Number 17

In Loto under the 5/49 + 1/10 · since Oct 2008 rules — 2,820 draws, 5 from 1–49.

285times drawn · chance expected 288 −0.17σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

9.8average wait between appearances · chance says 9.8

57longest completed wait · 50% chance of one at least that long

17 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 285 times in 2,820 draws against 287.8 expected, −0.17σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 17, draw by draw

Drawn 285 times in 2,820 draws · average wait 9.8 draws · longest completed wait 57 · waiting 1 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 17 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 smallest54 · chance 52.7
2nd smallest131 · chance 116.2
3rd smallest69 · chance 87.2
4th smallest26 · chance 26.2
5th smallest5 · chance 2.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

30 18 23 38 3 5

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, 17 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 17 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-10	21	2nd	4 17 22 46 49
2026-08-22	34	2nd	14 17 23 38 44
2026-06-03	3	3rd	4 16 17 18 30
2026-05-27	6	4th	3 4 15 17 41

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: 17 is drawn with probability 5/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-02-26	12	4th	3 11 15 17 44
2025-01-29	11	1st	17 19 27 29 41
2025-01-04	5	2nd	9 17 19 20 29
2024-12-23	15	3rd	2 13 17 22 38
2024-11-18	6	5th	3 6 8 12 17
2024-11-04	4	3rd	15 16 17 35 39
2024-10-26	11	3rd	9 11 17 20 30
2024-09-30	6	2nd	1 17 24 33 49
2024-09-16	3	1st	17 27 30 31 48
2024-09-09	11	3rd	3 8 17 18 41
2024-08-14	2	1st	17 23 25 28 46
2024-08-10	10	1st	17 28 31 36 37
2024-07-17	8	2nd	6 17 35 40 47
2024-06-29	25	2nd	1 17 24 30 43
2024-05-01	6	3rd	5 15 17 25 42
2024-04-17	7	3rd	6 8 17 24 48
2024-04-01	13	4th	9 12 15 17 26
2024-03-02	43	2nd	13 17 20 26 27
2023-11-22	5	2nd	4 17 18 41 45
2023-11-11	17	1st	17 19 22 25 35
2023-10-02	2	4th	3 6 15 17 40
2023-09-27	4	2nd	14 17 25 30 44
2023-09-18	12	2nd	5 17 30 35 40
2023-08-21	11	3rd	3 4 17 22 36
2023-07-26	1	2nd	11 17 18 28 49
2023-07-24	26	3rd	1 12 17 31 45
2023-05-24	9	2nd	11 17 20 28 36
2023-05-03	8	2nd	13 17 20 23 45
2023-04-15	6	2nd	15 17 19 29 32
2023-04-01	7	2nd	12 17 35 44 48
2023-03-15	27	3rd	5 15 17 20 37
2023-01-11	16	4th	3 8 16 17 47
2022-12-05	23	2nd	9 17 24 36 45
2022-10-12	2	2nd	7 17 39 40 44
