Number 23

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

228times drawn · chance expected 246 −1.26σ

8draws waiting · a wait this long: 34% for any number

7.6average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

51longest completed wait · 10% chance of one at least that long

23 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 228 times in 1,724 draws against 246.3 expected, −1.26σ. Each draw is independent: after 8 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 23, draw by draw

Drawn 228 times in 1,724 draws · average wait 7.6 draws · longest completed wait 51 · waiting 8 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 smallest2 · chance 2.4
2nd smallest32 · chance 23.8
3rd smallest69 · chance 75.0
4th smallest87 · chance 90.9
5th smallest38 · chance 36.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

7 15 1 9 24 22

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, 23 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 23 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-12	6	4th	14 15 22 23 35
2026-08-22	22	4th	5 7 11 23 35
2026-06-06	1	5th	5 9 13 14 23
2026-06-03	1	2nd	2 23 24

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 5/35 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-12-18	22	3rd	3 12 23 25 33
2024-10-02	4	5th	4 6 7 22 23
2024-09-18	6	3rd	3 15 23 25 29
2024-08-28	5	4th	2 16 21 23 24
2024-08-10	2	3rd	14 16 23 29 32
2024-08-03	10	3rd	1 14 23 27 31
2024-06-29	7	3rd	2 6 23 29 33
2024-06-05	7	3rd	12 20 23 24 28
2024-05-11	8	3rd	7 20 23 28 30
2024-04-13	18	3rd	11 16 23 29 35
2024-02-10	8	3rd	4 7 23 29 33
2024-01-13	11	2nd	15 23 29 30 35
2023-12-06	1	5th	17 19 20 21 23
2023-12-02	12	3rd	8 19 23 24 28
2023-10-21	2	4th	9 15 22 23 29
2023-10-14	5	4th	3 7 14 23 26
2023-09-27	1	2nd	21 23 30 31 35
2023-09-23	7	5th	2 5 9 14 23
2023-08-30	2	5th	1 5 9 15 23
2023-08-23	9	5th	9 11 17 21 23
2023-07-22	8	4th	4 5 12 23 34
2023-06-24	4	3rd	8 14 23 33 35
2023-06-10	3	4th	5 14 19 23 32
2023-05-31	31	3rd	5 14 23 28 30
2023-02-11	10	4th	12 14 18 23 24
2023-01-07	18	2nd	2 23 24 28 32
2022-11-05	5	5th	2 3 7 17 23
2022-10-19	2	4th	1 9 15 23 30
2022-10-12	12	5th	1 11 17 19 23
2022-08-31	3	4th	1 14 17 23 31
2022-08-20	5	3rd	1 11 23 31 33
2022-08-03	2	4th	1 2 11 23 30
2022-07-27	5	4th	6 13 17 23 27
2022-07-09	9	2nd	6 23 27 28 33
2022-06-08	31	4th	2 8 17 23 32
2022-02-19	22	4th	1 4 15 23 26
2021-12-04	10	3rd	8 21 23 24 29
2021-10-30	5	4th	5 9 18 23 28
2021-10-13	20	2nd	1 23 26 27 34
2021-08-04	5	5th	4 15 16 17 23
2021-07-17	10	4th	2 9 22 23 31
