Number 17

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,904 draws, 6 from 1–49.

231times drawn · chance expected 233 −0.15σ

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

8.3average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

33longest completed wait · 97% chance of one at least that long

17 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 231 times in 1,904 draws against 233.1 expected, −0.15σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 17, draw by draw

Drawn 231 times in 1,904 draws · average wait 8.3 draws · longest completed wait 33 · 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 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 smallest40 · chance 27.2
2nd smallest78 · chance 77.6
3rd smallest70 · chance 80.3
4th smallest33 · chance 37.5
5th smallest8 · chance 7.9
6th smallest2 · chance 0.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

30 35 22 13 31 32

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 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 49. 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
2026-10-10	3	3rd	2 8 17 19 28 41
2026-10-03	3	2nd	10 17 19 31 41 44
2026-09-26	29	1st	17 20 22 28 34 43
2026-07-20	1	3rd

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-08-13	9	5th	6 13 14 16 17 30
2025-07-23	4	5th	3 10 12 13 17 44
2025-07-14	6	4th	1 3 13 17 28 35
2025-06-30	2	2nd	2 17 27 28 35 43
2025-06-25	1	2nd	7 17 21 30 41 42
2025-06-23	20	4th	2 9 14 17 19 23
2025-05-07	6	3rd	2 16 17 22 31 35
2025-04-23	9	3rd	7 13 17 31 33 40
2025-04-02	11	3rd	12 14 17 24 31 35
2025-03-08	2	2nd	5 17 23 26 30 33
2025-03-03	7	2nd	10 17 18 32 33 42
2025-02-15	1	2nd	12 17 25 32 33 43
2025-02-12	5	3rd	4 5 17 22 30 43
2025-02-01	2	2nd	10 17 28 33 36 42
2025-01-27	13	1st	17 22 23 36 37 44
2024-12-28	11	1st	17 18 27 28 37 38
2024-12-02	23	2nd	15 17 20 27 30 38
2024-10-09	4	3rd	8 15 17 22 27 29
2024-09-30	4	3rd	6 16 17 18 22 26
2024-09-21	2	2nd	2 17 20 31 32 38
2024-09-16	9	3rd	4 15 17 21 24 25
2024-08-26	5	4th	4 11 15 17 21 42
2024-08-14	2	2nd	12 17 24 32 40 41
2024-08-10	1	4th	2 7 10 17 32 40
2024-08-07	21	3rd	3 14 17 19 31 38
2024-06-19	8	2nd	5 17 34 36 39 44
2024-06-01	6	2nd	2 17 22 25 26 43
2024-05-18	7	2nd	9 17 20 24 31 34
2024-05-01	11	1st	17 21 26 29 37 42
2024-04-06	5	2nd	13 17 23 25 29 42
2024-03-25	2	3rd	3 13 17 19 22 28
2024-03-20	4	3rd	4 7 17 18 19 43
2024-03-11	2	5th	3 4 12 16 17 23
2024-03-06	12	1st	17 19 29 31 39 44
2024-02-07	1	2nd	13 17 22 23 30 34
2024-02-05	20	5th	6 12 15 16 17 43
2023-12-20	12	4th	2 6 14 17 23 31
2023-11-22	8	1st	17 20 24 31 38 39
2023-11-01	33	2nd	8 17 29 30 41 44
2023-07-08	11	2nd	7 17 19 21 40 45
2023-05-31	1	4th	1 3 11 17 43 47
2023-05-27	5	3rd	4 16 17 28 39 44
2023-05-10	25	3rd	6 12 17 27 36 41
2023-02-11	5	2nd	13 17 30 31 40 45
