Number 13

In Pick 6 under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,817 draws, 6 from 1–49.

244times drawn · chance expected 222 +1.54σ

6draws waiting · a wait this long: 52% for any number

7.3average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

46longest completed wait · 49% chance of one at least that long

13 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 244 times in 1,817 draws against 222.5 expected, +1.54σ. Each draw is independent: after 6 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 13, draw by draw

Drawn 244 times in 1,817 draws · average wait 7.3 draws · longest completed wait 46 · waiting 6 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 smallest52 · chance 53.7
2nd smallest111 · chance 100.7
3rd smallest64 · chance 67.2
4th smallest13 · chance 19.8
5th smallest3 · chance 2.5
6th smallest1 · chance 0.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

10 43 33 26 32 3

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
2026-09-28	18	1st	13 16 21 23 26 33
2026-08-17	3	3rd	4 8 13 16 27 38
2026-08-10	3	2nd	3 13 27 41 44 45
2026-08-03	9	2nd	6

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.

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