Number 13

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

326times drawn · chance expected 288 +2.38σ

11draws waiting · a wait this long: 34% for any number

8.6average wait between appearances · chance says 9.8

55longest completed wait · 62% chance of one at least that long

13 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 326 times in 2,820 draws against 287.8 expected, +2.38σ. Each draw is independent: after 11 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 13, draw by draw

Drawn 326 times in 2,820 draws · average wait 8.6 draws · longest completed wait 55 · waiting 11 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 13 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 smallest81 · chance 98.7
2nd smallest153 · chance 143.5
3rd smallest73 · chance 69.7
4th smallest19 · chance 13.3
5th smallest0 · chance 0.8

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 27.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

3 24 2 18 1 10

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, 13 is picked about 0.92× as often as an indifferent choice — 31st 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 number 13, in Western markets ×0.75

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 13 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-16	1	3rd	1 5 13 31 49
2026-09-14	3	3rd	8 10 13 21 38
2026-09-07	5	2nd	2 13 18 21 36
2026-08-26	15	2nd	6 13 30 32 37

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: 13 is drawn with probability 5/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-05-10	8	2nd	12 13 29 42 49
2025-04-21	2	3rd	5 8 13 30 48
2025-04-16	2	1st	13 27 38 39 40
2025-04-12	2	3rd	3 10 13 18 47
2025-04-07	12	2nd	2 13 21 34 38
2025-03-10	3	1st	13 15 23 24 39
2025-03-03	3	3rd	4 6 13 28 41
2025-02-24	4	2nd	5 13 32 38 46
2025-02-15	20	2nd	6 13 42 48 49
2024-12-30	1	2nd	1 13 21 29 31
2024-12-28	1	2nd	7 13 31 37 39
2024-12-25	1	2nd	6 13 22 44 46
2024-12-23	12	2nd	2 13 17 22 38
2024-11-25	5	3rd	3 7 13 37 49
2024-11-13	17	3rd	9 12 13 32 39
2024-10-05	18	2nd	7 13 16 30 43
2024-08-24	21	1st	13 20 29 30 36
2024-07-06	10	1st	13 18 34 46 47
2024-06-12	13	3rd	3 6 13 28 33
2024-05-13	1	2nd	12 13 18 25 26
2024-05-11	9	2nd	6 13 24 39 43
2024-04-20	16	2nd	10 13 16 22 24
2024-03-13	5	4th	4 5 10 13 29
2024-03-02	6	1st	13 17 20 26 27
2024-02-17	4	2nd	2 13 19 23 36
2024-02-07	3	2nd	6 13 23 24 34
2024-01-31	13	2nd	2 13 15 31 34
2024-01-01	2	3rd	4 6 13 16 41
2023-12-27	14	1st	13 16 26 28 41
2023-11-25	5	4th	1 9 11 13 19
2023-11-13	4	1st	13 23 39 45 46
2023-11-04	2	1st	13 20 25 40 46
2023-10-30	5	3rd	1 8 13 30 34
2023-10-18	2	2nd	3 13 22 46 49
2023-10-14	8	2nd	4 13 14 20 27
2023-09-25	6	2nd	4 13 21 27 46
2023-09-11	3	1st	13 28 31 40 44
2023-09-04	9	3rd	2 11 13 27 36
