Number 12

In Gimme 5 under the 5/39 · since Nov 2013 rules — 2,669 draws, 5 from 1–39.

338times drawn · chance expected 342 −0.24σ

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

7.9average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

54longest completed wait · 21% chance of one at least that long

12 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 338 times in 2,669 draws against 342.2 expected, −0.24σ. 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 338 times in 2,669 draws · average wait 7.9 draws · longest completed wait 54 · 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 smallest73 · chance 80.4
2nd smallest157 · chance 147.3
3rd smallest86 · chance 88.4
4th smallest22 · chance 20.4
5th smallest0 · chance 1.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 35.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

26 30 28 2 5 18

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 38 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 39. 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
2026-10-09	23	3rd	1 10 12 15 20
2026-09-08	8	3rd	2 8 12 22 35
2026-08-27	13	3rd	10 11 12 23 29
2026-08-10	2	1st	12 28 31 33

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 5/39 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-12-03	5	1st	12 13 16 20 35
2025-11-26	13	2nd	9 12 28 33 34
2025-11-07	17	2nd	4 12 13 34 36
2025-10-15	20	2nd	10 12 24 26 33
2025-09-17	5	2nd	5 12 14 16 32
2025-09-10	5	2nd	3 12 20 28 36
2025-09-03	2	2nd	5 12 18 27 38
2025-09-01	3	2nd	2 12 19 28 29
2025-08-27	2	3rd	4 10 12 15 35
2025-08-25	7	2nd	4 12 16 28 31
2025-08-14	21	3rd	1 3 12 21 26
2025-07-16	27	1st	12 13 31 36 37
2025-06-09	10	2nd	8 12 20 26 35
2025-05-26	1	1st	12 22 23 25 37
2025-05-23	3	3rd	4 8 12 19 27
2025-05-20	5	1st	12 18 20 23 37
2025-05-13	11	2nd	9 12 13 26 35
2025-04-28	1	2nd	7 12 24 26 28
2025-04-25	12	3rd	2 8 12 22 24
2025-04-09	7	3rd	5 6 12 15 35
2025-03-31	9	1st	12 22 26 31 35
2025-03-18	4	2nd	4 12 13 15 33
2025-03-12	2	3rd	3 9 12 19 23
2025-03-10	20	2nd	9 12 16 26 30
2025-02-10	27	3rd	8 11 12 29 30
2025-01-02	2	1st	12 15 21 26 36
2024-12-31	35	3rd	2 4 12 27 29
2024-11-12	1	1st	12 14 25 37 38
2024-11-11	6	1st	12 17 20 23 30
2024-11-01	3	2nd	10 12 19 23 38
2024-10-29	13	1st	12 26 28 32 38
2024-10-10	4	1st	12 14 15 19 22
2024-10-04	14	3rd	4 5 12 17 20
2024-09-16	2	1st	12 18 22 37 39
2024-09-12	15	2nd	3 12 16 26 29
2024-08-22	8	1st	12 28 30 31 37
2024-08-12	5	2nd	2 12 14 27 29
2024-08-05	3	3rd	2 5 12 21 25
2024-07-31	2	2nd	7 12 15 30 31
2024-07-29	16	2nd	4 12 16 23 30
2024-07-05	8	4th	1 4 5 12 27
2024-06-25	9	2nd	7 12 22 30 37
2024-06-12	7	2nd	1 12 17 23 32
2024-06-03	7	2nd	6 12 18 19 23
2024-05-23	7	4th	1 6 10 12 17
2024-05-14	6	3rd	7 8 12 23 29
2024-05-06	13	1st	12 16 22 24 36
