Number 26

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

227times drawn · chance expected 239 −0.82σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

7.7average wait between appearances · chance says 7.3

41longest completed wait · 47% chance of one at least that long

26 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 227 times in 1,751 draws against 238.8 expected, −0.82σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 26, draw by draw

Drawn 227 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.7 draws · longest completed wait 41 · 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 26 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 2.0
2nd smallest27 · chance 18.0
3rd smallest53 · chance 57.7
4th smallest80 · chance 83.0
5th smallest50 · chance 53.7
6th smallest15 · chance 12.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

25 14 5 30 39 3

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, 26 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 26 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-09	6	3rd	1 5 26 33 38 44
2026-09-18	2	4th	3 6 13 26 32 40
2026-09-11	1	6th	4 12 16 23 25 26
2026-09-08	3	2nd	10

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: 26 is drawn with probability 6/44 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-03-14	9	2nd	9 26 32 35 36 39
2025-02-11	3	2nd	23 26 36 37 41 42
2025-01-31	21	4th	5 15 22 26 39 44
2024-11-19	17	3rd	17 23 26 29 30 39
2024-09-20	6	5th	6 10 18 22 26 36
2024-08-30	3	4th	1 9 13 26 39 44
2024-08-20	5	3rd	2 5 26 28 36 39
2024-08-02	14	4th	13 17 23 26 36 39
2024-06-14	15	3rd	2 12 26 34 35 37
2024-04-23	16	2nd	25 26 30 32 35 41
2024-02-27	17	4th	9 12 21 26 28 38
2023-12-29	5	3rd	15 23 26 40 42 44
2023-12-12	3	4th	2 7 20 26 29 34
2023-12-01	9	4th	15 17 22 26 31 43
2023-10-31	4	4th	18 20 22 26 28 42
2023-10-17	2	5th	7 8 14 17 26 29
2023-10-10	9	4th	1 2 15 26 30 41
2023-09-08	6	3rd	8 13 26 27 30 33
2023-08-18	8	3rd	6 11 26 30 39 40
2023-07-21	6	6th	6 8 9 12 20 26
2023-06-30	1	2nd	12 26 32 34 39 42
2023-06-27	10	2nd	25 26 27 30 32 33
2023-05-23	1	6th	5 13 21 23 25 26
2023-05-19	11	3rd	5 7 26 32 38 43
2023-04-11	13	5th	11 14 19 20 26 43
2023-02-24	3	3rd	6 25 26 27 41 44
2023-02-14	2	4th	12 22 24 26 34 35
2023-02-07	4	4th	3 13 19 26 30 36
2023-01-24	18	3rd	7 24 26 31 37 40
2022-11-22	3	5th	2 18 21 25 26 43
2022-11-11	5	5th	4 18 21 25 26 28
2022-10-25	1	3rd	12 25 26 33 41 42
2022-10-21	19	3rd	19 22 26 29 35 44
2022-08-16	4	5th	1 7 12 13 26 36
2022-08-02	1	5th	6 10 15 25 26 31
2022-07-29	5	4th	2 6 7 26 28 30
2022-07-12	6	6th	5 10 15 17 18 26
2022-06-21	19	5th	3 11 19 25 26 28
2022-04-15	10	5th	7 8 17 24 26 36
2022-03-11	1	2nd	5 26 29 38 39 42
2022-03-08	2	4th	5 9 21 26 29 35
2022-03-01	6	2nd	9 26 29 39 40 44
