Number 2

In Gimme 5 under the 5/39 · since Nov 2013 rules — 2,669 draws, 5 from 1–39.

350times drawn · chance expected 342 +0.45σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 87% for any number

7.6average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

40longest completed wait · 81% chance of one at least that long

2 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 350 times in 2,669 draws against 342.2 expected, +0.45σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 2, draw by draw

Drawn 350 times in 2,669 draws · average wait 7.6 draws · longest completed wait 40 · waiting 2 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 2 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 smallest329 · chance 313.2
2nd smallest21 · chance 36.8
3rd smallest0 · chance 0.0
4th smallest0 · chance 0.0
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 36.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

28 6 23 12 26 19

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 38 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 2 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th most popular of 39. 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
Numbers 1–12 — day and month overlap ×1.10

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 2 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-08	7	1st	2 6 9 19 29
2026-09-29	7	1st	2 6 8 9 35
2026-09-18	5	1st	2 4 21 24 35
2026-09-11	3	1st	2 16 18 35

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: 2 is drawn with probability 5/39 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-03-31	6	1st	2 5 10 25 29
2026-03-23	11	1st	2 4 8 13 25
2026-03-06	4	1st	2 6 25 28 38
2026-03-02	4	1st	2 15 29 31 36
2026-02-24	15	1st	2 8 11 22 30
2026-02-03	25	1st	2 3 18 33 39
2025-12-30	26	1st	2 14 24 29 31
2025-11-24	3	1st	2 4 15 19 25
2025-11-19	16	1st	2 16 17 21 28
2025-10-28	1	1st	2 6 22 25 35
2025-10-27	1	1st	2 3 8 13 35
2025-10-24	1	1st	2 14 18 27 29
2025-10-23	13	1st	2 4 18 20 26
2025-10-06	11	1st	2 25 29 31 35
2025-09-19	4	1st	2 15 23 34 39
2025-09-15	6	1st	2 5 17 35 37
2025-09-05	4	1st	2 5 11 27 37
2025-09-01	6	1st	2 12 19 28 29
2025-08-22	12	1st	2 17 27 34 37
2025-08-06	8	1st	2 14 17 32 38
2025-07-25	20	1st	2 10 15 30 39
2025-06-27	5	1st	2 6 11 15 35
2025-06-20	5	2nd	1 2 3 27 30
2025-06-13	6	2nd	1 2 9 25 33
2025-06-05	2	1st	2 3 5 22 33
2025-06-03	8	1st	2 7 21 23 36
2025-05-22	4	1st	2 4 15 29 34
2025-05-16	15	1st	2 9 13 18 24
2025-04-25	6	1st	2 8 12 22 24
2025-04-17	19	2nd	1 2 10 14 15
2025-03-21	1	2nd	1 2 4 25 34
2025-03-20	3	1st	2 3 24 30 34
2025-03-17	2	1st	2 3 20 34 38
2025-03-13	13	1st	2 13 15 23 32
2025-02-24	39	1st	2 15 18 19 25
2024-12-31	2	1st	2 4 12 27 29
2024-12-27	2	1st	2 14 21 34 38
2024-12-25	6	1st	2 24 27 30 36
2024-12-17	4	1st	2 14 19 24 38
2024-12-11	5	1st	2 18 19 25 37
2024-12-04	1	1st	2 15 18 23 24
2024-12-03	17	1st	2 7 20 30 37
