Number 18

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

277times drawn · chance expected 288 −0.67σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 72% for any number

10.2average wait between appearances · chance says 9.8

67longest completed wait · 20% chance of one at least that long

18 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 277 times in 2,820 draws against 287.8 expected, −0.67σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 18, draw by draw

Drawn 277 times in 2,820 draws · average wait 10.2 draws · longest completed wait 67 · waiting 4 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 smallest42 · chance 44.8
2nd smallest106 · chance 108.8
3rd smallest95 · chance 90.0
4th smallest28 · chance 30.0
5th smallest6 · chance 3.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

17 13 24 10 49 4

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
2026-10-03	3	4th	2 10 16 18 36
2026-09-26	8	4th	4 7 14 18 20
2026-09-07	4	3rd	2 13 18 21 36
2026-08-29	4	3rd	5 7 18 40 45

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 5/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-07-23	2	2nd	5 18 29 30 43
2025-07-19	5	1st	18 19 24 25 45
2025-07-07	3	2nd	3 18 26 27 41
2025-06-30	4	5th	8 10 12 17 18
2025-06-21	4	1st	18 20 25 34 49
2025-06-11	3	4th	7 9 15 18 19
2025-06-04	6	2nd	2 18 38 41 45
2025-05-21	2	4th	7 10 11 18 49
2025-05-17	15	5th	9 12 13 14 18
2025-04-12	15	4th	3 10 13 18 47
2025-03-08	62	5th	2 3 10 11 18
2024-10-14	15	1st	18 20 41 42 47
2024-09-09	4	4th	3 8 17 18 41
2024-08-31	5	2nd	14 18 28 40 43
2024-08-19	3	2nd	10 18 19 20 28
2024-08-12	8	2nd	16 18 31 38 45
2024-07-24	8	3rd	8 11 18 40 47
2024-07-06	7	2nd	13 18 34 46 47
2024-06-19	5	2nd	11 18 30 35 46
2024-06-08	6	1st	18 31 35 39 43
2024-05-25	5	1st	18 19 20 26 42
2024-05-13	7	3rd	12 13 18 25 26
2024-04-27	7	2nd	14 18 27 34 44
2024-04-10	13	3rd	1 9 18 33 39
2024-03-11	3	2nd	16 18 36 45 48
2024-03-04	35	2nd	8 18 25 27 37
2023-12-13	9	3rd	4 7 18 19 22
2023-11-22	7	3rd	4 17 18 41 45
2023-11-06	41	2nd	10 18 31 34 40
2023-08-02	2	3rd	9 12 18 23 32
2023-07-29	1	2nd	1 18 29 37 49
2023-07-26	6	3rd	11 17 18 28 49
2023-07-12	5	1st	18 26 27 31 34
2023-07-01	18	4th	7 9 15 18 24
2023-05-20	10	3rd	3 8 18 25 37
2023-04-26	4	4th	3 11 14 18 24
2023-04-17	2	3rd	3 13 18 42 43
2023-04-12	14	3rd	10 15 18 26 30
2023-03-11	2	3rd	6 14 18 33 34
2023-03-06	2	2nd	5 18 24 38 41
2023-03-01	15	2nd	14 18 21 39 45
2023-01-25	2	1st	18 21 26 32 44
2023-01-21	22	2nd	4 18 24 41 45
2022-11-30	28	1st	18 28 30 44 49
2022-09-26	30	1st	18 29 35 39 49
2022-07-18	6	2nd	5 18 29 37 49
2022-07-04	12	3rd	4 12 18 20 26
2022-06-06	24	2nd	5 18 20 22 23
2022-04-11	8	3rd	3 17 18 22 32
2022-03-23	19	2nd	2 18 20 29 39
2022-02-07	17	2nd	15 18 31 37 46
2021-12-29	7	1st	18 21 33 48 49
2021-12-13	4	1st	18 19 23 36 38
2021-12-04	1	2nd	5 18 23 34 44
2021-12-01	5	2nd	3 18 26 46 49
2021-11-20	6	3rd	9 17 18 42 44
2021-11-06	18	3rd	2 4 18 19 22
2021-09-25	11	2nd	16 18 20 35 49
2021-08-30	20	2nd	3 18 32 34 44
2021-07-14	3	1st	18 29 31 36 38
2021-07-07	7	2nd	8 18 37 44 46
