Number 34

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

253times drawn · chance expected 245 +0.53σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 72% for any number

9.2average wait between appearances · chance says 9.6

73longest completed wait · 9% chance of one at least that long

34 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 253 times in 2,354 draws against 245.2 expected, +0.53σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 34, draw by draw

Drawn 253 times in 2,354 draws · average wait 9.2 draws · longest completed wait 73 · waiting 4 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 34 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 1.4
2nd smallest17 · chance 17.0
3rd smallest64 · chance 68.2
4th smallest101 · chance 108.3
5th smallest71 · chance 58.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 21.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

1 28 16 23 48 31

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, 34 is picked about 0.86× as often as an indifferent choice — 33rd 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 above 31 ×0.86

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 34 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-02-17	15	5th	12 21 28 32 34
2026-02-02	16	2nd	27 34 36 39 47
2026-01-17	4	5th	10 17 24 32 34
2026-01-13	16	3rd	21 32 34

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

2025-09-20	6	4th	11 16 31 34 38
2025-09-14	2	3rd	23 33 34 38 40
2025-09-12	3	2nd	28 34 35 36 43
2025-09-09	2	4th	2 4 7 34 46
2025-09-07	26	3rd	13 29 34 37 40
2025-08-12	15	5th	1 11 18 29 34
2025-07-28	20	5th	4 9 13 23 34
2025-07-08	9	4th	16 26 27 34 43
2025-06-29	13	4th	12 24 29 34 48
2025-06-16	9	3rd	17 27 34 38 41
2025-06-07	4	4th	2 4 28 34 45
2025-06-03	14	4th	1 21 32 34 48
2025-05-20	9	5th	5 6 16 29 34
2025-05-11	3	4th	16 26 30 34 43
2025-05-08	20	4th	14 18 23 34 35
2025-04-18	2	2nd	29 34 39 42 46
2025-04-16	5	2nd	1 34 38 43 47
2025-04-11	26	5th	7 9 10 31 34
2025-03-16	29	5th	4 14 16 28 34
2025-02-15	1	2nd	21 34 38 40 48
2025-02-14	2	5th	7 11 12 22 34
2025-02-12	11	3rd	8 29 34 36 42
2025-02-01	1	2nd	4 34 36 42 47
2025-01-31	2	3rd	3 7 34 39 44
2025-01-29	47	5th	1 20 25 30 34
2024-12-13	6	4th	3 15 32 34 37
2024-12-07	22	3rd	1 17 34 41 45
2024-11-15	13	3rd	5 28 34 38 44
2024-11-02	27	4th	21 25 30 34 35
2024-10-06	2	5th	1 8 10 26 34
2024-10-04	27	3rd	1 4 34 39 42
2024-09-07	10	4th	3 20 29 34 39
2024-08-28	5	5th	4 7 8 17 34
2024-08-23	24	4th	17 24 28 34 39
2024-07-30	11	3rd	19 22 34 41 45
2024-07-19	3	5th	4 7 20 26 34
2024-07-16	3	4th	21 26 31 34 40
2024-07-13	1	5th	8 16 27 33 34
2024-07-12	5	4th	1 2 27 34 44
2024-07-07	5	5th	7 13 15 30 34
2024-07-02	5	5th	9 15 18 28 34
2024-06-27	15	3rd	5 14 34 46 48
2024-06-12	12	5th	3 12 15 19 34
2024-05-31	12	3rd	10 31 34 42 46
2024-05-19	1	4th	6 16 32 34 41
2024-05-18	1	3rd	18 21 34 37 40
