Number 56

In Cash4Life under the 5/60 + 1/4 · since May 2015 rules — 2,862 draws, 5 from 1–60.

241times drawn · chance expected 239 +0.17σ

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

11.9average wait between appearances · chance says 12.0

57longest completed wait · 84% chance of one at least that long

56 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 241 times in 2,862 draws against 238.5 expected, +0.17σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 56, draw by draw

Drawn 241 times in 2,862 draws · average wait 11.9 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 56 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 smallest0 · chance 0.0
2nd smallest1 · chance 0.1
3rd smallest6 · chance 4.7
4th smallest51 · chance 55.6
5th smallest183 · chance 180.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 16.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

37 49 25 22 36 26

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 59 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 56 is picked about 0.86× as often as an indifferent choice — 35th most popular of 60. That changes nothing about whether it comes up, and everything about how many ways a jackpot on it would be shared.

Numbers above 31 ×0.86

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 56 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-02-20	3	5th	2 28 49 50 56
2026-02-17	4	4th	11 22 32 56 60
2026-02-13	6	5th	2 26 41 55 56
2026-02-07	13	5th	13 31 38 43

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: 56 is drawn with probability 5/60 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-04-02	3	4th	4 6 23 56 59
2025-03-30	6	5th	8 21 30 33 56
2025-03-24	28	4th	11 37 51 56 58
2025-02-24	4	5th	15 36 47 52 56
2025-02-20	22	5th	6 18 20 36 56
2025-01-29	7	5th	8 32 40 41 56
2025-01-22	14	5th	4 7 20 45 56
2025-01-08	1	5th	3 4 10 36 56
2025-01-07	20	5th	5 22 24 53 56
2024-12-18	8	5th	2 24 54 55 56
2024-12-10	9	5th	3 12 13 14 56
2024-12-01	2	4th	29 36 46 56 59
2024-11-29	20	5th	11 13 29 35 56
2024-11-09	13	4th	39 45 50 56 58
2024-10-27	34	5th	1 4 15 29 56
2024-09-23	4	5th	14 15 26 29 56
2024-09-19	12	5th	14 26 41 51 56
2024-09-07	1	5th	2 12 19 25 56
2024-09-06	1	5th	5 27 33 49 56
2024-09-05	23	5th	2 22 31 48 56
2024-08-13	6	5th	18 25 33 36 56
2024-08-07	10	5th	18 24 37 50 56
2024-07-28	2	5th	23 42 43 49 56
2024-07-26	28	4th	2 25 33 56 59
2024-06-28	4	5th	26 28 49 50 56
2024-06-24	7	4th	2 13 22 56 60
2024-06-17	13	5th	7 10 34 49 56
2024-06-04	2	5th	3 24 26 33 56
2024-06-02	3	5th	9 23 25 38 56
2024-05-30	3	5th	12 26 36 46 56
2024-05-27	4	5th	2 14 16 22 56
2024-05-23	2	5th	10 14 30 37 56
2024-05-21	34	5th	5 30 38 51 56
2024-04-17	5	5th	10 14 32 55 56
2024-04-12	5	5th	12 31 49 54 56
2024-04-07	5	5th	3 16 40 45 56
2024-04-02	4	5th	26 27 43 50 56
2024-03-29	8	5th	10 12 13 50 56
