Number 28

In Lotto Texas under the 6/54 · since Jan 2010 rules — 2,019 draws, 6 from 1–54.

213times drawn · chance expected 224 −0.80σ

12draws waiting · a wait this long: 27% for any number

9.5average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0

51longest completed wait · 44% chance of one at least that long

28 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 213 times in 2,019 draws against 224.3 expected, −0.80σ. Each draw is independent: after 12 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 28, draw by draw

Drawn 213 times in 2,019 draws · average wait 9.5 draws · longest completed wait 51 · waiting 12 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 28 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 smallest3 · chance 4.9
2nd smallest28 · chance 30.0
3rd smallest68 · chance 67.7
4th smallest68 · chance 70.6
5th smallest39 · chance 33.9
6th smallest7 · chance 6.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 20.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

21 51 12 15 19 7

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 53 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 28 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th most popular of 54. 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 28 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-12	14	4th	3 8 24 28 30 45
2026-08-10	7	4th	15 16 25 28 38 53
2026-07-25	13	5th	13 15 17 21 28 50
2026-06-24	19	4th

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: 28 is drawn with probability 6/54 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-05-12	3	2nd	26 28 32 36 39 41
2025-05-05	9	2nd	26 28 30 40 47 54
2025-04-14	4	3rd	5 18 28 35 42 44
2025-04-05	9	2nd	12 28 38 47 51 53
2025-03-15	10	6th	1 10 12 15 17 28
2025-02-19	2	5th	2 9 19 21 28 32
2025-02-15	12	2nd	7 28 40 43 44 50
2025-01-18	8	3rd	5 15 28 30 34 48
2024-12-30	4	4th	8 21 25 28 35 38
2024-12-21	16	4th	5 12 21 28 46 48
2024-11-13	8	5th	4 9 11 25 28 51
2024-10-26	5	4th	1 10 15 28 49 52
2024-10-14	15	3rd	1 8 28 32 39 40
2024-09-09	13	3rd	9 27 28 38 39 48
2024-08-10	22	3rd	4 13 28 29 30 31
2024-06-19	1	2nd	7 28 34 39 48 52
2024-06-17	10	5th	6 10 21 25 28 45
2024-05-25	7	3rd	15 26 28 31 44 51
2024-05-08	11	2nd	3 28 33 43 48 51
2024-04-13	6	4th	7 8 26 28 36 39
2024-03-30	43	4th	16 19 24 28 30 50
2023-12-20	6	3rd	14 27 28 33 35 51
2023-12-06	10	5th	2 4 9 13 28 48
2023-11-13	7	4th	3 12 21 28 35 42
2023-10-28	8	4th	9 15 23 28 31 36
2023-10-09	2	3rd	13 19 28 44 45 51
2023-10-04	5	4th	10 15 27 28 31 33
2023-09-23	1	2nd	8 28 36 39 46 51
2023-09-20	16	3rd	10 18 28 30 43 45
2023-08-14	15	4th	12 14 23 28 37 52
2023-07-10	14	2nd	23 28 29 49 50 51
2023-06-07	6	2nd	21 28 32 45 52 54
