Number 23

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

226times drawn · chance expected 245 −1.30σ

12draws waiting · a wait this long: 30% for any number

10.4average wait between appearances · chance says 9.6

63longest completed wait · 22% chance of one at least that long

23 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 226 times in 2,354 draws against 245.2 expected, −1.30σ. Each draw is independent: after 12 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 23, draw by draw

Drawn 226 times in 2,354 draws · average wait 10.4 draws · longest completed wait 63 · waiting 12 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 23 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 smallest20 · chance 16.0
2nd smallest64 · chance 64.1
3rd smallest82 · chance 87.8
4th smallest49 · chance 48.8
5th smallest11 · chance 9.3

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 19.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

34 48 10 16 15 33

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, 23 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 23 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-02-09	28	3rd	11 14 23 25 42
2026-01-12	18	2nd	21 23 24 28 39
2025-12-25	3	1st	23 29 31 37 45
2025-12-22	8	3rd	9 16 23

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

2025-06-23	1	3rd	13 22 23 26 47
2025-06-22	32	4th	12 19 21 23 38
2025-05-21	2	2nd	8 23 32 40 45
2025-05-19	4	2nd	22 23 32 35 39
2025-05-15	1	5th	7 16 17 20 23
2025-05-14	6	2nd	14 23 37 41 46
2025-05-08	8	3rd	14 18 23 34 35
2025-04-30	7	4th	3 5 22 23 44
2025-04-23	9	4th	8 14 15 23 24
2025-04-14	17	3rd	10 11 23 35 40
2025-03-28	28	3rd	10 15 23 31 40
2025-02-28	4	4th	9 16 18 23 42
2025-02-24	20	3rd	7 16 23 33 40
2025-02-04	5	3rd	2 5 23 29 47
2025-01-30	27	4th	9 13 18 23 40
2025-01-03	11	4th	14 15 20 23 28
2024-12-23	63	4th	10 20 22 23 43
2024-10-21	4	3rd	3 14 23 37 38
2024-10-17	19	1st	23 26 29 36 47
2024-09-28	11	3rd	7 20 23 38 48
2024-09-17	5	3rd	10 16 23 29 35
2024-09-12	6	1st	23 32 38 41 44
2024-09-06	1	2nd	3 23 24 25 30
2024-09-05	7	4th	2 3 18 23 25
2024-08-29	2	4th	7 13 18 23 42
2024-08-27	44	4th	1 3 18 23 42
2024-07-14	9	5th	9 13 16 20 23
2024-07-05	2	3rd	7 15 23 41 48
2024-07-03	8	3rd	10 11 23 35 42
2024-06-25	2	3rd	15 20 23 33 45
2024-06-23	10	3rd	3 5 23 43 46
2024-06-13	2	4th	1 12 18 23 38
2024-06-11	1	2nd	12 23 31 44 48
2024-06-10	7	4th	7 9 14 23 47
2024-06-03	23	3rd	8 21 23 39 40
2024-05-11	20	4th	3 9 20 23 37
2024-04-21	1	1st	23 24 31 33 40
2024-04-20	31	2nd	17 23 28 33 37
2024-03-20	42	1st	23 30 33 37 45
