Number 13

In Dakota Cash under the 5/35 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,724 draws, 5 from 1–35.

224times drawn · chance expected 246 −1.53σ

24draws waiting · a wait this long: 3% for any number

7.6average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

46longest completed wait · 19% chance of one at least that long

13 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 224 times in 1,724 draws against 246.3 expected, −1.53σ. Each draw is independent: after 24 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 13, draw by draw

Drawn 224 times in 1,724 draws · average wait 7.6 draws · longest completed wait 46 · waiting 24 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 smallest37 · chance 35.3
2nd smallest88 · chance 89.3
3rd smallest76 · chance 73.6
4th smallest22 · chance 23.4
5th smallest1 · chance 2.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

20 4 25 3 9 27

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 34 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 35. 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
2026-07-18	7	2nd	1 13 27 28 29
2026-06-24	5	3rd	2 12 13 26 34
2026-06-06	16	3rd	5 9 13 14 23
2026-04-11	4	3rd	4 11 13

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 5/35 tonight whatever it did last week.

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