Number 29

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

243times drawn · chance expected 245 −0.15σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 64% for any number

9.6average wait between appearances · chance says 9.6

43longest completed wait · 91% chance of one at least that long

29 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 243 times in 2,354 draws against 245.2 expected, −0.15σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 29, draw by draw

Drawn 243 times in 2,354 draws · average wait 9.6 draws · longest completed wait 43 · waiting 5 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 29 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 smallest4 · chance 5.3
2nd smallest40 · chance 37.0
3rd smallest81 · chance 88.1
4th smallest90 · chance 84.8
5th smallest28 · chance 27.9

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 20.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

2 36 24 30 33 34

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, 29 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 29 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-02-16	10	2nd	6 29 36 43 46
2026-02-06	12	3rd	17 21 29 36 39
2026-01-25	2	4th	2 25 27 29 31
2026-01-23	29	5th	6 16 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: 29 is drawn with probability 5/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

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