Number 29

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

346times drawn · chance expected 342 +0.22σ

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

7.7average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

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

29 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 346 times in 2,669 draws against 342.2 expected, +0.22σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 29, draw by draw

Drawn 346 times in 2,669 draws · average wait 7.7 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 29 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 smallest1 · chance 1.0
2nd smallest18 · chance 15.7
3rd smallest96 · chance 79.7
4th smallest130 · chance 153.6
5th smallest101 · chance 96.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 36.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

4 38 19 10 27 34

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, 29 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 29 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-08	6	5th	2 6 9 19 29
2026-09-30	12	4th	4 5 10 29 35
2026-09-14	12	3rd	17 22 29 32 33
2026-08-27	2	5th	10 11 12 23

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

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