Number 13

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,724 draws, 6 from 1–49.

207times drawn · chance expected 211 −0.30σ

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 77% for any number

8.3average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

35longest completed wait · 91% chance of one at least that long

13 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 207 times in 1,724 draws against 211.1 expected, −0.30σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 13, draw by draw

Drawn 207 times in 1,724 draws · average wait 8.3 draws · longest completed wait 35 · waiting 3 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 smallest44 · chance 45.6
2nd smallest98 · chance 85.5
3rd smallest44 · chance 57.0
4th smallest19 · chance 16.8
5th smallest2 · chance 2.2
6th smallest0 · chance 0.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 21.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

32 40 8 5 41 43

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
2026-09-30	4	2nd	8 13 20 21 35 40
2026-09-16	11	1st	13 14 27 31 41 46
2026-08-08	4	1st	13 17 18 28 45 46
2026-07-25	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: 13 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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