Number 12

In Health Lottery under the 5/50 + 1/50 · since May 2013 rules — 3,281 draws, 5 from 1–50.

316times drawn · chance expected 328 −0.70σ

9draws waiting · a wait this long: 43% for any number

10.4average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

68longest completed wait · 24% chance of one at least that long

12 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 316 times in 3,281 draws against 328.1 expected, −0.70σ. Each draw is independent: after 9 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 62 times, counted separately.

Number 12, draw by draw

Drawn 316 times in 3,281 draws · average wait 10.4 draws · longest completed wait 68 · waiting 9 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 12 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 smallest98 · chance 110.1
2nd smallest147 · chance 138.4
3rd smallest61 · chance 57.7
4th smallest10 · chance 9.4
5th smallest0 · chance 0.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

41 42 21 47 45 4

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 49 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 12 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th most popular of 50. 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
Numbers 1–12 — day and month overlap ×1.10

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 12 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-20	8	1st	12 32 34 47 50
2026-10-12	6	3rd	7 8 12 13 31
2026-10-06	5	3rd	6 11 12 34 49
2026-10-01	24	1st	12 15 18 21 37
2026-09-07	6	3rd	4 5 12 22 24
2026-09-01	10	2nd	7 12 13 31 36
2026-08-22	11	3rd	5 6 12 49 50
2026-08-11	11	2nd	5 12 17 26 30
2026-07-31	2	1st	12 18 25 42 47
2026-07-29	13	2nd	3 12 28 38 49
2026-07-16	1	2nd	1 12 24 28 36
2026-07-15	10	2nd	10 12 17 25 46
2026-07-05	5	4th	1 5 8 12 48
2026-06-30	12	2nd	5 12 16 26 42
2026-06-18	14	1st	12 14 16 23 41
2026-06-04	6	2nd	10 12 29 33 37
2026-05-29	68	2nd	3 12 40 44 45
2026-03-22	1	3rd	8 9 12 17 25
2026-03-21	19	4th	3 6 10 12 32
2026-03-02	9	2nd	8 12 16 30 35
2026-02-21	26	2nd	7 12 35 38 47
2026-01-26	3	1st	12 17 22 35 41
2026-01-23	9	1st	12 13 15 47 48
2026-01-14	16	3rd	2 9 12 22 32

