Number 23

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

348times drawn · chance expected 342 +0.34σ

7draws waiting · a wait this long: 44% for any number

7.7average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

57longest completed wait · 15% chance of one at least that long

23 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 348 times in 2,669 draws against 342.2 expected, +0.34σ. Each draw is independent: after 7 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 23, draw by draw

Drawn 348 times in 2,669 draws · average wait 7.7 draws · longest completed wait 57 · waiting 7 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 23 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 smallest10 · chance 8.6
2nd smallest45 · chance 58.1
3rd smallest135 · chance 130.7
4th smallest122 · chance 116.2
5th smallest36 · chance 34.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 36.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

19 18 10 2 4 24

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, 23 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th 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

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 23 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-01	10	2nd	19 23 31 35 39
2026-09-17	1	5th	5 11 15 18 23
2026-09-16	5	3rd	11 21 23 25 33
2026-09-09	9	3rd	6 18 23 28

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

2026-02-06	11	2nd	9 23 26 28 36
2026-01-22	2	4th	16 19 22 23 27
2026-01-20	17	3rd	11 14 23 31 38
2025-12-26	2	3rd	4 8 23 26 30
2025-12-24	18	4th	3 7 18 23 39
2025-11-28	9	2nd	6 23 25 29 31
2025-11-17	3	3rd	13 21 23 28 29
2025-11-12	1	3rd	7 11 23 33 35
2025-11-11	4	4th	3 16 17 23 36
2025-11-05	5	4th	7 15 18 23 30
2025-10-29	5	4th	3 11 22 23 38
2025-10-22	2	3rd	8 13 23 27 29
2025-10-20	16	4th	6 19 20 23 30
2025-09-26	2	3rd	19 21 23 30 34
2025-09-24	3	1st	23 25 26 31 35
2025-09-19	1	3rd	2 15 23 34 39
2025-09-18	2	3rd	16 22 23 32 37
2025-09-16	2	4th	5 6 16 23 33
2025-09-12	13	3rd	5 14 23 25 28
2025-08-26	11	2nd	11 23 26 31 39
2025-08-11	2	4th	9 10 21 23 39
2025-08-07	3	3rd	19 22 23 29 37
2025-08-04	2	5th	6 9 20 22 23
2025-07-31	3	2nd	19 23 24 32 38
2025-07-28	3	3rd	8 10 23 30 38
2025-07-23	7	3rd	1 14 23 30 37
2025-07-14	2	3rd	6 19 23 25 38
2025-07-10	10	3rd	13 16 23 33 34
2025-06-26	17	3rd	16 19 23 24 36
2025-06-03	6	4th	2 7 21 23 36
2025-05-26	4	3rd	12 22 23 25 37
2025-05-20	7	4th	12 18 20 23 37
2025-05-09	7	4th	1 18 22 23 26
2025-04-30	5	2nd	13 23 29 36 38
2025-04-23	15	4th	3 8 18 23 37
2025-04-02	13	3rd	17 21 23 29 39
2025-03-14	1	3rd	17 22 23 25 39
2025-03-13	1	4th	2 13 15 23 32
2025-03-12	17	5th	3 9 12 19 23
2025-02-17	3	3rd	7 20 23 24 39
2025-02-12	21	3rd	20 21 23 29 39
2025-01-14	22	4th	5 16 18 23 38
2024-12-13	3	2nd	3 23 24 25 29
2024-12-10	4	3rd	10 16 23 25 26
2024-12-04	5	4th	2 15 18 23 24
2024-11-27	6	3rd	13 15 23 27 34