2023-05-24	5	5th	2 9 24 26 28 39
2023-05-13	5	3rd	11 22 28 35 39 54
2023-05-01	7	3rd	5 23 28 35 39 50
2023-04-15	4	2nd	19 28 38 43 44 47
2023-04-05	2	2nd	27 28 30 36 46 51
2023-04-01	2	4th	16 17 20 28 36 47
2023-03-27	7	5th	10 21 24 26 28 51
2023-03-11	6	4th	6 7 19 28 29 45
2023-02-25	17	5th	1 4 15 26 28 32
2023-01-16	13	4th	1 9 13 28 44 46
2022-12-17	10	2nd	18 28 34 45 50 51
2022-11-23	1	3rd	3 8 28 33 50 51
2022-11-21	6	4th	12 21 22 28 47 54
2022-11-07	6	4th	1 5 8 28 31 46
2022-10-24	1	3rd	4 17 28 31 37 39
2022-10-22	3	3rd	4 11 28 32 37 48
2022-10-15	13	3rd	1 17 28 34 36 41
2022-09-14	1	4th	13 14 26 28 49 51
2022-09-12	15	5th	12 13 15 16 28 36
2022-08-08	1	3rd	11 26 28 40 48 49
2022-08-06	2	4th	4 8 21 28 31 53
2022-08-01	1	3rd	6 23 28 36 44 46
2022-07-30	13	3rd	10 11 28 44 47 52
2022-06-29	6	5th	9 10 20 21 28 48
2022-06-15	5	5th	12 15 18 21 28 50
2022-06-04	3	5th	15 19 22 25 28 41
2022-05-28	10	3rd	4 22 28 30 39 46
2022-05-04	9	4th	6 14 27 28 33 40
2022-04-13	2	4th	3 8 24 28 42 44
2022-04-09	17	1st	28 40 42 45 52 54
2022-02-28	6	5th	7 8 13 19 28 48
2022-02-14	36	6th	2 14 16 19 25 28
2021-11-22	4	2nd	21 28 29 35 49 52
2021-11-13	22	3rd	5 25 28 37 44 52
2021-09-22	3	5th	1 11 17 22 28 41
2021-09-15	16	4th	15 21 27 28 32 36
2021-08-04	3	4th	7 12 14 28 31 48
2021-07-24	28	5th	3 7 10 24 28 34
2021-04-17	4	3rd	3 5 28 30 41 51
2021-04-03	4	4th	4 7 23 28 34 39
2021-03-20	10	4th	4 9 20 28 34 37
2021-02-13	13	4th	1 12 26 28 42 48
2020-12-30	3	6th	1 4 13 16 21 28
2020-12-19	6	3rd	7 18 28 29 30 50
2020-11-28	20	6th	9 13 17 20 26 28
2020-09-19	29	3rd	3 5 28 31 36 46
2020-06-10	5	3rd	5 15 28 38 45 51
2020-05-23	20	3rd	7 11 28 45 46 54
2020-03-14	4	4th	7 13 26 28 40 48
2020-02-29	5	5th	1 9 11 21 28 52
2020-02-12	30	5th	2 6 7 10 28 38
2019-10-30	13	3rd	10 11 28 31 40 53
2019-09-14	7	4th	1 3 24 28 31 41
2019-08-21	13	2nd	18 28 29 36 48 52
2019-07-06	7	5th	2 9 21 26 28 51
2019-06-12	4	6th	3 17 18 25 27 28
2019-05-29	3	4th	8 12 26 28 43 52
2019-05-18	4	4th	10 13 20 28 31 44
2019-05-04	4	4th	10 14 22 28 40 44
2019-04-20	3	3rd	7 25 28 32 34 44
2019-04-10	3	4th	10 15 23 28 42 43
2019-03-30	17	3rd	13 24 28 30 38 43
2019-01-30	8	4th	9 20 22 28 45 48
2019-01-02	25	4th	7 25 27 28 35 36
2018-10-06	1	1st	28 34 41 45 52 54
2018-10-03	4	3rd	12 14 28 32 34 52
2018-09-19	4	3rd	5 24 28 34 37 45
2018-09-05	8	2nd	6 28 29 34 46 50
2018-08-08	8	3rd	12 16 28 29 46 54
2018-07-11	17	4th	17 20 26 28 31 46
2018-05-12	6	4th	4 11 19 28 51 54
2018-04-21	4	4th	17 20 24 28 49 53
2018-04-07	25	3rd	15 18 28 31 33 51
2018-01-10	27	5th	4 5 15 17 28 54
2017-10-07	4	3rd	2 12 28 31 32 42
2017-09-23	38	5th	8 10 14 17 28 29
2017-05-13	12	6th	12 17 24 25 27 28
2017-04-01	6	3rd	3 21 28 33 38 52