2023-08-14	30	2nd	3 13 27 44 49
2023-06-05	2	3rd	3 10 13 25 46
2023-05-31	12	2nd	9 13 28 40 43
2023-05-03	5	1st	13 17 20 23 45
2023-04-22	2	2nd	12 13 26 35 48
2023-04-17	25	2nd	3 13 18 42 43
2023-02-18	5	4th	1 5 12 13 24
2023-02-06	1	3rd	5 6 13 21 32
2023-02-04	9	1st	13 16 26 31 42
2023-01-14	15	1st	13 14 22 36 40
2022-12-10	5	2nd	6 13 27 29 43
2022-11-28	21	3rd	2 9 13 24 46
2022-10-10	32	1st	13 19 32 40 46
2022-07-27	1	1st	13 31 43 46 47
2022-07-25	17	2nd	7 13 24 26 42
2022-06-15	7	2nd	11 13 21 37 44
2022-05-30	12	2nd	12 13 14 22 38
2022-05-02	2	2nd	8 13 20 46 47
2022-04-27	3	3rd	1 8 13 31 43
2022-04-20	5	2nd	4 13 33 45 46
2022-04-09	23	2nd	3 13 15 29 40
2022-02-14	13	1st	13 15 20 26 29
2022-01-15	27	2nd	10 13 19 30 47
2021-11-13	19	2nd	12 13 26 31 39
2021-09-29	3	2nd	6 13 28 33 39
2021-09-22	7	3rd	5 9 13 14 40
2021-09-06	6	2nd	3 13 31 36 40
2021-08-23	3	2nd	11 13 21 22 31
2021-08-16	2	2nd	10 13 22 27 49
2021-08-11	17	3rd	5 6 13 21 43
2021-07-03	3	2nd	2 13 19 33 48
2021-06-26	11	1st	13 24 37 38 45
2021-05-31	9	2nd	3 13 25 32 47
2021-05-10	18	2nd	12 13 17 27 44
2021-03-29	10	1st	13 18 28 38 41
2021-03-06	8	3rd	3 11 13 22 30
2021-02-15	1	3rd	6 12 13 17 22
2021-02-13	1	2nd	9 13 17 28 31
2021-02-10	7	1st	13 15 29 33 44
2021-01-25	1	3rd	3 7 13 31 49
2021-01-23	10	2nd	1 13 19 24 48
2020-12-30	7	1st	13 20 31 36 38
2020-12-14	19	2nd	2 13 34 47 48
2020-10-31	20	2nd	9 13 22 28 35
2020-09-14	8	2nd	5 13 23 32 49
2020-08-26	3	2nd	4 13 31 40 45
2020-08-19	20	3rd	4 11 13 34 35
2020-07-04	1	1st	13 23 27 36 44
2020-07-01	6	2nd	5 13 14 44 47
2020-06-17	6	2nd	10 13 20 26 46
2020-06-03	17	2nd	12 13 16 26 44
2020-04-25	41	3rd	6 10 13 24 49
2020-01-20	1	1st	13 26 30 31 38
2020-01-18	3	4th	1 2 12 13 33
2020-01-11	25	2nd	2 13 14 23 48
2019-11-13	1	2nd	10 13 19 22 35
2019-11-11	3	1st	13 14 25 27 28
2019-11-02	1	2nd	1 13 16 18 41
2019-10-30	2	2nd	2 13 22 46 48
2019-10-26	2	2nd	11 13 20 30 44
2019-10-21	15	2nd	3 13 40 42 48
2019-09-16	27	1st	13 31 32 35 42
2019-07-15	4	4th	1 3 10 13 19
2019-07-06	6	4th	2 6 12 13 27
2019-06-22	2	2nd	10 13 20 25 27
2019-06-17	1	2nd	12 13 20 31 49
2019-06-15	6	2nd	2 13 20 30 37
2019-06-01	1	1st	13 20 26 35 45
2019-05-29	1	2nd	6 13 14 36 48
2019-05-27	1	1st	13 18 28 33 42
2019-05-25	13	2nd	2 13 42 43 47
2019-04-24	7	3rd	3 11 13 15 35
2019-04-08	1	2nd	9 13 15 24 26
2019-04-06	7	1st	13 19 24 26 27
2019-03-20	11	3rd	2 3 13 21 40
2019-02-23	5	3rd	3 4 13 44 45
2019-02-11	27	1st	13 15 25 43 48
2018-12-10	12	2nd	8 13 16 34 37
2018-11-12	11	1st	13 14 15 21 37
2018-10-17	14	3rd	2 7 13 33 41
2018-09-15	20	3rd	1 11 13 26 46
2018-07-30	1	2nd	7 13 33 41 43
2018-07-28	14	2nd	7 13 18 21 23
2018-06-25	3	2nd	9 13 14 21 32
2018-06-18	7	3rd	2 7 13 34 44
2018-06-02	11	2nd	7 13 18 31 35
2018-05-07	15	2nd	10 13 23 43 46
2018-04-02	7	1st	13 14 18 28 34
