Number 18

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

258times drawn · chance expected 253 +0.35σ

8draws waiting · a wait this long: 40% for any number

8.0average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

42longest completed wait · 70% chance of one at least that long

18 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 258 times in 2,065 draws against 252.9 expected, +0.35σ. Each draw is independent: after 8 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 34 times, counted separately.

Number 18, draw by draw

Drawn 258 times in 2,065 draws · average wait 8.0 draws · longest completed wait 42 · waiting 8 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 smallest35 · chance 25.6
2nd smallest84 · chance 80.6
3rd smallest75 · chance 92.1
4th smallest48 · chance 47.6
5th smallest16 · chance 11.1
6th smallest0 · chance 0.9

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

44 39 38 43 9 11

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
2015-09-09	3	2nd	6 18 20 21 29 31
2015-08-29	1	2nd	12 18 23 33 42 43
2015-08-26	8	4th	3 4 7 18 48 49
2015-07-29	8	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: 18 is drawn with probability 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2014-05-28	10	1st	18 26 32 36 40 45
2014-04-23	26	2nd	16 18 29 34 35 39
2014-01-22	5	4th	2 6 9 18 24 35
2014-01-04	4	3rd	4 11 18 28 41 44
2013-12-21	3	2nd	12 18 25 28 33 40
2013-12-11	2	5th	1 8 10 14 18 37
2013-12-04	8	4th	6 12 16 18 21 29
2013-11-06	4	4th	5 6 14 18 29 33
2013-10-23	11	2nd	10 18 27 37 41 47
2013-09-14	9	1st	18 20 24 30 39 48
2013-08-14	5	2nd	12 18 38 39 45 49
2013-07-27	15	3rd	12 13 18 39 43 49
2013-06-05	12	2nd	10 18 35 38 41 43
2013-04-24	2	5th	9 11 16 17 18 38
2013-04-17	20	4th	12 14 16 18 20 33
2013-02-06	16	4th	9 10 16 18 27 42
2012-12-12	19	3rd	9 15 18 33 38 44
2012-10-06	6	4th	1 11 16 18 27 42
2012-09-15	6	2nd	14 18 19 35 44 45
2012-08-25	4	2nd	12 18 23 31 44 48
2012-08-11	12	4th	1 5 14 18 34 44
2012-06-30	8	2nd	1 18 19 24 30 38
2012-06-02	3	2nd	16 18 20 25 29 34
2012-05-23	3	3rd	3 4 18 24 44 49
2012-05-12	3	3rd	1 5 18 21 23 33
2012-05-02	2	1st	18 22 25 35 39 41
2012-04-25	7	3rd	8 13 18 21 40 44
2012-03-31	5	3rd	2 5 18 40 47 49
2012-03-14	42	3rd	14 15 18 26 31 36
2011-10-19	17	3rd	13 14 18 32 34 49
2011-08-20	4	3rd	2 3 18 30 34 35
