Number 18

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

306times drawn · chance expected 328 −1.29σ

28draws waiting · a wait this long: 6% for any number

10.5average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

50longest completed wait · 83% chance of one at least that long

18 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 306 times in 3,281 draws against 328.1 expected, −1.29σ. Each draw is independent: after 28 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 18, draw by draw

Drawn 306 times in 3,281 draws · average wait 10.5 draws · longest completed wait 50 · waiting 28 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 smallest57 · chance 51.9
2nd smallest124 · chance 121.8
3rd smallest86 · chance 97.4
4th smallest36 · chance 31.4
5th smallest3 · chance 3.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

43 1 29 22 19 41

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, 18 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th 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

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 18 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-01	20	3rd	12 15 18 21 37
2026-09-11	3	3rd	4 7 18 28 32
2026-09-08	8	1st	18 24 29 38 42
2026-08-31	1	3rd	1 5 18

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 5/50 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-02-25	12	2nd	2 18 25 32 35
2026-02-13	20	2nd	2 18 21 42 46
2026-01-24	2	3rd	4 8 18 22 24
2026-01-22	18	2nd	6 18 21 27 48
2026-01-04	7	2nd	6 18 25 28 35
2025-12-28	12	4th	1 14 17 18 41
2025-12-16	7	4th	3 5 7 18 43
2025-12-09	3	2nd	6 18 20 32 44
2025-12-06	5	3rd	10 12 18 23 38
2025-12-01	19	2nd	7 18 19 31 47
2025-11-12	3	4th	1 4 6 18 41
2025-11-09	6	3rd	4 5 18 32 39
2025-11-03	16	4th	5 6 15 18 33
2025-10-18	9	3rd	1 6 18 41 50
2025-10-09	3	1st	18 24 31 35 41
2025-10-06	7	2nd	16 18 21 35 48
2025-09-29	1	4th	2 8 13 18 27
2025-09-28	8	2nd	9 18 23 31 41
2025-09-20	5	1st	18 19 28 35 38
2025-09-15	15	5th	5 9 11 14 18
2025-08-31	32	1st	18 20 24 35 44
2025-07-30	1	4th	3 8 15 18 49
2025-07-29	10	3rd	11 17 18 31 34
2025-07-19	10	2nd	17 18 22 25 38
2025-07-09	23	2nd	15 18 23 42 46
2025-06-16	10	2nd	8 18 19 26 49
2025-06-06	18	3rd	4 10 18 43 44
2025-05-13	25	3rd	1 5 18 26 44
2025-04-08	6	3rd	1 13 18 21 39
2025-03-29	23	1st	18 19 27 42 50
2025-02-26	10	2nd	17 18 20 29 36
2025-02-12	2	3rd	1 8 18 25 28
2025-02-08	5	3rd	1 5 18 22 26
2025-02-01	6	2nd	1 18 19 36 50
2025-01-24	4	3rd	15 17 18 27 29
2025-01-18	2	2nd	15 18 31 38 43
2025-01-16	1	2nd	12 18 32 34 47
2025-01-15	6	2nd	11 18 21 44 48
