Number 22

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

262times drawn · chance expected 268 −0.41σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 63% for any number

7.1average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

39longest completed wait · 53% chance of one at least that long

22 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 262 times in 1,878 draws against 268.3 expected, −0.41σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 22, draw by draw

Drawn 262 times in 1,878 draws · average wait 7.1 draws · longest completed wait 39 · waiting 4 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 large number the high positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest3 · chance 5.4
2nd smallest29 · chance 35.6
3rd smallest83 · chance 83.7
4th smallest104 · chance 88.3
5th smallest38 · chance 41.8
6th smallest5 · chance 7.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 32.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

27 16 33 4 11 28

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, 22 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 22 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-30	1	2nd	19 22 24 30 33 40
2026-09-28	1	4th	1 2 18 22 24 33
2026-09-26	9	4th	4 12 16 22 27 32
2026-09-05	3	2nd	9

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 6/42 tonight whatever it did last week.

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