Number 13

In Fantasy 5 under the 5/39 · Jan 2010 – Oct 2015 rules — 2,098 draws, 5 from 1–39 (an earlier era).

250times drawn · chance expected 269 −1.24σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

8.4average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

46longest completed wait · 40% chance of one at least that long

13 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 250 times in 2,098 draws against 269.0 expected, −1.24σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 13, draw by draw

Drawn 250 times in 2,098 draws · average wait 8.4 draws · longest completed wait 46 · waiting 1 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 smallest57 · chance 50.6
2nd smallest115 · chance 105.7
3rd smallest62 · chance 72.6
4th smallest14 · chance 19.4
5th smallest2 · chance 1.7

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

11 16 24 27 28 20

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 38 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 39. 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
2015-10-02	2	1st	13 16 17 23 39
2015-09-30	3	3rd	7 12 13 30 32
2015-09-27	1	3rd	7 11 13 21 23
2015-09-26	5	2nd	7 13

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 5/39 tonight whatever it did last week.

2015-05-11	16	4th	6 8 9 13 29
2015-04-25	8	3rd	10 11 13 16 36
2015-04-17	1	2nd	4 13 16 19 36
2015-04-16	9	4th	8 9 11 13 35
2015-04-07	15	1st	13 18 21 24 30
2015-03-23	34	2nd	1 13 22 28 35
2015-02-17	1	1st	13 18 21 25 34
2015-02-16	8	2nd	5 13 19 30 32
2015-02-08	13	3rd	6 8 13 14 37
2015-01-26	11	2nd	5 13 19 29 38
2015-01-15	2	2nd	10 13 19 23 26
2015-01-13	1	3rd	5 9 13 31 35
2015-01-12	31	2nd	5 13 22 28 37
2014-12-12	3	1st	13 19 25 26 35
2014-12-09	5	2nd	8 13 16 18 24
2014-12-04	1	3rd	2 5 13 19 37
2014-12-03	12	2nd	6 13 17 23 35
2014-11-21	19	2nd	7 13 22 25 29
2014-11-02	21	2nd	1 13 20 22 29
2014-10-12	4	3rd	3 11 13 15 24
2014-10-08	18	1st	13 25 29 31 32
2014-09-20	19	2nd	9 13 19 26 28
2014-09-01	24	4th	1 2 11 13 37
2014-08-08	2	2nd	6 13 14 28 33
2014-08-06	5	3rd	6 9 13 26 34
2014-08-01	5	2nd	9 13 30 34 35
2014-07-27	4	2nd	8 13 17 24 37
2014-07-23	2	1st	13 22 26 31 34
2014-07-21	17	3rd	1 5 13 26 36
2014-07-04	2	2nd	6 13 18 20 21
2014-07-02	1	1st	13 17 21 23 31
2014-07-01	3	1st	13 14 18 22 33
2014-06-28	2	3rd	3 8 13 15 17
2014-06-26	1	2nd	12 13 27 34 35
2014-06-25	1	2nd	9 13 23 27 38
2014-06-24	2	2nd	8 13 20 27 34
2014-06-22	5	1st	13 14 27 29 31
2014-06-17	17	2nd	3 13 15 17 39
2014-05-31	1	3rd	10 11 13 18 30
2014-05-30	18	4th	5 9 12 13 28
2014-05-12	1	2nd	8 13 28 34 36
2014-05-11	1	1st	13 23 24 33 37
2014-05-10	4	3rd	7 10 13 14 20
2014-05-06	1	2nd	9 13 26 27 33
2014-05-05	8	3rd	1 6 13 19 20
2014-04-27	2	2nd	2 13 23 29 34
2014-04-25	9	2nd	6 13 17 21 28
2014-04-16	7	1st	13 14 18 34 39
