 29
2021-03-18	8	2nd	12 23 83
2021-03-10	40	3rd	9 10 23
2021-01-29	63	2nd	3 23 73
2020-11-27	11	2nd	4 23 48
2020-11-16	33	3rd	1 2 23
2020-10-14	41	2nd	6 23 79
2020-09-03	5	3rd	6 7 23
2020-08-29	39	3rd	9 13 23
2020-07-21	8	2nd	7 23 25
2020-07-13	14	2nd	11 23 74
2020-06-29	14	3rd	3 10 23
2020-06-15	1	2nd	2 23 99
2020-06-14	52	3rd	2 5 23
2020-04-23	13	2nd	7 23 88
2020-04-10	12	2nd	6 23 63
2020-03-29	13	3rd	9 17 23
2020-03-16	127	2nd	12 23 40
2019-11-10	9	2nd	12 23 78
2019-11-01	97	2nd	11 23 67
2019-07-27	22	3rd	4 20 23
2019-07-05	3	2nd	8 23 35
2019-07-02	7	2nd	3 23 45
2019-06-25	2	3rd	10 11 23
2019-06-23	35	3rd	1 6 23
2019-05-19	29	2nd	1 23 44
2019-04-20	57	2nd	1 23 90
2019-02-22	56	3rd	3 12 23
2018-12-28	16	2nd	7 23 62
2018-12-12	8	2nd	1 23 25
2018-12-04	40	2nd	9 23 36
2018-10-25	2	3rd	7 11 23
2018-10-23	32	3rd	4 5 23
2018-09-21	3	2nd	7 23 86
2018-09-18	15	2nd	3 23 52
2018-09-03	7	3rd	11 16 23
2018-08-27	9	2nd	5 23 44
2018-08-18	13	2nd	5 23 40
2018-08-05	33	2nd	3 23 35
2018-07-03	5	2nd	2 23 98
2018-06-28	22	2nd	4 23 24
2018-06-06	32	2nd	3 23 35
2018-05-05	15	3rd	2 13 23
2018-04-20	9	2nd	9 23 28
2018-04-11	10	2nd	11 23 52
2018-04-01	5	3rd	8 16 23
2018-03-27	9	2nd	8 23 87
2018-03-18	10	2nd	6 23 66
2018-03-08	9	2nd	9 23 64
2018-02-27	6	2nd	7 23 97
2018-02-21	18	3rd	9 21 23
2018-02-03	2	3rd	1 15 23
2018-02-01	77	2nd	3 23 59
2017-11-16	30	2nd	6 23 55
2017-10-17	8	2nd	7 23 24
2017-10-09	37	3rd	4 9 23
2017-09-02	12	2nd	12 23 64
2017-08-21	12	3rd	2 3 23
2017-08-09	2	2nd	5 23 55
2017-08-07	9	2nd	10 23 64
2017-07-29	18	2nd	4 23 81
2017-07-11	61	2nd	5 23 81
2017-05-11	10	2nd	5 23 30
2017-05-01	17	2nd	9 23 92
2017-04-14	7	2nd	2 23 43
2017-04-07	7	2nd	11 23 46
2017-03-31	48	2nd	9 23 67
2017-02-11	24	3rd	7 15 23
2017-01-18	10	2nd	12 23 30
2017-01-08	6	2nd	5 23 30
2017-01-02	10	2nd	4 23 58
2016-12-23	8	2nd	1 23 71
2016-12-15	59	3rd	2 14 23
2016-10-13	6	2nd	9 23 77
2016-10-06	18	3rd	5 11 23
2016-09-15	28	2nd	4 23 25
2016-08-13	24	3rd	6 22 23
2016-07-16	19	3rd	5 12 23
2016-06-24	31	2nd	12 23 84
2016-05-19	77	2nd	9 23 24
2016-02-19	17	3rd	7 10 23
2016-01-30	17	2nd	1 23 90
2016-01-11	26	2nd	9 23 27
2015-12-11	36	3rd	9 11 23
2015-10-30	9	2nd	7 23 48
2015-10-20	10	2nd	2 23 35
2015-10-08	15	2nd	5 23 77
2015-09-21	12	2nd	8 23 55
2015-09-07	87	3rd	5 15 23
2015-05-28	37	2nd	8 23 89
2015-04-15	6	2nd	7 23 94
2015-04-08	63	3rd	10 18 23
2015-01-24	13	3rd	7 19 23
2015-01-09	67	2nd	10 23 52
2014-10-22	17	2nd	12 23 65
2014-10-02	37	3rd	2 10 23
2014-08-20	63	2nd	10 23 25
2014-06-07	30	3rd	3 15 23
2014-05-03	2	2nd	3 23 93
2014-05-01	54	2nd	5 23 27
2014-02-27	57	3rd	2 12 23
2013-12-23	62	2nd	2 23 94
2013-10-11	27	3rd	2 11 23
2013-09-10	40	2nd	1 23 24
2013-07-25	26	3rd	3 7 23
2013-06-25	4	2nd	10 23 97
2013-06-20	5	2nd	12 23 46
2013-06-14	7	3rd	6 17 23
2013-06-06	20	2nd	12 23 71
2013-05-14	24	2nd	5 23 56
2013-04-16	22	2nd	5 23 66
2013-03-21	9	3rd	1 6 23
2013-03-11	14	2nd	8 23 83
2013-02-22	27	3rd	10 21 23
2013-01-22	25	2nd	8 23 28
2012-12-24	15	3rd	7 10 23
2012-12-06	28	2nd	2 23 55
2012-11-03	23	3rd	10 13 23
2012-10-08	24	2nd	2 23 29
2012-09-10	11	3rd	4 7 23
2012-08-28	1	2nd	2 23 93
2012-08-27	29	2nd	10 23 70
2012-07-24	3	2nd	10 23 40
2012-07-20	35	2nd	3 23 31
2012-06-09	39	2nd	12 23 75
2012-04-24	13	2nd	8 23 63
2012-04-09	10	3rd	11 18 23
2012-03-28	17	3rd	10 11 23
2012-03-08	18	3rd	11 20 23
2012-02-16	6	2nd	12 23 39
2012-02-09	12	3rd	7 10 23
2012-01-26	15	2nd	6 23 41
2012-01-09	10	2nd	7 23 88
2011-12-28	23	2nd	11 23 87
2011-12-01	1	3rd	12 21 23
2011-11-30	10	2nd	4 23 62
2011-11-18	18	2nd	5 23 98
2011-10-28	44	2nd	11 23 48
2011-09-07	7	3rd	2 7 23
2011-08-30	4	2nd	9 23 92
2011-08-25	22	3rd	8 13 23
2011-07-29	1	3rd	7 22 23
2011-07-28	49	2nd	9 23 33
2011-06-01	2	3rd	3 10 23
2011-05-30	8	3rd	1 13 23
2011-05-20	10	2nd	12 23 43
2011-05-09	42	2nd	10 23 61
2011-03-19	5	2nd	2 23 36
2011-03-14	34	3rd	12 18 23
2011-02-02	52	2nd	10 23 95
2010-12-03	60	2nd	3 23 34
2010-09-24	15	2nd	12 23 76
2010-09-07	46	3rd	7 19 23
2010-07-15	2	3rd	4 16 23
2010-07-13	5	2nd	4 23 30
2010-07-07	52	2nd	6 23 80
2010-05-07	—	2nd	9 23 75