Number 23

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,724 draws, 6 from 1–49.

226times drawn · chance expected 211 +1.09σ

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

7.6average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

34longest completed wait · 95% chance of one at least that long

23 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 226 times in 1,724 draws against 211.1 expected, +1.09σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 23, draw by draw

Drawn 226 times in 1,724 draws · average wait 7.6 draws · longest completed wait 34 · 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 23 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 smallest8 · chance 8.7
2nd smallest55 · chance 43.4
3rd smallest79 · chance 79.3
4th smallest56 · chance 66.1
5th smallest27 · chance 25.1
6th smallest1 · chance 3.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

20 49 43 28 33 46

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, 23 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 23 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-26	5	2nd	21 23 24 25 28 49
2026-09-09	2	3rd	8 15 23 28 35 37
2026-09-02	2	4th	15 19 20 23 28 40
2026-08-26	3	2nd

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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