Number 26

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

248times drawn · chance expected 169 +6.19σ

77draws waiting · a wait this long: 10% for any number

22.4average wait between appearances · chance says 33.3

108longest completed wait · >99% chance of one at least that long

26 deviates beyond what chance explains for a pool of 100

Drawn 248 times in 5,628 draws against 168.8 expected, +6.19σ. 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 26, draw by draw

Drawn 248 times in 5,628 draws · average wait 22.4 draws · longest completed wait 108 · waiting 77 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 26 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 134.4
2nd smallest149 · chance 97.0
3rd smallest99 · chance 16.6

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.

3 2 6 1 9 4

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, 26 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 26 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-06-06	3	3rd	3 4 26
2026-06-03	67	3rd	7 22 26
2026-03-28	31	2nd	1 26 91
2026-02-25	105	3rd	8 16 26
2025-11-12	8	3rd	6 23 26
2025-11-04

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

2024-10-14	3	2nd	5 26 83
2024-10-11	75	2nd	1 26 94
2024-07-28	10	2nd	10 26 81
2024-07-18	7	3rd	6 19 26
2024-07-11	32	3rd	2 25 26
2024-06-09	10	2nd	4 26 52
2024-05-30	41	3rd	5 9 26
2024-04-19	2	3rd	3 4 26
2024-04-17	18	3rd	2 10 26
2024-03-30	12	2nd	4 26 90
2024-03-18	23	3rd	6 15 26
2024-02-24	1	2nd	12 26 32
2024-02-23	43	3rd	9 22 26
2024-01-11	40	2nd	5 26 65
2023-12-02	17	2nd	1 26 71
2023-11-15	28	3rd	8 23 26
2023-10-18	48	3rd	5 17 26
2023-08-31	49	3rd	8 9 26
2023-07-13	13	3rd	8 20 26
2023-06-30	4	2nd	5 26 34
2023-06-26	24	2nd	5 26 27
2023-06-02	29	3rd	7 10 26
2023-05-04	27	3rd	11 18 26
2023-04-07	6	3rd	1 24 26
2023-04-01	28	2nd	11 26 58
2023-03-04	17	2nd	5 26 87
2023-02-15	98	2nd	11 26 79
2022-11-09	20	2nd	12 26 51
2022-10-20	27	2nd	11 26 57
2022-09-23	3	2nd	9 26 66
2022-09-20	18	2nd	12 26 85
2022-09-02	20	2nd	9 26 88
2022-08-13	47	2nd	5 26 77
2022-06-27	22	3rd	9 21 26
2022-06-05	19	2nd	8 26 27
2022-05-17	27	2nd	9 26 55
2022-04-20	108	3rd	11 14 26
2022-01-02	4	3rd	4 14 26
2021-12-29	9	2nd	6 26 76
2021-12-20	23	3rd	1 4 26
2021-11-27	6	2nd	4 26 32
2021-11-21	21	2nd	12 26 87
2021-10-31	11	3rd	1 8 26
2021-10-20	73	3rd	3 8 26
