Number 1

In Gopher 5 under the 5/47 · since Apr 2010 rules — 2,587 draws, 5 from 1–47.

285times drawn · chance expected 275 +0.62σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

9.1average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

80longest completed wait · 4% chance of one at least that long

1 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 285 times in 2,587 draws against 275.2 expected, +0.62σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 1, draw by draw

Drawn 285 times in 2,587 draws · average wait 9.1 draws · longest completed wait 80 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 1 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 smallest285 · chance 285.0
2nd smallest0 · chance 0.0
3rd smallest0 · chance 0.0
4th smallest0 · chance 0.0
5th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

24 5 7 29 35 41

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, 1 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th 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
Numbers 1–12 — day and month overlap ×1.10

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 1 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-12	5	1st	1 9 20 32 35
2026-09-30	2	1st	1 18 25 41 43
2026-09-25	9	1st	1 9 10 20 24
2026-09-04	1	1st	1 8 15 29

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: 1 is drawn with probability 5/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-08-20	1	1st	1 12 23 28 40
2025-08-18	1	1st	1 5 18 23 33
2025-08-15	1	1st	1 3 16 26 41
2025-08-13	14	1st	1 5 16 43 45
2025-07-11	5	1st	1 7 22 26 29
2025-06-30	5	1st	1 27 45 46 47
2025-06-18	5	1st	1 17 29 35 46
2025-06-06	8	1st	1 10 11 14 26
2025-05-19	35	1st	1 16 36 38 41
2025-02-26	11	1st	1 18 31 32 38
2025-01-31	12	1st	1 7 14 27 36
2025-01-03	9	1st	1 5 9 16 41
2024-12-13	15	1st	1 13 18 28 31
2024-11-08	24	1st	1 16 26 32 45
2024-09-13	4	1st	1 5 7 28 30
2024-09-04	8	1st	1 9 39 45 46
2024-08-16	5	1st	1 4 16 24 26
2024-08-05	10	1st	1 4 7 12 19
2024-07-12	14	1st	1 8 9 24 44
2024-06-10	7	1st	1 10 17 18 29
2024-05-24	3	1st	1 5 11 18 29
2024-05-17	2	1st	1 12 14 44 46
2024-05-13	1	1st	1 7 15 38 41
2024-05-10	3	1st	1 3 14 37 42
2024-05-03	24	1st	1 27 30 32 36
2024-03-08	14	1st	1 13 20 21 36
2024-02-05	1	1st	1 17 18 26 42
2024-02-02	4	1st	1 2 15 17 36
2024-01-24	3	1st	1 4 5 7 17
2024-01-17	1	1st	1 3 20 28 29
2024-01-15	4	1st	1 11 21 39 45
2024-01-05	2	1st	1 2 21 36 38
2024-01-01	12	1st	1 5 6 24 41
2023-12-04	13	1st	1 14 24 26 46
2023-11-03	8	1st	1 7 19 28 30
2023-10-16	29	1st	1 5 12 18 31
2023-08-09	13	1st	1 19 29 36 42
2023-07-10	7	1st	1 12 15 24 36
2023-06-23	2	1st	1 2 9 12 20
2023-06-19	6	1st	1 2 6 30 40
2023-06-05	15	1st	1 2 24 29 39
2023-05-01	7	1st	1 3 11 16 42
2023-04-14	3	1st	1 7 12 28 35
2023-04-07	6	1st	1 16 17 31 33
2023-03-24	8	1st	1 3 9 16 41
2023-03-06	3	1st	1 5 36 40 41
2023-02-27	3	1st	1 2 23 28 30
2023-02-20	1	1st	1 3 16 18 45
2023-02-17	12	1st	1 18 33 39 41
2023-01-20	7	1st	1 17 34 36 37
2023-01-04	10	1st	1 27 29 36 42
2022-12-12	17	1st	1 5 9 28 32
2022-11-04	19	1st	1 5 6 14 45
2022-09-21	1	1st	1 30 35 36 37
2022-09-19	21	1st	1 11 14 19 43
2022-08-01	17	1st	1 14 24 27 39
