Number 18

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

293times drawn · chance expected 306 −0.81σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 66% for any number

10.4average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

57longest completed wait · 55% chance of one at least that long

18 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 293 times in 3,064 draws against 306.4 expected, −0.81σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 18, draw by draw

Drawn 293 times in 3,064 draws · average wait 10.4 draws · longest completed wait 57 · waiting 5 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 18 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 smallest41 · chance 49.8
2nd smallest125 · chance 111.4
3rd smallest81 · chance 91.4
4th smallest40 · chance 34.3
5th smallest6 · chance 5.9
6th smallest0 · chance 0.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 24.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

31 2 30 4 56 5

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, 18 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th 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

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 18 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-24	2	5th	5 9 11 17 18 38
2026-09-17	10	4th	1 2 7 18 33 35
2026-08-20	14	2nd	4 18 22 26 31 58
2026-07-19	18	1st	18

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

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