Number 10

In Lucky for Life under the 5/48 + 1/18 · since Jan 2015 rules — 2,354 draws, 5 from 1–48.

239times drawn · chance expected 245 −0.42σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

9.8average wait between appearances · chance says 9.6

67longest completed wait · 15% chance of one at least that long

10 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 239 times in 2,354 draws against 245.2 expected, −0.42σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 10, draw by draw

Drawn 239 times in 2,354 draws · average wait 9.8 draws · longest completed wait 67 · waiting 1 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 10 has a favourite seat — chance gives a small number the low positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest92 · chance 98.9
2nd smallest104 · chance 101.7
3rd smallest38 · chance 33.9
4th smallest5 · chance 4.3
5th smallest0 · chance 0.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 20.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

16 32 45 1 4 47

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, 10 is picked about 1.41× as often as an indifferent choice — 5th 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
Numbers 1–12 — day and month overlap ×1.10
Round numbers (multiples of 10) ×1.05

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 10 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-02-20	1	1st	10 24 30 36 42
2026-02-19	7	2nd	6 10 16 27 36
2026-02-12	11	1st	10 12 24 32 35
2026-02-01	5	3rd	2 6 10

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: 10 is drawn with probability 5/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-04-15	1	1st	10 19 26 30 48
2025-04-14	3	1st	10 11 23 35 40
2025-04-11	14	3rd	7 9 10 31 34
2025-03-28	16	1st	10 15 23 31 40
2025-03-12	9	3rd	5 8 10 20 44
2025-03-03	6	1st	10 15 21 27 45
2025-02-25	30	2nd	6 10 14 16 25
2025-01-26	14	2nd	1 10 21 28 40
2025-01-12	17	2nd	2 10 22 26 47
2024-12-26	1	2nd	9 10 12 30 47
2024-12-25	2	2nd	4 10 35 42 45
2024-12-23	2	1st	10 20 22 23 43
2024-12-21	7	3rd	2 9 10 41 42
2024-12-14	3	1st	10 16 35 40 42
2024-12-11	16	1st	10 19 32 44 46
2024-11-25	6	2nd	7 10 14 33 36
2024-11-19	1	2nd	7 10 17 24 26
2024-11-18	1	3rd	4 9 10 28 29
2024-11-17	10	1st	10 20 26 28 42
2024-11-07	19	2nd	5 10 30 37 40
2024-10-19	1	1st	10 14 24 45 46
2024-10-18	12	1st	10 31 32 36 38
2024-10-06	18	3rd	1 8 10 26 34
2024-09-18	1	1st	10 13 28 43 47
2024-09-17	2	1st	10 16 23 29 35
2024-09-15	35	3rd	1 2 10 22 27
2024-08-11	7	3rd	3 5 10 12 32
2024-08-04	1	1st	10 17 19 29 46
2024-08-03	3	2nd	8 10 15 17 21
2024-07-31	3	1st	10 16 20 31 44
2024-07-28	25	3rd	2 4 10 26 29
2024-07-03	4	1st	10 11 23 35 42
2024-06-29	1	1st	10 11 22 25 44
2024-06-28	9	1st	10 21 41 43 48
2024-06-19	19	1st	10 16 18 19 31
2024-05-31	25	1st	10 31 34 42 46