2023-01-25	1	4th	3 8 10 17 30 34
2023-01-21	17	3rd	11 12 17 18 39 41
2022-11-23	9	2nd	4 17 26 27 36 47
2022-10-22	8	3rd	1 16 17 25 37 45
2022-09-24	1	2nd	10 17 26 28 37 45
2022-09-21	1	2nd	4 17 18 19 20 22
2022-09-17	2	3rd	8 12 17 21 31 32
2022-09-10	9	4th	3 10 15 17 26 38
2022-08-10	17	1st	17 22 25 32 41 46
2022-06-11	1	3rd	5 8 17 33 44 45
2022-06-08	14	4th	1 4 7 17 29 47
2022-04-20	1	2nd	13 17 30 32 34 40
2022-04-16	6	3rd	4 16 17 27 30 47
2022-03-26	4	3rd	1 14 17 20 44 45
2022-03-12	14	1st	17 19 35 38 40 45
2022-01-22	24	3rd	1 11 17 42 47 49
2021-10-30	22	2nd	14 17 25 36 38 42
2021-08-14	10	3rd	14 15 17 38 42 46
2021-07-10	2	4th	9 10 15 17 23 33
2021-07-03	1	3rd	3 5 17 27 42 46
2021-06-30	1	1st	17 20 21 29 33 35
2021-06-26	4	2nd	16 17 18 26 41 45
2021-06-12	5	2nd	7 17 25 39 40 48
2021-05-26	6	1st	17 18 30 34 47 48
2021-05-05	4	3rd	2 8 17 22 24 41
2021-04-21	15	3rd	2 7 17 30 35 45
2021-02-27	1	1st	17 23 30 35 38 40
2021-02-24	15	5th	5 6 8 9 17 36
2021-01-02	9	3rd	11 16 17 23 24 30
2020-12-02	1	1st	17 22 27 30 38 48
2020-11-28	3	1st	17 20 28 29 37 47
2020-11-18	5	5th	1 3 15 16 17 48
2020-10-31	12	2nd	2 17 32 33 37 42
2020-09-19	15	2nd	7 17 18 24 28 34
2020-07-29	16	1st	17 19 21 28 31 41
2020-06-03	3	2nd	3 17 22 30 37 40
2020-05-23	6	3rd	3 13 17 20 39 40
2020-05-02	31	3rd	13 16 17 21 22 48
2020-01-15	19	3rd	1 16 17 30 32 44
2019-11-09	10	2nd	11 17 33 37 44 47
2019-10-05	9	3rd	2 5 17 31 35 47
2019-09-04	9	4th	1 3 15 17 28 47
2019-08-03	13	2nd	12 17 20 25 40 49
2019-06-19	9	1st	17 23 30 35 38 41
2019-05-18	3	3rd	5 13 17 37 44 46
2019-05-08	12	2nd	11 17 19 23 26 27
2019-03-27	15	3rd	1 8 17 33 34 44
2019-02-02	22	2nd	6 17 18 24 31 35
2018-11-17	9	2nd	2 17 23 36 40 48
2018-10-17	1	2nd	5 17 19 40 46 47
2018-10-13	2	2nd	9 17 20 22 44 46
2018-10-06	6	1st	17 28 36 42 44 48
2018-09-15	4	1st	17 25 28 32 38 46
2018-09-01	7	2nd	7 17 27 28 35 41
2018-08-08	1	3rd	8 10 17 21 29 36
2018-08-04	31	3rd	5 13 17 24 35 49
2018-04-18	6	3rd	1 10 17 24 28 38
2018-03-28	8	2nd	4 17 19 28 30 34
2018-02-28	9	2nd	7 17 25 29 39 41
2018-01-27	2	2nd	7 17 27 36 40 46
2018-01-20	12	2nd	2 17 29 36 41 49
2017-12-09	8	2nd	10 17 32 43 46 48
2017-11-11	15	3rd	4 5 17 19 21 40
2017-09-20	8	2nd	4 17 21 35 39 49
2017-08-23	19	1st	17 21 27 28 40 49
2017-06-17	16	2nd	3 17 18 34 39 41
2017-04-22	2	1st	17 30 32 34 35 46
2017-04-15	7	1st	17 18 21 24 29 42
2017-03-22	5	4th	1 6 14 17 20 38
2017-03-04	6	1st	17 18 19 20 44 47
2017-02-11	7	1st	17 24 26 33 34 39
2017-01-18	9	1st	17 30 33 36 40 43
2016-12-17	2	4th	8 11 13 17 34 36
2016-12-10	8	1st	17 21 26 37 41 43
2016-11-12	6	2nd	6 17 18 21 35 44
2016-10-22	9	4th	1 3 4 17 34 44
2016-09-21	6	3rd	7 14 17 32 38 39
2016-08-31	2	1st	17 24 31 35 43 45
2016-08-24	6	3rd	9 14 17 29 38 49
2016-08-03	8	3rd	8 10 17 22 23 46
2016-07-06	2	2nd	7 17 23 28 40 41
2016-06-29	5	2nd	2 17 22 24 44 48
