Number 12

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,903 draws, 6 from 1–49.

259times drawn · chance expected 233 +1.82σ

10draws waiting · a wait this long: 31% for any number

7.3average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

29longest completed wait · >99% chance of one at least that long

12 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 259 times in 1,903 draws against 233.0 expected, +1.82σ. Each draw is independent: after 10 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 12, draw by draw

Drawn 259 times in 1,903 draws · average wait 7.3 draws · longest completed wait 29 · 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 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 smallest63 · chance 65.9
2nd smallest98 · chance 109.9
3rd smallest82 · chance 64.6
4th smallest15 · chance 16.6
5th smallest1 · chance 1.8
6th smallest0 · chance 0.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 27.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

16 29 23 3 18 41

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 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 49. 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
2026-09-16	5	1st	12 15 23 31 38 43
2026-09-05	9	3rd	2 9 12 23 31 34
2026-08-15	2	2nd	10 12 26 34 35 43
2026-08-10	21	3rd

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-07-12	6	3rd	1 6 12 21 28 43
2025-06-28	3	3rd	1 8 12 19 33 35
2025-06-21	5	2nd	11 12 24 27 31 33
2025-06-09	1	2nd	6 12 24 25 27 38
2025-06-07	12	3rd	1 6 12 15 27 29
2025-05-10	4	2nd	2 12 22 29 40 41
2025-04-30	12	1st	12 18 23 38 40 44
2025-04-02	3	1st	12 14 17 24 31 35
2025-03-26	17	1st	12 18 20 28 31 34
2025-02-15	14	1st	12 17 25 32 33 43
2025-01-13	8	2nd	10 12 20 27 40 43
2024-12-25	1	2nd	8 12 15 18 19 30
2024-12-23	12	1st	12 28 32 38 40 41
2024-11-25	16	2nd	7 12 24 26 29 41
2024-10-19	1	2nd	9 12 29 31 36 39
2024-10-16	6	3rd	4 11 12 19 27 41
2024-10-02	6	3rd	2 10 12 33 39 44
2024-09-18	3	3rd	3 6 12 16 26 37
2024-09-11	12	3rd	6 9 12 21 29 41
2024-08-14	5	1st	12 17 24 32 40 41
2024-08-03	1	4th	4 8 9 12 14 19
2024-07-31	3	3rd	1 3 12 18 19 22
2024-07-24	2	2nd	9 12 14 37 39 41
2024-07-20	3	2nd	3 12 13 25 27 39
2024-07-13	12	1st	12 15 18 20 23 24
2024-06-15	2	2nd	3 12 18 32 35 37
2024-06-10	3	1st	12 14 22 24 35 38
2024-06-03	2	2nd	1 12 16 22 31 42
2024-05-29	4	3rd	3 9 12 20 23 32
