Number 31

In Hoosier Lotto under the 6/48 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–48.

239times drawn · chance expected 219 +1.45σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 88% for any number

7.3average wait between appearances · chance says 8.0

52longest completed wait · 23% chance of one at least that long

31 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 239 times in 1,751 draws against 218.9 expected, +1.45σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 31, draw by draw

Drawn 239 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.3 draws · longest completed wait 52 · 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 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 1.0
2nd smallest4 · chance 11.1
3rd smallest42 · chance 46.1
4th smallest70 · chance 86.0
5th smallest84 · chance 72.6
6th smallest39 · chance 22.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

19 1 7 16 20 13

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 47 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 48. 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
2026-10-03	4	6th	2 3 6 20 27 31
2026-09-19	1	6th	4 16 19 21 29 31
2026-09-16	18	4th	16 18 20 31 36 37
2026-07-15

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 6/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-12-07	5	6th	7 16 19 22 30 31
2024-11-20	17	4th	7 10 20 31 41 44
2024-09-21	8	5th	7 22 25 28 31 35
2024-08-24	14	5th	7 11 12 14 31 42
2024-07-06	1	3rd	5 16 31 33 39 43
2024-07-03	3	5th	5 19 23 27 31 45
2024-06-22	3	6th	8 10 13 20 28 31
2024-06-12	25	3rd	7 14 31 32 33 36
2024-03-16	2	4th	9 25 29 31 41 46
2024-03-09	1	4th	6 18 28 31 43 46
2024-03-06	3	4th	1 9 18 31 33 45
2024-02-24	2	5th	1 9 10 26 31 32
2024-02-17	3	6th	3 7 17 28 29 31
2024-02-07	1	6th	3 16 17 20 25 31
2024-02-03	1	4th	8 10 22 31 34 38
2024-01-31	11	6th	8 11 13 14 27 31
2023-12-23	2	4th	1 21 29 31 32 43
2023-12-16	11	5th	1 9 12 14 31 43
2023-11-08	2	5th	1 3 13 29 31 37
2023-11-01	3	4th	11 15 22 31 38 46
2023-10-21	6	5th	17 21 23 27 31 32
2023-09-30	3	4th	5 12 30 31 33 46
2023-09-20	21	5th	1 10 25 27 31 40
2023-07-08	17	6th	3 15 17 24 25 31
2023-05-10	1	4th	1 10 12 31 34 37
2023-05-06	3	4th	19 26 29 31 32 36
2023-04-26	4	5th	13 18 21 28 31 32
2023-04-12	1	4th	6 7 8 31 37 43
2023-04-08	3	4th	6 21 28 31 43 45
2023-03-29	3	5th	6 19 20 26 31 45
2023-03-18	30	3rd	10 20 31 34 37 40
2022-12-03	19	4th	7 15 16 31 36 41
2022-09-28	6	6th	2 3 16 19 25 31
2022-09-07	17	5th	3 5 8 18 31 40
2022-07-09	3	3rd	15 22 31 38 42 44
2022-06-29	1	5th	17 18 20 25 31 43
2022-06-25	4	5th	2 15 27 30 31 35
2022-06-11	11	5th	6 8 17 22 31 42
2022-05-04	2	6th	3 4 7 9 25 31
2022-04-27	3	5th	16 19 22 29 31 34
2022-04-16	18	4th	9 14 20 31 45 46
2022-02-12	7	6th	4 5 17 20 24 31
2022-01-19	2	4th	6 11 28 31 39 40
2022-01-12	21	3rd	1 23 31 38 39 41
2021-10-30	22	5th	1 23 28 29 31 42
2021-08-14	4	4th	8 18 27 31 36 42