2016-06-11	1	3rd	8 13 17 30 32 46
2016-06-08	6	3rd	5 13 17 20 30 48
2016-05-18	16	3rd	5 12 17 24 25 30
2016-03-23	3	2nd	3 17 22 28 31 44
2016-03-12	3	2nd	12 17 27 33 43 47
2016-03-02	3	4th	12 14 16 17 28 35
2016-02-20	13	4th	4 7 12 17 27 36
2016-01-06	4	3rd	8 12 17 33 37 49
2015-12-23	8	1st	17 18 29 34 47 48
2015-11-25	2	3rd	5 6 17 29 47 49
2015-11-18	4	3rd	1 11 17 27 28 35
2015-11-04	9	3rd	7 9 17 23 25 26
2015-10-03	15	4th	3 10 12 17 27 42
2015-08-12	7	3rd	4 6 17 31 32 47
2015-07-18	19	1st	17 18 19 26 36 43
2015-05-13	1	4th	4 13 15 17 30 47
2015-05-09	3	1st	17 20 27 46 47 48
2015-04-29	6	2nd	14 17 24 30 34 43
2015-04-08	12	1st	17 22 23 39 40 41
2015-02-25	13	2nd	13 17 30 36 39 47
2015-01-10	8	4th	3 6 8 17 20 24
2014-12-13	5	4th	11 13 15 17 33 49
2014-11-26	10	2nd	4 17 33 37 46 48
2014-10-22	4	2nd	8 17 25 26 30 35
2014-10-08	11	3rd	6 13 17 32 37 46
2014-08-30	21	3rd	1 11 17 23 32 48
2014-06-18	1	1st	17 21 26 28 32 44
2014-06-14	6	2nd	4 17 20 23 27 46
2014-05-24	3	3rd	1 6 17 29 46 47
2014-05-14	7	2nd	9 17 32 35 39 40
2014-04-19	1	3rd	3 7 17 23 37 47
2014-04-16	22	1st	17 22 24 26 30 48
2014-01-29	18	3rd	5 11 17 18 22 43
2013-11-27	4	2nd	9 17 18 32 42 46
2013-11-13	2	2nd	5 17 20 27 29 35
2013-11-06	5	1st	17 24 27 31 36 41
2013-10-19	5	4th	3 8 12 17 20 47
2013-10-02	27	4th	1 12 16 17 21 26
2013-06-29	8	3rd	7 10 17 23 44 45
2013-06-01	3	2nd	14 17 29 35 36 47
2013-05-22	1	3rd	9 13 17 24 26 45
2013-05-18	11	3rd	3 13 17 21 26 47
2013-04-10	10	3rd	5 13 17 19 37 48
2013-03-06	18	3rd	2 13 17 19 29 35
2013-01-02	9	4th	6 15 16 17 42 49
2012-12-01	3	1st	17 21 27 38 42 43
2012-11-21	3	4th	3 6 14 17 32 33
2012-11-10	20	5th	2 4 5 12 17 29
2012-09-01	18	2nd	10 17 23 30 42 46
2012-06-30	3	4th	3 7 13 17 28 30
2012-06-20	1	2nd	12 17 26 28 38 41
2012-06-16	1	2nd	10 17 26 28 29 43
2012-06-13	19	1st	17 18 33 40 44 46
2012-04-07	2	3rd	1 5 17 22 48 49
2012-03-31	13	3rd	9 10 17 27 32 45
2012-02-15	13	2nd	15 17 22 30 34 46
2011-12-31	3	1st	17 18 26 30 32 36
2011-12-21	7	1st	17 18 24 33 35 36
2011-11-26	1	5th	7 8 9 12 17 28
2011-11-23	4	2nd	3 17 25 32 45 49
2011-11-09	4	4th	3 7 16 17 25 31
2011-10-26	9	2nd	10 17 22 31 41 43
2011-09-24	10	2nd	13 17 26 40 44 48
2011-08-20	10	2nd	8 17 20 24 42 43
2011-07-16	4	2nd	6 17 26 36 37 46
2011-07-02	2	3rd	9 11 17 18 42 48
2011-06-25	4	2nd	14 17 26 35 38 42
2011-06-11	26	4th	4 10 16 17 29 34
2011-03-12	6	3rd	11 16 17 27 31 42
2011-02-19	6	1st	17 22 30 31 40 44
2011-01-29	13	1st	17 22 25 31 32 42
2010-12-15	21	1st	17 37 38 40 48 49
2010-10-02	16	4th	6 8 11 17 39 48
2010-08-07	17	2nd	16 17 22 39 40 45
2010-06-09	6	2nd	12 17 27 37 40 41
2010-05-19	12	3rd	2 5 17 19 29 46
2010-04-07	9	3rd	3 4 17 27 36 38
2010-03-06	4	2nd	16 17 24 35 36 37
2010-02-20	4	3rd	11 16 17 24 31 35
2010-02-06	7	3rd	5 6 17 32 40 42
2010-01-13	—	3rd	2 14 17 18 32 48