Number 18

In LuckyDay Lotto under the 5/45 · since Jul 2014 rules — 3,204 draws, 5 from 1–45.

341times drawn · chance expected 356 −0.84σ

6draws waiting · a wait this long: 55% for any number

9.3average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0

59longest completed wait · 31% chance of one at least that long

18 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 341 times in 3,204 draws against 356.0 expected, −0.84σ. Each draw is independent: after 6 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 18, draw by draw

Drawn 341 times in 3,204 draws · average wait 9.3 draws · longest completed wait 59 · waiting 6 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 smallest38 · chance 44.1
2nd smallest135 · chance 124.9
3rd smallest121 · chance 119.9
4th smallest42 · chance 46.1
5th smallest5 · chance 6.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

6 23 34 12 28 42

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 44 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 45. 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
2026-10-05	1	2nd	16 18 19 37 45
2026-10-04	5	3rd	3 8 18 37 39
2026-09-29	3	2nd	12 18 22 39 42
2026-09-26	35	1st	18 20

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 5/45 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-02-07	1	2nd	6 18 19 23 43
2026-02-06	13	2nd	14 18 25 27 39
2026-01-24	7	2nd	2 18 31 36 43
2026-01-17	33	2nd	15 18 27 31 32
2025-12-15	2	3rd	7 14 18 25 32
2025-12-13	1	3rd	4 11 18 20 29
2025-12-12	6	2nd	12 18 23 24 30
2025-12-06	29	2nd	2 18 19 22 24
2025-11-07	1	4th	9 10 15 18 40
2025-11-06	4	2nd	6 18 23 34 36
2025-11-02	2	3rd	3 13 18 32 44
2025-10-31	9	2nd	5 18 29 32 38
2025-10-22	2	2nd	9 18 21 37 43
2025-10-20	7	3rd	8 11 18 40 45
2025-10-13	2	2nd	3 18 21 30 38
2025-10-11	2	3rd	7 15 18 41 44
2025-10-09	2	4th	1 9 10 18 44
2025-10-07	41	3rd	6 12 18 34 37
2025-08-27	9	2nd	14 18 19 23 40
2025-08-18	17	2nd	8 18 27 36 40
2025-08-01	1	3rd	1 17 18 32 38
2025-07-31	2	3rd	6 14 18 22 40
2025-07-29	12	3rd	5 12 18 23 24
2025-07-17	10	2nd	8 18 26 34 42
2025-07-07	4	2nd	5 18 25 38 39
2025-07-03	8	2nd	15 18 27 33 44
2025-06-25	17	1st	18 20 28 36 39
2025-06-08	3	2nd	4 18 24 26 39
2025-06-05	20	1st	18 32 37 43 45
2025-05-16	4	4th	7 9 10 18 29
2025-05-12	46	3rd	9 14 18 26 33
2024-12-02	6	1st	18 27 32 36 45
2024-11-26	13	2nd	5 18 32 36 42
2024-11-13	10	4th	6 16 17 18 41
2024-11-03	3	3rd	5 7 18 24 40
2024-10-31	1	3rd	4 13 18 20 37
2024-10-30	29	3rd	1 9 18 20 42
2024-10-01	23	2nd	3 18 31 34 42
2024-09-08	3	3rd	3 16 18 28 35
2024-09-05	1	2nd	10 18 21 24 44
2024-09-04	9	4th	2 12 13 18 19
2024-08-26	8	2nd	3 18 20 23 30
2024-08-18	5	3rd	13 15 18 21 35
2024-08-13	12	3rd	6 11 18 39 44
2024-08-01	4	3rd	4 14 18 43 45
2024-07-28	2	3rd	4 16 18 21 32
2024-07-26	13	3rd	14 16 18 36 40
2024-07-13	1	4th	4 5 8 18 33