2021-08-08	51	3rd	12 23 26
2021-06-18	5	2nd	1 26 78
2021-06-13	13	2nd	9 26 56
2021-05-31	44	2nd	2 26 86
2021-04-17	28	2nd	4 26 67
2021-03-20	13	2nd	12 26 38
2021-03-07	19	2nd	9 26 62
2021-02-16	1	3rd	6 7 26
2021-02-15	4	2nd	2 26 68
2021-02-11	19	2nd	3 26 32
2021-01-23	3	2nd	6 26 38
2021-01-20	1	2nd	12 26 76
2021-01-19	3	3rd	4 17 26
2021-01-16	5	3rd	10 19 26
2021-01-11	54	2nd	6 26 37
2020-11-18	18	3rd	4 22 26
2020-10-31	4	3rd	7 21 26
2020-10-27	25	2nd	11 26 27
2020-10-02	43	2nd	4 26 29
2020-08-20	7	2nd	12 26 65
2020-08-13	30	2nd	11 26 94
2020-07-14	31	3rd	12 25 26
2020-06-13	21	2nd	2 26 48
2020-05-23	12	2nd	8 26 53
2020-05-11	2	2nd	2 26 47
2020-05-09	98	3rd	6 15 26
2020-02-01	4	2nd	4 26 55
2020-01-28	32	3rd	6 18 26
2019-12-27	6	3rd	3 4 26
2019-12-21	17	2nd	1 26 52
2019-12-04	27	2nd	6 26 92
2019-11-07	29	3rd	11 18 26
2019-10-09	8	3rd	2 25 26
2019-10-01	48	3rd	1 3 26
2019-08-14	7	2nd	8 26 52
2019-08-07	12	2nd	6 26 43
2019-07-26	14	2nd	4 26 71
2019-07-12	1	3rd	7 20 26
2019-07-11	52	2nd	6 26 82
2019-05-20	16	3rd	9 24 26
2019-05-04	21	2nd	5 26 79
2019-04-13	2	3rd	3 6 26
2019-04-11	9	3rd	8 16 26
2019-04-02	71	2nd	11 26 36
2019-01-21	13	2nd	8 26 51
2019-01-08	16	2nd	3 26 35
2018-12-23	3	2nd	11 26 51
2018-12-20	5	2nd	10 26 48
2018-12-15	9	3rd	6 20 26
2018-12-06	40	2nd	8 26 51
2018-10-27	3	3rd	2 10 26
2018-10-24	7	3rd	2 10 26
2018-10-17	15	2nd	5 26 67
2018-10-02	2	3rd	5 10 26
2018-09-30	10	3rd	10 17 26
2018-09-20	36	3rd	6 7 26
2018-08-15	19	2nd	5 26 55
2018-07-27	22	2nd	11 26 34
2018-07-05	17	2nd	9 26 33
2018-06-18	33	2nd	2 26 49
2018-05-16	10	3rd	9 22 26
2018-05-06	4	2nd	7 26 43
2018-05-02	14	3rd	2 5 26
2018-04-18	2	3rd	4 10 26
2018-04-16	9	2nd	3 26 99
2018-04-07	29	2nd	3 26 39
2018-03-09	17	3rd	2 3 26
2018-02-20	10	2nd	2 26 79
2018-02-10	5	3rd	6 8 26
2018-02-05	40	3rd	3 10 26
2017-12-27	8	2nd	4 26 58
2017-12-19	54	2nd	2 26 73
2017-10-26	20	2nd	11 26 68
2017-10-06	7	2nd	5 26 74
2017-09-29	26	3rd	9 12 26
2017-09-03	44	2nd	2 26 54
2017-07-21	15	3rd	8 22 26
2017-07-06	13	3rd	12 14 26
2017-06-23	88	2nd	3 26 96
2017-03-27	26	2nd	9 26 57
2017-03-01	12	2nd	3 26 72
2017-02-17	12	3rd	10 11 26
2017-02-05	2	2nd	8 26 43
2017-02-03	15	2nd	6 26 82
2017-01-19	16	3rd	0 3 26
2017-01-03	17	3rd	4 16 26
2016-12-17	18	2nd	3 26 50
2016-11-29	5	3rd	6 9 26
2016-11-24	27	3rd	3 3 26
2016-10-26	23	2nd	11 26 56
