Number 13

In La Primitiva under the 6/49 + 1/49 · Oct 1985 – Jan 2013 rules — 2,558 draws, 6 from 1–49 (an earlier era).

302times drawn · chance expected 313 −0.68σ

5draws waiting · a wait this long: 59% for any number

8.5average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

58longest completed wait · 16% chance of one at least that long

13 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 302 times in 2,558 draws against 313.2 expected, −0.68σ. Each draw is independent: after 5 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 54 times, counted separately.

Number 13, draw by draw

Drawn 302 times in 2,558 draws · average wait 8.5 draws · longest completed wait 58 · 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 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 smallest66 · chance 66.5
2nd smallest124 · chance 124.7
3rd smallest84 · chance 83.1
4th smallest24 · chance 24.4
5th smallest4 · chance 3.1
6th smallest0 · chance 0.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

15 27 42 19 24 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
2012-12-13	17	1st	13 15 26 39 41 43
2012-10-13	15	2nd	2 13 14 24 35 38
2012-08-23	10	3rd	3 10 13 20 24 48
2012-07-19

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.

2010-07-03	9	4th	6 11 12 13 20 31
2010-06-03	7	1st	13 15 17 24 33 41
2010-05-08	6	3rd	1 5 13 14 24 28
2010-04-17	15	2nd	3 13 18 21 27 37
2010-02-25	1	5th	2 3 4 5 13 44
2010-02-20	8	1st	13 14 18 20 33 45
2010-01-23	4	3rd	9 11 13 28 33 40
2010-01-09	9	1st	13 26 29 30 31 43
2009-12-10	1	1st	13 21 24 26 32 34
2009-12-05	25	4th	2 8 9 13 16 44
2009-09-10	2	4th	7 10 11 13 14 15
2009-09-03	5	5th	2 6 8 11 13 37
2009-08-15	2	1st	13 17 26 39 42 48
2009-08-08	9	3rd	2 6 13 19 31 35
2009-07-09	1	3rd	2 7 13 20 27 30
2009-07-04	4	3rd	8 12 13 14 16 37
2009-06-20	6	2nd	8 13 17 23 33 37
2009-05-30	6	4th	3 9 11 13 17 22
2009-05-09	5	3rd	3 5 13 23 39 43
2009-04-23	22	1st	13 21 23 24 34 40
2009-02-05	17	3rd	3 8 13 19 20 27
2008-12-06	15	1st	13 16 21 29 39 45
2008-10-16	4	1st	13 20 21 23 32 45
2008-10-02	8	2nd	2 13 24 38 45 47
2008-09-04	8	2nd	4 13 15 28 30 39
2008-08-07	3	3rd	2 12 13 20 38 44
2008-07-26	10	1st	13 17 21 23 27 28
2008-06-21	3	4th	2 9 12 13 27 30
2008-06-12	8	2nd	11 13 21 22 30 48
2008-05-15	23	1st	13 19 23 28 40 44
2008-02-23	12	3rd	9 12 13 15 37 39
2008-01-12	6	1st	13 16 22 26 27 28
2007-12-22	1	3rd	5 11 13 34 35 40
2007-12-20	31	2nd	10 13 19 27 33 41
2007-09-01	8	1st	13 18 19 35 39 43
2007-08-04	6	3rd	1 12 13 15 36 43
2007-07-14	3	4th	5 10 11 13 35 39
2007-07-05	12	2nd	10 13 15 32 47 49
2007-05-24	5	4th	4 6 10 13 33 38
2007-05-05	7	1st	13 20 21 28 41 46
2007-04-12	11	1st	13 15 22 23 39 45
2007-03-03	8	3rd	11 12 13 34 38 47
