Number 27

In Palmetto Cash 5 under the 5/38 · Apr 2010 – Mar 2024 rules — 2,502 draws, 5 from 1–38 (an earlier era).

328times drawn · chance expected 329 −0.07σ

9draws waiting · a wait this long: 32% for any number

7.6average wait between appearances · chance says 7.6

44longest completed wait · 53% chance of one at least that long

27 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 328 times in 2,502 draws against 329.2 expected, −0.07σ. Each draw is independent: after 9 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 27, draw by draw

Drawn 328 times in 2,502 draws · average wait 7.6 draws · longest completed wait 44 · waiting 9 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 smallest3 · chance 1.6
2nd smallest24 · chance 21.3
3rd smallest104 · chance 88.8
4th smallest127 · chance 142.0
5th smallest70 · chance 74.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 35.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

33 18 15 8 9 36

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 37 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 38. 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
2024-03-08	6	5th	2 7 8 15 27
2024-03-02	35	5th	2 7 11 17 27
2024-01-27	2	5th	7 10 24 25 27
2024-01-25	21	3rd	3

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 5/38 tonight whatever it did last week.

2023-08-02	9	5th	11 14 17 18 27
2023-07-24	1	3rd	7 11 27 29 35
2023-07-23	19	3rd	8 15 27 33 36
2023-07-04	6	5th	7 8 9 25 27
2023-06-28	4	3rd	8 11 27 28 35
2023-06-24	4	4th	3 16 20 27 34
2023-06-20	3	5th	1 2 4 12 27
2023-06-17	2	3rd	3 4 27 30 31
2023-06-15	4	4th	5 17 18 27 35
2023-06-11	6	3rd	1 23 27 33 36
2023-06-05	10	4th	2 12 13 27 33
2023-05-26	5	4th	9 11 24 27 35
2023-05-21	7	3rd	9 24 27 31 34
2023-05-14	3	3rd	1 15 27 30 32
2023-05-11	3	4th	11 12 19 27 29
2023-05-08	9	5th	8 12 15 19 27
2023-04-29	19	5th	2 5 19 25 27
2023-04-10	6	4th	1 5 13 27 28
2023-04-04	20	3rd	5 13 27 31 34
2023-03-15	23	4th	1 5 15 27 29
2023-02-20	6	4th	7 12 21 27 35
2023-02-14	1	5th	11 12 18 19 27
2023-02-13	1	4th	8 10 20 27 33
2023-02-12	5	3rd	16 23 27 28 33
2023-02-07	1	4th	5 10 12 27 38
2023-02-06	3	3rd	14 16 27 30 37
2023-02-03	6	4th	4 13 15 27 33
2023-01-28	7	5th	12 19 22 24 27
2023-01-21	1	4th	14 18 22 27 34
2023-01-20	17	4th	15 16 20 27 34
2023-01-03	4	5th	11 12 13 26 27
2015-12-30	6	4th	9 11 22 27 32
2015-12-24	20	5th	7 11 12 14 27
2015-12-04	20	4th	7 25 26 27 32
2015-11-14	4	5th	5 15 18 19 27
2015-11-10	4	3rd	11 26 27 31 34
2015-11-06	6	5th	5 8 24 26 27
2015-10-31	6	3rd	6 21 27 31 33
2015-10-25	2	3rd	17 23 27 29 30
2015-10-23	7	5th	2 10 13 25 27
2015-10-16	3	3rd	5 14 27 29 32
2015-10-13	7	3rd	2 18 27 32 35
2015-10-06	3	4th	13 24 26 27 32
2015-10-03	5	1st	27 30 31 34 38