The other 292 appearances

2025-12-29	3	1st	12 15 22 28 49
2025-12-26	5	3rd	7 8 12 23 46
2025-12-21	15	2nd	2 12 36 45 46
2025-12-06	7	2nd	10 12 18 23 38
2025-11-29	23	1st	12 13 33 41 43
2025-11-06	1	2nd	2 12 21 23 39
2025-11-05	9	1st	12 28 35 40 44
2025-10-27	3	2nd	11 12 14 24 27
2025-10-24	3	3rd	5 7 12 31 39
2025-10-21	13	2nd	6 12 16 23 41
2025-10-08	24	2nd	4 12 30 32 47
2025-09-14	13	2nd	9 12 20 33 43
2025-09-01	2	3rd	9 11 12 31 42
2025-08-30	3	2nd	8 12 20 29 37
2025-08-27	2	2nd	10 12 14 45 50
2025-08-25	2	3rd	3 10 12 28 33
2025-08-23	6	1st	12 27 41 42 44
2025-08-17	22	2nd	4 12 43 47 48
2025-07-26	12	3rd	2 9 12 22 25
2025-07-14	3	3rd	10 11 12 32 38
2025-07-11	5	3rd	1 11 12 32 47
2025-07-06	3	3rd	4 11 12 31 46
2025-07-03	4	1st	12 21 22 37 43
2025-06-29	5	1st	12 20 39 49 50
2025-06-24	5	2nd	10 12 27 41 46
2025-06-19	1	3rd	2 8 12 38 49
2025-06-18	3	1st	12 14 31 38 49
2025-06-15	8	2nd	10 12 37 38 49
2025-06-07	11	2nd	2 12 24 29 38
2025-05-23	3	1st	12 31 43 44 47
2025-05-20	13	2nd	10 12 26 39 45
2025-05-01	34	2nd	3 12 25 35 47
2025-03-14	11	2nd	1 12 26 30 33
2025-02-27	30	1st	12 27 34 42 49
2025-01-16	2	1st	12 18 32 34 47
2025-01-14	2	1st	12 22 25 31 46
2025-01-10	23	2nd	6 12 15 22 47
2024-12-10	1	2nd	9 12 13 14 19
2024-12-07	8	3rd	4 6 12 42 46
2024-11-27	3	2nd	5 12 16 17 25
2024-11-22	1	2nd	9 12 33 41 48
2024-11-21	14	1st	12 13 21 37 48
2024-11-01	2	3rd	2 11 12 23 35
2024-10-30	12	1st	12 21 23 27 46
2024-10-12	3	2nd	8 12 17 19 42
2024-10-09	7	1st	12 17 30 41 45
2024-09-28	6	1st	12 14 23 37 38
2024-09-20	11	2nd	4 12 21 34 45
2024-09-05	5	1st	12 26 27 28 50
2024-08-29	4	2nd	6 12 20 40 43
2024-08-23	6	2nd	5 12 28 35 40
2024-08-15	15	1st	12 28 31 38 42
2024-07-25	6	1st	12 23 35 47 50
2024-07-17	22	2nd	3 12 30 39 41
2024-06-15	8	4th	4 9 10 12 20
2024-06-05	5	2nd	9 12 16 19 41
2024-05-29	38	2nd	5 12 22 31 40
2024-04-05	12	1st	12 13 17 30 37
2024-03-20	1	2nd	3 12 21 25 41
2024-03-19	6	2nd	7 12 14 21 33
2024-03-09	12	1st	12 26 32 40 48
2024-02-22	26	1st	12 27 34 46 50
2024-01-17	10	2nd	10 12 29 30 50
2024-01-03	18	1st	12 13 32 45 46
2023-12-08	18	1st	12 18 39 41 44
2023-11-14	14	2nd	9 12 20 23 50
2023-10-25	16	2nd	6 12 15 17 50
2023-10-03	16	2nd	3 12 24 34 49
2023-09-09	5	2nd	4 12 16 24 45
2023-09-02	5	3rd	7 8 12 26 27
2023-08-26	12	2nd	2 12 13 16 21
2023-08-10	23	2nd	10 12 31 36 48
2023-07-08	8	2nd	6 12 23 39 45
2023-06-28	20	1st	12 21 22 29 44
2023-05-31	12	2nd	7 12 20 25 38
2023-05-13	3	1st	12 13 17 38 44
2023-05-10	9	2nd	2 12 31 32 48
2023-04-27	1	2nd	10 12 41 42 45
2023-04-26	25	2nd	5 12 27 37 46
2023-03-22	10	2nd	11 12 14 31 39
2023-03-08	6	3rd	5 8 12 27 44
2023-02-28	17	2nd	4 12 15 24 49
2023-02-03	4	3rd	1 9 12 34 42
2023-01-28	5	2nd	5 12 29 45 49
2023-01-21	7	1st	12 32 48 49 50
2023-01-12	3	2nd	11 12 14 44 45
2023-01-07	8	2nd	3 12 17 36 46
2022-12-28	1	2nd	10 12 16 34 36
2022-12-27	15	4th	4 8 9 12 46
2022-12-06	16	2nd	4 12 18 22 46
2022-11-12	16	2nd	10 12 30 33 45
2022-10-21	4	2nd	8 12 14 35 46
2022-10-15	2	1st	12 16 20 25 38
2022-10-13	29	3rd	1 5 12 23 37
2022-09-02	10	2nd	1 12 22 23 26
2022-08-19	14	3rd	6 8 12 26 40
2022-07-30	1	1st	12 17 19 28 42
2022-07-29	3	2nd	9 12 33 41 50
