Number 18

In Cash 5 under the 5/43 · since Nov 2018 rules — 2,787 draws, 5 from 1–43.

312times drawn · chance expected 324 −0.71σ

21draws waiting · a wait this long: 8% for any number

8.9average wait between appearances · chance says 8.6

67longest completed wait · 9% chance of one at least that long

18 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 312 times in 2,787 draws against 324.1 expected, −0.71σ. Each draw is independent: after 21 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 18, draw by draw

Drawn 312 times in 2,787 draws · average wait 8.9 draws · longest completed wait 67 · waiting 21 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 18 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 smallest36 · chance 35.3
2nd smallest111 · chance 109.0
3rd smallest99 · chance 113.7
4th smallest59 · chance 47.4
5th smallest7 · chance 6.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 29.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

4 34 2 24 5 11

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 42 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 18 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th most popular of 43. 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 model and its sources → · What people believe about 18 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-21	14	2nd	7 18 27 34 41
2026-09-07	1	1st	18 21 29 31 41
2026-09-06	9	2nd	3 18 19 34 37
2026-08-28	1	3rd	2 13 18 22

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: 18 is drawn with probability 5/43 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-02-03	8	1st	18 23 28 31 42
2026-01-26	6	2nd	17 18 22 32 39
2026-01-20	21	2nd	1 18 34 39 43
2025-12-30	2	2nd	11 18 25 40 42
2025-12-28	2	4th	9 10 16 18 28
2025-12-26	14	3rd	1 3 18 36 40
2025-12-12	16	2nd	5 18 19 24 34
2025-11-26	14	3rd	10 11 18 24 27
2025-11-12	8	4th	4 5 12 18 31
2025-11-04	19	3rd	3 6 18 28 30
2025-10-16	3	3rd	6 11 18 34 41
2025-10-13	6	4th	4 5 10 18 42
2025-10-07	3	2nd	1 18 25 26 43
2025-10-04	14	2nd	15 18 29 32 35
2025-09-20	48	3rd	4 17 18 24 37
2025-08-03	2	3rd	12 14 18 26 39
2025-08-01	24	3rd	1 14 18 21 35
2025-07-08	4	2nd	4 18 21 35 39
2025-07-04	4	4th	1 5 10 18 28
2025-06-30	3	4th	1 4 12 18 29
2025-06-27	1	2nd	3 18 20 32 35
2025-06-26	17	3rd	5 17 18 21 36
2025-06-09	2	3rd	5 15 18 27 33
2025-06-07	10	2nd	13 18 19 33 38
2025-05-28	1	2nd	12 18 27 30 37
2025-05-27	8	3rd	3 4 18 21 22
2025-05-19	11	3rd	4 11 18 28 43
2025-05-08	7	4th	1 3 11 18 37
2025-05-01	3	2nd	14 18 26 35 38
2025-04-28	16	5th	1 8 13 16 18
2024-12-20	6	3rd	1 5 18 38 41
2024-12-14	4	3rd	5 14 18 21 30
2024-12-10	13	2nd	8 18 29 34 36
2024-11-27	18	2nd	7 18 25 31 36