2024-07-12	8	2nd	12 18 23 34 42
2024-07-04	1	2nd	1 18 38 42 44
2024-07-03	2	4th	5 14 17 18 35
2024-07-01	11	2nd	13 18 33 35 43
2024-06-20	15	1st	18 28 32 37 38
2024-06-05	19	3rd	3 8 18 28 33
2024-05-17	10	4th	3 11 12 18 37
2024-05-07	1	3rd	4 5 18 25 35
2024-05-06	6	2nd	4 18 37 38 40
2024-04-30	14	3rd	6 11 18 38 44
2023-12-22	10	1st	18 23 25 29 40
2023-12-12	5	3rd	10 15 18 37 40
2023-12-07	29	3rd	3 16 18 29 36
2023-11-08	15	3rd	5 11 18 38 43
2023-10-24	4	3rd	8 15 18 30 37
2023-10-20	2	2nd	4 18 24 28 42
2023-10-18	5	3rd	13 15 18 34 35
2023-10-13	8	2nd	11 18 26 31 34
2023-10-05	3	1st	18 23 33 40 42
2023-10-02	4	4th	9 10 15 18 40
2023-09-28	7	4th	2 7 10 18 22
2023-09-21	2	3rd	8 15 18 29 30
2023-09-19	3	5th	1 7 12 13 18
2023-09-16	34	2nd	10 18 23 30 38
2023-08-13	10	2nd	6 18 19 24 37
2023-08-03	15	3rd	8 13 18 37 41
2023-07-19	17	3rd	4 12 18 37 38
2023-07-02	3	3rd	1 13 18 24 40
2023-06-29	5	3rd	4 9 18 21 42
2023-06-24	7	3rd	4 8 18 22 28
2023-06-17	2	2nd	2 18 25 29 39
2023-06-15	6	3rd	6 16 18 31 39
2023-06-09	6	3rd	6 13 18 25 30
2023-06-03	12	1st	18 21 27 39 42
2023-05-22	2	2nd	9 18 21 32 41
2023-05-20	2	2nd	8 18 29 33 42
2023-05-18	6	2nd	5 18 22 37 44
2023-05-12	18	2nd	3 18 20 27 45
2022-12-30	5	3rd	7 12 18 23 26
2022-12-25	9	1st	18 23 27 37 45
2022-12-16	34	2nd	6 18 25 35 40
2022-11-12	16	2nd	5 18 21 23 40
2022-10-27	1	3rd	2 12 18 22 39
2022-10-26	17	3rd	3 17 18 26 32
2022-10-09	19	2nd	14 18 30 34 45
2022-09-20	2	3rd	11 14 18 33 41
2022-09-18	3	3rd	2 5 18 21 26
2022-09-15	11	3rd	1 14 18 29 43
2022-09-04	2	2nd	4 18 26 28 44
2022-09-02	9	2nd	12 18 19 33 38
2022-08-24	7	1st	18 27 28 33 40
2022-08-17	4	3rd	10 11 18 25 28
2022-08-13	6	3rd	7 13 18 20 35
2022-08-07	4	2nd	10 18 23 26 35
2022-08-03	2	2nd	13 18 24 35 43
2022-08-01	6	1st	18 27 33 37 44
2022-07-26	17	3rd	9 15 18 21 23
2022-07-09	6	3rd	4 15 18 22 29
2022-07-03	6	4th	5 11 16 18 23
2022-06-27	11	2nd	1 18 22 28 30
2022-06-16	20	4th	10 15 16 18 24
2022-05-27	4	1st	18 21 41 43 45
2022-05-23	3	2nd	7 18 25 32 39
2022-05-20	8	3rd	6 14 18 29 44
2022-05-12	10	4th	8 9 15 18 31
2022-05-02	7	2nd	14 18 23 39 41
2021-12-31	5	3rd	1 14 18 24 37
2021-12-26	2	1st	18 19 27 36 42
2021-12-24	10	2nd	14 18 23 34 42
2021-12-14	6	2nd	12 18 33 42 44
2021-12-08	4	2nd	9 18 21 33 40
2021-12-04	7	3rd	1 6 18 31 33
2021-11-27	3	3rd	2 14 18 27 38
2021-11-24	7	2nd	17 18 27 35 44
2021-11-17	19	3rd	6 9 18 19 32
2021-10-29	18	1st	18 24 34 39 45
2021-10-11	59	2nd	5 18 23 26 42
2021-08-13	24	2nd	12 18 20 26 37
2021-07-20	10	4th	2 3 10 18 25
2021-07-10	2	3rd	5 12 18 24 42
2021-07-08	25	3rd	3 9 18 27 35
2021-06-13	11	1st	18 27 30 32 44
2021-06-02	13	4th	2 3 12 18 45
2021-05-20	2	1st	18 24 30 31 35
2021-05-18	10	2nd	13 18 20 33 36
2021-05-08	6	3rd	1 6 18 19 39
2021-05-02	6	2nd	17 18 21 23 36
2021-04-26	7	2nd	2 18 29 34 44
2020-12-25	1	2nd	11 18 35 36 40
2020-12-24	4	2nd	5 18 21 22 30