2024-05-20	6	2nd	2 12 15 24 39 42
2024-05-06	9	1st	12 23 26 28 33 43
2024-04-15	3	3rd	6 11 12 25 28 43
2024-04-08	5	3rd	1 2 12 28 34 36
2024-03-27	2	2nd	10 12 23 26 31 38
2024-03-23	3	2nd	10 12 13 15 30 43
2024-03-16	2	3rd	2 3 12 36 40 43
2024-03-11	6	3rd	3 4 12 16 17 23
2024-02-26	9	3rd	3 10 12 23 25 39
2024-02-05	7	2nd	6 12 15 16 17 43
2024-01-20	6	4th	2 6 9 12 29 43
2024-01-06	3	2nd	5 12 30 38 41 43
2023-12-30	1	2nd	11 12 28 34 38 43
2023-12-27	14	3rd	3 5 12 19 26 41
2023-11-25	3	1st	12 14 20 24 32 41
2023-11-18	14	3rd	2 10 12 16 29 34
2023-10-04	1	2nd	6 12 13 28 37 40
2023-09-30	12	4th	1 3 6 12 13 34
2023-08-19	4	2nd	4 12 28 29 32 34
2023-08-05	25	2nd	1 12 15 27 31 45
2023-05-10	3	2nd	6 12 17 27 36 41
2023-04-29	5	2nd	11 12 15 38 40 41
2023-04-12	1	1st	12 20 23 24 28 39
2023-04-08	7	3rd	3 6 12 20 29 45
2023-03-15	4	1st	12 13 16 21 39 47
2023-03-01	11	3rd	1 11 12 25 28 33
2023-01-21	5	2nd	11 12 17 18 39 41
2023-01-04	3	2nd	9 12 41 42 43 49
2022-12-24	1	2nd	8 12 13 28 36 46
2022-12-21	9	2nd	7 12 24 29 38 42
2022-11-19	7	2nd	10 12 21 24 36 44
2022-10-26	11	2nd	11 12 18 22 28 31
2022-09-17	7	2nd	8 12 17 21 31 32
2022-08-24	6	1st	12 18 26 29 40 43
2022-08-03	7	2nd	7 12 30 37 42 44
2022-07-09	2	2nd	5 12 16 38 46 47
2022-07-02	5	2nd	2 12 24 31 37 41
2022-06-15	3	1st	12 15 16 18 39 45
2022-06-04	21	3rd	2 3 12 15 22 43
2022-03-23	8	3rd	7 10 12 38 39 41
2022-02-23	7	2nd	4 12 18 38 42 44
2022-01-29	7	2nd	11 12 18 28 37 39
2022-01-05	9	1st	12 16 23 26 32 33
2021-12-04	8	3rd	4 9 12 13 16 48
2021-11-06	4	3rd	5 8 12 36 38 41
2021-10-23	6	3rd	9 10 12 33 47 48
2021-10-02	3	3rd	4 11 12 13 30 36
2021-09-22	17	2nd	6 12 13 25 36 37
2021-07-24	5	2nd	8 12 29 32 33 45
2021-07-07	5	2nd	10 12 13 18 26 27
2021-06-19	20	2nd	6 12 13 21 27 37
2021-04-10	4	1st	12 18 27 37 40 49
2021-03-27	28	2nd	3 12 15 42 44 45
2020-12-19	8	1st	12 13 36 37 38 40
2020-11-21	24	3rd	2 5 12 28 31 35
2020-08-29	27	3rd	3 8 12 36 47 49
2020-05-27	10	2nd	2 12 36 37 38 39
2020-04-22	17	2nd	10 12 18 23 26 41
2020-02-22	16	3rd	2 7 12 19 23 28
2019-12-28	3	1st	12 15 21 29 36 40
2019-12-18	3	3rd	5 9 12 34 46 47
2019-12-07	1	2nd	9 12 15 16 34 36
2019-12-04	8	3rd	5 11 12 29 34 45
2019-11-06	4	1st	12 15 19 28 31 32
2019-10-23	8	1st	12 16 25 30 32 37
2019-09-25	4	3rd	9 10 12 13 34 43
2019-09-11	11	3rd	2 9 12 36 47 48
2019-08-03	3	1st	12 17 20 25 40 49
2019-07-24	5	1st	12 13 24 27 31 41
