Number 22

In Hit 5 under the 5/39 · Jan 2010 – Sep 2020 rules — 1,676 draws, 5 from 1–39 (an earlier era).

220times drawn · chance expected 215 +0.37σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 66% for any number

7.6average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

34longest completed wait · 91% chance of one at least that long

22 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 220 times in 1,676 draws against 214.9 expected, +0.37σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 22, draw by draw

Drawn 220 times in 1,676 draws · average wait 7.6 draws · longest completed wait 34 · waiting 4 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 22 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 smallest7 · chance 7.1
2nd smallest34 · chance 42.6
3rd smallest90 · chance 85.1
4th smallest75 · chance 67.4
5th smallest14 · chance 17.8

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

2 18 12 7 15 13

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, 22 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 22 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2020-09-01	6	3rd	16 17 22 35 39
2020-08-22	7	3rd	13 20 22 28 33
2020-08-05	8	3rd	13 15 22 25 33
2020-07-18	2	3rd	14 16 22

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: 22 is drawn with probability 5/39 tonight whatever it did last week.

2019-06-12	7	3rd	18 20 22 32 33
2019-05-27	20	3rd	5 15 22 26 34
2019-04-10	2	3rd	2 13 22 36 38
2019-04-06	6	4th	7 8 9 22 26
2019-03-23	4	3rd	15 18 22 24 31
2019-03-13	1	5th	2 3 16 19 22
2019-03-11	5	3rd	3 18 22 23 32
2019-02-27	1	2nd	2 22 24 31 34
2019-02-25	8	4th	6 11 20 22 29
2019-02-06	5	3rd	10 18 22 29 31
2019-01-26	2	4th	2 8 10 22 33
2019-01-21	2	4th	10 14 21 22 35
2019-01-16	3	5th	6 7 15 20 22
2019-01-09	5	4th	3 6 16 22 31
2018-12-29	10	3rd	2 11 22 25 31
2018-12-05	11	3rd	12 21 22 32 35
2018-11-10	2	3rd	8 14 22 25 30
2018-11-05	3	2nd	11 22 27 30 33
2018-10-29	3	3rd	3 19 22 29 30
2018-10-22	11	3rd	1 20 22 24 33
2018-09-26	1	3rd	10 16 22 34 38
2018-09-24	11	5th	5 6 8 15 22
2018-08-29	9	2nd	18 22 27 30 31
2018-08-08	8	3rd	17 21 22 26 32
2018-07-21	11	4th	4 12 21 22 38
2018-06-25	9	3rd	3 9 22 28 32
2018-06-04	9	2nd	13 22 31 32 35
2018-05-14	18	5th	4 7 9 15 22
2018-04-02	1	4th	1 12 17 22 33
2018-03-31	4	4th	1 19 20 22 34
2018-03-21	4	4th	1 10 18 22 25
2018-03-12	8	4th	3 7 13 22 28
2018-02-21	5	3rd	17 18 22 25 26
2018-02-10	12	2nd	16 22 26 35 39
2018-01-13	7	4th	7 18 20 22 35
2017-12-27	3	5th	4 5 12 17 22