2021-06-21	36	1st	18 21 25 44 47
2021-03-29	1	2nd	13 18 28 38 41
2021-03-27	3	5th	8 10 11 16 18
2021-03-20	1	3rd	4 14 18 27 42
2021-03-17	9	2nd	3 18 30 45 46
2021-02-24	10	2nd	10 18 19 41 47
2021-02-01	27	3rd	1 17 18 21 45
2020-11-30	9	2nd	9 18 26 28 29
2020-11-09	12	2nd	5 18 26 38 41
2020-10-12	4	3rd	7 11 18 21 42
2020-10-03	17	2nd	9 18 31 33 36
2020-08-24	10	1st	18 19 22 28 37
2020-08-01	3	3rd	9 17 18 25 38
2020-07-25	1	4th	6 10 15 18 48
2020-07-22	46	2nd	4 18 20 28 38
2020-04-06	43	2nd	7 18 23 29 35
2019-12-28	13	2nd	8 18 24 48 49
2019-11-27	8	3rd	2 15 18 29 44
2019-11-09	2	2nd	6 18 24 26 29
2019-11-02	2	4th	1 13 16 18 41
2019-10-28	5	2nd	17 18 35 36 46
2019-10-16	1	2nd	5 18 19 30 35
2019-10-14	7	3rd	6 16 18 24 48
2019-09-28	6	3rd	12 15 18 19 40
2019-09-14	15	1st	18 19 23 26 28
2019-08-10	4	4th	4 9 12 18 37
2019-07-31	5	2nd	8 18 30 32 36
2019-07-20	3	2nd	17 18 21 29 35
2019-07-13	10	1st	18 27 37 48 49
2019-06-19	4	2nd	4 18 36 45 46
2019-06-10	6	2nd	9 18 24 39 49
2019-05-27	10	2nd	13 18 28 33 42
2019-05-04	13	2nd	3 18 24 29 38
2019-04-03	19	3rd	10 16 18 38 45
2019-02-18	19	4th	7 9 11 18 33
2019-01-05	13	3rd	6 7 18 40 48
2018-12-05	11	3rd	6 17 18 19 41
2018-11-10	19	1st	18 20 30 43 44
2018-09-26	2	3rd	10 15 18 36 40
2018-09-22	8	2nd	14 18 37 38 39
2018-09-03	3	4th	1 2 15 18 41
2018-08-27	3	3rd	10 17 18 24 40
2018-08-20	10	2nd	15 18 40 42 48
2018-07-28	3	3rd	7 13 18 21 23
2018-07-21	1	3rd	1 9 18 28 44
2018-07-18	20	1st	18 26 27 35 43
2018-06-02	19	3rd	7 13 18 31 35
2018-04-18	7	3rd	11 17 18 38 46
2018-04-02	1	3rd	13 14 18 28 34
2018-03-31	9	2nd	2 18 31 41 42
2018-03-10	1	2nd	5 18 21 23 47
2018-03-07	24	3rd	6 13 18 36 37
2018-01-10	30	4th	7 9 16 18 49
2017-11-01	8	3rd	8 9 18 26 32
2017-10-14	12	1st	18 20 38 43 47
2017-09-16	1	3rd	4 16 18 37 46
2017-09-13	5	2nd	4 18 25 33 45
2017-09-02	22	4th	1 10 14 18 40
2017-07-12	1	3rd	3 16 18 31 43
2017-07-10	2	2nd	17 18 21 23 43
2017-07-05	6	3rd	8 17 18 29 34
2017-06-21	1	2nd	12 18 22 34 39
2017-06-19	11	1st	18 25 40 43 47
2017-05-24	10	3rd	8 17 18 22 30
2017-05-01	8	2nd	16 18 35 37 46
2017-04-12	2	2nd	3 18 28 40 48
2017-04-08	5	2nd	17 18 29 44 45
2017-03-27	4	3rd	2 9 18 38 49
2017-03-18	14	3rd	1 6 18 30 33
2017-02-13	13	3rd	5 16 18 39 44
2017-01-14	23	2nd	16 18 19 37 44
2016-11-21	12	4th	3 7 12 18 45
2016-10-24	6	2nd	17 18 23 29 36
2016-10-10	2	3rd	3 9 18 19 48
2016-10-05	7	3rd	2 15 18 28 43
2016-09-19	2	1st	18 20 37 41 45
2016-09-14	18	2nd	7 18 29 37 47
2016-08-03	20	1st	18 24 27 39 44
2016-06-18	23	2nd	10 18 20 33 39
2016-04-25	10	2nd	13 18 19 22 39
2016-04-02	6	1st	18 19 22 29 34
2016-03-19	1	3rd	4 13 18 36 49
2016-03-16	9	4th	7 9 11 18 43
2016-02-24	10	2nd	1 18 20 44 49
2016-02-01	29	2nd	13 18 36 40 48
2015-11-25	2	2nd	7 18 22 24 41
2015-11-21	21	3rd	12 16 18 24 43
2015-10-03	1	2nd	8 18 20 27 37
2015-09-30	3	3rd	15 16 18 26 35
2015-09-23	29	1st	18 20 31 35 49
2015-07-18	7	1st	18 35 37 41 45
2015-07-01	12	2nd	5 18 19 38 49
2015-06-03	38	2nd	12 18 25 30 47
2015-03-07	17	3rd	3 9 18 43 48
2015-01-26	3	2nd	17 18 27 35 40
2015-01-19	2	3rd	4 7 18 25 35