2024-04-17	12	2nd	7 12 13 24 29
2024-04-01	11	2nd	1 12 17 21 28
2024-03-15	22	1st	12 14 16 26 33
2024-02-14	3	3rd	3 5 12 22 31
2024-02-09	6	3rd	4 5 12 22 37
2024-02-01	1	1st	12 26 28 30 34
2024-01-31	2	3rd	9 10 12 13 18
2024-01-29	4	2nd	1 12 16 18 26
2024-01-23	8	2nd	3 12 23 26 39
2024-01-11	2	1st	12 20 32 33 34
2024-01-09	6	1st	12 17 30 32 36
2024-01-01	1	3rd	2 4 12 20 32
2023-12-29	3	2nd	4 12 16 17 21
2023-12-26	3	2nd	2 12 14 20 28
2023-12-21	8	1st	12 19 23 33 38
2023-12-11	1	3rd	1 8 12 14 20
2023-12-08	1	2nd	2 12 18 33 36
2023-12-07	21	3rd	6 8 12 15 17
2023-11-08	10	1st	12 17 28 29 34
2023-10-25	6	2nd	2 12 30 31 39
2023-10-17	3	1st	12 26 27 29 38
2023-10-12	6	2nd	6 12 14 18 26
2023-10-04	10	1st	12 14 29 30 39
2023-09-20	1	1st	12 18 33 34 36
2023-09-19	9	2nd	6 12 25 27 28
2023-09-06	23	2nd	9 12 16 22 28
2023-08-04	3	1st	12 16 30 35 36
2023-08-01	8	2nd	11 12 22 35 39
2023-07-20	11	2nd	10 12 20 25 33
2023-07-05	1	1st	12 17 19 30 37
2023-07-04	4	2nd	6 12 23 28 39
2023-06-28	8	2nd	2 12 22 35 36
2023-06-16	3	3rd	8 10 12 14 17
2023-06-13	5	2nd	6 12 17 26 38
2023-06-06	1	3rd	3 8 12 24 27
2023-06-05	1	3rd	2 7 12 37 38
2023-06-02	1	3rd	6 10 12 15 26
2023-06-01	2	2nd	5 12 20 34 35
2023-05-30	12	2nd	7 12 26 34 37
2023-05-12	16	2nd	11 12 14 26 27
2023-04-20	2	3rd	6 9 12 19 37
2023-04-18	4	2nd	6 12 21 30 36
2023-04-12	18	1st	12 15 16 24 39
2023-03-17	4	2nd	9 12 13 15 22
2023-03-13	10	2nd	1 12 29 33 36
2023-02-27	8	2nd	5 12 17 21 31
2023-02-15	19	1st	12 13 14 25 27
2023-01-19	19	1st	12 14 20 23 37
2022-12-23	21	4th	1 3 4 12 18
2022-11-24	7	1st	12 18 23 28 38
2022-11-15	2	2nd	8 12 13 24 37
2022-11-11	1	2nd	2 12 23 30 39
2022-11-10	7	3rd	2 3 12 15 18
2022-11-01	9	3rd	8 11 12 34 36
2022-10-19	13	3rd	3 8 12 23 26
2022-09-30	2	3rd	6 7 12 20 29
2022-09-28	10	2nd	3 12 18 24 32
2022-09-14	1	2nd	4 12 20 23 37
2022-09-13	3	2nd	3 12 13 17 24
2022-09-08	27	1st	12 14 18 33 38
2022-08-02	1	2nd	6 12 20 28 30
2022-08-01	11	2nd	5 12 26 32 33
2022-07-15	10	2nd	6 12 18 27 29
2022-07-01	4	2nd	10 12 16 26 34
2022-06-27	11	2nd	1 12 14 18 23
2022-06-10	9	2nd	7 12 14 22 37
2022-05-30	25	2nd	3 12 31 36 37
2022-04-25	10	4th	3 4 9 12 23
2022-04-11	1	1st	12 19 25 27 37
2022-04-08	19	2nd	1 12 17 33 39
2022-03-14	8	3rd	2 5 12 18 27
2022-03-02	3	4th	3 7 11 12 18
2022-02-25	1	1st	12 25 30 31 32
2022-02-24	4	2nd	2 12 21 24 26
2022-02-18	1	2nd	9 12 23 35 39
2022-02-17	10	1st	12 19 24 30 38
2022-02-03	7	1st	12 21 31 32 35
2022-01-25	9	2nd	10 12 17 20 31
2022-01-12	7	1st	12 14 20 22 28
2022-01-03	4	3rd	5 8 12 20 33
2021-12-28	6	2nd	1 12 14 23 39
2021-12-20	54	3rd	10 11 12 18 34
2021-10-05	5	2nd	10 12 16 28 38
2021-09-28	8	3rd	2 5 12 20 26
2021-09-16	6	3rd	3 5 12 13 21
2021-09-08	10	3rd	2 9 12 14 15
2021-08-25	7	2nd	8 12 17 31 37
2021-08-16	11	1st	12 20 22 29 38
2021-07-30	29	2nd	1 12 13 37 39
