Number 23

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

209times drawn · chance expected 220 −0.77σ

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

8.2average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

34longest completed wait · 90% chance of one at least that long

23 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 209 times in 1,721 draws against 219.7 expected, −0.77σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 23, draw by draw

Drawn 209 times in 1,721 draws · average wait 8.2 draws · longest completed wait 34 · 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 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 smallest6 · chance 6.5
2nd smallest35 · chance 35.6
3rd smallest67 · chance 71.3
4th smallest69 · chance 64.8
5th smallest23 · chance 26.8
6th smallest9 · chance 4.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

2 28 42 21 31 1

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, 23 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 23 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-07	5	4th	16 20 21 23 26 40
2026-09-19	26	3rd	1 16 23 26 30 45
2026-06-20	1	3rd	10 21 23 27 31 42
2026-06-17

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

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