Number 12

In Lucky for Life under the 5/48 + 1/18 · since Jan 2015 rules — 2,354 draws, 5 from 1–48.

258times drawn · chance expected 245 +0.86σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 72% for any number

9.1average wait between appearances · chance says 9.6

74longest completed wait · 8% chance of one at least that long

12 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 258 times in 2,354 draws against 245.2 expected, +0.86σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 12, draw by draw

Drawn 258 times in 2,354 draws · average wait 9.1 draws · longest completed wait 74 · 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 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 smallest75 · chance 85.2
2nd smallest128 · chance 113.6
3rd smallest46 · chance 50.1
4th smallest9 · chance 8.6
5th smallest0 · chance 0.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

32 46 38 8 22 37

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 47 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 48. 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
2026-02-17	5	1st	12 21 28 32 34
2026-02-12	1	2nd	10 12 24 32 35
2026-02-11	31	2nd	2 12 18 31 40
2026-01-11	3	3rd	5 6 12

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 5/48 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-07-21	2	2nd	1 12 19 38 48
2025-07-19	1	1st	12 23 33 35 36
2025-07-18	11	2nd	10 12 18 22 39
2025-07-07	4	2nd	3 12 24 40 42
2025-07-03	4	1st	12 29 30 42 45
2025-06-29	2	1st	12 24 29 34 48
2025-06-27	5	2nd	5 12 33 43 47
2025-06-22	7	1st	12 19 21 23 38
2025-06-15	2	1st	12 17 25 40 44
2025-06-13	9	2nd	4 12 18 22 29
2025-06-04	8	2nd	11 12 14 40 41
2025-05-27	1	2nd	10 12 18 43 46
2025-05-26	1	1st	12 15 19 22 33
2025-05-25	3	1st	12 20 30 35 47
2025-05-22	12	1st	12 16 28 31 37
2025-05-10	6	2nd	5 12 19 43 47
2025-05-04	13	1st	12 26 31 35 43
2025-04-21	26	1st	12 25 29 36 47
2025-03-26	9	2nd	8 12 15 39 44
2025-03-17	2	2nd	6 12 25 29 32
2025-03-15	10	2nd	9 12 30 39 41
2025-03-05	4	2nd	4 12 21 22 40
2025-03-01	15	1st	12 25 28 30 43
2025-02-14	25	3rd	7 11 12 22 34
2025-01-20	2	3rd	4 8 12 22 35
2025-01-18	16	2nd	4 12 13 32 43
2025-01-02	7	1st	12 14 27 44 46
2024-12-26	11	3rd	9 10 12 30 47
2024-12-15	5	2nd	9 12 22 36 45
2024-12-10	34	2nd	6 12 30 39 46
2024-11-06	11	3rd	4 7 12 14 43
2024-10-26	3	2nd	6 12 32 35 41
2024-10-23	1	2nd	9 12 22 25 44
2024-10-22	8	2nd	7 12 22 37 48
2024-10-14	33	2nd	1 12 25 32 35
2024-09-11	7	1st	12 19 37 43 48
2024-09-04	9	2nd	4 12 14 40 47
2024-08-26	6	1st	12 18 24 40 44
2024-08-20	4	2nd	8 12 24 39 40
2024-08-16	5	2nd	5 12 17 21 45
2024-08-11	42	4th	3 5 10 12 32
2024-06-30	4	3rd	6 9 12 24 32
2024-06-26	4	2nd	5 12 36 39 40
2024-06-22	6	1st	12 14 22 38 46
2024-06-16	1	2nd	1 12 20 38 43
2024-06-15	2	4th	2 7 8 12 21
2024-06-13	1	2nd	1 12 18 23 38
2024-06-12	1	2nd	3 12 15 19 34
2024-06-11	4	1st	12 23 31 44 48
2024-06-07	2	2nd	3 12 15 25 32