2024-11-19	1	3rd	10 20 23 24 25
2024-11-18	3	2nd	20 23 33 37 39
2024-11-13	2	3rd	10 11 23 27 34
2024-11-11	2	4th	12 17 20 23 30
2024-11-07	1	4th	2 14 22 23 37
2024-11-06	1	4th	2 6 22 23 30
2024-11-05	2	5th	10 14 17 19 23
2024-11-01	10	4th	10 12 19 23 38
2024-10-18	2	4th	3 4 19 23 29
2024-10-16	10	5th	10 14 15 17 23
2024-10-02	4	3rd	11 22 23 26 35
2024-09-26	9	4th	19 20 22 23 39
2024-09-13	14	2nd	2 23 30 32 36
2024-08-26	9	2nd	16 23 28 32 36
2024-08-13	11	3rd	4 9 23 31 33
2024-07-29	14	4th	4 12 16 23 30
2024-07-09	19	3rd	9 15 23 32 36
2024-06-12	3	4th	1 12 17 23 32
2024-06-07	4	1st	23 25 28 35 36
2024-06-03	14	5th	6 12 18 19 23
2024-05-14	13	4th	7 8 12 23 29
2024-04-25	2	5th	10 13 19 22 23
2024-04-23	3	3rd	16 21 23 28 32
2024-04-18	6	4th	1 9 20 23 38
2024-04-10	3	5th	1 7 15 16 23
2024-04-05	3	2nd	14 23 28 32 39
2024-04-02	5	3rd	2 18 23 27 33
2024-03-26	1	3rd	6 14 23 24 30
2024-03-25	2	2nd	2 23 27 28 31
2024-03-21	1	3rd	3 18 23 25 37
2024-03-20	1	5th	2 10 20 21 23
2024-03-19	4	4th	3 11 15 23 35
2024-03-13	21	2nd	14 23 30 33 39
2024-02-13	5	4th	9 16 18 23 39
2024-02-06	5	5th	3 4 7 21 23
2024-01-30	2	3rd	4 9 23 24 26
2024-01-26	1	3rd	10 16 23 27 37
2024-01-25	2	4th	2 9 21 23 24
2024-01-23	1	3rd	3 12 23 26 39
2024-01-22	8	2nd	11 23 30 31 38
2024-01-10	14	3rd	1 9 23 26 33
2023-12-21	14	3rd	12 19 23 33 38
2023-12-01	1	3rd	2 22 23 26 34
2023-11-30	14	3rd	11 18 23 26 39
2023-11-10	13	3rd	8 11 23 28 38
2023-10-24	21	2nd	14 23 25 31 35
2023-09-25	1	4th	4 19 22 23 38
2023-09-22	1	3rd	13 19 23 33 34
2023-09-21	4	1st	23 24 25 30 33
2023-09-15	1	4th	4 21 22 23 29
2023-09-14	2	3rd	1 20 23 33 35
2023-09-12	1	4th	13 17 18 23 31
2023-09-11	4	2nd	3 23 34 37 38
2023-09-05	1	4th	2 4 13 23 27
2023-09-04	7	5th	2 6 16 18 23
2023-08-24	4	2nd	2 23 30 32 33
2023-08-18	4	4th	5 13 20 23 28
2023-08-14	2	2nd	1 23 26 29 35
2023-08-10	1	4th	1 16 20 23 28
2023-08-09	8	3rd	3 7 23 27 29
2023-07-28	1	4th	2 5 6 23 33
2023-07-27	8	3rd	18 21 23 32 39
2023-07-17	6	4th	1 10 21 23 29
2023-07-07	3	4th	5 13 21 23 31
2023-07-04	6	3rd	6 12 23 28 39
2023-06-26	7	3rd	6 22 23 26 27
2023-06-15	1	3rd	10 20 23 24 29
2023-06-14	21	4th	6 10 14 23 27
2023-05-16	8	4th	9 11 14 23 33
2023-05-04	8	4th	4 11 18 23 31
2023-04-24	6	5th	2 3 9 13 23
2023-04-14	7	4th	1 4 13 23 26
2023-04-05	4	3rd	10 18 23 24 27
2023-03-30	8	3rd	3 9 23 27 28
2023-03-20	12	2nd	5 23 33 37 39
2023-03-02	1	4th	4 7 17 23 24
2023-03-01	5	2nd	22 23 24 25 29
2023-02-22	17	4th	4 6 10 23 24
2023-01-30	2	3rd	9 19 23 24 39
2023-01-26	5	5th	1 6 7 22 23
2023-01-19	1	4th	12 14 20 23 37
2023-01-18	7	4th	5 11 15 23 35
2023-01-09	5	3rd	1 17 23 34 35
2023-01-02	3	4th	5 8 18 23 36
2022-12-28	1	4th	4 10 21 23 39
2022-12-27	3	4th	4 9 18 23 37
2022-12-22	1	4th	8 15 21 23 25
2022-12-21	5	2nd	7 23 29 32 34
2022-12-14	6	3rd	11 20 23 33 36
2022-12-06	5	4th	4 5 14 23 35
2022-11-29	3	3rd	10 19 23 30 35
2022-11-24	3	3rd	12 18 23 28 38
2022-11-21	1	3rd	13 17 23 28 32