2024-02-07	6	2nd	14 23 45 47 48
2024-02-01	2	3rd	16 21 23 26 45
2024-01-30	2	3rd	1 10 23 36 38
2024-01-28	8	3rd	4 11 23 25 27
2024-01-20	2	4th	9 10 18 23 40
2024-01-18	30	2nd	20 23 24 34 47
2023-12-19	4	3rd	7 10 23 31 32
2023-12-15	24	4th	5 16 20 23 30
2023-11-21	38	1st	23 30 36 37 47
2023-10-14	3	3rd	19 22 23 27 48
2023-10-11	6	1st	23 25 26 37 38
2023-10-05	5	2nd	15 23 30 40 41
2023-09-30	11	1st	23 26 38 43 45
2023-09-19	5	4th	1 3 10 23 34
2023-09-14	9	3rd	9 19 23 26 47
2023-09-05	21	2nd	3 23 24 31 48
2023-08-15	5	3rd	1 21 23 28 30
2023-08-10	12	3rd	8 15 23 38 42
2023-07-29	7	3rd	9 14 23 30 34
2023-07-22	28	3rd	15 22 23 30 44
2023-06-24	1	2nd	2 23 29 32 37
2023-06-23	12	2nd	15 23 27 38 48
2023-06-11	6	2nd	14 23 24 36 47
2023-06-05	16	3rd	15 20 23 33 46
2023-05-20	2	2nd	13 23 30 34 39
2023-05-18	2	3rd	10 16 23 36 38
2023-05-16	3	4th	1 14 18 23 34
2023-05-13	24	4th	10 12 16 23 32
2023-04-19	1	4th	2 3 18 23 31
2023-04-18	3	4th	15 19 22 23 34
2023-04-15	27	4th	6 10 22 23 33
2023-03-19	42	1st	23 27 30 37 47
2023-02-05	7	3rd	2 16 23 43 47
2023-01-29	24	4th	15 16 21 23 46
2023-01-05	7	3rd	7 15 23 32 40
2022-12-29	9	4th	7 9 11 23 32
2022-12-20	1	2nd	22 23 26 34 39
2022-12-19	10	3rd	10 12 23 32 45
2022-12-09	2	2nd	4 23 31 44 46
2022-12-07	12	2nd	2 23 32 44 48
2022-11-25	8	3rd	1 6 23 36 42
2022-11-17	6	4th	13 14 22 23 30
2022-11-11	31	2nd	2 23 29 42 46
2022-10-11	11	4th	11 14 20 23 26
2022-09-30	6	3rd	5 14 23 27 48
2022-09-24	7	3rd	10 18 23 31 46
2022-09-17	1	3rd	11 12 23 31 45
2022-09-16	6	1st	23 33 34 35 42
2022-09-10	1	2nd	20 23 29 30 34
2022-09-09	9	3rd	8 16 23 34 42
2022-08-31	7	2nd	5 23 26 29 36
2022-08-24	42	1st	23 26 30 38 40
2022-07-13	1	2nd	2 23 28 33 34
2022-07-12	7	3rd	8 14 23 47 48
2022-07-05	2	3rd	8 15 23 33 48
2022-07-03	14	2nd	20 23 29 41 48
2022-06-19	3	3rd	2 16 23 38 47
2022-06-16	9	3rd	6 14 23 36 40
2022-06-07	19	4th	4 10 15 23 47
2022-05-19	7	4th	15 16 18 23 25
2022-05-12	5	3rd	15 21 23 32 45
2022-05-07	1	2nd	10 23 24 38 41
2022-05-06	19	3rd	7 17 23 35 46
2022-04-17	11	5th	4 7 10 16 23
2022-04-06	4	5th	3 5 10 18 23
2022-04-02	7	2nd	19 23 32 34 39
2022-03-26	14	2nd	13 23 28 34 39
2022-03-12	15	5th	3 4 6 21 23
2022-02-25	3	2nd	9 23 25 32 38
2022-02-22	4	2nd	7 23 24 28 48
2022-02-18	9	3rd	1 3 23 42 45
2022-02-09	10	4th	8 16 22 23 40
2022-01-30	3	3rd	4 11 23 24 31
2022-01-27	6	2nd	16 23 27 34 40
2022-01-21	15	2nd	4 23 25 28 35
2022-01-06	22	5th	8 10 12 17 23
2021-12-15	1	2nd	10 23 26 30 39
2021-12-14	4	2nd	10 23 24 28 45
2021-12-10	1	1st	23 29 35 36 39
2021-12-09	5	3rd	8 21 23 25 41
2021-12-04	2	3rd	9 18 23 30 47
2021-12-02	16	2nd	8 23 29 34 48
