Number 18

In Canada Lotto 6/49 under the 6/49 + 1/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–49.

204times drawn · chance expected 214 −0.76σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

8.6average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

56longest completed wait · 14% chance of one at least that long

18 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 204 times in 1,751 draws against 214.4 expected, −0.76σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 38 times, counted separately.

Number 18, draw by draw

Drawn 204 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 8.6 draws · longest completed wait 56 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 smallest25 · chance 20.2
2nd smallest61 · chance 63.7
3rd smallest72 · chance 72.8
4th smallest37 · chance 37.7
5th smallest9 · chance 8.8
6th smallest0 · chance 0.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 21.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

26 48 22 2 7 23

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, 18 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 18 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-10	4	2nd	12 18 23 27 28 45
2026-09-26	2	3rd	11 12 18 19 45 46
2026-09-19	3	4th	1 4 13 18 25 42
2026-09-09	9

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-07-31	5	2nd	12 18 19 26 40 42
2024-07-13	1	2nd	5 18 27 31 32 35
2024-07-10	1	3rd	7 11 18 37 38 45
2024-07-06	13	5th	5 6 8 16 18 38
2024-05-22	3	2nd	3 18 20 25 39 43
2024-05-11	3	4th	2 10 17 18 22 28
2024-05-01	1	2nd	3 18 30 34 36 39
2024-04-27	1	3rd	3 6 18 26 36 42
2024-04-24	5	3rd	10 16 18 22 39 46
2024-04-06	16	2nd	16 18 22 29 36 43
2024-02-10	9	4th	1 5 15 18 22 44
2024-01-10	1	2nd	3 18 25 31 35 39
2024-01-06	2	1st	18 19 33 38 48 49
2023-12-30	9	2nd	7 18 23 28 31 48
2023-11-29	1	4th	11 13 16 18 21 43
2023-11-25	15	3rd	5 9 18 29 39 42
2023-10-04	3	1st	18 19 26 27 29 30
2023-09-23	3	2nd	5 18 22 26 28 45
2023-09-13	13	3rd	8 10 18 32 33 42
2023-07-29	5	4th	2 7 8 18 33 36
2023-07-12	5	2nd	9 18 22 23 28 46
2023-06-24	3	4th	5 7 15 18 21 29
2023-06-14	51	2nd	12 18 22 24 25 47
2022-12-17	4	2nd	11 18 20 23 29 42
2022-12-03	2	2nd	4 18 26 36 41 42
2022-11-26	25	1st	18 26 32 37 42 43
2022-08-31	7	2nd	9 18 25 33 35 41
2022-08-06	7	2nd	10 18 21 31 34 48
2022-07-13	6	2nd	13 18 19 21 35 40
2022-06-22	47	4th	7 10 11 18 27 42
2022-01-08	3	2nd	6 18 23 31 46 48
2021-12-29	4	1st	18 32 42 44 45 48
2021-12-15	6	4th	1 9 12 18 35 48
2021-11-24	2	3rd	10 11 18 20 35 48
