Number 28

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

0draws waiting — it came up last time

7.9average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

55longest completed wait · 17% chance of one at least that long

28 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 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 39 times, counted separately.

Number 28, draw by draw

Drawn 223 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.9 draws · longest completed wait 55 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 2.7
2nd smallest28 · chance 21.0
3rd smallest62 · chance 60.8
4th smallest67 · chance 80.0
5th smallest51 · chance 48.0
6th smallest14 · chance 10.5

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.

9 34 46 22 31 45

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, 28 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 28 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-10	2	5th	12 18 23 27 28 45
2026-10-03	15	5th	1 4 7 23 28 37
2026-08-12	8	3rd	6 13 28 34 45 48
2026-07-15	6

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-05-24	8	5th	4 8 18 27 28 31
2025-04-26	11	3rd	18 22 28 32 38 44
2025-03-19	13	3rd	6 7 28 32 44 48
2025-02-01	3	2nd	2 28 29 30 36 49
2025-01-22	25	3rd	22 24 28 32 41 42
2024-10-26	2	5th	7 16 19 25 28 29
2024-10-19	2	5th	2 12 20 23 28 41
2024-10-12	3	4th	3 16 21 28 39 43
2024-10-02	5	2nd	26 28 33 41 42 49
2024-09-14	17	6th	11 14 19 25 26 28
2024-07-17	4	4th	11 13 25 28 34 42
2024-07-03	4	5th	2 3 7 22 28 31
2024-06-19	3	4th	8 12 19 28 42 48
2024-06-08	2	4th	3 6 26 28 39 40
2024-06-01	6	3rd	17 22 28 35 37 41
2024-05-11	22	6th	2 10 17 18 22 28
2024-02-24	7	4th	2 14 15 28 42 44
2024-01-31	5	3rd	8 9 28 29 34 43
2024-01-13	4	2nd	24 28 31 40 42 48
2023-12-30	23	4th	7 18 23 28 31 48
2023-10-11	5	4th	9 17 22 28 37 43
2023-09-23	14	5th	5 18 22 26 28 45
2023-08-05	7	5th	1 5 10 20 28 39
2023-07-12	16	5th	9 18 22 23 28 46
2023-05-17	5	3rd	16 25 28 40 47 49
2023-04-29	10	3rd	6 11 28 29 39 43
2023-03-25	3	6th	11 12 13 16 22 28
2023-03-15	32	5th	4 9 26 27 28 33
2022-11-23	7	5th	3 14 19 20 28 47
2022-10-29	7	5th	9 13 20 26 28 40
2022-10-05	11	5th	3 6 10 19 28 31
2022-08-27	29	6th	9 12 19 20 23 28
2022-05-18	3	4th	14 22 24 28 42 48
2022-05-07	8	4th	7 12 21 28 40 46
2022-04-09	13	2nd	12 28 34 41 46 49
2022-02-23	4	3rd	4 10 28 31 33 43
2022-02-09	19	4th	12 14 19 28 32 36
2021-12-04	5	4th	5 11 15 28 31 47
2021-11-17	3	6th	3 4 18 23 27 28
2021-11-06	8	3rd	14 16 28 39 41 47
2021-10-09	9	5th	1 11 19 27 28 38
2021-09-08	6	5th	2 7 10 16 28 36
2021-08-18	9	3rd	7 8 28 30 32 42
2021-07-17	2	3rd	22 24 28 35 37 45
2021-07-10	3	4th	4 5 18 28 35 42