2007-02-03	21	1st	13 19 34 36 43 47
2006-11-23	1	3rd	2 10 13 15 24 36
2006-11-18	10	1st	13 27 29 31 42 43
2006-10-14	4	3rd	8 9 13 23 31 41
2006-09-30	3	2nd	6 13 14 35 41 42
2006-09-21	5	2nd	5 13 18 33 34 41
2006-09-02	3	2nd	12 13 24 25 45 47
2006-08-24	20	3rd	2 11 13 19 31 44
2006-06-15	5	4th	3 5 10 13 25 43
2006-05-27	4	5th	2 7 9 10 13 47
2006-05-13	14	2nd	6 13 25 27 42 43
2006-03-25	5	1st	13 18 28 30 40 48
2006-03-09	10	3rd	3 12 13 20 24 32
2006-02-02	5	4th	2 8 12 13 18 31
2006-01-14	25	3rd	5 8 13 24 25 31
2005-10-20	2	2nd	1 13 28 32 37 39
2005-10-13	6	2nd	11 13 26 29 30 37
2005-09-22	5	1st	13 15 20 42 47 49
2005-09-03	5	4th	3 5 7 13 36 40
2005-08-18	7	3rd	3 6 13 14 32 43
2005-07-23	7	2nd	4 13 16 36 37 45
2005-06-30	2	1st	13 19 24 38 39 48
2005-06-23	11	2nd	8 13 16 24 25 40
2005-05-14	11	2nd	4 13 35 38 46 48
2005-04-07	4	2nd	6 13 15 31 40 43
2005-03-24	6	2nd	2 13 27 31 34 46
2005-03-03	8	1st	13 24 29 32 33 35
2005-02-03	2	1st	13 21 22 29 36 48
2005-01-27	1	3rd	3 10 13 31 42 48
2005-01-22	6	2nd	5 13 27 34 38 47
2005-01-01	2	2nd	6 13 17 22 41 46
2004-12-25	13	2nd	3 13 16 42 43 46
2004-11-11	6	1st	13 28 30 33 41 47
2004-10-21	10	2nd	3 13 15 26 29 49
2004-09-16	5	3rd	3 10 13 29 32 49
2004-08-28	6	4th	1 6 12 13 16 47
2004-08-07	2	2nd	4 13 15 29 40 42
2004-07-31	3	2nd	2 13 16 24 29 48
2004-07-22	11	2nd	4 13 18 22 26 35
2004-06-12	13	1st	13 27 31 32 33 36
2004-04-29	5	2nd	3 13 26 34 36 41
2004-04-10	11	2nd	3 13 16 28 30 39
2004-03-04	5	3rd	5 6 13 14 26 40
2004-02-14	19	2nd	8 13 15 39 41 46
2003-12-11	10	2nd	8 13 26 33 35 42
2003-11-06	4	2nd	7 13 16 29 45 48
2003-10-23	9	3rd	1 12 13 16 46 48
2003-09-20	2	3rd	10 12 13 21 34 42
2003-09-13	1	2nd	9 13 20 28 33 46
2003-09-11	1	1st	13 14 15 29 44 46
2003-09-06	7	2nd	7 13 19 38 39 46
2003-08-14	4	3rd	4 8 13 17 30 46
2003-07-31	1	3rd	6 11 13 27 40 49
2003-07-26	1	4th	2 5 12 13 22 30
2003-07-24	13	3rd	2 10 13 25 36 40
2003-06-07	24	3rd	4 6 13 23 33 43
2003-03-15	4	1st	13 15 29 32 36 49
2003-03-01	11	1st	13 21 23 33 37 43
2003-01-23	17	1st	13 14 19 30 42 43
2002-11-23	15	4th	5 7 8 13 35 36
2002-10-03	12	1st	13 18 20 42 46 48
2002-08-22	24	1st	13 21 24 26 32 34
2002-05-30	3	1st	13 29 40 42 45 46
2002-05-18	17	3rd	1 4 13 17 38 39
2002-03-21	7	2nd	9 13 18 33 39 46
2002-02-23	19	2nd	9 13 14 25 32 43
2001-12-20	3	2nd	2 13 22 27 35 40
2001-12-08	2	2nd	1 13 25 28 45 46
2001-12-01	3	3rd	7 10 13 21 30 42
2001-11-22	11	2nd	12 13 19 21 27 44
2001-10-13	20	2nd	1 13 27 36 39 41
2001-08-04	17	3rd	2 10 13 33 36 43
2001-06-07	5	2nd	7 13 23 29 30 33
2001-05-19	3	3rd	4 9 13 18 25 32
2001-05-10	7	2nd	9 13 17 19 21 46
2001-04-14	1	2nd	8 13 28 36 40 49
2001-04-12	3	4th	3 4 12 13 22 39
2001-03-31	6	2nd	12 13 17 19 43 44
2001-03-10	1	1st	13 20 25 29 33 37