2022-11-18	1	3rd	10 19 23 26 34
2022-11-17	4	2nd	6 23 36 38 39
2022-11-11	17	3rd	2 12 23 30 39
2022-10-19	8	4th	3 8 12 23 26
2022-10-07	1	4th	2 5 21 23 38
2022-10-06	12	4th	14 16 18 23 25
2022-09-20	4	3rd	5 17 23 24 26
2022-09-14	3	4th	4 12 20 23 37
2022-09-09	3	3rd	16 22 23 25 30
2022-09-06	9	5th	2 4 9 14 23
2022-08-24	18	3rd	1 8 23 38 39
2022-07-29	4	3rd	5 19 23 24 39
2022-07-25	8	2nd	11 23 28 29 35
2022-07-13	6	4th	2 11 22 23 38
2022-07-05	6	2nd	15 23 28 33 36
2022-06-27	1	5th	1 12 14 18 23
2022-06-24	12	3rd	17 19 23 34 37
2022-06-08	2	3rd	10 22 23 32 36
2022-06-06	11	2nd	7 23 28 30 39
2022-05-20	1	2nd	17 23 30 31 38
2022-05-19	13	2nd	3 23 31 33 37
2022-05-02	5	3rd	13 19 23 24 32
2022-04-25	8	5th	3 4 9 12 23
2022-04-13	9	3rd	4 16 23 24 32
2022-03-31	6	2nd	4 23 28 37 38
2022-03-23	10	3rd	19 22 23 30 32
2022-03-09	13	3rd	3 18 23 33 34
2022-02-18	4	3rd	9 12 23 35 39
2022-02-14	1	2nd	13 23 28 32 34
2022-02-11	12	4th	7 14 21 23 26
2022-01-26	5	3rd	1 6 23 27 31
2022-01-19	3	5th	1 11 16 18 23
2022-01-14	3	1st	23 29 32 33 37
2022-01-11	10	3rd	2 10 23 34 35
2021-12-28	21	4th	1 12 14 23 39
2021-11-29	4	2nd	17 23 24 33 34
2021-11-23	2	4th	9 10 21 23 36
2021-11-19	2	3rd	2 13 23 24 32
2021-11-17	14	3rd	4 9 23 28 31
2021-10-28	7	3rd	8 18 23 35 38
2021-10-19	8	4th	3 4 11 23 29
2021-10-07	13	5th	4 11 15 18 23
2021-09-20	9	4th	3 9 11 23 34
2021-09-07	6	3rd	8 10 23 24 27
2021-08-30	4	5th	2 10 14 15 23
2021-08-24	8	3rd	6 19 23 26 32
2021-08-12	1	4th	2 3 20 23 38
2021-08-11	11	3rd	1 19 23 35 38
2021-07-27	29	5th	2 6 13 19 23
2021-06-16	1	3rd	10 15 23 35 37
2021-06-15	3	4th	14 17 20 23 27
2021-06-10	7	4th	1 5 19 23 31
2021-06-01	31	2nd	17 23 27 31 36
2021-04-19	1	4th	2 9 17 23 37
2021-04-16	6	4th	7 19 22 23 34
2021-04-08	7	3rd	4 16 23 34 39
2021-03-30	9	3rd	4 7 23 29 32
2021-03-17	4	5th	4 13 14 18 23
2021-03-11	7	4th	3 7 11 23 24
2021-03-02	3	2nd	13 23 24 26 37
2021-02-25	3	2nd	17 23 30 35 38
2021-02-22	8	3rd	4 17 23 29 34
2021-02-10	1	4th	2 11 14 23 28
2021-02-09	29	3rd	2 16 23 31 35
2020-12-30	11	3rd	13 19 23 28 29
2020-12-15	13	4th	4 12 19 23 24
2020-11-26	19	3rd	5 21 23 26 37
2020-10-30	18	4th	1 12 14 23 33
2020-10-06	6	3rd	12 18 23 33 35
2020-09-28	6	3rd	7 21 23 29 34
2020-09-18	4	3rd	1 8 23 25 31
2020-09-14	30	1st	23 28 30 32 37
2020-08-03	12	3rd	10 17 23 35 38
2020-07-16	23	4th	5 19 21 23 24
2020-05-25	1	5th	2 9 11 19 23
2020-05-22	32	5th	1 4 9 16 23
2020-03-09	13	4th	3 8 14 23 30
2020-02-07	3	5th	6 12 18 20 23
2020-01-31	37	3rd	12 14 23 26 35
2019-11-06	57	3rd	9 12 23 30 33
2019-06-26	1	3rd	9 12 23 25 30
2019-06-24	1	3rd	19 22 23 24 35
2019-06-21	6	2nd	4 23 30 31 39
2019-06-07	6	4th	6 7 19 23 24
2019-05-24	9	4th	15 19 22 23 28
2019-05-03	4	3rd	4 22 23 32 37
2019-04-24	13	4th	1 10 21 23 39
2019-03-25	6	4th	1 13 19 23 28
2019-03-11	7	4th	3 15 17 23 29
2019-02-22	2	4th	7 21 22 23 24
2019-02-18	10	4th	1 2 7 23 38
2019-01-25	18	4th	5 11 19 23 28
2018-12-14	30	4th	1 12 17 23 39
