Number 27

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

251times drawn · chance expected 218 +2.38σ

13draws waiting · a wait this long: 18% for any number

6.4average wait between appearances · chance says 7.4

35longest completed wait · 84% chance of one at least that long

27 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 251 times in 1,615 draws against 218.2 expected, +2.38σ. Each draw is independent: after 13 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 27, draw by draw

Drawn 251 times in 1,615 draws · average wait 6.4 draws · longest completed wait 35 · waiting 13 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 27 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 0.9
2nd smallest12 · chance 13.3
3rd smallest59 · chance 62.3
4th smallest119 · chance 110.8
5th smallest61 · chance 63.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 27.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

26 30 5 20 19 4

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, 27 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 27 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-08-26	20	5th	11 15 16 21 27
2026-06-17	5	3rd	5 15 27 32 37
2026-05-30	1	3rd	3 22 27 30 35
2026-05-27	1	4th	13 16 23 27

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

2025-02-12	10	5th	3 7 16 26 27
2025-01-08	10	3rd	10 17 27 28 32
2024-11-30	14	4th	15 16 22 27 32
2024-10-12	8	3rd	15 24 27 33 37
2024-09-14	11	3rd	6 7 27 31 37
2024-08-07	3	5th	3 6 8 16 27
2024-07-27	8	2nd	13 27 31 33 35
2024-06-29	2	3rd	12 22 27 31 36
2024-06-22	13	4th	2 4 20 27 30
2024-05-08	6	3rd	3 16 27 34 36
2024-04-17	1	5th	1 4 10 11 27
2024-04-13	7	3rd	12 25 27 34 36
2024-03-20	4	4th	1 21 22 27 30
2024-03-06	6	4th	8 9 23 27 28
2024-02-14	4	3rd	3 4 27 31 33
2024-01-31	12	5th	1 3 14 26 27
2023-12-20	3	4th	16 21 26 27 36
2023-12-09	2	3rd	13 21 27 31 34
2023-12-02	9	3rd	2 21 27 30 33
2023-11-01	13	5th	6 12 17 19 27
2023-09-16	9	3rd	4 10 27 30 33
2023-08-16	4	4th	2 5 10 27 29
2023-08-02	5	4th	1 7 24 27 34
2023-07-15	1	3rd	5 24 27 31 33
2023-07-12	1	2nd	6 27 29 30 31
2023-07-08	9	4th	6 15 20 27 32
2023-06-07	9	4th	1 9 24 27 31
2023-05-06	3	5th	7 11 17 22 27
2023-04-26	12	3rd	15 19 27 30 31
2023-03-15	2	5th	1 3 4 6 27
2023-03-08	1	4th	8 9 14 27 31
2023-03-04	2	5th	2 7 22 24 27
2023-02-25	1	5th	4 5 14 22 27
2023-02-22	12	4th	10 19 26 27 33
2023-01-11	6	3rd	1 19 27 36 37
2022-12-21	9	5th	16 17 22 23 27
2022-11-19	4	5th	3 5 7 12 27
2022-11-05	4	3rd	3 20 27 32 34
2022-10-22	2	4th	7 21 26 27 28
2022-10-15	6	5th	2 3 18 22 27
2022-09-24	3	4th	11 20 21 27 36
2022-09-14	8	4th	19 24 26 27 36
2022-08-17	5	5th	8 17 23 25 27
2022-07-30	1	4th	3 8 26 27 29
2022-07-27	2	4th	9 19 26 27 34
2022-07-20	4	3rd	20 25 27 30 37
2022-07-06	1	4th	7 11 25 27 30
2022-07-02	18	4th	1 18 26 27 36
