Number 13

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,904 draws, 6 from 1–49.

263times drawn · chance expected 233 +2.09σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 88% for any number

7.2average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

35longest completed wait · 96% chance of one at least that long

13 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 263 times in 1,904 draws against 233.1 expected, +2.09σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 13, draw by draw

Drawn 263 times in 1,904 draws · average wait 7.2 draws · longest completed wait 35 · waiting 2 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 13 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 smallest58 · chance 57.9
2nd smallest92 · chance 108.6
3rd smallest80 · chance 72.4
4th smallest27 · chance 21.3
5th smallest6 · chance 2.7
6th smallest0 · chance 0.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 27.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

30 7 3 26 34 44

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, 13 is picked about 0.92× as often as an indifferent choice — 31st 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
The number 13, in Western markets ×0.75

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 13 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-07	15	3rd	2 6 13 14 18 37
2026-09-02	1	3rd	4 9 13 26 36 38
2026-08-31	6	3rd	1 7 13 14 18 38
2026-08-17	15	5th

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: 13 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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