2022-10-08	9	2nd	16 17 20 34 48
2022-09-17	12	4th	1 3 12 17 20
2022-08-20	1	2nd	1 17 21 38 46
2022-08-17	2	4th	5 14 16 17 29
2022-08-13	10	2nd	11 17 37 38 39
2022-07-20	12	1st	17 21 29 31 47
2022-06-22	8	2nd	10 17 23 27 40
2022-06-04	13	3rd	6 9 17 23 42
2022-05-04	10	2nd	12 17 30 37 41
2022-04-11	21	2nd	3 17 18 22 32
2022-02-21	13	4th	2 6 10 17 32
2022-01-22	6	2nd	3 17 26 30 39
2022-01-08	1	1st	17 22 25 42 43
2022-01-05	20	2nd	6 17 30 32 45
2021-11-20	34	2nd	9 17 18 42 44
2021-09-01	14	1st	17 24 27 32 49
2021-07-31	6	3rd	6 7 17 22 46
2021-07-17	25	3rd	8 11 17 31 47
2021-05-19	1	2nd	3 17 23 28 41
2021-05-17	3	2nd	3 17 23 42 47
2021-05-10	9	3rd	12 13 17 27 44
2021-04-19	1	1st	17 27 36 44 49
2021-04-17	6	1st	17 30 34 37 38
2021-04-03	20	3rd	1 2 17 38 45
2021-02-15	1	4th	6 12 13 17 22
2021-02-13	4	3rd	9 13 17 28 31
2021-02-03	1	1st	17 21 26 31 37
2021-02-01	1	2nd	1 17 18 21 45
2021-01-30	7	3rd	5 9 17 33 37
2021-01-13	1	1st	17 30 32 41 42
2021-01-11	11	3rd	1 8 17 33 46
2020-12-16	3	3rd	6 16 17 21 41
2020-12-09	8	1st	17 24 39 47 48
2020-11-21	3	2nd	5 17 44 46 49
2020-11-14	1	1st	17 24 26 40 43
2020-11-11	15	4th	10 15 16 17 37
2020-10-07	9	2nd	6 17 19 30 49
2020-09-16	7	1st	17 19 23 28 49
2020-08-31	8	5th	4 7 11 16 17
2020-08-12	3	2nd	3 17 30 44 47
2020-08-05	2	2nd	15 17 22 32 46
2020-08-01	16	2nd	9 17 18 25 38
2020-06-24	18	2nd	8 17 31 34 36
2020-05-13	1	2nd	4 17 38 43 49
2020-05-11	12	3rd	3 5 17 33 34
2020-04-13	6	2nd	1 17 19 23 42
2020-03-30	11	2nd	12 17 21 23 37
2020-03-04	9	2nd	10 17 30 33 49
2020-02-12	8	1st	17 30 38 43 47
2020-01-25	7	3rd	7 11 17 30 36
2020-01-08	9	2nd	16 17 29 37 44
2019-12-18	2	4th	5 6 7 17 23
2019-12-14	6	3rd	3 4 17 38 48
2019-11-30	13	3rd	7 16 17 25 48
2019-10-28	8	1st	17 18 35 36 46
2019-10-09	20	2nd	14 17 36 39 44
2019-08-24	1	2nd	15 17 23 31 38
2019-08-21	3	3rd	1 3 17 25 38
2019-08-14	11	1st	17 27 34 45 48
2019-07-20	8	1st	17 18 21 29 35
2019-07-01	11	2nd	3 17 23 38 41
2019-06-05	17	1st	17 26 28 38 47
2019-04-27	4	1st	17 25 26 27 33
2019-04-17	1	2nd	8 17 29 34 48
2019-04-15	1	1st	17 32 38 40 44
2019-04-13	34	3rd	1 9 17 24 46
2019-01-23	1	1st	17 24 25 38 41
2019-01-21	20	1st	17 20 26 30 47
2018-12-05	20	2nd	6 17 18 19 41
2018-10-20	9	3rd	7 12 17 31 48
2018-09-29	2	4th	7 10 15 17 31
2018-09-24	11	4th	6 8 12 17 30
2018-08-29	1	1st	17 19 31 40 45
2018-08-27	11	2nd	10 17 18 24 40
2018-08-01	20	2nd	15 17 35 45 47