2024-05-06	1	1st	10 32 35 43 47
2024-05-05	17	3rd	1 6 10 16 27
2024-04-18	7	2nd	4 10 16 44 45
2024-04-11	15	2nd	4 10 27 33 40
2024-03-27	6	2nd	3 10 16 37 44
2024-03-21	23	1st	10 11 32 40 41
2024-02-27	23	1st	10 16 28 45 46
2024-02-04	5	1st	10 16 27 33 44
2024-01-30	10	2nd	1 10 23 36 38
2024-01-20	9	2nd	9 10 18 23 40
2024-01-11	7	2nd	9 10 21 24 28
2024-01-04	2	1st	10 15 30 45 46
2024-01-02	2	1st	10 24 40 44 48
2023-12-31	10	2nd	3 10 31 39 47
2023-12-21	2	2nd	8 10 20 21 47
2023-12-19	36	2nd	7 10 23 31 32
2023-11-13	2	2nd	8 10 30 45 47
2023-11-11	7	1st	10 24 27 31 37
2023-11-04	2	1st	10 12 20 28 48
2023-11-02	18	1st	10 14 17 27 48
2023-10-15	8	2nd	4 10 14 38 42
2023-10-07	5	1st	10 18 21 29 40
2023-10-02	13	2nd	9 10 21 38 46
2023-09-19	24	3rd	1 3 10 23 34
2023-08-26	67	1st	10 13 24 30 40
2023-06-20	7	1st	10 17 26 28 30
2023-06-13	13	2nd	3 10 11 14 21
2023-05-31	3	1st	10 19 43 45 47
2023-05-28	3	2nd	2 10 21 36 44
2023-05-25	6	1st	10 20 30 45 48
2023-05-19	1	2nd	1 10 28 30 40
2023-05-18	4	1st	10 16 23 36 38
2023-05-14	1	2nd	5 10 28 45 48
2023-05-13	2	1st	10 12 16 23 32
2023-05-11	10	1st	10 16 34 40 47
2023-05-01	16	2nd	7 10 14 16 26
2023-04-15	9	2nd	6 10 22 23 33
2023-04-06	2	2nd	3 10 17 33 36
2023-04-04	5	1st	10 13 20 22 25
2023-03-30	19	1st	10 27 34 36 48
2023-03-11	4	3rd	3 7 10 28 35
2023-03-07	2	1st	10 28 30 37 38
2023-03-05	3	3rd	1 7 10 25 43
2023-03-02	12	1st	10 13 33 40 47
2023-02-18	8	2nd	9 10 22 24 34
2023-02-10	2	1st	10 11 12 18 27
2023-02-08	6	2nd	2 10 32 37 40
2023-02-02	2	1st	10 17 22 42 46
2023-01-31	10	3rd	2 3 10 15 22
2023-01-21	1	2nd	6 10 11 29 35
2023-01-20	23	2nd	2 10 28 30 44
2022-12-28	9	2nd	7 10 14 15 41
2022-12-19	4	1st	10 12 23 32 45
2022-12-15	2	2nd	2 10 19 35 46
2022-12-13	12	3rd	4 5 10 20 34
2022-12-01	29	2nd	4 10 27 42 48
2022-11-02	1	2nd	6 10 16 26 42
2022-11-01	10	3rd	1 6 10 35 45
2022-10-22	10	2nd	1 10 32 37 41
2022-10-12	10	1st	10 14 15 17 30
2022-10-02	3	3rd	1 3 10 12 13
2022-09-29	2	2nd	3 10 11 27 30
2022-09-27	3	2nd	2 10 38 42 47
2022-09-24	1	1st	10 18 23 31 46
2022-09-23	1	1st	10 14 17 42 43
2022-09-22	17	2nd	4 10 28 31 41
2022-09-05	1	2nd	5 10 21 37 39
2022-09-04	3	1st	10 11 29 45 48
2022-09-01	5	2nd	1 10 24 26 30
2022-08-27	21	3rd	1 5 10 33 38
2022-08-06	22	1st	10 16 32 45 47
2022-07-15	22	3rd	4 5 10 22 36
2022-06-23	16	1st	10 12 20 22 47
2022-06-07	22	2nd	4 10 15 23 47
2022-05-16	9	2nd	2 10 11 18 22
2022-05-07	2	1st	10 23 24 38 41
2022-05-05	18	1st	10 12 21 33 34
2022-04-17	4	3rd	4 7 10 16 23
2022-04-13	3	1st	10 26 38 39 40
2022-04-10	1	3rd	7 8 10 17 32
2022-04-09	3	3rd	1 4 10 26 42
2022-04-06	3	3rd	3 5 10 18 23
2022-04-03	17	1st	10 20 21 32 36
2022-03-17	3	1st	10 26 28 42 45
2022-03-14	9	2nd	3 10 12 22 47
2022-03-05	9	2nd	7 10 24 35 46
2022-02-24	3	4th	1 2 5 10 34
2022-02-21	7	1st	10 19 35 43 45
2022-02-14	6	2nd	3 10 20 27 41
2022-02-08	7	2nd	3 10 14 16 29
