Number 17

In Hit 5 under the 5/42 · since Sep 2020 rules — 2,228 draws, 5 from 1–42.

254times drawn · chance expected 265 −0.74σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 68% for any number

8.8average wait between appearances · chance says 8.4

80longest completed wait · 1% chance of one at least that long

17 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 254 times in 2,228 draws against 265.2 expected, −0.74σ. 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 254 times in 2,228 draws · average wait 8.8 draws · longest completed wait 80 · 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 smallest28 · chance 31.7
2nd smallest94 · chance 92.3
3rd smallest101 · chance 90.3
4th smallest27 · chance 35.1
5th smallest4 · chance 4.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

24 3 12 1 23 38

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 41 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 42. 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
2026-10-08	1	3rd	2 10 17 27 41
2026-10-07	16	2nd	3 17 18 21 38
2026-09-21	3	2nd	6 17 24 26 33
2026-09-18	9	3rd	4 7 17 28

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 5/42 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-01-14	12	4th	10 12 14 17 24
2026-01-02	29	2nd	1 17 21 29 34
2025-12-04	10	3rd	7 12 17 19 36
2025-11-24	1	2nd	2 17 21 23 35
2025-11-23	2	2nd	7 17 21 22 42
2025-11-21	8	3rd	3 5 17 30 36
2025-11-13	26	3rd	7 12 17 18 35
2025-10-18	25	2nd	4 17 22 37 38
2025-09-23	16	3rd	4 5 17 23 28
2025-09-07	4	3rd	8 13 17 20 31
2025-09-03	2	1st	17 24 26 33 41
2025-09-01	3	2nd	1 17 19 24 31
2025-08-29	12	3rd	2 16 17 21 39
2025-08-17	9	1st	17 18 19 27 38
2025-08-08	6	3rd	11 12 17 31 34
2025-08-02	3	2nd	9 17 28 29 30
2025-07-30	26	4th	7 15 16 17 23
2025-07-04	4	3rd	11 12 17 25 29
2025-06-30	7	3rd	7 8 17 22 39
2025-06-23	1	3rd	4 8 17 27 40
2025-06-22	16	2nd	14 17 23 28 32
2025-06-06	10	5th	1 6 11 12 17
2025-05-27	2	2nd	15 17 20 29 39
2025-05-25	9	2nd	15 17 21 31 38
2025-05-16	10	4th	6 8 14 17 41
2025-05-06	1	3rd	5 7 17 19 35
2025-05-05	3	2nd	6 17 25 31 37
2025-05-02	7	2nd	8 17 33 39 42
2025-04-25	10	3rd	9 10 17 27 38
2025-04-15	5	4th	3 4 14 17 30
2025-04-10	11	1st	17 18 30 32 38
2025-03-30	11	4th	6 10 12 17 24
2025-03-19	7	3rd	8 16 17 28 38
2025-03-12	9	3rd	7 8 17 24 40
2025-03-03	14	3rd	8 12 17 18 27
2025-02-17	16	3rd	1 2 17 20 39
2025-02-01	10	2nd	12 17 26 27 36
2025-01-22	4	4th	1 3 7 17 40
2025-01-18	1	3rd	3 4 17 22 31
2025-01-17	26	4th	2 12 13 17 21
2024-12-22	2	3rd	6 13 17 25 27
2024-12-20	1	2nd	12 17 20 22 32
2024-12-19	4	2nd	15 17 35 40 41
2024-12-15	16	3rd	4 8 17 21 29
2024-11-29	4	2nd	1 17 23 24 33
2024-11-25	8	3rd	10 16 17 22 27
2024-11-17	15	1st	17 24 27 35 41
2024-11-02	8	2nd	2 17 19 29 40
2024-10-25	18	2nd	1 17 20 22 23
2024-10-07	21	2nd	15 17 26 29 40
