Number 12

In Gopher 5 under the 5/47 · since Apr 2010 rules — 2,587 draws, 5 from 1–47.

303times drawn · chance expected 275 +1.77σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

8.5average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

58longest completed wait · 39% chance of one at least that long

12 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 303 times in 2,587 draws against 275.2 expected, +1.77σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 12, draw by draw

Drawn 303 times in 2,587 draws · average wait 8.5 draws · longest completed wait 58 · waiting 1 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 smallest89 · chance 97.2
2nd smallest140 · chance 133.7
3rd smallest63 · chance 60.8
4th smallest11 · chance 10.7
5th smallest0 · chance 0.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

11 24 38 2 18 47

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 46 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 47. 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
2026-10-09	12	2nd	4 12 38 45 47
2026-09-11	4	1st	12 14 22 32 34
2026-09-02	7	2nd	1 12 24 25 37
2026-08-17	6	1st	12 22 25 34

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 5/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

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