Number 18

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

248times drawn · chance expected 239 +0.64σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 64% for any number

7.0average wait between appearances · chance says 7.3

47longest completed wait · 25% chance of one at least that long

18 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 248 times in 1,751 draws against 238.8 expected, +0.64σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 18, draw by draw

Drawn 248 times in 1,751 draws · average wait 7.0 draws · longest completed wait 47 · waiting 4 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 18 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 smallest14 · chance 16.9
2nd smallest69 · chance 65.5
3rd smallest86 · chance 91.1
4th smallest65 · chance 56.9
5th smallest14 · chance 15.9
6th smallest0 · chance 1.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 28.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

27 42 9 1 3 16

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, 18 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th 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 model and its sources → · What people believe about 18 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-25	9	1st	18 31 33 38 39 41
2026-08-25	21	3rd	12 13 18 29 34 38
2026-06-12	5	2nd	7 18 21 25 34 40
2026-05-26	47	3rd	1

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: 18 is drawn with probability 6/44 tonight whatever it did last week.

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