2021-06-12	4	4th	5 7 16 23 28
2021-05-29	1	5th	5 6 9 14 23
2021-05-26	4	2nd	2 23 24 32 35
2021-05-12	22	2nd	7 23 25 26 28
2021-02-24	1	5th	7 10 11 12 23
2021-02-20	4	4th	2 6 11 23 33
2021-02-06	2	1st	23 25 27 33 34
2021-01-30	6	3rd	5 14 23 24 32
2021-01-09	5	4th	5 15 17 23 24
2020-12-23	9	5th	10 11 20 22 23
2020-11-21	1	4th	2 10 13 23 26
2020-11-18	3	4th	6 15 18 23 25
2020-11-07	3	3rd	3 13 23 29 32
2020-10-28	4	4th	2 12 20 23 24
2020-10-14	1	4th	1 2 9 23 31
2020-10-10	8	4th	4 8 22 23 34
2020-09-12	5	3rd	13 20 23 25 28
2020-08-26	7	4th	11 19 22 23 34
2020-08-01	2	3rd	10 17 23 32 34
2020-07-25	4	4th	5 6 9 23 27
2020-07-11	10	2nd	5 23 30 31 33
2020-06-06	4	3rd	1 11 23 26 27
2020-05-23	14	3rd	11 13 23 27 34
2020-04-04	13	5th	2 14 16 22 23
2020-02-19	6	4th	1 6 13 23 33
2020-01-29	4	4th	7 10 13 23 24
2020-01-15	11	4th	20 21 22 23 31
2019-12-07	7	4th	1 8 10 23 25
2019-11-13	24	2nd	2 23 26 28 30
2019-08-21	12	3rd	12 16 23 27 31
2019-07-10	15	2nd	9 23 25 26 34
2019-05-18	7	4th	4 13 21 23 33
2019-04-24	1	3rd	7 22 23 26 29
2019-04-20	14	3rd	15 21 23 25 29
2019-03-02	5	3rd	7 22 23 26 29
2019-02-13	2	2nd	7 23 24 27 28
2019-02-06	7	2nd	11 23 27 30 35
2019-01-12	2	3rd	12 21 23 26 32
2019-01-05	9	5th	7 9 16 17 23
2018-12-05	8	3rd	1 5 23 27 33
2018-11-07	6	2nd	8 23 26 28 33
2018-10-17	3	2nd	7 23 24 26 27
2018-10-06	3	3rd	6 22 23 30 35
2018-09-26	2	4th	2 7 12 23 32
2018-09-19	1	4th	7 19 22 23 31
2018-09-15	10	5th	14 16 17 22 23
2018-08-11	15	5th	12 13 15 16 23
2018-06-20	8	3rd	3 22 23 30 31
2018-05-23	3	3rd	8 11 23 28 31
2018-05-12	18	3rd	14 15 23 29 34
2018-03-10	4	4th	4 5 21 23 34
2018-02-24	8	3rd	15 19 23 27 28
2018-01-27	8	3rd	1 15 23 24 29
2017-12-30	2	4th	14 15 17 23 25
2017-12-23	8	2nd	1 23 27 29 34
2017-11-25	4	5th	7 12 14 16 23
2017-11-11	1	3rd	7 20 23 25 35
2017-11-08	12	5th	1 2 12 14 23
2017-09-27	6	3rd	2 15 23 25 26
2017-09-06	9	3rd	16 20 23 24 30
2017-08-05	1	3rd	10 19 23 24 30
2017-08-02	1	4th	1 3 5 23 30
2017-07-29	13	3rd	13 17 23 27 35
2017-06-14	7	4th	9 12 21 23 25
2017-05-20	20	2nd	17 23 24 31 34
2017-03-11	4	4th	11 13 17 23 31
2017-02-25	13	3rd	8 12 23 31 32
2017-01-11	12	4th	7 9 12 23 35
2016-11-30	4	3rd	7 19 23 30 34
2016-11-16	10	4th	11 16 20 23 34
2016-10-12	4	4th	8 16 18 23 30
2016-09-28	1	4th	9 10 21 23 25
2016-09-24	1	5th	5 9 13 14 23
2016-09-21	2	2nd	2 23 30 33 35
2016-09-14	2	4th	2 3 11 23 35
2016-09-07	4	4th	9 15 22 23 28
2016-08-24	2	3rd	19 21 23 30 31
2016-08-17	3	4th	5 7 21 23 35
2016-08-06	3	3rd	13 21 23 25 26
2016-07-27	12	4th	1 7 10 23 30
2016-06-15	2	4th	6 9 16 23 28
