Number 12

In Jersey Cash 5 under the 5/45 · since Jun 2020 rules — 2,278 draws, 5 from 1–45.

247times drawn · chance expected 253 −0.41σ

17draws waiting · a wait this long: 15% for any number

9.2average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0

42longest completed wait · 86% chance of one at least that long

12 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 247 times in 2,278 draws against 253.1 expected, −0.41σ. Each draw is independent: after 17 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 12, draw by draw

Drawn 247 times in 2,278 draws · average wait 9.2 draws · longest completed wait 42 · 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 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 smallest86 · chance 74.5
2nd smallest101 · chance 109.2
3rd smallest55 · chance 52.8
4th smallest3 · chance 9.9
5th smallest2 · chance 0.6

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

39 36 25 43 37 5

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 44 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 45. 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
2026-09-24	2	1st	12 13 21 40 42
2026-09-21	3	2nd	10 12 25 29 43
2026-09-18	4	3rd	1 2 12 17 40
2026-09-12	10	2nd	7 12 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: 12 is drawn with probability 5/45 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-02-07	6	3rd	9 10 12 30 35
2026-02-01	5	2nd	3 12 20 36 37
2026-01-27	4	1st	12 21 33 35 39
2026-01-23	2	1st	12 17 20 31 39
2026-01-21	4	1st	12 22 28 31 44
2026-01-17	7	1st	12 13 31 39 45
2026-01-10	15	2nd	9 12 27 31 32
2025-12-26	5	1st	12 13 15 27 30
2025-12-20	21	3rd	5 6 12 16 28
2025-11-29	2	2nd	5 12 23 39 44
2025-11-27	7	3rd	2 3 12 39 40
2025-11-20	9	2nd	5 12 16 22 39
2025-11-11	27	2nd	6 12 31 36 44
2025-10-15	30	1st	12 27 36 37 44
2025-09-15	8	1st	12 22 28 30 39
2025-09-07	9	1st	12 15 18 24 32
2025-08-29	1	2nd	2 12 34 39 43
2025-08-28	5	2nd	10 12 14 21 42
2025-08-23	6	2nd	7 12 19 39 45
2025-08-17	11	1st	12 13 18 21 37
2025-08-06	1	3rd	5 10 12 43 44
2025-08-05	13	1st	12 13 29 36 39
2025-07-23	3	1st	12 17 18 23 37
2025-07-20	14	2nd	5 12 20 37 45
2025-07-06	18	2nd	10 12 24 36 44
2025-06-18	2	1st	12 16 27 34 45
2025-06-16	3	2nd	7 12 29 31 45
2025-06-13	4	2nd	7 12 37 39 43
2025-06-09	30	2nd	9 12 15 20 42
2025-05-10	23	3rd	8 10 12 25 31
2025-04-17	3	4th	5 7 8 12 17
2025-04-14	34	1st	12 20 22 26 45
2025-03-11	5	3rd	2 10 12 26 32
2025-03-06	3	1st	12 17 18 23 43
2025-03-03	4	2nd	11 12 15 21 40
2025-02-27	28	4th	6 9 11 12 35
2025-01-30	25	3rd	5 10 12 25 34
2025-01-05	21	3rd	3 4 12 16 33
2024-12-14	1	1st	12 13 20 37 45
2024-12-13	31	2nd	3 12 18 19 25
2024-11-12	6	3rd	7 10 12 18 36
2024-11-06	11	1st	12 21 23 37 43
2024-10-26	7	1st	12 27 28 29 41
2024-10-19	15	1st	12 27 32 43 44
2024-10-04	4	3rd	1 3 12 15 19