2018-03-17	1	1st	13 30 36 43 48
2018-03-14	1	3rd	3 4 13 36 46
2018-03-12	2	3rd	7 10 13 27 38
2018-03-07	4	2nd	6 13 18 36 37
2018-02-26	5	1st	13 34 37 39 42
2018-02-14	3	3rd	3 5 13 19 44
2018-02-07	2	1st	13 17 33 44 48
2018-02-03	15	2nd	9 13 22 23 38
2017-12-30	4	2nd	12 13 28 35 40
2017-12-20	9	4th	6 10 11 13 24
2017-11-29	5	4th	3 8 12 13 20
2017-11-18	4	2nd	9 13 17 37 48
2017-11-08	9	2nd	2 13 26 37 41
2017-10-18	9	3rd	5 12 13 24 25
2017-09-27	8	2nd	10 13 16 35 42
2017-09-09	11	1st	13 15 19 39 44
2017-08-14	1	3rd	2 9 13 15 39
2017-08-12	3	2nd	5 13 15 36 41
2017-08-05	4	2nd	3 13 25 30 37
2017-07-26	31	2nd	3 13 25 35 44
2017-05-15	1	3rd	1 5 13 22 27
2017-05-13	23	2nd	9 13 16 28 47
2017-03-20	4	1st	13 28 39 40 42
2017-03-11	25	2nd	1 13 31 39 42
2017-01-11	11	1st	13 19 22 28 30
2016-12-17	6	3rd	2 5 13 16 32
2016-12-03	27	3rd	4 11 13 38 44
2016-10-01	4	2nd	8 13 16 23 42
2016-09-21	4	1st	13 15 20 30 40
2016-09-12	2	4th	5 6 11 13 22
2016-09-07	21	1st	13 26 34 38 42
2016-07-20	6	2nd	1 13 29 32 46
2016-07-06	7	1st	13 16 26 38 47
2016-06-20	9	2nd	4 13 38 43 45
2016-05-30	1	3rd	6 7 13 38 40
2016-05-28	14	3rd	1 3 13 14 19
2016-04-25	2	1st	13 18 19 22 39
2016-04-20	14	2nd	12 13 15 36 41
2016-03-19	8	2nd	4 13 18 36 49
2016-02-29	1	3rd	1 3 13 24 45
2016-02-27	11	3rd	10 11 13 28 47
2016-02-01	7	1st	13 18 36 40 48
2016-01-16	10	1st	13 17 26 27 45
2015-12-23	5	1st	13 17 28 42 46
2015-12-12	13	2nd	2 13 15 34 40
2015-11-11	16	3rd	1 6 13 15 17
2015-10-05	4	1st	13 27 28 31 42
2015-09-26	18	2nd	4 13 14 21 24
2015-08-15	9	2nd	6 13 25 47 49
2015-07-25	15	4th	5 7 10 13 43
2015-06-20	34	3rd	3 8 13 32 37
2015-04-01	1	1st	13 20 21 25 41
2015-03-30	16	3rd	4 10 13 20 32
2015-02-21	4	2nd	3 13 27 45 47
2015-02-11	8	1st	13 17 24 40 45
2015-01-24	5	2nd	5 13 21 36 44
2015-01-12	11	1st	13 15 20 27 34
2014-12-17	2	3rd	6 8 13 32 46
2014-12-13	10	2nd	10 13 20 38 43
2014-11-19	3	1st	13 14 18 29 41
2014-11-12	7	1st	13 19 23 27 40
2014-10-27	3	2nd	12 13 28 32 33
2014-10-20	5	1st	13 21 26 30 40
2014-10-08	7	2nd	4 13 21 23 43
2014-09-22	7	2nd	1 13 26 31 44
2014-09-06	1	2nd	3 13 14 15 42
2014-09-03	9	3rd	4 10 13 20 38
2014-08-13	3	2nd	3 13 18 28 43
2014-08-06	3	1st	13 15 21 34 41
2014-07-30	8	4th	7 8 9 13 25
2014-07-12	2	2nd	1 13 22 23 29
2014-07-07	4	1st	13 14 31 32 41
2014-06-28	4	1st	13 22 24 40 43
2014-06-18	31	2nd	9 13 18 30 47
2014-04-07	1	2nd	11 13 23 31 42
2014-04-05	26	2nd	9 13 22 40 45
2014-02-03	12	3rd	1 5 13 33 44
2014-01-06	27	1st	13 17 19 29 30
2013-11-04	1	2nd	8 13 15 18 24
2013-11-02	22	4th	4 7 12 13 18
2013-09-11	29	3rd	6 7 13 23 35
2013-07-06	11	2nd	12 13 30 35 44
2013-06-10	6	2nd	3 13 15 32 35
2013-05-27	1	2nd	9 13 15 28 37
2013-05-25	1	2nd	7 13 36 40 42
2013-05-22	3	3rd	2 3 13 17 34
2013-05-15	3	3rd	8 11 13 27 32
2013-05-08	1	2nd	5 13 15 25 43