2001-03-08	14	2nd	5 13 15 27 40 42
2001-01-18	1	3rd	2 8 13 22 24 41
2001-01-13	2	3rd	1 9 13 15 42 45
2001-01-06	15	2nd	6 13 18 28 40 45
2000-11-16	10	3rd	4 7 13 19 22 28
2000-10-12	9	3rd	4 11 13 21 23 45
2000-09-09	3	2nd	9 13 23 28 29 36
2000-08-31	31	2nd	8 13 24 33 35 38
2000-05-13	4	2nd	4 13 22 33 34 43
2000-04-29	5	2nd	4 13 26 32 36 38
2000-04-13	2	2nd	2 13 27 41 42 47
2000-04-06	3	3rd	4 10 13 15 22 30
2000-03-25	41	2nd	4 13 22 27 28 35
1999-11-04	1	2nd	6 13 21 32 35 49
1999-10-30	11	2nd	3 13 35 36 46 48
1999-09-23	6	2nd	2 13 14 27 37 49
1999-09-02	17	2nd	12 13 14 27 29 30
1999-07-03	58	3rd	6 11 13 27 36 47
1998-12-12	4	2nd	8 13 18 32 34 44
1998-11-28	22	2nd	4 13 18 22 33 39
1998-09-12	27	1st	13 17 20 22 25 38
1998-06-11	18	1st	13 14 29 43 44 49
1998-04-09	1	1st	13 17 19 34 37 40
1998-04-04	2	2nd	7 13 14 30 32 34
1998-03-28	5	3rd	8 9 13 18 23 43
1998-03-12	2	2nd	8 13 15 32 36 42
1998-03-05	7	2nd	12 13 15 21 37 43
1998-02-07	6	3rd	1 8 13 27 40 41
1998-01-17	4	1st	13 14 24 27 31 32
1998-01-03	2	1st	13 18 21 23 37 39
1997-12-27	4	3rd	3 5 13 19 40 42
1997-12-13	11	2nd	6 13 16 20 21 36
1997-11-06	7	3rd	5 12 13 18 30 45
1997-10-11	2	2nd	3 13 16 35 38 44
1997-10-04	11	1st	13 14 19 30 39 47
1997-08-28	1	2nd	10 13 18 25 33 35
1997-08-23	2	3rd	5 6 13 37 40 45
1997-08-16	1	2nd	7 13 19 26 40 48
1997-08-14	19	2nd	9 13 18 19 28 33
1997-06-07	9	2nd	11 13 17 21 30 37
1997-05-08	1	2nd	10 13 27 30 34 38
1997-05-03	1	3rd	2 6 13 14 33 43
1997-05-01	1	1st	13 15 25 30 37 43
1997-04-26	8	2nd	4 13 18 37 40 44
1997-03-29	3	2nd	3 13 22 28 34 44
1997-03-20	6	2nd	8 13 19 23 27 30
1997-02-27	22	3rd	8 9 13 23 31 37
1996-12-12	3	1st	13 17 26 28 29 33
1996-11-30	7	2nd	4 13 26 27 32 43
1996-11-07	9	4th	4 9 12 13 24 42
1996-10-05	5	4th	1 5 6 13 18 36
1996-09-19	9	2nd	2 13 14 19 24 36
1996-08-17	13	2nd	9 13 21 22 33 40
1996-07-04	3	3rd	7 11 13 27 32 47
1996-06-22	13	3rd	7 8 13 19 26 33
1996-05-09	1	3rd	6 11 13 14 23 44
1996-05-04	1	2nd	10 13 26 37 38 45
1996-05-02	4	1st	13 14 23 28 38 41
1996-04-18	6	2nd	6 13 17 21 25 26
1996-03-28	2	2nd	7 13 14 20 29 38
1996-03-21	6	2nd	3 13 20 23 31 36
1996-02-29	14	1st	13 23 33 36 42 47
1996-01-11	11	3rd	6 12 13 31 40 45
1995-12-02	8	4th	6 7 10 13 28 35
1995-11-04	6	2nd	6 13 22 24 31 34
1995-10-14	13	3rd	4 7 13 27 34 36
1995-08-31	6	3rd	4 9 13 29 39 46
1995-08-10	15	3rd	9 11 13 27 37 42
1995-06-17	2	1st	13 17 35 38 42 48
1995-06-10	3	2nd	12 13 16 21 22 42
1995-06-01	13	2nd	2 13 14 15 33 36
1995-04-15	15	3rd	4 6 13 15 21 48
1995-02-23	49	2nd	7 13 14 20 23 48
1994-09-03	1	2nd	3 13 16 33 44 49
1994-09-01	1	4th	1 2 9 13 19 20
1994-08-27	6	2nd	11 13 22 24 25 39
1994-08-06	5	2nd	8 13 17 33 45 47
1994-07-21	15	2nd	10 13 28 31 34 38
