Number 13

In UK Lotto under the 6/49 + 1/49 · Nov 1994 – Oct 2015 rules — 2,065 draws, 6 from 1–49 (an earlier era).

215times drawn · chance expected 253 −2.54σ

27draws waiting · a wait this long: 3% for any number

9.5average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

50longest completed wait · 30% chance of one at least that long

13 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 215 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, −2.54σ. Each draw is independent: after 27 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 21 times, counted separately.

Number 13, draw by draw

Drawn 215 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 9.5 draws · longest completed wait 50 · waiting 27 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 smallest50 · chance 47.3
2nd smallest78 · chance 88.8
3rd smallest60 · chance 59.2
4th smallest24 · chance 17.4
5th smallest3 · 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 22.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

9 31 47 17 43 45

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
2015-07-04	1	1st	13 14 35 39 46 49
2015-07-01	42	3rd	4 10 13 18 29 33
2015-02-04	7	2nd	10 13 17 22 40 46
2015-01-10	5	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.

2013-04-27	4	2nd	1 13 25 39 41 44
2013-04-13	20	2nd	3 13 23 27 41 49
2013-02-02	4	3rd	2 12 13 14 21 30
2013-01-19	1	3rd	5 9 13 16 35 39
2013-01-16	33	3rd	5 12 13 35 38 47
2012-09-22	15	2nd	10 13 29 31 36 45
2012-08-01	5	1st	13 20 24 27 33 39
2012-07-14	20	1st	13 27 29 42 43 46
2012-05-05	3	2nd	4 13 17 26 27 40
2012-04-25	16	2nd	8 13 18 21 40 44
2012-02-29	6	1st	13 14 29 41 46 49
2012-02-08	12	2nd	7 13 16 31 36 44
2011-12-28	8	3rd	8 11 13 17 48 49
2011-11-30	1	1st	13 23 24 25 26 30
2011-11-26	4	1st	13 16 25 26 36 46
2011-11-12	7	3rd	6 12 13 28 33 38
2011-10-19	2	1st	13 14 18 32 34 49
2011-10-12	25	1st	13 24 25 26 37 40
2011-07-16	5	3rd	4 9 13 15 18 40
2011-06-29	24	3rd	5 6 13 21 31 47
2011-04-06	9	3rd	7 11 13 14 38 41
2011-03-05	16	2nd	4 13 23 29 41 43
2011-01-08	4	1st	13 14 32 35 41 47
2010-12-25	1	1st	13 15 22 25 33 34
2010-12-22	14	2nd	7 13 33 37 48 49
2010-11-03	22	1st	13 21 28 37 39 45
2010-08-18	1	2nd	2 13 16 24 25 40
2010-08-14	2	2nd	5 13 17 31 42 46
2010-08-07	13	1st	13 16 22 25 31 39
2010-06-23	27	3rd	5 9 13 17 22 27
2010-03-20	3	3rd	5 11 13 18 25 46
2010-03-10	1	3rd	1 6 13 23 29 34
2010-03-06	11	2nd	6 13 27 28 34 42
2010-01-27	13	5th	1 4 7 11 13 27
2009-12-12	1	2nd	3 13 22 23 39 45
2009-12-09	6	2nd	5 13 31 36 40 41
2009-11-18	32	4th	1 4 12 13 18 19
2009-07-29	13	2nd	3 13 19 20 23 26
2009-06-13	9	2nd	1 13 18 36 43 48