2024-06-05	6	3rd	1 2 12 30 33
2024-05-30	1	3rd	9 11 12 14 24
2024-05-29	9	2nd	9 12 15 41 46
2024-05-20	4	1st	12 15 19 20 47
2024-05-16	1	1st	12 19 34 39 45
2024-05-15	16	1st	12 18 24 38 40
2024-04-29	19	1st	12 14 16 25 46
2024-04-10	1	4th	2 4 7 12 39
2024-04-09	31	3rd	1 11 12 19 45
2024-03-09	22	1st	12 19 22 42 46
2024-02-16	4	2nd	4 12 15 36 46
2024-02-12	3	2nd	3 12 18 39 44
2024-02-09	7	2nd	8 12 18 27 48
2024-02-02	18	2nd	1 12 24 37 47
2024-01-15	18	2nd	3 12 14 25 39
2023-12-28	1	1st	12 18 31 36 46
2023-12-27	5	2nd	8 12 36 38 45
2023-12-22	6	1st	12 13 22 31 46
2023-12-16	11	1st	12 17 27 36 44
2023-12-05	5	2nd	11 12 21 22 35
2023-11-30	6	2nd	7 12 28 37 41
2023-11-24	4	2nd	3 12 15 38 44
2023-11-20	13	2nd	5 12 16 31 40
2023-11-07	1	2nd	1 12 20 37 45
2023-11-06	2	3rd	9 11 12 20 32
2023-11-04	5	2nd	10 12 20 28 48
2023-10-30	11	3rd	3 6 12 14 17
2023-10-19	20	1st	12 30 31 35 47
2023-09-29	3	1st	12 20 21 33 38
2023-09-26	5	1st	12 14 16 32 33
2023-09-21	14	2nd	8 12 29 32 34
2023-09-07	17	1st	12 34 38 46 48
2023-08-21	8	2nd	2 12 15 28 43
2023-08-13	6	3rd	3 6 12 37 44
2023-08-07	15	3rd	4 8 12 37 38
2023-07-23	3	2nd	8 12 17 19 31
2023-07-20	1	1st	12 27 31 39 46
2023-07-19	13	1st	12 16 28 32 45
2023-07-06	3	4th	5 7 11 12 40
2023-07-03	15	1st	12 14 25 29 43
2023-06-18	10	2nd	6 12 14 17 41
2023-06-08	12	1st	12 32 38 42 46
2023-05-27	1	3rd	1 3 12 35 45
2023-05-26	13	2nd	2 12 27 32 38
2023-05-13	4	2nd	10 12 16 23 32
2023-05-09	6	2nd	6 12 15 41 46
2023-05-03	6	3rd	4 8 12 36 46
2023-04-27	10	3rd	6 11 12 34 42
2023-04-17	5	3rd	3 6 12 38 46
2023-04-12	3	1st	12 17 21 31 46
2023-04-09	8	1st	12 15 28 35 37
2023-04-01	12	2nd	1 12 25 39 45
2023-03-20	17	3rd	1 6 12 31 38
2023-03-03	11	2nd	9 12 35 37 44
2023-02-20	9	2nd	8 12 41 42 47
2023-02-11	1	2nd	1 12 13 36 48
2023-02-10	22	3rd	10 11 12 18 27
2023-01-19	1	3rd	6 8 12 21 42
2023-01-18	6	1st	12 27 35 42 44
2023-01-12	10	2nd	3 12 17 42 45
2023-01-02	10	2nd	4 12 15 25 44
2022-12-23	4	2nd	5 12 30 37 41
2022-12-19	2	2nd	10 12 23 32 45
2022-12-17	21	2nd	8 12 36 39 47
2022-11-26	2	2nd	5 12 18 19 31
2022-11-24	12	1st	12 15 22 25 43
2022-11-12	2	2nd	2 12 26 29 35
2022-11-10	3	1st	12 30 34 36 43
2022-11-07	9	2nd	11 12 15 34 43
2022-10-29	12	2nd	11 12 39 41 44
2022-10-17	15	1st	12 19 24 27 38
2022-10-02	6	4th	1 3 10 12 13
2022-09-26	9	2nd	5 12 18 21 27
2022-09-17	3	2nd	11 12 23 31 45
2022-09-14	1	2nd	4 12 25 39 43
2022-09-13	11	1st	12 15 28 29 48
2022-09-02	26	2nd	1 12 17 28 44
2022-08-07	15	2nd	7 12 31 37 44
2022-07-23	26	2nd	2 12 16 32 44
2022-06-27	4	2nd	2 12 16 29 40
2022-06-23	5	2nd	10 12 20 22 47
2022-06-18	8	1st	12 15 16 25 47
2022-06-10	1	1st	12 18 26 37 39
2022-06-09	5	2nd	2 12 16 33 35
2022-06-04	10	3rd	3 6 12 34 45
2022-05-25	16	2nd	11 12 28 30 37
2022-05-09	4	1st	12 19 30 34 39
2022-05-05	3	2nd	10 12 21 33 34
2022-05-02	11	2nd	2 12 32 35 43
2022-04-21	28	3rd	6 11 12 30 31
2022-03-24	10	2nd	11 12 19 26 46
2022-03-14	5	3rd	3 10 12 22 47
