Number 12

In Loto under the 5/49 + 1/10 · since Oct 2008 rules — 2,820 draws, 5 from 1–49.

279times drawn · chance expected 288 −0.54σ

10draws waiting · a wait this long: 38% for any number

10.1average wait between appearances · chance says 9.8

64longest completed wait · 27% chance of one at least that long

12 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 279 times in 2,820 draws against 287.8 expected, −0.54σ. Each draw is independent: after 10 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 12, draw by draw

Drawn 279 times in 2,820 draws · average wait 10.1 draws · longest completed wait 64 · waiting 10 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 smallest100 · chance 94.7
2nd smallest114 · chance 122.6
3rd smallest60 · chance 52.5
4th smallest4 · chance 8.8
5th smallest1 · chance 0.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

7 38 13 26 42 16

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, 12 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th 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
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
2026-09-19	19	2nd	11 12 39 46 48
2026-08-05	24	1st	12 22 24 33 38
2026-06-10	11	2nd	2 12 14 38 47
2026-05-16	11	2nd	1 12 30 32 34

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 5/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-11-18	2	4th	3 6 8 12 17
2024-11-13	2	2nd	9 12 13 32 39
2024-11-09	16	1st	12 23 26 35 36
2024-10-02	13	4th	2 4 10 12 49
2024-09-02	3	3rd	5 6 12 26 27
2024-08-26	42	3rd	3 6 12 24 28
2024-05-20	3	2nd	6 12 29 32 36
2024-05-13	4	1st	12 13 18 25 26
2024-05-04	13	3rd	2 6 12 16 19
2024-04-03	1	2nd	5 12 26 36 46
2024-04-01	7	2nd	9 12 15 17 26
2024-03-16	4	2nd	10 12 25 37 49
2024-03-06	14	2nd	8 12 43 46 49
2024-02-03	9	2nd	4 12 15 23 42
2024-01-13	1	1st	12 15 21 29 48
2024-01-10	5	1st	12 28 32 38 45
2023-12-30	6	3rd	7 11 12 36 38
2023-12-16	2	2nd	1 12 15 30 44
2023-12-11	4	1st	12 16 25 48 49
2023-12-02	6	2nd	11 12 19 25 28
2023-11-18	10	1st	12 20 21 29 48
2023-10-25	8	1st	12 22 30 33 35
2023-10-07	28	3rd	5 9 12 26 42
2023-08-02	4	2nd	9 12 18 23 32
2023-07-24	4	2nd	1 12 17 31 45
2023-07-15	7	2nd	7 12 32 42 45
2023-06-28	3	1st	12 34 36 42 49
2023-06-21	3	1st	12 19 20 27 35
2023-06-14	1	2nd	9 12 14 16 33
2023-06-12	6	1st	12 19 21 26 28
2023-05-29	6	1st	12 24 28 36 38
2023-05-15	2	3rd	7 9 12 29 48
