Number 2

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

279times drawn · chance expected 275 +0.24σ

18draws waiting · a wait this long: 15% for any number

9.2average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

49longest completed wait · 72% chance of one at least that long

2 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 279 times in 2,587 draws against 275.2 expected, +0.24σ. Each draw is independent: after 18 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 2, draw by draw

Drawn 279 times in 2,587 draws · average wait 9.2 draws · longest completed wait 49 · waiting 18 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 2 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 smallest259 · chance 254.7
2nd smallest20 · chance 24.3
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 24.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

24 12 20 14 47 30

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, 2 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 2 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-08-31	15	1st	2 3 13 36 43
2026-07-27	41	1st	2 7 21 36 43
2026-04-22	5	1st	2 3 17 36 44
2026-04-10	11	1st	2 7 26 32

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

2024-10-28	8	1st	2 16 17 23 25
2024-10-09	6	1st	2 13 15 20 36
2024-09-25	18	1st	2 6 14 39 46
2024-08-14	3	1st	2 12 36 40 44
2024-08-07	9	1st	2 8 24 39 41
2024-07-17	24	1st	2 3 13 30 44
2024-05-22	12	1st	2 11 24 27 38
2024-04-24	15	1st	2 7 14 15 17
2024-03-20	10	1st	2 20 26 31 32
2024-02-26	2	1st	2 23 28 30 35
2024-02-21	8	1st	2 20 22 26 28
2024-02-02	2	2nd	1 2 15 17 36
2024-01-29	4	1st	2 11 36 42 45
2024-01-19	6	1st	2 8 24 37 40
2024-01-05	12	2nd	1 2 21 36 38
2023-12-08	4	1st	2 35 43 46 47
2023-11-29	3	1st	2 28 40 42 45
2023-11-22	18	1st	2 6 17 25 37
2023-10-11	22	1st	2 4 12 14 40
2023-08-21	4	1st	2 13 19 27 42
2023-08-11	9	1st	2 12 13 22 30
2023-07-21	12	1st	2 8 20 27 45
2023-06-23	2	2nd	1 2 9 12 20
2023-06-19	3	2nd	1 2 6 30 40
2023-06-12	3	1st	2 8 14 22 35
2023-06-05	8	2nd	1 2 24 29 39
2023-05-17	3	1st	2 11 21 29 30
2023-05-10	1	1st	2 11 16 29 46
2023-05-08	17	1st	2 20 26 32 38
2023-03-29	4	1st	2 5 11 14 16
2023-03-20	9	1st	2 20 33 39 47
2023-02-27	18	2nd	1 2 23 28 30
2023-01-16	8	1st	2 10 18 28 39
2022-12-28	1	1st	2 28 33 38 43
2022-12-26	12	1st	2 6 12 13 22
2022-11-28	1	1st	2 3 14 18 20
2022-11-25	4	1st	2 10 25 26 29
2022-11-16	4	1st	2 15 26 43 45
2022-11-07	3	1st	2 15 20 27 43
2022-11-02	1	1st	2 4 39 42 45
2022-10-31	3	1st	2 4 6 17 44
2022-10-24	11	1st	2 10 14 35 44
2022-09-28	6	1st	2 17 26 34 36
2022-09-14	7	1st	2 9 11 32 39
2022-08-29	2	1st	2 19 21 30 33
2022-08-24	7	1st	2 7 10 27 47
2022-08-08	30	1st	2 3 5 24 43
2022-05-30	8	1st	2 3 23 24 32
2022-05-11	4	1st	2 15 20 35 40
2022-05-02	4	1st	2 12 18 29 41
2022-04-22	2	1st	2 11 16 24 28
2022-04-18	24	1st	2 6 10 33 37
2022-02-21	3	1st	2 3 16 29 32
2022-02-14	19	1st	2 21 25 32 33
2021-12-31	4	1st	2 9 17 20 21
2021-12-22	5	1st	2 10 34 40 44
2021-12-10	1	1st	2 12 13 20 34
2021-12-08	8	1st	2 4 5 18 45