2021-07-31	1	5th	4 9 20 27 31 37
2021-07-28	14	4th	5 11 28 31 38 40
2021-06-09	4	4th	12 19 29 31 41 43
2021-05-26	2	4th	1 19 21 31 37 38
2021-05-19	2	5th	1 3 13 18 31 36
2021-05-12	2	4th	3 7 20 31 36 43
2021-05-05	9	6th	6 15 16 17 20 31
2021-04-03	6	5th	6 12 21 25 31 37
2021-03-13	11	5th	14 18 21 29 31 35
2021-02-03	2	3rd	17 19 31 32 44 46
2021-01-27	1	4th	1 9 14 31 33 39
2021-01-23	6	5th	1 7 18 20 31 42
2021-01-02	4	4th	2 19 26 31 37 43
2020-12-19	16	5th	9 17 24 28 31 45
2020-10-24	5	3rd	1 25 31 35 39 44
2020-10-07	9	5th	5 15 22 23 31 35
2020-09-05	17	4th	1 8 10 31 38 46
2020-07-08	7	5th	2 8 13 16 31 44
2020-06-13	5	5th	9 13 22 24 31 33
2020-05-27	11	2nd	3 31 32 40 43 44
2020-04-18	12	6th	2 15 16 19 25 31
2020-03-07	7	4th	13 24 26 31 35 46
2020-02-12	2	6th	9 16 19 23 30 31
2020-02-05	5	6th	1 9 13 15 19 31
2020-01-18	3	3rd	7 9 31 33 39 44
2020-01-08	1	4th	5 10 27 31 33 43
2020-01-04	3	4th	2 11 20 31 34 42
2019-12-25	6	3rd	1 19 31 38 43 46
2019-12-04	8	5th	9 12 13 19 31 38
2019-11-06	14	3rd	19 23 31 37 40 44
2019-09-18	7	6th	6 11 20 22 28 31
2019-08-24	11	4th	3 15 16 31 41 44
2019-07-17	13	4th	7 26 27 31 43 46
2019-06-01	6	6th	2 13 15 19 25 31
2019-05-11	7	5th	4 8 10 28 31 41
2019-04-17	13	4th	7 12 20 31 39 40
2019-03-02	6	3rd	4 30 31 38 44 46
2019-02-09	9	6th	2 12 13 14 19 31
2019-01-09	2	3rd	7 12 31 33 34 44
2019-01-02	6	5th	5 20 21 25 31 37
2018-12-12	7	4th	3 7 29 31 33 37
2018-11-17	2	5th	10 19 20 29 31 43
2018-11-10	9	4th	5 9 24 31 36 45
2018-10-10	5	5th	6 25 29 30 31 38
2018-09-22	7	3rd	25 30 31 32 37 43
2018-08-29	8	3rd	27 28 31 33 37 45
2018-08-01	5	4th	3 17 29 31 35 36
2018-07-14	1	3rd	3 28 31 32 38 43
2018-07-11	5	5th	3 5 9 20 31 45
2018-06-23	7	5th	9 16 20 26 31 44
2018-05-30	4	5th	4 7 19 29 31 43
2018-05-16	1	6th	9 18 21 24 25 31
2018-05-12	3	5th	7 11 13 22 31 34
2018-05-02	4	5th	2 7 16 29 31 41
2018-04-18	4	3rd	25 27 31 35 41 43
2018-04-04	9	6th	4 9 12 17 19 31
2018-03-03	2	4th	2 11 24 31 34 35
2018-02-24	1	3rd	2 18 31 34 43 46
2018-02-21	1	6th	8 9 12 16 23 31
2018-02-17	1	5th	1 7 16 19 31 34
2018-02-14	6	4th	1 16 19 31 34 46
2018-01-24	1	5th	2 14 15 18 31 35
2018-01-20	2	4th	9 15 30 31 37 38
2018-01-13	3	4th	6 10 16 31 32 35
2018-01-03	6	6th	2 13 15 17 26 31
2017-12-13	20	3rd	16 27 31 34 37 46
2017-10-04	27	3rd	7 8 31 34 35 45
2017-07-01	2	4th	4 15 30 31 32 46
2017-06-24	1	6th	2 12 15 26 27 31
2017-06-21	6	4th	8 15 30 31 35 39
2017-05-31	15	3rd	2 25 31 39 42 46
2017-04-08	22	5th	9 13 22 29 31 37
2017-01-21	10	5th	3 6 15 27 31 39
2016-12-17	2	5th	1 3 21 23 31 42
2016-12-10	5	5th	3 16 21 27 31 46
2016-11-23	2	5th	5 8 13 29 31 37
2016-11-16	1	4th	12 26 27 31 35 38
2016-11-12	4	3rd	11 25 31 37 42 43
2016-10-29	4	2nd	25 31 37 38 39 41
2016-10-15	3	4th	18 24 30 31 43 45
2016-10-05	2	5th	15 28 29 30 31 45
2016-09-28	6	3rd	12 14 31 32 33 38
2016-09-07	9	6th	8 13 14 18 24 31
2016-08-06	2	3rd	12 25 31 34 36 37
2016-07-30	2	5th	1 16 17 19 31 37