2017-03-11	23	4th	5 6 24 28 29 37
2016-12-21	15	5th	7 16 22 24 28 54
2016-10-29	15	4th	11 18 20 28 41 42
2016-09-07	10	4th	9 12 26 28 33 40
2016-08-03	7	5th	17 18 24 26 28 35
2016-07-09	6	4th	6 19 22 28 39 49
2016-06-18	5	4th	2 19 25 28 30 51
2016-06-01	7	5th	4 6 8 9 28 49
2016-05-07	3	4th	11 21 26 28 44 45
2016-04-27	5	3rd	8 25 28 31 41 45
2016-04-09	13	5th	8 15 21 25 28 40
2016-02-24	9	3rd	1 4 28 34 35 39
2016-01-23	2	3rd	9 19 28 41 45 51
2016-01-16	2	2nd	20 28 29 30 37 38
2016-01-09	9	1st	28 33 42 44 50 54
2015-12-09	42	3rd	10 26 28 31 37 45
2015-07-15	15	5th	5 6 12 19 28 37
2015-05-23	1	3rd	9 21 28 36 37 42
2015-05-20	1	5th	2 14 15 24 28 33
2015-05-16	7	2nd	3 28 41 43 46 53
2015-04-22	1	4th	6 9 19 28 43 54
2015-04-18	9	3rd	2 10 28 37 39 50
2015-03-18	14	2nd	12 28 30 35 38 49
2015-01-28	1	3rd	3 15 28 31 43 53
2015-01-24	13	5th	3 8 13 27 28 40
2014-12-10	7	3rd	13 21 28 35 38 39
2014-11-15	11	4th	8 12 14 28 34 51
2014-10-08	9	5th	12 13 19 27 28 32
2014-09-06	3	3rd	17 18 28 32 38 52
2014-08-27	13	4th	11 21 27 28 37 38
2014-07-12	9	3rd	3 25 28 31 49 50
2014-06-11	7	3rd	1 23 28 46 51 54
2014-05-17	25	3rd	21 22 28 40 48 54
2014-02-19	10	5th	7 15 22 27 28 34
2014-01-15	8	3rd	23 25 28 35 36 47
2013-12-18	46	4th	4 9 11 28 31 33
2013-07-10	9	3rd	2 19 28 43 53 54
2013-06-08	22	2nd	14 28 29 44 46 49
2013-03-23	51	4th	9 10 19 28 36 41
2012-09-26	6	2nd	17 28 29 33 40 48
2012-09-05	30	4th	4 19 26 28 35 50
2012-05-23	12	2nd	23 28 35 37 38 49
2012-04-11	4	5th	1 10 20 21 28 50
2012-03-28	1	3rd	19 24 28 34 43 46
2012-03-24	1	4th	1 10 18 28 38 49
2012-03-21	3	3rd	11 24 28 33 37 38
2012-03-10	12	3rd	9 15 28 37 44 47
2012-01-28	7	4th	1 7 21 28 34 35
2012-01-04	19	5th	10 11 21 25 28 49
2011-10-29	2	3rd	12 22 28 35 47 54
2011-10-22	11	4th	1 19 20 28 41 45
2011-09-14	3	3rd	6 15 28 47 48 50
2011-09-03	11	3rd	16 25 28 37 47 50
2011-07-27	2	4th	6 14 17 28 41 50
2011-07-20	13	4th	2 7 19 28 36 51
2011-06-04	1	4th	3 6 27 28 38 42
2011-06-01	3	3rd	21 23 28 29 32 39
2011-05-21	4	2nd	16 28 31 36 46 51
2011-05-07	5	2nd	12 28 39 43 47 53
2011-04-20	7	2nd	9 28 36 38 41 42
2011-03-26	5	2nd	10 28 29 30 33 52
2011-03-09	6	3rd	2 6 28 29 46 53
2011-02-16	19	5th	3 4 7 21 28 30
2010-12-11	1	5th	19 22 26 27 28 35
2010-12-08	8	5th	3 12 16 17 28 40
2010-11-10	8	3rd	4 17 28 33 38 40
2010-10-13	9	4th	4 12 17 28 35 44
2010-09-11	6	4th	7 22 25 28 41 53
2010-08-21	4	6th	2 3 16 17 27 28
2010-08-07	6	3rd	19 20 28 33 40 47
2010-07-17	1	5th	3 5 18 21 28 36
2010-07-14	17	4th	1 5 18 28 46 48
2010-05-15	3	5th	8 17 22 26 28 42
2010-05-05	3	3rd	5 18 28 33 49 54
2010-04-24	8	4th	14 19 20 28 36 53
2010-03-27	10	4th	11 12 20 28 35 42
2010-02-20	7	5th	1 20 22 24 28 42
2010-01-27	5	3rd	13 25 28 48 51 54
2010-01-09	—	3rd	3 7 28 35 40 54