Number 12

In Lotto Texas under the 6/54 · since Jan 2010 rules — 2,020 draws, 6 from 1–54.

236times drawn · chance expected 224 +0.82σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 62% for any number

8.6average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0

43longest completed wait · 81% chance of one at least that long

12 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 236 times in 2,020 draws against 224.4 expected, +0.82σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 12, draw by draw

Drawn 236 times in 2,020 draws · average wait 8.6 draws · longest completed wait 43 · waiting 5 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 smallest75 · chance 70.0
2nd smallest107 · chance 101.3
3rd smallest45 · chance 51.9
4th smallest7 · chance 11.7
5th smallest2 · chance 1.1
6th smallest0 · chance 0.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

25 47 30 54 17 28

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 53 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 54. 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
2026-09-30	10	1st	12 18 19 29 39 54
2026-09-07	5	3rd	4 11 12 19 25 45
2026-08-26	2	2nd	11 12 20 26 40 48
2026-08-22	14	1st

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 6/54 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-09-10	1	2nd	4 12 19 37 38 39
2025-09-08	3	2nd	11 12 38 39 46 49
2025-09-01	4	2nd	2 12 29 35 45 47
2025-08-23	6	1st	12 18 27 35 36 45
2025-08-09	5	2nd	11 12 19 28 29 35
2025-07-28	29	2nd	8 12 18 36 39 42
2025-05-21	8	1st	12 20 50 51 53 54
2025-05-03	12	2nd	9 12 13 18 20 49
2025-04-05	5	1st	12 28 38 47 51 53
2025-03-24	4	2nd	3 12 15 20 23 37
2025-03-15	18	3rd	1 10 12 15 17 28
2025-02-01	9	3rd	2 4 12 42 51 54
2025-01-11	1	2nd	1 12 15 18 20 46
2025-01-08	8	1st	12 17 26 37 38 44
2024-12-21	25	2nd	5 12 21 28 46 48
2024-10-23	2	1st	12 15 22 24 31 51
2024-10-19	7	2nd	2 12 22 25 38 39
2024-10-02	15	2nd	10 12 19 33 34 47
2024-08-28	18	1st	12 13 17 36 47 49
2024-07-17	9	2nd	6 12 24 29 45 50
2024-06-26	6	1st	12 30 43 46 49 52
2024-06-12	20	2nd	1 12 23 33 34 44
2024-04-27	20	1st	12 29 33 42 45 51
2024-03-11	12	1st	12 22 31 33 45 54
2024-02-12	17	3rd	5 10 12 40 45 53
2024-01-03	14	2nd	10 12 21 33 38 47
2023-12-02	8	1st	12 19 23 46 47 54
2023-11-13	10	2nd	3 12 21 28 35 42
2023-10-21	1	2nd	8 12 31 32 43 46
2023-10-18	14	2nd	1 12 13 29 32 37
2023-09-16	3	2nd	6 12 16 25 26 34
2023-09-09	11	2nd	3 12 23 25 39 48
2023-08-14	4	1st	12 14 23 28 37 52
2023-08-05	1	2nd	2 12 14 45 49 53
2023-08-02	6	1st	12 13 20 31 41 42
2023-07-19	6	1st	12 15 23 24 38 41
2023-07-05	11	2nd	2 12 17 18 29 45
2023-06-10	5	2nd	3 12 15 17 36 37
2023-05-29	1	4th	5 7 8 12 17 48
2023-05-27	16	2nd	9 12 27 30 34 50
2023-04-19	1	4th	3 5 6 12 15 49
2023-04-17	2	1st	12 21 25 27 32 40
2023-04-12	19	2nd	6 12 29 38 50 54
2023-02-27	17	2nd	10 12 15 19 36 39
2023-01-18	8	1st	12 19 29 43 47 52
