Number 23

In Health Lottery under the 5/50 + 1/50 · since May 2013 rules — 3,269 draws, 5 from 1–50.

334times drawn · chance expected 327 +0.41σ

8draws waiting · a wait this long: 48% for any number

9.8average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

50longest completed wait · 85% chance of one at least that long

23 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 334 times in 3,269 draws against 326.9 expected, +0.41σ. Each draw is independent: after 8 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 51 times, counted separately.

Number 23, draw by draw

Drawn 334 times in 3,269 draws · average wait 9.8 draws · longest completed wait 50 · waiting 8 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 23 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 smallest29 · chance 27.7
2nd smallest101 · chance 101.4
3rd smallest123 · chance 127.8
4th smallest72 · chance 65.5
5th smallest9 · chance 11.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 27.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

32 6 9 42 43 46

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 49 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 23 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th most popular of 50. 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 23 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-09	1	2nd	6 23 26 43 44
2026-10-08	25	2nd	7 23 28 33 49
2026-09-13	7	3rd	9 20 23 36 50
2026-09-06	2	3rd	17 19 23

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: 23 is drawn with probability 5/50 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-02-11	15	4th	1 10 14 23 26
2026-01-27	2	2nd	13 23 26 39 40
2026-01-25	7	2nd	6 23 25 47 49
2026-01-18	19	3rd	6 9 23 45 49
2025-12-30	4	2nd	1 23 25 36 49
2025-12-26	2	4th	7 8 12 23 46
2025-12-24	18	2nd	3 23 26 35 36
2025-12-06	12	4th	10 12 18 23 38
2025-11-24	2	3rd	15 22 23 41 44
2025-11-22	6	2nd	11 23 27 36 40
2025-11-16	10	2nd	1 23 33 35 45
2025-11-06	4	4th	2 12 21 23 39
2025-11-02	12	3rd	7 13 23 27 44
2025-10-21	14	4th	6 12 16 23 41
2025-10-07	9	3rd	19 22 23 41 43
2025-09-28	18	3rd	9 18 23 31 41
2025-09-10	13	3rd	10 21 23 27 35
2025-08-28	28	4th	4 9 17 23 28
2025-07-31	3	3rd	6 22 23 42 45
2025-07-28	7	4th	6 7 8 23 40
2025-07-21	3	2nd	15 23 37 38 48
2025-07-18	3	1st	23 25 35 48 49
2025-07-15	3	3rd	13 14 23 29 30
2025-07-12	3	4th	9 19 20 23 31
2025-07-09	19	3rd	15 18 23 42 46
2025-06-20	6	2nd	10 23 29 33 50
2025-06-14	2	2nd	20 23 30 32 41
2025-06-12	7	2nd	14 23 24 33 42
2025-06-05	21	2nd	8 23 30 32 39
2025-05-07	3	1st	23 29 34 45 46
2025-05-02	7	1st	23 31 32 37 44
2025-04-23	10	4th	3 7 17 23 47
2025-04-09	8	1st	23 24 33 39 43
2025-03-28	19	4th	1 16 21 23 27
2025-03-01	10	4th	9 11 16 23 49
2025-02-15	11	3rd	3 4 23 28 45
2025-01-31	43	2nd	13 23 27 34 43
2024-12-03	3	2nd	15 23 28 46 49
2024-11-28	9	2nd	14 23 41 46 47