2016-07-23	1	4th	4 19 21 31 40 45
2016-07-20	2	5th	4 13 21 30 31 35
2016-07-13	25	4th	14 27 29 31 40 42
2016-04-16	2	6th	1 5 22 28 30 31
2016-04-09	6	5th	10 12 13 22 31 32
2016-03-19	3	6th	4 6 11 19 30 31
2016-03-09	24	5th	3 17 23 28 31 37
2015-12-16	16	3rd	13 28 31 35 38 43
2015-10-21	1	5th	5 18 22 28 31 40
2015-10-17	7	5th	10 12 29 30 31 39
2015-09-23	3	5th	2 7 10 20 31 35
2015-09-12	12	5th	2 12 23 28 31 48
2015-08-01	36	5th	15 24 29 30 31 33
2015-03-28	9	6th	9 11 13 15 16 31
2015-02-25	8	5th	3 11 19 22 31 39
2015-01-28	4	5th	1 19 20 26 31 32
2015-01-14	5	6th	3 6 18 26 30 31
2014-12-27	10	5th	4 22 26 27 31 48
2014-11-22	1	5th	4 15 16 28 31 46
2014-11-19	4	5th	12 16 18 30 31 41
2014-11-05	9	4th	13 16 27 31 36 41
2014-10-04	9	4th	7 16 22 31 47 48
2014-09-03	17	3rd	14 22 31 35 45 47
2014-07-05	7	4th	22 25 27 31 36 38
2014-06-11	5	6th	7 16 19 27 29 31
2014-05-24	7	4th	16 20 25 31 34 40
2014-04-30	3	5th	12 21 24 26 31 33
2014-04-19	4	4th	7 10 28 31 32 36
2014-04-05	1	3rd	20 26 31 40 42 44
2014-04-02	2	5th	13 14 23 25 31 35
2014-03-26	7	5th	1 5 6 16 31 46
2014-03-01	11	4th	20 25 28 31 41 45
2014-01-22	12	6th	4 21 22 23 26 31
2013-12-11	5	4th	11 25 30 31 43 46
2013-11-23	3	5th	8 10 12 28 31 46
2013-11-13	15	2nd	4 31 37 40 44 45
2013-09-21	6	5th	2 7 20 25 31 38
2013-08-31	1	6th	5 6 10 13 19 31
2013-08-28	4	3rd	2 8 31 32 37 45
2013-08-14	15	4th	8 10 11 31 40 47
2013-06-22	13	6th	4 5 7 14 24 31
2013-05-08	7	3rd	18 19 31 34 36 46
2013-04-13	14	3rd	18 22 31 32 42 46
2013-02-23	1	5th	19 21 23 27 31 41
2013-02-20	6	4th	2 5 10 31 43 44
2013-01-30	11	4th	6 9 26 31 44 48
2012-12-22	17	3rd	24 30 31 33 42 45
2012-10-24	1	4th	3 19 21 31 36 40
2012-10-20	5	4th	5 11 22 31 40 48
2012-10-03	1	3rd	24 28 31 37 41 44
2012-09-29	9	5th	13 15 21 24 31 44
2012-08-29	5	2nd	12 31 32 42 43 48
2012-08-11	2	4th	10 16 26 31 37 45
2012-08-04	20	3rd	15 19 31 33 42 47
2012-05-26	52	5th	5 22 24 26 31 48
2011-11-26	3	5th	4 10 11 18 31 35
2011-11-16	12	5th	12 15 25 30 31 39
2011-10-05	6	3rd	2 30 31 32 33 47
2011-09-14	2	5th	7 10 13 30 31 34
2011-09-07	7	3rd	6 26 31 36 43 46
2011-08-13	7	3rd	8 24 31 35 37 40
2011-07-20	10	5th	1 3 22 26 31 43
2011-06-15	1	5th	3 19 26 27 31 32
2011-06-11	1	3rd	20 22 31 35 41 44
2011-06-08	4	4th	13 19 25 31 42 45
2011-05-25	4	6th	5 8 14 26 29 31
2011-05-11	15	4th	1 3 12 31 33 48
2011-03-19	25	5th	1 4 13 22 31 32
2010-12-22	7	4th	1 7 8 31 44 48
2010-11-27	12	3rd	1 23 31 33 36 43
2010-10-16	4	4th	5 10 13 31 37 42
2010-10-02	17	3rd	7 18 31 36 45 46
2010-08-04	7	5th	1 15 20 21 31 40
2010-07-10	6	5th	1 18 26 30 31 44
2010-06-19	2	4th	12 19 30 31 32 39
2010-06-12	3	5th	6 9 11 29 31 35
2010-06-02	14	5th	6 11 19 21 31 36
2010-04-14	9	5th	4 7 9 21 31 36
2010-03-13	6	4th	1 10 17 31 35 40
2010-02-20	5	4th	3 19 21 31 33 46
2010-02-03	3	6th	14 15 23 24 26 31
2010-01-23	2	4th	9 20 21 31 32 36
2010-01-16	3	4th	8 14 30 31 34 45
2010-01-06	—	6th	8 12 17 19 29 31