Number 17

In Dakota Cash under the 5/35 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,724 draws, 5 from 1–35.

242times drawn · chance expected 246 −0.29σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 63% for any number

7.1average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

64longest completed wait · 1% chance of one at least that long

17 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 242 times in 1,724 draws against 246.3 expected, −0.29σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 17, draw by draw

Drawn 242 times in 1,724 draws · average wait 7.1 draws · longest completed wait 64 · waiting 4 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 smallest21 · chance 16.0
2nd smallest51 · chance 68.1
3rd smallest106 · chance 95.8
4th smallest54 · chance 52.6
5th smallest10 · chance 9.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 28.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

11 30 9 31 5 10

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 34 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 35. 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
2026-09-26	1	3rd	10 11 17 29 31
2026-09-23	4	1st	17 18 30 31 35
2026-09-09	3	5th	3 12 14 15 17
2026-08-29	3	2nd	11 17 22

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 5/35 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-03-22	7	4th	9 10 13 17 33
2025-02-26	1	4th	7 10 13 17 28
2025-02-22	3	5th	6 9 13 14 17
2025-02-12	3	4th	4 7 8 17 27
2025-02-01	3	3rd	2 5 17 24 33
2025-01-22	18	2nd	6 17 21 24 29
2024-11-20	8	1st	17 22 26 30 35
2024-10-23	3	3rd	10 16 17 31 32
2024-10-12	9	4th	2 4 10 17 25
2024-09-11	24	3rd	1 15 17 21 25
2024-06-19	2	2nd	14 17 18 20 30
2024-06-12	1	4th	5 6 10 17 21
2024-06-08	2	3rd	11 16 17 19 26
2024-06-01	22	3rd	1 4 17 28 29
2024-03-16	5	3rd	2 15 17 21 24
2024-02-28	7	3rd	8 12 17 18 31
2024-02-03	3	1st	17 20 26 27 34
2024-01-24	2	2nd	6 17 27 30 34
2024-01-17	5	3rd	3 15 17 24 33
2023-12-30	6	3rd	1 15 17 21 22
2023-12-09	1	4th	4 7 8 17 22
2023-12-06	4	1st	17 19 20 21 23
2023-11-22	3	2nd	3 17 28 29 35
2023-11-11	1	3rd	8 9 17 30 34
2023-11-08	10	2nd	9 17 20 27 31
2023-10-04	8	2nd	9 17 18 19 35
2023-09-06	3	3rd	8 10 17 24 26
2023-08-26	1	4th	1 9 14 17 20
2023-08-23	16	3rd	9 11 17 21 23
2023-06-28	9	3rd	2 11 17 29 30
2023-05-27	11	4th	3 8 11 17 22
2023-04-19	11	4th	6 10 11 17 26
2023-03-11	16	3rd	6 15 17 28 32
2023-01-14	12	3rd	2 10 17 27 34
2022-12-03	3	4th	5 8 11 17 31
2022-11-23	5	2nd	13 17 18 24 33
2022-11-05	3	4th	2 3 7 17 23
2022-10-26	4	3rd	3 9 17 18 20
2022-10-12	2	3rd	1 11 17 19 23
2022-10-05	2	2nd	14 17 27 31 35
2022-09-28	8	2nd	3 17 24 25 34
2022-08-31	1	3rd	1 14 17 23 31
2022-08-27	6	3rd	3 15 17 20 34
2022-08-06	3	4th	1 4 5 17 20