2024-09-16	1	4th	4 8 10 17 42
2024-09-15	6	3rd	8 10 17 40 42
2024-09-09	13	2nd	2 17 22 37 40
2024-08-27	2	2nd	5 17 18 20 22
2024-08-25	3	3rd	2 3 17 24 30
2024-08-22	3	4th	2 3 12 17 34
2024-08-19	8	2nd	14 17 25 29 38
2024-08-11	3	3rd	5 16 17 21 37
2024-08-08	21	2nd	11 17 20 31 42
2024-07-18	8	3rd	8 10 17 36 37
2024-07-10	10	3rd	5 12 17 23 38
2024-06-30	12	2nd	2 17 20 24 42
2024-06-18	8	2nd	3 17 26 27 39
2024-06-10	3	2nd	13 17 22 32 36
2024-06-07	16	2nd	10 17 28 37 39
2024-05-22	6	4th	1 2 7 17 35
2024-05-16	2	2nd	14 17 25 31 42
2024-05-14	2	3rd	9 12 17 35 38
2024-05-12	9	3rd	6 7 17 24 37
2024-05-03	5	3rd	3 6 17 22 28
2024-04-28	3	1st	17 22 24 27 35
2024-04-25	2	3rd	9 11 17 26 37
2024-04-23	9	3rd	10 14 17 20 40
2024-04-14	5	2nd	3 17 20 28 30
2024-04-09	1	2nd	9 17 20 21 22
2024-04-08	2	4th	3 9 11 17 34
2024-04-06	6	2nd	10 17 23 24 30
2024-03-31	15	2nd	5 17 26 33 41
2024-03-16	9	3rd	13 15 17 28 36
2024-03-07	1	3rd	7 12 17 20 41
2024-03-06	2	2nd	6 17 18 26 35
2024-03-04	1	2nd	10 17 23 34 35
2024-03-03	25	2nd	7 17 20 30 33
2024-02-07	3	2nd	3 17 21 22 34
2024-02-04	1	1st	17 24 34 37 41
2024-02-03	11	2nd	13 17 28 32 39
2024-01-23	3	3rd	6 9 17 26 34
2024-01-20	5	2nd	16 17 21 22 29
2024-01-15	7	1st	17 21 23 24 37
2024-01-08	1	2nd	2 17 22 23 35
2024-01-07	2	3rd	1 13 17 23 38
2024-01-05	5	3rd	1 3 17 32 38
2023-12-31	3	1st	17 18 29 34 41
2023-12-28	37	2nd	1 17 21 37 39
2023-11-21	3	3rd	9 12 17 31 39
2023-11-18	8	3rd	6 9 17 20 34
2023-11-10	3	2nd	3 17 21 35 37
2023-11-07	9	2nd	16 17 24 29 35
2023-10-29	4	3rd	2 12 17 18 37
2023-10-25	7	4th	2 11 14 17 40
2023-10-18	6	3rd	3 13 17 23 33
2023-10-12	6	3rd	7 15 17 20 24
2023-10-06	1	4th	1 2 10 17 37
2023-10-05	2	2nd	1 17 18 20 38
2023-10-03	8	3rd	5 13 17 23 41
2023-09-25	3	2nd	5 17 28 31 36
2023-09-22	2	2nd	5 17 24 25 33
2023-09-20	8	3rd	2 3 17 34 35
2023-09-12	1	4th	6 13 14 17 18
2023-09-11	10	3rd	8 16 17 29 41
2023-09-01	5	2nd	13 17 18 27 33
2023-08-27	5	3rd	9 10 17 30 37
2023-08-22	30	4th	9 12 14 17 42
2023-07-23	4	2nd	13 17 18 33 35
2023-07-19	9	3rd	4 5 17 25 31
2023-07-10	1	3rd	3 8 17 24 37
2023-07-09	40	2nd	4 17 23 28 38
2023-05-30	19	3rd	4 14 17 18 40
2023-05-11	9	3rd	5 12 17 29 40
2023-05-02	3	3rd	11 13 17 29 38
2023-04-29	1	5th	4 5 14 15 17
2023-04-28	3	3rd	1 12 17 31 39
2023-04-25	3	2nd	15 17 18 37 38
2023-04-22	1	1st	17 23 31 36 40
2023-04-21	13	2nd	11 17 21 38 42
2023-04-08	4	5th	1 7 8 15 17
2023-04-04	9	3rd	4 6 17 32 39
2023-03-26	56	3rd	8 10 17 19 32
2023-01-29	1	3rd	4 12 17 24 41
2023-01-28	5	3rd	9 14 17 25 34
2023-01-23	4	4th	5 8 9 17 35
2023-01-19	9	3rd	1 16 17 22 33
2023-01-10	5	2nd	11 17 18 21 32
2023-01-05	16	3rd	12 13 17 30 31
2022-12-20	1	2nd	11 17 28 34 39
2022-12-19	1	1st	17 20 26 27 38
2022-12-18	20	2nd	1 17 19 24 32
2022-11-28	2	4th	7 8 15 17 30
2022-11-26	9	1st	17 22 30 31 41
2022-11-17	7	3rd	10 15 17 33 37
2022-11-10	21	2nd	6 17 23 26 37