2011-08-06	1	3rd	1 14 18 24 26 28
2011-08-03	5	1st	18 19 26 39 40 47
2011-07-16	1	5th	4 9 13 15 18 40
2011-07-13	3	4th	7 11 15 18 19 49
2011-07-02	9	2nd	10 18 34 35 39 48
2011-06-01	5	4th	2 7 9 18 38 45
2011-05-14	2	2nd	8 18 27 28 46 48
2011-05-07	4	2nd	17 18 24 29 35 48
2011-04-23	1	3rd	5 6 18 36 44 49
2011-04-20	8	5th	3 5 8 9 18 44
2011-03-23	2	2nd	6 18 23 26 32 44
2011-03-16	15	4th	2 15 16 18 47 48
2011-01-22	1	3rd	4 14 18 24 41 44
2011-01-19	15	2nd	9 18 34 41 42 43
2010-11-27	13	3rd	4 10 18 41 42 47
2010-10-13	2	1st	18 19 24 26 27 44
2010-10-06	28	3rd	9 17 18 23 30 35
2010-06-30	1	2nd	6 18 20 25 35 36
2010-06-26	25	1st	18 26 33 35 37 47
2010-03-31	3	2nd	14 18 29 38 43 44
2010-03-20	5	4th	5 11 13 18 25 46
2010-03-03	2	1st	18 27 32 35 44 47
2010-02-24	10	3rd	3 11 18 23 38 49
2010-01-20	4	4th	2 16 17 18 27 28
2010-01-06	4	3rd	4 16 18 43 45 49
2009-12-23	10	2nd	15 18 26 32 36 37
2009-11-18	5	5th	1 4 12 13 18 19
2009-10-31	12	2nd	12 18 26 35 40 44
2009-09-19	1	1st	18 20 31 33 43 45
2009-09-16	1	1st	18 23 34 44 46 48
2009-09-12	4	1st	18 20 24 30 43 44
2009-08-29	2	2nd	9 18 34 37 39 47
2009-08-22	5	1st	18 23 24 36 43 44
2009-08-05	15	3rd	1 16 18 32 39 44
2009-06-13	17	3rd	1 13 18 36 43 48
2009-04-15	3	3rd	5 9 18 23 31 39
2009-04-04	12	2nd	11 18 28 32 36 39
2009-02-21	11	1st	18 22 26 42 45 46
2009-01-14	16	2nd	3 18 28 37 39 42
2008-11-19	5	3rd	5 7 18 27 31 33
2008-11-01	5	1st	18 19 25 30 33 43
2008-10-15	3	4th	1 8 15 18 34 38
2008-10-04	22	2nd	17 18 28 29 32 40
2008-07-19	1	4th	6 9 13 18 29 30
2008-07-16	7	4th	3 12 17 18 22 42
2008-06-21	12	5th	8 9 11 16 18 22
2008-05-10	18	3rd	4 14 18 24 32 40
2008-03-08	6	3rd	4 15 18 30 31 47
2008-02-16	4	2nd	9 18 21 24 37 48
2008-02-02	6	3rd	5 7 18 22 25 34
2008-01-12	5	4th	6 11 15 18 34 45
2007-12-26	6	3rd	8 14 18 23 27 44
2007-12-05	7	4th	2 8 13 18 26 39
2007-11-10	10	4th	5 11 13 18 25 35
2007-10-06	4	3rd	5 6 18 22 24 38
2007-09-22	3	4th	3 12 15 18 30 31
2007-09-12	6	3rd	4 13 18 21 30 46
2007-08-22	7	1st	18 31 35 39 40 42
2007-07-28	1	2nd	4 18 22 27 44 48
2007-07-25	24	2nd	3 18 21 24 36 38
2007-05-02	19	2nd	11 18 25 27 39 44
2007-02-24	2	2nd	5 18 26 34 42 49
2007-02-17	3	2nd	6 18 40 43 47 49
2007-02-07	17	3rd	6 16 18 29 30 35
2006-12-09	9	4th	5 8 10 18 20 46
2006-11-08	5	2nd	2 18 31 38 39 46
2006-10-21	21	2nd	15 18 23 31 37 49
2006-08-09	1	5th	2 4 12 16 18 41
