Number 26

In Easy 5 under the 5/37 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,615 draws, 5 from 1–37.

217times drawn · chance expected 218 −0.09σ

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 75% for any number

7.4average wait between appearances · chance says 7.4

32longest completed wait · 91% chance of one at least that long

26 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 217 times in 1,615 draws against 218.2 expected, −0.09σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 26, draw by draw

Drawn 217 times in 1,615 draws · average wait 7.4 draws · longest completed wait 32 · waiting 3 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 26 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 1.2
2nd smallest9 · chance 15.2
3rd smallest61 · chance 60.8
4th smallest92 · chance 93.2
5th smallest55 · chance 46.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

24 4 27 16 9 1

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 36 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 26 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th most popular of 37. 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 26 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-30	13	4th	17 21 22 26 34
2026-08-15	9	5th	5 8 15 19 26
2026-07-15	15	5th	1 2 23 24 26
2026-05-23	4	4th	6 8 12 26

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: 26 is drawn with probability 5/37 tonight whatever it did last week.

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