Number 18

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

229times drawn · chance expected 218 +0.78σ

10draws waiting · a wait this long: 27% for any number

7.0average wait between appearances · chance says 7.4

36longest completed wait · 76% chance of one at least that long

18 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 229 times in 1,615 draws against 218.2 expected, +0.78σ. Each draw is independent: after 10 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 18, draw by draw

Drawn 229 times in 1,615 draws · average wait 7.0 draws · longest completed wait 36 · waiting 10 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 smallest16 · chance 15.1
2nd smallest67 · chance 64.0
3rd smallest82 · chance 90.4
4th smallest59 · chance 50.2
5th smallest5 · chance 9.3

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

12 11 34 29 6 14

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, 18 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th 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

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 18 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-05	8	3rd	1 3 18 20 34
2026-08-08	1	1st	18 23 25 28 37
2026-08-05	4	1st	18 19 20 33 37
2026-07-22	8	2nd	14 18 22 23

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 5/37 tonight whatever it did last week.

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