Number 12

In Cash4Life under the 5/60 + 1/4 · since May 2015 rules — 2,862 draws, 5 from 1–60.

223times drawn · chance expected 239 −1.05σ

7draws waiting · a wait this long: 59% for any number

12.7average wait between appearances · chance says 12.0

79longest completed wait · 22% chance of one at least that long

12 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 223 times in 2,862 draws against 238.5 expected, −1.05σ. Each draw is independent: after 7 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 12, draw by draw

Drawn 223 times in 2,862 draws · average wait 12.7 draws · longest completed wait 79 · waiting 7 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 smallest99 · chance 95.3
2nd smallest94 · chance 93.2
3rd smallest24 · chance 30.4
4th smallest6 · chance 3.9
5th smallest0 · chance 0.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 15.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

8 9 34 60 20 42

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 59 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 60. 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
2026-02-14	14	1st	12 18 30 41 47
2026-01-31	3	2nd	10 12 19 48 51
2026-01-28	32	3rd	6 11 12 37 48
2025-12-27	5	2nd	10 12 21 22

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 5/60 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-05-23	4	1st	12 31 37 53 59
2025-05-19	38	2nd	2 12 36 48 49
2025-04-11	2	1st	12 15 22 24 28
2025-04-09	13	2nd	4 12 15 51 53
2025-03-27	18	3rd	2 3 12 25 31
2025-03-09	65	1st	12 24 32 38 57
2025-01-03	12	1st	12 25 28 47 55
2024-12-22	1	2nd	10 12 30 41 49
2024-12-21	11	1st	12 16 21 35 43
2024-12-10	16	2nd	3 12 13 14 56
2024-11-24	2	2nd	2 12 26 42 58
2024-11-22	9	3rd	4 5 12 15 37
2024-11-13	15	1st	12 16 22 32 48
2024-10-29	5	1st	12 23 24 31 44
2024-10-24	14	2nd	8 12 33 47 51
2024-10-10	1	3rd	5 7 12 34 60
2024-10-09	5	2nd	7 12 21 44 47
2024-10-04	2	1st	12 13 31 46 54
2024-10-02	25	2nd	3 12 13 37 60
2024-09-07	8	2nd	2 12 19 25 56
2024-08-30	16	2nd	10 12 14 28 29
2024-08-14	20	3rd	3 10 12 40 54
2024-07-25	19	2nd	11 12 29 52 60
2024-07-06	14	1st	12 25 38 43 59
2024-06-22	4	3rd	1 8 12 34 55
2024-06-18	7	3rd	6 10 12 19 36
2024-06-11	12	2nd	3 12 30 41 45
2024-05-30	13	1st	12 26 36 46 56
2024-05-17	8	2nd	8 12 16 35 39
2024-05-09	20	1st	12 15 24 36 50
2024-04-19	7	2nd	9 12 13 21 40
2024-04-12	11	1st	12 31 49 54 56
2024-04-01	3	1st	12 23 25 29 45
2024-03-29	15	2nd	10 12 13 50 56
2024-03-14	22	2nd	7 12 14 50 52
2024-02-21	23	1st	12 26 29 30 32
2024-01-29	8	1st	12 42 43 45 53
2024-01-21	14	1st	12 26 34 51 55