2022-02-01	6	2nd	4 10 20 25 36
2022-01-26	10	1st	10 11 15 18 22
2022-01-16	3	2nd	5 10 18 28 48
2022-01-13	4	2nd	3 10 24 27 37
2022-01-09	1	2nd	3 10 28 38 46
2022-01-08	2	1st	10 32 44 45 47
2022-01-06	5	2nd	8 10 12 17 23
2022-01-01	11	1st	10 13 19 36 48
2021-12-21	5	2nd	2 10 18 26 31
2021-12-16	1	2nd	8 10 17 38 48
2021-12-15	1	1st	10 23 26 30 39
2021-12-14	19	1st	10 23 24 28 45
2021-11-25	7	1st	10 12 14 36 41
2021-11-18	9	1st	10 32 36 42 46
2021-11-09	52	3rd	5 9 10 12 34
2021-09-18	25	2nd	4 10 26 30 47
2021-08-24	3	2nd	4 10 13 24 44
2021-08-21	4	2nd	1 10 23 27 33
2021-08-17	4	2nd	2 10 25 29 48
2021-08-13	10	2nd	6 10 16 26 31
2021-08-03	5	1st	10 15 18 41 45
2021-07-29	11	4th	2 4 9 10 39
2021-07-15	8	2nd	5 10 14 15 19
2021-06-17	2	2nd	7 10 24 29 45
2021-06-10	12	3rd	6 8 10 24 43
2021-04-29	19	3rd	1 9 10 18 34
2021-02-22	1	2nd	2 10 12 43 45
2021-02-18	20	1st	10 11 17 27 32
2020-12-10	37	3rd	1 5 10 11 31
2020-08-03	2	2nd	4 10 20 32 46
2020-07-27	5	2nd	6 10 13 17 31
2020-07-09	1	1st	10 24 28 33 39
2020-07-06	1	2nd	2 10 40 47 48
2020-07-02	13	2nd	2 10 15 36 47
2020-05-18	15	1st	10 27 32 43 47
2020-03-26	20	3rd	7 8 10 30 41
2020-01-16	13	1st	10 13 15 30 33
2019-12-02	7	1st	10 31 43 44 46
2019-11-07	42	2nd	1 10 15 18 40
2019-06-13	16	4th	4 5 8 10 46
2019-04-18	1	2nd	2 10 27 28 47
2019-04-15	13	2nd	4 10 20 24 30
2019-02-28	5	3rd	4 7 10 29 37
2019-02-11	3	3rd	3 5 10 32 41
2019-01-31	9	3rd	4 6 10 29 45
2018-12-31	10	2nd	4 10 15 19 43
2018-11-26	5	1st	10 23 29 37 43
2018-11-08	8	1st	10 16 38 39 40
2018-10-11	2	1st	10 18 33 38 42
2018-10-04	1	2nd	1 10 15 28 34
2018-10-01	3	2nd	8 10 13 16 40
2018-09-20	8	2nd	8 10 17 36 40
2018-08-23	8	2nd	6 10 28 34 45
2018-07-26	25	2nd	9 10 14 20 44
2018-04-30	7	2nd	1 10 13 16 21
2018-04-05	6	2nd	2 10 12 46 48
2018-03-15	4	1st	10 16 17 40 47
2018-03-01	6	2nd	7 10 26 44 46
2018-02-08	14	2nd	4 10 13 32 40
2017-12-21	8	1st	10 14 15 18 24
2017-11-23	4	1st	10 15 19 43 44
2017-11-09	5	1st	10 36 40 41 42
2017-10-23	7	4th	4 7 9 10 31
2017-09-28	20	2nd	9 10 12 16 32
2017-07-20	4	2nd	2 10 13 19 44
2017-07-06	14	3rd	3 4 10 26 36
2017-05-18	13	2nd	5 10 34 45 48
2017-04-03	1	1st	10 17 32 35 47
2017-03-30	22	2nd	1 10 21 44 45
2017-01-12	2	3rd	6 7 10 35 42
2017-01-05	2	1st	10 11 26 41 47
2016-12-29	2	2nd	6 10 15 33 34
2016-12-22	5	1st	10 15 21 23 34
2016-12-05	3	2nd	9 10 17 44 47
2016-11-24	4	2nd	5 10 15 16 37
2016-11-10	33	2nd	8 10 12 20 35
2016-07-18	25	3rd	3 4 10 17 41
2016-04-21	14	2nd	2 10 16 34 35
2016-03-03	12	3rd	3 4 10 18 21
2016-01-21	7	3rd	3 7 10 18 33
2015-12-28	8	3rd	2 3 10 37 45
2015-11-30	26	1st	10 19 36 41 44
2015-08-31	6	2nd	8 10 16 22 25
2015-08-10	8	2nd	2 10 11 12 44
2015-07-13	5	1st	10 22 31 32 46
2015-06-25	10	1st	10 18 31 34 42
2015-05-21	5	3rd	6 8 10 18 19
2015-05-04	6	1st	10 28 36 45 48
2015-04-13	—	2nd	2 10 21 29 47