2020-12-20	8	3rd	3 6 18 24 43
2020-12-12	10	3rd	1 5 18 34 35
2020-12-02	27	4th	11 13 16 18 38
2020-11-05	1	2nd	6 18 20 22 42
2020-11-04	1	2nd	3 18 33 41 44
2020-11-03	7	2nd	12 18 25 27 43
2020-10-27	5	1st	18 22 27 29 36
2020-10-22	17	2nd	16 18 27 37 45
2020-10-05	2	3rd	3 13 18 37 45
2020-10-03	13	2nd	10 18 33 34 36
2020-09-20	3	4th	6 10 14 18 32
2020-09-17	12	4th	1 10 17 18 42
2020-09-05	1	2nd	4 18 25 26 36
2020-09-04	2	2nd	7 18 23 27 30
2020-09-02	9	4th	1 12 14 18 30
2020-08-24	13	4th	5 7 15 18 44
2020-08-11	11	2nd	7 18 31 34 42
2020-07-31	11	2nd	8 18 24 43 45
2020-07-20	5	2nd	17 18 29 44 45
2020-07-15	12	3rd	8 11 18 23 30
2020-07-03	1	3rd	6 9 18 31 42
2020-07-02	6	2nd	12 18 19 23 31
2020-06-26	35	4th	3 9 13 18 43
2020-05-22	6	1st	18 24 25 35 42
2020-05-16	1	3rd	9 14 18 31 42
2020-05-15	3	5th	5 9 10 15 18
2020-05-12	10	3rd	3 11 18 22 34
2020-05-02	11	3rd	6 13 18 26 33
2019-12-27	5	5th	4 11 12 16 18
2019-12-22	17	1st	18 20 22 32 45
2019-12-05	26	2nd	15 18 19 24 27
2019-11-09	6	4th	1 13 16 18 23
2019-11-03	6	2nd	16 18 26 32 35
2019-10-28	5	3rd	5 12 18 26 42
2019-10-23	1	3rd	3 10 18 28 39
2019-10-22	4	2nd	8 18 28 32 35
2019-10-18	6	3rd	3 17 18 28 43
2019-10-12	15	3rd	5 12 18 22 34
2019-09-27	13	3rd	9 11 18 31 32
2019-09-14	37	2nd	6 18 20 29 39
2019-08-08	39	4th	4 9 17 18 37
2019-06-30	6	2nd	5 18 23 34 38
2019-06-24	10	3rd	8 12 18 22 39
2019-06-14	1	2nd	15 18 19 28 41
2019-06-13	17	2nd	16 18 27 29 31
2019-05-27	24	2nd	6 18 38 39 45
2019-05-03	15	3rd	10 11 18 31 43
2018-12-24	9	1st	18 27 28 38 39
2018-12-15	2	1st	18 22 28 39 44
2018-12-13	1	3rd	6 12 18 35 37
2018-12-12	10	1st	18 21 25 27 43
2018-12-02	8	2nd	6 18 21 25 44
2018-11-24	16	2nd	14 18 31 36 40
2018-11-08	9	4th	6 7 12 18 22
2018-10-30	1	3rd	3 7 18 21 32
2018-10-29	10	1st	18 24 26 29 43
2018-10-19	4	2nd	6 18 27 29 37
2018-10-15	7	2nd	13 18 22 32 41
2018-10-08	1	1st	18 19 34 36 43
2018-10-07	2	3rd	6 8 18 39 45
2018-10-05	6	2nd	11 18 29 34 39
2018-09-29	28	2nd	16 18 31 37 41
2018-09-01	16	4th	4 7 9 18 25
2018-08-16	27	2nd	11 18 24 27 35
2018-07-20	3	3rd	5 9 18 39 41
2018-07-17	31	3rd	7 12 18 29 34
2018-06-16	5	3rd	2 4 18 23 35
2018-06-11	3	2nd	13 18 22 34 36
2018-06-08	5	3rd	9 11 18 24 45
2018-06-03	17	3rd	15 16 18 27 36
2018-05-17	23	3rd	2 17 18 28 45
2017-12-30	8	3rd	2 14 18 33 34
2017-12-22	2	4th	4 6 10 18 45
2017-12-20	16	2nd	14 18 27 31 45
2017-12-04	1	4th	3 8 14 18 31
2017-12-03	2	2nd	17 18 19 28 30
2017-12-01	12	2nd	12 18 25 26 31
2017-11-19	5	3rd	5 10 18 33 42
2017-11-14	5	2nd	15 18 19 22 37
2017-11-09	13	2nd	5 18 36 41 43
2017-10-27	9	3rd	2 9 18 25 39
2017-10-18	4	3rd	6 10 18 43 44
2017-10-14	35	1st	18 20 21 28 33
2017-09-09	8	3rd	1 17 18 24 29
2017-09-01	46	1st	18 26 29 31 45
2017-07-17	25	2nd	16 18 20 34 35
2017-06-22	6	4th	2 10 12 18 31
2017-06-16	3	2nd	12 18 20 21 26
2017-06-13	6	1st	18 20 24 30 37