2022-07-26	4	2nd	10 12 14 29 31
2022-07-20	8	1st	12 13 18 23 44
2022-07-08	17	1st	12 17 22 47 49
2022-06-15	19	4th	2 4 8 12 37
2022-05-19	3	1st	12 19 26 33 49
2022-05-14	8	3rd	9 10 12 24 33
2022-05-04	3	2nd	8 12 13 18 36
2022-04-29	18	1st	12 40 44 45 50
2022-04-05	2	1st	12 21 25 36 40
2022-04-01	3	2nd	11 12 13 39 47
2022-03-29	34	1st	12 14 20 31 41
2022-02-09	1	1st	12 20 33 42 44
2022-02-08	2	2nd	5 12 34 36 50
2022-02-04	58	2nd	4 12 22 40 45
2021-11-16	4	1st	12 40 41 43 47
2021-11-10	1	2nd	11 12 15 27 34
2021-11-09	4	2nd	1 12 13 29 34
2021-11-03	1	2nd	1 12 16 38 44
2021-11-02	6	1st	12 22 36 39 41
2021-10-23	9	1st	12 19 25 33 34
2021-10-12	7	1st	12 17 34 36 40
2021-10-01	26	1st	12 24 27 38 40
2021-08-26	1	1st	12 20 26 32 50
2021-08-25	1	2nd	8 12 16 21 41
2021-08-24	7	1st	12 14 21 35 41
2021-08-13	2	1st	12 23 42 45 47
2021-08-11	6	3rd	3 10 12 15 31
2021-08-03	2	2nd	5 12 32 36 49
2021-07-30	24	4th	2 4 7 12 44
2021-06-26	5	1st	12 27 28 37 44
2021-06-19	4	2nd	8 12 26 29 36
2021-06-15	11	1st	12 26 27 29 42
2021-05-29	23	2nd	2 12 21 35 49
2021-04-28	9	3rd	1 4 12 35 36
2021-04-15	5	3rd	5 8 12 20 34
2021-04-08	39	2nd	7 12 20 27 36
2021-02-12	15	3rd	2 9 12 13 21
2021-01-22	8	1st	12 15 25 37 43
2021-01-12	1	1st	12 13 22 40 49
2021-01-09	1	2nd	7 12 20 46 48
2021-01-08	32	1st	12 21 37 38 48
2020-11-25	15	3rd	10 11 12 34 50
2020-11-04	2	1st	12 15 26 27 29
2020-10-31	9	2nd	4 12 21 22 24
2020-10-20	4	3rd	8 9 12 22 44
2020-10-14	8	1st	12 23 32 33 43
2020-10-02	1	2nd	6 12 20 24 44
2020-10-01	21	3rd	2 4 12 20 32
2020-09-02	3	3rd	3 7 12 17 39
2020-08-28	11	2nd	3 12 15 22 36
2020-08-13	2	2nd	4 12 20 23 44
2020-08-11	37	1st	12 15 19 45 50
2020-06-19	13	2nd	1 12 25 30 35
2020-06-02	3	1st	12 26 29 41 46
2020-05-28	13	1st	12 15 16 33 44
2020-05-09	4	2nd	4 12 14 34 39
2020-05-05	2	2nd	2 12 38 41 50
2020-05-01	8	2nd	9 12 16 28 32
2020-04-21	5	2nd	3 12 24 27 32
2020-04-14	9	2nd	9 12 14 39 44
2020-04-01	22	2nd	10 12 31 37 50
2020-02-29	4	3rd	2 4 12 38 49
2020-02-25	15	1st	12 13 22 35 44
2020-02-04	12	1st	12 26 31 45 50
2020-01-17	5	4th	3 4 11 12 29
2020-01-10	14	2nd	5 12 27 38 42
2019-12-21	1	2nd	8 12 32 33 47
2019-12-20	2	2nd	7 12 19 28 45
2019-12-18	6	2nd	9 12 21 25 45
2019-12-10	3	2nd	1 12 16 18 47
2019-12-05	7	1st	12 22 45 46 48
2019-11-26	5	2nd	4 12 19 31 35
2019-11-19	3	2nd	6 12 15 27 41
2019-11-14	2	3rd	1 11 12 26 33
2019-11-12	13	2nd	10 12 15 28 30
2019-10-24	3	1st	12 13 28 31 37
2019-10-19	50	2nd	5 12 20 24 33
2019-08-10	1	1st	12 20 31 38 46
2019-08-09	4	1st	12 20 32 39 48
2019-08-03	4	1st	12 27 30 32 43
2019-07-30	26	1st	12 26 27 32 38
2019-06-22	1	2nd	6 12 29 41 50
2019-06-21	8	2nd	7 12 13 39 43
2019-06-11	2	1st	12 13 14 21 47
2019-06-07	4	2nd	1 12 15 19 21
2019-06-01	10	2nd	2 12 38 47 49
2019-05-18	11	1st	12 19 32 41 50
2019-05-03	1	2nd	5 12 19 42 48
2019-05-02	10	1st	12 33 42 45 50
2019-04-18	3	1st	12 27 29 43 45
2019-04-13	10	1st	12 15 29 40 47
2019-03-30	4	4th	1 9 10 12 45
2019-03-26	7	3rd	1 4 12 18 37
2019-03-15	17	1st	12 17 21 34 41
2019-02-20	13	1st	12 24 26 30 45
2019-02-01	9	2nd	3 12 21 24 28
2019-01-19	1	2nd	7 12 22 28 41
2019-01-18	14	3rd	1 5 12 13 44
2018-12-29	13	2nd	6 12 15 21 32
2018-12-12	9	1st	12 24 26 35 42