2022-12-31	13	3rd	5 9 12 18 36 46
2022-11-30	2	1st	12 18 20 25 35 52
2022-11-26	2	3rd	4 11 12 20 39 41
2022-11-21	30	1st	12 21 22 28 47 54
2022-09-12	14	1st	12 13 15 16 28 36
2022-08-10	7	2nd	6 12 21 23 34 37
2022-07-25	2	1st	12 15 30 31 41 47
2022-07-20	12	1st	12 20 29 33 37 48
2022-06-22	3	2nd	11 12 23 36 45 49
2022-06-15	1	1st	12 15 18 21 28 50
2022-06-13	3	2nd	6 12 22 44 47 54
2022-06-06	2	2nd	6 12 17 24 29 42
2022-06-01	9	2nd	4 12 13 26 39 54
2022-05-11	7	2nd	9 12 18 20 29 54
2022-04-25	3	1st	12 13 26 31 39 43
2022-04-18	10	2nd	2 12 23 33 39 48
2022-03-26	6	1st	12 13 24 30 31 42
2022-03-12	13	2nd	4 12 17 20 44 46
2022-02-09	3	3rd	9 10 12 18 37 51
2022-02-02	9	3rd	6 10 12 21 27 44
2022-01-12	9	2nd	7 12 19 33 39 40
2021-12-22	2	2nd	5 12 17 23 44 54
2021-12-18	18	4th	2 8 11 12 18 21
2021-11-06	3	2nd	9 12 17 18 36 44
2021-10-30	4	3rd	3 7 12 14 26 45
2021-10-20	3	2nd	10 12 22 37 50 52
2021-10-13	8	2nd	10 12 21 31 41 44
2021-09-25	20	3rd	5 9 12 21 29 39
2021-08-04	13	2nd	7 12 14 28 31 48
2021-06-19	8	2nd	10 12 43 44 50 52
2021-05-22	1	2nd	4 12 25 30 31 33
2021-05-19	8	2nd	4 12 25 37 51 53
2021-04-21	19	3rd	4 11 12 19 25 33
2021-02-13	14	2nd	1 12 26 28 42 48
2020-12-26	7	1st	12 13 18 25 32 33
2020-12-02	14	2nd	4 12 14 31 44 54
2020-10-14	2	2nd	10 12 17 29 31 35
2020-10-07	18	2nd	3 12 20 34 36 43
2020-08-05	2	2nd	8 12 15 37 44 54
2020-07-29	2	4th	3 7 10 12 32 51
2020-07-22	11	1st	12 18 32 39 47 52
2020-06-13	11	2nd	6 12 18 39 48 49
2020-05-06	1	2nd	10 12 13 22 30 51
2020-05-02	19	1st	12 30 36 48 49 52
2020-02-26	3	1st	12 35 40 47 52 53
2020-02-15	23	2nd	1 12 13 31 32 40
2019-11-27	3	4th	5 8 9 12 19 24
2019-11-16	9	2nd	4 12 13 19 24 54
2019-10-16	10	1st	12 15 25 39 46 49
2019-09-11	25	3rd	8 11 12 30 31 49
2019-06-15	5	3rd	8 9 12 16 46 48
2019-05-29	5	2nd	8 12 26 28 43 52
2019-05-11	23	1st	12 22 24 32 33 48
2019-02-20	19	1st	12 30 36 38 51 54
2018-12-15	1	2nd	1 12 13 27 30 41
2018-12-12	10	1st	12 18 30 34 41 42
2018-11-07	10	3rd	6 9 12 31 43 52
2018-10-03	6	1st	12 14 28 32 34 52
2018-09-12	3	3rd	1 3 12 20 36 44
2018-09-01	5	1st	12 23 27 32 44 50
2018-08-15	2	1st	12 22 38 39 43 44
2018-08-08	2	1st	12 16 28 29 46 54
2018-08-01	10	2nd	7 12 15 35 42 49
2018-06-27	11	2nd	8 12 17 20 26 47
2018-05-19	6	2nd	1 12 22 31 39 46
2018-04-28	1	2nd	7 12 13 30 33 38
2018-04-25	6	3rd	2 5 12 26 31 43
2018-04-04	17	3rd	3 11 12 34 40 51
2018-02-03	1	2nd	3 12 24 29 38 50
2018-01-31	1	2nd	1 12 17 31 34 40
2018-01-27	2	3rd	6 9 12 17 20 23
2018-01-20	11	2nd	8 12 24 25 47 54
2017-12-13	3	1st	12 14 19 34 39 47
2017-12-02	1	1st	12 15 17 31 38 47
2017-11-29	1	2nd	6 12 30 33 45 51
2017-11-25	2	3rd	7 10 12 22 44 51
2017-11-18	12	5th	1 4 5 8 12 26
2017-10-07	5	2nd	2 12 28 31 32 42
2017-09-20	16	2nd	7 12 13 15 19 37
2017-07-26	21	1st	12 16 17 33 38 43
2017-05-13	10	1st	12 17 24 25 27 28
2017-04-08	6	3rd	10 11 12 47 48 52
2017-03-18	13	1st	12 15 16 23 38 43
