Number 13

In The Pick under the 6/44 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,961 draws, 6 from 1–44.

256times drawn · chance expected 267 −0.75σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

7.7average wait between appearances · chance says 7.3

53longest completed wait · 12% chance of one at least that long

13 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 256 times in 1,961 draws against 267.4 expected, −0.75σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 13, draw by draw

Drawn 256 times in 1,961 draws · average wait 7.7 draws · longest completed wait 53 · waiting 1 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 smallest49 · chance 45.2
2nd smallest82 · chance 100.4
3rd smallest89 · chance 78.9
4th smallest32 · chance 27.2
5th smallest4 · chance 4.1
6th smallest0 · chance 0.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 29.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

2 33 17 42 23 37

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 43 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 44. 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
2026-10-07	1	3rd	6 7 13 20 26 40
2026-10-05	9	2nd	10 13 16 23 32 40
2026-09-14	15	2nd	11 13 30 37 38 40
2026-08-10	8	2nd	5

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 6/44 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-10-11	2	1st	13 15 20 21 32 41
2025-10-06	1	5th	1 3 6 9 13 42
2025-10-04	16	2nd	6 13 18 19 22 23
2025-08-27	1	2nd	8 13 21 28 34 44
2025-08-25	2	4th	2 4 7 13 38 39
2025-08-20	33	3rd	10 11 13 19 27 40
2025-06-04	15	3rd	2 8 13 14 26 35
2025-04-30	2	3rd	3 5 13 28 36 37
2025-04-26	4	4th	2 7 8 13 22 35
2025-04-16	1	3rd	2 10 13 14 17 31
2025-04-14	13	3rd	4 8 13 21 34 40
2025-03-15	4	3rd	6 8 13 20 27 35
2025-03-05	1	3rd	4 5 13 20 31 41
2025-03-03	13	3rd	1 9 13 25 28 33
2025-02-01	4	3rd	3 6 13 28 36 42
2025-01-22	5	2nd	5 13 26 36 42 44
2025-01-11	4	2nd	3 13 20 24 33 44
2025-01-01	1	2nd	2 13 35 37 40 43
2024-12-30	3	2nd	4 13 16 31 35 38
2024-12-23	5	4th	1 9 11 13 26 33
2024-12-11	2	4th	5 8 11 13 19 24
2024-12-07	13	2nd	4 13 21 34 37 41
2024-11-06	8	5th	6 7 8 11 13 33
2024-10-19	11	1st	13 21 24 25 32 42
2024-09-23	8	3rd	3 9 13 18 19 40
2024-09-04	3	1st	13 30 37 39 40 41
2024-08-28	4	4th	4 8 11 13 17 23
2024-08-19	9	2nd	11 13 28 33 34 40
2024-07-29	2	3rd	2 10 13 17 19 39
2024-07-24	1	2nd	8 13 15 18 26 43
2024-07-22	5	2nd	1 13 28 29 37 43
2024-07-10	1	2nd	2 13 17 27 38 44
2024-07-08	35	1st	13 15 18 23 42 44
2024-04-17	5	3rd	4 12 13 17 27 32
2024-04-06	4	4th	5 6 8 13 30 34
2024-03-27	2	3rd	8 12 13 28 36 42
2024-03-23	1	1st	13 15 26 33 34 37
2024-03-20	2	3rd	2 6 13 17 23 24
2024-03-16	1	3rd	1 3 13 14 24 27
2024-03-13	13	4th	2 3 8 13 16 36
2024-02-12	7	2nd	8 13 18 19 32 33
2024-01-27	12	1st	13 19 22 30 38 40
2023-12-30	19	4th	7 8 9 13 15 22
2023-11-15	2	3rd	4 7 13 15 17 28
2023-11-11	4	3rd	4 9 13 18 23 41
2023-11-01	7	1st	13 16 17 18 27 35
2023-10-16	7	4th	1 4 8 13 26 44
2023-09-30	19	1st	13 21 28 31 36 41
2023-08-16	3	1st	13 18 19 24 29 42
2023-08-09	1	3rd	3 6 13 14 38 43
2023-08-07	1	2nd	11 13 23 35 36 40
