Number 12

In Lotto under the 6/44 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,751 draws, 6 from 1–44.

255times drawn · chance expected 239 +1.13σ

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 75% for any number

6.9average wait between appearances · chance says 7.3

34longest completed wait · 87% chance of one at least that long

12 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 255 times in 1,751 draws against 238.8 expected, +1.13σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 12, draw by draw

Drawn 255 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 6.9 draws · longest completed wait 34 · waiting 3 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 smallest60 · chance 53.3
2nd smallest95 · chance 104.8
3rd smallest82 · chance 72.3
4th smallest14 · chance 21.7
5th smallest3 · chance 2.8
6th smallest1 · chance 0.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 29.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

14 8 9 41 37 2

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, 12 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th 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
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
2026-09-29	5	2nd	2 12 16 20 21 38
2026-09-11	5	2nd	4 12 16 23 25 26
2026-08-25	1	1st	12 13 18 29 34 38
2026-08-21	9	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: 12 is drawn with probability 6/44 tonight whatever it did last week.

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