Number 24

In Lotto under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 2,626 draws, 6 from 1–49.

308times drawn · chance expected 322 −0.81σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 88% for any number

8.5average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

57longest completed wait · 18% chance of one at least that long

24 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 308 times in 2,626 draws against 321.6 expected, −0.81σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 24, draw by draw

Drawn 308 times in 2,626 draws · average wait 8.5 draws · longest completed wait 57 · waiting 2 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 24 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 smallest9 · chance 9.6
2nd smallest49 · chance 52.3
3rd smallest105 · chance 104.7
4th smallest101 · chance 95.6
5th smallest39 · chance 39.8
6th smallest5 · chance 6.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 32.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

26 6 20 37 45 3

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 24 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th most popular of 49. 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 24 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-05	14	3rd	1 17 24 39 42 48
2026-09-02	2	2nd	11 24 30 31 41 49
2026-08-29	2	5th	14 17 18 19 24 34
2026-08-24	12	2nd	19

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: 24 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-06-23	28	4th	6 15 21 24 37 43
2025-04-19	1	4th	3 13 20 24 25 45
2025-04-16	4	3rd	14 21 24 26 28 37
2025-04-07	16	4th	8 12 21 24 35 44
2025-03-01	7	5th	3 7 15 18 24 41
2025-02-12	2	5th	6 7 11 18 24 48
2025-02-08	4	2nd	22 24 27 35 37 46
2025-01-29	5	3rd	7 13 24 26 35 41
2025-01-18	6	3rd	1 18 24 31 35 47
2025-01-04	10	4th	10 15 21 24 37 48
2024-12-11	10	4th	10 21 23 24 33 49
2024-11-18	5	6th	7 9 11 12 23 24
2024-11-06	1	5th	10 16 21 22 24 47
2024-11-04	21	3rd	7 17 24 30 31 43
2024-09-16	1	4th	1 6 17 24 28 40
2024-09-14	3	4th	5 9 16 24 38 44
2024-09-07	4	4th	2 5 6 24 32 36
2024-08-28	10	3rd	13 20 24 25 37 38
2024-08-05	9	4th	8 12 22 24 43 48
2024-07-15	4	2nd	8 24 31 33 42 44
2024-07-06	10	3rd	3 4 24 30 33 34
2024-06-12	12	2nd	16 24 28 33 37 39
2024-05-15	11	2nd	23 24 31 38 42 49
2024-04-20	30	4th	6 10 23 24 35 41
2024-02-10	12	4th	3 7 12 24 34 38
2024-01-13	12	5th	9 11 18 20 24 26
2023-12-16	12	2nd	23 24 27 39 40 42
2023-11-18	3	3rd	4 20 24 36 39 45
2023-11-11	8	2nd	15 24 29 32 35 42
2023-10-23	13	4th	13 15 17 24 25 35
2023-09-23	4	5th	7 8 12 13 24 48
2023-09-13	10	6th	1 9 10 16 22 24
2023-08-21	31	4th	7 11 23 24 25 36
2023-06-10	1	4th	1 4 9 24 34 38
2023-06-07	8	3rd	5 17 24 40 45 46
2023-05-20	12	4th	14 15 23 24 26 28
2023-04-22	1	5th	2 9 15 22 24 37
2023-04-19	5	1st	24 25 30 36 37 40