2019-07-06	20	1st	12 18 25 29 32 35
2019-04-27	1	1st	12 18 22 27 29 43
2019-04-24	1	2nd	6 12 26 28 29 35
2019-04-20	4	2nd	2 12 29 34 41 42
2019-04-06	12	2nd	8 12 22 23 30 35
2019-02-23	7	1st	12 26 38 39 46 48
2019-01-30	4	1st	12 21 37 38 44 49
2019-01-16	10	1st	12 16 18 31 34 47
2018-12-12	15	2nd	8 12 14 41 46 49
2018-10-20	5	2nd	10 12 13 27 30 36
2018-10-03	8	2nd	8 12 21 25 27 29
2018-09-05	6	2nd	7 12 13 20 25 36
2018-08-15	17	3rd	1 3 12 20 36 48
2018-06-16	11	2nd	7 12 15 27 30 48
2018-05-09	4	3rd	1 10 12 18 46 48
2018-04-25	3	2nd	11 12 15 33 42 49
2018-04-14	2	3rd	3 9 12 13 14 39
2018-04-07	12	3rd	1 2 12 13 15 16
2018-02-24	1	3rd	9 11 12 18 25 39
2018-02-21	3	3rd	5 10 12 23 39 48
2018-02-10	16	2nd	3 12 27 37 41 45
2017-12-16	15	3rd	1 9 12 25 32 49
2017-10-25	3	3rd	4 5 12 21 26 38
2017-10-14	4	3rd	4 7 12 13 15 22
2017-09-30	9	2nd	7 12 14 15 22 34
2017-08-30	5	2nd	9 12 21 32 46 48
2017-08-12	4	3rd	6 8 12 16 32 49
2017-07-29	9	3rd	4 7 12 16 34 38
2017-06-28	29	2nd	11 12 18 23 34 45
2017-03-18	2	1st	12 23 28 33 40 44
2017-03-11	14	3rd	4 7 12 22 27 33
2017-01-21	7	1st	12 22 29 38 44 46
2016-12-28	6	2nd	4 12 15 30 39 45
2016-12-07	18	2nd	4 12 16 24 28 48
2016-10-05	15	3rd	3 8 12 29 32 49
2016-08-13	2	1st	12 25 31 33 36 43
2016-08-06	15	4th	1 3 4 12 26 44
2016-06-15	4	2nd	8 12 18 23 27 31
2016-06-01	4	4th	8 9 10 12 25 41
2016-05-18	7	2nd	5 12 17 24 25 30
2016-04-23	1	2nd	8 12 24 26 33 43
2016-04-20	3	3rd	4 9 12 33 46 48
2016-04-09	1	3rd	1 11 12 16 23 29
2016-04-06	7	4th	5 10 11 12 26 35
2016-03-12	3	1st	12 17 27 33 43 47
2016-03-02	3	1st	12 14 16 17 28 35
2016-02-20	2	3rd	4 7 12 17 27 36
2016-02-13	11	2nd	2 12 25 35 42 44
2016-01-06	5	2nd	8 12 17 33 37 49
2015-12-19	20	2nd	6 12 13 16 21 47
2015-10-10	2	2nd	4 12 14 18 28 49
2015-10-03	7	3rd	3 10 12 17 27 42
2015-09-09	4	2nd	9 12 15 37 41 49
2015-08-26	5	1st	12 16 27 36 47 49
2015-08-08	4	3rd	1 11 12 24 36 47
2015-07-25	9	1st	12 15 22 26 40 45
2015-06-24	9	3rd	5 8 12 25 35 42
2015-05-23	6	1st	12 20 24 29 31 32
2015-05-02	6	2nd	4 12 16 21 34 35
2015-04-11	4	1st	12 16 19 22 31 41
2015-03-28	11	3rd	5 8 12 19 27 44
2015-02-18	8	2nd	1 12 16 34 41 46
2015-01-21	1	2nd	6 12 15 24 25 37
2015-01-17	5	2nd	8 12 14 21 29 45
2014-12-31	1	1st	12 23 25 36 38 40
2014-12-27	6	3rd	2 3 12 29 34 37
2014-12-06	8	3rd	7 10 12 24 42 47
2014-11-08	6	2nd	3 12 23 24 35 45