2021-11-17	1	3rd	3 4 18 23 27 28
2021-11-13	1	4th	5 6 7 18 25 37
2021-11-10	10	3rd	2 7 18 19 23 25
2021-10-06	1	2nd	7 18 19 38 42 46
2021-10-02	6	3rd	8 17 18 19 48 49
2021-09-11	2	2nd	15 18 31 33 34 41
2021-09-04	1	3rd	6 13 18 19 29 49
2021-09-01	15	4th	3 4 14 18 19 42
2021-07-10	12	3rd	4 5 18 28 35 42
2021-05-29	10	2nd	11 18 19 27 34 46
2021-04-24	1	2nd	14 18 27 33 34 39
2021-04-21	13	2nd	15 18 23 32 38 47
2021-03-06	5	3rd	2 14 18 21 26 48
2021-02-17	8	3rd	7 16 18 43 45 48
2021-01-20	3	3rd	2 5 18 23 29 47
2021-01-09	17	3rd	4 8 18 24 31 32
2020-11-11	2	3rd	6 14 18 23 31 47
2020-11-04	1	4th	2 9 13 18 40 46
2020-10-31	5	3rd	5 8 18 22 41 48
2020-10-14	2	2nd	10 18 20 38 39 44
2020-10-07	15	5th	4 5 12 13 18 19
2020-08-15	17	4th	6 7 11 18 22 43
2020-06-17	6	3rd	5 10 18 29 32 48
2020-05-27	7	3rd	7 17 18 22 28 34
2020-05-02	18	2nd	15 18 26 34 43 45
2020-02-29	12	4th	6 12 15 18 31 46
2020-01-18	2	4th	2 5 10 18 26 30
2020-01-11	4	4th	2 3 7 18 24 26
2019-12-28	2	4th	2 4 12 18 29 41
2019-12-21	1	2nd	16 18 19 45 47 48
2019-12-18	3	1st	18 22 25 36 38 44
2019-12-07	2	1st	18 32 36 37 38 45
2019-11-30	15	3rd	1 8 18 24 30 45
2019-10-09	12	3rd	5 14 18 33 40 44
2019-08-28	4	3rd	1 10 18 39 43 47
2019-08-14	6	3rd	9 14 18 31 32 41
2019-07-24	22	4th	2 8 10 18 37 48
2019-05-08	11	1st	18 19 22 30 41 48
2019-03-30	5	3rd	7 14 18 26 31 32
2019-03-13	2	3rd	4 13 18 21 26 31
2019-03-06	18	3rd	1 3 18 19 22 37
2019-01-02	8	2nd	13 18 19 36 37 43
2018-12-05	5	3rd	11 13 18 23 26 46
2018-11-17	6	3rd	5 17 18 34 44 45
2018-10-27	12	2nd	10 18 21 29 35 37
2018-09-15	8	3rd	3 4 18 24 32 36
2018-08-18	3	5th	6 8 9 11 18 48
2018-08-08	27	2nd	9 18 21 22 29 37
2018-05-05	8	2nd	4 18 24 26 33 48
2018-04-07	14	1st	18 22 36 40 47 49
2018-02-17	2	1st	18 29 31 36 47 48
2018-02-10	1	1st	18 20 21 22 30 33
2018-02-07	20	4th	3 8 11 18 28 45
2017-11-29	3	2nd	11 18 27 33 37 43
2017-11-18	1	3rd	9 16 18 22 23 40
2017-11-15	10	1st	18 25 29 30 36 48
2017-10-11	8	1st	18 24 32 36 37 44
2017-09-13	1	1st	18 22 24 28 29 33
2017-09-09	1	3rd	5 9 18 29 39 47
2017-09-06	9	3rd	9 15 18 21 24 28
2017-08-05	3	1st	18 21 36 41 45 47
2017-07-26	11	3rd	1 2 18 26 36 44
2017-06-17	10	3rd	5 6 18 21 36 44
2017-05-13	21	1st	18 19 22 26 30 47
2017-03-01	15	4th	6 14 17 18 31 43
2017-01-07	2	3rd	1 10 18 19 23 27
2016-12-31	26	4th	3 5 14 18 26 28
2016-10-01	5	2nd	7 18 22 31 38 39
2016-09-14	15	4th	3 5 17 18 35 46
2016-07-23	9	2nd	7 18 34 41 48 49
2016-06-22	5	4th	5 15 17 18 37 42
2016-06-04	2	5th	3 4 6 10 18 26
2016-05-28	1	1st	18 29 31 36 43 47