2021-11-19	12	1st	2 3 18 27 29
2021-10-22	28	1st	2 26 28 32 47
2021-08-18	1	1st	2 17 20 22 33
2021-08-16	16	1st	2 3 17 22 41
2021-07-09	7	1st	2 11 12 17 21
2021-06-23	9	1st	2 22 33 36 41
2021-06-02	15	1st	2 19 21 24 45
2021-04-28	14	1st	2 9 28 29 33
2021-03-26	6	1st	2 5 20 39 44
2021-03-12	4	1st	2 7 10 26 43
2021-03-03	3	1st	2 12 14 15 24
2021-02-24	9	1st	2 13 29 32 42
2021-02-03	10	1st	2 3 24 27 36
2021-01-11	1	1st	2 4 12 13 20
2021-01-08	13	2nd	1 2 12 20 29
2020-12-09	5	2nd	1 2 28 37 43
2020-11-27	6	1st	2 5 27 32 36
2020-11-13	3	1st	2 11 18 44 46
2020-11-06	2	1st	2 3 32 34 43
2020-11-02	10	1st	2 22 32 35 44
2020-10-09	12	1st	2 16 18 24 36
2020-09-11	18	1st	2 5 15 26 43
2020-07-31	10	1st	2 8 9 23 38
2020-07-08	6	1st	2 3 15 21 31
2020-06-24	1	1st	2 19 20 22 44
2020-06-22	9	1st	2 3 10 30 37
2020-06-01	6	1st	2 5 20 21 26
2020-05-18	5	1st	2 22 25 32 47
2020-05-06	4	1st	2 7 25 30 45
2020-04-27	23	1st	2 24 35 38 42
2020-03-04	3	1st	2 3 4 32 43
2020-02-26	7	1st	2 22 30 39 45
2020-02-10	28	1st	2 10 35 36 45
2019-12-06	17	1st	2 5 17 42 44
2019-10-28	6	1st	2 10 22 26 35
2019-10-14	7	1st	2 7 19 35 41
2019-09-27	29	1st	2 6 29 31 39
2019-07-22	5	1st	2 6 19 41 44
2019-07-10	4	2nd	1 2 13 35 44
2019-07-01	11	1st	2 4 35 36 40
2019-06-05	10	1st	2 6 15 17 29
2019-05-13	5	1st	2 16 18 21 25
2019-05-01	1	1st	2 6 19 29 34
2019-04-29	13	1st	2 4 9 17 25
2019-03-29	5	1st	2 16 24 33 36
2019-03-18	7	1st	2 20 36 41 43
2019-03-01	6	1st	2 7 8 38 43
2019-02-15	6	1st	2 20 31 34 43
2019-02-01	2	1st	2 12 14 41 46
2019-01-28	7	1st	2 20 25 27 42
2019-01-11	4	1st	2 17 29 34 43
2019-01-02	8	2nd	1 2 4 36 47
2018-12-14	6	1st	2 22 24 41 47
2018-11-30	7	1st	2 11 16 20 30
2018-11-14	6	1st	2 30 31 40 46
2018-10-31	17	1st	2 8 20 36 41
2018-09-21	10	1st	2 8 26 33 34
2018-08-29	31	1st	2 7 13 35 42
2018-06-18	3	1st	2 6 7 34 42
2018-06-11	11	1st	2 4 7 21 31
2018-05-16	18	2nd	1 2 5 22 24
2018-04-04	17	1st	2 5 13 17 27
2018-02-23	1	1st	2 12 18 21 44
2018-02-21	17	1st	2 3 6 8 13
2018-01-12	3	1st	2 9 21 26 42
2018-01-05	5	1st	2 3 31 34 47
2017-12-25	3	1st	2 6 8 28 46
2017-12-18	8	2nd	1 2 25 27 31
2017-11-29	14	1st	2 14 38 42 43
2017-10-27	21	2nd	1 2 11 17 21
2017-09-08	10	1st	2 7 28 30 42
2017-08-16	2	1st	2 10 27 30 43
2017-08-11	6	1st	2 3 13 28 37
2017-07-28	3	1st	2 9 17 24 44
2017-07-21	33	1st	2 12 32 37 39
2017-05-05	12	1st	2 7 17 31 47
2017-04-07	5	1st	2 14 32 44 45
2017-03-27	4	1st	2 4 14 16 17
2017-03-17	9	1st	2 9 14 40 41
2017-02-24	11	1st	2 7 29 32 46
2017-01-30	8	1st	2 14 21 22 32
2017-01-11	5	1st	2 21 23 32 46
2016-12-30	18	1st	2 8 16 26 41
2016-11-18	4	1st	2 8 23 34 46
2016-11-09	10	1st	2 15 20 33 42
2016-10-17	8	1st	2 14 27 33 45
2016-09-28	2	1st	2 19 30 45 47
2016-09-23	10	1st	2 5 14 22 46
2016-08-31	2	1st	2 17 27 32 42
2016-08-26	9	1st	2 3 14 21 47
2016-08-05	3	1st	2 5 23 29 43
2016-07-29	18	1st	2 6 7 24 43
2016-06-17	3	1st	2 12 24 29 31
2016-06-10	4	1st	2 8 10 15 33
2016-06-01	49	1st	2 20 31 35 39
2016-02-08	3	1st	2 6 14 25 33
2016-02-01	14	1st	2 13 31 33 44
2015-12-30	6	1st	2 10 17 26 28
2015-12-16	9	1st	2 6 23 26 41
