Number 13

In Gopher 5 under the 5/47 · since Apr 2010 rules — 2,586 draws, 5 from 1–47.

262times drawn · chance expected 275 −0.84σ

17draws waiting · a wait this long: 17% for any number

9.8average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

49longest completed wait · 69% chance of one at least that long

13 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 262 times in 2,586 draws against 275.1 expected, −0.84σ. Each draw is independent: after 17 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 13, draw by draw

Drawn 262 times in 2,586 draws · average wait 9.8 draws · longest completed wait 49 · waiting 17 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 smallest79 · chance 74.5
2nd smallest108 · chance 115.3
3rd smallest60 · chance 59.4
4th smallest14 · chance 12.0
5th smallest1 · chance 0.8

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

29 22 33 30 35 19

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, 13 is picked about 0.92× as often as an indifferent choice — 31st 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
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
2026-08-31	1	3rd	2 3 13 36 43
2026-08-28	13	2nd	4 13 14 30 41
2026-07-29	3	2nd	7 13 19 30 46
2026-07-22	3	1st	13 18 31 33

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 5/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

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