2024-11-08	1	1st	2 8 13 19 36
2024-11-07	1	1st	2 14 22 23 37
2024-11-06	14	1st	2 6 22 23 30
2024-10-17	13	1st	2 18 28 33 39
2024-09-30	5	1st	2 8 19 26 31
2024-09-23	1	1st	2 5 7 14 31
2024-09-20	5	1st	2 16 29 32 35
2024-09-13	2	1st	2 23 30 32 36
2024-09-11	1	1st	2 15 22 24 28
2024-09-10	6	1st	2 7 22 27 28
2024-09-02	15	1st	2 9 17 19 34
2024-08-12	5	1st	2 12 14 27 29
2024-08-05	14	1st	2 5 12 21 25
2024-07-16	2	1st	2 8 9 26 36
2024-07-12	6	1st	2 15 19 26 28
2024-07-04	2	1st	2 7 10 14 31
2024-07-02	10	1st	2 17 21 36 39
2024-06-18	22	1st	2 9 29 38 39
2024-05-17	7	1st	2 4 15 26 36
2024-05-08	4	1st	2 17 18 36 39
2024-05-02	6	1st	2 9 26 36 37
2024-04-24	3	1st	2 22 30 34 37
2024-04-19	5	2nd	1 2 16 21 25
2024-04-12	8	1st	2 11 15 18 35
2024-04-02	6	1st	2 18 23 27 33
2024-03-25	3	1st	2 23 27 28 31
2024-03-20	10	1st	2 10 20 21 23
2024-03-06	2	2nd	1 2 4 13 15
2024-03-04	27	1st	2 4 17 24 29
2024-01-25	13	1st	2 9 21 23 24
2024-01-08	4	1st	2 3 11 22 35
2024-01-02	1	1st	2 10 19 25 34
2024-01-01	4	1st	2 4 12 20 32
2023-12-26	9	1st	2 12 14 20 28
2023-12-13	1	1st	2 7 20 29 38
2023-12-12	2	1st	2 11 17 29 30
2023-12-08	5	1st	2 12 18 33 36
2023-12-01	11	1st	2 22 23 26 34
2023-11-16	1	1st	2 27 29 31 39
2023-11-15	12	1st	2 13 19 32 34
2023-10-30	3	1st	2 7 26 30 39
2023-10-25	4	1st	2 12 30 31 39
2023-10-19	3	1st	2 3 9 14 39
2023-10-16	1	1st	2 4 16 28 31
2023-10-13	2	1st	2 19 20 24 36
2023-10-11	7	1st	2 10 11 18 30
2023-10-02	16	1st	2 4 22 24 37
2023-09-08	1	1st	2 10 21 24 25
2023-09-07	2	1st	2 9 18 20 29
2023-09-05	1	1st	2 4 13 23 27
2023-09-04	7	1st	2 6 16 18 23
2023-08-24	3	1st	2 23 30 32 33
2023-08-21	10	1st	2 6 26 29 34
2023-08-07	2	1st	2 8 15 20 37
2023-08-03	4	1st	2 26 29 36 39
2023-07-28	10	1st	2 5 6 23 33
2023-07-14	1	1st	2 6 14 30 31
2023-07-13	2	1st	2 18 28 32 38
2023-07-11	6	1st	2 9 15 16 17
2023-07-03	2	1st	2 9 14 21 39
2023-06-29	1	1st	2 10 19 21 25
2023-06-28	13	1st	2 12 22 35 36
2023-06-09	4	1st	2 17 18 27 39
2023-06-05	3	1st	2 7 12 37 38
2023-05-31	18	2nd	1 2 8 28 33
2023-05-05	3	1st	2 16 18 28 33
2023-05-02	3	1st	2 7 20 24 33
2023-04-27	3	1st	2 3 9 15 26
2023-04-24	9	1st	2 3 9 13 23
2023-04-11	3	1st	2 4 5 24 36
2023-04-06	12	1st	2 7 13 16 27
2023-03-21	17	1st	2 17 22 25 32
2023-02-24	36	1st	2 6 16 17 37
2023-01-05	19	1st	2 4 9 18 28
2022-12-09	20	1st	2 10 21 22 27
2022-11-11	1	1st	2 12 23 30 39
2022-11-10	18	1st	2 3 12 15 18
2022-10-17	1	1st	2 3 6 7 28
2022-10-14	4	1st	2 8 9 14 38
2022-10-10	1	1st	2 3 18 30 36
2022-10-07	12	1st	2 5 21 23 38
2022-09-21	11	1st	2 8 11 19 36
2022-09-06	8	1st	2 4 9 14 23
2022-08-25	7	1st	2 4 13 17 24
2022-08-16	3	1st	2 14 15 29 33
2022-08-11	4	2nd	1 2 10 14 29
2022-08-05	16	1st	2 18 20 32 35
2022-07-14	1	1st	2 4 16 19 22
2022-07-13	1	1st	2 11 22 23 38
2022-07-12	20	1st	2 10 11 29 35
2022-06-14	12	1st	2 3 4 6 14
2022-05-27	2	2nd	1 2 6 8 21
2022-05-25	9	1st	2 6 10 17 21
2022-05-12	3	1st	2 21 26 29 37
