Number 17

In Wild Money under the 5/38 + 1/35 · Nov 2016 – Apr 2025 rules — 2,314 draws, 5 from 1–38 (an earlier era).

325times drawn · chance expected 304 +1.26σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 57% for any number

7.1average wait between appearances · chance says 7.6

39longest completed wait · 78% chance of one at least that long

17 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 325 times in 2,314 draws against 304.5 expected, +1.26σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 17, draw by draw

Drawn 325 times in 2,314 draws · average wait 7.1 draws · longest completed wait 39 · waiting 5 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 smallest33 · chance 29.5
2nd smallest97 · chance 104.7
3rd smallest125 · chance 124.0
4th smallest64 · chance 57.9
5th smallest6 · chance 9.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 35.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

32 28 25 33 2 11

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 37 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 38. 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
2025-04-15	5	1st	17 23 32 35 37
2025-04-10	13	1st	17 25 28 31 38
2025-03-28	3	3rd	1 5 17 19 31
2025-03-25	3	3rd	3 10

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 5/38 tonight whatever it did last week.

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