Number 22

In Hit 5 under the 5/42 · since Sep 2020 rules — 2,227 draws, 5 from 1–42.

276times drawn · chance expected 265 +0.71σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

8.0average wait between appearances · chance says 8.4

46longest completed wait · 60% chance of one at least that long

22 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 276 times in 2,227 draws against 265.1 expected, +0.71σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 22, draw by draw

Drawn 276 times in 2,227 draws · average wait 8.0 draws · longest completed wait 46 · waiting 1 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 22 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 smallest12 · chance 13.2
2nd smallest68 · chance 65.2
3rd smallest101 · chance 108.7
4th smallest76 · chance 72.5
5th smallest19 · chance 16.3

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

3 4 20 40 42 24

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, 22 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 22 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-10	9	3rd	18 19 22 40 41
2026-10-01	6	3rd	2 21 22 32 41
2026-09-25	3	3rd	9 19 22 29 33
2026-09-22	3	4th	6 8 21 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: 22 is drawn with probability 5/42 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-04-27	8	4th	10 17 19 22 23
2026-04-19	13	4th	11 14 16 22 39
2026-04-06	4	3rd	14 21 22 27 34
2026-04-02	1	2nd	20 22 24 37 38
2026-04-01	6	5th	4 9 11 15 22
2026-03-26	4	3rd	14 21 22 27 31
2026-03-22	16	4th	2 16 20 22 41
2026-03-06	8	4th	9 10 15 22 35
2026-02-26	15	2nd	15 22 24 32 38
2026-02-11	5	3rd	1 9 22 25 42
2026-02-06	25	4th	3 5 16 22 30
2026-01-12	1	3rd	8 14 22 24 37
2026-01-11	15	2nd	6 22 24 34 42
2025-12-27	3	4th	7 9 20 22 25
2025-12-24	8	2nd	20 22 24 31 40
2025-12-16	1	2nd	8 22 23 28 35
2025-12-15	1	2nd	21 22 27 36 38
2025-12-14	15	5th	14 18 19 20 22
2025-11-29	3	4th	3 7 13 22 35
2025-11-26	3	3rd	7 12 22 28 39
2025-11-23	18	4th	7 17 21 22 42
2025-11-05	18	3rd	4 15 22 26 38
2025-10-18	1	3rd	4 17 22 37 38
2025-10-17	3	2nd	11 22 27 28 36
2025-10-14	18	3rd	3 21 22 25 32
2025-09-26	9	3rd	12 15 22 39 41
2025-09-17	1	1st	22 23 29 32 40
2025-09-16	14	5th	3 11 14 21 22
2025-09-02	5	2nd	11 22 31 33 40
2025-08-28	6	3rd	3 9 22 25 30
2025-08-22	3	2nd	3 22 26 28 42
2025-08-19	8	2nd	1 22 28 35 40
2025-08-11	10	3rd	3 11 22 25 34
2025-08-01	11	4th	7 14 18 22 38
2025-07-21	1	3rd	3 11 22 29 35
2025-07-20	3	3rd	6 18 22 33 42
2025-07-17	17	4th	1 7 15 22 41
2025-06-30	14	4th	7 8 17 22 39
2025-06-16	9	2nd	14 22 24 28 35
2025-06-07	4	2nd	7 22 24 32 40
2025-06-03	3	5th	2 7 8 18 22
2025-05-31	19	2nd	13 22 25 27 32
2025-05-12	4	4th	4 10 16 22 30
2025-05-08	18	4th	1 9 11 22 28
2025-04-20	2	3rd	16 20 22 24 41
2025-04-18	6	3rd	3 18 22 35 40
2025-04-12	11	3rd	4 11 22 37 38
2025-04-01	30	3rd	16 21 22 24 33
2025-03-02	4	3rd	3 6 22 28 37
2025-02-26	17	1st	22 26 30 36 37
2025-02-09	6	3rd	12 20 22 29 42
2025-02-03	1	2nd	4 22 25 26 27
2025-02-02	3	3rd	8 9 22 23 32
2025-01-30	3	2nd	21 22 37 40 41
2025-01-27	9	4th	2 9 20 22 42
2025-01-18	10	4th	3 4 17 22 31