2023-08-05	3	3rd	2 3 13 21 30 38
2023-07-29	16	2nd	7 13 18 19 28 41
2023-06-21	1	2nd	4 13 21 22 31 41
2023-06-19	1	3rd	6 12 13 25 29 35
2023-06-17	2	3rd	9 12 13 27 36 37
2023-06-12	6	3rd	9 11 13 24 35 42
2023-05-29	12	1st	13 18 21 22 25 37
2023-05-01	9	3rd	7 8 13 14 17 43
2023-04-10	6	1st	13 16 31 35 37 44
2023-03-27	53	2nd	11 13 19 26 27 43
2022-11-23	15	2nd	2 13 14 15 19 26
2022-10-19	29	4th	2 6 7 13 42 43
2022-08-13	11	4th	2 4 11 13 18 43
2022-07-18	1	3rd	2 8 13 23 24 34
2022-07-16	12	3rd	6 12 13 23 39 44
2022-06-18	1	2nd	12 13 28 35 38 43
2022-06-15	3	2nd	5 13 31 34 43 44
2022-06-08	7	3rd	5 10 13 25 30 40
2022-05-23	2	2nd	1 13 22 25 38 44
2022-05-18	1	3rd	3 6 13 14 34 42
2022-05-16	3	3rd	5 9 13 26 34 43
2022-05-09	1	3rd	8 9 13 27 31 40
2022-05-07	4	1st	13 15 24 31 38 40
2022-04-27	6	2nd	9 13 18 29 32 34
2022-04-13	4	2nd	2 13 17 28 33 36
2022-04-04	3	1st	13 15 21 22 32 44
2022-03-26	2	2nd	5 13 29 34 36 43
2022-03-19	3	1st	13 23 33 34 35 42
2022-03-09	11	2nd	6 13 14 25 35 40
2022-01-29	1	2nd	7 13 21 26 33 38
2022-01-26	7	1st	13 23 26 30 31 37
2022-01-01	3	4th	1 7 12 13 14 23
2021-12-22	19	2nd	2 13 21 29 43 44
2021-10-16	2	3rd	9 12 13 22 23 33
2021-10-09	6	4th	4 5 10 13 32 44
2021-09-18	5	3rd	6 8 13 17 21 22
2021-09-01	29	3rd	8 9 13 19 29 32
2021-05-22	1	2nd	11 13 14 15 16 43
2021-05-19	1	1st	13 19 25 28 32 34
2021-05-15	16	3rd	2 6 13 16 30 40
2021-03-20	13	1st	13 22 23 24 25 42
2021-02-03	12	4th	1 2 7 13 15 18
2020-12-23	9	3rd	2 5 13 15 27 41
2020-11-21	3	2nd	9 13 26 33 36 38
2020-11-11	4	3rd	5 11 13 21 37 42
2020-10-28	2	3rd	1 2 13 17 37 41
2020-10-21	2	2nd	12 13 17 27 35 36
2020-10-14	2	2nd	4 13 20 21 32 37
2020-10-07	8	2nd	6 13 22 27 35 42
2020-09-09	6	3rd	10 12 13 14 26 39
2020-08-19	1	3rd	6 9 13 22 30 39
2020-08-15	26	2nd	5 13 20 22 24 39
2020-05-16	9	1st	13 27 33 38 41 43
2020-04-15	7	3rd	5 7 13 23 30 31
2020-03-21	1	2nd	12 13 28 29 33 40
2020-03-18	3	3rd	3 7 13 21 27 35
2020-03-07	24	3rd	5 11 13 20 28 42
2019-12-14	7	3rd	10 12 13 21 32 33
2019-11-20	4	1st	13 31 36 37 41 43
2019-11-06	7	1st	13 26 37 38 41 42
2019-10-12	5	4th	1 5 8 13 33 44
2019-09-25	17	2nd	9 13 19 21 33 41
2019-07-27	24	3rd	3 7 13 18 26 40
2019-05-04	20	1st	13 23 24 30 33 43
2019-02-23	6	3rd	1 9 13 15 20 42
2019-02-02	16	2nd	6 13 16 17 33 39
2018-12-08	3	4th	3 8 9 13 17 27
2018-11-28	3	3rd	8 12 13 36 42 44
2018-11-17	13	2nd	10 13 19 37 41 42
2018-10-03	1	2nd	6 13 24 28 34 35
2018-09-29	3	4th	4 8 11 13 32 39
2018-09-19	5	2nd	10 13 18 28 36 42
2018-09-01	8	3rd	2 10 13 17 27 40
2018-08-04	6	1st	13 18 30 32 37 41
2018-07-14	4	1st	13 21 24 31 32 44
2018-06-30	22	2nd	2 13 17 27 29 39
2018-04-14	5	3rd	10 12 13 18 40 43
2018-03-28	1	3rd	10 12 13 14 21 27
2018-03-24	1	3rd	1 12 13 17 20 39
2018-03-21	6	3rd	3 7 13 35 38 39
2018-02-28	8	1st	13 15 16 35 39 41
2018-01-31	7	3rd	4 8 13 31 32 42
2018-01-06	4	1st	13 21 23 26 28 43
2017-12-23	14	3rd	2 3 13 19 26 33
2017-11-04	14	2nd	6 13 15 23 31 41
2017-09-16	3	1st	13 15 22 25 31 42
2017-09-06	4	2nd	3 13 28 33 36 44
2017-08-23	17	1st	13 15 17 23 29 41
2017-06-24	3	3rd	5 9 13 25 36 40
2017-06-14	1	3rd	1 12 13 15 23 44