2022-10-20	3	2nd	10 17 29 32 36
2022-10-17	4	1st	17 23 25 28 32
2022-10-13	9	3rd	4 11 17 30 34
2022-10-04	7	3rd	1 12 17 28 38
2022-09-27	4	4th	3 12 14 17 24
2022-09-23	3	2nd	3 17 24 33 41
2022-09-20	1	1st	17 22 29 34 36
2022-09-19	5	3rd	1 7 17 22 40
2022-09-14	9	2nd	7 17 20 22 41
2022-09-05	5	3rd	5 15 17 19 41
2022-08-31	3	4th	9 10 16 17 30
2022-08-28	22	2nd	1 17 24 29 31
2022-08-06	5	2nd	7 17 23 28 29
2022-08-01	2	3rd	3 7 17 36 38
2022-07-30	3	3rd	4 14 17 29 35
2022-07-27	11	3rd	8 14 17 28 37
2022-07-16	3	3rd	7 10 17 27 42
2022-07-13	2	1st	17 18 24 27 35
2022-07-11	3	3rd	6 7 17 19 38
2022-07-08	7	1st	17 24 27 28 38
2022-07-01	3	2nd	3 17 24 28 35
2022-06-28	12	2nd	8 17 26 29 38
2022-06-16	4	3rd	9 14 17 19 24
2022-06-12	2	4th	3 8 13 17 37
2022-06-10	6	2nd	3 17 22 34 41
2022-06-04	16	3rd	14 15 17 18 32
2022-05-19	17	4th	2 12 15 17 26
2022-05-02	4	2nd	14 17 18 24 35
2022-04-28	44	1st	17 22 26 36 41
2022-03-15	1	1st	17 21 24 29 39
2022-03-14	13	2nd	5 17 28 37 41
2022-03-01	7	3rd	14 15 17 25 40
2022-02-22	15	3rd	6 16 17 32 35
2022-02-07	7	2nd	16 17 23 29 32
2022-01-31	2	2nd	3 17 26 32 41
2022-01-29	27	3rd	6 16 17 27 35
2022-01-02	15	3rd	11 15 17 19 20
2021-12-18	27	3rd	4 12 17 21 41
2021-11-21	7	1st	17 25 29 33 34
2021-11-14	4	4th	1 4 16 17 28
2021-11-10	1	1st	17 18 35 41 42
2021-11-09	9	2nd	12 17 19 23 31
2021-10-31	6	2nd	13 17 19 20 34
2021-10-25	15	3rd	9 16 17 21 23
2021-10-10	12	4th	1 2 16 17 36
2021-09-28	13	1st	17 20 28 31 38
2021-09-15	2	2nd	13 17 18 27 31
2021-09-13	12	2nd	6 17 23 27 33
2021-09-01	18	1st	17 24 25 26 31
2021-08-14	1	3rd	7 16 17 24 35
2021-08-13	29	4th	11 14 16 17 41
2021-07-15	4	3rd	2 14 17 29 30
2021-07-11	4	2nd	16 17 21 25 27
2021-07-07	5	2nd	5 17 29 31 41
2021-07-02	51	3rd	6 16 17 24 33
2021-05-12	2	2nd	9 17 19 23 33
2021-05-10	12	2nd	3 17 19 29 32
2021-04-28	2	4th	1 14 16 17 19
2021-04-26	2	3rd	1 15 17 41 42
2021-04-24	1	3rd	10 14 17 23 25
2021-04-23	32	1st	17 21 29 31 35
2021-03-22	7	3rd	5 11 17 26 28
2021-03-15	5	2nd	12 17 23 30 37
2021-03-10	26	3rd	3 12 17 24 25
2021-02-12	25	2nd	1 17 23 32 34
2021-01-18	6	1st	17 22 30 38 42
2021-01-12	3	2nd	3 17 24 32 33
2021-01-09	2	2nd	14 17 24 25 26
2021-01-07	2	2nd	3 17 18 25 35
2021-01-05	3	1st	17 19 26 28 30
2021-01-02	5	1st	17 20 28 39 41
2020-12-28	9	3rd	12 15 17 33 41
2020-12-19	36	1st	17 18 31 37 38
2020-11-13	2	4th	3 8 15 17 33
2020-11-11	1	3rd	7 16 17 23 37
2020-11-10	5	2nd	5 17 19 38 41
2020-11-05	2	3rd	1 3 17 19 27
2020-11-03	3	2nd	3 17 28 40 42
2020-10-31	2	1st	17 24 28 29 35
2020-10-29	10	3rd	12 16 17 19 27
2020-10-19	1	2nd	13 17 28 29 32
2020-10-18	6	2nd	11 17 21 25 34
2020-10-12	1	3rd	4 8 17 21 37
2020-10-11	4	2nd	5 17 31 36 40
2020-10-07	1	2nd	16 17 35 36 40
2020-10-06	9	2nd	10 17 23 33 38
2020-09-27	3	3rd	1 13 17 25 27
2020-09-24	12	3rd	4 8 17 22 31
2020-09-12	—	3rd	1 15 17 21 27