Number 22

In Canada Lotto 6/49 under the 6/49 + 1/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–49.

223times drawn · chance expected 214 +0.63σ

20draws waiting · a wait this long: 8% for any number

7.8average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

49longest completed wait · 34% chance of one at least that long

22 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 223 times in 1,751 draws against 214.4 expected, +0.63σ. Each draw is independent: after 20 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 34 times, counted separately.

Number 22, draw by draw

Drawn 223 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.8 draws · longest completed wait 49 · waiting 20 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 small number the low positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest10 · chance 10.5
2nd smallest53 · chance 48.0
3rd smallest75 · chance 80.0
4th smallest62 · chance 60.8
5th smallest23 · chance 21.0
6th smallest0 · chance 2.7

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.

17 43 13 28 35 7

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 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 49. 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
2026-08-01	10	2nd	8 22 37 41 43 44
2026-06-27	11	2nd	14 22 27 29 37 46
2026-05-20	11	5th	4 13 14 20 22 47
2026-04-11	28	2nd	4 22 28 29 39 41
2026-01-03	3	5th	3 12 16 21 22 41
2025-12-24	1	4th	2 19 20 22 42 47
2025-12-20	14	2nd	13 22 24 28 29 46
2025-11-01	7	2nd	21 22 27 33 34 44
2025-10-08	10	2nd	17 22 24 40 42 46
2025-09-03	7	2nd	14 22 24 28 34 35
2025-08-09	6	4th	15 17 21 22 38 45
2025-07-19	3	3rd	2 7 22 33 35 44
2025-07-09	19	4th	2 17 18 22 32 37
2025-05-03	2	2nd	12 22 25 30 36 41
2025-04-26	1	2nd	18 22 28 32 38 44
2025-04-23	12	3rd	9 15 22 24 40 49
2025-03-12	9	4th	13 15 16 22 23 46
2025-02-08	5	3rd	7 17 22 26 27 32
2025-01-22	4	1st	22 24 28 32 41 42
2025-01-08	9	4th	9 10 12 22 32 34
2024-12-07	2	2nd	9 22 33 41 42 45
2024-11-30	15	3rd	1 5 22 25 36 37
2024-10-09	28	2nd	20 22 23 36 46 47
2024-07-03	9	4th	2 3 7 22 28 31