2021-06-21	5	2nd	5 12 16 22 36
2021-06-14	15	1st	12 15 22 25 39
2021-05-24	5	1st	12 14 20 27 37
2021-05-17	10	2nd	1 12 15 16 26
2021-05-03	2	4th	3 8 11 12 18
2021-04-29	3	1st	12 20 34 37 39
2021-04-26	18	1st	12 16 26 27 35
2021-03-31	11	3rd	3 9 12 21 25
2021-03-16	15	1st	12 15 26 34 37
2021-02-23	2	2nd	1 12 13 19 30
2021-02-19	1	3rd	3 11 12 19 32
2021-02-18	1	4th	3 5 9 12 18
2021-02-17	7	2nd	10 12 19 29 33
2021-02-08	5	1st	12 24 25 29 37
2021-02-01	11	1st	12 18 32 33 35
2021-01-15	14	2nd	1 12 14 28 35
2020-12-28	1	3rd	2 4 12 14 36
2020-12-25	5	3rd	5 7 12 24 32
2020-12-18	3	4th	5 6 7 12 39
2020-12-15	3	2nd	4 12 19 23 24
2020-12-10	8	1st	12 26 28 30 38
2020-11-30	6	3rd	6 11 12 21 34
2020-11-20	1	3rd	6 8 12 14 31
2020-11-19	1	3rd	4 6 12 19 35
2020-11-18	4	2nd	10 12 22 24 30
2020-11-12	4	2nd	8 12 20 30 37
2020-11-06	4	3rd	5 11 12 15 22
2020-11-02	1	3rd	2 6 12 19 31
2020-10-30	4	2nd	1 12 14 23 33
2020-10-26	4	2nd	3 12 24 28 32
2020-10-20	10	3rd	2 3 12 14 18
2020-10-06	25	1st	12 18 23 33 35
2020-09-01	3	2nd	7 12 31 36 37
2020-08-27	14	4th	2 5 8 12 13
2020-08-07	5	2nd	5 12 16 19 26
2020-07-31	10	2nd	2 12 19 22 38
2020-07-17	4	3rd	5 11 12 20 34
2020-07-10	13	1st	12 20 25 27 30
2020-06-10	3	3rd	1 9 12 21 30
2020-06-03	19	3rd	8 9 12 16 17
2020-04-20	1	4th	1 5 8 12 31
2020-04-17	8	2nd	8 12 18 27 38
2020-03-30	2	1st	12 18 22 25 26
2020-03-25	1	2nd	11 12 15 20 31
2020-03-23	2	2nd	10 12 13 32 34
2020-03-18	9	2nd	7 12 17 24 29
2020-02-26	5	1st	12 13 24 27 33
2020-02-14	2	1st	12 17 20 21 22
2020-02-10	1	2nd	6 12 14 18 34
2020-02-07	2	2nd	6 12 18 20 23
2020-02-03	1	3rd	9 10 12 13 15
2020-01-31	6	1st	12 14 23 26 35
2020-01-17	2	3rd	10 11 12 16 17
2020-01-13	12	3rd	2 7 12 15 29
2019-12-16	3	2nd	10 12 13 30 39
2019-12-09	8	3rd	1 5 12 16 27
2019-11-20	1	4th	1 2 4 12 38
2019-11-18	5	2nd	2 12 13 21 26
2019-11-06	3	2nd	9 12 23 30 33
2019-10-30	8	2nd	1 12 16 17 20
2019-10-11	1	1st	12 22 26 28 35
2019-10-09	11	2nd	2 12 19 28 39
2019-09-13	6	3rd	1 8 12 25 30
2019-08-30	6	1st	12 22 30 31 33
2019-08-16	4	1st	12 16 27 29 39
2019-08-07	4	2nd	9 12 17 19 28
2019-07-29	13	3rd	4 7 12 30 38
2019-06-28	1	3rd	4 5 12 21 31
2019-06-26	3	2nd	9 12 23 25 30
2019-06-19	1	2nd	4 12 33 36 38
2019-06-17	5	2nd	8 12 22 34 36
2019-06-05	6	2nd	10 12 26 35 38
2019-05-22	2	1st	12 24 26 34 37
2019-05-17	14	4th	4 9 10 12 18
2019-04-15	1	2nd	11 12 26 30 35
2019-04-12	2	1st	12 15 17 34 38
2019-04-08	2	1st	12 13 17 21 26
2019-04-03	6	2nd	7 12 13 20 33
2019-03-20	5	2nd	7 12 27 28 30
2019-03-08	1	2nd	9 12 26 32 39
2019-03-06	8	3rd	1 10 12 34 38
2019-02-15	13	2nd	3 12 18 28 33
2019-01-16	8	2nd	10 12 29 31 36
2018-12-28	6	2nd	10 12 14 15 16
2018-12-14	18	2nd	1 12 17 23 39
2018-11-02	22	2nd	6 12 24 32 37
2018-09-12	7	2nd	10 12 16 17 36
2018-08-27	14	4th	2 4 6 12 22
2018-07-25	1	4th	3 6 7 12 21
