Number 12

In Big Sky Bonus under the 4/31 + 1/17 · Nov 2016 – Oct 2024 rules — 2,889 draws, 4 from 1–31 (an earlier era).

357times drawn · chance expected 373 −0.88σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 87% for any number

8.1average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

52longest completed wait · 27% chance of one at least that long

12 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 357 times in 2,889 draws against 372.8 expected, −0.88σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 12, draw by draw

Drawn 357 times in 2,889 draws · average wait 8.1 draws · longest completed wait 52 · waiting 2 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 12 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 smallest72 · chance 85.2
2nd smallest163 · chance 165.4
3rd smallest102 · chance 91.9
4th smallest20 · chance 14.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 35.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

27 11 6 23 4 9

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 30 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 12 is picked about 1.34× as often as an indifferent choice — 6th most popular of 31. 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
Numbers 1–12 — day and month overlap ×1.10

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 12 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2024-10-13	5	1st	12 14 25 30
2024-10-08	17	2nd	11 12 18 29
2024-09-21	4	2nd	6 12 22 28
2024-09-17	2	1st	12 19 21 26

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: 12 is drawn with probability 4/31 tonight whatever it did last week.

2024-04-17	4	3rd	3 6 12 19
2024-04-13	26	1st	12 13 21 27
2024-03-18	3	3rd	3 9 12 28
2024-03-15	2	2nd	1 12 14 15
2024-03-13	2	2nd	4 12 18 25
2024-03-11	12	3rd	6 7 12 18
2024-02-28	1	3rd	3 11 12 16
2024-02-27	3	1st	12 18 27 29
2024-02-24	10	1st	12 17 23 26
2024-02-14	4	3rd	3 8 12 23
2024-02-10	2	1st	12 16 22 27
2024-02-08	9	1st	12 16 26 30
2024-01-30	3	1st	12 18 21 24
2024-01-27	26	2nd	9 12 27 31
2024-01-01	10	2nd	11 12 20 30
2023-12-22	18	3rd	2 7 12 23
2023-12-04	8	1st	12 14 19 31
2023-11-26	5	1st	12 13 24 31
2023-11-21	4	2nd	11 12 19 29
2023-11-17	6	2nd	4 12 22 27
2023-11-11	2	2nd	9 12 29 31
2023-11-09	30	2nd	11 12 24 29
2023-10-10	6	3rd	4 9 12 17
2023-10-04	10	1st	12 19 28 29
2023-09-24	7	3rd	6 7 12 31
2023-09-17	3	2nd	8 12 13 16
2023-09-14	9	2nd	2 12 27 30
2023-09-05	13	3rd	3 9 12 28
2023-08-23	37	3rd	1 5 12 22
2023-07-17	15	2nd	4 12 15 21
2023-07-02	7	2nd	7 12 26 27
2023-06-25	7	3rd	2 9 12 16
2023-06-18	1	3rd	3 11 12 17
2023-06-17	9	3rd	4 10 12 27
2023-06-08	1	2nd	1 12 18 20
2023-06-07	7	2nd	5 12 13 26
2023-05-31	10	1st	12 18 30 31
2023-05-21	3	2nd	8 12 15 17
2023-05-18	6	2nd	8 12 15 19
2023-05-12	3	3rd	4 8 12 21
2023-05-09	3	2nd	7 12 19 24
2023-05-06	9	2nd	11 12 16 17
2023-04-27	2	2nd	10 12 22 31
2023-04-25	2	1st	12 26 27 29
2023-04-23	16	1st	12 20 21 30