2017-12-20	21	2nd	13 22 25 30 38
2017-11-01	1	3rd	4 8 22 27 28
2017-10-30	4	4th	3 4 19 22 23
2017-10-21	4	3rd	3 10 22 25 32
2017-10-11	3	5th	10 11 12 15 22
2017-10-04	17	1st	22 29 34 36 37
2017-08-26	1	3rd	3 10 22 24 26
2017-08-23	9	2nd	2 22 33 35 37
2017-08-02	5	3rd	5 13 22 24 32
2017-07-22	3	4th	6 11 18 22 33
2017-07-15	7	4th	3 18 21 22 39
2017-06-28	3	2nd	6 22 32 34 37
2017-06-21	12	4th	15 16 19 22 30
2017-05-24	1	3rd	7 14 22 26 32
2017-05-22	11	4th	13 19 21 22 29
2017-04-26	11	2nd	11 22 23 25 36
2017-04-01	7	2nd	13 22 24 25 32
2017-03-15	16	3rd	7 11 22 28 30
2017-02-06	3	3rd	12 18 22 29 37
2017-01-30	22	4th	1 11 21 22 32
2016-12-10	3	3rd	2 14 22 32 38
2016-12-03	6	4th	8 9 11 22 33
2016-11-19	4	1st	22 25 28 33 35
2016-11-09	6	3rd	6 19 22 27 38
2016-10-26	4	4th	5 10 12 22 24
2016-10-17	12	2nd	2 22 28 30 35
2016-09-19	13	3rd	17 19 22 37 39
2016-08-20	9	1st	22 28 30 32 39
2016-07-30	6	3rd	2 20 22 28 35
2016-07-16	10	3rd	7 17 22 23 31
2016-06-22	5	3rd	3 20 22 23 36
2016-06-11	6	5th	10 11 19 21 22
2016-05-28	16	3rd	4 6 22 25 39
2016-04-20	3	2nd	18 22 23 30 38
2016-04-13	12	4th	4 13 17 22 23
2016-03-16	2	2nd	6 22 31 37 38
2016-03-12	13	3rd	1 3 22 25 27
2016-02-10	3	4th	5 9 12 22 33
2016-02-03	4	4th	2 13 16 22 23
2016-01-25	3	3rd	12 14 22 26 34
2016-01-18	13	2nd	16 22 31 37 39
2015-12-19	8	3rd	2 15 22 25 36
2015-11-30	4	4th	11 20 21 22 33
2015-11-21	1	3rd	3 15 22 27 31
2015-11-18	15	2nd	13 22 27 31 35
2015-10-14	15	2nd	19 22 28 33 37
2015-09-09	2	4th	10 15 21 22 24
2015-09-05	16	4th	2 11 15 22 35
2015-07-29	5	3rd	13 14 22 26 35
2015-07-18	2	2nd	7 22 26 36 38
2015-07-13	20	4th	7 12 18 22 34
2015-05-27	21	3rd	3 13 22 29 38
2015-04-08	3	4th	5 14 15 22 27
2015-04-01	7	3rd	17 21 22 29 33
2015-03-16	7	1st	22 31 32 34 35
2015-02-28	4	2nd	20 22 27 29 30
2015-02-18	2	4th	14 15 20 22 34
2015-02-14	4	4th	3 16 19 22 35
2015-02-04	4	4th	2 5 9 22 34
2015-01-26	14	4th	1 5 15 22 26
2014-12-24	6	5th	2 8 18 19 22
2014-12-10	15	4th	1 9 14 22 35
2014-11-05	9	3rd	13 18 22 30 37
2014-10-15	2	3rd	16 21 22 28 38
2014-10-11	2	3rd	4 15 22 26 27
2014-10-06	1	3rd	20 21 22 31 34
2014-10-04	11	3rd	17 21 22 27 32
2014-09-08	4	4th	2 20 21 22 30
2014-08-30	6	2nd	13 22 28 34 36
2014-08-16	2	4th	5 9 19 22 34
2014-08-11	2	3rd	3 14 22 35 38
2014-08-06	14	2nd	18 22 28 32 37
2014-07-05	3	2nd	16 22 24 25 37
2014-06-28	4	2nd	5 22 25 30 34
2014-06-18	31	4th	12 13 21 22 23
2014-04-07	1	4th	6 9 11 22 24
2014-04-05	3	5th	2 12 17 18 22
2014-03-29	4	4th	2 14 15 22 28
2014-03-19	1	3rd	15 20 22 27 34
2014-03-17	1	4th	10 18 21 22 34
