Number 13

In 2by2 under the 4/26 · since Nov 2022 rules — 1,377 draws, 4 from 1–26.

218times drawn · chance expected 212 +0.46σ

6draws waiting · a wait this long: 43% for any number

6.3average wait between appearances · chance says 6.5

38longest completed wait · 36% chance of one at least that long

13 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 218 times in 1,377 draws against 211.8 expected, +0.46σ. Each draw is independent: after 6 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 13, draw by draw

Drawn 218 times in 1,377 draws · average wait 6.3 draws · longest completed wait 38 · waiting 6 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 smallest31 · chance 27.1
2nd smallest95 · chance 88.7
3rd smallest70 · chance 81.3
4th smallest22 · chance 20.9

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

16 18 6 7 2 12

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 25 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 — 26th most popular of 26. 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
2026-08-24	4	3rd	3 10 13 18
2026-08-20	38	2nd	2 13 19 25
2026-07-13	10	2nd	11 13 18 24
2026-07-03	1	3rd	3 12 13 24
2026-07-02	5	3rd	2 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: 13 is drawn with probability 4/26 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-01-22	12	2nd	3 13 16 18
2026-01-10	5	2nd	9 13 19 24
2026-01-05	5	1st	13 18 21 22
2025-12-31	11	4th	5 10 11 13
2025-12-20	4	2nd	8 13 21 26
2025-12-16	4	3rd	4 6 13 24
2025-12-12	2	2nd	11 13 21 25
2025-12-10	38	4th	2 3 6 13
2025-11-02	7	2nd	12 13 14 25
2025-10-26	1	4th	5 11 11 13
2025-10-25	8	4th	2 4 9 13
2025-10-17	0	2nd	4 13 18
2025-10-17	2	2nd	4 13 18
2025-10-15	10	2nd	12 13 18 21
2025-10-05	2	2nd	5 13 14 21
2025-10-03	2	2nd	5 13 16 20
2025-10-01	3	4th	3 9 10 13
2025-09-28	20	2nd	12 13 17 26
2025-09-08	6	4th	2 6 9 13
2025-09-02	20	1st	13 15 20 21
2025-08-13	4	3rd	7 10 13 20
2025-08-09	2	3rd	1 2 13 21
2025-08-07	0	1st	13 17 23
2025-08-07	6	1st	13 17 23
2025-08-01	3	2nd	2 13 20 26
2025-07-29	12	1st	13 16 21 24
2025-07-17	9	4th	5 6 10 13
2025-07-08	7	3rd	5 9 13 15
2025-07-01	6	3rd	1 5 13 16
2025-06-25	3	3rd	9 12 13 20
2025-06-22	1	2nd	5 13 17 25
2025-06-21	8	2nd	10 13 18 20
2025-06-13	2	2nd	7 13 22 26
2025-06-11	11	2nd	2 13 17 18
2025-05-31	3	3rd	3 8 13 19
2025-05-28	3	3rd	3 12 13 23
2025-05-25	4	2nd	9 13 21 26
2025-05-21	7	1st	13 15 18 23
2025-05-14	11	2nd	8 13 17 20
2025-05-03	8	2nd	10 13 23 25
2025-04-25	8	3rd	7 12 13 15
2025-04-17	0	1st	13 16 25
2025-04-17	1	1st	13 16 25
2025-04-16	3	2nd	1 13 22 22
2025-04-13	12	1st	13 16 19 20
2025-04-01	9	3rd	3 7 13 20
2025-03-23	0	2nd	8 13 20
2025-03-23	2	2nd	8 13 20
2025-03-21	10	2nd	2 13 18 21
2025-03-11	6	4th	4 5 7 13
2025-03-05	15	2nd	6 13 15 24
2025-02-18	5	2nd	12 13 18 22
2025-02-13	6	3rd	2 4 13 18
2025-02-07	2	1st	13 14 16 22
2025-02-05	4	2nd	7 13 14 19
2025-02-01	11	3rd	1 11 13 20
2025-01-21	4	2nd	10 13 14 23
2025-01-17	7	3rd	2 6 13 21
2025-01-10	6	3rd	1 6 13 19
2025-01-04	3	3rd	6 9 13 16
2025-01-01	5	3rd	3 9 13 22
2024-12-27	11	3rd	10 12 13 14
2024-12-16	4	3rd	11 11 13 25
2024-12-12	1	2nd	4 13 14 18
2024-12-11	1	3rd	4 10 13 25
2024-12-10	17	2nd	12 13 14 16
2024-11-23	9	3rd	2 3 13 14
2024-11-14	1	4th	8 9 9 13
2024-11-13	5	3rd	7 12 13 26
2024-11-08	1	2nd	4 13 14 19
2024-11-07	2	4th	3 6 10 13
2024-11-05	4	2nd	5 13 16 16
2024-11-01	2	4th	1 2 12 13
