Number 18

In Megabucks under the 6/49 · since Jan 2010 rules — 1,908 draws, 6 from 1–49.

254times drawn · chance expected 234 +1.42σ

6draws waiting · a wait this long: 52% for any number

7.5average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

41longest completed wait · 74% chance of one at least that long

18 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 254 times in 1,908 draws against 233.6 expected, +1.42σ. Each draw is independent: after 6 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 18, draw by draw

Drawn 254 times in 1,908 draws · average wait 7.5 draws · longest completed wait 41 · waiting 6 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 smallest18 · chance 25.2
2nd smallest76 · chance 79.3
3rd smallest97 · chance 90.7
4th smallest48 · chance 46.9
5th smallest14 · chance 10.9
6th smallest1 · chance 0.9

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.5 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

34 19 12 35 3 15

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
2026-10-07	7	5th	2 6 13 14 18 37
2026-09-21	9	3rd	7 10 18 19 39 44
2026-08-31	3	5th	1 7 13 14 18 38
2026-08-24	5	2nd

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.

2025-10-27	7	2nd	8 18 23 37 41 42
2025-10-11	7	5th	8 10 12 14 18 24
2025-09-24	1	5th	3 8 10 16 18 37
2025-09-22	9	3rd	3 12 18 19 23 38
2025-09-01	11	3rd	7 11 18 34 35 36
2025-08-06	1	2nd	10 18 21 24 30 41
2025-08-04	3	5th	4 5 7 13 18 22
2025-07-28	3	2nd	11 18 22 25 41 43
2025-07-21	1	2nd	8 18 19 41 42 43
2025-07-19	15	2nd	9 18 22 30 34 35
2025-06-14	7	2nd	9 18 21 31 38 43
2025-05-28	12	3rd	5 14 18 27 36 42
2025-04-30	6	2nd	12 18 23 38 40 44
2025-04-16	2	3rd	8 15 18 24 41 42
2025-04-12	1	3rd	10 15 18 21 25 40
2025-04-09	6	5th	2 4 6 11 18 20
2025-03-26	4	2nd	12 18 20 28 31 34
2025-03-17	6	1st	18 22 29 35 40 41
2025-03-03	16	3rd	10 17 18 32 33 42
2025-01-25	12	2nd	2 18 19 27 29 36
2024-12-28	1	2nd	17 18 27 28 37 38
2024-12-25	11	4th	8 12 15 18 19 30
2024-11-30	23	3rd	5 11 18 19 30 38
2024-10-07	3	3rd	3 10 18 34 35 37
2024-09-30	2	4th	6 16 17 18 22 26
2024-09-25	11	2nd	2 18 32 38 40 43
2024-08-31	1	2nd	1 18 30 31 32 41
2024-08-28	12	5th	1 3 8 14 18 34
2024-07-31	1	4th	1 3 12 18 19 22
2024-07-29	5	4th	5 6 9 18 24 36
2024-07-17	1	4th	3 9 16 18 28 40
2024-07-15	1	2nd	13 18 29 34 39 43
2024-07-13	11	3rd	12 15 18 20 23 24
2024-06-17	1	2nd	4 18 22 26 29 31
2024-06-15	16	3rd	3 12 18 32 35 37
2024-05-08	8	2nd	9 18 22 25 34 38
2024-04-20	13	3rd	1 8 18 31 38 43
2024-03-20	1	4th	4 7 17 18 19 43
2024-03-18	6	5th	5 10 11 16 18 23
2024-03-04	2	3rd	10 13 18 22 32 35
2024-02-28	7	4th	3 5 8 18 20 41
2024-02-12	4	4th	5 11 15 18 35 44
2024-02-03	1	2nd	7 18 19 22 23 40
2024-01-31	1	3rd	5 8 18 30 34 35
2024-01-29	6	3rd	3 15 18 25 33 40
2024-01-15	3	3rd	4 7 18 35 40 41
2024-01-08	2	3rd	2 8 18 30 34 39
2024-01-03	8	3rd	7 16 18 27 34 43
2023-12-16	6	5th	2 4 6 14 18 25
2023-12-02	15	3rd	4 11 18 19 24 44
2023-10-21	4	5th	3 9 13 16 18 34
2023-10-07	13	5th	3 4 13 14 18 46
2023-08-23	3	3rd	8 9 18 21 36 42
2023-08-12	7	4th	2 7 15 18 25 29
