Number 17

In Gopher 5 under the 5/47 · since Apr 2010 rules — 2,586 draws, 5 from 1–47.

265times drawn · chance expected 275 −0.64σ

13draws waiting · a wait this long: 26% for any number

9.7average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

70longest completed wait · 11% chance of one at least that long

17 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 265 times in 2,586 draws against 275.1 expected, −0.64σ. Each draw is independent: after 13 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 17, draw by draw

Drawn 265 times in 2,586 draws · average wait 9.7 draws · longest completed wait 70 · waiting 13 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 smallest38 · chance 44.5
2nd smallest100 · chance 105.5
3rd smallest93 · chance 84.8
4th smallest26 · chance 27.3
5th smallest8 · chance 3.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

7 27 1 9 11 24

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
2026-09-09	1	3rd	7 11 17 23 26
2026-09-07	12	3rd	4 9 17 32 34
2026-08-10	2	3rd	1 15 17 24 35
2026-08-05	9	1st	17 24 34 35

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 5/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-08-04	5	3rd	10 16 17 24 25
2025-07-23	15	3rd	7 8 17 18 28
2025-06-18	20	2nd	1 17 29 35 46
2025-05-02	38	2nd	10 17 27 29 45
2025-02-03	6	1st	17 20 28 32 41
2025-01-20	2	2nd	7 17 22 27 47
2025-01-15	19	2nd	15 17 27 29 39
2024-12-02	7	3rd	7 9 17 30 36
2024-11-15	5	2nd	12 17 20 32 33
2024-11-04	3	4th	6 12 16 17 43
2024-10-28	12	3rd	2 16 17 23 25
2024-09-30	16	2nd	16 17 32 33 45
2024-08-23	14	2nd	6 17 27 40 42
2024-07-22	15	3rd	7 9 17 22 38
2024-06-17	2	2nd	7 17 23 42 43
2024-06-12	1	2nd	15 17 20 21 36
2024-06-10	17	3rd	1 10 17 18 29
2024-05-01	3	3rd	5 13 17 23 26
2024-04-24	31	5th	2 7 14 15 17
2024-02-12	3	1st	17 29 34 44 46
2024-02-05	1	2nd	1 17 18 26 42
2024-02-02	4	4th	1 2 15 17 36
2024-01-24	9	5th	1 4 5 7 17
2024-01-03	8	1st	17 28 30 37 47
2023-12-15	2	2nd	9 17 28 32 47
2023-12-11	8	3rd	11 15 17 27 33
2023-11-22	3	3rd	2 6 17 25 37
2023-11-15	3	3rd	8 11 17 36 47
2023-11-08	11	1st	17 18 33 34 35
2023-10-13	5	3rd	15 16 17 21 30
2023-10-02	30	2nd	7 17 25 27 38
2023-07-24	14	3rd	9 10 17 26 43
2023-06-21	10	5th	3 7 10 13 17
2023-05-29	22	3rd	9 12 17 27 35
2023-04-07	9	3rd	1 16 17 31 33
2023-03-17	24	3rd	3 5 17 35 42
2023-01-20	3	2nd	1 17 34 36 37
2023-01-13	30	2nd	12 17 18 38 39
2022-11-06	3	1st	17 19 24 26 30
2022-10-31	14	4th	2 4 6 17 44
2022-09-28	7	2nd	2 17 26 34 36
2022-09-12	2	4th	9 10 11 17 40
2022-09-07	3	3rd	3 7 17 18 29
2022-08-31	5	4th	5 10 12 17 23
2022-08-19	3	1st	17 27 34 35 47
2022-08-12	9	2nd	11 17 18 35 43
2022-07-22	1	1st	17 20 38 41 47
2022-07-20	1	3rd	8 10 17 22 25
2022-07-18	5	3rd	11 13 17 21 33
2022-07-06	11	2nd	7 17 20 24 35
2022-06-10	2	5th	5 7 13 14 17
2022-06-06	17	2nd	8 17 33 35 39
2022-04-27	13	3rd	5 15 17 21 23
2022-03-28	4	1st	17 24 26 33 35
2022-03-18	15	2nd	12 17 39 43 45