2023-04-07	8	3rd	3 10 12 14
2023-03-30	3	3rd	1 3 12 25
2023-03-27	8	1st	12 18 23 30
2023-03-19	4	2nd	1 12 15 18
2023-03-15	17	2nd	5 12 20 29
2023-02-26	5	2nd	5 12 24 31
2023-02-21	10	2nd	4 12 18 27
2023-02-11	3	3rd	9 10 12 28
2023-02-08	1	2nd	6 12 15 22
2023-02-07	3	2nd	6 12 21 22
2023-02-04	11	1st	12 24 30 31
2023-01-24	16	2nd	6 12 14 29
2023-01-08	4	2nd	11 12 18 25
2023-01-04	17	2nd	9 12 16 17
2022-12-18	17	3rd	5 6 12 14
2022-12-01	6	2nd	9 12 23 28
2022-11-25	6	2nd	1 12 20 31
2022-11-19	9	1st	12 14 15 31
2022-11-10	3	1st	12 13 23 31
2022-11-07	14	2nd	6 12 26 31
2022-10-24	1	2nd	9 12 17 25
2022-10-23	8	4th	1 3 5 12
2022-10-15	2	1st	12 13 24 30
2022-10-13	2	2nd	4 12 20 23
2022-10-11	3	2nd	5 12 23 26
2022-10-08	5	3rd	4 11 12 21
2022-10-03	2	2nd	1 12 14 28
2022-10-01	4	1st	12 19 24 25
2022-09-27	1	2nd	8 12 23 27
2022-09-26	15	2nd	7 12 20 27
2022-09-11	17	1st	12 13 15 25
2022-08-25	26	1st	12 14 24 29
2022-07-30	11	2nd	11 12 19 21
2022-07-19	16	4th	6 7 10 12
2022-07-03	17	1st	12 15 18 22
2022-06-16	4	3rd	3 4 12 23
2022-06-12	4	2nd	10 12 20 27
2022-06-08	5	3rd	6 8 12 31
2022-06-03	7	2nd	9 12 16 17
2022-05-27	1	2nd	6 12 17 22
2022-05-26	14	3rd	4 6 12 23
2022-05-12	8	2nd	11 12 27 30
2022-05-04	29	1st	12 15 18 26
2022-04-05	18	3rd	1 2 12 23
2022-03-18	20	2nd	2 12 16 20
2022-02-26	1	1st	12 16 21 28
2022-02-25	3	2nd	9 12 22 27
2022-02-22	48	2nd	4 12 14 15
2022-01-05	1	2nd	9 12 23 29
2022-01-04	52	1st	12 17 18 30
2021-11-13	6	2nd	11 12 18 19
2021-11-07	2	2nd	11 12 16 22
2021-11-05	12	3rd	4 9 12 20
2021-10-24	4	3rd	3 10 12 26
2021-10-20	5	2nd	10 12 20 27
2021-10-15	2	2nd	2 12 22 26
2021-10-13	1	2nd	1 12 17 29
2021-10-12	1	2nd	5 12 18 29
2021-10-11	9	2nd	8 12 23 31
2021-10-02	2	2nd	10 12 23 30
2021-09-30	3	3rd	4 6 12 21
2021-09-27	11	3rd	2 8 12 31
2021-09-16	17	3rd	6 11 12 16
2021-08-30	10	2nd	11 12 23 30
2021-08-20	1	1st	12 19 25 27
2021-08-19	6	1st	12 14 19 22
2021-08-13	19	2nd	10 12 15 26
2021-07-25	1	4th	4 6 11 12
2021-07-24	10	1st	12 15 17 23
2021-07-14	15	2nd	2 12 16 18
2021-06-29	6	4th	1 9 11 12
2021-06-23	23	1st	12 13 29 30
2021-05-31	5	2nd	9 12 14 15
2021-05-26	6	2nd	8 12 19 27
2021-05-20	1	2nd	4 12 19 29
2021-05-19	14	2nd	7 12 19 27
2021-05-05	20	3rd	5 10 12 17
2021-04-15	13	3rd	9 11 12 16
2021-04-02	3	2nd	9 12 19 26
2021-03-30	5	4th	6 8 11 12
2021-03-25	9	3rd	5 6 12 27
2021-03-16	3	1st	12 17 19 27
2021-03-13	10	3rd	4 9 12 21
2021-03-03	5	3rd	6 7 12 20
2021-02-26	10	4th	2 6 10 12
2021-02-16	2	3rd	5 6 12 22
2021-02-14	13	2nd	9 12 17 27
2021-02-01	9	3rd	7 10 12 18
2021-01-23	7	2nd	1 12 22 27
2021-01-16	19	2nd	2 12 20 21
2020-12-28	13	3rd	4 6 12 18
2020-12-15	2	2nd	10 12 15 19
2020-12-13	6	2nd	1 12 16 25
2020-12-07	11	3rd	2 11 12 27
2020-11-26	17	2nd	8 12 21 22
2020-11-09	4	1st	12 20 22 28
2020-11-05	1	3rd	3 6 12 17
2020-11-04	1	2nd	6 12 23 28
2020-11-03	17	4th	7 9 11 12
2020-10-17	13	1st	12 13 17 24
2020-10-04	9	1st	12 20 21 24
2020-09-25	14	2nd	5 12 15 27
2020-09-11	7	2nd	1 12 15 26