2016-09-29	24	2nd	5 26 59
2016-09-01	57	3rd	12 13 26
2016-06-27	4	2nd	8 26 53
2016-06-22	0	2nd	1 26
2016-06-22	85	2nd	1 26
2016-03-15	25	2nd	9 26 85
2016-02-15	14	3rd	9 12 26
2016-01-29	20	2nd	7 26 40
2016-01-06	72	2nd	1 26 35
2015-10-14	51	3rd	3 8 26
2015-08-15	8	2nd	7 26 94
2015-08-06	9	2nd	8 26 80
2015-07-27	23	3rd	2 7 26
2015-06-30	29	2nd	7 26 85
2015-05-27	16	2nd	5 26 76
2015-05-08	22	3rd	2 15 26
2015-04-13	22	2nd	3 26 76
2015-03-18	21	3rd	3 3 26
2015-02-21	20	2nd	5 26 59
2015-01-29	90	2nd	7 26 74
2014-10-15	45	2nd	12 26 76
2014-08-23	29	3rd	5 9 26
2014-07-21	6	3rd	10 11 26
2014-07-14	40	3rd	2 18 26
2014-05-28	6	2nd	10 26 99
2014-05-21	2	2nd	2 26 98
2014-05-19	43	2nd	3 26 34
2014-03-29	16	3rd	9 11 26
2014-03-11	6	2nd	4 26 91
2014-03-04	11	3rd	7 9 26
2014-02-19	22	2nd	11 26 72
2014-01-24	21	3rd	4 24 26
2013-12-31	18	2nd	12 26 70
2013-12-10	59	2nd	8 26 67
2013-10-02	20	2nd	11 26 97
2013-09-09	14	2nd	11 26 80
2013-08-23	9	2nd	3 26 91
2013-08-13	49	2nd	11 26 97
2013-06-17	13	2nd	1 26 35
2013-06-01	2	3rd	6 11 26
2013-05-30	12	3rd	1 25 26
2013-05-16	31	2nd	4 26 37
2013-04-10	28	2nd	3 26 35
2013-03-08	18	2nd	1 26 97
2013-02-15	11	2nd	12 26 32
2013-02-02	19	3rd	3 7 26
2013-01-11	6	2nd	12 26 27
2013-01-04	31	2nd	2 26 59
2012-11-29	26	2nd	6 26 69
2012-10-30	21	2nd	12 26 69
2012-10-05	10	2nd	3 26 30
2012-09-24	13	2nd	2 26 46
2012-09-08	19	3rd	9 12 26
2012-08-17	4	2nd	1 26 49
2012-08-13	3	3rd	12 13 26
2012-08-09	2	2nd	2 26 50
2012-08-07	1	2nd	12 26 55
2012-08-06	32	3rd	2 8 26
2012-06-29	21	3rd	10 19 26
2012-06-05	1	3rd	1 24 26
2012-06-04	91	2nd	12 26 48
2012-02-17	3	2nd	3 26 31
2012-02-14	26	2nd	6 26 86
2012-01-14	41	2nd	5 26 54
2011-11-28	16	3rd	4 19 26
2011-11-09	49	2nd	8 26 30
2011-09-13	19	2nd	6 26 88
2011-08-22	14	2nd	12 26 89
2011-08-04	14	2nd	9 26 74
2011-07-19	6	2nd	4 26 65
2011-07-12	12	2nd	1 26 86
2011-06-28	11	3rd	1 15 26
2011-06-15	1	3rd	7 10 26
2011-06-14	1	3rd	6 7 26
2011-06-13	21	3rd	1 19 26
2011-05-19	35	3rd	2 4 26
2011-04-07	5	3rd	1 25 26
2011-04-01	74	3rd	6 11 26
2011-01-05	45	2nd	11 26 95
2010-11-13	3	2nd	3 26 60
2010-11-10	25	2nd	6 26 97
2010-10-12	3	2nd	3 26 55
2010-10-08	26	3rd	1 17 26
2010-09-08	13	2nd	6 26 79
2010-08-24	16	2nd	7 26 39
2010-08-05	45	3rd	2 8 26
2010-06-14	15	3rd	8 16 26
2010-05-27	0	2nd	9 26
2010-05-27	15	2nd	9 26
2010-05-10	—	2nd	8 26 91