2024-10-30	15	3rd	3 9 13 26
2024-10-15	0	2nd	7 13 16
2024-10-15	3	2nd	7 13 16
2024-10-12	0	1st	13 15 22
2024-10-12	1	1st	13 15 22
2024-10-11	8	2nd	4 13 14 17
2024-10-03	0	2nd	4 13 26
2024-10-03	1	2nd	4 13 26
2024-10-02	5	3rd	1 6 13 15
2024-09-27	7	2nd	4 13 17 26
2024-09-20	5	2nd	3 13 24 25
2024-09-15	15	2nd	5 13 14 26
2024-08-31	5	2nd	7 13 17 21
2024-08-26	10	4th	1 4 4 13
2024-08-16	5	3rd	9 11 13 16
2024-08-11	5	2nd	9 13 15 18
2024-08-06	2	1st	13 16 23 25
2024-08-04	0	2nd	4 13 15
2024-08-04	3	2nd	4 13 15
2024-08-01	21	2nd	6 13 15 20
2024-07-11	0	1st	13 15 22
2024-07-11	1	1st	13 15 22
2024-07-10	1	3rd	1 6 13 14
2024-07-09	6	4th	6 7 12 13
2024-07-03	17	3rd	7 8 13 19
2024-06-16	2	3rd	1 11 13 25
2024-06-14	7	1st	13 18 20 24
2024-06-07	6	3rd	3 10 13 15
2024-06-01	4	3rd	1 7 13 16
2024-05-28	20	1st	13 20 21 24
2024-05-08	11	2nd	7 13 18 20
2024-04-27	12	3rd	10 11 13 14
2024-04-15	3	4th	2 8 12 13
2024-04-12	1	3rd	7 7 13 14
2024-04-11	9	1st	13 21 25 25
2024-04-02	2	2nd	1 13 17 19
2024-03-31	0	1st	13 15 22
2024-03-31	6	1st	13 15 22
2024-03-25	6	3rd	7 8 13 19
2024-03-19	4	3rd	9 12 13 20
2024-03-15	12	4th	4 8 8 13
2024-03-03	1	2nd	7 13 23 25
2024-03-02	7	3rd	10 11 13 18
2024-02-24	11	4th	3 6 10 13
2024-02-13	1	3rd	10 12 13 16
2024-02-12	4	3rd	8 12 13 19
2024-02-08	16	1st	13 17 22 26
2024-01-23	2	2nd	7 13 17 20
2024-01-21	1	3rd	3 9 13 25
2024-01-20	27	3rd	3 7 13 26
2023-12-24	7	3rd	9 11 13 14
2023-12-17	17	1st	13 17 17 25
2023-11-30	4	3rd	6 8 13 17
2023-11-26	2	3rd	7 12 13 14
2023-11-24	12	3rd	4 12 13 26
2023-11-12	5	4th	10 12 12 13
2023-11-07	15	3rd	5 9 13 20
2023-10-23	11	3rd	9 10 13 19
2023-10-12	0	3rd	1 10 13
2023-10-12	4	3rd	1 10 13
2023-10-08	1	3rd	1 7 13 20
2023-10-07	2	2nd	2 13 19 26
2023-10-05	1	3rd	4 7 13 25
2023-10-04	3	2nd	2 13 23 24
2023-10-01	12	2nd	11 13 21 26
2023-09-19	1	3rd	3 7 13 20
2023-09-18	4	2nd	2 13 16 19
2023-09-14	4	2nd	4 13 15 18
2023-09-10	2	3rd	2 6 13 16
2023-09-08	4	3rd	6 7 13 25
2023-09-04	1	2nd	7 13 15 23
2023-09-03	12	2nd	10 13 19 21
2023-08-22	11	2nd	9 13 20 22
2023-08-11	6	1st	13 18 23 25
2023-08-05	1	2nd	7 13 16 26
2023-08-04	3	1st	13 23 24 25
2023-08-01	1	2nd	9 13 20 26
2023-07-31	0	2nd	2 13 16
2023-07-31	2	2nd	2 13 16
2023-07-29	1	4th	3 5 10 13
2023-07-28	2	2nd	12 13 17 19
2023-07-26	11	3rd	4 6 13 21
2023-07-15	0	2nd	12 13 21
2023-07-15	5	2nd	12 13 21
2023-07-10	3	2nd	6 13 14 15
2023-07-07	2	1st	13 22 25 26
2023-07-05	1	2nd	10 13 18 20
2023-07-04	4	3rd	3 9 13 24
2023-06-30	8	2nd	2 13 19 24
2023-06-22	17	1st	13 14 17 20
2023-06-05	2	1st	13 14 19 26
2023-06-03	12	3rd	1 2 13 15
2023-05-22	2	2nd	2 13 14 24
2023-05-20	2	2nd	6 13 19 21
2023-05-18	13	3rd	1 6 13 21
2023-05-05	15	4th	1 5 7 13
2023-04-20	3	3rd	2 11 13 19
2023-04-17	2	3rd	8 11 13 18
2023-04-15	7	2nd	11 13 17 19
2023-04-08	3	2nd	10 13 20 23
2023-04-05	10	2nd	1 13 17 18
2023-03-26	7	2nd	6 13 16 25
2023-03-19	4	1st	13 16 18 22
2023-03-15	2	1st	13 14 16 25
2023-03-13	1	3rd	1 8 13 16
2023-03-12	7	2nd	11 13 18 24
2023-03-05	3	3rd	4 8 13 23
2023-03-02	17	2nd	3 13 22 23
2023-02-13	9	1st	13 19 20 26
2023-02-04	19	2nd	11 13 17 23
2023-01-16	2	3rd	3 5 13 26
2023-01-14	1	2nd	2 13 15 17
2023-01-13	2	2nd	9 13 15 18
2023-01-11	21	1st	13 14 15 20
2022-12-21	8	3rd	3 12 13 23
2022-12-13	3	3rd	8 8 13 15
2022-12-10	5	2nd	10 13 14 15
2022-12-05	5	4th	3 8 9 13
2022-11-30	1	3rd	3 12 13 18
2022-11-29	1	2nd	4 13 16 18
2022-11-28	—	2nd	5 13 16 19