2021-06-30	6	5th	9 10 13 26 28 30
2021-06-09	7	5th	1 3 15 26 28 39
2021-05-15	2	4th	3 6 12 28 39 46
2021-05-08	8	2nd	25 28 36 38 41 49
2021-04-10	18	5th	5 16 19 24 28 34
2021-02-06	6	5th	6 11 12 26 28 38
2021-01-16	1	4th	9 10 21 28 35 43
2021-01-13	5	3rd	20 27 28 37 38 39
2020-12-26	4	3rd	21 26 28 33 34 42
2020-12-12	3	2nd	27 28 29 36 46 48
2020-12-02	4	3rd	22 24 28 41 47 49
2020-11-18	8	4th	7 14 21 28 30 32
2020-10-21	8	2nd	26 28 32 37 40 47
2020-09-23	22	3rd	11 17 28 29 36 39
2020-07-08	11	3rd	11 26 28 35 37 47
2020-05-30	1	4th	11 17 27 28 30 43
2020-05-27	1	5th	7 17 18 22 28 34
2020-05-23	9	4th	4 25 27 28 35 44
2020-04-22	21	6th	9 10 11 14 15 28
2020-02-08	13	2nd	8 28 30 39 41 43
2019-12-25	18	3rd	17 24 28 33 36 45
2019-10-23	1	4th	11 13 24 28 40 46
2019-10-19	5	3rd	2 16 28 47 48 49
2019-10-02	2	2nd	20 28 29 41 45 46
2019-09-25	3	3rd	16 25 28 29 39 47
2019-09-14	2	3rd	6 13 28 29 35 43
2019-09-07	9	2nd	25 28 37 38 42 48
2019-08-07	8	5th	5 8 9 19 28 31
2019-07-10	1	4th	7 15 22 28 43 49
2019-07-06	14	2nd	10 28 38 39 40 43
2019-05-18	5	5th	7 8 13 27 28 34
2019-05-01	10	3rd	23 27 28 34 38 43
2019-03-27	14	4th	16 19 22 28 34 48
2019-02-06	55	4th	1 16 27 28 36 39
2018-07-28	9	5th	5 11 17 20 28 45
2018-06-27	11	6th	4 6 10 13 14 28
2018-05-19	1	3rd	14 15 28 34 38 44
2018-05-16	4	3rd	19 21 28 30 39 46
2018-05-02	10	3rd	4 7 28 36 37 49
2018-03-28	1	5th	11 12 19 24 28 46
2018-03-24	4	3rd	9 11 28 30 45 49
2018-03-10	9	3rd	2 10 28 43 44 48
2018-02-07	3	5th	3 8 11 18 28 45
2018-01-27	1	5th	7 8 13 24 28 35
2018-01-24	4	4th	9 20 21 28 34 35
2018-01-10	6	5th	9 10 19 23 28 49
2017-12-20	4	3rd	3 4 28 30 34 41
2017-12-06	4	6th	6 9 16 19 21 28
2017-11-22	11	2nd	26 28 31 36 38 45
2017-10-14	2	3rd	16 22 28 29 32 34
2017-10-07	7	3rd	8 22 28 40 46 49
2017-09-13	2	4th	18 22 24 28 29 33
2017-09-06	8	6th	9 15 18 21 24 28
2017-08-09	28	3rd	16 23 28 38 41 43
2017-05-03	16	5th	1 5 7 16 28 46
2017-03-08	7	4th	10 17 24 28 35 36
2017-02-11	4	4th	10 11 21 28 38 44
2017-01-28	1	4th	9 10 23 28 41 47
2017-01-25	7	4th	2 14 19 28 42 44
2016-12-31	12	6th	3 5 14 18 26 28
2016-11-19	9	5th	9 11 21 26 28 45
2016-10-19	2	3rd	4 21 28 33 38 41
2016-10-12	27	2nd	8 28 31 40 42 47
2016-07-09	2	2nd	23 28 30 32 42 44
2016-07-02	6	3rd	1 16 28 33 39 45
2016-06-11	12	2nd	9 28 36 37 40 46
2016-04-30	1	4th	1 7 18 28 30 34
2016-04-27	8	3rd	3 18 28 29 37 43
2016-03-30	2	3rd	14 27 28 30 45 46
2016-03-23	10	4th	4 6 13 28 29 36
2016-02-17	23	3rd	7 21 28 32 38 42
2015-11-28	2	6th	4 7 13 15 27 28
2015-11-21	6	3rd	7 16 28 29 48 49
2015-10-31	2	4th	3 14 20 28 40 44
2015-10-24	15	3rd	1 13 28 34 37 45
2015-09-02	6	4th	14 16 23 28 46 48
2015-08-12	5	4th	20 24 27 28 38 48