2006-08-05	1	4th	3 11 13 18 26 31
2006-08-02	6	4th	5 8 9 18 41 47
2006-07-12	3	1st	18 20 26 27 28 39
2006-07-01	24	1st	18 28 33 37 39 42
2006-04-08	2	4th	5 6 7 18 28 40
2006-04-01	1	3rd	9 17 18 21 23 39
2006-03-29	17	3rd	2 6 18 36 37 44
2006-01-28	1	2nd	9 18 22 29 30 48
2006-01-25	27	4th	9 14 15 18 26 46
2005-10-22	1	1st	18 20 22 30 32 39
2005-10-19	37	2nd	7 18 20 21 29 47
2005-06-11	5	3rd	1 2 18 25 34 45
2005-05-25	3	2nd	14 18 29 33 37 39
2005-05-14	6	2nd	12 18 22 33 43 48
2005-04-23	6	2nd	3 18 25 29 31 43
2005-04-02	4	1st	18 26 27 29 34 42
2005-03-19	9	3rd	6 8 18 33 43 49
2005-02-16	1	3rd	9 13 18 29 30 49
2005-02-12	1	2nd	11 18 20 23 32 48
2005-02-09	20	2nd	12 18 22 24 32 33
2004-12-01	14	2nd	7 18 27 31 36 49
2004-10-13	32	5th	3 7 14 17 18 43
2004-06-23	7	2nd	5 18 21 24 38 48
2004-05-29	1	4th	1 4 6 18 19 40
2004-05-26	4	3rd	11 15 18 24 34 44
2004-05-12	17	4th	10 11 15 18 19 40
2004-03-13	6	4th	1 10 11 18 19 46
2004-02-21	4	4th	1 5 8 18 42 48
2004-02-07	1	1st	18 22 25 44 45 46
2004-02-04	9	3rd	9 11 18 20 35 47
2004-01-03	2	2nd	17 18 22 23 40 49
2003-12-27	11	2nd	3 18 22 27 41 46
2003-11-19	4	4th	11 12 13 18 43 48
2003-11-05	3	3rd	10 12 18 20 22 47
2003-10-25	16	3rd	4 10 18 21 43 49
2003-08-30	1	1st	18 26 33 38 43 44
2003-08-27	1	2nd	8 18 19 29 44 45
2003-08-23	3	3rd	10 15 18 25 42 48
2003-08-13	11	4th	10 15 16 18 19 28
2003-07-05	5	3rd	6 10 18 19 22 43
2003-06-18	3	2nd	16 18 26 32 38 40
2003-06-07	5	5th	2 5 6 17 18 30
2003-05-21	3	1st	18 19 21 32 35 39
2003-05-10	15	2nd	8 18 24 26 32 38
2003-03-19	6	5th	2 10 15 16 18 39
2003-02-26	4	2nd	5 18 34 38 40 45
2003-02-12	9	3rd	12 17 18 20 30 35
2003-01-11	4	2nd	9 18 22 26 37 41
2002-12-28	11	2nd	2 18 20 32 36 37
2002-11-20	11	2nd	16 18 19 44 46 48
2002-10-12	2	2nd	16 18 35 36 39 48
2002-10-05	10	3rd	15 16 18 36 37 49
2002-08-31	15	2nd	2 18 23 31 43 46
2002-07-10	5	2nd	4 18 19 20 30 43
2002-06-22	1	3rd	14 17 18 22 32 37
2002-06-19	3	1st	18 21 32 36 39 41
2002-06-08	5	3rd	15 16 18 28 36 47
2002-05-22	13	3rd	5 9 18 39 43 46
2002-04-06	1	2nd	17 18 32 35 39 48
2002-04-03	4	3rd	4 8 18 26 32 34
2002-03-20	3	2nd	10 18 25 28 37 43
2002-03-09	14	2nd	9 18 20 21 39 48
2002-01-19	23	2nd	7 18 34 37 39 42
2001-10-31	6	4th	4 5 6 18 36 49
2001-10-10	9	1st	18 26 28 30 38 46
2001-09-08	6	4th	1 6 13 18 20 49
2001-08-18	1	3rd	11 16 18 22 23 31
