Number 12

In Mega-Sena under the 6/60 · since Mar 1996 rules — 3,064 draws, 6 from 1–60.

283times drawn · chance expected 306 −1.41σ

28draws waiting · a wait this long: 6% for any number

10.7average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

62longest completed wait · 37% chance of one at least that long

12 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 283 times in 3,064 draws against 306.4 expected, −1.41σ. Each draw is independent: after 28 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 12, draw by draw

Drawn 283 times in 3,064 draws · average wait 10.7 draws · longest completed wait 62 · waiting 28 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 12 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 smallest95 · chance 96.8
2nd smallest125 · chance 121.0
3rd smallest53 · chance 53.8
4th smallest9 · chance 10.5
5th smallest1 · chance 0.9
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

37 32 60 10 19 44

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 59 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 12 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th most popular of 60. 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
Numbers 1–12 — day and month overlap ×1.10

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 12 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-07-26	4	2nd	5 12 21 33 43 50
2026-07-16	24	2nd	8 12 23 27 42 43
2026-05-14	34	2nd	11 12 14 20 42 44
2026-02-19	32	3rd	3

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: 12 is drawn with probability 6/60 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-04-04	20	3rd	10 11 12 19 23 28
2024-02-15	2	1st	12 17 33 41 46 54
2024-02-08	22	2nd	6 12 20 41 43 59
2023-12-05	4	1st	12 15 17 30 40 52
2023-11-25	49	2nd	6 12 13 20 38 60
2023-07-15	21	2nd	4 12 18 21 25 49
2023-05-09	6	2nd	2 12 28 36 43 48
2023-04-19	7	3rd	1 5 12 36 53 55
2023-03-25	2	1st	12 18 22 31 44 50
2023-03-18	1	2nd	4 12 14 41 46 53
2023-03-16	12	1st	12 17 43 44 48 60
2023-02-08	3	2nd	6 12 32 44 51 57
2023-01-28	17	2nd	9 12 20 30 32 35
2022-11-24	5	1st	12 20 22 25 26 55
2022-11-09	22	1st	12 24 26 31 37 48
2022-08-31	8	2nd	3 12 19 41 45 54
2022-08-04	9	3rd	4 6 12 34 35 53
2022-07-06	3	2nd	9 12 26 29 46 47
2022-06-28	10	2nd	8 12 14 30 33 41
2022-05-28	42	2nd	5 12 32 38 47 60
2022-01-12	3	3rd	1 5 12 13 17 31
2021-12-31	25	1st	12 15 23 32 33 46
2021-10-02	9	2nd	10 12 26 29 35 60
2021-09-04	3	2nd	8 12 29 43 54 60
2021-08-25	8	2nd	10 12 14 32 33 34
2021-07-31	10	3rd	4 11 12 44 45 57
2021-06-29	9	1st	12 24 32 37 43 60
2021-05-29	2	1st	12 14 17 18 19 22
2021-05-22	42	1st	12 13 25 37 39 41
2021-01-06	3	1st	12 33 35 36 44 52
