Number 23

In The Pick under the 6/44 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,962 draws, 6 from 1–44.

287times drawn · chance expected 268 +1.28σ

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 75% for any number

6.8average wait between appearances · chance says 7.3

46longest completed wait · 32% chance of one at least that long

23 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 287 times in 1,962 draws against 267.5 expected, +1.28σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 23, draw by draw

Drawn 287 times in 1,962 draws · average wait 6.8 draws · longest completed wait 46 · 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 23 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 smallest10 · chance 6.1
2nd smallest35 · chance 39.3
3rd smallest99 · chance 91.6
4th smallest100 · chance 96.4
5th smallest35 · chance 45.8
6th smallest8 · chance 7.9

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 33.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

42 41 24 8 28 6

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 43 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 44. 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
2026-10-05	1	4th	10 13 16 23 32 40
2026-10-03	4	3rd	18 22 23 26 28 34
2026-09-23	9	3rd	2 20 23 28 30 31
2026-09-02	4	3rd	5

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 6/44 tonight whatever it did last week.

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