2009-05-13	2	1st	13 16 19 31 37 47
2009-05-06	5	4th	1 8 10 13 20 34
2009-04-18	7	1st	13 24 33 35 42 49
2009-03-25	15	1st	13 23 26 27 37 49
2009-01-31	19	3rd	1 4 13 15 35 38
2008-11-26	4	3rd	3 6 13 23 27 49
2008-11-12	2	3rd	1 5 13 20 27 45
2008-11-05	8	3rd	2 11 13 27 34 43
2008-10-08	9	2nd	9 13 24 25 42 48
2008-09-06	14	4th	4 6 9 13 35 36
2008-07-19	37	3rd	6 9 13 18 29 30
2008-03-12	13	2nd	1 13 26 38 41 47
2008-01-26	1	4th	1 2 6 13 38 43
2008-01-23	2	3rd	4 12 13 15 30 36
2008-01-16	4	2nd	8 13 17 22 29 42
2008-01-02	1	1st	13 15 25 31 37 39
2007-12-29	2	2nd	4 13 23 28 30 32
2007-12-22	1	2nd	11 13 14 16 21 44
2007-12-19	4	2nd	11 13 21 33 36 47
2007-12-05	7	3rd	2 8 13 18 26 39
2007-11-10	1	3rd	5 11 13 18 25 35
2007-11-07	3	4th	2 6 9 13 17 36
2007-10-27	11	4th	6 8 10 13 22 32
2007-09-19	2	4th	2 5 6 13 25 47
2007-09-12	5	2nd	4 13 18 21 30 46
2007-08-25	5	2nd	7 13 17 33 40 42
2007-08-08	10	4th	3 9 12 13 20 43
2007-07-04	2	2nd	3 13 22 32 44 46
2007-06-27	2	2nd	7 13 23 40 41 48
2007-06-20	2	1st	13 16 22 43 47 49
2007-06-13	17	1st	13 19 24 30 40 48
2007-04-14	20	1st	13 16 23 29 36 49
2007-02-03	1	1st	13 17 39 46 47 49
2007-01-31	6	1st	13 14 21 30 43 49
2007-01-10	20	3rd	1 2 13 29 33 49
2006-11-01	7	2nd	9 13 14 20 31 35
2006-10-07	2	2nd	4 13 23 24 26 36
2006-09-30	16	3rd	8 12 13 19 26 38
2006-08-05	25	3rd	3 11 13 18 26 31
2006-05-10	17	2nd	8 13 28 32 36 46
2006-03-11	11	3rd	4 9 13 29 31 36
2006-02-01	8	3rd	5 11 13 17 44 48
2006-01-04	4	2nd	7 13 31 43 45 47
2005-12-21	11	4th	5 6 12 13 31 45
2005-11-12	2	2nd	12 13 25 30 45 47
2005-11-05	2	2nd	12 13 21 26 32 39
2005-10-29	5	3rd	2 5 13 30 39 49
2005-10-12	13	3rd	5 7 13 15 19 45
2005-08-27	3	2nd	6 13 17 23 32 43
2005-08-17	5	3rd	3 10 13 22 31 33
2005-07-30	1	3rd	3 9 13 35 43 45
2005-07-27	14	3rd	10 12 13 17 31 37
2005-06-08	1	2nd	11 13 26 34 44 48
2005-06-04	13	3rd	6 8 13 15 21 40
2005-04-20	18	1st	13 26 27 38 41 43
2005-02-16	27	2nd	9 13 18 29 30 49
2004-11-13	1	4th	4 10 12 13 14 22
2004-11-10	6	1st	13 27 37 40 43 49
2004-10-20	9	2nd	10 13 19 25 31 33
2004-09-18	7	3rd	5 10 13 14 28 42
2004-08-25	2	3rd	10 12 13 19 31 46
2004-08-18	1	4th	6 11 12 13 36 42
2004-08-14	4	1st	13 14 31 32 37 41
2004-07-31	3	2nd	3 13 17 29 40 48
2004-07-21	35	3rd	6 9 13 15 40 43
2004-03-20	9	1st	13 21 37 42 46 48
2004-02-18	5	4th	1 3 5 13 21 24
2004-01-31	13	3rd	5 12 13 19 27 47
2003-12-17	3	3rd	4 6 13 21 36 46
2003-12-06	5	3rd	3 11 13 34 35 43
2003-11-19	2	3rd	11 12 13 18 43 48
2003-11-12	14	3rd	6 9 13 17 21 24
2003-09-24	6	2nd	11 13 28 34 37 45
2003-09-03	8	3rd	10 11 13 38 39 42
2003-08-06	7	3rd	1 8 13 22 36 45
2003-07-12	9	3rd	9 12 13 15 21 33
