Number 13

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

231times drawn · chance expected 224 +0.46σ

18draws waiting · a wait this long: 14% for any number

8.7average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0

80longest completed wait · 2% chance of one at least that long

13 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 231 times in 2,020 draws against 224.4 expected, +0.46σ. Each draw is independent: after 18 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 13, draw by draw

Drawn 231 times in 2,020 draws · average wait 8.7 draws · longest completed wait 80 · waiting 18 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 smallest43 · chance 60.3
2nd smallest92 · chance 97.8
3rd smallest81 · chance 56.6
4th smallest12 · chance 14.5
5th smallest1 · chance 1.6
6th smallest2 · chance 0.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 21.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

4 7 44 5 19 9

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, 13 is picked about 0.92× as often as an indifferent choice — 31st 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
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
2026-08-31	1	1st	13 14 16 34 41 49
2026-08-29	14	2nd	4 13 22 32 36 47
2026-07-27	1	3rd	6 11 13 23 36 46
2026-07-25	4	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: 13 is drawn with probability 6/54 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-08-04	9	2nd	10 13 15 46 49 52
2025-07-14	5	4th	1 7 11 13 16 54
2025-07-02	1	3rd	1 11 13 21 43 52
2025-06-30	13	3rd	2 9 13 15 35 54
2025-05-31	12	1st	13 17 21 31 44 49
2025-05-03	24	3rd	9 12 13 18 20 49
2025-03-08	11	2nd	2 13 17 22 35 49
2025-02-10	7	3rd	4 11 13 34 36 39
2025-01-25	27	2nd	3 13 25 31 32 48
2024-11-23	11	3rd	4 7 13 29 39 41
2024-10-28	5	3rd	7 9 13 14 15 40
2024-10-16	9	2nd	6 13 14 23 26 44
2024-09-25	1	1st	13 15 43 47 48 50
2024-09-23	1	1st	13 18 35 40 44 48
2024-09-21	10	4th	2 5 11 13 22 24
2024-08-28	3	2nd	12 13 17 36 47 49
2024-08-21	5	2nd	10 13 21 31 33 44
2024-08-10	1	2nd	4 13 28 29 30 31
2024-08-07	2	2nd	10 13 29 31 39 52
2024-08-03	10	3rd	7 9 13 30 37 49
2024-07-10	14	2nd	6 13 20 29 34 36
2024-06-08	9	2nd	4 13 14 23 25 51
2024-05-18	7	2nd	4 13 27 30 41 47
2024-05-01	20	3rd	1 5 13 14 29 32
2024-03-16	7	2nd	3 13 21 37 40 49
2024-02-28	10	3rd	1 4 13 21 37 44
2024-02-05	1	1st	13 26 33 36 42 54
2024-02-03	2	1st	13 24 31 35 45 47
2024-01-29	2	2nd	6 13 22 40 43 54
2024-01-24	1	3rd	4 7 13 29 31 44
2024-01-22	3	6th	2 6 7 9 10 13
2024-01-15	2	3rd	2 7 13 31 40 53
2024-01-10	2	3rd	2 10 13 21 45 49
2024-01-06	2	3rd	9 11 13 16 40 47
2024-01-01	2	1st	13 27 29 30 34 46
2023-12-27	8	1st	13 23 35 37 38 53
2023-12-09	1	1st	13 19 33 35 37 52
2023-12-06	1	4th	2 4 9 13 28 48
2023-12-04	4	3rd	3 7 13 14 24 54
2023-11-25	7	3rd	8 9 13 16 21 30
2023-11-08	3	3rd	2 6 13 33 43 45
