Number 18

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

207times drawn · chance expected 211 −0.30σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

8.3average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

44longest completed wait · 53% chance of one at least that long

18 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 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 18, draw by draw

Drawn 207 times in 1,724 draws · average wait 8.3 draws · longest completed wait 44 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 smallest21 · chance 20.5
2nd smallest79 · chance 64.7
3rd smallest68 · chance 73.9
4th smallest30 · chance 38.2
5th smallest8 · chance 8.9
6th smallest1 · chance 0.7

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.

47 46 20 28 49 7

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

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-10	1	4th	6 11 17 18 35 45
2026-10-07	7	3rd	3 5 18 20 21 26
2026-09-12	10	2nd	10 18 35 42 43 48
2026-08-08	10	3rd

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

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