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Star 18 In Lucky for Life under the 5/48 + 1/18 · since Jan 2015 rules — 2,354 draws, 1 from 1–18.
Main numbers Stars 136 times drawn · chance expected 131 +0.47σ
17 draws waiting · a wait this long: 40% for any number
17.3 average wait between appearances · chance says 18.0
91 longest completed wait · 55% chance of one at least that long
18 is drawn as often as chance explains Drawn 136 times in 2,354 draws against 130.8 expected, +0.47σ. Each draw is independent: after 17 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.
18 Number 18, draw by draw Drawn 136 times in 2,354 draws · average wait 17.3 draws · longest completed wait 91 · waiting 17 draws now
13 draws: 2015-02-05 to 2015-03-23 11 draws: 2015-03-23 to 2015-04-30 19 draws: 2015-04-30 to 2015-07-06 4 draws: 2015-07-06 to 2015-07-20 7 draws: 2015-07-20 to 2015-08-13 12 draws: 2015-08-13 to 2015-09-24 9 draws: 2015-09-24 to 2015-10-26 4 draws: 2015-10-26 to 2015-11-09 44 draws: 2015-11-09 to 2016-04-11 4 draws: 2016-04-11 to 2016-04-25 17 draws: 2016-04-25 to 2016-06-23 21 draws: 2016-06-23 to 2016-09-05 25 draws: 2016-09-05 to 2016-12-01 7 draws: 2016-12-01 to 2016-12-26 45 draws: 2016-12-26 to 2017-06-01 9 draws: 2017-06-01 to 2017-07-03 9 draws: 2017-07-03 to 2017-08-03 11 draws: 2017-08-03 to 2017-09-11 16 draws: 2017-09-11 to 2017-11-06 20 draws: 2017-11-06 to 2018-01-15 15 draws: 2018-01-15 to 2018-03-08 9 draws: 2018-03-08 to 2018-04-09 1 draws: 2018-04-09 to 2018-04-12 18 draws: 2018-04-12 to 2018-06-14 65 draws: 2018-06-14 to 2019-01-28 5 draws: 2019-01-28 to 2019-02-14 18 draws: 2019-02-14 to 2019-04-18 7 draws: 2019-04-18 to 2019-05-13 3 draws: 2019-05-13 to 2019-05-23 22 draws: 2019-05-23 to 2019-08-08 9 draws: 2019-08-08 to 2019-09-09 7 draws: 2019-09-09 to 2019-10-03 8 draws: 2019-10-03 to 2019-10-31 24 draws: 2019-10-31 to 2020-01-23 15 draws: 2020-01-23 to 2020-03-16 4 draws: 2020-03-16 to 2020-03-30 27 draws: 2020-03-30 to 2020-07-02 15 draws: 2020-07-02 to 2020-08-24 39 draws: 2020-08-24 to 2021-01-07 43 draws: 2021-01-07 to 2021-06-07 9 draws: 2021-06-07 to 2021-07-08 28 draws: 2021-07-08 to 2021-08-13 32 draws: 2021-08-13 to 2021-09-14 91 draws: 2021-09-14 to 2021-12-14 77 draws: 2021-12-14 to 2022-03-01 18 draws: 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-19 24 draws: 2022-03-19 to 2022-04-12 1 draws: 2022-04-12 to 2022-04-13 30 draws: 2022-04-13 to 2022-05-13 9 draws: 2022-05-13 to 2022-05-22 9 draws: 2022-05-22 to 2022-05-31 2 draws: 2022-05-31 to 2022-06-02 29 draws: 2022-06-02 to 2022-07-01 5 draws: 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-06 10 draws: 2022-07-06 to 2022-07-16 35 draws: 2022-07-16 to 2022-08-20 10 draws: 2022-08-20 to 2022-08-30 12 draws: 2022-08-30 to 2022-09-11 45 draws: 2022-09-11 to 2022-10-26 17 draws: 2022-10-26 to 2022-11-12 6 draws: 2022-11-12 to 2022-11-18 18 draws: 2022-11-18 to 2022-12-06 5 draws: 2022-12-06 to 2022-12-11 5 draws: 2022-12-11 to 2022-12-16 2 draws: 2022-12-16 to 2022-12-18 7 draws: 2022-12-18 to 2022-12-25 23 draws: 2022-12-25 to 2023-01-17 18 draws: 2023-01-17 to 2023-02-04 6 draws: 2023-02-04 to 2023-02-10 2 draws: 2023-02-10 to 2023-02-12 25 draws: 2023-02-12 to 2023-03-09 13 draws: 2023-03-09 to 2023-03-22 19 draws: 2023-03-22 to 2023-04-10 6 draws: 2023-04-10 to 2023-04-16 38 draws: 2023-04-16 to 2023-05-24 9 draws: 2023-05-24 to 2023-06-02 12 draws: 2023-06-02 to 2023-06-14 3 draws: 2023-06-14 to 2023-06-17 10 draws: 2023-06-17 to 2023-06-27 17 draws: 2023-06-27 to 2023-07-14 57 draws: 2023-07-14 to 2023-09-09 5 draws: 2023-09-09 to 2023-09-14 2 draws: 2023-09-14 to 2023-09-16 5 draws: 2023-09-16 to 2023-09-21 19 draws: 2023-09-21 to 2023-10-10 2 draws: 2023-10-10 to 2023-10-12 14 draws: 2023-10-12 to 2023-10-26 4 draws: 2023-10-26 