2020-12-19	25	1st	12 14 28 42 45 55
2020-09-30	13	1st	12 21 29 54 56 57
2020-08-19	6	1st	12 26 31 36 37 49
2020-08-01	1	4th	1 7 10 12 33 42
2020-07-29	2	3rd	4 10 12 14 36 46
2020-07-22	3	1st	12 27 30 36 45 52
2020-07-14	19	2nd	5 12 14 20 27 28
2020-05-09	33	1st	12 14 34 35 37 47
2020-01-23	22	3rd	6 9 12 27 32 57
2019-11-06	19	1st	12 21 28 37 42 57
2019-09-09	6	1st	12 18 19 27 41 46
2019-08-17	9	2nd	10 12 16 21 28 38
2019-07-20	28	1st	12 13 19 36 44 55
2019-04-17	6	2nd	2 12 35 51 57 58
2019-03-27	8	4th	1 2 11 12 34 49
2019-02-28	3	2nd	6 12 31 32 46 60
2019-02-20	8	2nd	7 12 24 27 39 58
2019-01-23	8	2nd	11 12 20 40 41 46
2018-12-31	1	3rd	5 10 12 18 25 33
2018-12-20	5	2nd	4 12 16 34 44 49
2018-12-06	13	3rd	2 10 12 27 45 56
2018-10-25	6	3rd	10 11 12 37 38 59
2018-10-06	9	1st	12 21 25 37 38 49
2018-09-08	3	3rd	5 6 12 15 22 43
2018-08-29	1	1st	12 15 18 30 52 55
2018-08-25	18	2nd	10 12 13 20 22 54
2018-06-30	1	3rd	4 7 12 22 26 39
2018-06-27	12	1st	12 22 27 37 40 55
2018-05-16	2	2nd	10 12 22 25 42 54
2018-05-10	45	2nd	6 12 22 28 31 44
2017-12-06	14	3rd	2 5 12 32 40 44
2017-10-21	4	1st	12 16 17 18 34 37
2017-10-11	3	1st	12 14 19 25 52 59
2017-09-30	25	2nd	1 12 16 17 52 60
2017-07-12	5	1st	12 20 24 28 33 57
2017-06-28	7	3rd	9 11 12 30 39 43
2017-06-03	12	2nd	3 12 24 40 51 52
2017-04-26	20	1st	12 16 30 52 53 58
2017-02-18	3	1st	12 15 18 21 51 56
2017-02-08	3	2nd	11 12 26 30 37 53
2017-01-28	20	1st	12 34 45 53 55 58
2016-11-19	54	1st	12 16 26 40 56 57
2016-06-04	8	3rd	5 6 12 19 30 60
2016-05-07	7	3rd	5 10 12 22 28 46
2016-04-16	18	2nd	9 12 23 24 46 54
2016-02-17	12	1st	12 18 46 50 53 55
2016-01-12	5	1st	12 25 30 39 56 57
2015-12-26	2	2nd	1 12 20 30 52 60
2015-12-22	9	1st	12 19 27 39 41 45
2015-11-21	19	2nd	9 12 15 21 31 36
2015-09-23	6	2nd	9 12 14 29 42 56
2015-09-02	2	1st	12 28 37 46 48 53
2015-08-26	2	1st	12 13 24 29 32 41
2015-08-19	13	1st	12 17 25 29 41 52
2015-07-09	9	2nd	4 12 19 33 36 38
2015-06-10	6	2nd	2 12 19 29 50 59
2015-05-20	10	1st	12 31 34 36 48 56
2015-04-18	12	2nd	1 12 17 31 37 46
2015-03-07	1	2nd	9 12 18 31 39 50
2015-03-04	16	2nd	4 12 32 33 34 48
2015-01-07	20	2nd	7 12 24 44 51 56
2014-10-25	45	1st	12 17 23 38 53 54
2014-05-24	6	2nd	8 12 22 35 40 44
2014-05-03	34	5th	1 5 7 10 12 45
2014-01-04	3	2nd	10 12 23 37 47 51
2013-12-21	10	2nd	8 12 16 29 37 58
2013-11-20	7	2nd	10 12 16 20 32 53
2013-10-26	8	3rd	7 11 12 30 39 57
2013-09-28	3	2nd	1 12 28 29 34 48
2013-09-18	7	1st	12 13 24 41 42 44
2013-08-24	20	2nd	2 12 40 46 52 53
2013-06-19	11	3rd	2 10 12 30 41 42
2013-05-11	18	2nd	7 12 24 27 30 49
2013-03-09	2	1st	12 13 37 44 48 51
2013-03-02	1	2nd	2 12 33 57 58 60
2013-02-27	29	1st	12 18 23 25 45 50