2022-02-11	7	3rd	4 7 17 38 44
2022-01-26	1	1st	17 18 29 30 47
2022-01-24	4	1st	17 24 34 43 45
2022-01-14	6	2nd	10 17 20 28 42
2021-12-31	5	3rd	2 9 17 20 21
2021-12-20	17	3rd	8 10 17 22 29
2021-11-10	14	2nd	1 17 32 40 46
2021-10-08	4	2nd	7 17 27 30 43
2021-09-29	5	2nd	4 17 20 21 44
2021-09-17	2	2nd	9 17 33 35 38
2021-09-13	3	3rd	1 10 17 22 34
2021-09-06	6	2nd	5 17 18 45 47
2021-08-23	2	2nd	4 17 25 31 39
2021-08-18	1	2nd	2 17 20 22 33
2021-08-16	8	3rd	2 3 17 22 41
2021-07-28	8	2nd	1 17 27 33 43
2021-07-09	1	4th	2 11 12 17 21
2021-07-07	18	5th	8 9 14 15 17
2021-05-26	21	3rd	4 14 17 32 36
2021-04-07	9	4th	3 4 9 17 27
2021-03-17	14	3rd	3 13 17 29 31
2021-02-12	17	2nd	15 17 21 35 37
2021-01-04	4	2nd	10 17 21 27 33
2020-12-25	8	4th	4 11 16 17 34
2020-12-07	19	3rd	8 10 17 31 36
2020-10-23	12	2nd	4 17 28 35 38
2020-09-25	11	1st	17 27 29 32 38
2020-08-31	3	3rd	1 7 17 26 38
2020-08-24	5	1st	17 26 30 44 45
2020-08-12	24	1st	17 27 32 33 34
2020-06-17	16	3rd	1 5 17 26 38
2020-05-11	15	1st	17 23 37 41 42
2020-04-06	6	4th	1 7 14 17 32
2020-03-23	30	3rd	1 9 17 34 43
2020-01-13	2	2nd	8 17 30 40 44
2020-01-08	1	2nd	16 17 29 32 46
2020-01-06	10	2nd	7 17 27 28 41
2019-12-13	3	2nd	14 17 24 29 46
2019-12-06	11	3rd	2 5 17 42 44
2019-11-11	4	2nd	8 17 34 35 37
2019-11-01	14	3rd	5 11 17 25 45
2019-09-30	5	3rd	3 12 17 21 23
2019-09-18	8	2nd	12 17 21 35 38
2019-08-30	9	1st	17 24 31 38 40
2019-08-09	15	1st	17 19 23 30 43
2019-07-05	1	1st	17 19 24 42 46
2019-07-03	9	2nd	6 17 28 38 45
2019-06-12	1	2nd	9 17 28 33 34
2019-06-10	2	2nd	3 17 19 34 47
2019-06-05	16	4th	2 6 15 17 29
2019-04-29	1	4th	2 4 9 17 25
2019-04-26	35	2nd	1 17 27 29 33
2019-02-04	10	1st	17 18 35 42 44
2019-01-11	3	2nd	2 17 29 34 43
2019-01-04	13	3rd	10 14 17 28 46
2018-12-05	7	1st	17 29 36 40 42
2018-11-19	16	4th	1 5 6 17 44
2018-10-12	11	1st	17 22 24 36 38
2018-09-17	4	3rd	9 13 17 18 20
2018-09-07	14	2nd	5 17 23 25 28
2018-08-06	7	3rd	7 14 17 30 32
2018-07-20	4	3rd	13 16 17 29 34
2018-07-11	12	3rd	3 6 17 27 46
2018-06-13	2	2nd	11 17 18 25 43
2018-06-08	7	2nd	6 17 23 41 44
2018-05-23	2	4th	3 5 12 17 24
2018-05-18	2	2nd	14 17 21 38 43
2018-05-14	17	2nd	16 17 23 28 34
2018-04-04	16	4th	2 5 13 17 27
2018-02-26	13	2nd	8 17 30 37 41
2018-01-26	13	3rd	12 14 17 22 43
2017-12-27	10	1st	17 18 28 30 36
2017-12-04	16	3rd	8 9 17 20 42
2017-10-27	2	4th	1 2 11 17 21
2017-10-23	12	2nd	14 17 30 41 44
2017-09-25	25	3rd	7 11 17 30 38
2017-07-28	9	3rd	2 9 17 24 44
2017-07-07	18	3rd	5 16 17 19 44
2017-05-26	2	1st	17 33 36 42 47
2017-05-22	7	1st	17 20 29 37 44
2017-05-05	17	3rd	2 7 17 31 47
2017-03-27	3	5th	2 4 14 16 17
2017-03-20	3	2nd	5 17 23 35 44
2017-03-13	70	3rd	13 14 17 21 39
2016-09-30	6	3rd	1 10 17 41 44
2016-09-16	7	2nd	1 17 33 44 46
2016-08-31	3	2nd	2 17 27 32 42
2016-08-24	14	3rd	6 13 17 20 27
2016-07-22	14	4th	1 4 15 17 44
2016-06-20	13	2nd	3 17 18 25 44
2016-05-20	2	2nd	13 17 22 32 34
2016-05-16	4	3rd	8 9 17 28 30
2016-05-06	55	3rd	5 9 17 19 27