2023-11-01	6	2nd	9 13 18 19 38 42
2023-10-18	1	3rd	1 12 13 29 32 37
2023-10-16	3	2nd	5 13 18 35 37 43
2023-10-09	9	1st	13 19 28 44 45 51
2023-09-18	20	1st	13 26 27 32 34 39
2023-08-02	2	2nd	12 13 20 31 41 42
2023-07-29	2	3rd	6 7 13 32 39 48
2023-07-24	1	2nd	2 13 34 38 41 53
2023-07-22	15	2nd	7 13 17 18 23 44
2023-06-17	13	3rd	2 5 13 16 23 38
2023-05-17	5	2nd	5 13 22 29 37 48
2023-05-06	11	1st	13 17 22 41 51 53
2023-04-10	8	3rd	7 11 13 16 30 53
2023-03-22	7	3rd	4 10 13 19 20 45
2023-03-06	12	4th	3 6 7 13 39 43
2023-02-06	7	2nd	11 13 15 17 22 27
2023-01-21	2	3rd	3 8 13 19 34 48
2023-01-16	8	3rd	1 9 13 28 44 46
2022-12-28	3	2nd	8 13 16 23 27 52
2022-12-21	3	4th	2 4 8 13 26 47
2022-12-14	5	2nd	4 13 16 25 39 48
2022-12-03	22	1st	13 15 22 32 44 45
2022-10-12	1	2nd	7 13 16 19 44 53
2022-10-10	6	2nd	7 13 15 20 22 34
2022-09-26	2	3rd	6 11 13 25 26 31
2022-09-21	3	2nd	7 13 21 27 50 54
2022-09-14	1	1st	13 14 26 28 49 51
2022-09-12	10	2nd	12 13 15 16 28 36
2022-08-20	16	2nd	2 13 20 33 42 45
2022-07-13	18	3rd	7 9 13 41 42 49
2022-06-01	14	3rd	4 12 13 26 39 54
2022-04-30	2	3rd	1 8 13 18 34 45
2022-04-25	2	2nd	12 13 26 31 39 43
2022-04-20	11	2nd	5 13 15 34 38 48
2022-03-26	10	2nd	12 13 24 30 31 42
2022-03-02	1	1st	13 18 23 39 40 49
2022-02-28	24	3rd	7 8 13 19 28 48
2022-01-03	14	2nd	8 13 16 42 43 51
2021-12-01	2	3rd	6 9 13 27 33 41
2021-11-27	33	2nd	11 13 24 31 34 47
2021-09-11	24	2nd	9 13 16 21 26 33
2021-06-30	26	2nd	4 13 21 42 44 49
2021-03-31	7	2nd	1 13 20 25 32 49
2021-03-06	14	1st	13 15 19 24 38 41
2021-01-16	4	2nd	8 13 16 23 26 51
2021-01-02	1	1st	13 14 18 20 44 52
2020-12-30	1	3rd	1 4 13 16 21 28
2020-12-26	8	2nd	12 13 18 25 32 33
2020-11-28	12	2nd	9 13 17 20 26 28
2020-10-17	4	1st	13 16 24 27 29 31
2020-10-03	2	2nd	6 13 18 26 48 54
2020-09-26	7	3rd	6 11 13 22 29 32
2020-09-02	7	2nd	7 13 26 32 46 54
2020-08-08	15	2nd	3 13 18 23 33 42
2020-06-17	6	2nd	1 13 19 44 46 52
2020-05-27	6	3rd	1 2 13 37 44 45
2020-05-06	11	3rd	10 12 13 22 30 51
2020-03-28	4	3rd	9 10 13 15 17 44
2020-03-14	8	2nd	7 13 26 28 40 48
2020-02-15	7	3rd	1 12 13 31 32 40
2020-01-22	3	2nd	4 13 20 35 48 51
2020-01-11	3	2nd	5 13 20 25 27 31
2020-01-01	4	3rd	3 4 13 19 35 37
2019-12-18	7	1st	13 23 31 35 50 54
2019-11-23	2	2nd	5 13 18 21 27 53
2019-11-16	43	3rd	4 12 13 19 24 54
2019-06-19	9	3rd	6 8 13 36 50 53
2019-05-18	14	2nd	10 13 20 28 31 44
2019-03-30	8	1st	13 24 28 30 38 43
2019-03-02	6	1st	13 24 38 40 44 49
2019-02-09	2	2nd	11 13 16 21 48 52
2019-02-02	8	3rd	4 5 13 24 47 50
2019-01-05	6	3rd	2 6 13 21 35 47
2018-12-15	3	3rd	1 12 13 27 30 41
2018-12-05	10	3rd	8 10 13 16 30 45
2018-10-31	10	3rd	3 8 13 25 33 44
2018-09-26	13	2nd	6 13 18 30 48 49
2018-08-11	19	3rd	3 9 13 25 30 51
2018-06-06	11	3rd	4 5 13 23 36 52
2018-04-28	9	3rd	7 12 13 30 33 38
2018-03-28	11	2nd	3 13 15 22 27 38
2018-02-17	30	3rd	10 11 13 22 26 46
2017-11-04	2	3rd	4 5 13 21 33 53