2015-11-25	2	1st	2 7 21 33 47
2015-11-20	3	1st	2 14 19 24 33
2015-11-13	5	1st	2 7 26 28 41
2015-11-02	14	1st	2 5 12 15 21
2015-09-30	6	1st	2 3 16 32 40
2015-09-16	10	1st	2 27 31 36 38
2015-08-24	2	1st	2 10 30 35 47
2015-08-19	1	1st	2 3 4 11 26
2015-08-17	25	1st	2 25 27 33 47
2015-06-19	5	1st	2 16 34 44 47
2015-06-08	8	1st	2 8 22 26 32
2015-05-20	12	1st	2 10 28 29 47
2015-04-22	7	1st	2 14 17 23 43
2015-04-06	6	1st	2 15 19 31 41
2015-03-23	2	1st	2 12 22 23 28
2015-03-18	46	1st	2 8 14 16 34
2014-12-01	44	1st	2 5 11 31 35
2014-08-20	5	1st	2 5 6 20 34
2014-08-08	4	1st	2 27 37 40 47
2014-07-30	4	1st	2 4 23 33 41
2014-07-21	11	1st	2 23 31 32 33
2014-06-25	9	1st	2 23 24 26 42
2014-06-04	35	1st	2 3 21 24 26
2014-03-14	10	1st	2 14 25 31 46
2014-02-19	4	1st	2 7 18 38 47
2014-02-10	6	1st	2 17 19 27 33
2014-01-27	4	1st	2 6 11 28 47
2014-01-17	13	1st	2 4 25 32 47
2013-12-18	12	1st	2 9 12 36 39
2013-11-20	6	1st	2 7 13 43 46
2013-11-06	5	1st	2 11 18 23 26
2013-10-25	2	1st	2 22 28 32 45
2013-10-21	16	1st	2 8 27 42 47
2013-09-13	1	1st	2 11 30 35 37
2013-09-11	8	1st	2 17 29 41 46
2013-08-23	2	1st	2 14 27 38 41
2013-08-19	13	1st	2 4 7 24 37
2013-07-19	9	1st	2 12 18 19 22
2013-06-28	1	1st	2 8 13 28 40
2013-06-26	15	1st	2 12 13 30 44
2013-05-22	7	1st	2 8 9 20 25
2013-05-06	4	1st	2 15 27 31 47
2013-04-26	13	1st	2 26 32 36 47
2013-03-27	2	1st	2 15 16 35 39
2013-03-22	1	1st	2 7 28 39 43
2013-03-20	2	1st	2 30 33 34 45
2013-03-15	1	1st	2 4 39 41 47
2013-03-13	8	1st	2 21 30 42 43
2013-02-22	11	1st	2 14 17 18 27
2013-01-28	14	2nd	1 2 27 31 35
2012-12-26	11	1st	2 15 30 36 44
2012-11-30	3	1st	2 10 13 16 29
2012-11-23	25	1st	2 7 12 23 38
2012-09-26	7	1st	2 14 23 26 42
2012-09-10	4	1st	2 5 19 20 47
2012-08-31	3	1st	2 14 18 30 31
2012-08-24	2	1st	2 4 8 31 46
2012-08-20	12	2nd	1 2 19 29 39
2012-07-23	14	1st	2 3 8 11 38
2012-06-20	5	1st	2 18 21 30 47
2012-06-08	1	1st	2 5 25 36 42
2012-06-06	7	1st	2 11 12 23 42
2012-05-21	6	1st	2 3 16 31 39
2012-05-07	9	1st	2 5 11 24 27
2012-04-16	13	1st	2 22 26 31 46
2012-03-16	11	1st	2 4 12 13 39
2012-02-20	2	1st	2 24 28 30 33
2012-02-15	23	2nd	1 2 11 13 30
2011-12-23	15	1st	2 12 21 30 47
2011-11-18	11	1st	2 5 38 40 47
2011-10-24	1	1st	2 11 12 26 35
2011-10-21	5	1st	2 20 24 43 45
2011-10-10	27	1st	2 3 4 12 40
2011-08-08	10	1st	2 17 21 24 40
2011-07-15	4	2nd	1 2 8 21 27
2011-07-06	11	1st	2 8 14 17 42
2011-06-10	9	2nd	1 2 24 26 29
2011-05-20	10	1st	2 8 11 29 36
2011-04-27	8	2nd	1 2 13 22 41
2011-04-08	9	1st	2 5 33 41 42
2011-03-18	1	1st	2 9 30 32 42
2011-03-16	1	1st	2 11 32 40 44
2011-03-14	4	1st	2 6 8 30 47
2011-03-04	8	1st	2 5 29 32 46
2011-02-14	12	1st	2 5 12 19 20
2011-01-17	6	1st	2 12 14 21 35
2011-01-03	11	1st	2 3 7 30 45
2010-12-08	15	1st	2 3 7 22 29
2010-11-03	24	1st	2 4 24 27 45
2010-09-08	5	1st	2 8 10 22 35
2010-08-27	4	1st	2 11 14 15 44
2010-08-18	3	1st	2 11 14 21 23
2010-08-11	4	1st	2 28 30 33 37
2010-08-02	7	1st	2 26 33 36 41
2010-07-16	10	1st	2 8 15 32 39
2010-06-23	1	1st	2 13 19 20 27
2010-06-21	10	1st	2 22 24 33 40
2010-05-28	—	1st	2 18 21 33 42