2024-09-30	1	3rd	1 8 12 13 45
2024-09-29	13	2nd	5 12 13 15 18
2024-09-16	6	2nd	10 12 13 30 37
2024-09-10	7	3rd	2 9 12 15 24
2024-09-03	1	1st	12 30 32 33 42
2024-09-02	2	1st	12 14 18 22 37
2024-08-31	3	1st	12 16 19 20 25
2024-08-28	2	3rd	6 10 12 36 45
2024-08-26	6	1st	12 19 25 29 37
2024-08-20	36	2nd	4 12 15 25 41
2024-07-15	8	3rd	2 4 12 13 17
2024-07-07	8	2nd	1 12 13 25 37
2024-06-29	3	2nd	5 12 27 39 44
2024-06-26	12	1st	12 19 21 42 44
2024-06-14	11	3rd	4 7 12 27 36
2024-06-03	1	5th	1 4 8 9 12
2024-06-02	3	1st	12 25 31 39 45
2024-05-30	4	1st	12 23 32 37 38
2024-05-26	30	2nd	1 12 26 35 36
2024-04-26	6	2nd	6 12 19 28 44
2024-04-20	18	3rd	5 8 12 33 35
2024-04-02	5	3rd	2 7 12 30 42
2024-03-28	5	2nd	5 12 14 26 38
2024-03-23	2	2nd	10 12 24 25 38
2024-03-21	3	1st	12 15 21 34 44
2024-03-18	10	1st	12 16 38 43 45
2024-03-08	3	3rd	2 10 12 28 37
2024-03-05	41	2nd	11 12 16 25 44
2024-01-24	1	2nd	10 12 31 32 33
2024-01-23	7	1st	12 16 27 33 36
2024-01-16	6	2nd	1 12 21 31 45
2024-01-10	2	2nd	7 12 21 37 41
2024-01-08	14	1st	12 19 26 33 37
2023-12-24	11	2nd	5 12 26 31 41
2023-12-13	5	2nd	1 12 29 40 41
2023-12-08	9	3rd	7 11 12 25 42
2023-11-29	7	2nd	11 12 15 36 37
2023-11-22	10	1st	12 27 28 39 42
2023-11-12	1	3rd	4 9 12 31 34
2023-11-11	4	1st	12 26 27 28 39
2023-11-07	8	2nd	4 12 22 23 38
2023-10-30	10	5th	2 4 7 9 12
2023-10-20	2	2nd	3 12 22 25 39
2023-10-18	27	2nd	11 12 36 38 39
2023-09-21	3	2nd	6 12 19 24 32
2023-09-18	4	2nd	2 12 16 18 22
2023-09-14	1	2nd	11 12 15 17 40
2023-09-13	1	1st	12 13 23 31 44
2023-09-12	3	1st	12 14 17 18 41
2023-09-09	2	2nd	9 12 19 28 29
2023-09-07	2	2nd	1 12 14 16 42
2023-09-05	5	3rd	5 8 12 32 37
2023-08-31	13	2nd	2 12 26 32 35
2023-08-18	13	3rd	5 9 12 24 39
2023-08-05	7	3rd	5 7 12 31 44
2023-07-29	2	1st	12 36 39 41 44
2023-07-27	3	2nd	7 12 16 23 43
2023-07-24	7	1st	12 14 15 20 42
2023-07-17	37	3rd	3 5 12 31 39
2023-06-10	11	3rd	2 5 12 13 41
2023-05-30	1	1st	12 31 37 40 45
2023-05-29	2	1st	12 14 18 27 33
2023-05-27	3	3rd	7 8 12 25 29
2023-05-24	2	1st	12 14 27 37 42
2023-05-22	12	2nd	1 12 14 16 19
2023-05-10	2	1st	12 15 29 36 43
2023-05-08	1	3rd	3 11 12 18 39
2023-05-07	12	2nd	1 12 17 33 34
2023-04-25	6	1st	12 16 21 36 45
2023-04-19	1	1st	12 17 28 30 43
2023-04-18	4	3rd	4 8 12 20 26
2023-04-14	5	2nd	9 12 35 41 44
2023-04-09	18	3rd	2 3 12 14 18
2023-03-22	9	1st	12 22 23 30 31
2023-03-13	24	2nd	6 12 24 39 44
2023-02-17	16	3rd	2 3 12 20 32
2023-02-01	4	2nd	6 12 17 33 40
2023-01-28	4	2nd	10 12 21 25 39
2023-01-24	21	3rd	3 6 12 15 39
2023-01-03	1	3rd	7 9 12 19 43
2023-01-02	1	2nd	5 12 16 22 32
2023-01-01	19	2nd	7 12 19 34 40
2022-12-12	5	2nd	9 12 16 22 34
2022-12-07	4	2nd	5 12 21 30 34
2022-12-03	3	1st	12 13 29 39 41
2022-11-30	19	3rd	4 11 12 22 28
2022-11-11	5	1st	12 15 18 22 28
2022-11-06	26	2nd	3 12 33 35 43
2022-10-11	25	3rd	1 9 12 17 39
