Number 23

In Jersey Cash 5 under the 5/45 · since Jun 2020 rules — 2,277 draws, 5 from 1–45.

223times drawn · chance expected 253 −2.00σ

37draws waiting · a wait this long: 1% for any number

10.1average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0

68longest completed wait · 8% chance of one at least that long

23 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 223 times in 2,277 draws against 253.0 expected, −2.00σ. Each draw is independent: after 37 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 23, draw by draw

Drawn 223 times in 2,277 draws · average wait 10.1 draws · longest completed wait 68 · waiting 37 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 23 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 smallest17 · chance 12.0
2nd smallest54 · chance 55.7
3rd smallest90 · chance 87.7
4th smallest48 · chance 55.7
5th smallest14 · chance 12.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 20.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

1 8 25 27 42 11

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 44 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 23 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th most popular of 45. 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 23 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-08-22	9	1st	23 24 35 42 44
2026-08-13	9	2nd	4 23 25 32 44
2026-08-04	2	2nd	5 23 28 34 35
2026-08-02	2	3rd	9 22 23

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: 23 is drawn with probability 5/45 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-11-18	2	3rd	8 16 23 33 42
2025-11-16	1	4th	2 8 15 23 35
2025-11-15	7	3rd	2 21 23 25 39
2025-11-08	19	3rd	15 19 23 26 30
2025-10-20	15	4th	1 11 14 23 40
2025-10-05	3	3rd	7 11 23 38 44
2025-10-02	29	4th	3 14 15 23 44
2025-09-03	1	4th	1 3 22 23 36
2025-09-02	3	4th	1 4 5 23 42
2025-08-30	3	3rd	8 14 23 39 44
2025-08-27	13	2nd	1 23 24 33 42
2025-08-14	21	3rd	8 15 23 34 37
2025-07-24	1	4th	1 4 5 23 31
2025-07-23	4	4th	12 17 18 23 37
2025-07-19	1	2nd	13 23 26 35 36
2025-07-18	15	1st	23 30 32 42 45
2025-07-03	2	1st	23 29 32 35 45
2025-07-01	34	3rd	3 14 23 28 30
2025-05-28	4	2nd	9 23 24 32 33
2025-05-24	11	4th	2 5 6 23 27
2025-05-13	1	2nd	5 23 25 30 31
2025-05-12	6	5th	1 2 11 14 23
2025-05-06	7	2nd	17 23 37 39 44
2025-04-29	10	3rd	4 15 23 27 45
2025-04-19	1	3rd	14 17 23 32 37
2025-04-18	2	4th	7 14 19 23 29
2025-04-16	13	2nd	22 23 27 30 34
2025-04-03	13	1st	23 25 35 40 41
2025-03-21	15	4th	4 6 11 23 32
2025-03-06	42	4th	12 17 18 23 43
2025-01-23	8	2nd	7 23 31 36 43
2025-01-15	13	3rd	8 14 23 30 36
2025-01-02	8	2nd	1 23 25 34 40