2022-04-30	11	5th	10 20 23 26 27
2022-03-23	9	5th	6 7 20 22 27
2022-02-19	7	3rd	5 17 27 29 33
2022-01-26	2	4th	5 9 19 27 30
2022-01-19	5	4th	1 2 26 27 29
2022-01-01	2	5th	4 11 12 20 27
2021-12-22	14	4th	4 20 22 27 37
2021-11-03	10	4th	9 16 18 27 34
2021-09-29	10	4th	2 6 21 27 34
2021-08-25	1	3rd	16 17 27 30 37
2021-08-21	2	4th	5 11 15 27 29
2021-08-14	11	4th	9 21 23 27 35
2021-07-07	5	2nd	7 27 28 35 37
2021-06-19	4	5th	6 19 22 23 27
2021-06-05	1	3rd	3 19 27 31 37
2021-06-02	6	5th	20 24 25 26 27
2021-05-12	13	5th	9 11 14 15 27
2021-03-27	8	4th	10 19 25 27 30
2021-02-27	1	4th	5 8 14 27 32
2021-02-24	2	5th	15 16 21 24 27
2021-02-17	21	5th	9 12 14 18 27
2020-12-05	6	5th	3 6 7 11 27
2020-11-14	1	3rd	11 14 27 34 36
2020-11-11	4	4th	18 24 25 27 28
2020-10-28	1	3rd	10 26 27 34 35
2020-10-24	2	5th	4 6 7 23 27
2020-10-17	1	4th	7 14 24 27 28
2020-10-14	6	5th	7 10 15 22 27
2020-09-23	2	4th	4 15 16 27 36
2020-09-16	13	4th	1 14 20 27 35
2020-08-01	1	4th	3 12 14 27 28
2020-07-29	13	3rd	5 9 27 30 35
2020-06-13	20	3rd	7 14 27 28 37
2020-04-04	15	3rd	11 22 27 30 36
2020-02-12	5	3rd	8 23 27 33 34
2020-01-25	13	5th	4 6 12 23 27
2019-12-07	3	3rd	4 21 27 28 33
2019-11-27	10	4th	18 20 23 27 36
2019-10-23	8	4th	8 14 22 27 31
2019-09-25	26	3rd	9 19 27 31 34
2019-06-26	5	3rd	2 5 27 28 37
2019-06-08	6	3rd	2 15 27 29 37
2019-05-18	6	4th	10 15 16 27 33
2019-04-27	8	4th	2 8 11 27 31
2019-03-30	1	5th	4 14 19 23 27
2019-03-27	3	2nd	18 27 29 30 33
2019-03-16	6	5th	10 12 14 23 27
2019-02-23	2	4th	10 19 25 27 28
2019-02-16	5	5th	5 6 10 11 27
2019-01-30	5	4th	1 8 21 27 33
2019-01-12	3	4th	1 9 22 27 36
2019-01-02	4	4th	9 13 21 27 31
2018-12-19	11	4th	1 17 20 27 29
2018-11-10	5	5th	1 7 16 21 27
2018-10-24	7	4th	10 16 26 27 31
2018-09-29	2	3rd	3 15 27 32 33
2018-09-22	8	3rd	16 21 27 32 35
2018-08-25	2	4th	6 9 19 27 36
2018-08-18	6	4th	3 14 17 27 28
2018-07-28	5	4th	1 13 16 27 29
2018-07-11	1	5th	1 13 19 20 27
2018-07-07	5	4th	6 9 16 27 31
2018-06-20	5	2nd	25 27 28 29 31
2018-06-02	5	4th	7 10 20 27 32
2018-05-16	3	4th	10 14 17 27 36
2018-05-05	2	4th	2 21 23 27 28
2018-04-28	4	4th	2 14 18 27 36
2018-04-14	11	4th	6 9 17 27 30
2018-03-07	1	3rd	10 12 27 31 36
2018-03-03	3	3rd	7 21 27 30 34
2018-02-21	3	5th	14 16 19 23 27
2018-02-10	3	4th	5 12 18 27 37
2018-01-31	5	4th	3 17 26 27 31
2018-01-13	9	3rd	12 20 27 36 37
2016-12-14	2	3rd	5 6 27 28 36
2016-12-07	1	3rd	3 18 27 32 36
2016-12-03	7	4th	4 7 13 27 35
2016-11-09	8	3rd	7 15 27 29 35
2016-10-12	5	4th	6 14 20 27 32
2016-09-24	8	3rd	5 18 27 28 33
2016-08-27	10	5th	2 6 11 16 27
2016-07-23	21	4th	15 24 26 27 31
2016-05-11	3	4th	19 21 23 27 33
2016-04-30	1	4th	5 12 21 27 37
2016-04-27	12	4th	2 21 24 27 37
2016-03-16	4	5th	15 18 19 24 27
2016-03-02	7	5th	1 8 13 21 27
2016-02-06	8	4th	20 24 25 27 30
2016-01-09	10	5th	9 12 15 16 27