2022-09-16	12	3rd	9 10 12 16 19
2022-09-04	14	1st	12 14 29 36 37
2022-08-21	15	1st	12 21 23 43 44
2022-08-06	10	2nd	2 12 14 27 42
2022-07-27	1	1st	12 27 28 37 41
2022-07-26	3	1st	12 20 31 36 37
2022-07-23	7	3rd	1 5 12 14 19
2022-07-16	5	3rd	7 9 12 31 41
2022-07-11	17	2nd	4 12 30 31 41
2022-06-24	1	1st	12 22 37 38 39
2022-06-23	4	1st	12 13 34 39 40
2022-06-19	2	3rd	6 10 12 16 34
2022-06-17	13	2nd	10 12 25 28 36
2022-06-04	39	3rd	3 8 12 23 36
2022-04-26	2	2nd	5 12 14 16 34
2022-04-24	12	1st	12 19 23 28 31
2022-04-12	9	1st	12 16 25 39 40
2022-04-03	1	2nd	9 12 20 22 32
2022-04-02	4	2nd	6 12 18 19 43
2022-03-29	11	2nd	10 12 27 30 32
2022-03-18	11	1st	12 20 21 22 33
2022-03-07	10	1st	12 26 28 36 41
2022-02-25	1	2nd	4 12 25 29 34
2022-02-24	7	2nd	4 12 21 25 39
2022-02-17	4	1st	12 18 33 39 43
2022-02-13	24	2nd	11 12 18 26 44
2022-01-20	10	1st	12 23 25 29 36
2022-01-10	2	2nd	8 12 15 32 33
2022-01-08	8	1st	12 16 22 26 45
2021-12-31	42	2nd	1 12 15 32 44
2021-11-18	10	4th	3 4 6 12 15
2021-11-08	9	1st	12 17 20 29 35
2021-10-30	4	2nd	1 12 30 31 43
2021-10-26	23	3rd	2 8 12 15 38
2021-10-03	27	3rd	2 8 12 16 42
2021-09-06	1	2nd	4 12 21 24 32
2021-09-05	8	1st	12 13 19 21 41
2021-08-28	2	2nd	3 12 20 35 43
2021-08-26	12	3rd	4 6 12 18 22
2021-08-14	5	1st	12 21 28 32 37
2021-08-09	4	1st	12 17 32 38 43
2021-08-05	20	2nd	5 12 18 19 42
2021-07-16	5	1st	12 32 33 36 43
2021-07-11	3	1st	12 24 26 34 44
2021-07-08	3	3rd	5 10 12 20 24
2021-07-05	17	1st	12 13 14 25 43
2021-06-18	1	1st	12 15 30 36 45
2021-06-17	1	1st	12 40 41 44 45
2021-06-16	25	1st	12 17 37 40 45
2021-05-22	3	2nd	10 12 27 28 40
2021-05-19	3	1st	12 13 20 25 35
2021-05-16	1	2nd	7 12 27 36 41
2021-05-15	13	3rd	1 2 12 30 43
2021-05-02	4	2nd	5 12 17 24 31
2021-04-28	2	1st	12 18 24 30 43
2021-04-26	11	2nd	6 12 17 33 37
2021-04-15	14	1st	12 21 30 38 45
2021-04-01	4	2nd	8 12 13 14 36
2021-03-28	25	1st	12 23 29 30 45
2021-03-03	3	2nd	11 12 18 40 43
2021-02-28	2	1st	12 24 28 41 42
2021-02-26	1	1st	12 22 26 38 40
2021-02-25	2	2nd	5 12 20 34 40
2021-02-23	5	1st	12 21 39 42 45
2021-02-18	18	3rd	8 9 12 27 36
2021-01-31	22	1st	12 33 34 38 40
2021-01-09	6	1st	12 24 26 28 36
2021-01-03	8	2nd	2 12 34 35 44
2020-12-26	9	1st	12 27 28 33 36
2020-12-16	15	2nd	6 12 30 33 40
2020-12-01	9	2nd	1 12 18 35 44
2020-11-22	1	3rd	7 8 12 30 38
2020-11-21	13	1st	12 25 28 35 43
2020-11-08	13	2nd	6 12 21 22 23
2020-10-26	39	2nd	1 12 15 32 35
2020-09-17	4	2nd	1 12 22 25 30
2020-09-13	17	3rd	6 10 12 16 30
2020-08-27	5	3rd	2 4 12 17 32
2020-08-22	1	1st	12 17 25 27 31
2020-08-21	3	1st	12 14 31 37 41
2020-08-18	3	2nd	9 12 16 21 38
2020-08-15	2	2nd	7 12 15 34 36
2020-08-13	11	2nd	1 12 28 29 31
2020-08-02	1	3rd	4 11 12 34 41
2020-08-01	2	3rd	9 10 12 13 22
2020-07-30	2	3rd	6 8 12 17 30
2020-07-28	10	2nd	2 12 23 38 41
2020-07-18	11	3rd	3 4 12 22 43
2020-07-07	—	2nd	5 12 19 22 34