2018-07-23	32	2nd	6 12 17 25 30
2018-05-09	6	3rd	2 11 12 16 20
2018-04-25	14	2nd	1 12 16 21 25
2018-03-23	7	4th	5 7 9 12 23
2018-03-07	2	2nd	8 12 16 21 28
2018-03-02	6	2nd	10 12 17 30 35
2018-02-16	9	3rd	3 4 12 14 16
2018-01-26	14	2nd	5 12 14 24 30
2017-12-25	1	2nd	10 12 34 38 39
2017-12-22	5	4th	2 3 10 12 27
2017-12-08	9	1st	12 17 33 34 36
2017-11-17	3	2nd	11 12 14 16 33
2017-11-10	5	2nd	2 12 19 24 29
2017-10-30	14	1st	12 25 28 29 35
2017-09-27	5	2nd	10 12 15 23 34
2017-09-15	3	4th	2 6 7 12 15
2017-09-08	2	2nd	6 12 18 20 30
2017-09-04	16	2nd	3 12 19 20 35
2017-07-28	28	1st	12 17 18 25 35
2017-05-24	30	3rd	2 8 12 27 33
2017-03-15	6	1st	12 15 22 28 31
2017-03-01	3	1st	12 17 23 26 29
2017-02-22	5	1st	12 25 26 32 38
2017-02-10	4	2nd	8 12 18 32 36
2017-02-01	3	1st	12 13 22 30 36
2017-01-25	19	3rd	4 9 12 25 38
2016-12-12	2	3rd	6 9 12 29 30
2016-12-07	2	3rd	2 9 12 29 30
2016-12-02	3	4th	4 5 11 12 16
2016-11-25	2	1st	12 20 24 29 39
2016-11-21	15	3rd	4 5 12 23 28
2016-10-17	8	2nd	1 12 13 28 36
2016-09-28	4	2nd	4 12 25 27 28
2016-09-19	10	2nd	8 12 20 34 38
2016-08-26	19	3rd	7 11 12 22 28
2016-07-13	17	2nd	6 12 21 25 26
2016-06-03	3	2nd	1 12 18 26 34
2016-05-27	5	3rd	1 9 12 14 30
2016-05-16	1	4th	2 3 5 12 26
2016-05-13	9	3rd	8 10 12 19 31
2016-04-22	8	2nd	9 12 30 31 38
2016-04-04	6	3rd	6 8 12 21 28
2016-03-21	3	1st	12 18 23 26 35
2016-03-14	16	1st	12 13 22 25 35
2016-02-05	3	2nd	3 12 28 34 37
2016-01-29	11	4th	5 8 11 12 17
2016-01-04	1	3rd	2 11 12 23 28
2016-01-01	9	1st	12 15 16 18 29
2015-12-11	4	3rd	5 8 12 19 24
2015-12-02	2	3rd	2 4 12 34 37
2015-11-27	5	1st	12 14 15 29 34
2015-11-16	7	3rd	1 9 12 31 36
2015-10-30	7	2nd	8 12 19 20 25
2015-10-14	1	2nd	2 12 27 30 32
2015-10-12	15	2nd	5 12 13 18 28
2015-09-07	16	3rd	6 10 12 31 34
2015-07-31	7	2nd	5 12 35 37 38
2015-07-15	2	2nd	6 12 27 30 38
2015-07-10	22	2nd	8 12 13 25 33
2015-05-20	13	2nd	5 12 15 22 26
2015-04-20	3	2nd	7 12 14 25 35
2015-04-13	14	1st	12 13 15 19 20
2015-03-11	14	2nd	8 12 21 23 27
2015-02-06	4	3rd	4 9 12 27 31
2015-01-28	15	2nd	11 12 15 26 31
2014-12-24	4	3rd	4 9 12 13 38
2014-12-15	7	2nd	3 12 30 31 38
2014-11-28	2	3rd	1 2 12 19 24
2014-11-24	2	2nd	11 12 19 23 33
2014-11-19	5	2nd	8 12 24 26 32
2014-11-07	3	3rd	4 10 12 22 28
2014-10-31	6	2nd	2 12 15 17 36
2014-10-17	4	2nd	3 12 15 29 37
2014-10-08	18	3rd	9 11 12 18 21
2014-08-27	5	2nd	6 12 27 30 32
2014-08-15	3	2nd	8 12 16 21 23
2014-08-08	21	3rd	3 10 12 17 22
2014-06-20	18	2nd	5 12 19 21 38
2014-05-09	16	2nd	9 12 15 30 32
2014-04-02	4	3rd	5 7 12 21 28
2014-03-24	6	2nd	2 12 13 16 28
2014-03-10	8	2nd	4 12 22 31 32
2014-02-19	8	3rd	3 4 12 14 25
2014-01-31	5	2nd	9 12 13 26 28
2014-01-20	4	3rd	1 8 12 24 38
2014-01-10	11	2nd	7 12 18 21 39
2013-12-16	5	1st	12 16 24 26 36
2013-12-04	3	2nd	10 12 16 17 29
2013-11-27	—	2nd	9 12 14 18 35