2024-11-09	2	2nd	5 18 36 38 40
2024-11-07	4	3rd	16 17 18 19 23
2024-11-03	4	3rd	15 17 18 22 23
2024-10-30	2	2nd	9 18 25 26 32
2024-10-28	1	1st	18 24 27 35 39
2024-10-27	4	4th	12 15 17 18 43
2024-10-23	2	4th	1 4 12 18 21
2024-10-21	10	3rd	8 10 18 35 43
2024-10-11	7	4th	2 4 16 18 31
2024-10-04	7	4th	2 5 8 18 24
2024-09-27	43	2nd	13 18 27 36 38
2024-08-15	2	1st	18 19 29 34 39
2024-08-13	7	2nd	9 18 27 34 38
2024-08-06	2	1st	18 19 34 42 43
2024-08-04	1	2nd	1 18 19 22 36
2024-08-03	10	3rd	4 9 18 32 42
2024-07-24	6	5th	4 5 11 13 18
2024-07-18	4	3rd	5 14 18 26 38
2024-07-14	10	1st	18 22 24 29 35
2024-07-04	27	3rd	10 11 18 27 32
2024-06-07	3	3rd	5 9 18 27 41
2024-06-04	4	1st	18 27 30 36 40
2024-05-31	1	2nd	8 18 19 24 41
2024-05-30	3	1st	18 34 40 41 42
2024-05-27	1	3rd	7 9 18 35 43
2024-05-26	13	3rd	12 15 18 31 42
2024-05-13	8	4th	4 8 16 18 32
2024-05-05	1	3rd	4 16 18 21 38
2024-05-04	2	3rd	10 17 18 19 43
2024-05-02	3	3rd	6 11 18 33 35
2024-04-29	9	3rd	13 15 18 22 24
2024-04-20	4	4th	2 5 13 18 29
2024-04-16	18	3rd	4 13 18 26 28
2024-03-29	14	2nd	4 18 27 38 39
2024-03-15	1	2nd	4 18 32 36 38
2024-03-14	1	2nd	2 18 22 38 39
2024-03-13	21	2nd	11 18 24 31 39
2024-02-21	5	3rd	2 4 18 30 43
2024-02-16	2	2nd	4 18 21 23 42
2024-02-14	1	4th	12 13 16 18 27
2024-02-13	15	2nd	1 18 31 35 42
2024-01-29	8	1st	18 25 39 40 43
2024-01-21	3	4th	6 16 17 18 38
2024-01-18	10	5th	6 7 11 14 18
2024-01-08	2	3rd	11 15 18 28 29
2024-01-06	16	3rd	2 3 18 28 30
2023-12-21	3	3rd	1 9 18 27 37
2023-12-18	12	3rd	2 10 18 22 36
2023-12-06	7	1st	18 21 23 37 42
2023-11-29	11	4th	5 6 14 18 38
2023-11-18	30	1st	18 19 24 39 41
2023-10-19	7	3rd	7 11 18 20 21
2023-10-12	9	4th	5 7 9 18 28
2023-10-03	5	2nd	8 18 20 21 32
2023-09-28	8	4th	3 5 12 18 27
2023-09-20	10	3rd	12 13 18 23 37
2023-09-10	28	3rd	9 15 18 31 33
2023-08-13	1	2nd	12 18 32 37 41
2023-08-12	11	3rd	1 12 18 24 29
2023-08-01	6	2nd	4 18 20 35 43
2023-07-26	9	3rd	4 17 18 20 23
2023-07-17	9	1st	18 20 27 36 40
2023-07-08	2	3rd	11 14 18 24 43
2023-07-06	9	2nd	17 18 26 38 42
2023-06-27	2	4th	1 3 12 18 19
2023-06-25	5	2nd	1 18 24 33 42
2023-06-20	7	1st	18 22 25 32 40
2023-06-13	4	3rd	13 16 18 32 40
2023-06-09	3	2nd	4 18 19 21 39
2023-06-06	16	4th	4 11 17 18 34
2023-05-21	3	3rd	10 13 18 29 35
2023-05-18	3	1st	18 19 20 31 42
2023-05-15	7	3rd	2 10 18 28 39
2023-05-08	1	3rd	1 10 18 34 43
2023-05-07	1	3rd	3 17 18 24 30
2023-05-06	3	3rd	8 12 18 24 34
2023-05-03	5	2nd	13 18 26 37 41
2023-04-28	2	4th	1 5 8 18 41
2023-04-26	11	2nd	15 18 21 31 40
2023-04-15	7	3rd	4 7 18 32 36
2023-04-08	16	3rd	3 6 18 30 39
2023-03-23	12	4th	3 13 15 18 30
2023-03-11	6	4th	4 12 13 18 22
2023-03-05	24	4th	1 2 16 18 30