2023-07-19	8	4th	1 13 15 18 31 47
2023-06-21	41	2nd	4 18 28 32 35 39
2023-01-28	2	3rd	7 16 18 20 37 41
2023-01-21	7	4th	11 12 17 18 39 41
2022-12-28	18	1st	18 33 41 42 44 46
2022-10-26	8	3rd	11 12 18 22 28 31
2022-09-28	2	3rd	3 10 18 27 34 36
2022-09-21	5	3rd	4 17 18 19 20 22
2022-09-03	3	3rd	5 13 18 22 25 28
2022-08-24	20	2nd	12 18 26 29 40 43
2022-06-15	18	4th	12 15 16 18 39 45
2022-04-13	14	2nd	13 18 24 34 36 40
2022-02-23	3	3rd	4 12 18 38 42 44
2022-02-12	4	2nd	2 18 27 29 43 49
2022-01-29	6	3rd	11 12 18 28 37 39
2022-01-08	7	3rd	6 15 18 19 31 38
2021-12-15	4	4th	3 10 13 18 38 48
2021-12-01	3	4th	1 7 14 18 41 46
2021-11-20	11	3rd	15 16 18 40 47 48
2021-10-13	16	3rd	4 16 18 31 35 40
2021-08-18	12	4th	5 7 11 18 29 37
2021-07-07	3	4th	10 12 13 18 26 27
2021-06-26	9	3rd	16 17 18 26 41 45
2021-05-26	7	2nd	17 18 30 34 47 48
2021-05-01	6	2nd	13 18 21 23 42 45
2021-04-10	8	2nd	12 18 27 37 40 49
2021-03-13	2	2nd	3 18 24 37 43 49
2021-03-06	1	2nd	10 18 20 40 48 49
2021-03-03	5	1st	18 19 29 30 34 42
2021-02-13	1	4th	9 15 16 18 38 40
2021-02-10	17	4th	3 6 16 18 37 48
2020-12-12	2	1st	18 21 33 34 35 47
2020-12-05	9	4th	1 3 15 18 26 47
2020-11-04	2	1st	18 22 26 33 35 37
2020-10-28	3	4th	4 7 13 18 36 49
2020-10-17	6	3rd	4 6 18 29 31 47
2020-09-26	2	1st	18 28 32 33 37 49
2020-09-19	9	3rd	7 17 18 24 28 34
2020-08-19	1	3rd	1 3 18 39 40 41
2020-08-15	13	2nd	15 18 22 23 29 38
2020-07-01	20	2nd	1 18 31 42 45 48
2020-04-22	6	3rd	10 12 18 23 26 41
2020-04-01	2	4th	1 6 15 18 30 37
2020-03-25	1	4th	4 13 16 18 19 44
2020-03-21	36	1st	18 30 32 34 40 45
2019-11-16	8	1st	18 19 26 31 40 46
2019-10-19	15	2nd	4 18 19 22 24 47
2019-08-28	2	3rd	1 6 18 38 39 48
2019-08-21	3	2nd	11 18 23 27 37 43
2019-08-10	10	3rd	2 4 18 20 34 36
2019-07-06	3	2nd	12 18 25 29 32 35
2019-06-26	1	3rd	14 16 18 32 44 48
2019-06-22	16	1st	18 24 28 39 42 49
2019-04-27	5	2nd	12 18 22 27 29 43
2019-04-10	19	4th	2 8 16 18 39 44
2019-02-02	5	3rd	6 17 18 24 31 35
2019-01-16	5	3rd	12 16 18 31 34 47
2018-12-29	2	2nd	10 18 19 27 40 44
2018-12-22	5	1st	18 23 24 26 38 49
2018-12-05	3	2nd	15 18 19 29 39 45
2018-11-24	3	2nd	3 18 23 34 35 44
2018-11-14	10	4th	8 11 13 18 30 35
2018-10-10	14	3rd	7 15 18 34 38 47
2018-08-22	1	3rd	14 15 18 23 27 30
2018-08-18	14	3rd	4 13 18 21 36 43
2018-06-30	1	3rd	14 16 18 19 27 29
2018-06-27	13	3rd	1 7 18 19 25 26
2018-05-12	1	3rd	14 15 18 26 29 44
2018-05-09	14	4th	1 10 12 18 46 48
2018-03-21	7	1st	18 25 32 42 46 49
2018-02-24	2	4th	9 11 12 18 25 39
2018-02-17	11	3rd	6 9 18 40 42 45
2018-01-10	5	2nd	15 18 25 36 38 39
2017-12-23	1	3rd	5 11 18 22 25 45
2017-12-20	20	2nd	3 18 24 30 39 47
2017-10-11	11	3rd	1 2 18 19 37 45
2017-09-02	19	3rd	4 6 18 21 34 45
2017-06-28	3	3rd	11 12 18 23 34 45
2017-06-17	2	3rd	3 17 18 34 39 41
2017-06-10	16	3rd	5 9 18 23 31 48
2017-04-15	12	2nd	17 18 21 24 29 42
2017-03-04	29	2nd	17 18 19 20 44 47
2016-11-23	3	1st	18 25 34 35 46 47
2016-11-12	3	3rd	6 17 18 21 35 44
2016-11-02	1	1st	18 26 37 41 42 46
2016-10-29	5	2nd	9 18 29 40 47 49
2016-10-12	1	3rd	1 9 18 24 29 48
