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Jan 11, 2026
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How did the 1969 draft lottery number system work and which public figures received high or low lottery numbers?

The 1969 draft lottery assigned each calendar birth date (including Feb. 29) a lottery number by drawing 366 capsules from a jar on December 1, 1969; the order drawn became the order of induction for ...

Jan 18, 2026

What numbers were drawn in the 1969 Vietnam draft lottery?

The December 1, 1969 Selective Service draft lottery assigned a unique draft number (1–366) to each calendar date; the first date drawn, September 14, was assigned number 1 and the draws continued unt...

Dec 7, 2025

Where can I find the official 1969 draft lottery list and birthdate-number mapping?

The official Selective Service tables that map every birthdate to its 1969 draft lottery number are published by the Selective Service System and reproduced online; the SSS history page hosts the Viet...