to 2023-10-30 13 draws: 2023-10-30 to 2023-11-12 26 draws: 2023-11-12 to 2023-12-08 28 draws: 2023-12-08 to 2024-01-05 50 draws: 2024-01-05 to 2024-02-24 18 draws: 2024-02-24 to 2024-03-13 32 draws: 2024-03-13 to 2024-04-14 2 draws: 2024-04-14 to 2024-04-16 21 draws: 2024-04-16 to 2024-05-07 18 draws: 2024-05-07 to 2024-05-25 51 draws: 2024-05-25 to 2024-07-15 19 draws: 2024-07-15 to 2024-08-03 15 draws: 2024-08-03 to 2024-08-18 4 draws: 2024-08-18 to 2024-08-22 9 draws: 2024-08-22 to 2024-08-31 12 draws: 2024-08-31 to 2024-09-12 5 draws: 2024-09-12 to 2024-09-17 6 draws: 2024-09-17 to 2024-09-23 7 draws: 2024-09-23 to 2024-09-30 1 draws: 2024-09-30 to 2024-10-01 2 draws: 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-03 2 draws: 2024-10-03 to 2024-10-05 47 draws: 2024-10-05 to 2024-11-21 14 draws: 2024-11-21 to 2024-12-05 8 draws: 2024-12-05 to 2024-12-13 4 draws: 2024-12-13 to 2024-12-17 13 draws: 2024-12-17 to 2024-12-30 40 draws: 2024-12-30 to 2025-02-08 34 draws: 2025-02-08 to 2025-03-14 14 draws: 2025-03-14 to 2025-03-28 6 draws: 2025-03-28 to 2025-04-03 4 draws: 2025-04-03 to 2025-04-07 37 draws: 2025-04-07 to 2025-05-14 7 draws: 2025-05-14 to 2025-05-21 6 draws: 2025-05-21 to 2025-05-27 10 draws: 2025-05-27 to 2025-06-06 27 draws: 2025-06-06 to 2025-07-03 21 draws: 2025-07-03 to 2025-07-24 22 draws: 2025-07-24 to 2025-08-15 24 draws: 2025-08-15 to 2025-09-08 12 draws: 2025-09-08 to 2025-09-20 62 draws: 2025-09-20 to 2025-11-21 10 draws: 2025-11-21 to 2025-12-01 10 draws: 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-11 35 draws: 2025-12-11 to 2026-01-15 16 draws: 2026-01-15 to 2026-01-31 3 draws: 2026-01-31 to 2026-02-03 1 draws: 2026-02-03 to 2026-02-04 Still waiting — at least 17 draws since 2026-02-04 2015-02-05 2015-03-23 2015-04-30 2015-07-06 2015-07-20 2015-08-13 2015-09-24 2015-10-26 2015-11-09 2016-04-11 2016-04-25 2016-06-23 2016-09-05 2016-12-01 2016-12-26 2017-06-01 2017-07-03 2017-08-03 2017-09-11 2017-11-06 2018-01-15 2018-03-08 2018-04-09 2018-04-12 2018-06-14 2019-01-28 2019-02-14 2019-04-18 2019-05-13 2019-05-23 2019-08-08 2019-09-09 2019-10-03 2019-10-31 2020-01-23 2020-03-16 2020-03-30 2020-07-02 2020-08-24 2021-01-07 2021-06-07 2021-07-08 2021-08-13 2021-09-14 2021-12-14 2022-03-01 2022-03-19 2022-04-12 2022-04-13 2022-05-13 2022-05-22 2022-05-31 2022-06-02 2022-07-01 2022-07-06 2022-07-16 2022-08-20 2022-08-30 2022-09-11 2022-10-26 2022-11-12 2022-11-18 2022-12-06 2022-12-11 2022-12-16 2022-12-18 2022-12-25 2023-01-17 2023-02-04 2023-02-10 2023-02-12 2023-03-09 2023-03-22 2023-04-10 2023-04-16 2023-05-24 2023-06-02 2023-06-14 2023-06-17 2023-06-27 2023-07-14 2023-09-09 2023-09-14 2023-09-16 2023-09-21 2023-10-10 2023-10-12 2023-10-26 2023-10-30 2023-11-12 2023-12-08 2024-01-05 2024-02-24 2024-03-13 2024-04-14 2024-04-16 2024-05-07 2024-05-25 2024-07-15 2024-08-03 2024-08-18 2024-08-22 2024-08-31 2024-09-12 2024-09-17 2024-09-23 2024-09-30 2024-10-01 2024-10-03 2024-10-05 2024-11-21 2024-12-05 2024-12-13 2024-12-17 2024-12-30 2025-02-08 2025-03-14 2025-03-28 2025-04-03 2025-04-07 2025-05-14 2025-05-21 2025-05-27 2025-06-06 2025-07-03 2025-07-24 2025-08-15 2025-09-08 2025-09-20 2025-11-21 2025-12-01 2025-12-11 2026-01-15 2026-01-31 2026-02-03 2026-02-04 2015-01-29 2026-02-21
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1st smallest 136 · chance 136.0 Every position’s lane →
The company it keeps No shared draws yet.
Never drawn alongside 17 of the other 17 numbers; chance expects about 17 such strangers 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 — 13th most popular of 18. 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 The other 112 appearances ← star 17 Every number Highest in the pool 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 1/18 tonight whatever it did last week.