2015-07-25	2	2nd	16 28 41 43 47 49
2015-07-18	13	4th	2 12 22 28 41 48
2015-06-03	26	2nd	26 28 33 35 37 46
2015-03-04	14	5th	2 10 14 19 28 33
2015-01-14	3	4th	15 16 17 28 33 44
2015-01-03	9	3rd	12 21 28 37 40 43
2014-12-03	7	5th	1 3 4 24 28 36
2014-11-08	13	4th	3 9 10 28 34 40
2014-09-24	5	2nd	15 28 34 40 41 43
2014-09-06	4	4th	4 6 17 28 35 46
2014-08-23	13	4th	10 17 24 28 31 46
2014-07-09	2	3rd	20 25 28 31 37 41
2014-07-02	1	4th	13 20 27 28 47 49
2014-06-28	1	2nd	10 28 32 37 43 46
2014-06-25	2	4th	1 10 24 28 39 45
2014-06-18	3	4th	15 21 22 28 38 45
2014-06-07	2	3rd	3 24 28 40 43 48
2014-05-31	1	2nd	19 28 30 32 37 45
2014-05-28	4	3rd	13 23 28 31 34 38
2014-05-14	15	4th	2 25 27 28 31 47
2014-03-22	1	6th	3 6 12 14 25 28
2014-03-19	10	3rd	13 24 28 34 45 49
2014-02-12	2	5th	3 12 16 20 28 31
2014-02-05	16	5th	3 16 18 21 28 47
2013-12-11	21	3rd	4 15 28 31 37 44
2013-09-28	9	5th	8 16 18 26 28 37
2013-08-28	2	5th	13 17 19 22 28 46
2013-08-21	2	3rd	4 12 28 31 39 46
2013-08-14	16	3rd	14 20 28 31 44 49
2013-06-19	6	4th	8 23 25 28 34 39
2013-05-29	3	2nd	21 28 34 35 48 49
2013-05-18	6	4th	5 24 26 28 33 45
2013-04-27	6	2nd	9 28 35 36 48 49
2013-04-06	8	4th	11 19 27 28 30 39
2013-03-09	25	4th	15 18 24 28 29 49
2012-12-12	3	5th	6 7 24 27 28 46
2012-12-01	17	3rd	7 22 28 32 34 38
2012-10-03	4	5th	5 15 20 25 28 33
2012-09-19	4	5th	7 9 18 22 28 38
2012-09-05	21	5th	15 21 23 26 28 48
2012-06-23	18	3rd	12 19 28 34 36 41
2012-04-21	8	5th	2 8 10 20 28 38
2012-03-24	14	4th	11 20 23 28 40 45
2012-02-04	8	6th	8 10 12 22 26 28
2012-01-07	2	5th	6 8 11 25 28 45
2011-12-31	1	4th	2 11 21 28 31 44
2011-12-28	11	3rd	1 22 28 38 47 48
2011-11-19	1	5th	3 4 14 18 28 31
2011-11-16	18	3rd	15 25 28 32 35 42
2011-09-14	9	3rd	12 26 28 31 33 45
2011-08-13	2	1st	28 35 42 45 46 49
2011-08-06	1	3rd	9 21 28 31 34 37
2011-08-03	6	4th	6 17 21 28 31 38
2011-07-13	8	3rd	2 8 28 29 34 44
2011-06-15	1	5th	2 4 22 25 28 31
2011-06-11	20	6th	6 7 8 9 20 28
2011-04-02	4	4th	16 21 26 28 45 46
2011-03-19	5	3rd	7 25 28 31 36 45
2011-03-02	8	2nd	27 28 31 41 42 43
2011-02-02	6	5th	4 11 18 27 28 46
2011-01-12	14	5th	4 9 15 27 28 46
2010-11-24	6	4th	5 11 26 28 35 46
2010-11-03	5	5th	10 11 16 19 28 40
2010-10-16	17	2nd	20 28 32 36 42 46
2010-08-18	8	5th	3 7 12 25 28 37
2010-07-21	1	5th	13 14 15 17 28 36
2010-07-17	2	3rd	24 26 28 37 43 48
2010-07-10	15	4th	13 14 16 28 34 42
2010-05-19	2	2nd	27 28 35 40 43 48
2010-05-12	8	5th	8 9 20 26 28 29
2010-04-14	4	4th	9 12 20 28 33 46
2010-03-31	5	2nd	27 28 33 37 48 49
2010-03-13	1	4th	3 13 15 28 41 47
2010-03-10	7	3rd	8 12 28 30 38 48
2010-02-13	9	4th	1 9 23 28 37 39
2010-01-13	1	2nd	26 28 30 39 40 48
2010-01-09	—	5th	7 9 10 27 28 40