The other 199 appearances

2024-06-01	6	2nd	17 22 28 35 37 41
2024-05-11	5	5th	2 10 17 18 22 28
2024-04-24	5	4th	10 16 18 22 39 46
2024-04-06	3	3rd	16 18 22 29 36 43
2024-03-27	13	2nd	14 22 27 39 40 45
2024-02-10	24	5th	1 5 15 18 22 44
2023-11-18	7	2nd	6 22 26 30 35 36
2023-10-25	4	4th	1 4 16 22 29 47
2023-10-11	5	3rd	9 17 22 28 37 43
2023-09-23	1	3rd	5 18 22 26 28 45
2023-09-20	6	4th	10 14 17 22 25 38
2023-08-30	1	3rd	3 16 22 25 27 46
2023-08-26	2	4th	6 10 11 22 32 43
2023-08-19	11	1st	22 23 25 35 36 41
2023-07-12	8	3rd	9 18 22 23 28 46
2023-06-14	3	3rd	12 18 22 24 25 47
2023-06-03	1	1st	22 31 33 34 43 49
2023-05-31	16	2nd	9 22 23 25 30 37
2023-04-05	3	4th	10 17 21 22 41 42
2023-03-25	6	5th	11 12 13 16 22 28
2023-03-04	9	4th	3 9 19 22 37 43
2023-02-01	6	2nd	8 22 23 24 34 38
2023-01-11	2	3rd	13 17 22 30 31 47
2023-01-04	3	4th	4 17 21 22 31 38
2022-12-24	5	4th	10 11 21 22 24 30
2022-12-07	24	1st	22 23 38 41 44 48
2022-09-14	3	4th	7 8 14 22 23 39
2022-09-03	3	5th	5 8 13 21 22 46
2022-08-24	7	3rd	9 15 22 24 26 41
2022-07-30	14	3rd	9 21 22 27 35 47
2022-06-11	1	3rd	14 15 22 25 32 44
2022-06-08	4	2nd	6 22 32 39 40 46
2022-05-25	2	3rd	14 15 22 35 36 47
2022-05-18	4	2nd	14 22 24 28 42 48
2022-05-04	11	3rd	4 21 22 36 41 43
2022-03-26	17	4th	5 11 21 22 38 45
2022-01-26	49	2nd	5 22 25 30 32 46
2021-08-07	6	4th	10 13 15 22 29 46
2021-07-17	7	1st	22 24 28 35 37 45
2021-06-23	3	4th	9 17 20 22 34 40
2021-06-12	2	3rd	11 20 22 33 41 49
2021-06-05	1	3rd	13 15 22 42 45 46
2021-06-02	8	3rd	1 13 22 32 33 39
2021-05-05	2	2nd	5 22 23 26 43 46
2021-04-28	22	4th	6 11 20 22 34 49
2021-02-10	20	3rd	4 14 22 26 45 48
2020-12-02	9	1st	22 24 28 41 47 49
2020-10-31	8	4th	5 8 18 22 41 48
2020-10-03	14	2nd	12 22 24 37 39 43
2020-08-15	4	5th	6 7 11 18 22 43
2020-08-01	1	4th	12 13 17 22 39 40
2020-07-29	4	5th	1 11 17 19 22 45
2020-07-15	1	4th	5 7 17 22 43 44
2020-07-11	6	2nd	16 22 31 36 43 44
2020-06-20	4	2nd	14 22 29 36 48 49
2020-06-06	1	2nd	6 22 38 45 48 49
2020-06-03	2	4th	2 15 20 22 29 39
2020-05-27	9	4th	7 17 18 22 28 34
2020-04-25	3	4th	6 10 11 22 32 48
2020-04-15	7	5th	1 3 7 13 22 47
2020-03-21	27	3rd	6 11 22 36 37 45
2019-12-18	31	2nd	18 22 25 36 38 44
2019-08-31	8	3rd	2 21 22 24 48 49
2019-08-03	7	4th	4 14 17 22 26 46
2019-07-10	8	3rd	7 15 22 28 43 49
2019-06-12	5	1st	22 23 31 38 47 48
2019-05-25	1	3rd	12 19 22 25 45 49
2019-05-22	4	3rd	13 19 22 25 32 35
2019-05-08	12	3rd	18 19 22 30 41 48
2019-03-27	1	3rd	16 19 22 28 34 48
2019-03-23	1	4th	3 6 20 22 23 24
2019-03-20	3	5th	2 8 17 21 22 26
2019-03-09	1	1st	22 23 26 34 42 46
2019-03-06	2	5th	1 3 18 19 22 37
2019-02-27	2	3rd	4 13 22 25 29 39
2019-02-20	15	2nd	21 22 23 30 33 43
2018-12-29	2	4th	11 16 17 22 29 47
2018-12-22	2	4th	11 16 17 22 25 33
2018-12-15	19	3rd	11 12 22 36 46 47
2018-10-10	18	5th	3 15 16 20 22 23
2018-08-08	2	4th	9 18 21 22 29 37
2018-08-01	3	3rd	13 19 22 29 36 42
2018-07-21	2	3rd	2 9 22 26 27 30
2018-07-14	9	5th	8 10 12 17 22 37
2018-06-13	16	2nd	6 22 24 31 32 34
2018-04-18	3	4th	12 17 19 22 27 39
2018-04-07	2	2nd	18 22 36 40 47 49
2018-03-31	13	3rd	3 7 22 26 43 47
2018-02-14	1	4th	8 15 17 22 30 43
2018-02-10	14	4th	18 20 21 22 30 33
2017-12-23	10	3rd	8 11 22 29 39 40
2017-11-18	3	4th	9 16 18 22 23 40
2017-11-08	1	1st	22 24 25 32 39 42
2017-11-04	6	5th	1 3 6 21 22 33
2017-10-14	2	2nd	16 22 28 29 32 34
2017-10-07	7	2nd	8 22 28 40 46 49
2017-09-13	21	2nd	18 22 24 28 29 33
2017-07-01	11	3rd	15 16 22 33 37 41
2017-05-24	3	4th	3 5 9 22 37 46
2017-05-13	8	3rd	18 19 22 26 30 47