2024-12-24	25	2nd	1 23 25 26 29
2024-11-29	22	3rd	13 19 23 25 45
2024-11-07	1	3rd	4 9 23 28 34
2024-11-06	4	3rd	12 21 23 37 43
2024-11-02	13	3rd	5 19 23 24 43
2024-10-20	2	3rd	8 9 23 28 36
2024-10-18	4	2nd	1 23 31 33 42
2024-10-14	54	3rd	7 21 23 36 39
2024-08-21	5	4th	4 18 19 23 39
2024-08-16	1	3rd	1 22 23 25 44
2024-08-15	1	3rd	4 22 23 29 31
2024-08-14	6	4th	7 10 18 23 25
2024-08-08	5	4th	10 11 13 23 36
2024-08-03	3	4th	13 14 15 23 39
2024-07-31	6	3rd	7 22 23 26 35
2024-07-25	6	3rd	4 11 23 27 40
2024-07-19	1	3rd	1 8 23 40 45
2024-07-18	6	1st	23 24 26 34 42
2024-07-12	29	3rd	2 22 23 31 41
2024-06-13	5	4th	5 7 15 23 28
2024-06-08	9	3rd	17 18 23 37 43
2024-05-30	8	2nd	12 23 32 37 38
2024-05-22	1	2nd	6 23 35 36 39
2024-05-21	15	3rd	16 19 23 35 38
2024-05-06	6	2nd	2 23 27 32 42
2024-04-30	11	2nd	10 23 27 38 43
2024-04-19	10	3rd	7 14 23 28 42
2024-04-09	8	3rd	4 15 23 25 36
2024-04-01	6	2nd	4 23 24 30 34
2024-03-26	2	3rd	11 17 23 28 43
2024-03-24	21	3rd	1 6 23 26 29
2024-03-03	5	3rd	11 16 23 30 45
2024-02-27	4	3rd	17 19 23 42 43
2024-02-23	8	1st	23 25 32 36 43
2024-02-15	28	4th	1 6 15 23 32
2024-01-18	21	3rd	5 16 23 27 34
2023-12-28	2	4th	15 16 17 23 41
2023-12-26	8	2nd	11 23 25 29 33
2023-12-17	3	3rd	1 11 23 31 32
2023-12-14	3	1st	23 27 29 36 41
2023-12-11	7	3rd	15 18 23 27 40
2023-12-04	6	4th	5 6 18 23 42
2023-11-28	2	2nd	6 23 26 31 45
2023-11-26	1	3rd	10 21 23 27 28
2023-11-25	10	2nd	11 23 25 26 45
2023-11-15	8	4th	3 5 20 23 42
2023-11-07	3	4th	4 12 22 23 38
2023-11-04	1	2nd	8 23 27 32 45
2023-11-03	2	4th	1 17 18 23 44
2023-11-01	18	4th	8 9 22 23 26
2023-10-14	3	2nd	22 23 26 35 40
2023-10-11	13	4th	1 13 14 23 34
2023-09-28	3	3rd	5 22 23 39 42
2023-09-25	2	3rd	8 9 23 28 40
2023-09-23	10	3rd	19 20 23 25 36
2023-09-13	2	3rd	12 13 23 31 44
2023-09-11	9	2nd	11 23 24 27 31
2023-09-02	33	4th	2 8 22 23 45
2023-07-31	4	2nd	14 23 32 36 39
2023-07-27	14	4th	7 12 16 23 43
2023-07-13	8	3rd	3 16 23 31 40
2023-07-05	4	4th	1 6 16 23 27
2023-07-01	4	3rd	4 16 23 31 33
2023-06-27	18	4th	6 8 11 23 41
2023-06-09	12	3rd	17 21 23 42 43
2023-05-28	22	3rd	1 2 23 25 37
2023-05-06	7	3rd	7 9 23 29 44
2023-04-29	19	3rd	7 17 23 26 27
2023-04-10	3	3rd	13 18 23 39 40
2023-04-07	16	2nd	22 23 39 42 43
2023-03-22	1	3rd	12 22 23 30 31
2023-03-21	1	5th	7 11 13 14 23
2023-03-20	4	4th	6 8 22 23 32
2023-03-16	5	3rd	2 18 23 25 37
2023-03-11	1	3rd	14 22 23 28 39
2023-03-10	4	3rd	7 16 23 31 37
2023-03-06	7	4th	1 9 15 23 42
2023-02-27	4	2nd	10 23 27 35 36
2023-02-23	20	4th	6 11 16 23 36
2023-02-03	17	2nd	18 23 24 31 38
2023-01-17	2	4th	7 8 11 23 40
2023-01-15	6	3rd	14 20 23 24 34
2023-01-09	11	5th	3 6 10 17 23