2001-08-15	1	3rd	4 6 18 21 35 38
2001-08-11	6	1st	18 19 25 36 38 40
2001-07-21	7	4th	1 9 13 18 27 45
2001-06-27	2	2nd	12 18 39 43 45 49
2001-06-20	12	2nd	11 18 24 31 34 49
2001-05-09	37	2nd	9 18 27 30 32 48
2000-12-30	14	4th	1 7 16 18 38 47
2000-11-11	6	1st	18 23 28 34 35 47
2000-10-21	8	4th	8 14 15 18 24 44
2000-09-23	36	3rd	6 16 18 32 35 45
2000-05-20	3	3rd	7 11 18 21 25 44
2000-05-10	9	2nd	10 18 29 37 38 46
2000-04-08	3	1st	18 23 30 46 47 49
2000-03-29	2	2nd	11 18 20 23 28 32
2000-03-22	4	2nd	6 18 20 33 36 40
2000-03-08	4	2nd	6 18 22 32 36 46
2000-02-23	3	3rd	11 17 18 20 39 47
2000-02-12	10	5th	4 6 12 17 18 19
2000-01-08	6	2nd	13 18 32 34 39 41
1999-12-18	11	5th	6 7 12 13 18 29
1999-11-10	6	3rd	2 10 18 19 28 35
1999-10-20	7	2nd	9 18 27 29 33 43
1999-09-25	2	1st	18 20 26 30 43 49
1999-09-18	10	4th	5 11 15 18 23 33
1999-08-14	14	3rd	1 9 18 24 38 44
1999-06-26	1	3rd	2 17 18 23 30 40
1999-06-23	3	3rd	8 11 18 30 33 43
1999-06-12	8	2nd	3 18 21 23 36 49
1999-05-15	10	3rd	4 14 18 24 27 40
1999-04-10	9	2nd	10 18 25 32 35 36
1999-03-10	10	2nd	8 18 27 32 36 49
1999-02-03	8	3rd	3 16 18 24 39 47
1999-01-06	2	3rd	2 11 18 21 23 47
1998-12-30	2	3rd	3 13 18 24 34 49
1998-12-23	1	3rd	4 12 18 30 38 47
1998-12-19	14	3rd	9 10 18 25 28 48
1998-10-31	8	5th	5 9 12 14 18 38
1998-10-03	2	3rd	1 11 18 19 22 32
1998-09-26	3	3rd	6 15 18 29 35 40
1998-09-16	15	1st	18 25 28 36 40 45
1998-07-25	7	1st	18 25 36 38 43 44
1998-07-01	8	2nd	17 18 28 40 44 46
1998-06-03	14	3rd	1 17 18 23 33 41
1998-04-15	9	3rd	1 12 18 26 29 36
1998-03-14	4	3rd	2 15 18 26 36 38
1998-02-28	17	4th	1 7 15 18 30 31
1997-12-31	23	3rd	8 13 18 21 23 29
1997-10-11	18	3rd	15 17 18 27 34 40
1997-08-09	7	2nd	1 18 20 25 30 31
1997-07-16	4	2nd	8 18 23 26 35 45
1997-07-02	8	3rd	6 10 18 22 41 45
1997-06-04	5	1st	18 19 21 30 34 44
1997-05-17	33	4th	2 9 13 18 27 48
1997-01-11	8	4th	4 11 16 18 35 43
1996-11-16	10	4th	1 5 16 18 37 42
1996-09-07	2	4th	5 13 15 18 32 44
1996-08-24	10	4th	8 11 14 18 33 44
1996-06-15	7	2nd	13 18 25 44 46 47
1996-04-27	5	4th	4 6 11 18 31 48
1996-03-23	5	4th	5 7 14 18 30 43
1996-02-17	13	5th	4 14 15 16 18 22
1995-11-18	2	3rd	4 7 18 33 45 48
1995-11-04	10	3rd	6 14 18 27 44 48
1995-08-26	18	2nd	16 18 21 27 38 41
1995-04-22	5	2nd	8 18 20 33 36 38
1995-03-18	3	2nd	9 18 19 24 31 41
1995-02-25	2	4th	5 8 10 18 31 33
1995-02-11	—	2nd	15 18 29 35 38 48