How often is 17 drawn in Lightning Lotto (Ontario)?
Across all 488 draws of Lightning Lotto on record since June 28, 2025 (5 numbers from 1–49, one matrix throughout), number 17 has been drawn 55 times — the 10th most often of 49.
Data: 488 draws, June 28, 2025 – October 28, 2026; updated October 28, 2026.
That is 5.2 more than the 49.8 a number would average from the matrix alone (10% above).
How long has 17 gone without being drawn?
The longest 17 has gone without being drawn is 40 draws, between its appearances on January 4, 2026 and February 14, 2026. Its current gap is 9 draws, longer than its average gap of 7.8 draws between appearances. A long gap doesn’t make a number due in Lightning Lotto: each draw starts fresh. Its longest streak was 3 consecutive draws on record, from November 28, 2025 to November 30, 2025. Its first appearance in the record was on June 29, 2025.
Which numbers are drawn most often with 17?
Across the record, 17 has been drawn alongside 13 more often than with any other number (12 times), followed by 2 (9), 15 (9), 20 (8), 26 (8). 43 has never been drawn alongside 17 in that period.
17 in Lightning Lotto, year by year
Its busiest year was 2025, drawn 23 times in 187 draws (tied 8th that year); its quietest was 2026, 32 times in 301 draws (tied 17th).
When was 17 last drawn?
Number 17 was last drawn on Mon, Oct 19, 2026 (9 draws ago); the winning numbers that night were 2, 8, 17, 20, 35, Bonus 41. All Lightning Lotto results for 2026.
The draws before that with 17: Oct 12, 2026; Oct 10, 2026; Oct 4, 2026; Oct 3, 2026; Oct 2, 2026.
17 as the Bonus number
As the Bonus number, 17 has come up 9 times in 488 draws since June 28, 2025 — tied 26th of 49, most recently on August 25, 2026.
These are counts of past Lightning Lotto draws. Every draw is independent and random: no number is “due”, and none of these figures changes the chance of 17 being drawn next.
Cite this: Lottizen, "How often is 17 drawn in Lightning Lotto (Ontario)?," updated October 28, 2026, https://lottizen.com/canada/lightning-lotto/number/17. Data: Lottizen (lottizen.com), free to use with credit.