2022-02-08	2	5th	8 11 20 23 26 32
2022-02-01	12	3rd	4 10 26 28 30 43
2021-12-21	5	4th	2 8 18 26 29 40
2021-12-03	1	5th	14 15 18 23 26 38
2021-11-30	6	4th	9 21 25 26 28 40
2021-11-09	8	4th	1 3 18 26 34 42
2021-10-12	5	6th	4 9 13 17 21 26
2021-09-24	20	3rd	8 14 26 31 41 42
2021-07-16	1	3rd	3 16 26 36 43 44
2021-07-13	2	5th	9 12 18 24 26 29
2021-07-06	1	5th	1 6 12 13 26 40
2021-07-02	28	4th	2 4 17 26 27 34
2021-03-26	7	4th	12 14 17 26 27 37
2021-03-02	17	4th	2 3 13 26 35 43
2021-01-01	10	3rd	4 21 26 30 36 41
2020-11-27	8	5th	5 8 13 22 26 42
2020-10-30	3	5th	3 9 17 19 26 41
2020-10-20	5	5th	5 14 18 22 26 44
2020-10-02	6	4th	1 2 3 26 39 41
2020-09-11	6	4th	11 14 19 26 30 34
2020-08-21	1	5th	2 7 19 23 26 32
2020-08-18	17	2nd	21 26 31 33 35 38
2020-06-19	1	4th	3 10 25 26 36 39
2020-06-16	5	4th	8 15 25 26 35 36
2020-05-29	6	5th	3 10 12 19 26 37
2020-05-08	29	4th	3 18 23 26 35 42
2020-01-28	21	4th	2 10 20 26 29 30
2019-11-15	2	3rd	14 21 26 33 42 43
2019-11-08	12	4th	7 9 20 26 40 42
2019-09-27	1	4th	13 16 17 26 38 43
2019-09-24	3	3rd	5 18 26 37 38 42
2019-09-13	1	1st	26 28 37 39 41 42
2019-09-10	3	2nd	25 26 27 30 33 44
2019-08-30	4	3rd	11 18 26 30 37 38
2019-08-16	11	5th	3 13 19 22 26 36
2019-07-09	16	5th	6 7 9 18 26 32
2019-05-14	1	4th	6 15 25 26 31 40
2019-05-10	14	4th	1 14 19 26 29 32
2019-03-22	25	6th	3 5 17 21 22 26
2018-12-25	7	3rd	1 18 26 34 39 40
2018-11-30	16	3rd	4 14 26 27 29 37
2018-10-05	4	4th	3 12 21 26 28 39
2018-09-21	4	3rd	9 15 26 30 32 33
2018-09-07	8	2nd	10 26 30 35 37 40
2018-08-10	16	4th	1 5 8 26 28 42
2018-06-15	14	6th	5 14 16 18 25 26
2018-04-27	2	3rd	5 8 26 28 32 37
2018-04-20	4	4th	8 22 25 26 27 33
2018-04-06	9	4th	1 14 19 26 28 41
2018-03-06	10	6th	2 11 16 23 25 26
2018-01-30	3	2nd	12 26 35 41 42 44
2018-01-19	2	4th	5 9 23 26 30 31
2018-01-12	7	2nd	17 26 27 33 39 41
2017-12-19	5	6th	3 14 19 21 25 26
2017-12-01	3	2nd	1 26 27 30 36 41
2017-11-21	4	4th	17 23 25 26 37 39
2017-11-07	3	5th	2 3 8 16 26 33
2017-10-27	2	4th	7 14 16 26 34 42
2017-10-20	1	4th	5 8 16 26 32 37
2017-10-17	1	2nd	20 26 28 32 34 39
2017-10-13	36	4th	4 7 16 26 27 37
2017-06-09	8	4th	2 22 24 26 37 44
2017-05-12	1	5th	8 9 19 25 26 27
2017-05-09	2	4th	13 17 20 26 40 41
2017-05-02	6	4th	4 14 21 26 28 36
2017-04-11	6	4th	15 16 23 26 31 41
2017-03-21	5	3rd	18 25 26 29 34 35
2017-03-03	8	6th	1 3 5 15 16 26
2017-02-03	4	5th	14 20 21 24 26 36
2017-01-20	1	5th	2 8 12 25 26 40
2017-01-17	6	4th	15 17 23 26 41 43
2016-12-27	13	5th	3 9 15 22 26 27
2016-11-11	14	4th	10 11 12 26 27 30
2016-09-23	5	4th	1 6 11 26 33 44
2016-09-06	2	5th	3 5 7 16 26 39
2016-08-30	4	5th	11 15 18 20 26 37
2016-08-16	2	4th	6 18 24 26 27 40
2016-08-09	35	4th	1 3 10 26 30 32
2016-04-08	9	3rd	4 11 26 27 28 31
2016-03-08	16	3rd	21 24 26 38 42 43