2023-04-08	7	1st	24 26 27 36 37 42
2023-03-22	14	3rd	5 9 24 28 35 39
2023-02-18	2	3rd	13 19 24 26 32 33
2023-02-13	4	3rd	12 16 24 26 35 48
2023-02-04	4	2nd	20 24 25 33 36 49
2023-01-25	8	3rd	7 20 24 38 40 42
2023-01-07	2	4th	3 4 8 24 31 34
2023-01-02	6	4th	8 10 23 24 39 41
2022-12-19	8	3rd	15 21 24 28 44 49
2022-11-30	7	2nd	10 24 26 28 40 47
2022-11-14	7	3rd	17 22 24 32 37 43
2022-10-29	3	4th	3 7 9 24 36 37
2022-10-22	10	5th	2 11 13 21 24 46
2022-09-28	2	2nd	14 24 26 29 31 32
2022-09-24	14	4th	2 12 20 24 32 45
2022-08-22	6	4th	13 17 20 24 28 42
2022-08-08	13	1st	24 32 35 38 39 47
2022-07-09	15	4th	1 10 23 24 25 32
2022-06-04	5	4th	5 10 18 24 28 33
2022-05-23	9	2nd	20 24 25 31 33 40
2022-05-02	13	4th	6 10 23 24 32 42
2022-04-02	9	3rd	4 17 24 25 31 40
2022-03-12	28	2nd	6 24 32 34 44 45
2022-01-05	8	6th	9 12 13 18 20 24
2021-12-18	3	3rd	6 14 24 27 36 47
2021-12-11	5	4th	7 13 15 24 32 37
2021-11-29	2	4th	4 6 17 24 32 33
2021-11-24	1	3rd	13 20 24 26 34 36
2021-11-22	10	3rd	4 22 24 34 35 48
2021-10-30	1	3rd	6 8 24 27 37 41
2021-10-27	4	2nd	11 24 27 32 44 45
2021-10-18	5	4th	9 11 23 24 45 49
2021-10-06	1	4th	6 18 23 24 29 30
2021-10-04	4	4th	6 15 19 24 26 45
2021-09-25	1	5th	10 12 15 17 24 33
2021-09-22	7	5th	6 15 17 22 24 33
2021-09-06	2	4th	4 7 18 24 27 45
2021-09-01	5	3rd	4 12 24 28 30 42
2021-08-21	6	4th	16 19 22 24 30 47
2021-08-07	6	4th	3 8 10 24 31 46
2021-07-24	10	2nd	7 24 26 27 30 44
2021-06-30	5	4th	6 14 23 24 26 46
2021-06-19	49	4th	5 17 21 24 39 40
2021-02-24	6	2nd	4 24 29 33 35 49
2021-02-10	10	2nd	20 24 26 36 45 48
2021-01-18	2	4th	8 13 23 24 25 40
2021-01-13	4	3rd	18 20 24 30 37 45
2021-01-04	4	4th	2 16 23 24 30 36
2020-12-26	4	4th	1 10 23 24 30 38
2020-12-16	34	4th	10 11 14 24 34 44
2020-09-28	20	3rd	9 11 24 25 28 34
2020-08-12	4	4th	4 5 8 24 40 49
2020-08-03	1	3rd	12 22 24 27 30 40
2020-08-01	3	4th	7 8 20 24 45 47
2020-07-25	22	2nd	9 24 31 35 38 43
2020-06-03	3	3rd	4 12 24 28 46 48
2020-05-27	3	2nd	8 24 25 29 33 44
2020-05-20	19	3rd	7 10 24 34 37 45
2020-04-06	2	2nd	6 24 33 41 44 49
2020-04-01	6	3rd	4 18 24 26 42 44
2020-03-18	9	2nd	4 24 29 30 37 43
2020-02-26	17	3rd	1 23 24 28 45 48
2020-01-18	2	1st	24 31 41 43 47 49
2020-01-13	9	5th	1 2 13 14 24 38
2019-12-23	1	3rd	7 8 24 25 30 42
2019-12-21	4	4th	3 5 16 24 28 32
2019-12-11	4	3rd	1 15 24 27 29 40
2019-12-02	25	2nd	23 24 28 34 35 41
2019-10-05	5	3rd	22 23 24 26 34 42
2019-09-23	4	3rd	19 20 24 30 36 39
2019-09-14	1	2nd	21 24 27 29 31 35
2019-09-11	2	5th	5 8 18 21 24 40
2019-09-07	2	5th	2 3 7 12 24 27
2019-09-02	6	4th	12 14 15 24 25 48
2019-08-19	5	4th	1 2 8 24 36 40
2019-08-07	10	4th	6 18 19 24 38 49
2019-07-15	8	4th	10 18 23 24 27 29
2019-06-26	16	4th	9 11 20 24 36 48
2019-05-20	18	5th	17 18 20 23 24 33
2019-04-08	5	3rd	2 16 24 31 40 46
2019-03-27	16	2nd	20 24 29 41 42 47
2019-02-18	32	4th	3 7 13 24 32 47
