Number 12

In Lotto under the 6/40 + 1/40 · since Nov 2011 rules — 1,355 draws, 6 from 1–40.

217times drawn · chance expected 203 +1.05σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 61% for any number

6.2average wait between appearances · chance says 6.7

34longest completed wait · 64% chance of one at least that long

12 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 217 times in 1,355 draws against 203.3 expected, +1.05σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 30 times, counted separately.

Number 12, draw by draw

Drawn 217 times in 1,355 draws · average wait 6.2 draws · longest completed wait 34 · 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 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 smallest42 · chance 37.0
2nd smallest78 · chance 84.9
3rd smallest69 · chance 67.9
4th smallest26 · chance 23.5
5th smallest2 · chance 3.5
6th smallest0 · chance 0.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 27.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

10 21 24 28 1 38

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 39 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 40. 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
2026-09-26	18	2nd	5 12 19 21 24 38
2026-07-25	5	2nd	1 12 14 18 22 29
2026-07-08	4	1st	12 15 27 28 35 40
2026-06-24	4	3rd	5 7

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 6/40 tonight whatever it did last week.

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