Number 12

In Lotto under the 6/42 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,879 draws, 6 from 1–42.

264times drawn · chance expected 268 −0.29σ

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

7.0average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

49longest completed wait · 15% chance of one at least that long

12 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 264 times in 1,879 draws against 268.4 expected, −0.29σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 12, draw by draw

Drawn 264 times in 1,879 draws · average wait 7.0 draws · longest completed wait 49 · 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 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 smallest45 · chance 50.2
2nd smallest97 · chance 106.2
3rd smallest99 · chance 78.7
4th smallest23 · chance 25.3
5th smallest0 · 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 32.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

40 36 18 16 2 13

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 41 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 42. 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
2026-10-10	3	3rd	2 5 12 24 25 36
2026-10-03	3	2nd	6 12 13 14 15 38
2026-09-26	2	2nd	4 12 16 22 27 32
2026-09-21	11	3rd	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: 12 is drawn with probability 6/42 tonight whatever it did last week.

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