2015-09-28	5	5th	5 13 15 22 27
2015-09-23	3	4th	8 17 20 27 34
2015-09-20	2	4th	1 4 7 27 28
2015-09-18	11	4th	3 7 10 27 38
2015-09-07	17	4th	3 9 15 27 37
2015-08-21	12	4th	12 16 24 27 29
2015-08-09	9	5th	4 14 16 25 27
2015-07-31	11	5th	4 13 14 17 27
2015-07-20	22	3rd	18 19 27 28 30
2015-06-28	6	5th	7 14 20 22 27
2015-06-22	3	3rd	2 10 27 30 31
2015-06-19	2	5th	5 8 9 12 27
2015-06-17	10	2nd	8 27 29 32 37
2015-06-07	9	3rd	7 9 27 32 38
2015-05-29	11	2nd	11 27 29 33 38
2015-05-18	3	4th	5 10 17 27 38
2015-05-15	1	4th	2 5 15 27 33
2015-05-14	6	5th	1 17 20 24 27
2015-05-08	5	3rd	2 22 27 28 38
2015-05-03	3	3rd	4 7 27 32 36
2015-04-30	17	4th	8 13 17 27 37
2015-04-13	14	4th	12 17 20 27 38
2015-03-30	8	4th	4 13 24 27 31
2015-03-22	14	2nd	21 27 28 32 34
2015-03-08	15	4th	1 9 23 27 36
2015-02-21	6	4th	9 12 24 27 34
2015-02-15	8	4th	1 14 21 27 37
2015-02-07	19	4th	6 8 15 27 28
2015-01-19	3	3rd	3 6 27 31 36
2015-01-16	1	3rd	15 18 27 36 37
2015-01-15	3	4th	3 5 12 27 36
2015-01-12	3	4th	10 18 19 27 36
2015-01-09	9	4th	2 5 18 27 35
2014-12-31	4	3rd	11 26 27 31 36
2014-12-27	5	3rd	23 25 27 33 35
2014-12-22	7	5th	3 8 11 19 27
2014-12-15	5	5th	4 18 19 21 27
2014-12-10	1	3rd	2 23 27 32 38
2014-12-09	1	4th	1 16 23 27 28
2014-12-08	44	4th	1 4 21 27 38
2014-10-25	17	3rd	21 23 27 30 35
2014-10-08	10	4th	3 10 25 27 37
2014-09-28	1	5th	9 13 17 20 27
2014-09-27	12	5th	3 5 18 19 27
2014-09-15	14	5th	4 15 18 19 27
2014-09-01	8	3rd	8 13 27 30 38
2014-08-24	16	3rd	12 16 27 28 36
2014-08-08	11	4th	8 13 26 27 33
2014-07-28	4	4th	7 15 21 27 32
2014-07-24	4	5th	5 12 18 24 27
2014-07-20	12	4th	3 14 20 27 37
2014-07-08	2	5th	6 13 15 25 27
2014-07-06	13	5th	7 8 18 20 27
2014-06-23	5	5th	11 16 19 25 27
2014-06-18	6	4th	1 3 18 27 34
2014-06-12	2	4th	8 15 19 27 30
2014-06-10	1	2nd	22 27 31 33 34
2014-06-09	4	3rd	11 17 27 28 29
2014-06-05	4	3rd	3 18 27 32 38
2014-06-01	3	4th	6 7 18 27 32
2014-05-29	4	3rd	2 15 27 29 35
2014-05-25	7	4th	11 18 22 27 34
2014-05-18	15	3rd	12 19 27 30 31
2014-05-03	2	4th	3 11 25 27 28
2014-05-01	3	3rd	2 9 27 29 30
2014-04-28	11	2nd	16 27 29 32 36
2014-04-17	5	3rd	16 17 27 35 36
2014-04-12	20	3rd	13 26 27 30 38
2014-03-23	3	4th	2 14 25 27 29
2014-03-20	11	3rd	7 14 27 31 35
2014-03-09	1	3rd	8 21 27 36 38
2014-03-08	11	3rd	7 14 27 30 37
2014-02-25	3	3rd	5 9 27 29 35
2014-02-22	2	4th	10 11 19 27 32
2014-02-20	6	4th	1 6 17 27 38
2014-02-14	1	4th	8 11 14 27 30
2014-02-13	5	5th	4 6 23 26 27
2014-02-08	15	4th	12 14 21 27 32
2014-01-24	8	3rd	4 9 27 28 30
2014-01-16	12	2nd	16 27 32 33 35
2014-01-04	12	4th	7 11 19 27 28
2013-12-23	2	4th	2 4 17 27 33
2013-12-21	9	3rd	18 20 27 35 37
2013-12-12	7	3rd	14 25 27 30 34
2013-12-05	8	5th	2 3 9 17 27
2013-11-27	4	2nd	14 27 31 33 35