2024-01-07	4	2nd	11 12 23 34 39
2024-01-03	1	1st	12 28 32 46 51
2024-01-02	21	1st	12 20 33 53 54
2023-12-12	8	2nd	11 12 52 57 58
2023-12-04	2	2nd	5 12 14 24 33
2023-12-02	14	1st	12 13 31 36 42
2023-11-18	22	2nd	11 12 35 39 45
2023-10-27	10	2nd	10 12 25 38 51
2023-10-17	3	2nd	5 12 17 18 29
2023-10-14	1	2nd	8 12 23 42 43
2023-10-13	3	1st	12 16 24 37 55
2023-10-10	14	2nd	8 12 24 39 60
2023-09-26	55	3rd	8 9 12 24 59
2023-08-02	8	1st	12 16 19 25 26
2023-07-25	9	2nd	1 12 17 44 52
2023-07-16	3	1st	12 20 28 44 47
2023-07-13	7	2nd	4 12 30 33 45
2023-07-06	79	1st	12 21 27 42 56
2023-04-18	18	2nd	8 12 16 18 21
2023-03-31	22	1st	12 13 34 35 36
2023-03-09	12	1st	12 37 42 48 56
2023-02-25	12	2nd	9 12 34 35 56
2023-02-13	1	3rd	9 11 12 30 38
2023-02-12	3	2nd	10 12 34 44 53
2023-02-09	26	1st	12 17 24 35 45
2023-01-14	31	1st	12 19 24 27 45
2022-12-14	19	1st	12 25 41 57 58
2022-11-25	3	2nd	9 12 19 36 54
2022-11-22	2	2nd	4 12 20 45 53
2022-11-20	6	1st	12 36 42 43 59
2022-11-14	8	3rd	4 9 12 41 53
2022-11-06	30	1st	12 20 27 32 33
2022-10-07	4	2nd	11 12 37 40 48
2022-10-03	28	1st	12 25 30 42 52
2022-09-05	22	2nd	8 12 25 43 55
2022-08-14	42	1st	12 21 45 51 57
2022-07-03	15	2nd	3 12 19 34 49
2022-06-18	10	2nd	8 12 25 41 58
2022-06-08	6	1st	12 13 16 20 42
2022-06-02	6	1st	12 40 54 55 60
2022-05-27	6	2nd	9 12 27 49 50
2022-05-21	6	4th	2 8 10 12 42
2022-05-15	7	1st	12 18 22 32 47
2022-05-08	12	2nd	1 12 34 45 48
2022-04-26	1	1st	12 31 35 53 57
2022-04-25	29	4th	1 8 9 12 14
2022-03-27	4	1st	12 18 26 42 58
2022-03-23	3	1st	12 21 25 46 50
2022-03-20	11	3rd	5 6 12 26 40
2022-03-09	2	1st	12 21 23 37 56
2022-03-07	26	1st	12 13 15 26 55
2022-02-09	16	2nd	9 12 24 32 40
2022-01-24	31	1st	12 14 24 42 53
2021-12-24	8	1st	12 15 32 58 60
2021-12-16	68	1st	12 16 34 45 57
2021-10-09	11	2nd	9 12 28 48 57
2021-09-28	17	3rd	3 4 12 18 50
2021-09-11	1	1st	12 18 31 39 60
2021-09-10	3	2nd	9 12 15 28 58
2021-09-07	22	2nd	6 12 30 34 58
2021-08-16	17	1st	12 13 32 36 53
2021-07-30	2	2nd	2 12 15 33 46
2021-07-28	1	3rd	8 11 12 13 23
2021-07-27	15	1st	12 20 22 55 59
2021-07-12	1	1st	12 16 54 56 58
2021-07-11	4	1st	12 16 40 54 60
2021-07-07	5	2nd	5 12 19 44 46
2021-07-02	13	3rd	1 9 12 13 20
2021-06-19	20	2nd	9 12 13 39 54
2021-05-30	39	2nd	9 12 34 40 43
2021-04-21	7	1st	12 14 22 23 32
2021-04-14	19	2nd	2 12 25 56 57
2021-03-26	3	2nd	5 12 24 42 59
2021-03-23	8	3rd	4 6 12 20 51
2021-03-15	10	2nd	4 12 37 46 60
2021-03-05	7	1st	12 27 52 57 60
2021-02-26	9	1st	12 16 32 36 51
2021-02-17	29	2nd	3 12 39 52 57
2021-01-19	6	1st	12 21 26 33 38
2021-01-13	15	2nd	5 12 13 14 26
