Number 28

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

254times drawn · chance expected 220 +2.48σ

7draws waiting · a wait this long: 44% for any number

6.8average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

39longest completed wait · 76% chance of one at least that long

28 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 254 times in 1,721 draws against 219.7 expected, +2.48σ. Each draw is independent: after 7 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 28, draw by draw

Drawn 254 times in 1,721 draws · average wait 6.8 draws · longest completed wait 39 · waiting 7 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 28 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 2.2
2nd smallest23 · chance 19.4
3rd smallest63 · chance 63.0
4th smallest89 · chance 92.7
5th smallest64 · chance 61.8
6th smallest15 · chance 15.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 27.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

22 3 17 29 8 12

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, 28 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 28 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-16	6	5th	4 22 25 27 28 29
2026-08-26	3	3rd	8 19 28 29 32 45
2026-08-15	23	3rd	4 16 28 30 36 37
2026-05-27

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

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