Number 22

In Lotto under the 6/44 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–44.

223times drawn · chance expected 239 −1.10σ

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

7.9average wait between appearances · chance says 7.3

36longest completed wait · 73% chance of one at least that long

22 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 223 times in 1,751 draws against 238.8 expected, −1.10σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 22, draw by draw

Drawn 223 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.9 draws · longest completed wait 36 · 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 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 smallest4 · chance 6.1
2nd smallest29 · chance 35.6
3rd smallest73 · chance 74.9
4th smallest89 · chance 71.2
5th smallest24 · chance 30.5
6th smallest4 · chance 4.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

14 32 35 38 6 13

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 43 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 44. 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
2026-10-06	27	4th	9 13 19 22 32 38
2026-07-03	2	4th	11 14 15 22 31 41
2026-06-26	24	5th	4 7 15 19 22 42
2026-04-03	1	6th	3

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 6/44 tonight whatever it did last week.

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