Number 17

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

260times drawn · chance expected 245 +1.00σ

7draws waiting · a wait this long: 52% for any number

9.0average wait between appearances · chance says 9.6

52longest completed wait · 61% chance of one at least that long

17 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 260 times in 2,354 draws against 245.2 expected, +1.00σ. Each draw is independent: after 7 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 17, draw by draw

Drawn 260 times in 2,354 draws · average wait 9.0 draws · longest completed wait 52 · 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 17 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 smallest52 · chance 45.9
2nd smallest94 · chance 104.8
3rd smallest82 · chance 81.3
4th smallest30 · chance 25.3
5th smallest2 · chance 2.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

3 35 30 22 15 21

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, 17 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 17 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-02-14	6	2nd	14 17 30 43 48
2026-02-08	2	3rd	5 14 17 31 44
2026-02-06	7	1st	17 21 29 36 39
2026-01-30	6	3rd	3 4 17

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

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