2020-12-29	8	1st	12 21 23 24 36
2020-12-21	24	1st	12 29 32 38 60
2020-11-27	11	1st	12 14 20 28 51
2020-11-16	3	1st	12 16 42 44 59
2020-11-13	12	1st	12 18 23 29 46
2020-11-01	4	2nd	2 12 28 50 60
2020-10-28	32	1st	12 15 29 45 56
2020-09-26	1	1st	12 15 27 45 46
2020-09-25	5	1st	12 20 34 35 56
2020-09-20	20	2nd	9 12 29 44 57
2020-08-31	1	1st	12 16 20 34 40
2020-08-30	5	2nd	3 12 18 29 33
2020-08-25	1	2nd	1 12 28 47 49
2020-08-24	2	4th	2 4 5 12 22
2020-08-22	8	2nd	8 12 17 25 36
2020-08-14	2	1st	12 24 35 42 54
2020-08-12	12	1st	12 19 22 42 56
2020-07-31	1	2nd	11 12 26 27 32
2020-07-30	14	2nd	8 12 18 54 58
2020-07-16	3	1st	12 21 23 25 57
2020-07-13	6	2nd	11 12 33 36 49
2020-07-07	8	2nd	9 12 17 22 37
2020-06-29	22	2nd	10 12 16 17 32
2020-06-07	5	3rd	1 9 12 39 51
2020-06-02	4	3rd	6 11 12 29 38
2020-05-29	1	1st	12 21 35 43 46
2020-05-28	4	3rd	7 8 12 14 39
2020-05-24	5	1st	12 15 22 50 55
2020-05-19	11	2nd	7 12 24 38 60
2020-05-08	22	1st	12 20 30 34 47
2020-04-16	33	2nd	6 12 18 20 22
2020-03-14	6	2nd	10 12 17 43 50
2020-03-08	4	1st	12 28 34 47 49
2020-03-04	32	2nd	8 12 17 21 34
2020-02-01	78	2nd	1 12 22 33 42
2019-11-15	6	1st	12 21 28 46 56
2019-11-09	7	1st	12 15 33 34 44
2019-11-02	1	1st	12 14 16 17 28
2019-11-01	12	1st	12 15 16 38 57
2019-10-20	5	1st	12 22 26 35 60
2019-10-15	14	2nd	4 12 42 49 58
2019-10-01	22	2nd	8 12 51 58 60
2019-09-09	57	1st	12 18 19 33 39
2019-07-14	28	1st	12 18 20 30 44
2019-05-09	17	1st	12 22 27 43 46
2019-03-11	50	1st	12 17 18 38 46
2018-09-17	17	1st	12 13 26 43 54
2018-07-19	3	2nd	9 12 20 38 52
2018-07-09	4	2nd	9 12 16 20 60
2018-06-25	3	1st	12 33 37 55 58
2018-06-14	21	1st	12 14 24 27 55
2018-04-02	5	2nd	7 12 21 24 40
2018-03-15	4	2nd	11 12 31 49 59
2018-03-01	13	4th	5 6 7 12 36
2018-01-15	3	1st	12 25 31 33 58
2018-01-04	1	1st	12 22 42 43 53
2018-01-01	4	1st	12 18 20 31 38
2017-12-18	11	3rd	8 9 12 21 45
2017-11-09	4	2nd	3 12 30 39 60
2017-10-26	4	2nd	3 12 17 27 55
2017-10-12	2	1st	12 33 41 45 60
2017-10-05	6	1st	12 14 31 38 41
2017-09-14	7	2nd	5 12 13 41 44
2017-08-21	5	3rd	7 8 12 35 39
2017-08-03	31	2nd	9 12 19 29 34
2017-04-17	4	3rd	5 9 12 33 46
2017-04-03	13	1st	12 15 28 46 57
2017-02-16	15	2nd	8 12 19 35 42
2016-12-26	23	2nd	4 12 29 31 36
2016-10-06	13	4th	5 7 9 12 43
2016-08-22	4	2nd	8 12 22 56 58
2016-08-08	4	4th	4 7 8 12 23
2016-07-25	10	2nd	11 12 23 26 43
2016-06-20	3	2nd	1 12 14 32 60
2016-06-09	14	3rd	1 4 12 33 41
2016-04-21	12	2nd	6 12 20 40 53
2016-03-10	10	2nd	6 12 21 40 57
2016-02-04	27	2nd	8 12 23 40 54
2015-11-02	18	3rd	1 7 12 34 44
2015-08-31	5	1st	12 15 44 45 47
2015-08-13	—	2nd	8 12 50 51 56