2018-11-29	10	3rd	7 9 12 21 47
2018-11-15	10	3rd	2 4 12 14 31
2018-11-01	5	1st	12 13 23 44 46
2018-10-25	52	2nd	11 12 16 28 37
2018-08-14	6	1st	12 15 29 34 42
2018-08-04	11	2nd	1 12 32 37 47
2018-07-20	21	2nd	3 12 20 41 49
2018-06-21	8	2nd	3 12 17 37 47
2018-06-09	1	1st	12 18 19 41 42
2018-06-08	16	2nd	1 12 18 22 30
2018-05-17	5	1st	12 23 30 37 48
2018-05-10	7	2nd	11 12 25 37 50
2018-05-01	5	2nd	11 12 25 35 36
2018-04-24	10	2nd	4 12 42 44 45
2018-04-10	2	3rd	4 5 12 19 40
2018-04-06	11	2nd	3 12 19 22 38
2018-03-22	5	2nd	11 12 27 31 44
2018-03-15	4	4th	3 9 11 12 49
2018-03-09	11	2nd	4 12 14 37 38
2018-02-22	6	2nd	8 12 17 19 42
2018-02-14	20	2nd	3 12 22 23 28
2018-01-17	31	2nd	11 12 17 32 34
2017-12-05	9	2nd	7 12 15 21 22
2017-11-22	9	3rd	2 10 12 26 37
2017-11-09	2	3rd	5 11 12 16 36
2017-11-07	3	1st	12 20 22 37 41
2017-11-02	16	2nd	7 12 32 34 38
2017-10-11	5	3rd	1 8 12 22 36
2017-10-04	6	1st	12 29 34 37 46
2017-09-26	11	3rd	3 4 12 13 15
2017-09-09	17	2nd	10 12 24 25 49
2017-08-17	9	3rd	3 5 12 40 47
2017-08-04	15	3rd	2 3 12 21 31
2017-07-14	5	1st	12 16 17 40 45
2017-07-07	8	1st	12 16 18 29 41
2017-06-27	14	3rd	4 6 12 24 28
2017-06-07	1	3rd	9 11 12 24 42
2017-06-06	30	3rd	1 6 12 20 47
2017-04-25	12	2nd	5 12 16 18 50
2017-04-07	4	2nd	2 12 14 17 42
2017-04-01	3	1st	12 41 42 47 48
2017-03-29	2	2nd	3 12 21 35 43
2017-03-25	23	2nd	2 12 26 34 43
2017-02-22	20	2nd	3 12 30 32 37
2017-01-25	28	4th	8 9 11 12 23
2016-12-16	1	3rd	1 6 12 35 37
2016-12-15	1	3rd	1 9 12 15 42
2016-12-14	22	1st	12 15 16 17 41
2016-11-12	22	2nd	9 12 17 30 42
2016-10-13	12	1st	12 34 39 42 48
2016-09-27	7	1st	12 15 41 46 50
2016-09-16	12	2nd	2 12 14 35 47
2016-08-31	23	2nd	8 12 15 25 40
2016-07-26	5	2nd	6 12 15 21 38
2016-07-19	9	1st	12 13 17 20 44
2016-07-06	1	3rd	1 10 12 27 42
2016-07-05	50	3rd	9 10 12 25 49
2016-04-26	8	2nd	6 12 23 40 50
2016-04-14	5	1st	12 16 20 21 36
2016-04-07	9	2nd	11 12 19 28 30
2016-03-25	2	1st	12 16 22 36 44
2016-03-23	2	3rd	5 7 12 17 44
2016-03-19	5	3rd	6 8 12 20 42
2016-03-12	4	3rd	5 7 12 27 31
2016-03-08	34	1st	12 14 41 43 47
2016-01-20	13	1st	12 17 20 26 28
2015-12-31	6	1st	12 24 27 42 47
2015-12-22	1	2nd	8 12 26 29 32
2015-12-19	1	2nd	3 12 16 27 39
2015-12-18	23	2nd	10 12 30 36 46
2015-11-17	9	1st	12 31 36 39 47
2015-11-04	10	3rd	5 11 12 24 40
2015-10-15	30	3rd	8 9 12 21 48
2015-08-05	9	2nd	8 12 17 21 27
2015-07-04	3	2nd	11 12 22 26 35
2015-06-24	26	3rd	2 10 12 18 29
2015-03-25	7	3rd	5 7 12 18 25
2015-02-28	20	1st	12 25 27 28 30
2014-12-20	23	2nd	11 12 29 37 50
2014-10-01	6	3rd	3 8 12 42 50
2014-09-10	15	1st	12 20 25 42 47
2014-07-19	7	3rd	1 4 12 15 21
2014-06-25	12	2nd	2 12 14 29 35
2014-05-14	9	2nd	6 12 16 24 43
2014-04-12	14	2nd	7 12 16 31 38
2014-02-22	6	3rd	1 11 12 16 35
2014-02-01	27	2nd	5 12 19 42 45
2013-10-30	13	2nd	9 12 23 34 45
2013-09-14	6	1st	12 19 23 36 45
2013-08-24	11	2nd	7 12 19 38 41
2013-07-17	7	2nd	11 12 17 32 45
2013-06-22	7	2nd	3 12 34 39 49
2013-05-29	4	1st	12 17 30 41 46
2013-05-15	—	2nd	9 12 23 48 50

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: 12 is drawn with probability 5/50 tonight whatever it did last week.

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