2018-06-16	25	2nd	8 17 19 35 43
2018-04-18	3	2nd	11 17 18 38 46
2018-04-11	7	2nd	1 17 32 40 46
2018-03-26	9	3rd	4 10 17 27 37
2018-03-05	11	1st	17 25 38 41 44
2018-02-07	14	2nd	13 17 33 44 48
2018-01-06	10	2nd	6 17 31 40 45
2017-12-13	11	1st	17 24 28 43 49
2017-11-18	23	3rd	9 13 17 37 48
2017-09-25	2	2nd	16 17 33 34 37
2017-09-20	31	3rd	4 6 17 22 37
2017-07-10	2	1st	17 18 21 23 43
2017-07-05	13	2nd	8 17 18 29 34
2017-06-05	4	2nd	12 17 21 41 49
2017-05-27	1	3rd	8 9 17 28 40
2017-05-24	14	2nd	8 17 18 22 30
2017-04-22	6	2nd	1 17 21 31 46
2017-04-08	17	1st	17 18 29 44 45
2017-02-27	2	3rd	3 16 17 37 47
2017-02-22	5	1st	17 22 25 35 43
2017-02-11	1	3rd	1 15 17 29 37
2017-02-08	3	1st	17 19 33 37 40
2017-02-01	4	2nd	9 17 24 45 46
2017-01-23	8	3rd	5 15 17 31 49
2017-01-04	6	2nd	16 17 26 36 38
2016-12-21	1	1st	17 22 25 39 42
2016-12-19	24	2nd	3 17 26 40 41
2016-10-24	32	1st	17 18 23 29 36
2016-08-10	17	2nd	7 17 19 30 49
2016-07-02	1	3rd	8 16 17 24 31
2016-06-29	8	3rd	9 14 17 22 48
2016-06-11	21	2nd	7 17 22 44 46
2016-04-23	12	3rd	2 15 17 22 26
2016-03-26	1	4th	1 3 14 17 20
2016-03-23	5	4th	5 8 14 17 19
2016-03-12	10	2nd	9 17 25 27 46
2016-02-17	14	2nd	2 17 29 34 40
2016-01-16	10	2nd	13 17 26 27 45
2015-12-23	18	2nd	13 17 28 42 46
2015-11-11	6	5th	1 6 13 15 17
2015-10-28	1	3rd	2 5 17 30 49
2015-10-26	17	2nd	4 17 19 23 49
2015-09-16	6	3rd	7 11 17 34 42
2015-09-02	4	3rd	6 9 17 28 29
2015-08-24	15	3rd	5 6 17 30 42
2015-07-20	6	2nd	2 17 24 29 31
2015-07-06	37	2nd	12 17 35 36 43
2015-04-11	2	2nd	5 17 33 41 45
2015-04-06	5	3rd	1 16 17 31 33
2015-03-25	10	3rd	9 10 17 20 43
2015-03-02	8	2nd	11 17 23 27 48
2015-02-11	4	2nd	13 17 24 40 45
2015-02-02	3	5th	1 11 14 16 17
2015-01-26	27	1st	17 18 27 35 40
2014-11-24	11	1st	17 18 32 47 49
2014-10-29	12	2nd	6 17 18 29 32
2014-10-01	1	2nd	16 17 27 42 44
2014-09-29	9	2nd	4 17 28 33 41
2014-09-08	7	2nd	1 17 40 42 43
2014-08-23	39	2nd	7 17 21 26 29
2014-05-24	6	1st	17 18 24 39 40
2014-05-10	30	3rd	6 15 17 21 37
2014-03-01	8	4th	4 5 15 17 20
2014-02-10	7	2nd	11 17 18 41 45
2014-01-25	8	2nd	14 17 18 30 37
2014-01-06	13	2nd	13 17 19 29 30
2013-12-07	20	4th	2 8 14 17 34
2013-10-21	4	1st	17 25 32 35 36
2013-10-12	4	2nd	4 17 22 24 32
2013-10-02	5	3rd	6 11 17 21 39
2013-09-21	7	2nd	16 17 26 30 41
2013-09-04	9	2nd	6 17 25 42 49
2013-08-14	5	2nd	5 17 22 30 35
2013-08-03	6	1st	17 22 27 33 44
2013-07-20	1	2nd	9 17 28 30 48
2013-07-17	12	3rd	8 16 17 31 48