2024-03-21	1	5th	8 11 25 49 56
2024-03-20	3	5th	37 43 49 51 56
2024-03-17	8	5th	16 51 52 55 56
2024-03-09	7	5th	1 6 23 37 56
2024-03-02	40	5th	5 21 33 44 56
2024-01-22	10	5th	26 28 43 50 56
2024-01-12	4	4th	29 43 51 56 57
2024-01-08	34	5th	35 38 50 52 56
2023-12-05	4	4th	17 28 49 56 59
2023-12-01	7	4th	14 31 36 56 60
2023-11-24	8	5th	28 41 44 53 56
2023-11-16	4	4th	1 9 24 56 60
2023-11-12	2	4th	1 21 41 56 57
2023-11-10	2	4th	13 35 55 56 58
2023-11-08	28	5th	16 24 37 52 56
2023-10-11	28	5th	1 9 27 42 56
2023-09-13	8	4th	1 31 51 56 60
2023-09-05	33	5th	7 19 43 54 56
2023-08-03	16	5th	11 22 31 43 56
2023-07-18	12	5th	9 17 47 53 56
2023-07-06	3	5th	12 21 27 42 56
2023-07-03	11	5th	6 22 30 36 56
2023-06-22	13	3rd	9 31 56 57 60
2023-06-09	3	5th	19 25 47 48 56
2023-06-06	6	5th	8 9 17 22 56
2023-05-31	7	5th	9 10 13 37 56
2023-05-24	3	5th	13 37 46 49 56
2023-05-21	10	5th	2 3 18 55 56
2023-05-11	9	5th	11 22 39 50 56
2023-05-02	12	5th	6 19 35 49 56
2023-04-20	30	5th	9 13 15 39 56
2023-03-21	9	5th	20 32 36 45 56
2023-03-12	3	5th	16 20 25 40 56
2023-03-09	8	5th	12 37 42 48 56
2023-03-01	4	5th	3 5 22 46 56
2023-02-25	6	5th	9 12 34 35 56
2023-02-19	21	4th	8 37 43 56 57
2023-01-29	33	5th	7 31 47 54 56
2022-12-27	2	5th	6 34 36 53 56
2022-12-25	9	5th	1 32 37 53 56
2022-12-16	7	5th	10 24 40 44 56
2022-12-09	15	5th	7 14 17 34 56
2022-11-24	6	4th	4 21 46 56 59
2022-11-18	15	5th	31 35 38 49 56
2022-11-03	1	5th	18 22 38 43 56
2022-11-02	15	5th	26 28 43 53 56
2022-10-18	3	5th	15 25 47 53 56
2022-10-15	5	4th	25 41 54 56 58
2022-10-10	24	5th	18 22 40 42 56
2022-09-16	13	5th	8 18 42 48 56
2022-09-03	22	4th	17 34 36 56 60
2022-08-12	15	3rd	23 29 56 58 59
2022-07-28	8	5th	14 24 29 47 56
2022-07-20	27	5th	25 26 39 42 56
2022-06-23	8	5th	2 10 40 52 56
2022-06-15	6	5th	8 15 40 50 56
2022-06-09	9	5th	1 7 24 53 56
2022-05-31	46	4th	25 34 35 56 58
2022-04-15	14	5th	28 34 44 53 56
2022-04-01	2	4th	3 28 55 56 58
2022-03-30	6	4th	5 23 42 56 57
2022-03-24	15	5th	35 46 47 49 56
2022-03-09	13	5th	12 21 23 37 56
2022-02-24	16	4th	16 21 27 56 58
2022-02-08	40	5th	5 10 35 42 56
2021-12-30	33	5th	6 25 43 55 56
2021-11-27	4	5th	4 5 8 55 56
2021-11-23	14	5th	25 27 30 41 56
2021-11-09	1	3rd	15 41 56 57 59
2021-11-08	25	4th	16 21 43 56 58
2021-10-14	6	5th	7 8 34 55 56
2021-10-08	4	5th	16 26 38 42 56
2021-10-04	5	5th	16 27 43 48 56
2021-09-29	24	5th	17 20 22 32 56
2021-09-05	2	5th	6 22 33 36 56
2021-09-03	7	5th	33 36 45 51 56
2021-08-27	6	5th	2 16 31 36 56
2021-08-21	17	5th	21 38 48 54 56
2021-08-04	23	5th	2 19 37 52 56
2021-07-12	3	4th	12 16 54 56 58
2021-07-09	21	5th	18 29 40 42 56
2021-06-18	7	4th	11 20 26 56 57
2021-06-11	2	5th	8 24 47 48 56
2021-06-09	19	5th	19 21 29 52 56
2021-05-21	9	5th	6 15 23 47 56
2021-05-12	1	5th	32 40 41 54 56
2021-05-11	3	4th	6 21 25 56 57
2021-05-08	3	5th	1 9 20 49 56
2021-05-05	15	4th	2 37 54 56 60
2021-04-20	6	5th	13 19 42 52 56