2023-02-09	1	1st	18 27 28 34 35
2023-02-08	1	3rd	2 17 18 33 35
2023-02-07	9	2nd	2 18 21 33 42
2023-01-29	8	2nd	8 18 24 37 38
2023-01-21	19	1st	18 24 29 34 42
2023-01-02	14	2nd	2 18 19 34 43
2022-12-19	10	2nd	2 18 28 31 37
2022-12-09	8	2nd	7 18 30 34 39
2022-12-01	10	2nd	7 18 21 27 34
2022-11-21	8	1st	18 21 27 28 34
2022-11-13	19	2nd	7 18 26 37 43
2022-10-25	4	2nd	8 18 37 39 42
2022-10-21	5	3rd	2 11 18 27 39
2022-10-16	19	5th	4 10 11 13 18
2022-09-27	1	3rd	7 15 18 19 22
2022-09-26	1	2nd	13 18 20 24 40
2022-09-25	1	2nd	11 18 25 37 38
2022-09-24	8	4th	1 8 10 18 25
2022-09-16	6	2nd	17 18 32 36 41
2022-09-10	30	2nd	12 18 22 23 43
2022-08-11	1	2nd	5 18 25 31 34
2022-08-10	10	4th	6 7 11 18 20
2022-07-31	1	3rd	11 17 18 22 37
2022-07-30	4	3rd	4 12 18 27 37
2022-07-26	16	4th	4 10 12 18 24
2022-07-10	8	3rd	6 16 18 29 40
2022-07-02	13	2nd	14 18 21 23 42
2022-06-19	16	2nd	5 18 24 34 36
2022-06-03	25	2nd	13 18 20 26 28
2022-05-09	3	4th	2 4 16 18 41
2022-05-06	19	3rd	2 17 18 25 38
2022-04-17	20	4th	11 15 16 18 42
2022-03-28	6	3rd	3 4 18 22 41
2022-03-22	21	2nd	6 18 19 23 28
2022-03-01	2	4th	1 7 8 18 38
2022-02-27	5	2nd	6 18 21 22 41
2022-02-22	2	2nd	8 18 29 34 42
2022-02-20	16	4th	3 4 7 18 36
2022-02-04	1	3rd	6 11 18 26 38
2022-02-03	4	1st	18 25 32 37 42
2022-01-30	1	3rd	2 9 18 25 32
2022-01-29	10	4th	2 11 16 18 43
2022-01-19	8	4th	3 6 14 18 34
2022-01-11	2	2nd	16 18 26 41 42
2022-01-09	7	1st	18 22 36 39 41
2022-01-02	24	3rd	16 17 18 26 29
2021-12-09	2	4th	5 8 15 18 33
2021-12-07	10	2nd	8 18 31 37 38
2021-11-27	6	3rd	4 15 18 30 38
2021-11-21	2	3rd	5 8 18 30 37
2021-11-19	5	2nd	17 18 21 24 25
2021-11-14	7	3rd	12 15 18 29 42
2021-11-07	13	2nd	14 18 22 25 26
2021-10-25	2	4th	1 10 13 18 41
2021-10-23	6	1st	18 19 24 27 30
2021-10-17	2	3rd	5 11 18 36 40
2021-10-15	4	4th	3 5 6 18 20
2021-10-11	13	2nd	2 18 19 34 37
2021-09-28	10	2nd	16 18 22 25 29
2021-09-18	15	3rd	3 13 18 34 35
2021-09-03	16	1st	18 23 25 36 38
2021-08-18	7	4th	2 9 15 18 42
2021-08-11	67	2nd	12 18 26 32 36
2021-06-05	7	4th	5 6 11 18 36
2021-05-29	9	3rd	7 14 18 33 39
2021-05-20	9	4th	2 8 9 18 22
2021-05-11	6	2nd	11 18 19 34 38
2021-05-05	25	2nd	13 18 19 21 23
2021-04-10	18	2nd	14 18 21 34 38
2021-03-23	1	3rd	1 12 18 32 36
2021-03-22	1	2nd	9 18 32 33 34
2021-03-21	3	3rd	13 14 18 24 29
2021-03-18	6	1st	18 24 28 31 39
2021-03-12	2	2nd	5 18 19 38 39
2021-03-10	3	1st	18 20 25 28 29
2021-03-07	6	4th	11 15 16 18 43
2021-03-01	4	3rd	2 6 18 23 33
2021-02-25	10	4th	3 5 11 18 25
2021-02-15	18	4th	6 9 11 18 23
2021-01-28	2	4th	2 9 14 18 43
2021-01-26	9	2nd	6 18 23 24 34
2021-01-17	2	2nd	3 18 19 22 37
2021-01-15	3	2nd	1 18 27 42 43
2021-01-12	10	3rd	1 8 18 27 39
2021-01-02	18	4th	3 8 9 18 38