2013-11-23	17	3rd	10 14 27 32 36
2013-11-06	8	2nd	3 27 28 29 37
2013-10-29	6	3rd	3 12 27 30 33
2013-10-23	15	4th	13 15 25 27 33
2013-10-08	7	3rd	9 20 27 30 34
2013-10-01	4	2nd	26 27 28 33 35
2013-09-27	2	4th	1 23 25 27 34
2013-09-25	3	2nd	8 27 30 34 36
2013-09-22	6	3rd	5 15 27 34 38
2013-09-16	9	4th	9 18 22 27 31
2013-09-07	3	3rd	6 23 27 28 31
2013-09-04	1	4th	4 6 22 27 33
2013-09-03	1	4th	4 9 12 27 29
2013-09-02	2	4th	6 14 18 27 33
2013-08-31	4	5th	8 15 18 22 27
2013-08-27	15	4th	7 22 24 27 37
2013-08-12	3	4th	2 3 14 27 37
2013-08-09	4	4th	1 20 21 27 28
2013-08-05	3	2nd	11 27 32 36 38
2013-08-02	15	4th	2 7 21 27 29
2013-07-18	1	5th	1 9 21 25 27
2013-07-17	4	3rd	12 16 27 31 36
2013-07-13	4	3rd	5 20 27 33 34
2013-07-09	7	4th	2 11 25 27 38
2013-07-02	5	4th	4 5 21 27 31
2013-06-27	4	3rd	4 25 27 29 36
2013-06-23	4	3rd	23 26 27 30 38
2013-06-19	1	3rd	14 24 27 34 36
2013-06-18	4	5th	5 12 15 26 27
2013-06-14	2	4th	3 16 17 27 38
2013-06-12	2	2nd	16 27 28 36 38
2013-06-10	6	4th	15 18 24 27 29
2013-06-04	15	4th	1 7 9 27 36
2013-05-20	3	3rd	6 10 27 28 37
2013-05-17	8	3rd	22 23 27 29 37
2013-05-09	4	5th	10 12 15 19 27
2013-05-05	1	4th	1 12 16 27 34
2013-05-04	1	3rd	10 15 27 29 31
2013-05-03	1	4th	4 5 24 27 34
2013-05-02	17	5th	7 8 13 25 27
2013-04-15	8	5th	8 19 23 25 27
2013-04-07	3	4th	21 24 26 27 38
2013-04-04	22	2nd	21 27 34 36 38
2013-03-13	2	3rd	20 21 27 33 34
2013-03-11	1	4th	8 14 18 27 34
2013-03-10	8	5th	8 12 16 22 27
2013-03-02	8	4th	11 13 14 27 37
2013-02-22	7	5th	4 17 21 22 27
2013-02-15	4	1st	27 28 29 33 34
2013-02-11	14	3rd	4 6 27 33 35
2013-01-28	12	5th	4 13 22 26 27
2013-01-16	10	4th	8 15 23 27 33
2013-01-06	2	3rd	10 19 27 31 36
2013-01-04	5	3rd	18 23 27 33 36
2012-12-30	12	5th	1 5 20 22 27
2012-12-18	7	3rd	1 6 27 28 36
2012-12-11	2	5th	8 17 19 24 27
2012-12-09	4	4th	4 15 25 27 28
2012-12-05	2	3rd	10 18 27 28 38
2012-12-03	6	4th	15 18 23 27 30
2012-11-27	13	3rd	3 5 27 32 33
2012-11-14	11	4th	6 9 23 27 33
2012-11-03	9	4th	9 12 22 27 31
2012-10-25	39	4th	3 12 19 27 34
2012-09-16	6	5th	9 13 15 26 27
2012-09-10	7	3rd	5 16 27 30 33
2012-09-03	19	5th	7 11 13 26 27
2012-08-15	22	4th	5 14 16 27 31
2012-07-24	4	5th	8 19 25 26 27
2012-07-20	7	4th	9 14 23 27 35
2012-07-13	3	4th	6 15 17 27 33
2012-07-10	2	4th	16 18 24 27 30
2012-07-08	8	4th	7 18 23 27 38
2012-06-30	3	5th	4 14 20 23 27
2012-06-27	15	3rd	21 24 27 30 35
2012-06-12	14	3rd	11 24 27 30 35
2012-05-29	16	3rd	7 19 27 35 36
2012-05-13	4	4th	5 18 23 27 31
2012-05-09	13	5th	13 18 21 22 27
2012-04-26	2	4th	1 2 3 27 32
2012-04-24	4	3rd	7 18 27 33 34
2012-04-20	6	2nd	6 27 29 30 32
2012-04-14	3	4th	1 8 20 27 28
2012-04-11	4	4th	7 10 21 27 36
2012-04-07	1	3rd	2 6 27 32 36
2012-04-06	2	5th	4 9 13 15 27
2012-04-04	8	4th	12 15 24 27 29