2025-01-07	30	2nd	1 18 29 45 48
2024-11-26	9	2nd	11 18 29 32 39
2024-11-13	7	2nd	4 18 20 23 29
2024-11-02	2	1st	18 20 29 34 50
2024-10-31	8	3rd	10 16 18 23 29
2024-10-19	1	3rd	5 11 18 20 21
2024-10-18	13	2nd	10 18 22 26 37
2024-10-01	4	3rd	8 9 18 23 32
2024-09-25	1	2nd	4 18 23 25 50
2024-09-24	10	1st	18 20 25 41 47
2024-09-10	2	3rd	2 7 18 36 50
2024-09-06	13	2nd	6 18 21 30 43
2024-08-20	2	2nd	14 18 28 39 46
2024-08-16	9	3rd	4 8 18 20 25
2024-08-03	2	2nd	9 18 29 30 40
2024-08-01	1	2nd	8 18 20 25 48
2024-07-31	5	1st	18 24 33 37 39
2024-07-24	6	3rd	6 7 18 29 44
2024-07-16	9	5th	3 4 15 16 18
2024-07-03	2	2nd	9 18 19 35 36
2024-06-29	11	3rd	1 13 18 42 45
2024-06-14	21	2nd	1 18 19 30 33
2024-05-16	10	3rd	5 14 18 35 36
2024-05-02	4	2nd	16 18 33 43 45
2024-04-26	9	4th	1 2 6 18 46
2024-04-13	20	3rd	2 14 18 19 48
2024-03-16	8	3rd	8 14 18 34 44
2024-03-06	1	2nd	15 18 20 46 49
2024-03-05	17	2nd	13 18 26 28 30
2024-02-09	30	4th	2 6 14 18 41
2023-12-29	15	2nd	5 18 22 39 42
2023-12-08	40	2nd	12 18 39 41 44
2023-10-13	10	2nd	8 18 23 26 35
2023-09-29	28	3rd	2 14 18 25 43
2023-08-22	16	2nd	13 18 24 38 47
2023-07-29	19	2nd	1 18 20 36 38
2023-07-04	2	2nd	5 18 19 22 35
2023-06-30	6	3rd	4 11 18 28 39
2023-06-22	35	3rd	6 8 18 37 44
2023-05-04	16	3rd	1 11 18 21 26
2023-04-12	19	3rd	3 4 18 38 48
2023-03-16	14	2nd	13 18 19 22 24
2023-02-24	1	3rd	9 10 18 19 26
2023-02-23	4	2nd	4 18 21 24 30
2023-02-17	32	2nd	7 18 26 36 40
2023-01-04	21	2nd	14 18 22 25 27
2022-12-06	3	3rd	4 12 18 22 46
2022-12-01	15	1st	18 20 30 31 49
2022-11-10	50	2nd	6 18 19 26 34
2022-09-01	4	1st	18 26 37 40 49
2022-08-26	3	1st	18 19 28 37 50
2022-08-23	1	3rd	15 17 18 43 50
2022-08-20	4	2nd	9 18 27 29 48
2022-08-16	16	1st	18 27 35 42 44
2022-07-23	3	2nd	2 18 19 20 27
2022-07-20	3	3rd	12 13 18 23 44
2022-07-15	8	2nd	6 18 37 41 50
2022-07-05	13	3rd	9 16 18 19 39
2022-06-16	6	3rd	2 11 18 40 41
2022-06-08	11	1st	18 26 35 46 50
2022-05-24	14	1st	18 19 41 43 50
2022-05-04	7	4th	8 12 13 18 36
2022-04-23	7	4th	8 9 10 18 23
2022-04-14	6	2nd	11 18 23 27 47
2022-04-06	4	3rd	2 4 18 21 22
2022-03-31	16	3rd	3 17 18 32 44
2022-03-09	7	1st	18 22 38 42 45
2022-02-26	8	2nd	17 18 24 40 50
2022-02-16	1	3rd	6 8 18 19 30
2022-02-15	9	2nd	3 18 22 30 44
2022-02-02	8	2nd	3 18 34 40 43
2022-01-21	5	3rd	4 8 18 36 46
2022-01-14	24	2nd	1 18 39 43 49
2021-12-11	5	2nd	17 18 36 39 44
2021-12-04	3	1st	18 22 27 38 39
2021-12-01	9	2nd	11 18 29 41 42
2021-11-18	49	3rd	5 9 18 21 34
2021-09-10	7	3rd	1 4 18 30 48
2021-09-01	16	4th	2 8 13 18 47
2021-08-10	13	4th	4 13 17 18 27
2021-07-22	40	2nd	11 18 24 30 37
2021-05-27	4	1st	18 28 29 43 47