2024-05-17	1	4th	2 22 31 34 37
2024-05-16	13	3rd	12 19 34 39 45
2024-05-03	6	4th	15 19 32 34 36
2024-04-27	8	5th	16 22 26 31 34
2024-04-19	6	5th	5 8 24 28 34
2024-04-13	1	3rd	15 20 34 36 43
2024-04-12	4	4th	1 19 20 34 44
2024-04-08	13	4th	4 7 33 34 46
2024-03-26	4	3rd	18 25 34 39 48
2024-03-22	7	3rd	18 27 34 35 43
2024-03-15	16	5th	13 16 18 19 34
2024-02-28	6	5th	2 9 19 28 34
2024-02-22	3	4th	2 4 6 34 47
2024-02-19	13	4th	7 19 31 34 47
2024-02-06	10	3rd	16 32 34 36 47
2024-01-27	3	2nd	9 34 36 39 45
2024-01-24	6	5th	2 3 13 19 34
2024-01-18	29	4th	20 23 24 34 47
2023-12-20	8	4th	1 11 19 34 40
2023-12-12	1	4th	28 30 31 34 45
2023-12-11	10	5th	13 14 19 31 34
2023-12-01	15	3rd	15 33 34 41 43
2023-11-16	4	5th	11 22 25 29 34
2023-11-12	9	5th	2 13 27 28 34
2023-11-03	8	4th	11 16 30 34 40
2023-10-26	35	3rd	9 24 34 39 45
2023-09-21	2	5th	8 12 29 32 34
2023-09-19	8	5th	1 3 10 23 34
2023-09-11	4	4th	7 16 22 34 45
2023-09-07	6	2nd	12 34 38 46 48
2023-09-01	12	3rd	18 22 34 39 47
2023-08-20	1	3rd	2 18 34 41 47
2023-08-19	2	3rd	7 16 34 35 42
2023-08-17	19	5th	5 14 17 24 34
2023-07-29	3	5th	9 14 23 30 34
2023-07-26	16	4th	4 15 32 34 38
2023-07-10	3	4th	6 15 32 34 39
2023-07-07	7	5th	2 3 15 16 34
2023-06-30	8	2nd	1 34 42 45 48
2023-06-22	6	3rd	11 13 34 35 42
2023-06-16	2	3rd	2 6 34 38 46
2023-06-14	4	4th	6 16 28 34 45
2023-06-10	21	5th	2 17 19 29 34
2023-05-20	4	4th	13 23 30 34 39
2023-05-16	1	5th	1 14 18 23 34
2023-05-15	4	4th	1 13 17 34 41
2023-05-11	9	3rd	10 16 34 40 47
2023-05-02	3	3rd	29 30 34 46 48
2023-04-29	1	3rd	17 19 34 36 37
2023-04-28	1	4th	9 31 32 34 47
2023-04-27	9	4th	6 11 12 34 42
2023-04-18	2	5th	15 19 22 23 34
2023-04-16	16	4th	6 21 29 34 47
2023-03-31	1	5th	16 19 28 31 34
2023-03-30	14	3rd	10 27 34 36 48
2023-03-16	26	4th	5 22 28 34 45
2023-02-18	15	5th	9 10 22 24 34
2023-02-03	4	4th	2 20 31 34 48
2023-01-30	27	3rd	9 16 34 46 47
2023-01-03	9	3rd	14 24 34 45 47
2022-12-25	5	3rd	9 25 34 41 48
2022-12-20	2	4th	22 23 26 34 39
2022-12-18	2	5th	11 19 20 25 34
2022-12-16	3	5th	1 22 30 32 34
2022-12-13	11	5th	4 5 10 20 34
2022-12-02	9	5th	4 8 20 25 34
2022-11-23	4	4th	20 21 24 34 37
2022-11-19	4	3rd	1 21 34 39 44
2022-11-15	5	4th	17 28 33 34 36
2022-11-10	3	3rd	12 30 34 36 43
2022-11-07	8	4th	11 12 15 34 43
2022-10-30	15	4th	25 27 28 34 44
2022-10-15	29	4th	8 15 25 34 43
2022-09-16	6	3rd	23 33 34 35 42
2022-09-10	1	5th	20 23 29 30 34
2022-09-09	27	4th	8 16 23 34 42
2022-08-13	5	3rd	13 26 34 37 48
2022-08-08	12	3rd	4 21 34 37 48
2022-07-27	11	4th	4 16 29 34 39
2022-07-16	2	3rd	13 14 34 37 43
2022-07-14	1	4th	4 14 16 34 39
2022-07-13	2	5th	2 23 28 33 34
2022-07-11	3	5th	13 14 20 27 34
2022-07-08	1	4th	2 20 25 34 43
2022-07-07	15	4th	2 28 33 34 43
2022-06-22	18	4th	20 24 31 34 47
2022-06-04	5	4th	3 6 12 34 45
2022-05-30	21	4th	7 24 32 34 36
2022-05-09	4	4th	12 19 30 34 39
2022-05-05	1	5th	10 12 21 33 34
2022-05-04	1	4th	14 20 21 34 44
2022-05-03	31	5th	5 8 11 33 34
