Number 18

In Lotto Texas under the 6/54 · since Jan 2010 rules — 2,019 draws, 6 from 1–54.

223times drawn · chance expected 224 −0.09σ

4draws waiting · a wait this long: 70% for any number

9.0average wait between appearances · chance says 9.0

44longest completed wait · 76% chance of one at least that long

18 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 223 times in 2,019 draws against 224.3 expected, −0.09σ. Each draw is independent: after 4 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 18, draw by draw

Drawn 223 times in 2,019 draws · average wait 9.0 draws · longest completed wait 44 · waiting 4 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 18 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 smallest28 · chance 29.3
2nd smallest75 · chance 77.8
3rd smallest76 · chance 75.5
4th smallest38 · chance 33.3
5th smallest6 · chance 6.7
6th smallest0 · chance 0.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 21.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

35 9 52 12 49 29

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, 18 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th 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 model and its sources → · What people believe about 18 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-30	37	2nd	12 18 19 29 39 54
2026-07-06	7	2nd	3 18 20 24 47 51
2026-06-20	20	2nd	2 18 25 26 27 43
2026-05-04	14	2nd

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: 18 is drawn with probability 6/54 tonight whatever it did last week.

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