2018-12-05	9	4th	2 12 18 24 28 46
2018-11-14	3	5th	4 6 14 23 24 29
2018-11-07	17	2nd	19 24 27 36 46 48
2018-09-29	2	3rd	7 18 24 29 31 35
2018-09-24	2	2nd	18 24 25 38 44 49
2018-09-19	10	2nd	14 24 26 31 37 42
2018-08-27	10	3rd	5 23 24 31 39 40
2018-08-04	1	4th	16 17 22 24 29 35
2018-08-01	9	5th	4 14 17 23 24 30
2018-07-11	10	4th	10 14 18 24 27 37
2018-06-18	5	4th	5 7 15 24 33 38
2018-06-06	2	4th	4 6 13 24 27 33
2018-06-02	1	4th	7 8 22 24 31 48
2018-05-30	9	1st	24 34 35 36 47 49
2018-05-09	5	4th	6 13 16 24 33 39
2018-04-28	12	4th	3 12 19 24 25 34
2018-03-31	11	2nd	6 24 26 38 44 45
2018-03-05	2	3rd	5 14 24 29 30 47
2018-02-28	10	2nd	19 24 33 40 44 49
2018-02-05	4	3rd	6 9 24 32 39 45
2018-01-27	4	4th	4 15 21 24 43 47
2018-01-17	4	2nd	13 24 30 31 45 46
2018-01-08	1	4th	3 12 19 24 44 46
2018-01-06	1	5th	4 11 13 23 24 41
2018-01-03	8	5th	7 16 17 21 24 26
2017-12-16	17	3rd	13 22 24 25 31 42
2017-11-06	7	5th	1 3 5 19 24 33
2017-10-21	13	3rd	16 18 24 35 37 49
2017-09-20	2	4th	10 18 22 24 28 48
2017-09-16	17	5th	6 9 13 22 24 46
2017-08-07	7	5th	7 13 17 21 24 45
2017-07-22	8	4th	9 14 21 24 28 33
2017-07-03	19	4th	4 10 17 24 25 26
2017-05-20	9	4th	6 8 10 24 26 40
2017-04-29	8	3rd	8 19 24 38 43 46
2017-04-10	3	4th	11 14 22 24 31 38
2017-04-03	5	3rd	2 18 24 26 32 37
2017-03-22	6	3rd	2 20 24 41 43 49
2017-03-08	1	6th	3 6 10 11 12 24
2017-03-06	3	3rd	6 23 24 30 32 36
2017-02-27	7	4th	7 18 20 24 26 34
2017-02-11	2	5th	2 7 14 15 24 48
2017-02-06	7	2nd	14 24 33 43 46 49
2017-01-21	5	2nd	14 24 25 37 42 43
2017-01-09	7	3rd	13 22 24 25 36 43
2016-12-24	7	5th	5 8 16 23 24 26
2016-12-07	2	4th	1 13 22 24 34 45
2016-12-03	20	3rd	4 16 24 34 35 49
2016-10-17	8	3rd	6 21 24 31 38 39
2016-09-28	9	3rd	8 18 24 33 36 48
2016-09-07	6	5th	5 6 13 20 24 41
2016-08-24	12	3rd	12 20 24 27 28 39
2016-07-27	9	2nd	5 24 27 29 32 41
2016-07-06	8	2nd	21 24 36 39 44 49
2016-06-18	3	4th	3 10 23 24 26 28
2016-06-11	4	3rd	7 21 24 26 31 37
2016-06-01	1	3rd	7 22 24 31 41 45
2016-05-30	22	5th	4 9 12 20 24 44
2016-04-09	3	3rd	6 19 24 33 39 43
2016-04-02	10	3rd	12 23 24 34 37 48
2016-03-09	3	3rd	6 22 24 40 41 46
2016-03-02	13	4th	3 5 19 24 35 44
2016-02-01	40	5th	4 11 12 21 24 48
2015-10-31	8	3rd	1 3 24 30 31 48
2015-10-12	5	3rd	4 17 24 32 39 45
2015-09-30	14	3rd	13 21 24 34 45 46
2015-08-29	18	3rd	3 10 24 25 27 38
2015-07-18	16	3rd	18 22 24 26 28 36
2015-06-10	6	2nd	16 24 31 34 37 49
2015-05-27	37	4th	1 3 20 24 35 38
2015-03-02	2	4th	12 14 20 24 28 46
2015-02-25	13	2nd	6 24 30 37 39 44
2015-01-26	13	4th	2 6 15 24 47 49
2014-12-27	6	3rd	5 13 24 25 30 35
2014-12-13	8	4th	3 15 17 24 26 45
2014-11-24	12	3rd	8 14 24 26 38 49
2014-10-27	6	5th	6 10 12 22 24 49
2014-10-13	4	4th	3 15 19 24 44 45
2014-10-04	3	4th	1 4 20 24 29 33
2014-09-27	15	4th	3 14 21 24 33 47
2014-08-23	2	6th	4 9 12 20 21 24
2014-08-18	3	5th	6 11 14 21 24 36