2014-04-09	11	2nd	6 13 18 29 33
2014-03-29	20	2nd	10 13 24 27 37
2014-03-09	7	2nd	9 13 17 22 24
2014-03-02	7	4th	7 9 12 13 18
2014-02-23	3	2nd	9 13 18 23 32
2014-02-20	12	1st	13 17 18 20 24
2014-02-08	2	2nd	9 13 17 25 29
2014-02-06	8	3rd	2 5 13 24 27
2014-01-29	14	2nd	6 13 21 25 26
2014-01-15	2	1st	13 16 20 26 28
2014-01-13	7	1st	13 20 22 23 28
2014-01-06	11	1st	13 15 24 27 37
2013-12-26	7	2nd	7 13 21 28 30
2013-12-19	3	1st	13 20 29 31 36
2013-12-16	14	3rd	8 9 13 15 20
2013-12-02	4	3rd	9 11 13 30 31
2013-11-28	15	1st	13 15 25 27 38
2013-11-13	3	2nd	6 13 16 31 33
2013-11-10	2	3rd	3 11 13 25 30
2013-11-08	3	2nd	4 13 14 17 20
2013-11-05	3	2nd	4 13 20 21 32
2013-11-02	1	2nd	12 13 16 31 36
2013-11-01	16	2nd	4 13 16 18 37
2013-10-16	16	2nd	8 13 21 32 35
2013-09-30	6	3rd	10 12 13 16 38
2013-09-24	27	2nd	12 13 29 31 39
2013-08-28	1	2nd	7 13 16 18 25
2013-08-27	8	1st	13 14 18 24 35
2013-08-19	6	3rd	3 4 13 32 34
2013-08-13	18	4th	1 3 5 13 23
2013-07-26	4	2nd	11 13 14 16 39
2013-07-22	1	2nd	12 13 24 26 37
2013-07-21	2	2nd	12 13 20 27 38
2013-07-19	1	3rd	6 8 13 16 23
2013-07-18	1	1st	13 16 20 21 26
2013-07-17	3	3rd	2 11 13 15 27
2013-07-14	13	1st	13 24 32 35 36
2013-07-01	2	1st	13 15 22 27 37
2013-06-29	1	3rd	5 8 13 26 37
2013-06-28	6	2nd	11 13 19 30 33
2013-06-22	17	2nd	10 13 16 21 26
2013-06-05	5	4th	1 5 6 13 18
2013-05-31	3	2nd	6 13 23 33 37
2013-05-28	1	2nd	7 13 17 24 37
2013-05-27	18	2nd	11 13 16 31 35
2013-05-09	6	1st	13 17 19 20 35
2013-05-03	28	1st	13 26 27 30 37
2013-04-05	5	4th	5 8 12 13 23
2013-03-31	5	1st	13 18 29 36 38
2013-03-26	7	3rd	3 7 13 14 15
2013-03-19	2	2nd	10 13 21 30 31
2013-03-17	13	1st	13 19 34 35 36
2013-03-04	11	3rd	3 7 13 20 31
2013-02-21	4	2nd	7 13 22 28 34
2013-02-17	9	3rd	2 11 13 20 22
2013-02-08	4	2nd	4 13 18 34 37
2013-02-04	1	3rd	5 8 13 24 38
2013-02-03	13	2nd	3 13 20 24 36
2013-01-21	1	3rd	6 11 13 19 31
2013-01-20	1	3rd	5 7 13 16 37
2013-01-19	8	2nd	1 13 25 26 28
2013-01-11	10	2nd	7 13 14 24 28
2013-01-01	2	1st	13 24 27 28 39
2012-12-30	42	4th	4 8 11 13 21
2012-11-18	4	3rd	8 9 13 33 39
2012-11-14	10	2nd	11 13 16 22 32
2012-11-04	8	3rd	1 6 13 17 31
2012-10-27	5	2nd	5 13 27 38 39
2012-10-22	7	2nd	6 13 25 30 37
2012-10-15	1	3rd	1 2 13 36 39
2012-10-14	2	3rd	9 11 13 20 38
2012-10-12	12	1st	13 16 20 27 37
2012-09-30	2	1st	13 16 20 29 38
2012-09-28	8	2nd	3 13 22 24 37
2012-09-20	9	1st	13 17 18 19 37
2012-09-11	10	2nd	11 13 17 35 36
2012-09-01	8	2nd	1 13 21 30 32
2012-08-24	11	4th	2 7 12 13 34
2012-08-13	1	3rd	3 5 13 20 34
2012-08-12	12	1st	13 18 21 22 23
2012-07-31	6	2nd	4 13 22 27 35
2012-07-25	8	2nd	4 13 26 38 39
2012-07-17	3	3rd	2 9 13 17 24
2012-07-14	1	3rd	1 7 13 23 30
2012-07-13	3	2nd	10 13 16 21 30
2012-07-10	17	3rd	4 7 13 14 37
2012-06-23	1	2nd	11 13 16 23 26
2012-06-22	2	2nd	10 13 17 18 30
2012-06-20	31	2nd	4 13 20 21 31