2022-03-09	7	2nd	6 12 25 38 47
2022-03-02	10	1st	12 20 30 32 46
2022-02-20	37	1st	12 15 24 35 48
2022-01-14	8	2nd	2 12 14 36 40
2022-01-06	3	3rd	8 10 12 17 23
2022-01-03	1	2nd	7 12 19 22 30
2022-01-02	6	3rd	3 5 12 36 40
2021-12-27	24	1st	12 14 28 37 47
2021-12-03	8	2nd	3 12 14 25 44
2021-11-25	5	2nd	10 12 14 36 41
2021-11-20	4	1st	12 22 24 26 30
2021-11-16	1	2nd	1 12 23 30 47
2021-11-15	6	2nd	5 12 14 28 34
2021-11-09	5	4th	5 9 10 12 34
2021-11-04	12	3rd	6 9 12 23 41
2021-10-23	14	2nd	5 12 19 33 44
2021-10-09	7	1st	12 27 28 30 33
2021-10-02	2	2nd	1 12 24 25 37
2021-09-30	13	1st	12 23 32 38 47
2021-09-17	22	2nd	8 12 35 36 45
2021-08-26	7	2nd	9 12 31 36 45
2021-08-19	25	2nd	11 12 16 38 48
2021-07-25	1	2nd	6 12 27 43 46
2021-07-24	7	1st	12 13 26 33 42
2021-07-12	20	2nd	11 12 22 24 46
2021-05-03	6	3rd	7 11 12 18 21
2021-04-12	14	2nd	1 12 16 26 36
2021-02-22	4	3rd	2 10 12 43 45
2021-02-08	10	2nd	2 12 22 24 26
2021-01-04	20	2nd	2 12 21 26 46
2020-10-26	17	2nd	9 12 20 30 38
2020-08-27	17	3rd	7 8 12 21 36
2020-06-29	74	2nd	6 12 16 19 22
2019-10-14	8	1st	12 17 19 35 41
2019-09-16	33	2nd	11 12 22 31 37
2019-05-23	20	1st	12 23 29 35 38
2019-03-14	3	2nd	11 12 23 24 25
2019-03-04	10	2nd	4 12 28 35 45
2019-01-28	27	2nd	6 12 30 32 37
2018-10-25	12	1st	12 20 22 27 30
2018-09-13	5	2nd	6 12 23 29 43
2018-08-27	15	3rd	6 8 12 19 32
2018-07-05	13	1st	12 16 31 32 46
2018-05-21	8	2nd	4 12 31 45 48
2018-04-23	5	2nd	7 12 20 27 48
2018-04-05	24	3rd	2 10 12 46 48
2018-01-11	2	2nd	8 12 15 16 41
2018-01-04	11	2nd	11 12 19 28 46
2017-11-27	8	1st	12 13 20 37 46
2017-10-30	1	2nd	2 12 22 40 46
2017-10-26	3	3rd	2 6 12 39 43
2017-10-16	3	3rd	1 2 12 17 27
2017-10-05	2	1st	12 13 21 26 36
2017-09-28	12	3rd	9 10 12 16 32
2017-08-17	3	1st	12 17 31 36 37
2017-08-07	6	2nd	7 12 22 36 37
2017-07-17	5	4th	2 6 8 12 37
2017-06-29	2	2nd	4 12 27 29 41
2017-06-22	4	3rd	1 7 12 32 38
2017-06-08	5	1st	12 13 26 29 46
2017-05-22	8	1st	12 16 31 43 46
2017-04-24	13	2nd	2 12 32 36 42
2017-03-09	4	3rd	1 6 12 13 24
2017-02-23	27	1st	12 14 17 24 46
2016-11-21	1	3rd	3 7 12 35 46
2016-11-17	2	2nd	9 12 19 22 33
2016-11-10	3	3rd	8 10 12 20 35
2016-10-31	25	3rd	3 4 12 32 45
2016-08-04	2	1st	12 20 37 47 48
2016-07-28	12	1st	12 29 33 38 45
2016-06-16	14	2nd	8 12 20 33 45
2016-04-28	4	2nd	8 12 27 32 39
2016-04-14	1	3rd	1 3 12 45 47
2016-04-11	4	2nd	4 12 16 20 24
2016-03-28	1	1st	12 21 25 30 40
2016-03-24	1	2nd	2 12 18 20 22
2016-03-21	3	3rd	2 5 12 30 44
2016-03-10	1	3rd	1 11 12 20 41
2016-03-07	14	3rd	7 8 12 23 38
2016-01-18	12	2nd	2 12 26 41 48
2015-12-07	4	1st	12 21 23 27 37
2015-11-23	10	2nd	1 12 16 26 42
2015-10-19	17	1st	12 16 19 29 42
2015-08-20	3	1st	12 21 23 25 48
2015-08-10	10	4th	2 10 11 12 44
2015-07-06	5	1st	12 22 33 41 44
2015-06-18	11	2nd	4 12 24 42 43
2015-05-11	3	1st	12 29 38 39 42
2015-04-30	2	2nd	9 12 27 34 38
2015-04-23	7	1st	12 21 32 37 38
2015-03-30	11	2nd	4 12 32 33 45
2015-02-19	—	1st	12 19 24 31 48