2015-01-14	2	3rd	2 7 18 21 23
2015-01-10	7	3rd	2 5 18 23 33
2014-12-24	8	2nd	4 18 22 31 36
2014-12-06	3	2nd	10 18 20 37 43
2014-11-29	2	2nd	2 18 44 47 49
2014-11-24	2	2nd	17 18 32 47 49
2014-11-19	4	3rd	13 14 18 29 41
2014-11-10	3	2nd	6 18 23 24 30
2014-11-03	2	1st	18 24 34 44 45
2014-10-29	18	3rd	6 17 18 29 32
2014-09-17	15	4th	3 6 10 18 23
2014-08-13	24	3rd	3 13 18 28 43
2014-06-18	2	3rd	9 13 18 30 47
2014-06-14	9	3rd	5 7 18 24 34
2014-05-24	14	2nd	17 18 24 39 40
2014-04-21	12	2nd	9 18 20 27 38
2014-03-24	12	1st	18 21 37 39 41
2014-02-24	4	3rd	5 8 18 21 38
2014-02-15	2	3rd	4 12 18 33 49
2014-02-10	7	3rd	11 17 18 41 45
2014-01-25	6	3rd	14 17 18 30 37
2014-01-11	8	2nd	8 18 25 35 39
2013-12-23	1	1st	18 29 34 37 41
2013-12-21	3	2nd	10 18 19 24 33
2013-12-14	10	2nd	8 18 30 45 46
2013-11-20	7	2nd	14 18 28 35 46
2013-11-04	1	4th	8 13 15 18 24
2013-11-02	10	5th	4 7 12 13 18
2013-10-09	11	3rd	1 12 18 20 26
2013-09-14	67	1st	18 24 28 43 49
2013-04-10	3	3rd	3 9 18 28 45
2013-04-03	7	1st	18 36 37 42 45
2013-03-18	7	2nd	10 18 20 24 32
2013-03-02	2	2nd	5 18 22 30 38
2013-02-25	9	3rd	14 17 18 43 46
2013-02-04	4	2nd	6 18 30 33 34
2013-01-26	27	2nd	2 18 23 34 39
2012-11-24	24	2nd	5 18 19 21 28
2012-09-29	2	3rd	7 10 18 21 47
2012-09-24	9	2nd	1 18 21 40 41
2012-09-03	3	1st	18 22 27 34 37
2012-08-27	2	3rd	7 8 18 32 40
2012-08-22	32	3rd	13 14 18 22 33
2012-06-09	13	3rd	13 14 18 20 25
2012-05-09	4	1st	18 26 32 36 41
2012-04-30	4	2nd	4 18 22 32 39
2012-04-21	12	2nd	3 18 31 41 48
2012-03-24	24	4th	8 11 13 18 48
2012-01-28	29	3rd	12 15 18 23 47
2011-11-21	3	1st	18 31 33 46 49
2011-11-14	3	2nd	3 18 22 25 43
2011-11-07	6	3rd	2 11 18 30 47
2011-10-24	3	4th	5 15 17 18 31
2011-10-17	15	4th	4 13 14 18 48
2011-09-12	15	2nd	13 18 30 32 45
2011-08-08	7	3rd	1 12 18 26 30
2011-07-23	1	2nd	13 18 32 43 46
2011-07-20	2	2nd	6 18 23 26 45
2011-07-16	7	1st	18 27 35 37 42
2011-06-29	7	3rd	1 11 18 37 38
2011-06-13	21	3rd	3 17 18 22 28
2011-04-25	2	3rd	2 10 18 21 34
2011-04-20	46	3rd	15 17 18 33 41
2011-01-03	5	2nd	10 18 30 34 37
2010-12-22	27	3rd	1 8 18 29 36
2010-10-20	23	3rd	11 13 18 24 33
2010-08-28	8	3rd	13 16 18 19 20
2010-08-09	7	4th	7 8 15 18 25
2010-07-24	10	3rd	7 16 18 33 43
2010-06-30	24	3rd	14 17 18 28 44
2010-05-05	13	3rd	4 10 18 27 30
2010-04-05	8	2nd	17 18 21 36 47
2010-03-17	1	3rd	1 9 18 24 46
2010-03-15	4	4th	1 4 15 18 38
2010-03-06	5	3rd	5 9 18 26 36
2010-02-22	7	2nd	11 18 24 41 48
2010-02-06	2	3rd	5 16 18 34 37
2010-02-01	1	2nd	1 18 29 39 40
2010-01-30	11	1st	18 21 26 44 47
2010-01-04	5	1st	18 21 32 33 41
2009-12-23	5	3rd	15 17 18 24 44
2009-12-12	15	3rd	4 13 18 30 39
2009-11-07	1	4th	1 3 13 18 41
2009-11-04	22	1st	18 19 22 23 33
2009-09-14	9	2nd	9 18 22 32 43
2009-08-24	9	2nd	11 18 22 28 33
2009-08-03	1	2nd	9 18 26 38 49
2009-08-01	2	2nd	10 18 22 44 45
2009-07-27	6	3rd	7 13 18 47 48
2009-07-13	18	2nd	2 18 20 26 34
2009-06-01	34	1st	18 24 26 35 47
2009-03-14	12	2nd	11 18 20 27 38
2009-02-14	6	3rd	12 16 18 24 44
2009-01-31	27	2nd	6 18 31 36 40
2008-11-29	19	1st	18 20 22 32 36
2008-10-15	—	1st	18 20 28 40 49