2014-03-15	9	4th	4 8 13 22 23
2014-02-22	6	3rd	1 17 22 28 36
2014-02-08	20	2nd	7 22 30 33 39
2013-12-23	4	3rd	9 13 22 23 30
2013-12-14	18	2nd	18 22 24 30 39
2013-11-02	4	3rd	12 19 22 29 39
2013-10-23	18	4th	11 12 18 22 36
2013-09-11	3	3rd	8 17 22 23 28
2013-09-04	14	4th	5 7 15 22 25
2013-08-03	3	4th	9 17 20 22 35
2013-07-27	8	3rd	12 20 22 33 38
2013-07-08	20	4th	7 11 17 22 26
2013-05-22	1	3rd	11 13 22 23 38
2013-05-20	2	4th	2 12 21 22 33
2013-05-15	7	2nd	1 22 26 33 35
2013-04-29	3	3rd	15 20 22 31 37
2013-04-22	6	2nd	3 22 24 26 36
2013-04-08	5	5th	7 8 11 21 22
2013-03-27	13	3rd	2 8 22 35 39
2013-02-25	4	4th	9 12 20 22 37
2013-02-16	11	4th	8 11 16 22 32
2013-01-21	4	5th	1 4 13 14 22
2013-01-12	23	3rd	3 18 22 34 35
2012-11-19	5	4th	2 11 18 22 37
2012-11-07	1	4th	2 7 11 22 32
2012-11-05	4	4th	2 7 12 22 32
2012-10-27	2	5th	7 14 16 21 22
2012-10-22	3	4th	12 13 14 22 23
2012-10-15	1	2nd	10 22 25 31 39
2012-10-13	5	2nd	18 22 28 31 33
2012-10-01	13	3rd	3 9 22 36 37
2012-09-01	14	4th	2 5 9 22 24
2012-07-30	8	5th	13 16 18 19 22
2012-07-11	7	3rd	17 18 22 27 33
2012-06-25	1	1st	22 29 30 34 35
2012-06-23	4	3rd	2 21 22 23 37
2012-06-13	1	4th	7 11 15 22 35
2012-06-11	9	3rd	5 21 22 26 37
2012-05-21	16	3rd	5 20 22 28 36
2012-04-14	10	1st	22 30 34 35 36
2012-03-21	8	4th	4 6 15 22 33
2012-03-03	14	2nd	15 22 34 36 39
2012-01-30	4	3rd	5 20 22 36 37
2012-01-21	16	3rd	5 6 22 31 37
2011-12-14	5	2nd	15 22 23 26 28
2011-12-03	3	4th	2 14 17 22 38
2011-11-26	13	3rd	4 18 22 26 27
2011-10-26	19	3rd	13 15 22 28 37
2011-09-12	34	4th	1 7 18 22 37
2011-06-25	14	4th	1 4 16 22 28
2011-05-23	2	3rd	1 13 22 29 36
2011-05-18	1	4th	3 13 20 22 39
2011-05-16	3	2nd	2 22 25 27 32
2011-05-09	5	3rd	12 16 22 27 30
2011-04-27	3	3rd	12 19 22 24 27
2011-04-20	9	3rd	12 14 22 31 39
2011-03-30	23	4th	3 12 21 22 26
2011-02-05	7	5th	3 5 6 16 22
2011-01-19	20	3rd	4 11 22 35 37
2010-12-04	4	4th	6 19 20 22 25
2010-11-24	1	3rd	5 16 22 28 31
2010-11-22	2	3rd	19 20 22 28 29
2010-11-17	2	3rd	7 18 22 31 34
2010-11-13	2	4th	2 15 21 22 39
2010-11-08	23	3rd	8 16 22 26 39
2010-09-15	3	3rd	7 15 22 27 30
2010-09-08	16	4th	1 2 18 22 31
2010-08-02	3	4th	1 2 16 22 30
2010-07-26	11	4th	12 15 16 22 26
2010-06-30	3	4th	11 19 21 22 25
2010-06-23	4	3rd	9 20 22 25 35
2010-06-14	4	4th	11 15 21 22 27
2010-06-05	5	3rd	9 17 22 29 36
2010-05-24	14	4th	7 12 19 22 32
2010-04-21	7	4th	5 17 19 22 27
2010-04-05	6	2nd	15 22 34 35 36
2010-03-22	19	4th	2 7 12 22 25
2010-02-06	11	3rd	11 16 22 24 33
2010-01-11	2	3rd	5 12 22 30 33
2010-01-06	—	2nd	7 22 31 36 37