2013-06-19	1	1st	17 19 22 32 43
2013-06-17	4	3rd	1 3 17 38 39
2013-06-08	7	1st	17 19 29 32 33
2013-05-22	2	4th	2 3 13 17 34
2013-05-18	9	4th	4 5 7 17 20
2013-04-27	15	2nd	9 17 19 26 39
2013-03-23	11	3rd	9 11 17 24 41
2013-02-25	26	2nd	14 17 18 43 46
2012-12-26	20	4th	2 3 5 17 31
2012-11-10	7	2nd	3 17 19 43 46
2012-10-24	14	2nd	5 17 24 30 40
2012-09-22	2	1st	17 23 25 37 44
2012-09-17	1	4th	7 14 16 17 25
2012-09-15	19	2nd	15 17 21 37 43
2012-08-01	3	2nd	11 17 30 33 45
2012-07-25	8	3rd	14 16 17 32 36
2012-07-07	1	3rd	1 5 17 30 44
2012-07-04	15	2nd	13 17 37 39 40
2012-05-30	27	4th	5 9 13 17 30
2012-03-28	10	3rd	4 15 17 20 45
2012-03-05	2	1st	17 28 30 31 34
2012-02-29	5	3rd	11 14 17 27 35
2012-02-18	6	2nd	5 17 47 48 49
2012-02-04	6	3rd	9 10 17 32 38
2012-01-21	9	2nd	1 17 23 31 36
2011-12-31	19	2nd	2 17 28 32 35
2011-11-16	3	2nd	12 17 27 37 41
2011-11-09	5	3rd	8 12 17 23 37
2011-10-29	2	2nd	12 17 38 42 46
2011-10-24	21	3rd	5 15 17 18 31
2011-09-05	5	3rd	7 10 17 22 23
2011-08-24	1	3rd	3 4 17 36 47
2011-08-22	7	1st	17 36 38 40 44
2011-08-06	1	4th	4 13 15 17 39
2011-08-03	17	3rd	4 5 17 19 20
2011-06-25	5	3rd	6 10 17 39 43
2011-06-13	11	2nd	3 17 18 22 28
2011-05-18	12	2nd	16 17 23 27 47
2011-04-20	2	2nd	15 17 18 33 41
2011-04-16	9	2nd	6 17 24 35 47
2011-03-26	8	2nd	4 17 26 30 34
2011-03-07	3	3rd	7 9 17 23 38
2011-02-28	14	1st	17 20 31 40 49
2011-01-26	6	2nd	6 17 23 45 48
2011-01-12	22	1st	17 28 30 40 41
2010-11-22	3	2nd	4 17 21 23 26
2010-11-15	1	2nd	14 17 20 33 47
2010-11-13	5	2nd	5 17 25 29 38
2010-11-01	10	3rd	1 15 17 24 28
2010-10-09	7	2nd	2 17 23 26 43
2010-09-22	1	3rd	2 14 17 37 38
2010-09-20	6	2nd	1 17 25 37 45
2010-09-06	29	1st	17 19 22 29 43
2010-06-30	12	2nd	14 17 18 28 44
2010-06-02	5	3rd	11 14 17 23 43
2010-05-22	1	2nd	2 17 40 46 48
2010-05-19	11	2nd	12 17 24 30 38
2010-04-24	2	2nd	3 17 27 34 41
2010-04-19	6	2nd	2 17 22 38 44
2010-04-05	14	1st	17 18 21 36 47
2010-03-03	26	2nd	2 17 23 25 37
2010-01-02	4	2nd	5 17 23 43 49
2009-12-23	18	2nd	15 17 18 24 44
2009-11-11	4	2nd	7 17 22 41 47
2009-11-02	25	2nd	9 17 23 34 40
2009-09-05	1	2nd	1 17 20 37 44
2009-09-02	7	5th	5 6 12 15 17
2009-08-17	2	4th	2 9 14 17 25
2009-08-12	9	2nd	6 17 33 34 39
2009-07-22	5	1st	17 24 28 35 45
2009-07-11	7	3rd	5 14 17 35 42
2009-06-24	1	3rd	4 16 17 21 22
2009-06-22	57	1st	17 28 36 41 42
2009-02-09	19	3rd	3 13 17 31 46
2008-12-27	14	1st	17 36 37 47 49
2008-11-24	—	1st	17 30 31 36 43