2014-10-18	7	1st	12 19 25 35 46 47
2014-09-24	5	3rd	3 11 12 20 22 35
2014-09-06	18	2nd	2 12 15 23 24 38
2014-07-05	19	2nd	6 12 20 30 45 47
2014-04-30	14	1st	12 13 23 34 38 49
2014-03-12	4	2nd	3 12 13 36 40 49
2014-02-26	6	2nd	6 12 16 26 39 47
2014-02-05	5	2nd	5 12 14 21 30 45
2014-01-18	5	1st	12 14 20 30 32 37
2014-01-01	21	2nd	3 12 20 28 31 45
2013-10-19	5	3rd	3 8 12 17 20 47
2013-10-02	1	2nd	1 12 16 17 21 26
2013-09-28	18	3rd	2 8 12 18 22 40
2013-07-27	3	1st	12 25 26 27 32 40
2013-07-17	23	3rd	7 9 12 25 29 35
2013-04-27	10	2nd	10 12 13 22 27 30
2013-03-23	1	1st	12 21 24 25 28 29
2013-03-20	5	4th	2 6 9 12 27 39
2013-03-02	1	1st	12 14 18 24 41 43
2013-02-27	2	3rd	9 11 12 29 32 38
2013-02-20	13	1st	12 14 20 36 37 40
2013-01-05	5	1st	12 19 34 42 46 47
2012-12-19	11	1st	12 16 25 29 39 43
2012-11-10	6	4th	2 4 5 12 17 29
2012-10-20	4	3rd	9 10 12 13 16 34
2012-10-06	2	2nd	9 12 29 35 43 46
2012-09-29	7	2nd	9 12 22 37 46 49
2012-09-05	12	2nd	3 12 31 38 39 49
2012-07-25	10	1st	12 28 29 32 46 49
2012-06-20	12	1st	12 17 26 28 38 41
2012-05-09	2	1st	12 15 23 36 45 49
2012-05-02	4	1st	12 15 19 23 32 40
2012-04-18	13	2nd	8 12 23 26 32 35
2012-03-03	1	4th	2 7 10 12 28 33
2012-02-29	8	1st	12 16 24 42 45 48
2012-02-01	19	1st	12 16 19 23 29 47
2011-11-26	6	4th	7 8 9 12 17 28
2011-11-05	10	1st	12 18 35 41 42 45
2011-10-01	8	2nd	6 12 22 45 46 49
2011-09-03	2	3rd	2 7 12 13 29 30
2011-08-27	27	2nd	1 12 35 36 42 48
2011-05-25	11	4th	3 7 9 12 13 33
2011-04-16	3	2nd	4 12 18 41 47 49
2011-04-06	2	3rd	8 11 12 16 20 48
2011-03-30	10	3rd	7 9 12 14 16 48
2011-02-23	5	2nd	1 12 24 28 37 48
2011-02-05	10	3rd	7 11 12 14 25 39
2011-01-01	6	3rd	3 9 12 28 33 46
2010-12-11	5	2nd	10 12 16 18 26 36
2010-11-24	1	1st	12 13 18 26 31 35
2010-11-20	5	2nd	10 12 18 23 37 45
2010-11-03	5	3rd	1 2 12 34 48 49
2010-10-16	2	3rd	5 6 12 14 26 33
2010-10-09	11	3rd	1 11 12 23 37 47
2010-09-01	2	2nd	5 12 26 34 35 48
2010-08-25	11	2nd	1 12 23 33 37 42
2010-07-17	2	2nd	7 12 20 31 32 41
2010-07-10	1	3rd	2 4 12 37 43 49
2010-07-07	1	4th	3 7 11 12 22 38
2010-07-03	3	3rd	1 9 12 23 24 37
2010-06-23	2	1st	12 18 27 36 44 45
2010-06-16	2	1st	12 14 20 25 26 37
2010-06-09	8	1st	12 17 27 37 40 41
2010-05-12	2	4th	2 5 11 12 18 36
2010-05-05	13	3rd	8 11 12 28 29 41
2010-03-20	13	2nd	4 12 20 30 33 44
2010-02-03	4	3rd	2 11 12 22 30 48
2010-01-20	5	1st	12 15 23 27 45 48
2010-01-02	—	2nd	3 12 27 31 35 39