2016-10-08	7	2nd	3 18 20 37 38 45
2016-09-14	1	2nd	3 18 19 22 26 45
2016-09-10	23	3rd	6 9 18 27 34 43
2016-06-22	2	2nd	7 18 19 34 37 43
2016-06-15	18	3rd	8 12 18 23 27 31
2016-04-13	10	3rd	5 9 18 26 42 44
2016-03-09	6	3rd	10 13 18 27 33 38
2016-02-17	14	2nd	16 18 29 46 48 49
2015-12-30	2	4th	3 6 9 18 38 48
2015-12-23	3	2nd	17 18 29 34 47 48
2015-12-12	2	4th	6 8 11 18 19 43
2015-12-05	12	3rd	2 7 18 21 23 33
2015-10-24	3	2nd	15 18 28 30 34 49
2015-10-14	1	1st	18 22 24 25 26 41
2015-10-10	8	4th	4 12 14 18 28 49
2015-09-12	4	3rd	7 14 18 21 46 49
2015-08-29	2	2nd	13 18 26 27 41 48
2015-08-22	6	2nd	5 18 29 36 44 49
2015-08-01	4	4th	3 7 15 18 20 41
2015-07-18	1	2nd	17 18 19 26 36 43
2015-07-15	1	2nd	7 18 25 35 44 49
2015-07-11	2	5th	2 6 13 15 18 20
2015-07-04	13	4th	4 7 13 18 27 39
2015-05-20	17	3rd	4 5 18 34 35 38
2015-03-21	3	3rd	4 16 18 26 34 42
2015-03-11	3	3rd	1 8 18 24 38 44
2015-02-28	28	3rd	15 16 18 35 43 45
2014-11-22	5	3rd	7 14 18 20 24 25
2014-11-05	2	3rd	4 6 18 20 25 42
2014-10-29	1	2nd	16 18 26 28 42 47
2014-10-25	24	3rd	1 5 18 30 36 43
2014-08-02	15	3rd	7 8 18 28 34 39
2014-06-11	2	2nd	6 18 20 28 31 40
2014-06-04	2	3rd	2 5 18 28 36 46
2014-05-28	13	2nd	13 18 28 37 45 46
2014-04-12	21	3rd	1 7 18 35 37 49
2014-01-29	12	4th	5 11 17 18 22 43
2013-12-18	1	3rd	8 15 18 41 42 49
2013-12-14	2	2nd	14 18 32 35 37 45
2013-12-07	3	2nd	9 18 19 34 43 46
2013-11-27	12	3rd	9 17 18 32 42 46
2013-10-16	5	5th	3 5 13 15 18 23
2013-09-28	13	4th	2 8 12 18 22 40
2013-08-14	1	3rd	7 16 18 32 35 49
2013-08-10	3	4th	7 11 14 18 34 40
2013-07-31	19	4th	5 13 14 18 20 22
2013-05-25	7	3rd	5 9 18 32 36 41
2013-05-01	17	2nd	11 18 20 23 28 40
2013-03-02	5	3rd	12 14 18 24 41 43
2013-02-13	1	2nd	3 18 20 23 31 42
2013-02-09	7	3rd	8 11 18 19 22 35
2013-01-16	28	2nd	3 18 28 35 44 49
2012-10-10	16	2nd	5 18 23 32 44 49
2012-08-15	2	3rd	10 15 18 26 30 45
2012-08-08	8	3rd	8 10 18 23 29 38
2012-07-11	8	2nd	5 18 19 33 48 49
2012-06-13	1	2nd	17 18 33 40 44 46
2012-06-09	10	1st	18 19 24 27 36 37
2012-05-05	15	1st	18 22 25 34 44 48
2012-03-14	13	4th	5 6 14 18 22 24
2012-01-28	3	3rd	5 7 18 32 37 39
2012-01-18	5	2nd	9 18 23 25 26 46
2011-12-31	2	2nd	17 18 26 30 32 36
2011-12-24	1	2nd	15 18 19 33 37 47
2011-12-21	6	2nd	17 18 24 33 35 36
2011-11-30	7	2nd	9 18 20 27 28 39
2011-11-05	2	2nd	12 18 35 41 42 45
2011-10-29	17	4th	10 11 16 18 29 42
2011-08-31	4	4th	5 6 8 18 39 44
2011-08-17	5	3rd	6 14 18 21 32 36
2011-07-30	3	1st	18 19 25 28 30 40
2011-07-20	5	3rd	7 8 18 25 26 38
2011-07-02	18	4th	9 11 17 18 42 48
2011-04-30	1	4th	1 9 10 18 39 45
2011-04-27	3	4th	2 11 14 18 29 46
2011-04-16	2	3rd	4 12 18 41 47 49
2011-04-09	30	3rd	9 10 18 19 26 36
2010-12-25	4	3rd	6 16 18 25 28 37
2010-12-11	5	4th	10 12 16 18 26 36
2010-11-24	1	3rd	12 13 18 26 31 35
2010-11-20	28	3rd	10 12 18 23 37 45
2010-08-14	14	1st	18 24 25 26 27 31
2010-06-26	1	2nd	9 18 23 34 37 43
2010-06-23	12	2nd	12 18 27 36 44 45
2010-05-12	6	5th	2 5 11 12 18 36
2010-04-21	7	2nd	11 18 19 20 34 46
2010-03-27	13	2nd	4 18 31 32 38 44
2010-02-10	8	4th	1 13 15 18 32 35
2010-01-13	—	4th	2 14 17 18 32 48