Number 31

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

335times drawn · chance expected 342 −0.42σ

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

8.0average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

43longest completed wait · 65% chance of one at least that long

31 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 335 times in 2,669 draws against 342.2 expected, −0.42σ. Each draw is independent: after 7 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 31, draw by draw

Drawn 335 times in 2,669 draws · average wait 8.0 draws · longest completed wait 43 · 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 31 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 smallest0 · chance 0.3
2nd smallest4 · chance 7.6
3rd smallest63 · chance 55.3
4th smallest148 · chance 147.4
5th smallest120 · chance 124.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 35.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

34 18 22 25 30 14

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, 31 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 31 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-01	5	3rd	19 23 31 35 39
2026-09-24	3	3rd	17 22 31 33 35
2026-09-21	15	4th	10 18 22 31 37
2026-08-31	3	3rd	2 14 31 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: 31 is drawn with probability 5/39 tonight whatever it did last week.

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