2022-06-22	4	1st	1 13 26 29 30
2022-06-13	7	1st	1 19 20 22 31
2022-05-27	3	1st	1 3 9 22 39
2022-05-20	5	1st	1 16 24 35 44
2022-05-09	1	1st	1 9 12 22 31
2022-05-06	22	1st	1 8 11 39 44
2022-03-16	30	1st	1 24 36 38 40
2022-01-05	3	1st	1 9 22 28 44
2021-12-29	1	1st	1 21 30 43 44
2021-12-27	13	1st	1 11 24 28 41
2021-11-26	2	1st	1 9 12 39 47
2021-11-22	3	1st	1 5 6 22 28
2021-11-15	2	1st	1 15 34 35 43
2021-11-10	12	1st	1 17 32 40 46
2021-10-13	5	1st	1 14 19 20 41
2021-10-01	5	1st	1 21 34 37 42
2021-09-20	3	1st	1 7 21 23 44
2021-09-13	2	1st	1 10 17 22 34
2021-09-08	4	1st	1 15 26 38 45
2021-08-30	9	1st	1 4 25 38 46
2021-08-09	5	1st	1 6 7 13 22
2021-07-28	19	1st	1 17 27 33 43
2021-06-14	3	1st	1 5 24 39 44
2021-06-07	3	1st	1 8 22 30 47
2021-05-31	33	1st	1 3 12 19 29
2021-03-15	22	1st	1 10 29 33 42
2021-01-22	3	1st	1 5 16 23 27
2021-01-15	3	1st	1 4 10 19 23
2021-01-08	3	1st	1 2 12 20 29
2021-01-01	1	1st	1 11 21 38 44
2020-12-30	6	1st	1 16 44 45 47
2020-12-16	3	1st	1 5 28 34 38
2020-12-09	4	1st	1 2 28 37 43
2020-11-30	3	1st	1 22 28 42 44
2020-11-23	5	1st	1 15 28 33 43
2020-11-11	31	1st	1 10 11 23 30
2020-08-31	12	1st	1 7 17 26 38
2020-08-03	2	1st	1 11 29 41 42
2020-07-29	18	1st	1 3 29 31 40
2020-06-17	1	1st	1 5 17 26 38
2020-06-15	5	1st	1 5 7 22 41
2020-06-03	23	1st	1 7 22 27 46
2020-04-10	1	1st	1 27 28 36 37
2020-04-08	1	1st	1 28 36 44 46
2020-04-06	5	1st	1 7 14 17 32
2020-03-25	1	1st	1 7 15 27 33
2020-03-23	1	1st	1 9 17 34 43
2020-03-20	25	1st	1 15 20 29 31
2020-01-22	1	1st	1 9 21 27 34
2020-01-20	7	1st	1 15 23 29 36
2020-01-03	15	1st	1 8 14 19 37
2019-11-29	3	1st	1 25 35 39 41
2019-11-22	20	1st	1 36 44 45 47
2019-10-07	18	1st	1 18 23 24 37
2019-08-26	20	1st	1 13 38 43 45
2019-07-10	10	1st	1 2 13 35 44
2019-06-17	8	1st	1 7 39 42 46
2019-05-29	14	1st	1 5 27 31 38
2019-04-26	8	1st	1 17 27 29 33
2019-04-08	41	1st	1 16 24 34 46
2019-01-02	3	1st	1 2 4 36 47
2018-12-26	3	1st	1 6 16 21 37
2018-12-19	5	1st	1 6 23 35 43
2018-12-07	6	1st	1 4 8 39 46
2018-11-23	2	1st	1 20 26 33 34
2018-11-19	80	1st	1 5 6 17 44
2018-05-16	2	1st	1 2 5 22 24
2018-05-11	14	1st	1 3 14 23 31
2018-04-09	5	1st	1 4 28 40 41
2018-03-28	17	1st	1 21 37 39 47
2018-02-16	3	1st	1 15 16 44 47
2018-02-09	13	1st	1 16 18 19 30
2018-01-10	10	1st	1 3 11 13 19
2017-12-18	20	1st	1 2 25 27 31
2017-11-01	2	1st	1 7 20 26 36
2017-10-27	11	1st	1 2 11 17 21
2017-10-02	23	1st	1 29 30 37 40
2017-08-09	6	1st	1 14 15 21 45
2017-07-26	7	1st	1 4 29 39 41
2017-07-10	4	1st	1 6 25 26 45
2017-06-30	66	1st	1 4 7 9 14
2017-01-27	5	1st	1 10 13 15 24
2017-01-16	5	1st	1 16 33 36 41
2017-01-04	6	1st	1 9 10 16 20
2016-12-21	7	1st	1 14 25 27 30
2016-12-05	1	1st	1 6 11 19 28
2016-12-02	8	1st	1 3 15 22 35
2016-11-14	1	1st	1 10 25 31 41
2016-11-11	2	1st	1 23 30 40 46
2016-11-07	16	1st	1 18 28 34 42
2016-09-30	6	1st	1 10 17 41 44
2016-09-16	20	1st	1 17 33 44 46
2016-08-01	4	1st	1 4 6 26 34
2016-07-22	1	1st	1 4 15 17 44
2016-07-20	1	1st	1 6 13 22 39
2016-07-18	14	1st	1 10 27 33 41
2016-06-15	3	1st	1 30 37 41 47
2016-06-08	23	1st	1 6 15 27 44
2016-04-15	4	1st	1 7 12 19 20
2016-04-06	6	1st	1 3 5 26 41
2016-03-23	9	1st	1 21 25 34 38
2016-03-02	2	1st	1 12 26 34 45
