Number 24

In Lotto under the 6/42 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,879 draws, 6 from 1–42.

260times drawn · chance expected 268 −0.56σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

7.2average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

35longest completed wait · 75% chance of one at least that long

24 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 260 times in 1,879 draws against 268.4 expected, −0.56σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 24, draw by draw

Drawn 260 times in 1,879 draws · average wait 7.2 draws · longest completed wait 35 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 24 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 smallest2 · chance 3.0
2nd smallest31 · chance 24.4
3rd smallest59 · chance 71.6
4th smallest98 · chance 94.0
5th smallest52 · chance 55.3
6th smallest18 · chance 11.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

33 13 14 1 2 29

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, 24 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 24 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-12	1	4th	1 8 13 24 35 39
2026-10-10	4	4th	2 5 12 24 25 36
2026-09-30	1	3rd	19 22 24 30 33 40
2026-09-28	2	5th	1

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: 24 is drawn with probability 6/42 tonight whatever it did last week.

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Reading the draws and working out what chance predicts.

Where it lands in a sorted draw

Sort a draw and 24 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 smallest2 · chance 3.0

2nd smallest31 · chance 24.4

3rd smallest59 · chance 71.6

4th smallest98 · chance 94.0

5th smallest52 · chance 55.3

6th smallest18 · chance 11.7

How many people play it

Numbers 1–31 — the birthday zone ×1.22

Date

Wait

Position

The draw

2026-10-12

4th

1 8 13 24 35 39

2026-10-10

4th

2 5 12 24 25 36

2026-09-30

3rd

19 22 24 30 33 40

2026-09-28

5th

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