Number 13

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

284times drawn · chance expected 268 +1.03σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

6.6average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

37longest completed wait · 67% chance of one at least that long

13 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 284 times in 1,879 draws against 268.4 expected, +1.03σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 13, draw by draw

Drawn 284 times in 1,879 draws · average wait 6.6 draws · longest completed wait 37 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 smallest42 · chance 45.0
2nd smallest102 · chance 108.0
3rd smallest85 · chance 91.4
4th smallest46 · chance 33.8
5th smallest8 · chance 5.4
6th smallest1 · chance 0.3

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 34.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

4 28 38 9 3 24

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, 13 is picked about 0.92× as often as an indifferent choice — 31st 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
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
2026-10-12	3	3rd	1 8 13 24 35 39
2026-10-05	1	3rd	1 11 13 18 34 36
2026-10-03	10	3rd	6 12 13 14 15 38
2026-09-09	7	1st	13

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 6/42 tonight whatever it did last week.

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