2016-02-26	9	1st	1 12 21 33 43
2016-02-05	15	1st	1 18 30 41 42
2016-01-01	3	1st	1 16 31 40 47
2015-12-25	2	1st	1 24 27 33 34
2015-12-21	9	1st	1 11 19 26 46
2015-11-30	8	1st	1 6 37 42 45
2015-11-11	14	1st	1 6 18 26 37
2015-10-09	7	1st	1 12 23 28 32
2015-09-23	17	1st	1 27 28 38 45
2015-08-14	11	1st	1 14 32 33 38
2015-07-20	8	1st	1 8 13 45 46
2015-07-01	4	1st	1 9 39 44 45
2015-06-22	2	1st	1 5 7 22 34
2015-06-17	14	1st	1 7 21 23 35
2015-05-15	6	1st	1 19 31 34 45
2015-05-01	6	1st	1 14 16 22 26
2015-04-17	9	1st	1 27 35 37 39
2015-03-27	11	1st	1 7 10 14 18
2015-03-02	2	1st	1 4 32 40 45
2015-02-25	3	1st	1 9 11 34 35
2015-02-18	7	1st	1 6 39 43 44
2015-02-02	8	1st	1 6 13 24 31
2015-01-14	3	1st	1 6 11 19 41
2015-01-07	5	1st	1 7 25 32 42
2014-12-26	5	1st	1 11 12 17 21
2014-12-15	3	1st	1 6 8 14 17
2014-12-08	13	1st	1 9 22 37 47
2014-11-07	2	1st	1 3 22 24 29
2014-11-03	2	1st	1 3 6 15 29
2014-10-29	5	1st	1 5 24 27 30
2014-10-17	10	1st	1 6 8 13 24
2014-09-24	2	1st	1 5 31 43 44
2014-09-19	6	1st	1 9 13 38 42
2014-09-05	2	1st	1 33 35 38 41
2014-09-01	2	1st	1 5 26 27 47
2014-08-27	6	1st	1 16 31 34 35
2014-08-13	14	1st	1 20 24 32 37
2014-07-11	14	1st	1 9 10 23 32
2014-06-09	5	1st	1 9 25 39 43
2014-05-28	7	1st	1 3 4 11 19
2014-05-12	15	1st	1 17 18 24 32
2014-04-07	5	1st	1 5 10 11 29
2014-03-26	2	1st	1 14 17 20 27
2014-03-21	14	1st	1 10 19 21 29
2014-02-17	12	1st	1 10 22 38 47
2014-01-20	19	1st	1 6 7 26 45
2013-12-06	1	1st	1 4 7 10 29
2013-12-04	11	1st	1 17 35 45 47
2013-11-08	32	1st	1 13 29 42 47
2013-08-26	4	1st	1 5 8 42 44
2013-08-16	15	1st	1 7 26 36 47
2013-07-12	12	1st	1 8 10 23 35
2013-06-14	8	1st	1 21 33 36 38
2013-05-27	6	1st	1 8 24 29 35
2013-05-13	38	1st	1 6 26 33 42
2013-02-13	7	1st	1 7 34 39 45
2013-01-28	2	1st	1 2 27 31 35
2013-01-23	6	1st	1 5 13 28 40
2013-01-09	25	1st	1 11 15 24 37
2012-11-12	28	1st	1 3 23 26 35
2012-09-07	8	1st	1 14 21 44 46
2012-08-20	6	1st	1 2 19 29 39
2012-08-06	3	1st	1 4 11 34 37
2012-07-30	14	1st	1 7 13 14 29
2012-06-27	4	1st	1 21 29 39 41
2012-06-18	2	1st	1 22 25 28 38
2012-06-13	14	1st	1 5 31 35 43
2012-05-11	9	1st	1 12 22 24 27
2012-04-20	1	1st	1 14 22 23 45
2012-04-18	7	1st	1 12 19 21 33
2012-04-02	20	1st	1 9 14 25 31
2012-02-15	16	1st	1 2 11 13 30
2012-01-09	13	1st	1 3 11 12 43
2011-12-09	5	1st	1 4 7 8 42
2011-11-28	3	1st	1 22 23 27 35
2011-11-21	11	1st	1 12 31 33 42
2011-10-26	12	1st	1 33 35 40 41
2011-09-28	6	1st	1 4 11 12 15
2011-09-14	6	1st	1 4 31 34 35
2011-08-31	20	1st	1 5 25 34 37
2011-07-15	1	1st	1 2 8 21 27
2011-07-13	14	1st	1 3 8 28 41
2011-06-10	19	1st	1 2 24 26 29
2011-04-27	6	1st	1 2 13 22 41
2011-04-13	6	1st	1 23 31 42 43
2011-03-30	3	1st	1 11 17 24 42
2011-03-23	21	1st	1 8 9 16 43
2011-02-02	12	1st	1 20 26 30 35
2011-01-05	10	1st	1 5 24 35 37
2010-12-13	3	1st	1 5 19 34 42
2010-12-06	1	1st	1 17 24 28 40
2010-12-03	9	1st	1 4 18 23 25
2010-11-12	7	1st	1 14 25 36 42
2010-10-27	23	1st	1 7 17 22 35
2010-09-03	6	1st	1 3 8 12 21
2010-08-20	14	1st	1 12 32 33 34
2010-07-19	15	1st	1 7 9 20 25
2010-06-14	1	1st	1 9 13 19 31
2010-06-11	15	1st	1 5 9 20 24
2010-05-07	1	1st	1 4 33 35 43
2010-05-05	4	1st	1 26 32 41 43
2010-04-26	3	1st	1 18 27 30 45
2010-04-19	—	1st	1 13 15 29 47