2022-05-09	40	1st	2 3 15 30 37
2022-03-14	7	1st	2 5 12 18 27
2022-03-03	5	1st	2 26 27 31 35
2022-02-24	1	1st	2 12 21 24 26
2022-02-23	6	1st	2 4 8 27 37
2022-02-15	25	1st	2 20 26 30 36
2022-01-11	26	1st	2 10 23 34 35
2021-12-06	8	1st	2 10 18 24 31
2021-11-24	3	1st	2 4 10 15 16
2021-11-19	5	1st	2 13 23 24 32
2021-11-12	4	1st	2 9 14 33 39
2021-11-08	18	1st	2 5 9 34 38
2021-10-13	7	1st	2 4 14 28 33
2021-10-04	4	1st	2 10 25 32 34
2021-09-28	14	1st	2 5 12 20 26
2021-09-08	3	1st	2 9 12 14 15
2021-09-03	1	1st	2 3 9 17 20
2021-09-02	3	1st	2 3 6 21 38
2021-08-30	2	1st	2 10 14 15 23
2021-08-26	6	1st	2 24 32 34 39
2021-08-18	4	1st	2 22 32 34 36
2021-08-12	6	1st	2 3 20 23 38
2021-08-04	6	1st	2 11 16 21 28
2021-07-27	8	1st	2 6 13 19 23
2021-07-15	6	1st	2 29 32 34 38
2021-07-07	1	1st	2 9 11 21 25
2021-07-06	2	1st	2 6 25 30 32
2021-07-02	10	1st	2 10 13 25 34
2021-06-18	18	1st	2 5 7 8 27
2021-05-25	8	1st	2 3 9 13 20
2021-05-13	2	1st	2 3 15 34 35
2021-05-11	1	1st	2 22 30 36 37
2021-05-10	15	1st	2 8 30 36 37
2021-04-19	8	1st	2 9 17 23 37
2021-04-07	2	1st	2 7 15 21 31
2021-04-05	2	1st	2 4 7 19 21
2021-04-01	4	1st	2 3 13 25 26
2021-03-26	2	1st	2 5 10 20 38
2021-03-24	10	1st	2 8 22 26 36
2021-03-10	7	1st	2 5 21 26 39
2021-03-01	3	1st	2 13 26 31 37
2021-02-24	6	1st	2 8 20 32 39
2021-02-16	4	1st	2 25 31 32 36
2021-02-10	1	1st	2 11 14 23 28
2021-02-09	7	1st	2 16 23 31 35
2021-01-29	2	1st	2 8 26 28 31
2021-01-27	2	1st	2 16 17 20 26
2021-01-25	10	1st	2 4 20 30 38
2021-01-11	10	1st	2 6 25 31 34
2020-12-28	11	1st	2 4 12 14 36
2020-12-11	4	1st	2 6 15 17 39
2020-12-07	1	1st	2 5 8 25 37
2020-12-04	7	1st	2 4 22 26 31
2020-11-25	1	1st	2 7 21 28 29
2020-11-24	16	1st	2 4 17 18 19
2020-11-02	2	1st	2 6 12 19 31
2020-10-29	4	2nd	1 2 10 14 30
2020-10-23	3	1st	2 21 28 33 39
2020-10-20	13	1st	2 3 12 14 18
2020-10-01	6	1st	2 18 20 26 33
2020-09-23	1	1st	2 13 16 22 35
2020-09-22	4	1st	2 7 8 10 19
2020-09-16	5	1st	2 10 13 16 28
2020-09-09	4	1st	2 5 6 9 17
2020-09-03	1	1st	2 7 14 19 33
2020-09-02	3	1st	2 14 26 33 34
2020-08-28	1	1st	2 9 24 28 39
2020-08-27	3	1st	2 5 8 12 13
2020-08-24	6	1st	2 6 9 10 30
2020-08-14	7	1st	2 21 28 31 32
2020-08-05	3	1st	2 8 20 22 37
2020-07-31	1	1st	2 12 19 22 38
2020-07-30	7	1st	2 9 15 28 33
2020-07-21	1	1st	2 6 21 25 27
2020-07-20	15	1st	2 6 11 17 32
2020-06-17	5	1st	2 5 11 16 31
2020-06-05	5	1st	2 3 7 18 22
2020-05-25	3	1st	2 9 11 19 23
2020-05-18	15	1st	2 4 11 26 39
2020-04-13	16	1st	2 11 17 22 28
2020-03-06	23	1st	2 14 28 31 35
2020-01-13	2	1st	2 7 12 15 29
2020-01-08	4	1st	2 4 9 26 28
2019-12-30	8	1st	2 19 25 34 35
2019-12-11	5	1st	2 19 24 27 32
2019-11-29	4	1st	2 11 14 16 24
2019-11-20	1	2nd	1 2 4 12 38
2019-11-18	17	1st	2 12 13 21 26
2019-10-09	1	1st	2 12 19 28 39
2019-10-07	1	1st	2 6 31 35 39
2019-10-04	4	1st	2 8 13 20 27
2019-09-25	10	1st	2 7 20 26 35
2019-09-02	4	1st	2 7 19 20 35
2019-08-23	6	1st	2 8 19 21 22
2019-08-09	16	1st	2 7 29 30 35