2020-12-15	3	3rd	5 10 18 33 42
2020-12-12	20	2nd	2 18 19 24 25
2020-11-22	24	4th	4 12 13 18 23
2020-10-29	21	2nd	13 18 29 36 40
2020-10-08	2	2nd	16 18 21 37 39
2020-10-06	14	1st	18 19 22 24 32
2020-09-22	2	4th	1 4 8 18 35
2020-09-20	1	2nd	16 18 23 25 38
2020-09-19	26	3rd	1 11 18 33 34
2020-08-24	9	4th	2 5 14 18 21
2020-08-15	10	4th	3 5 15 18 40
2020-08-05	6	3rd	7 12 18 23 38
2020-07-30	15	2nd	7 18 24 28 31
2020-07-15	1	3rd	2 8 18 35 39
2020-07-14	2	3rd	6 15 18 28 40
2020-07-12	7	2nd	16 18 34 40 42
2020-07-05	8	4th	4 9 16 18 20
2020-06-27	13	3rd	2 3 18 20 35
2020-06-14	4	4th	8 9 11 18 37
2020-06-10	11	3rd	3 8 18 23 43
2020-05-30	15	1st	18 24 25 28 43
2020-05-15	1	3rd	13 17 18 24 41
2020-05-14	3	2nd	5 18 29 30 35
2020-05-11	4	2nd	4 18 21 26 42
2020-05-07	5	1st	18 21 33 37 38
2020-05-02	5	2nd	14 18 21 30 36
2020-04-27	8	2nd	6 18 27 29 36
2020-04-19	8	2nd	11 18 23 26 39
2020-04-11	4	3rd	2 15 18 29 42
2020-04-07	18	4th	2 4 12 18 34
2020-03-20	4	3rd	3 6 18 33 43
2020-03-16	13	4th	12 14 16 18 36
2020-03-03	3	5th	1 4 7 9 18
2020-02-29	2	3rd	11 17 18 34 39
2020-02-27	5	2nd	1 18 22 32 37
2020-02-22	22	2nd	16 18 19 21 40
2020-01-31	3	2nd	16 18 24 28 34
2020-01-28	4	5th	3 14 15 17 18
2020-01-24	1	2nd	7 18 27 30 41
2020-01-23	22	3rd	2 3 18 25 30
2020-01-01	9	3rd	3 6 18 28 43
2019-12-23	2	2nd	12 18 27 35 38
2019-12-21	6	3rd	3 11 18 33 39
2019-12-15	18	2nd	14 18 32 38 43
2019-11-27	15	4th	3 12 16 18 34
2019-11-12	7	1st	18 23 32 33 37
2019-11-05	4	4th	2 4 14 18 37
2019-11-01	2	3rd	1 13 18 36 38
2019-10-30	18	3rd	4 13 18 23 37
2019-10-12	36	3rd	5 8 18 24 30
2019-09-06	4	3rd	6 13 18 20 43
2019-09-02	1	2nd	5 18 24 26 29
2019-09-01	4	2nd	14 18 23 41 42
2019-08-28	4	3rd	8 13 18 20 39
2019-08-24	12	1st	18 19 26 28 33
2019-08-12	9	2nd	10 18 20 29 33
2019-08-03	4	4th	4 12 14 18 25
2019-07-30	4	2nd	3 18 30 34 42
2019-07-26	39	1st	18 19 25 26 32
2019-06-17	2	2nd	4 18 22 34 37
2019-06-15	7	2nd	8 18 30 31 35
2019-06-08	19	4th	3 7 10 18 36
2019-05-20	2	2nd	14 18 19 25 30
2019-05-18	13	2nd	7 18 20 21 42
2019-05-05	3	4th	5 10 12 18 38
2019-05-02	1	2nd	4 18 20 36 39
2019-05-01	11	4th	5 12 13 18 37
2019-04-20	8	3rd	9 10 18 20 23
2019-04-12	10	2nd	5 18 27 29 37
2019-04-02	6	3rd	4 12 18 36 37
2019-03-27	6	2nd	13 18 23 24 36
2019-03-21	2	3rd	3 5 18 21 22
2019-03-19	1	2nd	3 18 19 37 38
2019-03-18	12	2nd	11 18 34 38 41
2019-03-06	4	2nd	7 18 19 31 33
2019-03-02	39	3rd	10 17 18 29 33
2019-01-22	11	3rd	6 16 18 35 42
2019-01-11	11	3rd	9 11 18 24 39
2018-12-31	4	1st	18 21 30 32 35
2018-12-27	5	4th	2 11 15 18 36
2018-12-22	2	2nd	13 18 26 27 43
2018-12-20	7	2nd	10 18 19 22 33
2018-12-13	24	2nd	7 18 19 20 41
2018-11-19	7	1st	18 20 27 34 39
2018-11-12	—	2nd	2 18 19 23 39