2023-05-10	8	2nd	9 12 15 44 45
2023-04-22	9	1st	12 13 26 35 48
2023-04-01	4	1st	12 17 35 44 48
2023-03-22	8	1st	12 20 24 33 38
2023-03-04	6	1st	12 25 35 40 42
2023-02-18	7	3rd	1 5 12 13 24
2023-02-01	17	2nd	9 12 35 38 48
2022-12-24	1	2nd	6 12 41 46 47
2022-12-21	6	2nd	11 12 15 21 22
2022-12-07	20	3rd	2 10 12 15 38
2022-10-22	10	3rd	2 7 12 25 35
2022-09-28	3	1st	12 14 26 29 39
2022-09-21	2	3rd	3 9 12 22 37
2022-09-17	32	3rd	1 3 12 17 20
2022-07-04	7	2nd	4 12 18 20 26
2022-06-18	8	2nd	1 12 28 31 32
2022-05-30	4	1st	12 13 14 22 38
2022-05-21	7	3rd	1 7 12 21 41
2022-05-04	12	1st	12 17 30 37 41
2022-04-06	3	2nd	6 12 20 38 48
2022-03-30	2	2nd	10 12 16 26 34
2022-03-26	4	2nd	10 12 34 37 40
2022-03-16	9	2nd	1 12 24 39 49
2022-02-23	25	2nd	6 12 14 15 33
2021-12-27	3	2nd	6 12 14 20 32
2021-12-20	10	1st	12 22 23 25 47
2021-11-27	2	1st	12 25 27 28 46
2021-11-22	4	2nd	8 12 16 19 41
2021-11-13	1	1st	12 13 26 31 39
2021-11-10	5	2nd	9 12 31 40 41
2021-10-30	14	2nd	11 12 30 43 46
2021-09-27	3	1st	12 26 31 37 40
2021-09-20	5	2nd	10 12 15 31 45
2021-09-08	9	2nd	7 12 15 27 34
2021-08-18	28	3rd	4 7 12 24 25
2021-06-14	15	1st	12 19 21 40 47
2021-05-10	5	1st	12 13 17 27 44
2021-04-28	2	3rd	4 10 12 15 49
2021-04-24	8	1st	12 26 36 41 42
2021-04-05	21	2nd	2 12 15 22 32
2021-02-15	16	2nd	6 12 13 17 22
2021-01-09	20	3rd	7 11 12 27 49
2020-11-23	12	3rd	1 6 12 15 20
2020-10-26	1	3rd	7 8 12 22 33
2020-10-24	18	3rd	4 8 12 25 45
2020-09-12	25	1st	12 16 21 24 46
2020-07-15	18	3rd	4 6 12 35 44
2020-06-03	3	1st	12 13 16 26 44
2020-05-27	11	2nd	6 12 29 31 44
2020-05-02	14	2nd	9 12 22 30 43
2020-03-30	22	1st	12 17 21 23 37
2020-02-08	5	2nd	7 12 31 45 47
2020-01-27	2	3rd	7 10 12 27 41
2020-01-22	2	1st	12 25 26 28 42
2020-01-18	8	3rd	1 2 12 13 33
2019-12-30	18	1st	12 32 34 38 48
2019-11-18	1	2nd	6 12 15 31 44
2019-11-16	14	2nd	10 12 29 30 49
2019-10-12	6	2nd	10 12 16 27 37
2019-09-28	9	1st	12 15 18 19 40
2019-09-07	12	2nd	2 12 16 27 30
2019-08-10	15	3rd	4 9 12 18 37
2019-07-06	8	3rd	2 6 12 13 27
2019-06-17	6	1st	12 13 20 31 49
2019-06-03	31	2nd	9 12 33 41 42
2019-03-23	20	2nd	1 12 26 28 40
2019-02-04	4	1st	12 24 37 40 42
2019-01-26	8	1st	12 14 16 30 42
2019-01-07	2	3rd	1 7 12 19 31
2019-01-02	2	2nd	2 12 26 29 36
2018-12-29	7	1st	12 26 30 38 42
2018-12-12	11	1st	12 21 39 44 45
2018-11-17	12	1st	12 20 22 27 42
2018-10-20	11	2nd	7 12 17 31 48