2016-05-25	7	3rd	4 17 18 24 29 39
2016-04-30	1	3rd	1 7 18 28 30 34
2016-04-27	2	2nd	3 18 28 29 37 43
2016-04-20	16	5th	1 2 7 9 18 27
2016-02-24	21	2nd	14 18 35 38 41 43
2015-12-12	43	3rd	2 10 18 20 30 41
2015-07-15	6	2nd	11 18 38 40 43 46
2015-06-24	2	4th	9 13 15 18 21 46
2015-06-17	8	4th	6 7 17 18 20 32
2015-05-20	12	5th	2 4 12 17 18 47
2015-04-08	9	5th	2 4 14 16 18 19
2015-03-07	6	4th	4 10 15 18 26 41
2015-02-14	4	4th	9 10 15 18 21 37
2015-01-31	16	3rd	9 13 18 20 24 36
2014-12-06	20	3rd	15 17 18 19 34 44
2014-09-27	12	2nd	2 18 22 27 44 45
2014-08-16	6	2nd	9 18 41 42 48 49
2014-07-26	2	3rd	6 16 18 30 37 39
2014-07-19	33	1st	18 30 38 43 46 47
2014-03-26	5	2nd	2 18 35 42 45 47
2014-03-08	9	3rd	11 16 18 33 34 35
2014-02-05	1	3rd	3 16 18 21 28 47
2014-02-01	3	3rd	10 14 18 27 31 48
2014-01-22	8	3rd	4 16 18 25 36 40
2013-12-25	3	2nd	4 18 23 32 34 47
2013-12-14	4	2nd	13 18 19 20 35 40
2013-11-30	13	2nd	2 18 22 25 37 39
2013-10-16	2	4th	3 10 17 18 19 23
2013-10-09	1	1st	18 22 24 30 43 48
2013-10-05	2	3rd	2 12 18 26 35 36
2013-09-28	47	3rd	8 16 18 26 28 37
2013-04-17	11	1st	18 25 26 41 45 49
2013-03-09	7	2nd	15 18 24 28 29 49
2013-02-13	2	2nd	17 18 21 25 35 47
2013-02-06	13	2nd	4 18 23 25 39 43
2012-12-22	24	5th	8 10 14 16 18 35
2012-09-29	3	3rd	2 7 18 20 41 48
2012-09-19	7	3rd	7 9 18 22 28 38
2012-08-25	5	4th	4 12 17 18 34 44
2012-08-08	8	3rd	6 8 18 20 40 42
2012-07-11	9	4th	5 8 14 18 43 49
2012-06-09	11	2nd	8 18 29 37 38 44
2012-05-02	2	1st	18 19 33 40 44 47
2012-04-25	3	2nd	15 18 26 33 36 39
2012-04-14	3	3rd	14 16 18 20 26 47
2012-04-04	2	1st	18 23 25 26 45 48
2012-03-28	16	4th	5 10 12 18 25 45
2012-02-01	6	4th	2 7 9 18 23 38
2012-01-11	5	4th	9 10 11 18 39 45
2011-12-24	8	2nd	1 18 25 26 36 39
2011-11-26	2	2nd	2 18 23 35 47 48
2011-11-19	4	4th	3 4 14 18 28 31
2011-11-05	4	2nd	14 18 22 34 36 43
2011-10-22	12	2nd	8 18 20 30 32 46
2011-09-10	5	2nd	17 18 25 31 42 49
2011-08-24	1	3rd	12 15 18 29 33 46
2011-08-20	1	3rd	6 11 18 20 21 34
2011-08-17	2	2nd	7 18 23 24 27 32
2011-08-10	20	2nd	9 18 24 27 29 43
2011-06-01	11	1st	18 23 27 44 46 47
2011-04-23	13	3rd	1 8 18 27 35 45
2011-03-09	10	3rd	4 7 18 21 41 46
2011-02-02	4	3rd	4 11 18 27 28 46
2011-01-19	31	3rd	7 13 18 21 23 24
2010-10-02	8	3rd	7 13 18 23 26 27
2010-09-04	8	4th	11 13 17 18 20 45
2010-08-07	9	3rd	10 14 18 41 42 47
2010-07-07	4	3rd	3 8 18 34 44 49
2010-06-23	1	2nd	16 18 21 36 46 48
2010-06-19	6	2nd	11 18 27 29 32 39
2010-05-29	27	1st	18 32 40 41 47 49
2010-02-24	1	3rd	4 13 18 21 22 42
2010-02-20	—	3rd	13 15 18 20 23 26