2021-05-21	8	2nd	2 18 40 41 43
2021-05-11	3	3rd	15 16 18 27 36
2021-05-06	9	2nd	2 18 29 32 34
2021-04-23	15	3rd	9 17 18 39 41
2021-04-02	4	2nd	5 18 19 20 41
2021-03-27	9	1st	18 23 36 37 44
2021-03-16	2	1st	18 21 31 39 49
2021-03-12	7	1st	18 27 34 38 45
2021-03-03	3	4th	2 15 17 18 20
2021-02-26	30	2nd	10 18 26 31 46
2021-01-15	6	4th	13 14 15 18 30
2021-01-07	9	3rd	5 14 18 41 47
2020-12-25	3	3rd	6 11 18 32 43
2020-12-22	1	2nd	2 18 23 42 43
2020-12-19	12	2nd	10 18 24 34 49
2020-12-03	1	3rd	9 16 18 30 50
2020-12-02	12	3rd	3 5 18 30 32
2020-11-14	4	1st	18 22 27 41 43
2020-11-10	7	4th	1 4 17 18 39
2020-10-30	3	1st	18 24 32 43 49
2020-10-27	6	1st	18 28 30 35 42
2020-10-17	35	1st	18 21 32 46 49
2020-08-29	11	1st	18 29 37 47 48
2020-08-14	13	2nd	5 18 19 30 41
2020-07-28	15	2nd	17 18 20 27 29
2020-07-07	4	2nd	15 18 24 31 38
2020-07-01	2	3rd	9 15 18 29 48
2020-06-27	3	2nd	14 18 32 39 46
2020-06-24	22	1st	18 35 38 44 49
2020-05-23	7	3rd	7 8 18 29 37
2020-05-14	14	2nd	7 18 35 39 50
2020-04-24	11	1st	18 32 34 42 43
2020-04-09	3	4th	2 3 9 18 34
2020-04-04	2	2nd	6 18 22 36 40
2020-04-02	8	2nd	4 18 23 35 49
2020-03-21	16	3rd	1 8 18 36 47
2020-02-28	2	2nd	5 18 23 34 42
2020-02-26	15	1st	18 24 25 42 43
2020-02-05	9	2nd	1 18 22 31 34
2020-01-23	5	3rd	2 8 18 21 43
2020-01-16	13	4th	3 10 15 18 24
2019-12-28	14	4th	1 3 9 18 40
2019-12-10	27	4th	1 12 16 18 47
2019-11-01	1	3rd	5 14 18 39 46
2019-10-31	4	2nd	7 18 20 24 47
2019-10-25	10	2nd	10 18 39 40 49
2019-10-11	1	2nd	16 18 33 37 50
2019-10-10	5	2nd	16 18 20 25 28
2019-10-03	21	4th	8 15 16 18 27
2019-09-04	7	3rd	1 6 18 29 46
2019-08-24	6	3rd	8 15 18 28 35
2019-08-16	1	3rd	1 13 18 33 42
2019-08-15	36	2nd	11 18 33 34 48
2019-06-26	8	2nd	9 18 32 35 49
2019-06-14	15	1st	18 19 25 29 43
2019-05-24	43	3rd	10 17 18 19 31
2019-03-26	4	4th	1 4 12 18 37
2019-03-20	1	3rd	8 14 18 27 34
2019-03-19	9	3rd	3 15 18 32 40
2019-03-06	1	1st	18 31 37 40 48
2019-03-05	6	1st	18 20 30 33 38
2019-02-23	24	2nd	2 18 19 24 31
2019-01-22	14	2nd	1 18 29 36 50
2019-01-02	1	3rd	10 11 18 19 34
2019-01-01	2	1st	18 19 26 27 46
2018-12-28	3	1st	18 37 47 48 50
2018-12-25	1	2nd	11 18 34 43 49
2018-12-22	12	3rd	7 13 18 31 41
2018-12-06	2	5th	4 6 16 17 18
2018-12-04	34	4th	1 8 14 18 32
2018-10-17	1	1st	18 30 34 37 43
2018-10-16	18	1st	18 25 28 36 39
2018-09-20	2	2nd	1 18 28 34 35
2018-09-18	3	2nd	1 18 21 26 39
2018-09-13	26	4th	2 4 6 18 45
2018-08-08	1	3rd	3 17 18 33 50
2018-08-07	15	2nd	2 18 27 33 46
2018-07-17	1	2nd	15 18 20 27 49
2018-07-14	1	1st	18 21 39 48 50
2018-07-13	2	2nd	2 18 40 44 45
2018-07-11	4	2nd	11 18 21 36 42