2014-08-11	6	2nd	3 24 41 43 44 45
2014-07-28	1	3rd	8 21 24 29 39 47
2014-07-26	5	3rd	6 21 24 42 44 49
2014-07-14	5	3rd	6 10 24 26 31 34
2014-07-02	3	4th	11 13 21 24 29 49
2014-06-25	1	2nd	21 24 38 41 43 45
2014-06-23	13	3rd	9 16 24 30 46 49
2014-05-24	4	5th	3 12 15 18 24 40
2014-05-14	2	3rd	1 15 24 37 39 45
2014-05-10	10	3rd	13 15 24 38 42 48
2014-04-16	16	4th	3 11 12 24 37 44
2014-03-10	3	4th	6 11 13 24 41 44
2014-03-03	4	2nd	11 24 26 37 40 49
2014-02-22	7	5th	4 16 17 20 24 48
2014-02-05	8	2nd	14 24 26 40 42 43
2014-01-18	1	3rd	4 9 24 26 33 45
2014-01-15	1	5th	5 9 16 22 24 33
2014-01-13	7	2nd	18 24 27 30 43 48
2013-12-28	3	3rd	8 21 24 32 34 40
2013-12-21	26	3rd	6 8 24 26 30 43
2013-10-21	22	2nd	19 24 32 35 45 49
2013-08-31	11	3rd	8 20 24 27 39 49
2013-08-05	23	3rd	20 21 24 28 30 32
2013-06-12	15	4th	13 16 22 24 26 33
2013-05-08	7	4th	8 13 20 24 28 48
2013-04-22	11	2nd	5 24 29 38 41 44
2013-03-27	4	3rd	22 23 24 29 32 33
2013-03-18	6	3rd	8 13 24 39 41 43
2013-03-04	3	3rd	14 16 24 32 48 49
2013-02-25	2	3rd	16 23 24 38 42 48
2013-02-20	15	4th	3 13 17 24 37 46
2013-01-16	2	4th	1 14 20 24 28 48
2013-01-12	3	2nd	9 24 30 35 38 48
2013-01-05	6	3rd	8 22 24 31 36 40
2012-12-22	18	4th	1 13 23 24 25 27
2012-11-10	2	4th	12 17 19 24 30 40
2012-11-05	1	4th	5 12 20 24 34 45
2012-11-03	7	5th	3 6 18 22 24 43
2012-10-17	4	4th	3 9 19 24 39 47
2012-10-08	24	4th	9 14 17 24 32 41
2012-08-13	4	3rd	17 22 24 35 45 47
2012-08-04	3	3rd	15 22 24 26 35 48
2012-07-28	3	1st	24 27 36 38 39 49
2012-07-21	3	1st	24 27 33 39 40 45
2012-07-14	1	5th	3 4 18 19 24 43
2012-07-11	2	3rd	3 23 24 34 37 44
2012-07-07	57	5th	6 8 12 20 24 49
2012-02-25	9	5th	8 16 18 19 24 25
2012-02-04	13	3rd	7 8 24 32 39 44
2012-01-04	9	4th	20 22 23 24 31 37
2011-12-14	9	3rd	11 17 24 25 33 36
2011-11-23	4	2nd	2 24 30 36 45 49
2011-11-14	12	5th	3 8 11 22 24 33
2011-10-17	10	4th	7 20 21 24 25 46
2011-09-24	1	2nd	1 24 28 40 43 47
2011-09-21	3	4th	4 13 16 24 40 43
2011-09-14	2	3rd	15 19 24 39 42 46
2011-09-10	10	4th	1 3 19 24 26 48
2011-08-17	1	3rd	3 6 24 36 38 43
2011-08-15	9	4th	4 12 13 24 35 49
2011-07-25	6	3rd	1 21 24 26 31 41
2011-07-11	4	3rd	1 21 24 26 47 48
2011-07-02	5	3rd	7 10 24 26 41 44
2011-06-20	7	4th	10 15 19 24 32 34
2011-06-04	31	5th	1 4 6 17 24 26
2011-03-23	4	4th	12 13 18 24 30 38
2011-03-14	3	3rd	10 17 24 40 41 47
2011-03-07	6	3rd	2 3 24 37 39 45
2011-02-21	7	4th	10 13 21 24 44 48
2011-02-05	41	3rd	1 14 24 31 39 48
2010-11-01	14	4th	4 15 16 24 26 28
2010-09-29	6	3rd	5 20 24 26 36 42
2010-09-15	23	3rd	6 19 24 26 35 45
2010-07-24	22	3rd	2 20 24 32 37 42
2010-06-02	1	3rd	3 14 24 27 36 46
2010-05-31	14	5th	3 12 18 21 24 25
2010-04-28	7	2nd	20 24 31 35 41 44
2010-04-12	8	3rd	3 19 24 29 31 36
2010-03-24	3	2nd	20 24 33 37 38 43
2010-03-17	27	3rd	6 22 24 26 29 44
2010-01-13	5	3rd	12 19 24 25 31 47
2010-01-02	—	3rd	8 14 24 25 37 46