2017-02-01	10	1st	12 19 26 29 37 54
2016-12-28	10	3rd	10 11 12 36 43 47
2016-11-23	11	1st	12 16 20 21 29 41
2016-10-15	10	3rd	2 7 12 15 24 47
2016-09-10	1	2nd	2 12 25 27 29 30
2016-09-07	5	2nd	9 12 26 28 33 40
2016-08-20	2	3rd	9 10 12 17 41 51
2016-08-13	6	3rd	9 11 12 25 37 38
2016-07-23	1	2nd	8 12 19 25 26 30
2016-07-20	5	1st	12 18 19 20 21 38
2016-07-02	17	3rd	1 8 12 22 26 37
2016-05-04	36	1st	12 16 21 25 35 44
2015-12-30	15	3rd	7 10 12 22 40 42
2015-11-07	5	2nd	9 12 18 31 34 51
2015-10-21	10	2nd	7 12 14 21 41 48
2015-09-16	4	2nd	5 12 13 14 21 53
2015-09-02	1	2nd	8 12 20 38 49 51
2015-08-29	10	1st	12 17 18 26 40 54
2015-07-25	3	3rd	4 10 12 16 21 34
2015-07-15	3	3rd	5 6 12 19 28 37
2015-07-04	4	2nd	5 12 16 18 37 42
2015-06-20	16	3rd	4 5 12 19 22 23
2015-04-25	11	2nd	4 12 14 25 40 52
2015-03-18	12	1st	12 28 30 35 38 49
2015-02-04	5	2nd	7 12 21 23 43 53
2015-01-17	2	3rd	2 9 12 22 31 54
2015-01-10	11	3rd	4 7 12 22 42 50
2014-12-03	5	4th	6 8 11 12 34 42
2014-11-15	8	2nd	8 12 14 28 34 51
2014-10-18	3	3rd	1 8 12 23 30 38
2014-10-08	2	1st	12 13 19 27 28 32
2014-10-01	16	3rd	4 9 12 20 25 40
2014-08-06	8	1st	12 18 36 45 52 53
2014-07-09	10	2nd	10 12 14 17 25 47
2014-06-04	7	3rd	3 7 12 26 44 50
2014-05-10	34	1st	12 16 22 24 39 41
2014-01-11	11	1st	12 20 23 30 40 41
2013-12-04	12	2nd	5 12 21 22 24 30
2013-10-23	22	1st	12 13 18 37 39 46
2013-08-07	6	1st	12 17 25 34 36 37
2013-07-17	1	3rd	3 8 12 15 25 40
2013-07-13	2	3rd	4 10 12 24 35 37
2013-07-06	5	1st	12 21 23 25 26 30
2013-06-19	6	3rd	7 9 12 38 42 46
2013-05-29	8	2nd	1 12 14 15 32 41
2013-05-01	16	2nd	7 12 25 30 32 41
2013-03-06	9	2nd	1 12 23 25 41 47
2013-02-02	4	1st	12 14 30 37 41 50
2013-01-19	2	2nd	5 12 22 32 38 47
2013-01-12	5	2nd	1 12 26 32 34 54
2012-12-26	5	1st	12 27 29 37 41 45
2012-12-08	15	1st	12 15 16 38 40 53
2012-10-17	3	1st	12 19 21 25 27 54
2012-10-06	6	1st	12 15 20 24 29 51
2012-09-15	2	2nd	2 12 17 18 49 54
2012-09-08	3	2nd	5 12 20 27 30 43
2012-08-29	19	2nd	1 12 38 40 41 48
2012-06-23	8	2nd	8 12 16 30 38 45
2012-05-26	27	2nd	5 12 25 34 37 38
2012-02-22	9	4th	3 5 6 12 38 50
2012-01-21	3	3rd	5 10 12 16 36 48
2012-01-11	7	3rd	3 5 12 14 21 50
2011-12-17	7	1st	12 26 43 45 48 52
2011-11-23	7	1st	12 13 18 26 52 53
2011-10-29	11	1st	12 22 28 35 47 54
2011-09-21	1	2nd	1 12 17 20 27 34
2011-09-17	5	3rd	3 5 12 19 30 46
2011-08-31	1	2nd	5 12 27 45 49 51
2011-08-27	10	1st	12 14 25 26 36 46
2011-07-23	16	3rd	2 6 12 25 35 47
2011-05-28	3	3rd	4 6 12 17 21 54
2011-05-18	3	1st	12 21 24 41 42 48
2011-05-07	43	1st	12 28 39 43 47 53
2010-12-08	16	2nd	3 12 16 17 28 40
2010-10-13	7	2nd	4 12 17 28 35 44
2010-09-18	6	2nd	7 12 43 44 46 49
2010-08-28	17	2nd	1 12 25 36 39 45
2010-06-30	10	2nd	1 12 18 29 34 52
2010-05-26	5	2nd	11 12 21 34 38 54
2010-05-08	8	1st	12 14 22 37 42 47
2010-04-10	4	1st	12 19 33 40 47 52
2010-03-27	13	2nd	11 12 20 28 35 42
2010-02-10	10	3rd	1 4 12 27 37 48
2010-01-06	—	2nd	5 12 22 26 40 50