2017-06-10	20	1st	13 16 18 32 37 44
2017-04-01	5	3rd	4 12 13 14 33 37
2017-03-15	10	1st	13 17 34 35 42 44
2017-02-08	4	3rd	6 10 13 23 33 37
2017-01-25	4	2nd	6 13 25 34 36 38
2017-01-11	7	1st	13 17 23 25 41 44
2016-12-17	4	3rd	8 10 13 16 19 37
2016-12-03	1	3rd	1 12 13 16 24 33
2016-11-30	14	3rd	5 10 13 17 23 27
2016-10-12	2	3rd	4 11 13 26 31 37
2016-10-05	9	3rd	6 12 13 29 38 43
2016-09-03	3	2nd	2 13 14 32 34 41
2016-08-24	5	2nd	12 13 14 18 34 41
2016-08-06	6	1st	13 17 26 31 33 40
2016-07-16	9	2nd	6 13 15 23 28 29
2016-06-15	1	2nd	1 13 14 42 43 44
2016-06-11	14	1st	13 18 35 36 37 38
2016-04-23	20	2nd	3 13 22 34 36 42
2016-02-13	26	2nd	11 13 16 26 33 37
2015-11-14	1	2nd	6 13 16 21 24 39
2015-11-11	20	1st	13 18 20 24 26 37
2015-09-02	3	4th	1 3 5 13 30 42
2015-08-22	3	3rd	2 5 13 24 31 42
2015-08-12	1	3rd	3 9 13 14 21 37
2015-08-08	3	1st	13 25 29 36 38 41
2015-07-29	4	4th	5 9 10 13 18 37
2015-07-15	18	1st	13 15 16 19 33 37
2015-05-13	4	2nd	8 13 14 32 38 41
2015-04-29	1	2nd	1 13 20 30 34 41
2015-04-25	2	2nd	7 13 19 27 29 36
2015-04-18	4	3rd	2 6 13 33 34 38
2015-04-04	15	2nd	3 13 22 31 35 38
2015-02-11	2	4th	1 3 10 13 19 29
2015-02-04	9	2nd	9 13 14 17 42 44
2015-01-03	9	4th	4 5 7 13 23 40
2014-12-03	5	4th	1 7 8 13 29 30
2014-11-15	2	3rd	2 7 13 17 19 22
2014-11-08	7	3rd	2 9 13 27 28 30
2014-10-15	7	2nd	2 13 15 23 24 43
2014-09-20	2	3rd	6 9 13 20 26 36
2014-09-13	2	2nd	4 13 18 25 36 39
2014-09-06	22	2nd	5 13 17 25 27 40
2014-06-21	10	3rd	2 5 13 30 41 44
2014-05-17	6	2nd	7 13 18 28 29 36
2014-04-26	5	2nd	9 13 22 29 36 38
2014-04-09	7	3rd	4 7 13 15 19 29
2014-03-15	6	3rd	7 11 13 16 30 32
2014-02-22	21	3rd	2 6 13 30 37 41
2013-12-11	8	3rd	2 10 13 19 21 39
2013-11-13	12	4th	3 10 12 13 17 43
2013-10-02	4	2nd	5 13 14 29 35 42
2013-09-18	17	4th	8 9 10 13 40 43
2013-07-20	13	1st	13 15 16 22 28 35
2013-06-05	7	3rd	7 12 13 28 30 39
2013-05-11	10	2nd	10 13 19 24 32 41
2013-04-06	1	2nd	7 13 20 33 34 40
2013-04-03	6	1st	13 14 19 24 26 31
2013-03-13	4	4th	3 9 11 13 14 32
2013-02-27	5	1st	13 16 18 21 32 41
2013-02-09	12	2nd	4 13 21 24 31 42
2012-12-29	5	3rd	2 10 13 19 23 41
2012-12-12	1	1st	13 16 17 20 26 37
2012-12-08	23	3rd	10 11 13 25 31 36
2012-09-19	9	3rd	2 12 13 18 29 37
2012-08-18	10	3rd	5 9 13 23 31 33
2012-07-14	23	4th	1 8 10 13 37 41
2012-04-25	3	4th	1 5 6 13 20 22
2012-04-14	9	1st	13 16 20 22 28 40
2012-03-14	16	4th	1 2 3 13 32 44
2012-01-18	1	2nd	11 13 17 25 35 40
2012-01-14	23	3rd	7 12 13 17 18 41
2011-10-26	4	1st	13 18 23 34 38 42
2011-10-12	12	2nd	1 13 16 17 33 42
2011-08-31	29	1st	13 16 29 30 37 44
2011-05-21	5	3rd	3 7 13 15 18 43
2011-05-04	21	2nd	11 13 14 19 25 40
2011-02-19	26	3rd	4 9 13 22 26 40
2010-11-20	6	3rd	2 6 13 24 25 35
2010-10-30	9	1st	13 16 18 21 33 38
2010-09-29	1	1st	13 17 18 30 39 42
2010-09-25	1	1st	13 23 34 35 36 38
2010-09-22	8	2nd	6 13 17 29 31 44
2010-08-25	8	3rd	1 5 13 15 30 35
2010-07-28	3	2nd	10 13 17 28 38 40
2010-07-17	4	3rd	4 7 13 19 35 44
2010-07-03	15	2nd	7 13 27 36 43 44
2010-05-12	1	3rd	9 11 13 21 33 36
2010-05-08	6	4th	1 5 12 13 25 31
2010-04-17	1	5th	4 8 9 11 13 41
2010-04-14	1	1st	13 21 25 38 42 44
2010-04-10	—	3rd	5 7 13 16 39 43