2013-05-06	1	1st	13 15 23 24 48
2013-05-04	4	2nd	6 13 15 40 45
2013-04-24	18	4th	1 5 6 13 48
2013-03-13	10	2nd	12 13 34 40 41
2013-02-18	16	3rd	2 5 13 19 41
2013-01-12	32	2nd	6 13 37 40 48
2012-10-29	5	1st	13 16 19 38 46
2012-10-17	4	2nd	10 13 19 20 32
2012-10-08	16	1st	13 24 27 32 39
2012-09-01	3	2nd	5 13 22 25 28
2012-08-25	1	4th	2 9 10 13 29
2012-08-22	3	1st	13 14 18 22 33
2012-08-15	7	2nd	2 13 15 19 24
2012-07-30	11	3rd	4 6 13 35 38
2012-07-04	2	1st	13 17 37 39 40
2012-06-30	2	3rd	1 12 13 42 45
2012-06-25	7	3rd	10 11 13 27 40
2012-06-09	1	1st	13 14 18 20 25
2012-06-06	3	2nd	12 13 21 23 24
2012-05-30	10	3rd	5 9 13 17 30
2012-05-07	9	2nd	12 13 21 26 46
2012-04-16	9	3rd	1 2 13 16 21
2012-03-26	1	1st	13 14 29 36 49
2012-03-24	3	3rd	8 11 13 18 48
2012-03-17	1	1st	13 14 23 32 49
2012-03-14	16	2nd	7 13 31 36 43
2012-02-06	8	1st	13 15 24 29 49
2012-01-18	13	2nd	9 13 21 33 42
2011-12-19	16	1st	13 23 26 35 42
2011-11-12	3	2nd	12 13 33 44 48
2011-11-05	2	2nd	2 13 20 32 38
2011-10-31	6	1st	13 21 24 37 47
2011-10-17	1	2nd	4 13 14 18 48
2011-10-15	11	2nd	5 13 27 37 39
2011-09-19	3	2nd	1 13 27 35 48
2011-09-12	2	1st	13 18 30 32 45
2011-09-07	2	3rd	3 12 13 40 41
2011-09-03	3	2nd	7 13 41 42 47
2011-08-27	6	1st	13 19 21 27 45
2011-08-13	3	4th	3 4 5 13 41
2011-08-06	6	2nd	4 13 15 17 39
2011-07-23	20	1st	13 18 32 43 46
2011-06-06	12	2nd	10 13 22 30 45
2011-05-09	2	2nd	3 13 22 26 48
2011-05-04	10	3rd	7 11 13 29 44
2011-04-11	3	2nd	3 13 22 32 47
2011-04-04	5	3rd	10 12 13 23 37
2011-03-23	17	3rd	4 10 13 21 24
2011-02-12	5	3rd	2 4 13 38 45
2011-01-31	4	3rd	3 10 13 20 43
2011-01-22	1	3rd	6 8 13 27 31
2011-01-19	10	4th	1 4 12 13 36
2010-12-27	3	1st	13 30 39 42 44
2010-12-20	6	3rd	6 9 13 23 32
2010-12-06	17	1st	13 25 30 33 36
2010-10-27	3	2nd	3 13 15 32 46
2010-10-20	2	2nd	11 13 18 24 33
2010-10-16	6	2nd	1 13 22 37 46
2010-10-02	9	2nd	7 13 16 35 41
2010-09-11	1	2nd	7 13 36 41 45
2010-09-08	5	1st	13 21 24 44 47
2010-08-28	5	1st	13 16 18 19 20
2010-08-16	55	1st	13 22 28 31 40
2010-04-10	13	1st	13 22 33 36 49
2010-03-10	5	2nd	1 13 36 44 48
2010-02-27	8	3rd	2 10 13 35 40
2010-02-08	2	2nd	7 13 24 36 42
2010-02-03	5	2nd	7 13 30 44 48
2010-01-23	1	2nd	2 13 24 39 48
2010-01-20	16	1st	13 28 37 45 48
2009-12-14	1	2nd	8 13 26 38 46
2009-12-12	8	2nd	4 13 18 30 39
2009-11-23	7	3rd	3 12 13 30 37
2009-11-07	29	3rd	1 3 13 18 41
2009-08-31	15	3rd	1 5 13 16 20
2009-07-27	11	2nd	7 13 18 47 48
2009-07-01	2	2nd	5 13 28 29 34
2009-06-27	9	4th	3 4 6 13 41
2009-06-06	6	1st	13 15 32 33 46
2009-05-23	7	2nd	3 13 25 33 38
2009-05-06	37	1st	13 20 36 44 48
2009-02-09	6	2nd	3 13 17 31 46
2009-01-26	5	3rd	8 10 13 39 49
2009-01-14	12	3rd	1 5 13 19 42
2008-12-17	5	1st	13 31 33 44 49
2008-12-06	4	3rd	2 5 13 24 48
2008-11-26	14	2nd	11 13 25 28 49
2008-10-25	—	2nd	11 13 19 22 46