2017-04-15	5	3rd	11 19 22 23 41 46
2017-03-29	19	5th	3 12 16 17 22 30
2017-01-21	11	2nd	8 22 23 36 40 42
2016-12-14	9	2nd	20 22 40 41 42 47
2016-11-12	12	4th	2 4 6 22 25 42
2016-10-01	6	3rd	7 18 22 31 38 39
2016-09-10	5	3rd	6 13 22 39 40 41
2016-08-24	5	3rd	4 17 22 30 36 38
2016-08-06	2	3rd	2 7 22 26 32 38
2016-07-30	7	5th	4 5 9 19 22 23
2016-07-06	5	3rd	7 12 22 35 39 43
2016-06-18	1	3rd	7 8 22 32 40 45
2016-06-15	12	3rd	7 16 22 27 35 49
2016-05-04	11	4th	4 16 19 22 36 40
2016-03-26	22	4th	9 11 20 22 37 46
2016-01-09	4	2nd	5 22 30 33 45 48
2015-12-26	19	3rd	12 16 22 29 35 40
2015-10-21	1	3rd	8 17 22 33 40 49
2015-10-17	2	4th	4 5 6 22 29 30
2015-10-10	14	3rd	8 12 22 27 35 41
2015-08-22	10	2nd	14 22 31 37 43 49
2015-07-18	4	3rd	2 12 22 28 41 48
2015-07-04	8	2nd	20 22 23 24 39 41
2015-06-06	6	3rd	8 12 22 35 38 44
2015-05-16	2	3rd	1 12 22 25 35 45
2015-05-09	8	4th	1 16 21 22 33 43
2015-04-11	3	3rd	5 8 22 23 27 37
2015-04-01	3	5th	4 7 12 16 22 24
2015-03-21	13	2nd	8 22 29 32 33 35
2015-02-04	11	4th	6 8 10 22 30 43
2014-12-27	2	2nd	7 22 26 27 42 47
2014-12-20	24	3rd	9 17 22 35 38 43
2014-09-27	7	3rd	2 18 22 27 44 45
2014-09-03	22	4th	5 13 15 22 45 47
2014-06-18	16	3rd	15 21 22 28 38 45
2014-04-23	7	1st	22 25 35 40 45 46
2014-03-29	10	2nd	15 22 25 26 42 43
2014-02-22	8	4th	9 13 19 22 33 34
2014-01-25	5	3rd	6 15 22 23 41 43
2014-01-08	1	4th	1 12 17 22 29 44
2014-01-04	4	4th	1 15 21 22 38 39
2013-12-21	6	5th	1 2 10 19 22 44
2013-11-30	14	3rd	2 18 22 25 37 39
2013-10-12	1	4th	7 12 20 22 26 35
2013-10-09	4	2nd	18 22 24 30 43 48
2013-09-25	2	3rd	5 19 22 29 31 32
2013-09-18	2	2nd	13 22 23 31 35 45
2013-09-11	4	3rd	13 21 22 26 35 40
2013-08-28	10	4th	13 17 19 22 28 46
2013-07-24	3	4th	2 5 12 22 44 48
2013-07-13	3	4th	2 11 14 22 41 42
2013-07-03	17	4th	16 17 19 22 40 43
2013-05-04	26	4th	8 9 13 22 35 36
2013-02-02	14	3rd	4 15 22 27 29 31
2012-12-15	2	2nd	11 22 36 37 43 48
2012-12-08	2	3rd	2 12 22 42 43 46
2012-12-01	6	2nd	7 22 28 32 34 38
2012-11-10	2	2nd	6 22 23 41 44 49
2012-11-03	5	2nd	9 22 34 35 46 47
2012-10-17	2	3rd	4 20 22 23 42 44
2012-10-10	4	2nd	8 22 37 40 41 44
2012-09-26	1	5th	2 5 9 13 22 38
2012-09-22	1	3rd	4 19 22 24 32 33
2012-09-19	11	4th	7 9 18 22 28 38
2012-08-11	4	3rd	17 20 22 35 38 48
2012-07-28	4	3rd	6 10 22 30 35 49
2012-07-14	3	3rd	13 17 22 29 36 45
2012-07-04	1	3rd	15 20 22 25 27 41
2012-06-30	5	2nd	12 22 31 32 35 47
2012-06-13	2	4th	7 11 15 22 37 44
2012-06-06	1	3rd	8 21 22 26 30 39
2012-06-02	10	2nd	7 22 27 29 33 39
2012-04-28	18	3rd	9 21 22 42 44 48
2012-02-25	1	2nd	2 22 30 33 35 42
2012-02-22	1	3rd	1 12 22 35 42 44
2012-02-18	3	5th	4 12 14 21 22 37
2012-02-08	1	2nd	7 22 23 26 40 48
2012-02-04	11	4th	8 10 12 22 26 28
2011-12-28	4	2nd	1 22 28 38 47 48
2011-12-14	11	3rd	13 20 22 29 32 33
2011-11-05	1	3rd	14 18 22 34 36 43
2011-11-02	7	2nd	3 22 32 40 45 48
2011-10-08	33	5th	7 13 14 16 22 48
2011-06-15	2	3rd	2 4 22 25 28 31
2011-06-08	5	4th	7 10 21 22 38 39
2011-05-21	16	4th	7 8 17 22 24 30
2011-03-26	12	4th	4 6 21 22 42 43
2011-02-12	5	3rd	3 15 22 31 43 47
2011-01-26	14	3rd	4 6 22 24 31 40
2010-12-08	13	5th	1 6 7 8 22 46
2010-10-23	20	4th	2 13 21 22 40 44
2010-08-14	3	3rd	9 20 22 23 26 44
2010-08-04	27	4th	5 8 13 22 35 40
2010-05-01	3	4th	4 7 10 22 25 33
2010-04-21	4	3rd	12 19 22 36 40 46
2010-04-07	3	4th	3 10 13 22 34 43
2010-03-27	9	4th	2 4 9 22 43 44
2010-02-24	15	5th	4 13 18 21 22 42
2010-01-02	—	2nd	16 22 25 33 39 48

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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