Number 24

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

291times drawn · chance expected 275 +1.01σ

7draws waiting · a wait this long: 51% for any number

8.8average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

55longest completed wait · 49% chance of one at least that long

24 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 291 times in 2,587 draws against 275.2 expected, +1.01σ. Each draw is independent: after 7 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 24, draw by draw

Drawn 291 times in 2,587 draws · average wait 8.8 draws · longest completed wait 55 · 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 24 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 smallest13 · chance 15.8
2nd smallest66 · chance 72.6
3rd smallest109 · chance 114.1
4th smallest84 · chance 72.6
5th smallest19 · chance 15.8

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

5 1 2 12 11 3

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, 24 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 24 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-25	3	5th	1 9 10 20 24
2026-09-18	7	2nd	23 24 31 32 35
2026-09-02	3	3rd	1 12 24 25 37
2026-08-26	7	3rd	1 5 24 30

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

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