Number 17

In Lotto under the 6/42 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,878 draws, 6 from 1–42.

282times drawn · chance expected 268 +0.90σ

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

6.7average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

42longest completed wait · 40% chance of one at least that long

17 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 282 times in 1,878 draws against 268.3 expected, +0.90σ. 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 282 times in 1,878 draws · average wait 6.7 draws · longest completed wait 42 · 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 smallest20 · chance 20.0
2nd smallest77 · chance 76.2
3rd smallest101 · chance 103.9
4th smallest60 · chance 63.2
5th smallest22 · chance 17.1
6th smallest2 · chance 1.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 34.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

14 35 29 3 18 23

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 41 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 42. 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
2026-10-07	7	2nd	3 17 21 25 26 35
2026-09-21	6	4th	5 9 12 17 21 30
2026-09-07	7	4th	4 6 8 17 19 32
2026-08-22	6	4th	11

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 6/42 tonight whatever it did last week.

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