2025-01-08	11	5th	3 4 11 20 22
2024-12-28	1	4th	1 6 8 22 42
2024-12-27	1	4th	15 16 18 22 34
2024-12-26	1	2nd	3 22 25 26 40
2024-12-25	5	3rd	9 14 22 29 40
2024-12-20	4	4th	12 17 20 22 32
2024-12-16	15	3rd	4 16 22 26 30
2024-12-01	1	2nd	11 22 30 35 36
2024-11-30	5	4th	7 10 14 22 32
2024-11-25	4	4th	10 16 17 22 27
2024-11-21	11	3rd	4 10 22 30 34
2024-11-10	9	4th	9 10 12 22 42
2024-11-01	3	2nd	7 22 31 41 42
2024-10-29	4	4th	3 4 13 22 39
2024-10-25	34	4th	1 17 20 22 23
2024-09-21	3	4th	6 18 19 22 42
2024-09-18	9	3rd	4 5 22 24 40
2024-09-09	6	3rd	2 17 22 37 40
2024-09-03	7	4th	1 3 10 22 25
2024-08-27	10	5th	5 17 18 20 22
2024-08-17	14	5th	1 2 14 21 22
2024-08-03	21	4th	9 10 18 22 27
2024-07-13	17	3rd	14 20 22 35 41
2024-06-26	7	3rd	1 8 22 24 35
2024-06-19	2	3rd	2 6 22 24 27
2024-06-17	5	4th	11 14 19 22 42
2024-06-12	2	2nd	5 22 26 32 38
2024-06-10	1	3rd	13 17 22 32 36
2024-06-09	4	2nd	6 22 28 30 36
2024-06-05	4	3rd	4 7 22 37 39
2024-06-01	9	2nd	1 22 34 36 40
2024-05-23	5	5th	8 14 16 20 22
2024-05-18	1	4th	12 16 21 22 23
2024-05-17	4	4th	7 10 19 22 35
2024-05-13	10	2nd	8 22 23 35 42
2024-05-03	5	4th	3 6 17 22 28
2024-04-28	11	2nd	17 22 24 27 35
2024-04-17	6	4th	7 16 18 22 41
2024-04-11	2	2nd	5 22 32 35 37
2024-04-09	5	5th	9 17 20 21 22
2024-04-04	1	2nd	6 22 24 35 41
2024-04-03	4	2nd	18 22 26 35 36
2024-03-30	10	2nd	16 22 31 36 42
2024-03-20	5	3rd	18 20 22 23 25
2024-03-15	23	2nd	6 22 24 36 42
2024-02-21	4	3rd	1 6 22 29 37
2024-02-17	2	2nd	2 22 30 38 42
2024-02-15	8	2nd	7 22 29 32 40
2024-02-07	7	4th	3 17 21 22 34
2024-01-31	5	5th	3 4 8 20 22
2024-01-26	6	5th	7 10 18 20 22
2024-01-20	1	4th	16 17 21 22 29
2024-01-19	11	4th	6 13 15 22 37
2024-01-08	9	3rd	2 17 22 23 35
2023-12-30	1	1st	22 27 32 34 41
2023-12-29	15	2nd	16 22 27 33 38
2023-12-14	6	3rd	9 19 22 32 42
2023-12-08	5	4th	2 18 19 22 42
2023-12-03	2	4th	1 5 21 22 32
2023-12-01	9	5th	3 10 14 21 22
2023-11-22	5	3rd	14 18 22 24 28
2023-11-17	3	3rd	15 18 22 30 31
2023-11-14	14	3rd	2 4 22 26 41
2023-10-31	9	2nd	14 22 30 33 36
2023-10-22	2	2nd	13 22 25 30 37
2023-10-20	34	2nd	12 22 25 28 38
2023-09-16	19	4th	4 8 18 22 25
2023-08-28	23	3rd	2 11 22 24 31
2023-08-05	2	3rd	12 15 22 31 42
2023-08-03	8	4th	1 13 21 22 40
2023-07-26	14	3rd	18 20 22 35 42
2023-07-12	16	2nd	9 22 27 32 35
2023-06-26	6	2nd	21 22 30 35 37
2023-06-20	8	4th	4 8 10 22 37
2023-06-12	5	3rd	5 10 22 30 33
2023-06-07	3	4th	1 3 8 22 40
2023-06-04	6	3rd	2 3 22 26 39
2023-05-29	4	4th	1 7 16 22 26
2023-05-25	3	3rd	4 8 22 37 39
2023-05-22	10	2nd	19 22 23 26 42
2023-05-12	18	4th	2 9 10 22 41
2023-04-24	13	4th	3 13 20 22 38
2023-04-11	8	3rd	5 7 22 34 35
2023-04-03	15	3rd	13 14 22 32 36
2023-03-19	1	3rd	5 8 22 26 41
2023-03-18	6	4th	15 19 21 22 27
2023-03-12	2	4th	1 8 16 22 31
2023-03-10	5	2nd	2 22 26 35 41
2023-03-05	2	1st	22 26 34 35 40
2023-03-03	6	1st	22 28 32 38 40
2023-02-25	36	3rd	10 12 22 24 41
2023-01-20	1	3rd	4 19 22 32 40
2023-01-19	2	4th	1 16 17 22 33
2023-01-17	1	4th	4 19 20 22 38
2023-01-16	1	3rd	3 6 22 29 31
2023-01-15	2	2nd	7 22 34 40 41
2023-01-13	5	4th	5 12 16 22 30
2023-01-08	4	4th	1 2 4 22 27
