Number 28

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

233times drawn · chance expected 215 +1.32σ

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 76% for any number

7.1average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

32longest completed wait · 96% chance of one at least that long

28 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 233 times in 1,676 draws against 214.9 expected, +1.32σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 28, draw by draw

Drawn 233 times in 1,676 draws · average wait 7.1 draws · longest completed wait 32 · waiting 3 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 28 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 smallest1 · chance 1.0
2nd smallest12 · chance 14.1
3rd smallest65 · chance 60.9
4th smallest86 · chance 101.6
5th smallest69 · chance 55.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

3 4 14 15 20 22

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, 28 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 28 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2020-09-02	6	4th	7 11 14 28 31
2020-08-24	1	4th	12 16 26 28 39
2020-08-22	1	4th	13 20 22 28 33
2020-08-19	18	4th	9 11 26

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

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