2019-07-03	10	1st	2 9 10 19 29
2019-06-10	5	1st	2 7 31 33 34
2019-05-29	1	1st	2 3 24 36 37
2019-05-27	12	1st	2 4 5 8 26
2019-04-29	20	1st	2 15 17 34 38
2019-03-13	9	1st	2 16 17 31 39
2019-02-20	1	1st	2 20 24 25 27
2019-02-18	20	2nd	1 2 7 23 38
2019-01-02	24	1st	2 13 24 28 32
2018-11-07	20	1st	2 5 13 19 39
2018-09-21	1	1st	2 14 18 26 28
2018-09-19	2	1st	2 5 13 32 38
2018-09-14	6	1st	2 6 8 19 30
2018-08-31	2	1st	2 4 22 33 37
2018-08-27	1	1st	2 4 6 12 22
2018-08-24	1	1st	2 10 14 21 27
2018-08-22	2	1st	2 15 19 25 38
2018-08-17	18	1st	2 6 11 28 29
2018-07-06	25	1st	2 8 20 25 26
2018-05-09	3	1st	2 11 12 16 20
2018-05-02	6	1st	2 9 24 31 34
2018-04-18	2	1st	2 13 16 29 38
2018-04-13	30	2nd	1 2 7 19 32
2018-02-02	4	1st	2 14 16 22 32
2018-01-24	9	1st	2 17 33 34 39
2018-01-03	5	1st	2 6 8 28 38
2017-12-22	4	1st	2 3 10 12 27
2017-12-11	13	1st	2 4 9 18 31
2017-11-10	16	1st	2 12 19 24 29
2017-10-04	8	1st	2 6 27 28 30
2017-09-15	15	1st	2 6 7 12 15
2017-08-11	3	1st	2 11 18 20 28
2017-08-04	4	1st	2 15 28 38 39
2017-07-26	8	1st	2 9 19 22 27
2017-07-07	1	1st	2 4 14 34 38
2017-07-05	2	1st	2 4 5 13 17
2017-06-30	4	1st	2 8 13 28 34
2017-06-21	12	1st	2 9 17 23 32
2017-05-24	1	1st	2 8 12 27 33
2017-05-22	10	1st	2 26 30 35 36
2017-04-28	7	1st	2 3 15 22 26
2017-04-12	2	1st	2 3 24 34 35
2017-04-07	7	1st	2 8 18 19 22
2017-03-22	19	1st	2 10 23 26 32
2017-02-06	16	1st	2 16 18 23 27
2016-12-30	10	1st	2 17 23 26 32
2016-12-07	6	1st	2 9 12 29 30
2016-11-23	2	1st	2 17 21 24 39
2016-11-18	18	1st	2 6 10 20 24
2016-10-07	35	1st	2 7 10 13 23
2016-07-18	1	1st	2 13 15 16 24
2016-07-15	26	2nd	1 2 6 7 33
2016-05-16	8	1st	2 3 5 12 26
2016-04-27	1	1st	2 4 34 35 38
2016-04-25	17	1st	2 20 22 28 39
2016-03-16	8	1st	2 5 16 35 39
2016-02-26	14	1st	2 9 17 20 29
2016-01-25	9	1st	2 10 16 26 39
2016-01-04	4	1st	2 11 12 23 28
2015-12-25	5	2nd	1 2 8 28 31
2015-12-14	5	2nd	1 2 20 33 38
2015-12-02	8	1st	2 4 12 34 37
2015-11-13	13	1st	2 14 18 21 34
2015-10-14	8	1st	2 12 27 30 32
2015-09-25	2	1st	2 5 21 27 31
2015-09-21	5	1st	2 19 32 33 34
2015-09-09	7	2nd	1 2 11 16 25
2015-08-24	24	1st	2 8 10 16 21
2015-06-29	21	1st	2 7 19 24 28
2015-05-11	3	1st	2 6 8 30 36
2015-05-04	8	1st	2 3 14 27 30
2015-04-15	3	1st	2 19 29 30 32
2015-04-08	6	1st	2 13 14 17 27
2015-03-25	4	1st	2 6 18 27 29
2015-03-16	10	1st	2 10 13 32 36
2015-02-20	13	1st	2 7 9 11 21
2015-01-21	14	1st	2 16 31 37 38
2014-12-19	9	1st	2 17 23 24 35
2014-11-28	12	2nd	1 2 12 19 24
2014-10-31	2	1st	2 12 15 17 36
2014-10-27	2	1st	2 6 7 10 24
2014-10-22	17	1st	2 8 14 20 28
2014-09-12	1	1st	2 11 14 22 30
2014-09-10	2	1st	2 5 16 24 26
2014-09-05	2	1st	2 5 7 25 29
2014-09-01	1	1st	2 6 10 15 39
2014-08-29	37	1st	2 3 13 17 30
2014-06-04	5	1st	2 6 11 13 37
2014-05-23	19	2nd	1 2 5 6 15
2014-04-09	5	1st	2 17 23 28 35
2014-03-28	2	2nd	1 2 7 19 38
2014-03-24	8	1st	2 12 13 16 28
2014-03-05	24	1st	2 3 24 30 35
2014-01-08	13	1st	2 13 15 26 27
2013-12-09	—	1st	2 20 23 32 37