2023-01-04	6	3rd	1 19 22 37 38
2022-12-29	8	2nd	21 22 23 25 27
2022-12-21	7	2nd	2 22 23 31 39
2022-12-14	10	4th	3 6 16 22 40
2022-12-04	8	3rd	10 21 22 28 33
2022-11-26	2	2nd	17 22 30 31 41
2022-11-24	19	2nd	2 22 27 32 40
2022-11-05	2	3rd	4 5 22 26 29
2022-11-03	1	2nd	4 22 23 25 38
2022-11-02	1	3rd	3 19 22 33 36
2022-11-01	2	1st	22 23 25 28 34
2022-10-30	20	2nd	8 22 31 37 38
2022-10-10	2	3rd	11 19 22 29 30
2022-10-08	1	3rd	15 20 22 28 37
2022-10-07	17	4th	3 9 16 22 39
2022-09-20	1	2nd	17 22 29 34 36
2022-09-19	5	4th	1 7 17 22 40
2022-09-14	4	4th	7 17 20 22 41
2022-09-10	1	2nd	9 22 24 25 26
2022-09-09	18	3rd	4 11 22 28 41
2022-08-22	1	4th	4 18 21 22 32
2022-08-21	1	3rd	11 20 22 28 35
2022-08-20	7	5th	4 13 18 21 22
2022-08-13	21	4th	1 2 13 22 30
2022-07-23	1	5th	5 6 10 18 22
2022-07-22	8	3rd	3 14 22 28 30
2022-07-14	27	4th	3 13 20 22 25
2022-06-17	7	2nd	10 22 31 33 35
2022-06-10	15	3rd	3 17 22 34 41
2022-05-26	4	3rd	3 19 22 33 34
2022-05-22	16	3rd	6 8 22 24 37
2022-05-06	5	3rd	1 20 22 36 41
2022-05-01	3	5th	3 8 10 21 22
2022-04-28	19	2nd	17 22 26 36 41
2022-04-09	3	4th	8 19 21 22 24
2022-04-06	3	2nd	2 22 23 26 38
2022-04-03	9	4th	8 14 16 22 42
2022-03-25	16	1st	22 23 31 40 41
2022-03-09	2	3rd	1 10 22 34 37
2022-03-07	5	5th	3 5 11 20 22
2022-03-02	4	3rd	11 18 22 29 33
2022-02-26	5	4th	3 5 6 22 24
2022-02-21	20	4th	1 4 10 22 26
2022-02-01	7	2nd	4 22 23 31 42
2022-01-25	4	2nd	16 22 23 24 26
2022-01-21	7	3rd	3 13 22 28 35
2022-01-14	7	3rd	2 3 22 39 42
2022-01-07	46	4th	11 19 20 22 42
2021-11-22	9	4th	10 13 16 22 41
2021-11-13	18	4th	2 6 12 22 25
2021-10-26	7	3rd	3 13 22 24 42
2021-10-19	19	4th	4 10 13 22 33
2021-09-30	12	3rd	5 8 22 32 33
2021-09-18	7	2nd	11 22 25 31 32
2021-09-11	9	3rd	19 20 22 34 42
2021-09-02	6	2nd	1 22 24 37 40
2021-08-27	7	3rd	8 15 22 30 41
2021-08-20	5	4th	6 9 19 22 33
2021-08-15	16	2nd	12 22 28 34 41
2021-07-30	2	1st	22 24 25 28 37
2021-07-28	1	1st	22 25 27 34 42
2021-07-27	11	3rd	15 16 22 23 34
2021-07-16	13	3rd	9 18 22 30 37
2021-07-03	19	5th	4 14 16 19 22
2021-06-14	1	3rd	13 20 22 32 40
2021-06-13	1	4th	3 13 16 22 29
2021-06-12	1	3rd	4 18 22 23 24
2021-06-11	33	1st	22 27 28 31 40
2021-05-09	6	3rd	4 11 22 34 36
2021-05-03	2	4th	5 8 14 22 35
2021-05-01	14	3rd	4 7 22 31 34
2021-04-17	11	3rd	11 13 22 35 39
2021-04-06	4	4th	5 15 21 22 24
2021-04-02	22	4th	5 7 18 22 40
2021-03-11	4	4th	4 7 16 22 33
2021-03-07	7	3rd	4 10 22 24 40
2021-02-28	19	3rd	5 20 22 27 36
2021-02-09	3	3rd	2 10 22 25 26
2021-02-06	6	2nd	2 22 26 28 34
2021-01-31	6	4th	2 11 13 22 33
2021-01-25	2	3rd	8 20 22 33 40
2021-01-23	2	3rd	1 12 22 27 42
2021-01-21	3	4th	10 14 21 22 33
2021-01-18	2	2nd	17 22 30 38 42
2021-01-16	13	2nd	7 22 29 31 37
2021-01-03	2	2nd	16 22 29 30 36
2021-01-01	6	3rd	15 19 22 39 41
2020-12-26	4	5th	4 9 19 20 22
2020-12-22	15	2nd	6 22 24 25 27
2020-12-07	11	3rd	2 14 22 27 30
2020-11-26	29	3rd	1 8 22 27 36
2020-10-28	3	3rd	7 18 22 35 37
2020-10-25	10	3rd	2 5 22 25 31
2020-10-15	21	4th	3 9 20 22 24
2020-09-24	2	4th	4 8 17 22 31
2020-09-22	3	2nd	6 22 26 30 37
2020-09-19	1	2nd	16 22 27 33 36
2020-09-18	—	3rd	2 10 22 33 39