2021-11-16	8	3rd	1 12 23 30 47
2021-11-08	2	1st	23 24 33 40 43
2021-11-06	2	1st	23 24 27 32 33
2021-11-04	7	4th	6 9 12 23 41
2021-10-28	1	2nd	21 23 24 44 46
2021-10-27	14	2nd	14 23 39 42 44
2021-10-13	3	4th	13 16 18 23 33
2021-10-10	4	2nd	7 23 27 33 43
2021-10-06	6	3rd	8 14 23 44 45
2021-09-30	2	2nd	12 23 32 38 47
2021-09-28	2	3rd	2 17 23 38 42
2021-09-26	21	2nd	7 23 28 30 39
2021-09-05	1	3rd	4 21 23 36 42
2021-09-04	3	3rd	20 22 23 33 40
2021-09-01	10	3rd	7 21 23 26 36
2021-08-22	1	4th	5 8 15 23 39
2021-08-21	6	3rd	1 10 23 27 33
2021-08-15	7	2nd	16 23 26 29 46
2021-08-08	26	3rd	1 14 23 29 31
2021-06-28	1	3rd	5 7 23 25 48
2021-06-24	61	1st	23 26 31 35 46
2020-11-23	10	2nd	13 23 31 37 39
2020-10-19	25	3rd	11 17 23 34 41
2020-07-23	22	3rd	5 6 23 33 45
2020-05-07	2	4th	3 8 22 23 45
2020-04-30	6	4th	3 4 11 23 35
2020-04-09	2	3rd	6 16 23 27 48
2020-04-02	6	3rd	2 4 23 31 48
2020-03-12	5	3rd	1 13 23 47 48
2020-02-24	27	1st	23 27 33 44 48
2019-11-21	3	4th	15 17 20 23 37
2019-11-11	4	4th	3 5 22 23 36
2019-10-28	10	4th	11 15 18 23 34
2019-09-23	21	2nd	4 23 25 43 48
2019-07-11	1	3rd	5 19 23 26 42
2019-07-08	3	4th	11 16 18 23 37
2019-06-27	1	4th	14 16 19 23 27
2019-06-24	9	4th	3 17 21 23 44
2019-05-23	13	2nd	12 23 29 35 38
2019-04-08	7	2nd	17 23 34 44 46
2019-03-14	6	3rd	11 12 23 24 25
2019-02-21	4	3rd	15 21 23 27 37
2019-02-07	21	2nd	18 23 29 34 43
2018-11-26	21	2nd	10 23 29 37 43
2018-09-13	1	3rd	6 12 23 29 43
2018-09-10	11	4th	1 11 13 23 42
2018-08-02	10	5th	9 16 17 20 23
2018-06-28	27	2nd	3 23 27 47 48
2018-03-26	6	4th	3 4 15 23 40
2018-03-05	3	3rd	5 17 23 35 42
2018-02-22	39	2nd	6 23 32 35 42
2017-10-09	7	3rd	19 21 23 27 43
2017-09-14	1	5th	4 9 14 17 23
2017-09-11	12	2nd	11 23 27 30 48
2017-07-31	6	4th	7 14 22 23 44
2017-07-10	6	2nd	9 23 32 33 42
2017-06-19	12	2nd	8 23 24 31 33
2017-05-08	2	3rd	4 7 23 39 46
2017-05-01	17	3rd	3 13 23 44 48
2017-03-02	20	1st	23 24 25 40 41
2016-12-22	6	4th	10 15 21 23 34
2016-12-01	11	2nd	21 23 39 40 41
2016-10-24	2	2nd	6 23 33 44 45
2016-10-17	2	2nd	6 23 31 34 45
2016-10-10	46	2nd	14 23 26 43 48
2016-05-02	16	3rd	15 19 23 37 45
2016-03-07	9	4th	7 8 12 23 38
2016-02-04	10	4th	5 8 22 23 34
2015-12-31	6	1st	23 24 29 40 44
2015-12-10	1	2nd	19 23 25 42 46
2015-12-07	31	3rd	12 21 23 27 37
2015-08-20	1	3rd	12 21 23 25 48
2015-08-17	4	2nd	22 23 25 30 37
2015-08-03	4	5th	4 5 17 20 23
2015-07-20	15	5th	13 16 17 18 23
2015-05-28	1	4th	6 7 11 23 31
2015-05-25	3	2nd	3 23 30 34 48
2015-05-14	7	2nd	22 23 24 26 38
2015-04-20	5	2nd	17 23 35 44 45
2015-04-02	7	3rd	17 21 23 43 48
2015-03-09	—	3rd	6 18 23 31 43