2022-12-29	5	5th	4 5 11 19 23
2022-12-23	8	3rd	2 16 23 27 39
2022-12-15	28	4th	7 9 21 23 29
2022-11-17	14	3rd	19 21 23 38 40
2022-11-03	2	3rd	10 17 23 27 34
2022-11-01	3	3rd	1 8 23 33 36
2022-10-29	27	2nd	6 23 25 30 37
2022-10-02	4	2nd	1 23 28 38 41
2022-09-28	1	2nd	21 23 28 32 37
2022-09-27	4	5th	3 9 15 18 23
2022-09-23	22	5th	2 6 19 22 23
2022-09-01	1	4th	10 17 20 23 24
2022-08-31	1	2nd	6 23 36 39 44
2022-08-30	9	3rd	5 18 23 27 36
2022-08-21	8	3rd	12 21 23 43 44
2022-08-13	12	2nd	17 23 33 38 39
2022-08-01	19	2nd	1 23 24 35 38
2022-07-13	4	4th	2 8 19 23 28
2022-07-09	33	3rd	9 11 23 28 40
2022-06-06	2	1st	23 24 27 39 40
2022-06-04	31	4th	3 8 12 23 36
2022-05-04	10	4th	3 8 16 23 45
2022-04-24	4	3rd	12 19 23 28 31
2022-04-20	68	3rd	6 13 23 24 34
2022-02-11	9	3rd	1 5 23 30 36
2022-02-02	13	5th	2 5 8 21 23
2022-01-20	7	2nd	12 23 25 29 36
2022-01-13	7	2nd	18 23 34 39 44
2022-01-06	2	4th	3 5 18 23 42
2022-01-04	3	3rd	17 21 23 27 41
2022-01-01	6	3rd	11 16 23 28 39
2021-12-26	6	3rd	16 19 23 25 41
2021-12-19	1	4th	4 6 19 23 44
2021-12-18	3	3rd	16 18 23 38 42
2021-12-15	3	3rd	3 11 23 38 42
2021-12-12	5	5th	2 8 9 19 23
2021-12-07	5	3rd	11 22 23 26 29
2021-12-02	2	4th	2 3 13 23 25
2021-11-30	11	2nd	7 23 28 32 34
2021-11-19	3	3rd	6 15 23 43 44
2021-11-16	5	1st	23 26 34 42 45
2021-11-11	11	2nd	7 23 31 35 43
2021-10-31	3	5th	11 13 18 19 23
2021-10-28	4	3rd	13 20 23 24 35
2021-10-24	24	5th	5 8 11 15 23
2021-09-30	49	4th	3 17 22 23 40
2021-08-12	41	2nd	18 23 25 26 29
2021-07-02	2	4th	2 9 11 23 27
2021-06-30	1	3rd	13 21 23 30 32
2021-06-29	16	1st	23 25 26 27 32
2021-06-13	1	1st	23 30 37 43 45
2021-06-12	11	2nd	4 23 25 31 45
2021-06-01	9	2nd	22 23 27 32 33
2021-05-23	15	2nd	19 23 24 38 41
2021-05-08	16	2nd	15 23 30 41 44
2021-04-22	4	2nd	14 23 40 41 43
2021-04-18	10	2nd	11 23 36 39 41
2021-04-08	11	2nd	14 23 26 41 42
2021-03-28	19	2nd	12 23 29 30 45
2021-03-09	18	2nd	4 23 27 40 43
2021-02-19	5	5th	4 6 14 17 23
2021-02-14	2	1st	23 24 27 31 41
2021-02-12	54	4th	5 14 20 23 35
2020-12-19	6	1st	23 29 35 39 43
2020-12-13	1	3rd	9 14 23 24 26
2020-12-12	1	3rd	7 8 23 28 42
2020-12-11	5	4th	18 19 21 23 32
2020-12-06	28	2nd	8 23 25 37 40
2020-11-08	1	5th	6 12 21 22 23
2020-11-07	8	3rd	1 17 23 25 38
2020-10-30	14	1st	23 26 30 34 42
2020-10-16	14	3rd	1 2 23 28 44
2020-10-02	9	3rd	8 14 23 29 40
2020-09-23	8	4th	5 7 18 23 29
2020-09-15	21	4th	2 18 22 23 29
2020-08-25	15	3rd	13 20 23 34 40
2020-08-10	10	4th	1 4 11 23 26
2020-07-31	3	4th	1 10 21 23 29
2020-07-28	2	3rd	2 12 23 38 41
2020-07-26	5	2nd	22 23 36 42 45
2020-07-21	13	1st	23 25 28 35 45
2020-07-08	8	5th	2 8 9 20 23
2020-06-30	—	2nd	21 23 26 29 30