Number 12

In Easy 5 under the 5/37 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,615 draws, 5 from 1–37.

215times drawn · chance expected 218 −0.24σ

11draws waiting · a wait this long: 23% for any number

7.5average wait between appearances · chance says 7.4

44longest completed wait · 34% chance of one at least that long

12 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 215 times in 1,615 draws against 218.2 expected, −0.24σ. Each draw is independent: after 11 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 12, draw by draw

Drawn 215 times in 1,615 draws · average wait 7.5 draws · longest completed wait 44 · waiting 11 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 smallest53 · chance 46.2
2nd smallest91 · chance 92.3
3rd smallest59 · chance 60.2
4th smallest11 · chance 15.1
5th smallest1 · chance 1.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

7 18 19 37 17 24

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 36 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 37. 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
2026-09-02	11	3rd	7 10 12 24 36
2026-07-25	7	2nd	5 12 25 28 31
2026-07-01	11	3rd	6 7 12 17 23
2026-05-23	13	3rd	6 8 12 26

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 5/37 tonight whatever it did last week.

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