2012-11-17	1	1st	12 20 32 48 52 54
2012-11-14	13	1st	12 13 20 30 34 49
2012-09-29	11	2nd	9 12 22 39 48 60
2012-08-22	1	4th	7 8 10 12 27 56
2012-08-18	6	2nd	5 12 45 52 56 59
2012-08-01	10	2nd	8 12 32 44 46 48
2012-06-27	9	2nd	11 12 25 33 48 54
2012-05-26	1	3rd	2 8 12 28 33 43
2012-05-23	5	2nd	7 12 19 34 40 53
2012-05-05	7	1st	12 28 38 39 51 56
2012-04-11	2	2nd	5 12 36 45 50 58
2012-04-04	11	3rd	2 5 12 13 25 35
2012-02-25	4	1st	12 27 37 44 54 59
2012-02-11	3	2nd	2 12 19 22 36 58
2012-02-01	11	3rd	6 10 12 17 28 53
2011-12-22	2	2nd	7 12 38 39 45 56
2011-12-17	35	1st	12 32 40 47 48 59
2011-08-17	2	3rd	7 9 12 19 45 54
2011-08-11	22	2nd	7 12 25 26 32 39
2011-05-28	10	2nd	11 12 31 33 42 52
2011-04-23	37	1st	12 18 31 50 59 60
2010-12-15	8	3rd	8 9 12 22 42 49
2010-11-17	2	3rd	8 11 12 15 18 22
2010-11-10	1	2nd	9 12 19 22 35 37
2010-11-06	21	1st	12 30 32 40 49 60
2010-08-25	15	2nd	1 12 20 26 45 54
2010-07-03	7	3rd	2 9 12 14 32 54
2010-06-09	3	3rd	7 8 12 13 15 41
2010-05-29	3	3rd	5 10 12 20 29 37
2010-05-19	5	1st	12 30 34 44 57 60
2010-04-30	3	3rd	2 3 12 16 37 47
2010-04-20	18	2nd	6 12 28 43 52 56
2010-02-17	22	2nd	4 12 14 21 26 28
2009-12-05	3	1st	12 27 30 33 52 55
2009-11-25	28	1st	12 17 19 32 47 55
2009-08-19	16	4th	6 7 10 12 24 57
2009-06-24	6	1st	12 21 39 40 50 55
2009-06-03	4	2nd	5 12 24 28 36 37
2009-05-20	16	2nd	10 12 16 21 39 53
2009-03-25	4	2nd	1 12 14 16 37 45
2009-03-11	14	1st	12 15 16 20 27 32
2009-01-21	28	2nd	10 12 36 44 54 57
2008-10-15	4	3rd	7 9 12 19 20 41
2008-10-01	4	3rd	1 6 12 29 34 58
2008-09-17	4	3rd	4 6 12 37 41 42
2008-09-03	19	1st	12 15 27 37 51 60
2008-06-28	4	2nd	8 12 24 40 43 49
2008-06-14	4	1st	12 16 18 27 42 58
2008-05-31	19	1st	12 16 20 31 38 45
2008-03-26	9	2nd	5 12 21 32 33 35
2008-02-23	3	3rd	1 5 12 47 52 59
2008-02-13	21	2nd	3 12 23 41 47 58
2007-11-24	4	1st	12 13 19 41 45 49
2007-11-10	4	3rd	4 8 12 38 44 52
2007-10-27	27	2nd	9 12 23 33 45 51
2007-07-25	3	2nd	1 12 21 32 34 44
2007-07-14	6	3rd	2 11 12 14 22 39
2007-06-23	2	2nd	11 12 37 38 43 54
2007-06-16	14	3rd	4 8 12 41 45 60
2007-04-28	3	4th	2 8 11 12 19 35
2007-04-18	62	2nd	9 12 34 46 47 57
2006-09-09	22	2nd	6 12 47 48 52 58
2006-06-24	5	1st	12 27 42 46 47 50
2006-06-07	1	2nd	4 12 25 34 35 48
2006-06-03	7	1st	12 16 20 21 29 50
2006-05-10	2	2nd	9 12 21 37 39 54
2006-05-03	3	1st	12 17 44 45 46 60
2006-04-22	2	1st	12 17 18 30 32 58
2006-04-15	8	2nd	4 12 30 47 49 59
2006-03-18	1	3rd	2 3 12 21 23 56
2006-03-15	2	3rd	1 10 12 25 49 57
2006-03-08	4	2nd	4 12 23 26 39 46
2006-02-22	3	1st	12 16 28 29 47 50
2006-02-11	4	2nd	11 12 24 32 33 38
2006-01-28	6	2nd	2 12 26 31 43 46
2006-01-07	7	2nd	4 12 14 30 42 59
2005-12-07	5	1st	12 31 44 51 54 56