1994-05-28	2	3rd	10 11 13 15 25 29
1994-05-21	2	3rd	7 12 13 24 41 48
1994-05-14	6	3rd	9 10 13 39 43 49
1994-04-23	3	2nd	3 13 22 38 42 48
1994-04-14	4	2nd	8 13 29 32 38 42
1994-03-31	2	3rd	3 4 13 27 31 45
1994-03-24	4	2nd	7 13 22 40 44 45
1994-03-10	16	4th	6 10 11 13 23 32
1994-01-13	5	2nd	3 13 15 16 39 43
1993-12-25	6	3rd	2 6 13 30 42 44
1993-12-04	5	3rd	2 11 13 29 32 38
1993-11-18	6	2nd	7 13 20 26 39 46
1993-10-28	2	1st	13 23 24 25 26 38
1993-10-21	7	2nd	5 13 20 22 37 49
1993-09-25	13	4th	5 8 12 13 43 47
1993-08-12	6	2nd	2 13 14 24 32 49
1993-07-22	21	1st	13 20 23 30 39 47
1993-05-08	5	3rd	6 12 13 17 36 37
1993-04-22	4	3rd	7 9 13 15 40 47
1993-04-08	4	1st	13 19 24 35 36 48
1993-03-25	3	3rd	4 7 13 15 19 44
1993-03-13	15	2nd	10 13 27 34 35 46
1993-01-21	1	3rd	1 10 13 17 19 45
1993-01-16	5	2nd	5 13 14 31 36 40
1992-12-31	19	1st	13 16 39 43 45 47
1992-10-24	5	2nd	12 13 15 19 21 48
1992-10-08	6	2nd	11 13 18 19 41 47
1992-09-17	2	1st	13 14 15 29 39 41
1992-09-10	2	3rd	6 8 13 20 32 35
1992-09-03	15	3rd	1 8 13 21 38 46
1992-07-11	6	2nd	3 13 27 38 42 44
1992-06-20	5	1st	13 24 29 30 37 42
1992-06-04	14	1st	13 26 31 33 42 45
1992-04-16	7	2nd	4 13 22 27 39 41
1992-03-21	15	2nd	4 13 22 28 38 42
1992-01-30	9	1st	13 15 18 29 30 36
1991-12-28	10	1st	13 23 35 42 44 47
1991-11-23	17	4th	2 9 10 13 34 46
1991-09-26	9	3rd	6 11 13 18 24 43
1991-08-24	5	1st	13 16 17 22 25 34
1991-08-08	5	3rd	4 10 13 15 35 37
1991-07-20	1	3rd	1 6 13 17 24 38
1991-07-18	2	2nd	8 13 14 24 30 32
1991-07-11	16	2nd	5 13 15 25 42 49
1991-04-18	6	2nd	12 13 22 25 31 37
1991-03-07	2	2nd	5 13 21 43 46 47
1991-02-21	6	2nd	9 13 17 38 39 43
1991-01-10	1	1st	13 24 28 29 36 42
1991-01-03	11	3rd	5 6 13 25 41 48
1990-10-18	4	2nd	7 13 22 34 40 42
1990-09-20	5	2nd	7 13 15 19 28 46
1990-08-23	4	3rd	8 11 13 18 27 34
1990-08-09	1	2nd	9 13 16 17 27 38
1990-08-04	13	2nd	6 13 23 27 29 38
1990-06-21	3	2nd	10 13 22 23 33 34
1990-06-09	8	3rd	2 4 13 22 38 48
1990-05-10	22	2nd	5 13 25 31 33 48
1989-12-07	22	1st	13 26 30 39 41 47
1989-07-06	5	5th	1 2 4 5 13 31
1989-06-01	13	1st	13 19 23 27 31 46
1989-03-02	2	2nd	9 13 15 29 41 46
1989-02-16	7	3rd	3 4 13 18 26 48
1988-12-29	11	1st	13 17 36 39 46 48
1988-10-13	10	2nd	3 13 22 33 43 46
1988-08-04	1	4th	4 7 12 13 30 40
1988-07-28	13	2nd	5 13 26 32 39 42
1988-04-28	8	3rd	9 11 13 19 43 44
1988-03-03	3	4th	1 2 11 13 23 40
1988-02-11	11	1st	13 19 25 41 48 49
1987-11-26	14	2nd	7 13 14 21 42 47
1987-08-20	2	2nd	9 13 21 24 35 38
1987-08-06	6	1st	13 19 35 42 43 49
1987-06-25	12	2nd	12 13 15 22 24 44
1987-04-02	12	2nd	10 13 19 27 38 43
1987-01-08	29	1st	13 15 16 21 33 46
1986-06-12	13	3rd	1 8 13 15 32 36
1986-03-13	5	4th	1 4 12 13 38 45
1986-02-06	15	1st	13 14 23 41 47 48
1985-10-17	—	3rd	3 11 13 15 34 35