2021-04-14	2	4th	2 12 25 56 57
2021-04-12	16	5th	4 23 26 37 56
2021-03-27	42	5th	7 15 31 48 56
2021-02-13	11	4th	3 45 52 56 58
2021-02-02	39	5th	2 6 11 13 56
2020-12-25	6	4th	4 26 44 56 57
2020-12-19	15	4th	25 31 48 56 57
2020-12-04	9	5th	9 21 27 48 56
2020-11-25	11	5th	10 18 25 27 56
2020-11-14	3	4th	19 20 47 56 60
2020-11-11	9	5th	7 20 30 41 56
2020-11-02	5	5th	13 16 28 36 56
2020-10-28	14	5th	12 15 29 45 56
2020-10-14	19	4th	31 36 45 56 60
2020-09-25	3	5th	12 20 34 35 56
2020-09-22	15	5th	1 8 17 20 56
2020-09-07	19	5th	1 2 20 37 56
2020-08-19	7	5th	16 21 32 41 56
2020-08-12	57	5th	12 19 22 42 56
2020-06-16	4	5th	6 15 29 48 56
2020-06-12	3	5th	1 15 20 34 56
2020-06-09	13	5th	7 23 26 48 56
2020-05-27	34	5th	3 36 44 53 56
2020-04-23	4	5th	15 22 32 35 56
2020-04-19	2	5th	4 8 24 50 56
2020-04-17	4	5th	7 30 39 55 56
2020-04-13	7	4th	8 21 54 56 59
2020-04-06	16	4th	4 25 37 56 57
2020-03-21	29	4th	14 20 50 56 57
2020-02-21	24	3rd	28 49 56 58 59
2020-01-28	8	5th	4 9 18 20 56
2020-01-20	3	4th	4 23 54 56 57
2020-01-17	14	5th	14 32 37 43 56
2020-01-03	30	5th	36 40 53 55 56
2019-12-04	17	5th	23 44 46 49 56
2019-11-17	2	5th	1 2 26 47 56
2019-11-15	1	5th	12 21 28 46 56
2019-11-14	9	5th	6 29 33 44 56
2019-11-05	25	5th	10 26 43 47 56
2019-10-11	3	5th	17 33 37 51 56
2019-10-08	2	2nd	13 56 57 58 59
2019-10-06	3	4th	36 48 54 56 57
2019-10-03	20	4th	1 25 53 56 58
2019-09-13	6	5th	3 28 32 49 56
2019-09-07	19	5th	13 24 26 34 56
2019-08-19	3	5th	1 15 31 43 56
2019-08-16	3	5th	24 28 35 38 56
2019-08-13	4	5th	3 14 17 41 56
2019-08-09	4	5th	2 10 35 42 56
2019-08-05	14	5th	9 19 24 34 56
2019-07-22	24	4th	5 21 28 56 58
2019-06-20	10	4th	34 43 45 56 57
2019-05-16	30	5th	1 36 45 53 56
2019-01-31	26	5th	14 16 26 39 56
2018-11-01	32	5th	3 11 32 51 56
2018-07-12	14	5th	1 20 28 48 56
2018-05-24	48	5th	5 13 35 49 56
2017-12-07	4	5th	2 5 39 54 56
2017-11-23	17	3rd	4 33 56 58 59
2017-09-25	7	5th	7 26 53 55 56
2017-08-31	25	4th	30 34 36 56 59
2017-06-05	13	5th	3 29 32 48 56
2017-04-20	2	4th	22 23 37 56 60
2017-04-13	1	5th	17 19 49 50 56
2017-04-10	6	5th	20 22 37 55 56
2017-03-20	3	5th	13 22 41 46 56
2017-03-09	16	4th	1 8 23 56 58
2017-01-12	33	5th	6 32 37 50 56
2016-09-19	8	5th	19 40 49 54 56
2016-08-22	1	4th	8 12 22 56 58
2016-08-18	4	4th	7 24 25 56 58
2016-08-04	25	5th	8 22 41 54 56
2016-05-09	2	5th	20 23 38 48 56
2016-05-02	5	5th	10 14 30 55 56
2016-04-14	5	5th	24 25 48 55 56
2016-03-28	3	5th	20 33 49 53 56
2016-03-17	15	5th	11 16 34 44 56
2016-01-25	5	5th	19 24 38 55 56
2016-01-07	6	5th	14 31 37 54 56
2015-12-17	1	5th	26 49 52 54 56
2015-12-14	9	3rd	46 50 56 57 58
2015-11-12	16	5th	6 41 44 49 56
2015-09-17	2	5th	14 15 17 35 56
2015-09-10	6	5th	11 16 50 55 56
2015-08-20	2	5th	6 14 25 39 56
2015-08-13	13	5th	8 12 50 51 56
2015-06-29	8	5th	1 19 37 49 56
2015-06-01	3	5th	7 10 23 37 56
2015-05-21	—	5th	18 22 24 29 56