2018-07-05	9	1st	18 24 33 40 49
2018-06-22	9	2nd	6 18 23 35 43
2018-06-09	1	2nd	12 18 19 41 42
2018-06-08	6	3rd	1 12 18 22 30
2018-05-31	1	2nd	15 18 32 37 47
2018-05-30	13	3rd	4 7 18 22 43
2018-05-11	9	1st	18 27 34 43 46
2018-04-28	13	3rd	2 13 18 28 42
2018-04-11	8	2nd	2 18 25 37 43
2018-03-30	3	3rd	1 13 18 32 35
2018-03-27	11	2nd	7 18 23 28 43
2018-03-10	3	4th	8 9 14 18 34
2018-03-07	5	2nd	10 18 21 26 29
2018-02-28	20	3rd	3 14 18 19 24
2018-01-31	4	3rd	8 14 18 25 49
2018-01-25	7	3rd	10 17 18 24 29
2018-01-16	2	4th	3 13 15 18 48
2018-01-12	11	2nd	3 18 19 21 33
2017-12-28	14	1st	18 29 35 44 47
2017-12-08	17	1st	18 21 30 36 37
2017-11-15	26	2nd	15 18 26 29 38
2017-10-10	7	2nd	10 18 22 43 48
2017-09-29	32	2nd	15 18 22 38 43
2017-08-16	1	1st	18 22 24 28 40
2017-08-15	27	1st	18 28 43 44 47
2017-07-07	10	3rd	12 16 18 29 41
2017-06-23	3	1st	18 22 23 32 36
2017-06-20	18	2nd	10 18 37 38 42
2017-05-25	5	3rd	11 16 18 24 30
2017-05-18	6	2nd	8 18 30 37 43
2017-05-10	4	1st	18 29 32 37 46
2017-05-04	7	1st	18 22 32 37 41
2017-04-25	9	4th	5 12 16 18 50
2017-04-12	11	2nd	14 18 22 28 41
2017-03-28	8	2nd	1 18 31 40 41
2017-03-16	2	3rd	5 11 18 36 41
2017-03-14	5	2nd	17 18 21 22 25
2017-03-07	11	4th	6 8 11 18 19
2017-02-18	26	3rd	2 3 18 20 44
2017-01-13	15	2nd	2 18 22 27 37
2016-12-23	22	2nd	2 18 25 27 46
2016-11-23	22	2nd	5 18 27 28 36
2016-10-22	13	2nd	13 18 21 27 34
2016-10-05	3	3rd	13 14 18 36 39
2016-09-30	1	2nd	13 18 36 42 49
2016-09-29	33	2nd	7 18 31 41 45
2016-08-13	22	1st	18 30 41 44 50
2016-07-09	7	2nd	3 18 26 31 46
2016-06-30	32	2nd	5 18 21 46 49
2016-05-17	3	4th	4 11 13 18 37
2016-05-12	2	4th	10 15 16 18 34
2016-05-10	2	1st	18 23 28 41 45
2016-05-06	25	2nd	16 18 23 29 41
2016-04-01	13	3rd	6 14 18 27 45
2016-03-15	21	2nd	11 18 22 46 49
2016-02-13	3	2nd	4 18 33 34 38
2016-02-10	24	2nd	1 18 21 36 50
2016-01-07	5	4th	3 4 11 18 48
2015-12-30	14	2nd	14 18 28 36 45
2015-12-09	1	2nd	15 18 21 23 34
2015-12-08	10	4th	2 11 17 18 22
2015-11-24	47	1st	18 30 42 49 50
2015-08-22	11	2nd	5 18 26 29 32
2015-07-22	4	3rd	6 10 18 36 39
2015-07-08	4	3rd	4 15 18 25 29
2015-06-24	5	4th	2 10 12 18 29
2015-06-06	9	2nd	14 18 20 28 35
2015-05-06	12	1st	18 22 23 25 35
2015-03-25	15	4th	5 7 12 18 25
2015-01-31	9	2nd	13 18 20 28 45
2014-12-31	11	3rd	3 14 18 20 41
2014-11-22	20	3rd	7 13 18 29 50
2014-09-13	6	4th	11 13 14 18 22
2014-08-23	12	1st	18 23 24 28 43
2014-07-12	8	4th	8 11 14 18 37
2014-06-14	41	3rd	1 11 18 26 31
2014-01-22	16	2nd	8 18 19 26 50
2013-11-27	12	2nd	14 18 20 28 46
2013-10-16	4	1st	18 19 22 42 45
2013-10-02	6	2nd	10 18 32 36 41
2013-09-11	—	3rd	16 17 18 26 50