2018-10-05	12	4th	9 13 19 23 36
2018-09-07	22	3rd	14 20 23 25 38
2018-07-18	16	3rd	3 4 23 31 34
2018-06-11	31	3rd	3 10 23 34 39
2018-03-30	1	3rd	16 18 23 26 39
2018-03-28	1	3rd	14 22 23 27 30
2018-03-26	1	3rd	4 19 23 29 34
2018-03-23	22	5th	5 7 9 12 23
2018-01-31	4	5th	9 15 19 21 23
2018-01-22	25	4th	4 18 22 23 27
2017-11-22	16	4th	10 14 17 23 37
2017-10-16	4	5th	3 4 8 15 23
2017-10-06	4	4th	4 7 16 23 30
2017-09-27	1	4th	10 12 15 23 34
2017-09-25	6	3rd	14 18 23 37 39
2017-09-11	5	3rd	7 21 23 35 39
2017-08-30	12	5th	5 14 15 20 23
2017-08-02	7	2nd	10 23 26 31 32
2017-07-17	11	2nd	6 23 26 35 36
2017-06-21	3	4th	2 9 17 23 32
2017-06-14	2	1st	23 30 32 33 38
2017-06-09	34	3rd	6 16 23 33 36
2017-03-22	4	3rd	2 10 23 26 32
2017-03-13	5	4th	6 11 18 23 32
2017-03-01	7	3rd	12 17 23 26 29
2017-02-13	3	3rd	11 13 23 27 37
2017-02-06	8	4th	2 16 18 23 27
2017-01-18	1	4th	5 11 21 23 39
2017-01-16	1	3rd	16 17 23 32 37
2017-01-13	2	4th	9 18 19 23 29
2017-01-09	2	5th	1 5 18 22 23
2017-01-04	2	5th	1 9 16 20 23
2016-12-30	17	3rd	2 17 23 26 32
2016-11-21	2	4th	4 5 12 23 28
2016-11-16	9	3rd	14 19 23 31 36
2016-10-26	7	3rd	11 17 23 28 32
2016-10-10	1	3rd	1 7 23 33 37
2016-10-07	14	5th	2 7 10 13 23
2016-09-05	13	4th	3 14 17 23 25
2016-08-05	4	4th	7 10 20 23 26
2016-07-27	17	4th	7 14 22 23 30
2016-06-17	3	2nd	19 23 24 34 37
2016-06-10	10	3rd	1 3 23 24 30
2016-05-18	12	5th	8 13 16 18 23
2016-04-20	13	2nd	10 23 27 33 34
2016-03-21	1	3rd	12 18 23 26 35
2016-03-18	8	2nd	7 23 25 27 37
2016-02-29	4	5th	1 10 18 19 23
2016-02-19	2	3rd	17 21 23 26 30
2016-02-15	3	3rd	11 17 23 24 36
2016-02-08	7	2nd	3 23 24 31 32
2016-01-22	3	2nd	3 23 31 33 35
2016-01-15	2	4th	9 10 19 23 34
2016-01-11	2	4th	3 4 6 23 38
2016-01-06	1	4th	3 7 14 23 31
2016-01-04	6	4th	2 11 12 23 28
2015-12-21	7	4th	10 11 19 23 27
2015-12-04	12	3rd	3 11 23 31 38
2015-11-06	9	1st	23 29 32 33 38
2015-10-16	8	3rd	20 22 23 38 39
2015-09-28	18	1st	23 24 26 29 30
2015-08-17	3	4th	5 7 10 23 28
2015-08-10	6	4th	8 13 18 23 38
2015-07-27	3	4th	3 17 20 23 38
2015-07-20	37	5th	6 11 17 18 23
2015-04-24	19	3rd	15 17 23 26 37
2015-03-11	6	4th	8 12 21 23 27
2015-02-25	7	3rd	9 13 23 31 34
2015-02-09	7	3rd	3 4 23 35 38
2015-01-23	6	4th	1 14 19 23 34
2015-01-09	5	4th	16 18 20 23 30
2014-12-29	3	4th	14 15 21 23 24
2014-12-22	1	4th	4 5 20 23 39
2014-12-19	11	3rd	2 17 23 24 35
2014-11-24	19	4th	11 12 19 23 33
2014-10-10	2	5th	3 4 9 11 23
2014-10-06	9	1st	23 24 26 30 33
2014-09-15	13	4th	10 17 21 23 34
2014-08-15	1	5th	8 12 16 21 23
2014-08-13	20	3rd	5 15 23 28 35
2014-06-27	2	2nd	14 23 34 35 37
2014-06-23	20	2nd	7 23 25 28 29
2014-05-07	12	3rd	5 11 23 26 32
2014-04-09	4	3rd	2 17 23 28 35
2014-03-31	10	3rd	7 17 23 27 34
2014-03-07	18	4th	1 5 14 23 38
2014-01-24	4	3rd	13 15 23 24 33
2014-01-15	12	3rd	5 10 23 34 38
2013-12-18	4	3rd	6 9 23 26 36
2013-12-09	1	3rd	2 20 23 32 37
2013-12-06	7	3rd	6 17 23 25 27
2013-11-20	—	3rd	1 9 23 24 30