2017-06-07	6	3rd	4 6 18 21 36
2017-06-01	14	3rd	1 9 18 35 36
2017-05-18	4	3rd	2 5 18 20 39
2017-05-14	16	1st	18 22 33 39 42
2017-04-28	8	2nd	4 18 26 30 37
2016-12-26	3	2nd	10 18 19 24 41
2016-12-23	9	2nd	16 18 22 36 38
2016-12-14	1	4th	4 8 17 18 34
2016-12-13	13	5th	5 8 9 12 18
2016-11-30	7	2nd	9 18 20 23 44
2016-11-23	4	5th	4 6 8 12 18
2016-11-19	1	3rd	16 17 18 25 36
2016-11-18	11	2nd	13 18 28 33 35
2016-11-07	1	3rd	4 7 18 33 43
2016-11-06	1	3rd	1 6 18 34 45
2016-11-04	23	4th	4 5 14 18 23
2016-10-12	10	2nd	14 18 22 28 36
2016-10-02	2	1st	18 32 34 40 42
2016-09-30	3	3rd	2 6 18 20 32
2016-09-27	7	3rd	1 9 18 26 33
2016-09-20	5	2nd	4 18 31 34 38
2016-09-15	4	1st	18 26 32 33 36
2016-09-11	31	4th	2 8 17 18 34
2016-08-11	3	2nd	14 18 31 38 42
2016-08-08	2	2nd	15 18 19 25 26
2016-08-06	9	3rd	7 17 18 21 44
2016-07-28	7	4th	1 15 16 18 43
2016-07-21	40	4th	2 6 17 18 22
2016-06-11	3	2nd	5 18 28 32 42
2016-06-08	3	4th	1 3 6 18 22
2016-06-05	4	3rd	11 14 18 34 45
2016-06-01	1	2nd	17 18 24 28 29
2016-05-31	2	3rd	4 14 18 23 35
2016-05-29	3	2nd	3 18 21 23 27
2016-05-26	3	4th	11 12 14 18 45
2016-05-23	2	3rd	2 6 18 33 37
2016-05-21	4	3rd	12 15 18 34 38
2016-05-17	2	4th	4 9 16 18 45
2016-05-15	19	1st	18 22 26 29 33
2016-04-26	17	3rd	2 13 18 23 36
2015-12-15	5	3rd	3 7 18 20 24
2015-12-10	4	3rd	2 3 18 37 40
2015-12-06	48	2nd	13 18 36 38 41
2015-10-19	8	2nd	11 18 24 28 43
2015-10-11	3	3rd	5 11 18 25 41
2015-10-08	7	2nd	12 18 19 29 33
2015-10-01	3	4th	3 10 15 18 21
2015-09-28	1	3rd	2 7 18 27 41
2015-09-27	1	3rd	5 6 18 38 44
2015-09-26	4	2nd	13 18 28 43 45
2015-09-22	13	2nd	2 18 31 37 40
2015-09-09	12	2nd	9 18 23 24 44
2015-08-28	21	3rd	6 14 18 28 29
2015-08-07	5	4th	3 6 7 18 26
2015-08-02	3	2nd	17 18 26 40 42
2015-07-30	3	4th	3 4 15 18 32
2015-07-27	1	3rd	1 8 18 19 40
2015-07-26	13	3rd	4 13 18 38 39
2015-07-13	15	1st	18 24 30 35 40
2015-06-28	11	1st	18 19 21 26 28
2015-06-17	11	1st	18 20 23 33 41
2015-06-06	2	2nd	7 18 24 40 41
2015-06-04	7	2nd	13 18 34 36 39
2015-05-28	4	2nd	16 18 23 28 29
2015-05-24	12	3rd	6 7 18 28 29
2015-05-12	5	1st	18 22 23 29 30
2015-05-07	18	2nd	13 18 25 34 42
2014-12-25	1	2nd	6 18 32 36 45
2014-12-24	5	2nd	7 18 19 21 37
2014-12-19	3	4th	2 11 14 18 30
2014-12-16	14	2nd	7 18 20 26 42
2014-12-02	2	2nd	1 18 22 28 29
2014-11-30	3	2nd	16 18 33 34 40
2014-11-27	32	3rd	1 17 18 40 41
2014-10-26	5	2nd	4 18 21 28 37
2014-10-21	2	2nd	3 18 31 42 43
2014-10-19	9	2nd	12 18 22 29 42
2014-10-10	1	3rd	12 15 18 20 25
2014-10-09	5	2nd	13 18 20 21 23
2014-10-04	5	2nd	14 18 23 26 29
2014-09-29	4	3rd	2 11 18 34 41
2014-09-25	13	4th	6 7 14 18 36
2014-09-12	9	1st	18 21 22 33 42
2014-09-03	2	2nd	11 18 24 33 35
2014-09-01	3	3rd	13 15 18 34 36
2014-08-29	14	1st	18 23 28 30 41
2014-08-15	5	3rd	7 10 18 20 34
2014-08-10	2	2nd	3 18 25 28 38
2014-08-08	1	2nd	3 18 21 25 32
2014-08-07	—	3rd	6 17 18 36 40