Number 22

In SuperLotto Plus under the 5/47 + 1/27 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 5 from 1–47.

204times drawn · chance expected 186 +1.37σ

21draws waiting · a wait this long: 11% for any number

8.4average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

50longest completed wait · 56% chance of one at least that long

22 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 204 times in 1,751 draws against 186.3 expected, +1.37σ. Each draw is independent: after 21 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 22, draw by draw

Drawn 204 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 8.4 draws · longest completed wait 50 · waiting 21 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 smallest11 · chance 15.8
2nd smallest63 · chance 60.4
3rd smallest77 · chance 78.8
4th smallest48 · chance 41.6
5th smallest5 · chance 7.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 17.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

12 32 42 16 43 4

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 46 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 47. 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
2026-07-29	6	4th	5 13 19 22 27
2026-07-08	3	2nd	18 22 28 33 38
2026-06-27	3	3rd	16 21 22 25 34
2026-06-17	2	3rd	4 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: 22 is drawn with probability 5/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

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