2022-07-27	3	3rd	6 13 17 23 27
2022-07-16	5	1st	17 24 26 29 31
2022-06-29	2	3rd	9 13 17 19 35
2022-06-22	3	3rd	3 6 17 28 29
2022-06-11	1	3rd	5 16 17 27 30
2022-06-08	3	3rd	2 8 17 23 32
2022-05-28	7	3rd	2 5 17 30 35
2022-05-04	10	3rd	3 5 17 27 31
2022-03-30	3	3rd	4 11 17 27 29
2022-03-19	1	2nd	2 17 18 21 22
2022-03-16	14	4th	11 13 15 17 25
2022-01-26	16	3rd	5 7 17 25 32
2021-12-01	8	2nd	6 17 26 27 31
2021-11-03	4	3rd	3 9 17 18 27
2021-10-20	4	2nd	16 17 20 22 30
2021-10-06	8	4th	5 9 10 17 21
2021-09-08	10	3rd	1 11 17 21 30
2021-08-04	3	4th	4 15 16 17 23
2021-07-24	8	1st	17 18 22 25 32
2021-06-26	3	1st	17 20 24 26 32
2021-06-16	4	2nd	5 17 22 27 34
2021-06-02	8	2nd	9 17 30 31 33
2021-05-05	2	2nd	7 17 26 29 30
2021-04-28	12	3rd	3 5 17 27 30
2021-03-17	10	4th	7 12 16 17 33
2021-02-10	4	3rd	10 14 17 18 26
2021-01-27	5	3rd	3 4 17 24 28
2021-01-09	1	3rd	5 15 17 23 24
2021-01-06	5	2nd	1 17 21 30 31
2020-12-19	2	4th	3 6 12 17 33
2020-12-12	2	1st	17 28 30 31 33
2020-12-05	2	3rd	8 16 17 19 33
2020-11-28	19	4th	8 11 12 17 31
2020-09-23	15	3rd	3 13 17 19 24
2020-08-01	4	2nd	10 17 23 32 34
2020-07-18	1	3rd	9 15 17 22 33
2020-07-15	2	3rd	10 16 17 22 33
2020-07-08	1	2nd	10 17 28 30 35
2020-07-04	5	3rd	7 9 17 18 34
2020-06-17	6	3rd	7 12 17 21 35
2020-05-27	2	2nd	16 17 20 24 31
2020-05-20	1	1st	17 18 19 33 35
2020-05-16	9	2nd	12 17 28 32 34
2020-04-15	15	3rd	1 5 17 19 28
2020-02-22	6	2nd	4 17 19 20 35
2020-02-01	3	2nd	3 17 21 22 31
2020-01-22	12	4th	2 4 15 17 19
2019-12-11	5	3rd	5 10 17 18 30
2019-11-23	10	2nd	5 17 18 21 34
2019-10-19	30	4th	10 11 12 17 31
2019-07-06	10	3rd	10 15 17 30 33
2019-06-01	32	5th	4 5 11 13 17
2019-02-09	6	4th	10 12 14 17 22
2019-01-19	3	3rd	3 16 17 34 35
2019-01-09	1	3rd	1 6 17 21 24
2019-01-05	5	4th	7 9 16 17 23
2018-12-19	6	1st	17 19 20 22 24
2018-11-28	1	3rd	7 16 17 19 25
2018-11-24	1	4th	3 8 11 17 28
2018-11-21	5	3rd	6 7 17 20 26
2018-11-03	14	1st	17 19 21 25 30
2018-09-15	13	3rd	14 16 17 22 23
2018-08-01	2	3rd	11 12 17 18 31
2018-07-25	1	4th	5 10 13 17 34
2018-07-21	4	4th	4 5 13 17 29
2018-07-07	30	3rd	3 7 17 19 33
2018-03-24	9	4th	10 12 14 17 25
2018-02-21	2	3rd	4 16 17 29 30
2018-02-14	1	4th	9 14 15 17 29
2018-02-10	5	4th	1 5 9 17 32
2018-01-24	1	3rd	10 11 17 30 35
2018-01-20	2	1st	17 21 25 29 30
2018-01-13	4	4th	1 6 15 17 19
2017-12-30	4	3rd	14 15 17 23 25
2017-12-16	20	3rd	4 11 17 28 32
2017-10-07	6	3rd	11 16 17 30 32
2017-09-16	14	3rd	5 12 17 31 33
2017-07-29	4	2nd	13 17 23 27 35
2017-07-15	16	1st	17 21 25 28 29
2017-05-20	7	1st	17 23 24 31 34
2017-04-26	7	2nd	9 17 32 33 34
2017-04-01	2	4th	2 8 16 17 27
2017-03-25	4	2nd	9 17 18 31 32
2017-03-11	9	3rd	11 13 17 23 31
2017-02-08	1	2nd	9 17 20 21 29
2017-02-04	2	5th	8 11 12 15 17
2017-01-28	8	2nd	2 17 20 22 30