2016-06-08	3	4th	4 16 22 23 24
2016-05-28	24	4th	12 14 18 23 26
2016-03-05	4	5th	1 4 12 22 23
2016-02-20	1	2nd	1 23 28 33 35
2016-02-17	3	4th	2 3 11 23 25
2016-02-06	4	2nd	6 23 25 30 34
2016-01-23	12	3rd	10 11 23 27 28
2015-12-12	10	5th	9 10 18 21 23
2015-11-07	33	4th	14 15 17 23 31
2015-07-15	6	5th	1 4 10 16 23
2015-06-24	6	2nd	16 23 24 25 33
2015-06-03	6	5th	8 10 11 17 23
2015-05-13	6	3rd	1 9 23 26 33
2015-04-22	51	4th	9 17 20 23 34
2014-10-25	2	5th	1 2 7 13 23
2014-10-18	1	5th	5 7 12 20 23
2014-10-15	1	3rd	9 19 23 28 34
2014-10-11	1	4th	3 4 22 23 27
2014-10-08	4	5th	5 9 10 21 23
2014-09-24	12	4th	9 11 15 23 27
2014-08-13	11	4th	15 17 22 23 29
2014-07-05	2	3rd	16 18 23 31 32
2014-06-28	18	3rd	4 17 23 28 34
2014-04-26	1	3rd	7 21 23 29 35
2014-04-23	3	3rd	7 18 23 24 26
2014-04-12	9	4th	1 15 22 23 26
2014-03-12	6	4th	7 15 21 23 24
2014-02-19	4	3rd	17 22 23 25 30
2014-02-05	3	4th	9 14 22 23 31
2014-01-25	2	2nd	2 23 24 25 26
2014-01-18	11	2nd	3 23 26 27 28
2013-12-11	6	2nd	13 23 24 26 34
2013-11-20	4	3rd	5 13 23 25 34
2013-11-06	4	4th	2 4 12 23 32
2013-10-23	8	4th	2 3 13 23 28
2013-09-25	7	4th	2 12 22 23 29
2013-08-31	3	3rd	15 21 23 34 35
2013-08-21	2	4th	11 15 19 23 32
2013-08-14	11	5th	1 9 11 17 23
2013-07-06	4	4th	13 17 20 23 29
2013-06-22	22	3rd	9 20 23 25 35
2013-04-06	9	3rd	5 9 23 32 35
2013-03-06	2	3rd	9 13 23 27 34
2013-02-27	33	3rd	4 21 23 25 29
2012-11-03	1	2nd	18 23 24 31 35
2012-10-31	2	5th	8 15 19 22 23
2012-10-24	9	4th	1 3 4 23 33
2012-09-22	1	4th	4 6 19 23 24
2012-09-19	3	4th	8 12 22 23 29
2012-09-08	1	4th	1 6 14 23 26
2012-09-05	20	1st	23 24 29 31 34
2012-06-27	5	4th	5 6 7 23 29
2012-06-09	17	4th	4 7 15 23 27
2012-04-11	2	3rd	10 15 23 29 30
2012-04-04	4	2nd	19 23 24 26 34
2012-03-21	9	3rd	3 7 23 28 29
2012-02-18	8	3rd	16 18 23 28 31
2012-01-21	6	4th	2 20 21 23 32
2011-12-31	4	4th	9 17 19 23 27
2011-12-17	4	3rd	7 11 23 30 35
2011-12-03	7	4th	1 12 13 23 27
2011-11-09	7	5th	1 9 15 20 23
2011-10-15	5	4th	4 6 7 23 33
2011-09-28	10	5th	8 12 14 19 23
2011-08-24	10	5th	1 10 19 20 23
2011-07-20	6	4th	2 9 21 23 24
2011-06-29	13	2nd	6 23 25 31 35
2011-05-14	11	5th	7 12 17 19 23
2011-04-06	6	5th	4 11 18 22 23
2011-03-16	5	3rd	8 14 23 30 32
2011-02-26	6	4th	15 17 21 23 26
2011-02-05	13	5th	3 4 12 19 23
2010-12-22	12	3rd	7 9 23 33 35
2010-11-10	17	2nd	16 23 28 31 33
2010-09-11	5	4th	5 8 14 23 34
2010-08-25	7	2nd	8 23 25 26 30
2010-07-31	1	4th	1 13 15 23 26
2010-07-28	10	4th	6 13 19 23 32
2010-06-23	4	4th	6 11 18 23 24
2010-06-09	11	3rd	16 19 23 28 29
2010-05-01	7	4th	2 6 22 23 24
2010-04-07	—	3rd	4 12 23 27 35