2024-11-15	2	2nd	20 23 24 31 34
2024-11-13	2	4th	4 18 20 23 29
2024-11-09	6	3rd	10 22 23 28 40
2024-11-01	1	4th	2 11 12 23 35
2024-10-31	1	4th	10 16 18 23 29
2024-10-30	1	3rd	12 21 23 27 46
2024-10-29	10	3rd	5 11 23 25 39
2024-10-15	10	3rd	7 8 23 26 30
2024-10-01	1	4th	8 9 18 23 32
2024-09-28	3	3rd	12 14 23 37 38
2024-09-25	17	3rd	4 18 23 25 50
2024-08-31	15	4th	1 6 20 23 34
2024-08-10	6	3rd	7 8 23 25 33
2024-08-02	6	3rd	9 19 23 24 25
2024-07-25	22	2nd	12 23 35 47 50
2024-06-25	12	2nd	7 23 25 43 49
2024-06-07	4	2nd	4 23 24 31 36
2024-06-01	2	2nd	20 23 27 31 32
2024-05-30	9	2nd	9 23 42 43 46
2024-05-17	5	3rd	13 16 23 37 42
2024-05-10	22	3rd	4 22 23 42 48
2024-04-10	5	4th	8 11 22 23 45
2024-04-03	13	3rd	5 16 23 45 46
2024-03-15	21	3rd	3 20 23 24 46
2024-02-15	18	2nd	1 23 25 33 49
2024-01-20	28	3rd	2 8 23 28 49
2023-12-13	7	2nd	2 23 36 45 47
2023-12-02	3	2nd	22 23 35 42 49
2023-11-29	11	2nd	3 23 28 36 38
2023-11-14	1	4th	9 12 20 23 50
2023-11-11	16	2nd	11 23 24 32 35
2023-10-20	5	1st	23 25 41 49 50
2023-10-13	17	3rd	8 18 23 26 35
2023-09-20	6	3rd	6 10 23 29 32
2023-09-12	7	3rd	9 13 23 30 46
2023-09-01	3	3rd	8 9 23 24 44
2023-08-29	22	2nd	19 23 26 34 49
2023-07-28	4	2nd	14 23 24 28 38
2023-07-22	7	2nd	20 23 32 43 44
2023-07-13	3	2nd	1 23 43 44 49
2023-07-08	2	3rd	6 12 23 39 45
2023-07-06	1	3rd	3 6 23 27 48
2023-07-05	21	3rd	4 16 23 32 33
2023-06-06	11	1st	23 35 36 41 46
2023-05-20	16	4th	1 8 9 23 47
2023-04-28	7	2nd	4 23 26 33 35
2023-04-19	9	4th	3 5 16 23 37
2023-04-06	35	4th	1 13 20 23 41
2023-02-16	27	3rd	5 10 23 37 50
2023-01-10	24	2nd	3 23 31 33 35
2022-12-07	9	3rd	17 22 23 26 31
2022-11-24	30	4th	9 19 21 23 38
2022-10-13	16	4th	1 5 12 23 37
2022-09-21	13	5th	6 7 8 13 23
2022-09-02	7	4th	1 12 22 23 26
2022-08-24	25	2nd	11 23 34 36 40
2022-07-20	2	4th	12 13 18 23 44
2022-07-16	50	3rd	2 19 23 31 42
2022-05-07	1	2nd	19 23 28 33 48
2022-05-06	3	2nd	1 23 27 29 36
2022-05-03	6	4th	1 6 20 23 46
2022-04-23	4	5th	8 9 10 18 23
2022-04-19	3	4th	2 4 5 23 47
2022-04-14	8	3rd	11 18 23 27 47
2022-04-02	5	3rd	4 6 23 32 46
2022-03-26	1	2nd	15 23 29 40 46
2022-03-25	10	3rd	8 10 23 29 39
2022-03-11	5	1st	23 28 32 35 42
2022-03-04	19	3rd	15 21 23 29 35
2022-02-05	20	3rd	11 20 23 38 50
2022-01-08	2	3rd	10 17 23 40 48
2022-01-06	9	3rd	8 17 23 42 49
2021-12-24	7	4th	10 15 20 23 47
2021-12-15	42	1st	23 38 40 42 48
2021-10-16	6	2nd	16 23 36 40 45
2021-10-08	14	2nd	19 23 31 32 40
2021-09-18	3	4th	15 16 19 23 49
2021-09-15	2	2nd	6 23 36 43 45
2021-09-11	4	2nd	14 23 29 32 49
2021-09-07	1	1st	23 26 34 41 45
2021-09-04	16	2nd	13 23 31 44 49
2021-08-13	12	2nd	12 23 42 45 47
2021-07-28	6	2nd	1 23 24 36 40
2021-07-20	9	3rd	1 6 23 28 49
2021-07-07	2	3rd	16 21 23 42 44
2021-07-03	8	3rd	4 13 23 32 50
2021-06-23	12	1st	23 30 40 42 45
2021-06-05	15	2nd	10 23 24 38 42
2021-05-15	12	3rd	11 17 23 30 46
2021-04-29	5	2nd	13 23 34 35 46