2016-12-31	4	3rd	4 15 17 25 29
2016-12-17	3	3rd	3 9 17 24 27
2016-12-07	7	4th	4 7 16 17 25
2016-11-12	1	3rd	6 12 17 26 32
2016-11-09	6	4th	3 12 15 17 35
2016-10-19	44	3rd	1 4 17 19 25
2016-05-18	12	2nd	8 17 21 30 32
2016-04-06	5	3rd	4 9 17 26 31
2016-03-19	11	3rd	7 8 17 19 21
2016-02-10	11	3rd	11 16 17 19 20
2016-01-02	8	4th	5 9 10 17 22
2015-12-05	1	3rd	8 10 17 18 25
2015-12-02	7	5th	1 5 10 14 17
2015-11-07	7	3rd	14 15 17 23 31
2015-10-14	6	1st	17 26 28 31 33
2015-09-23	17	4th	3 12 13 17 33
2015-07-25	15	3rd	4 13 17 21 24
2015-06-03	4	4th	8 10 11 17 23
2015-05-20	5	4th	4 11 13 17 34
2015-05-02	3	4th	6 13 14 17 18
2015-04-22	6	2nd	9 17 20 23 34
2015-04-01	20	3rd	4 16 17 30 34
2015-01-21	9	3rd	1 2 17 34 35
2014-12-20	3	3rd	5 11 17 22 24
2014-12-10	9	4th	2 10 16 17 35
2014-11-08	5	3rd	6 14 17 27 30
2014-10-22	5	3rd	1 16 17 30 31
2014-10-04	11	5th	1 4 7 14 17
2014-08-27	4	3rd	4 10 17 20 21
2014-08-13	5	2nd	15 17 22 23 29
2014-07-26	2	4th	3 8 12 17 19
2014-07-19	3	3rd	9 14 17 20 35
2014-07-09	3	2nd	7 17 26 27 31
2014-06-28	1	2nd	4 17 23 28 34
2014-06-25	13	3rd	3 4 17 22 26
2014-05-10	13	3rd	5 14 17 18 27
2014-03-26	10	5th	2 8 9 14 17
2014-02-19	1	1st	17 22 23 25 30
2014-02-15	18	2nd	11 17 19 28 31
2013-12-14	2	2nd	6 17 25 29 30
2013-12-07	18	2nd	9 17 21 25 26
2013-10-05	4	3rd	8 11 17 27 34
2013-09-21	11	5th	9 11 12 16 17
2013-08-14	3	4th	1 9 11 17 23
2013-08-03	8	2nd	11 17 27 32 35
2013-07-06	1	2nd	13 17 20 23 29
2013-07-03	64	3rd	2 11 17 25 32
2012-11-21	3	1st	17 20 26 34 35
2012-11-10	4	2nd	3 17 20 29 35
2012-10-27	12	3rd	8 9 17 26 32
2012-09-15	9	2nd	13 17 24 28 33
2012-08-15	21	3rd	5 11 17 24 25
2012-06-02	12	3rd	2 15 17 22 26
2012-04-21	4	2nd	9 17 18 25 29
2012-04-07	4	4th	2 11 12 17 33
2012-03-24	5	3rd	5 8 17 29 35
2012-03-07	11	3rd	9 15 17 20 22
2012-01-28	4	3rd	6 10 17 26 28
2012-01-14	4	3rd	6 8 17 20 30
2011-12-31	1	2nd	9 17 19 23 27
2011-12-28	1	2nd	7 17 24 31 33
2011-12-24	1	3rd	2 15 17 24 30
2011-12-21	10	3rd	10 14 17 28 31
2011-11-16	25	2nd	4 17 25 27 30
2011-08-20	16	3rd	6 14 17 25 28
2011-06-25	5	4th	14 15 16 17 27
2011-06-08	2	3rd	12 13 17 32 34
2011-06-01	5	4th	4 5 6 17 32
2011-05-14	10	3rd	7 12 17 19 23
2011-04-09	2	5th	3 8 10 13 17
2011-04-02	3	1st	17 18 27 29 32
2011-03-23	7	4th	7 11 14 17 30
2011-02-26	1	2nd	15 17 21 23 26
2011-02-23	3	4th	2 6 9 17 22
2011-02-12	4	3rd	2 14 17 25 35
2011-01-29	6	3rd	5 11 17 18 31
2011-01-08	4	4th	6 7 8 17 33
2010-12-25	3	3rd	11 13 17 21 33
2010-12-15	2	4th	1 2 6 17 18
2010-12-08	9	4th	3 5 10 17 25
2010-11-06	2	3rd	3 13 17 19 26
2010-10-30	1	3rd	7 15 17 24 26
2010-10-27	9	3rd	2 13 17 19 31
2010-09-25	30	2nd	8 17 18 20 28
2010-06-12	2	5th	1 7 9 15 17
2010-06-05	11	2nd	4 17 18 27 33
2010-04-28	—	3rd	9 16 17 20 28