2012-05-20	6	2nd	4 13 23 27 29
2012-05-14	10	2nd	8 13 14 16 24
2012-05-04	9	3rd	4 7 13 18 39
2012-04-25	11	2nd	2 13 15 26 31
2012-04-14	4	1st	13 20 23 29 31
2012-04-10	2	3rd	1 7 13 19 30
2012-04-08	24	2nd	9 13 16 23 31
2012-03-15	7	2nd	1 13 14 24 31
2012-03-08	15	1st	13 26 28 32 34
2012-02-22	26	2nd	10 13 24 25 33
2012-01-27	30	2nd	10 13 16 32 34
2011-12-28	17	1st	13 14 15 21 29
2011-12-11	24	3rd	7 11 13 30 31
2011-11-17	3	2nd	11 13 16 32 34
2011-11-14	3	1st	13 20 25 37 39
2011-11-11	4	3rd	8 12 13 19 39
2011-11-07	1	3rd	2 4 13 28 33
2011-11-06	3	2nd	11 13 19 33 39
2011-11-03	5	2nd	1 13 18 24 35
2011-10-29	5	3rd	6 11 13 35 38
2011-10-24	2	2nd	6 13 21 33 34
2011-10-22	16	1st	13 24 25 27 38
2011-10-06	6	2nd	11 13 20 22 25
2011-09-30	9	1st	13 14 31 33 34
2011-09-21	5	1st	13 15 17 18 28
2011-09-16	5	3rd	3 11 13 14 17
2011-09-11	6	2nd	10 13 15 19 22
2011-09-05	13	2nd	2 13 16 33 38
2011-08-22	5	2nd	11 13 19 27 35
2011-08-17	2	3rd	5 10 13 19 34
2011-08-15	21	2nd	8 13 18 38 39
2011-07-23	27	3rd	9 12 13 16 27
2011-06-26	14	2nd	7 13 24 27 28
2011-06-12	29	2nd	4 13 15 32 34
2011-05-14	27	2nd	7 13 17 20 33
2011-04-16	10	2nd	8 13 28 33 34
2011-04-06	19	5th	2 4 8 12 13
2011-03-18	17	3rd	1 7 13 15 29
2011-03-01	3	2nd	5 13 22 26 27
2011-02-26	6	3rd	2 9 13 24 25
2011-02-20	17	2nd	5 13 14 27 38
2011-02-03	3	3rd	5 12 13 33 39
2011-01-31	5	2nd	1 13 22 32 36
2011-01-26	11	3rd	11 12 13 19 35
2011-01-15	3	2nd	9 13 33 36 39
2011-01-12	7	3rd	2 8 13 28 36
2011-01-05	4	1st	13 19 24 27 30
2011-01-01	6	2nd	5 13 14 30 33
2010-12-26	22	2nd	1 13 14 27 33
2010-12-04	3	1st	13 16 21 25 35
2010-12-01	1	2nd	2 13 18 22 35
2010-11-30	9	1st	13 19 28 37 38
2010-11-21	4	3rd	1 6 13 21 28
2010-11-17	7	2nd	3 13 18 28 37
2010-11-10	4	1st	13 14 16 17 21
2010-11-06	2	2nd	2 13 22 27 28
2010-11-04	6	2nd	1 13 15 25 32
2010-10-29	8	2nd	1 13 26 33 36
2010-10-21	8	2nd	11 13 16 28 29
2010-10-13	9	2nd	2 13 29 32 36
2010-10-04	5	3rd	9 11 13 24 35
2010-09-29	2	1st	13 14 21 28 39
2010-09-27	2	3rd	4 6 13 19 34
2010-09-25	7	2nd	2 13 26 35 37
2010-09-18	20	4th	1 2 9 13 23
2010-08-29	19	2nd	9 13 21 30 37
2010-08-10	25	1st	13 20 24 25 33
2010-07-16	3	4th	2 3 7 13 33
2010-07-13	20	3rd	1 10 13 21 31
2010-06-23	4	2nd	11 13 20 36 39
2010-06-19	10	3rd	8 9 13 16 26
2010-06-09	18	2nd	8 13 23 24 30
2010-05-22	3	3rd	9 11 13 27 39
2010-05-19	17	3rd	4 6 13 14 37
2010-05-02	8	3rd	4 10 13 28 35
2010-04-24	1	1st	13 22 26 33 34
2010-04-23	5	1st	13 15 30 34 39
2010-04-18	7	2nd	4 13 15 20 26
2010-04-11	8	2nd	5 13 14 26 38
2010-04-03	7	1st	13 15 18 24 29
2010-03-27	13	2nd	5 13 18 19 30
2010-03-14	1	2nd	5 13 15 28 35
2010-03-13	4	1st	13 15 23 33 39
2010-03-09	4	2nd	7 13 19 27 29
2010-03-05	1	1st	13 19 26 27 29
2010-03-04	9	1st	13 15 17 23 33
2010-02-23	2	2nd	2 13 27 36 37
2010-02-21	46	2nd	6 13 20 23 30
2010-01-06	—	1st	13 15 16 31 35