2016-01-12	12	3rd	14 20 26 39 41 42
2015-12-01	14	4th	1 12 25 26 30 35
2015-10-13	3	4th	2 16 20 26 34 37
2015-10-02	2	5th	3 8 14 18 26 29
2015-09-25	9	3rd	9 18 26 32 39 43
2015-08-25	2	2nd	21 26 28 30 35 41
2015-08-18	6	3rd	13 17 26 33 34 35
2015-07-28	1	3rd	12 14 26 31 38 41
2015-07-24	4	4th	3 19 23 26 31 35
2015-07-10	4	5th	7 10 21 24 26 30
2015-06-26	11	4th	12 14 19 26 33 43
2015-05-19	1	5th	1 6 16 25 26 38
2015-05-15	4	6th	5 11 13 14 24 26
2015-05-01	8	2nd	20 26 35 36 39 44
2015-04-03	7	5th	17 18 20 23 26 37
2015-03-10	14	4th	9 13 20 26 33 44
2015-01-20	8	5th	11 14 23 24 26 40
2014-12-23	11	3rd	1 21 26 27 31 36
2014-11-14	1	5th	3 11 15 19 26 36
2014-11-11	3	3rd	3 14 26 27 31 33
2014-10-31	1	4th	1 7 14 26 40 42
2014-10-28	6	4th	1 3 6 26 37 43
2014-10-07	5	3rd	2 18 26 27 40 43
2014-09-19	11	2nd	5 26 29 38 40 44
2014-08-12	4	5th	7 8 9 12 26 38
2014-07-29	1	3rd	8 10 26 27 31 33
2014-07-25	1	3rd	15 24 26 32 37 40
2014-07-22	7	2nd	7 26 28 29 32 44
2014-06-27	28	6th	2 10 15 19 24 26
2014-03-21	4	5th	13 17 18 20 26 32
2014-03-07	12	4th	9 13 21 26 30 44
2014-01-24	1	4th	3 19 22 26 27 39
2014-01-21	6	3rd	2 3 26 35 39 41
2013-12-31	2	3rd	12 19 26 31 34 43
2013-12-24	3	4th	17 18 22 26 33 38
2013-12-13	5	3rd	8 13 26 29 32 36
2013-11-26	8	3rd	4 19 26 32 33 39
2013-10-29	1	4th	4 6 22 26 37 39
2013-10-25	13	5th	6 20 22 25 26 42
2013-09-10	7	4th	6 11 25 26 30 34
2013-08-16	28	6th	5 9 12 13 17 26
2013-05-10	11	4th	5 11 23 26 34 42
2013-04-02	17	6th	1 7 20 21 24 26
2013-02-01	1	5th	16 18 22 24 26 30
2013-01-29	7	4th	1 9 10 26 30 38
2013-01-04	11	4th	6 11 20 26 30 42
2012-11-27	5	3rd	1 12 26 31 37 38
2012-11-09	20	4th	1 19 25 26 38 44
2012-08-31	4	1st	26 29 35 36 40 43
2012-08-17	4	2nd	5 26 28 32 37 40
2012-08-03	24	5th	6 8 17 24 26 40
2012-05-11	3	4th	2 8 14 26 28 36
2012-05-01	2	5th	3 4 16 25 26 39
2012-04-24	11	6th	5 8 14 19 25 26
2012-03-16	8	3rd	11 21 26 33 39 41
2012-02-17	4	2nd	8 26 28 36 37 43
2012-02-03	12	4th	16 18 25 26 27 35
2011-12-23	21	4th	4 13 22 26 32 38
2011-10-11	19	3rd	11 21 26 37 38 41
2011-08-05	5	2nd	6 26 27 36 39 44
2011-07-19	2	3rd	1 15 26 29 34 44
2011-07-12	1	4th	1 21 23 26 28 44
2011-07-08	6	3rd	5 13 26 36 42 44
2011-06-17	2	5th	5 6 17 21 26 34
2011-06-10	13	5th	2 5 17 19 26 35
2011-04-26	1	5th	6 7 8 20 26 34
2011-04-22	6	4th	16 17 24 26 35 36
2011-04-01	1	2nd	21 26 27 35 37 41
2011-03-29	3	4th	1 2 23 26 40 44
2011-03-18	21	5th	7 12 21 23 26 42
2011-01-04	6	4th	9 14 20 26 33 38
2010-12-14	20	5th	3 4 8 22 26 41
2010-10-05	7	4th	1 8 13 26 31 34
2010-09-10	5	2nd	20 26 29 32 38 40
2010-08-24	3	3rd	8 24 26 27 32 43
2010-08-13	4	3rd	19 25 26 33 37 42
2010-07-30	13	4th	5 9 25 26 28 32
2010-06-15	19	2nd	14 26 31 32 38 39
2010-04-09	2	3rd	5 16 26 27 29 40
2010-04-02	8	3rd	3 5 26 34 37 42
2010-03-05	—	3rd	4 10 26 36 38 44