2017-10-28	7	3rd	3 7 13 37 38 50
2017-10-04	4	1st	13 17 20 29 30 44
2017-09-20	19	3rd	7 12 13 15 19 37
2017-07-15	15	2nd	10 13 22 36 50 52
2017-05-24	6	2nd	11 13 17 48 51 54
2017-05-03	3	2nd	4 13 42 46 52 53
2017-04-22	1	1st	13 19 20 31 37 50
2017-04-19	21	3rd	3 4 13 22 23 32
2017-02-04	4	2nd	8 13 19 25 26 29
2017-01-21	3	2nd	2 13 17 39 41 46
2017-01-11	5	2nd	4 13 16 19 43 51
2016-12-24	42	3rd	5 8 13 15 39 42
2016-07-30	4	3rd	1 8 13 14 15 17
2016-07-16	11	2nd	6 13 16 17 44 54
2016-06-08	14	2nd	2 13 22 35 36 39
2016-04-20	5	1st	13 22 26 27 41 52
2016-04-02	54	2nd	6 13 19 29 31 33
2015-09-26	3	3rd	5 11 13 35 39 40
2015-09-16	7	3rd	5 12 13 14 21 53
2015-08-22	20	3rd	1 7 13 32 46 51
2015-06-13	1	3rd	4 9 13 17 18 38
2015-06-10	20	3rd	1 5 13 23 38 46
2015-04-01	9	1st	13 19 21 35 42 45
2015-02-28	2	1st	13 15 18 24 35 36
2015-02-21	3	3rd	3 9 13 14 22 35
2015-02-11	1	3rd	7 8 13 19 29 44
2015-02-07	4	3rd	4 10 13 20 21 48
2015-01-24	13	3rd	3 8 13 27 28 40
2014-12-10	18	1st	13 21 28 35 38 39
2014-10-08	13	2nd	12 13 19 27 28 32
2014-08-23	3	2nd	1 13 16 32 49 52
2014-08-13	28	3rd	4 5 13 17 24 44
2014-05-07	11	3rd	1 4 13 30 38 54
2014-03-29	1	2nd	4 13 16 19 29 30
2014-03-26	9	1st	13 15 18 27 31 52
2014-02-22	3	4th	5 7 8 13 24 31
2014-02-12	6	1st	13 16 31 36 43 49
2014-01-22	19	3rd	4 10 13 25 34 41
2013-11-16	7	2nd	1 13 19 23 35 43
2013-10-23	3	2nd	12 13 18 37 39 46
2013-10-12	3	2nd	7 13 27 35 47 49
2013-10-02	1	2nd	5 13 21 26 44 45
2013-09-28	6	3rd	2 9 13 23 31 46
2013-09-07	1	2nd	7 13 24 36 42 53
2013-09-04	31	2nd	3 13 15 20 38 50
2013-05-18	1	3rd	10 11 13 17 24 33
2013-05-15	8	2nd	4 13 15 20 34 42
2013-04-17	1	1st	13 14 20 23 35 48
2013-04-13	9	2nd	4 13 14 18 26 38
2013-03-13	13	2nd	7 13 19 31 41 44
2013-01-26	1	3rd	2 5 13 22 24 42
2013-01-23	2	2nd	9 13 17 19 25 49
2013-01-16	4	1st	13 14 17 20 42 53
2013-01-02	16	4th	5 8 9 13 24 47
2012-11-07	8	2nd	8 13 15 32 37 47
2012-10-10	5	2nd	5 13 14 24 27 52
2012-09-22	38	1st	13 19 23 24 36 53
2012-05-12	8	1st	13 36 38 45 46 49
2012-04-14	14	3rd	4 9 13 16 20 47
2012-02-25	2	5th	1 3 6 10 13 20
2012-02-18	2	3rd	3 9 13 39 47 53
2012-02-11	7	2nd	10 13 26 40 41 53
2012-01-18	10	2nd	8 13 18 34 45 53
2011-12-14	3	2nd	9 13 14 31 32 38
2011-12-03	2	3rd	1 2 13 23 34 40
2011-11-26	1	2nd	6 13 19 24 36 42
2011-11-23	13	2nd	12 13 18 26 52 53
2011-10-08	3	1st	13 17 19 26 37 44
2011-09-28	27	2nd	3 13 26 39 44 50
2011-06-25	3	3rd	3 5 13 15 20 37
2011-06-15	1	2nd	3 13 14 17 31 33
2011-06-11	9	2nd	5 13 22 26 34 40
2011-05-11	5	2nd	6 13 15 27 46 51
2011-04-23	3	1st	13 41 44 46 50 54
2011-04-13	4	2nd	6 13 24 32 43 45
2011-03-30	7	3rd	2 9 13 25 44 50
2011-03-05	2	2nd	11 13 19 23 33 38
2011-02-26	80	3rd	5 9 13 14 22 29
2010-05-22	3	2nd	2 13 14 20 23 54
2010-05-12	10	2nd	10 13 26 27 36 37
2010-04-07	2	3rd	5 8 13 21 32 40
2010-03-31	18	2nd	4 13 34 38 40 42
2010-01-27	—	1st	13 25 28 48 51 54