2021-04-22	7	2nd	20 23 32 38 46
2021-04-13	11	3rd	6 20 23 38 44
2021-03-27	2	2nd	18 23 36 37 44
2021-03-25	25	2nd	9 23 24 34 37
2021-02-18	36	4th	6 15 22 23 30
2020-12-30	6	1st	23 26 38 46 49
2020-12-22	3	3rd	2 18 23 42 43
2020-12-17	17	4th	1 10 21 23 46
2020-11-24	29	2nd	13 23 36 38 46
2020-10-14	2	2nd	12 23 32 33 43
2020-10-10	29	4th	4 16 19 23 31
2020-09-01	13	3rd	5 7 23 38 50
2020-08-13	9	4th	4 12 20 23 44
2020-07-31	17	4th	1 8 16 23 44
2020-07-08	4	2nd	2 23 24 27 32
2020-07-02	2	3rd	8 9 23 26 43
2020-06-30	8	3rd	1 9 23 24 43
2020-06-18	3	4th	5 6 19 23 42
2020-06-13	13	2nd	19 23 39 41 48
2020-05-27	3	3rd	1 8 23 32 33
2020-05-22	2	2nd	10 23 35 46 47
2020-05-20	34	2nd	11 23 32 35 40
2020-04-02	12	3rd	4 18 23 35 49
2020-03-17	5	2nd	14 23 29 38 49
2020-03-10	7	3rd	8 14 23 24 43
2020-02-28	10	3rd	5 18 23 34 42
2020-02-14	2	3rd	17 19 23 43 45
2020-02-12	8	1st	23 30 32 34 45
2020-01-31	8	3rd	9 16 23 38 44
2020-01-21	9	3rd	6 11 23 25 26
2020-01-08	8	1st	23 27 39 46 47
2019-12-27	2	3rd	3 6 23 30 43
2019-12-25	8	3rd	19 20 23 38 42
2019-12-13	7	2nd	19 23 26 41 46
2019-12-04	3	4th	10 14 22 23 47
2019-11-29	9	4th	5 8 14 23 30
2019-11-16	7	1st	23 30 31 47 48
2019-11-07	1	4th	1 5 15 23 35
2019-11-06	13	1st	23 25 26 43 50
2019-10-18	2	3rd	1 20 23 25 37
2019-10-16	18	3rd	10 15 23 26 45
2019-09-20	1	2nd	14 23 28 47 48
2019-09-19	1	1st	23 27 31 34 37
2019-09-18	5	2nd	13 23 36 38 49
2019-09-11	1	2nd	21 23 28 32 50
2019-09-10	10	1st	23 29 32 37 41
2019-08-27	32	5th	8 19 20 21 23
2019-07-12	38	3rd	2 4 23 32 33
2019-05-21	5	3rd	15 17 23 37 45
2019-05-14	10	4th	1 20 22 23 45
2019-04-30	1	3rd	3 8 23 29 31
2019-04-27	13	3rd	16 19 23 43 49
2019-04-10	3	4th	3 14 21 23 50
2019-04-05	1	4th	2 9 19 23 42
2019-04-04	6	3rd	1 9 23 34 50
2019-03-27	2	2nd	15 23 33 36 41
2019-03-23	1	1st	23 31 37 39 48
2019-03-22	7	4th	11 14 15 23 36
2019-03-13	3	3rd	17 19 23 37 48
2019-03-08	5	4th	4 9 10 23 36
2019-03-01	3	5th	3 6 7 15 23
2019-02-26	3	3rd	1 22 23 29 50
2019-02-21	11	3rd	2 6 23 24 26
2019-02-06	5	4th	6 10 15 23 45
2019-01-30	13	3rd	10 14 23 32 34
2019-01-11	1	2nd	3 23 27 29 48
2019-01-10	29	3rd	2 8 23 30 48
2018-11-30	3	5th	2 17 21 22 23
2018-11-27	18	3rd	5 17 23 28 49
2018-11-01	19	3rd	12 13 23 44 46
2018-10-05	1	4th	3 5 10 23 49
2018-10-04	1	2nd	11 23 32 34 38
2018-10-03	7	3rd	6 19 23 28 30
2018-09-22	5	2nd	5 23 30 37 49
2018-09-15	1	1st	23 25 33 34 42
2018-09-14	3	2nd	10 23 26 29 46
2018-09-11	11	1st	23 32 43 44 49
2018-08-25	1	2nd	22 23 25 45 49
2018-08-24	7	4th	17 20 21 23 32
2018-08-15	2	5th	9 10 16 21 23
2018-08-11	22	2nd	11 23 38 48 50
2018-07-12	13	3rd	1 16 23 25 50
2018-06-23	1	4th	11 17 20 23 24
2018-06-22	14	3rd	6 18 23 35 43
2018-06-02	7	2nd	20 23 31 36 44
2018-05-24	2	2nd	10 23 30 32 38
2018-05-22	3	4th	7 15 16 23 44
2018-05-17	19	2nd	12 23 30 37 48
2018-04-20	1	4th	9 16 19 23 46
2018-04-19	3	2nd	15 23 29 30 42