2015-12-30	11	3rd	2 10 17 26 28
2015-12-04	12	2nd	16 17 24 40 42
2015-11-06	1	3rd	10 11 17 18 43
2015-11-04	3	4th	6 11 14 17 24
2015-10-28	1	2nd	9 17 24 30 44
2015-10-26	33	2nd	8 17 37 41 43
2015-08-10	34	2nd	15 17 37 41 42
2015-05-22	2	2nd	15 17 32 41 47
2015-05-18	5	2nd	11 17 33 34 37
2015-05-06	6	2nd	6 17 28 36 40
2015-04-22	1	3rd	2 14 17 23 43
2015-04-20	17	2nd	10 17 24 38 44
2015-03-11	5	2nd	4 17 23 28 42
2015-02-27	2	3rd	6 10 17 31 44
2015-02-23	24	1st	17 25 27 28 30
2014-12-29	1	3rd	4 12 17 41 45
2014-12-26	5	4th	1 11 12 17 21
2014-12-15	28	5th	1 6 8 14 17
2014-10-10	8	2nd	5 17 19 22 45
2014-09-22	16	3rd	7 15 17 28 47
2014-08-15	38	4th	4 5 11 17 30
2014-05-19	3	3rd	10 14 17 41 44
2014-05-12	3	2nd	1 17 18 24 32
2014-05-05	6	3rd	3 8 17 18 42
2014-04-21	4	3rd	7 14 17 30 39
2014-04-11	5	3rd	15 16 17 37 47
2014-03-31	2	1st	17 19 20 26 37
2014-03-26	13	3rd	1 14 17 20 27
2014-02-24	6	1st	17 23 24 36 42
2014-02-10	1	2nd	2 17 19 27 33
2014-02-07	7	3rd	4 5 17 24 28
2014-01-22	10	3rd	7 13 17 26 32
2013-12-30	4	3rd	3 11 17 22 34
2013-12-20	7	2nd	5 17 23 29 34
2013-12-04	4	2nd	1 17 35 45 47
2013-11-25	20	2nd	13 17 23 26 42
2013-10-09	2	2nd	10 17 18 19 20
2013-10-04	10	2nd	9 17 20 31 41
2013-09-11	14	2nd	2 17 29 41 46
2013-08-09	28	2nd	7 17 27 34 38
2013-06-05	23	1st	17 30 34 37 41
2013-04-12	1	1st	17 22 28 29 34
2013-04-10	2	3rd	6 15 17 20 34
2013-04-05	18	2nd	3 17 33 42 46
2013-02-22	1	3rd	2 14 17 18 27
2013-02-20	13	3rd	3 13 17 24 45
2013-01-21	18	3rd	10 13 17 36 39
2012-12-10	2	2nd	7 17 25 33 38
2012-12-05	11	3rd	7 14 17 27 37
2012-11-09	2	3rd	9 13 17 20 31
2012-11-05	5	3rd	3 11 17 27 47
2012-10-24	4	2nd	11 17 30 41 44
2012-10-15	1	2nd	7 17 23 29 37
2012-10-12	12	4th	5 8 16 17 27
2012-09-14	5	3rd	15 16 17 27 47
2012-09-03	5	2nd	3 17 24 26 32
2012-08-22	11	2nd	8 17 21 37 41
2012-07-27	10	2nd	8 17 24 26 34
2012-07-04	10	1st	17 19 24 33 46
2012-06-11	29	2nd	12 17 19 26 45
2012-04-04	13	2nd	9 17 19 40 46
2012-03-05	10	2nd	6 17 19 20 30
2012-02-10	5	3rd	3 4 17 29 34
2012-01-30	19	2nd	5 17 22 24 41
2011-12-16	27	3rd	11 15 17 28 31
2011-10-14	18	2nd	14 17 20 38 47
2011-09-02	11	1st	17 24 28 33 46
2011-08-08	14	2nd	2 17 21 24 40
2011-07-06	6	4th	2 8 14 17 42
2011-06-22	6	2nd	13 17 29 36 38
2011-06-08	5	4th	7 8 15 17 33
2011-05-27	1	3rd	9 14 17 41 47
2011-05-25	6	3rd	3 8 17 32 34
2011-05-11	3	3rd	11 12 17 26 29
2011-05-04	15	4th	3 8 12 17 43
2011-03-30	13	3rd	1 11 17 24 42
2011-02-28	26	3rd	9 11 17 29 41
2010-12-29	10	2nd	5 17 35 36 46
2010-12-06	7	2nd	1 17 24 28 40
2010-11-19	2	1st	17 19 32 40 44
2010-11-15	6	3rd	14 15 17 22 39
2010-11-01	2	3rd	3 9 17 20 41
2010-10-27	13	3rd	1 7 17 22 35
2010-09-27	5	1st	17 36 41 43 46
2010-09-15	13	3rd	4 11 17 18 44
2010-08-16	1	2nd	8 17 26 30 33
2010-08-13	3	3rd	4 11 17 28 32
2010-08-06	15	2nd	11 17 27 32 35
2010-07-02	17	2nd	15 17 18 23 42
2010-05-24	5	2nd	16 17 23 42 47
2010-05-12	1	1st	17 18 32 40 42
2010-05-10	14	3rd	3 15 17 19 36
2010-04-07	—	4th	9 10 13 17 38