2015-12-05	2	4th	6 17 19 27 30
2015-11-28	13	5th	3 15 21 24 27
2015-10-14	6	2nd	22 27 29 31 35
2015-09-23	6	4th	5 20 21 27 30
2015-09-02	2	4th	2 4 9 27 37
2015-08-26	1	5th	1 18 19 23 27
2015-08-22	5	3rd	5 19 27 31 33
2015-08-05	8	4th	1 8 24 27 34
2015-07-08	4	4th	11 20 21 27 35
2015-06-24	1	4th	7 10 25 27 31
2015-06-20	5	4th	14 15 26 27 29
2015-06-03	2	4th	4 6 13 27 36
2015-05-27	2	4th	3 13 18 27 29
2015-05-20	2	3rd	13 15 27 28 33
2015-05-13	11	4th	8 20 23 27 28
2015-04-04	19	3rd	4 23 27 28 30
2015-01-28	5	3rd	10 26 27 31 34
2015-01-10	4	5th	8 12 14 21 27
2014-12-27	35	3rd	4 5 27 33 36
2014-08-27	4	3rd	11 13 27 30 37
2014-08-13	2	3rd	2 13 27 29 32
2014-08-06	1	2nd	3 27 29 32 36
2014-08-02	4	4th	2 11 18 27 35
2014-07-19	9	4th	2 13 22 27 33
2014-06-18	4	4th	2 7 22 27 37
2014-06-04	7	5th	12 18 20 25 27
2014-05-10	7	4th	2 8 20 27 29
2014-04-16	9	5th	4 7 11 21 27
2014-03-15	11	4th	2 10 17 27 34
2014-02-05	17	4th	19 23 26 27 28
2013-12-04	4	4th	16 22 23 27 35
2013-11-20	8	4th	4 10 11 27 34
2013-10-23	2	4th	7 11 25 27 29
2013-10-16	2	4th	3 14 24 27 30
2013-10-09	5	4th	5 12 24 27 37
2013-09-21	6	4th	10 20 25 27 35
2013-08-31	13	4th	22 25 26 27 37
2013-07-17	1	3rd	17 22 27 32 37
2013-07-13	5	4th	1 8 10 27 29
2013-06-26	3	4th	12 16 19 27 34
2013-06-15	12	5th	1 6 21 24 27
2013-05-04	8	4th	5 13 19 27 33
2013-04-06	3	3rd	5 7 27 29 34
2013-03-27	31	5th	11 15 18 22 27
2012-12-08	1	3rd	5 13 27 29 32
2012-12-05	10	3rd	4 13 27 28 30
2012-10-31	10	4th	14 16 26 27 37
2012-09-26	2	4th	5 12 26 27 35
2012-09-19	1	4th	4 15 19 27 36
2012-09-15	12	5th	12 19 23 25 27
2012-08-04	2	4th	14 16 20 27 29
2012-07-28	8	4th	9 11 13 27 33
2012-06-30	3	3rd	6 19 27 31 35
2012-06-20	10	4th	7 15 26 27 32
2012-05-16	2	4th	10 16 20 27 34
2012-05-09	1	3rd	1 25 27 35 36
2012-05-05	1	4th	1 6 26 27 28
2012-05-02	1	4th	1 18 26 27 35
2012-04-28	2	4th	3 6 24 27 37
2012-04-21	9	5th	4 11 14 18 27
2012-03-21	12	5th	2 11 19 26 27
2012-02-08	7	5th	3 9 18 26 27
2012-01-14	18	5th	5 6 15 22 27
2011-11-12	6	5th	2 4 14 15 27
2011-10-22	2	3rd	5 20 27 30 37
2011-10-15	2	4th	8 20 23 27 32
2011-10-08	1	3rd	14 26 27 30 32
2011-10-05	4	4th	1 5 7 27 32
2011-09-21	2	5th	3 12 23 24 27
2011-09-14	3	4th	11 17 24 27 35
2011-09-03	1	4th	3 10 17 27 35
2011-08-31	24	4th	3 7 9 27 33
2011-06-08	6	4th	5 15 26 27 36
2011-05-18	3	5th	3 12 20 26 27
2011-05-07	1	4th	16 19 25 27 31
2011-05-04	11	5th	19 21 24 26 27
2011-03-26	16	5th	5 16 19 24 27
2011-01-29	10	4th	10 18 25 27 30
2010-12-22	15	4th	1 10 14 27 36
2010-10-30	11	4th	4 5 9 27 34
2010-09-22	7	4th	8 17 20 27 36
2010-08-28	4	2nd	16 27 29 35 36
2010-08-14	1	5th	2 5 6 11 27
2010-08-11	4	3rd	5 17 27 30 31
2010-07-28	1	5th	1 24 25 26 27
2010-07-24	6	4th	1 2 20 27 37
2010-07-03	8	5th	8 9 11 22 27
2010-06-05	5	3rd	11 23 27 28 36
2010-05-19	8	2nd	4 27 30 34 37
2010-04-21	—	4th	6 7 13 27 31