2012-03-27	7	3rd	16 20 27 33 35
2012-03-20	6	3rd	8 15 27 28 31
2012-03-14	2	5th	3 4 5 8 27
2012-03-12	5	5th	9 20 22 23 27
2012-03-07	6	5th	9 15 17 21 27
2012-03-01	14	4th	18 21 26 27 28
2012-02-16	1	4th	14 17 24 27 34
2012-02-15	35	3rd	6 11 27 30 33
2012-01-11	15	2nd	2 27 30 31 35
2011-12-27	6	4th	6 16 22 27 30
2011-12-21	3	2nd	4 27 32 36 37
2011-12-18	14	5th	2 16 17 18 27
2011-12-04	5	4th	4 7 25 27 29
2011-11-29	14	4th	1 8 25 27 31
2011-11-15	7	3rd	13 18 27 35 36
2011-11-08	1	4th	7 9 18 27 33
2011-11-07	11	4th	5 14 23 27 33
2011-10-27	1	5th	4 13 14 18 27
2011-10-26	9	3rd	4 17 27 33 36
2011-10-17	11	3rd	8 19 27 35 37
2011-10-06	4	3rd	8 25 27 31 37
2011-10-02	2	4th	1 8 21 27 33
2011-09-30	9	3rd	12 15 27 31 32
2011-09-21	1	3rd	6 15 27 36 38
2011-09-20	1	3rd	1 15 27 32 33
2011-09-19	8	3rd	1 15 27 28 33
2011-09-11	23	4th	10 16 23 27 37
2011-08-19	6	3rd	10 13 27 28 32
2011-08-13	6	4th	3 9 10 27 36
2011-08-07	14	3rd	3 23 27 29 37
2011-07-24	22	5th	6 10 21 26 27
2011-07-02	9	1st	27 28 34 35 36
2011-06-23	8	5th	3 11 15 18 27
2011-06-15	3	4th	4 12 26 27 32
2011-06-12	16	4th	3 7 23 27 29
2011-05-27	3	2nd	1 27 29 35 38
2011-05-24	1	4th	18 23 24 27 37
2011-05-23	1	2nd	22 27 28 29 38
2011-05-22	26	5th	2 7 16 25 27
2011-04-26	17	4th	6 20 22 27 31
2011-04-09	5	3rd	8 20 27 28 34
2011-04-04	25	3rd	9 12 27 33 38
2011-03-10	1	4th	9 15 21 27 38
2011-03-09	9	5th	17 19 20 24 27
2011-02-28	2	5th	1 2 4 16 27
2011-02-26	1	4th	1 6 8 27 31
2011-02-25	9	3rd	14 24 27 29 32
2011-02-16	8	4th	5 19 26 27 36
2011-02-08	18	5th	12 20 22 25 27
2011-01-21	3	4th	10 13 14 27 36
2011-01-18	4	4th	9 10 15 27 38
2011-01-14	13	4th	7 21 25 27 32
2011-01-01	1	3rd	1 17 27 30 33
2010-12-31	2	5th	1 10 12 22 27
2010-12-29	2	3rd	5 20 27 34 37
2010-12-27	18	5th	7 8 14 15 27
2010-12-09	11	2nd	16 27 30 31 34
2010-11-27	4	5th	7 14 22 25 27
2010-11-23	7	4th	3 16 26 27 37
2010-11-15	7	3rd	4 13 27 29 30
2010-11-06	1	5th	11 13 16 22 27
2010-11-05	9	3rd	15 18 27 34 38
2010-10-26	8	2nd	9 27 32 34 36
2010-10-16	6	4th	9 12 21 27 33
2010-10-09	1	5th	6 12 19 24 27
2010-10-08	4	3rd	6 13 27 29 35
2010-10-04	7	4th	9 12 25 27 29
2010-09-25	2	3rd	3 11 27 33 36
2010-09-23	9	4th	1 3 7 27 34
2010-09-13	11	3rd	8 15 27 29 32
2010-08-31	11	3rd	18 24 27 29 31
2010-08-18	2	2nd	16 27 30 31 33
2010-08-16	1	5th	1 9 17 21 27
2010-08-14	3	2nd	12 27 31 33 35
2010-08-11	6	4th	4 18 23 27 28
2010-08-04	1	3rd	12 26 27 35 38
2010-08-03	15	5th	7 8 20 23 27
2010-07-16	1	3rd	8 23 27 28 32
2010-07-15	32	3rd	19 23 27 36 38
2010-06-08	6	3rd	2 18 27 31 33
2010-06-01	3	3rd	10 19 27 29 38
2010-05-28	7	3rd	15 17 27 36 37
2010-05-20	5	4th	21 22 23 27 34
2010-05-14	5	4th	1 12 26 27 32
2010-05-08	6	4th	2 5 17 27 34
2010-05-01	7	3rd	2 9 27 29 34
2010-04-23	—	5th	8 9 16 24 27