2018-09-24	14	3rd	6 8 12 17 30
2018-08-22	32	2nd	6 12 16 40 42
2018-06-09	9	4th	5 7 9 12 16
2018-05-19	36	2nd	5 12 30 45 47
2018-02-24	1	3rd	6 9 12 31 43
2018-02-21	23	2nd	2 12 16 28 41
2017-12-30	10	1st	12 13 28 35 40
2017-12-06	3	2nd	7 12 27 30 38
2017-11-29	6	3rd	3 8 12 13 20
2017-11-15	7	2nd	10 12 14 16 35
2017-10-30	1	1st	12 32 34 42 44
2017-10-28	2	2nd	5 12 22 29 47
2017-10-23	2	1st	12 21 25 44 47
2017-10-18	7	2nd	5 12 13 24 25
2017-10-02	6	3rd	1 11 12 20 28
2017-09-18	3	1st	12 25 29 34 37
2017-09-11	5	1st	12 23 42 45 48
2017-08-30	12	2nd	7 12 26 29 47
2017-08-02	18	2nd	9 12 30 32 34
2017-06-21	7	1st	12 18 22 34 39
2017-06-05	11	1st	12 17 21 41 49
2017-05-10	64	1st	12 20 22 30 43
2016-12-12	8	3rd	6 11 12 14 36
2016-11-23	1	3rd	2 7 12 25 47
2016-11-21	28	3rd	3 7 12 18 45
2016-09-17	7	3rd	3 4 12 25 34
2016-08-31	4	2nd	10 12 19 26 47
2016-08-22	2	1st	12 21 34 42 44
2016-08-17	5	1st	12 21 24 35 40
2016-08-06	14	2nd	7 12 25 31 44
2016-07-04	17	2nd	10 12 22 25 47
2016-05-25	2	2nd	4 12 20 21 36
2016-05-21	13	1st	12 23 26 41 48
2016-04-20	19	1st	12 13 15 36 41
2016-03-07	18	3rd	6 11 12 41 49
2016-01-25	12	3rd	4 10 12 38 41
2015-12-28	8	3rd	7 10 12 20 45
2015-12-09	5	3rd	6 10 12 34 49
2015-11-28	2	1st	12 19 30 37 46
2015-11-23	1	1st	12 14 20 37 47
2015-11-21	2	1st	12 16 18 24 43
2015-11-16	10	1st	12 28 40 42 47
2015-10-24	14	3rd	7 11 12 29 39
2015-09-21	9	1st	12 27 28 42 47
2015-08-31	9	2nd	1 12 31 38 41
2015-08-10	1	1st	12 14 28 37 44
2015-08-08	14	3rd	8 11 12 33 35
2015-07-06	3	1st	12 17 35 36 43
2015-06-29	8	2nd	2 12 14 16 42
2015-06-10	3	2nd	8 12 19 40 46
2015-06-03	1	1st	12 18 25 30 47
2015-06-01	4	3rd	3 4 12 38 49
2015-05-23	1	1st	12 19 26 41 45
2015-05-20	48	2nd	10 12 22 37 41
2015-01-28	11	2nd	9 12 16 33 41
2015-01-03	16	1st	12 28 31 32 48
2014-11-26	13	2nd	5 12 20 34 47
2014-10-27	6	1st	12 13 28 32 33
2014-10-13	4	2nd	1 12 15 29 30
2014-10-04	62	1st	12 14 29 41 45
2014-05-12	10	2nd	2 12 33 36 43
2014-04-19	1	1st	12 21 22 40 45
2014-04-16	3	2nd	8 12 25 26 49
2014-04-09	5	1st	12 14 28 38 39
2014-03-29	10	1st	12 19 28 29 45
2014-03-05	8	2nd	1 12 31 32 42
2014-02-15	34	2nd	4 12 18 33 49
2013-11-27	2	2nd	11 12 16 34 45
2013-11-23	5	3rd	2 4 12 33 48
2013-11-11	1	1st	12 16 32 42 48
2013-11-09	3	2nd	9 12 30 33 39
2013-11-02	7	3rd	4 7 12 13 18
2013-10-16	3	2nd	9 12 14 23 40
2013-10-09	6	2nd	1 12 18 20 26
2013-09-25	15	3rd	2 6 12 43 44
