Number 27

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

292times drawn · chance expected 275 +1.07σ

31draws waiting · a wait this long: 3% for any number

8.8average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

42longest completed wait · 95% chance of one at least that long

27 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 292 times in 2,587 draws against 275.2 expected, +1.07σ. Each draw is independent: after 31 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 27, draw by draw

Drawn 292 times in 2,587 draws · average wait 8.8 draws · longest completed wait 42 · waiting 31 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 27 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 smallest8 · chance 8.7
2nd smallest48 · chance 53.0
3rd smallest114 · chance 110.5
4th smallest94 · chance 93.0
5th smallest28 · chance 26.8

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

29 5 17 26 33 31

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, 27 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 27 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-07-31	3	4th	4 11 24 27 37
2026-07-24	2	3rd	20 23 27 33 39
2026-07-20	20	2nd	7 27 28 29 32
2026-06-03	12	4th	4 15 26 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: 27 is drawn with probability 5/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

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