2022-04-02	5	4th	19 23 32 34 39
2022-03-28	2	3rd	13 31 34 35 37
2022-03-26	3	4th	13 23 28 34 39
2022-03-23	1	4th	1 3 28 34 42
2022-03-22	7	4th	9 11 26 34 36
2022-03-15	8	3rd	25 33 34 35 46
2022-03-07	1	5th	8 13 19 21 34
2022-03-06	10	3rd	15 29 34 44 46
2022-02-24	28	5th	1 2 5 10 34
2022-01-27	4	4th	16 23 27 34 40
2022-01-23	52	3rd	7 20 34 37 43
2021-12-02	6	4th	8 23 29 34 48
2021-11-26	11	4th	1 13 20 34 48
2021-11-15	4	5th	5 12 14 28 34
2021-11-11	2	3rd	21 27 34 36 47
2021-11-09	33	5th	5 9 10 12 34
2021-10-07	12	4th	2 7 21 34 41
2021-09-25	3	5th	6 16 24 33 34
2021-09-22	6	2nd	11 34 38 43 46
2021-09-16	4	4th	1 18 19 34 39
2021-09-12	3	5th	1 3 11 13 34
2021-09-09	26	4th	1 2 4 34 39
2021-08-14	4	2nd	28 34 39 42 45
2021-08-10	19	3rd	15 22 34 44 48
2021-07-22	15	5th	20 28 29 33 34
2021-06-07	11	5th	5 7 18 24 34
2021-04-29	18	5th	1 9 10 18 34
2021-02-25	3	2nd	16 34 35 38 45
2021-02-15	6	4th	1 21 22 34 45
2021-01-25	1	4th	1 24 28 34 41
2021-01-21	11	4th	11 15 26 34 47
2020-12-14	16	3rd	7 25 34 37 43
2020-10-19	9	4th	11 17 23 34 41
2020-09-17	10	3rd	5 28 34 41 44
2020-08-13	9	3rd	9 33 34 36 40
2020-07-13	6	3rd	9 13 34 36 46
2020-06-22	1	3rd	13 33 34 43 44
2020-06-18	3	5th	1 6 16 27 34
2020-06-08	7	4th	26 29 31 34 40
2020-05-14	7	4th	20 26 29 34 41
2020-04-20	18	4th	1 3 6 34 45
2020-02-17	3	4th	4 27 29 34 45
2020-02-06	1	5th	18 30 31 33 34
2020-02-03	10	3rd	2 9 34 36 48
2019-12-30	16	3rd	4 15 34 40 47
2019-11-04	2	2nd	28 34 42 44 48
2019-10-28	5	5th	11 15 18 23 34
2019-10-10	18	4th	27 30 31 34 45
2019-08-08	2	3rd	25 28 34 45 46
2019-08-01	4	5th	1 19 22 27 34
2019-07-18	11	4th	8 13 32 34 48
2019-06-10	18	2nd	26 34 39 40 43
2019-04-08	3	3rd	17 23 34 44 46
2019-03-28	14	3rd	21 31 34 40 44
2019-02-07	8	4th	18 23 29 34 43
2019-01-10	1	4th	9 13 21 34 43
2019-01-07	18	3rd	18 31 34 35 37
2018-11-05	8	4th	8 18 28 34 37
2018-10-08	1	2nd	5 34 35 36 48
2018-10-04	2	5th	1 10 15 28 34
2018-09-27	10	5th	5 9 29 30 34
2018-08-23	7	4th	6 10 28 34 45
2018-07-30	12	3rd	8 15 34 36 37
2018-06-18	5	5th	1 22 27 31 34
2018-05-31	24	2nd	16 34 41 42 48
2018-03-08	73	4th	20 24 26 34 39
2017-06-26	4	5th	7 18 21 30 34
2017-06-12	3	5th	7 13 29 31 34
2017-06-01	4	3rd	7 28 34 40 46
2017-05-18	11	3rd	5 10 34 45 48
2017-04-10	12	2nd	13 34 36 41 43
2017-02-27	14	4th	5 8 27 34 45
2017-01-09	3	3rd	2 29 34 47 48
2016-12-29	2	5th	6 10 15 33 34
2016-12-22	16	5th	10 15 21 23 34
2016-10-27	3	3rd	15 26 34 40 44
2016-10-17	12	4th	6 23 31 34 45
2016-09-05	18	4th	9 14 21 34 40
2016-07-04	6	3rd	8 31 34 44 48
2016-06-13	4	4th	1 4 21 34 37
2016-05-30	11	4th	2 6 26 34 36
2016-04-21	5	4th	2 10 16 34 35
2016-04-04	10	4th	1 15 27 34 41
2016-02-29	1	4th	19 26 31 34 40
2016-02-25	6	4th	14 15 31 34 36
2016-02-04	29	5th	5 8 22 23 34
2015-10-26	26	5th	24 28 30 33 34
2015-07-27	9	5th	8 21 26 33 34
2015-06-25	9	4th	10 18 31 34 42
2015-05-25	7	4th	3 23 30 34 48
2015-04-30	—	4th	9 12 27 34 38