2013-08-21	13	2nd	11 12 26 38 39
2013-07-22	7	2nd	7 12 29 32 38
2013-07-06	4	1st	12 13 30 35 44
2013-06-26	25	1st	12 16 19 29 39
2013-04-29	5	2nd	11 12 21 27 39
2013-04-17	12	1st	12 16 29 32 38
2013-03-20	3	3rd	1 5 12 37 49
2013-03-13	34	1st	12 13 34 40 41
2012-12-24	10	3rd	5 7 12 32 47
2012-12-01	28	1st	12 19 25 44 45
2012-09-26	6	1st	12 29 38 42 46
2012-09-12	11	2nd	1 12 32 38 49
2012-08-18	2	2nd	2 12 25 26 42
2012-08-13	3	2nd	4 12 16 25 49
2012-08-06	16	3rd	7 10 12 34 47
2012-06-30	3	2nd	1 12 13 42 45
2012-06-23	7	2nd	6 12 27 41 47
2012-06-06	13	1st	12 13 21 23 24
2012-05-07	37	1st	12 13 21 26 46
2012-02-11	1	2nd	11 12 32 36 46
2012-02-08	5	1st	12 15 19 27 37
2012-01-28	9	1st	12 15 18 23 47
2012-01-07	6	5th	1 6 8 10 12
2011-12-24	16	4th	7 10 11 12 28
2011-11-16	2	1st	12 17 27 37 41
2011-11-12	1	1st	12 13 33 44 48
2011-11-09	5	2nd	8 12 17 23 37
2011-10-29	7	1st	12 17 38 42 46
2011-10-12	4	2nd	9 12 20 25 30
2011-10-03	11	2nd	4 12 27 28 40
2011-09-07	4	2nd	3 12 13 40 41
2011-08-29	9	3rd	3 10 12 30 46
2011-08-08	4	2nd	1 12 18 26 30
2011-07-30	7	2nd	8 12 20 41 46
2011-07-13	7	2nd	4 12 16 41 46
2011-06-27	4	2nd	5 12 14 20 43
2011-06-18	31	2nd	9 12 33 43 46
2011-04-06	1	2nd	1 12 19 32 44
2011-04-04	28	2nd	10 12 13 23 37
2011-01-29	4	1st	12 14 31 33 44
2011-01-19	5	3rd	1 4 12 13 36
2011-01-08	15	1st	12 30 31 34 47
2010-12-04	6	2nd	7 12 15 24 33
2010-11-20	24	3rd	1 11 12 27 29
2010-09-25	33	2nd	5 12 21 29 42
2010-07-10	5	1st	12 27 30 32 42
2010-06-28	15	1st	12 19 41 42 49
2010-05-24	2	3rd	3 8 12 29 35
2010-05-19	7	1st	12 17 24 30 38
2010-05-03	8	3rd	8 11 12 26 48
2010-04-14	27	3rd	2 9 12 21 29
2010-02-10	19	3rd	6 11 12 19 45
2009-12-28	12	1st	12 15 23 27 46
2009-11-30	3	2nd	7 12 23 27 43
2009-11-23	1	2nd	3 12 13 30 37
2009-11-21	15	1st	12 20 33 40 46
2009-10-17	4	2nd	8 12 16 20 49
2009-10-07	1	3rd	1 4 12 21 46
2009-10-05	7	2nd	11 12 20 21 32
2009-09-19	4	1st	12 19 27 33 38
2009-09-09	3	3rd	1 7 12 22 23
2009-09-02	25	3rd	5 6 12 15 17
2009-07-06	23	1st	12 31 32 44 45
2009-05-13	4	1st	12 36 38 39 49
2009-05-04	6	2nd	1 12 23 33 46
2009-04-20	1	2nd	11 12 34 38 43
2009-04-18	1	1st	12 20 31 32 45
2009-04-15	26	1st	12 23 37 39 43
2009-02-14	5	1st	12 16 18 24 44
2009-02-02	13	2nd	4 12 31 38 41
2009-01-03	18	1st	12 22 24 38 47
2008-11-22	5	1st	12 20 30 36 45
2008-11-10	8	2nd	9 12 21 38 45
2008-10-22	—	2nd	11 12 14 28 48