2003-06-11	14	2nd	9 13 22 39 48 49
2003-04-23	1	1st	13 24 31 33 41 44
2003-04-19	21	3rd	8 10 13 31 38 48
2003-02-05	1	2nd	1 13 17 26 42 46
2003-02-01	15	2nd	2 13 30 39 45 47
2002-12-11	16	2nd	10 13 15 16 29 48
2002-10-16	5	1st	13 19 25 28 34 45
2002-09-28	2	5th	2 9 10 11 13 16
2002-09-21	12	5th	1 6 7 11 13 30
2002-08-10	3	1st	13 16 23 28 31 32
2002-07-31	2	2nd	9 13 15 23 26 45
2002-07-24	11	2nd	7 13 21 34 35 43
2002-06-15	4	2nd	3 13 14 23 30 36
2002-06-01	11	1st	13 19 27 36 41 44
2002-04-24	2	2nd	3 13 17 20 21 30
2002-04-17	18	2nd	5 13 19 30 32 43
2002-02-13	2	4th	4 7 12 13 16 29
2002-02-06	3	2nd	2 13 20 36 37 40
2002-01-26	12	2nd	10 13 20 25 27 32
2001-12-15	28	3rd	5 7 13 24 35 40
2001-09-08	3	3rd	1 6 13 18 20 49
2001-08-29	9	4th	4 5 9 13 29 47
2001-07-28	2	2nd	3 13 29 31 36 45
2001-07-21	5	3rd	1 9 13 18 27 45
2001-07-04	36	1st	13 28 32 38 40 47
2001-02-28	11	4th	4 9 12 13 22 32
2001-01-20	1	1st	13 17 22 41 43 47
2001-01-17	12	2nd	10 13 24 31 36 47
2000-12-06	6	3rd	6 10 13 19 27 47
2000-11-15	5	1st	13 19 28 31 41 44
2000-10-28	1	2nd	1 13 14 23 31 47
2000-10-25	16	3rd	6 9 13 14 26 38
2000-08-30	11	1st	13 21 24 38 40 41
2000-07-22	40	1st	13 16 43 45 47 48
2000-03-04	16	2nd	11 13 19 26 28 47
2000-01-08	6	1st	13 18 32 34 39 41
1999-12-18	15	4th	6 7 12 13 18 29
1999-10-27	6	3rd	4 9 13 22 25 32
1999-10-06	14	2nd	9 13 19 21 30 45
1999-08-18	30	3rd	6 8 13 34 38 45
1999-05-05	12	2nd	7 13 17 22 39 44
1999-03-24	1	1st	13 21 27 32 45 48
1999-03-20	6	1st	13 17 25 29 45 49
1999-02-27	1	3rd	1 7 13 15 38 43
1999-02-24	16	3rd	2 3 13 27 34 48
1998-12-30	15	2nd	3 13 18 24 34 49
1998-11-07	8	1st	13 24 25 31 32 44
1998-10-10	19	2nd	11 13 21 26 43 46
1998-08-05	8	1st	13 35 38 40 42 47
1998-07-08	12	2nd	12 13 21 23 33 36
1998-05-27	4	2nd	8 13 15 26 39 42
1998-05-13	7	2nd	3 13 16 23 41 42
1998-04-18	6	2nd	1 13 29 31 33 42
1998-03-28	11	2nd	11 13 23 28 29 37
1998-02-18	1	4th	1 5 10 13 25 32
1998-02-14	3	2nd	8 13 14 17 20 28
1998-02-04	9	1st	13 17 32 35 42 45
1998-01-03	1	2nd	1 13 26 28 35 45
1997-12-31	50	2nd	8 13 18 21 23 29
1997-07-09	15	3rd	3 5 13 22 24 43
1997-05-17	17	3rd	2 9 13 18 27 48
1997-03-19	11	1st	13 16 17 29 40 48
1997-02-08	6	2nd	9 13 27 30 36 47
1997-01-04	4	2nd	11 13 14 27 40 41
1996-12-07	7	2nd	6 13 17 22 42 47
1996-10-19	6	2nd	10 13 31 34 39 48
1996-09-07	5	2nd	5 13 15 18 32 44
1996-08-03	1	1st	13 17 26 28 31 36
1996-07-27	3	2nd	2 13 19 21 32 45
1996-07-06	3	1st	13 26 43 44 45 47
1996-06-15	4	1st	13 18 25 44 46 47
1996-05-18	19	3rd	4 12 13 33 40 46
1996-01-06	32	4th	2 3 4 13 42 44
1995-05-27	11	2nd	12 13 25 37 44 45
1995-03-11	12	2nd	2 13 22 27 29 46
1994-12-17	—	4th	3 5 9 13 14 38