2005-11-19	2	2nd	4 12 24 33 36 54
2005-11-12	15	2nd	1 12 16 26 46 54
2005-09-14	8	2nd	8 12 22 27 43 55
2005-08-13	5	2nd	8 12 15 41 47 53
2005-07-27	2	2nd	5 12 27 33 43 56
2005-07-20	19	3rd	2 11 12 35 40 43
2005-05-14	17	2nd	1 12 36 38 55 59
2005-03-16	7	2nd	11 12 14 19 54 56
2005-02-19	10	1st	12 19 42 46 59 60
2005-01-12	5	1st	12 16 20 45 53 60
2004-12-18	6	1st	12 24 32 40 42 59
2004-11-27	3	2nd	8 12 14 16 19 46
2004-11-17	2	2nd	2 12 16 24 26 54
2004-11-10	11	1st	12 16 31 48 57 60
2004-10-02	18	4th	4 8 11 12 29 44
2004-07-31	14	1st	12 24 33 36 39 57
2004-06-12	14	1st	12 13 14 31 50 51
2004-04-24	6	2nd	8 12 18 23 38 49
2004-04-03	19	1st	12 21 46 48 56 57
2004-01-24	4	3rd	4 9 12 13 52 53
2004-01-10	8	2nd	8 12 28 31 34 37
2003-12-06	38	2nd	9 12 17 32 34 35
2003-07-23	8	1st	12 13 33 53 54 56
2003-06-25	2	2nd	3 12 32 34 40 50
2003-06-18	26	3rd	3 4 12 29 38 51
2003-03-19	24	3rd	8 11 12 17 20 47
2002-12-14	2	1st	12 37 43 55 56 60
2002-12-07	3	1st	12 29 30 43 57 59
2002-11-27	5	2nd	7 12 21 25 34 42
2002-11-09	1	2nd	5 12 14 21 45 59
2002-11-06	5	2nd	10 12 31 38 45 56
2002-10-19	13	2nd	2 12 32 38 47 48
2002-09-04	3	2nd	6 12 35 36 40 50
2002-08-24	5	2nd	7 12 22 34 38 53
2002-08-07	8	2nd	5 12 16 18 22 24
2002-07-10	10	2nd	3 12 19 27 45 46
2002-06-05	9	2nd	10 12 27 33 49 52
2002-05-04	11	1st	12 17 21 32 40 42
2002-03-23	1	3rd	1 10 12 26 48 52
2002-03-20	2	2nd	7 12 41 46 56 60
2002-03-13	1	2nd	10 12 14 33 35 36
2002-03-09	3	4th	4 6 7 12 24 41
2002-02-27	1	3rd	9 10 12 33 42 60
2002-02-23	10	2nd	5 12 13 16 27 50
2002-01-16	10	3rd	10 11 12 24 35 40
2001-12-05	4	1st	12 16 17 19 23 48
2001-11-21	13	1st	12 21 22 28 43 50
2001-10-06	7	1st	12 25 30 40 41 60
2001-09-12	2	2nd	7 12 24 31 44 50
2001-09-05	8	4th	5 6 7 12 28 35
2001-08-08	27	1st	12 32 37 41 50 56
2001-02-10	5	2nd	7 12 50 54 55 60
2001-01-06	35	2nd	11 12 24 37 44 56
2000-05-06	4	1st	12 17 40 42 47 54
2000-04-08	12	2nd	6 12 30 31 35 50
2000-01-15	2	1st	12 24 44 45 49 53
1999-12-31	3	1st	12 15 19 34 44 51
1999-12-11	4	2nd	5 12 15 19 29 52
1999-11-13	27	3rd	4 11 12 19 43 49
1999-05-08	11	1st	12 13 22 57 59 60
1999-02-20	3	1st	12 30 32 35 43 44
1999-01-30	2	2nd	5 12 15 29 51 58
1999-01-16	36	1st	12 44 50 52 54 55
1998-05-09	2	2nd	6 12 18 37 47 54
1998-04-25	34	1st	12 20 34 37 42 43
1997-08-31	10	1st	12 22 25 31 32 46
1997-06-22	1	3rd	1 3 12 13 53 59
1997-06-15	1	1st	12 14 17 27 47 52
1997-06-08	2	1st	12 13 15 26 33 48
1997-05-25	6	2nd	8 12 23 50 54 60
1997-04-13	17	1st	12 27 30 37 44 49
1996-12-15	1	1st	12 26 35 38 39 47
1996-12-08	1	4th	3 5 8 12 46 47
1996-12-01	20	1st	12 16 37 45 52 56
1996-07-15	4	3rd	5 10 12 24 25 60
1996-06-17	—	1st	12 33 35 51 52 60