Number 17

In Classic Lotto 47 under the 6/47 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,721 draws, 6 from 1–47.

222times drawn · chance expected 220 +0.17σ

17draws waiting · a wait this long: 11% for any number

7.7average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

41longest completed wait · 61% chance of one at least that long

17 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 222 times in 1,721 draws against 219.7 expected, +0.17σ. Each draw is independent: after 17 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 17, draw by draw

Drawn 222 times in 1,721 draws · average wait 7.7 draws · longest completed wait 41 · waiting 17 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 smallest23 · chance 23.1
2nd smallest64 · chance 71.0
3rd smallest79 · chance 78.9
4th smallest47 · chance 39.5
5th smallest9 · chance 8.8
6th smallest0 · chance 0.7

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.

2 28 43 38 9 33

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 46 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 47. 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
2026-08-12	9	4th	11 12 16 17 32 40
2026-07-11	13	3rd	2 7 17 26 39 45
2026-05-27	1	1st	17 18 21 28 35 37
2026-05-23

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: 17 is drawn with probability 6/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

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