2018-04-14	14	1st	23 33 37 45 46
2018-03-27	21	3rd	7 18 23 28 43
2018-02-24	1	4th	1 11 20 23 45
2018-02-23	7	3rd	3 14 23 32 37
2018-02-14	7	4th	3 12 22 23 28
2018-02-03	6	4th	3 7 21 23 47
2018-01-26	29	3rd	5 20 23 32 40
2017-12-16	3	2nd	17 23 33 44 45
2017-12-13	5	4th	6 7 9 23 28
2017-12-06	11	3rd	3 4 23 33 48
2017-11-21	7	4th	6 7 10 23 42
2017-11-10	10	2nd	2 23 24 32 48
2017-10-27	7	2nd	19 23 24 34 45
2017-10-18	8	2nd	19 23 33 45 49
2017-10-06	13	3rd	3 7 23 28 31
2017-09-19	1	1st	23 34 39 43 49
2017-09-16	4	3rd	5 17 23 29 41
2017-09-12	26	3rd	1 19 23 24 43
2017-08-05	15	3rd	6 17 23 24 27
2017-07-15	4	4th	1 8 14 23 38
2017-07-11	1	2nd	7 23 39 41 43
2017-07-08	6	2nd	10 23 24 33 43
2017-06-30	5	3rd	7 17 23 26 47
2017-06-23	18	3rd	18 22 23 32 36
2017-05-30	5	3rd	13 16 23 29 44
2017-05-23	1	3rd	4 21 23 29 46
2017-05-20	5	3rd	2 19 23 32 48
2017-05-13	8	2nd	7 23 28 32 44
2017-05-03	30	3rd	15 19 23 36 50
2017-03-22	7	3rd	4 6 23 40 41
2017-03-11	3	2nd	13 23 30 49 50
2017-03-08	15	3rd	17 21 23 30 41
2017-02-15	13	2nd	4 23 40 45 50
2017-01-27	2	4th	3 4 17 23 38
2017-01-25	37	5th	8 9 11 12 23
2016-12-03	6	1st	23 32 33 44 47
2016-11-25	5	2nd	5 23 43 45 49
2016-11-18	24	3rd	2 3 23 37 42
2016-10-15	35	1st	23 27 33 37 45
2016-08-27	23	5th	8 9 15 21 23
2016-07-22	1	3rd	9 13 23 35 42
2016-07-21	4	3rd	11 22 23 30 48
2016-07-15	10	3rd	2 16 23 24 27
2016-07-01	3	2nd	9 23 31 32 46
2016-06-28	19	5th	2 4 11 17 23
2016-06-01	5	2nd	22 23 25 33 38
2016-05-25	11	3rd	8 11 23 28 38
2016-05-10	2	2nd	18 23 28 41 45
2016-05-06	5	3rd	16 18 23 29 41
2016-04-29	3	3rd	16 22 23 25 33
2016-04-26	3	3rd	6 12 23 40 50
2016-04-21	6	2nd	21 23 24 43 50
2016-04-13	14	3rd	1 8 23 28 41
2016-03-24	25	4th	9 13 22 23 27
2016-02-18	16	2nd	20 23 27 38 43
2016-01-27	6	2nd	2 23 33 43 46
2016-01-19	27	3rd	11 14 23 24 49
2015-12-09	7	4th	15 18 21 23 34
2015-11-28	8	2nd	10 23 24 27 38
2015-11-18	22	2nd	6 23 36 42 48
2015-10-10	1	2nd	9 23 24 42 43
2015-10-08	10	2nd	3 23 29 36 46
2015-09-16	8	3rd	9 14 23 31 39
2015-08-27	10	4th	5 7 19 23 38
2015-08-01	1	4th	11 21 22 23 27
2015-07-29	9	1st	23 24 25 43 46
2015-06-27	8	3rd	14 15 23 44 48
2015-05-30	3	2nd	20 23 26 27 31
2015-05-20	4	4th	3 6 9 23 37
2015-05-06	30	3rd	18 22 23 25 35
2015-01-21	5	3rd	4 13 23 24 32
2015-01-03	14	4th	5 6 17 23 50
2014-11-15	17	3rd	4 5 23 28 42
2014-09-17	5	4th	3 15 16 23 30
2014-08-30	2	2nd	19 23 27 38 46
2014-08-23	4	2nd	18 23 24 28 43
2014-08-09	4	4th	7 10 17 23 27
2014-07-26	13	2nd	10 23 35 42 50
2014-06-11	3	3rd	2 16 23 24 33
2014-05-31	35	3rd	3 4 23 40 48
2014-01-29	9	1st	23 30 36 38 40
2013-12-28	3	4th	6 7 21 23 29
2013-12-18	14	1st	23 26 32 43 50
2013-10-30	9	3rd	9 12 23 34 45
2013-09-28	4	3rd	4 21 23 24 39
2013-09-14	7	3rd	12 19 23 36 45
2013-08-21	5	3rd	1 22 23 29 38
2013-08-03	1	3rd	6 8 23 32 41
2013-07-31	5	4th	8 14 21 23 42
2013-07-13	17	2nd	21 23 36 37 39
2013-05-15	—	3rd	9 12 23 48 50