2020-09-04	6	1st	12 15 16 24
2020-08-29	4	4th	2 3 10 12
2020-08-25	12	3rd	5 11 12 26
2020-08-13	1	1st	12 13 21 22
2020-08-12	12	2nd	1 12 15 24
2020-07-31	2	2nd	6 12 19 28
2020-07-29	9	2nd	11 12 17 20
2020-07-20	15	2nd	8 12 21 25
2020-07-05	9	2nd	2 12 13 17
2020-06-26	1	2nd	2 12 15 25
2020-06-25	9	2nd	9 12 13 19
2020-06-16	3	1st	12 17 24 27
2020-06-13	3	2nd	4 12 23 24
2020-06-10	2	1st	12 15 16 25
2020-06-08	7	3rd	2 6 12 24
2020-06-01	5	1st	12 14 22 23
2020-05-27	1	2nd	1 12 14 19
2020-05-26	14	2nd	9 12 16 17
2020-05-12	3	2nd	5 12 18 26
2020-05-09	14	3rd	1 7 12 13
2020-04-25	2	1st	12 18 22 25
2020-04-23	1	3rd	2 10 12 13
2020-04-22	28	1st	12 16 27 28
2020-03-25	8	2nd	7 12 17 26
2020-03-17	4	2nd	10 12 25 26
2020-03-13	4	3rd	4 10 12 17
2020-03-09	8	2nd	11 12 21 27
2020-03-01	25	2nd	6 12 21 26
2020-02-05	10	2nd	3 12 14 17
2020-01-26	24	2nd	1 12 14 28
2020-01-02	10	2nd	6 12 21 23
2019-12-23	7	3rd	1 9 12 13
2019-12-16	7	3rd	2 3 12 24
2019-12-09	5	3rd	1 11 12 18
2019-12-04	13	1st	12 13 23 24
2019-11-21	40	4th	3 8 10 12
2019-10-12	1	2nd	6 12 13 27
2019-10-11	3	4th	2 4 5 12
2019-10-08	22	2nd	9 12 13 26
2019-09-16	2	3rd	4 6 12 16
2019-09-14	1	2nd	9 12 20 26
2019-09-13	1	3rd	5 11 12 20
2019-09-12	1	2nd	8 12 18 24
2019-09-11	28	2nd	2 12 15 25
2019-08-14	7	2nd	9 12 17 20
2019-08-07	7	3rd	6 8 12 21
2019-07-31	6	4th	3 8 11 12
2019-07-25	18	3rd	1 3 12 25
2019-07-07	36	3rd	2 9 12 25
2019-06-01	5	2nd	8 12 17 26
2019-05-27	10	2nd	11 12 17 26
2019-05-17	5	2nd	10 12 15 25
2019-05-12	1	3rd	3 9 12 17
2019-05-11	3	3rd	3 7 12 15
2019-05-08	2	3rd	6 9 12 27
2019-05-06	6	2nd	6 12 14 22
2019-04-30	3	2nd	11 12 20 26
2019-04-27	9	4th	2 7 11 12
2019-04-18	8	2nd	4 12 23 25
2019-04-10	4	1st	12 16 22 26
2019-04-06	7	4th	4 6 10 12
2019-03-30	17	2nd	11 12 17 23
2019-03-13	8	3rd	8 10 12 28
2019-03-05	1	2nd	5 12 24 27
2019-03-04	3	2nd	8 12 13 22
2019-03-01	3	3rd	6 8 12 28
2019-02-26	2	1st	12 17 23 24
2019-02-24	1	4th	4 5 8 12
2019-02-23	5	3rd	2 11 12 13
2019-02-18	26	3rd	1 6 12 15
2019-01-23	1	3rd	1 6 12 16
2019-01-22	11	3rd	5 8 12 22
2019-01-11	4	3rd	10 11 12 25
2019-01-07	6	2nd	4 12 16 26
2019-01-01	17	1st	12 18 25 26
2018-12-15	1	2nd	11 12 24 25
2018-12-14	17	3rd	8 9 12 23
2018-11-27	1	1st	12 15 25 28
2018-11-26	20	2nd	2 12 22 26
2018-11-06	8	3rd	7 8 12 24
2018-10-29	15	2nd	7 12 23 27
2018-10-14	2	2nd	10 12 19 22
2018-10-12	4	3rd	2 8 12 14
2018-10-08	3	1st	12 13 15 23
2018-10-05	11	3rd	7 8 12 28
2018-09-24	3	2nd	10 12 19 25
2018-09-21	7	2nd	6 12 23 26
2018-09-14	1	2nd	4 12 24 26
2018-09-13	3	2nd	1 12 24 27
2018-09-10	17	2nd	5 12 15 16
2018-08-24	9	3rd	1 10 12 18
2018-08-15	4	3rd	2 10 12 21
2018-08-11	12	2nd	11 12 15 20
2018-07-30	4	1st	12 14 15 24
2018-07-26	4	2nd	3 12 22 23
2018-07-22	2	3rd	1 9 12 13
2018-07-20	3	2nd	8 12 19 28
2018-07-17	6	1st	12 21 26 27
2018-07-11	2	1st	12 14 17 27
2018-07-09	3	3rd	3 7 12 23
2018-07-06	11	3rd	4 5 12 22
2018-06-25	11	3rd	2 5 12 14
2018-06-14	18	2nd	7 12 14 20
2018-05-27	2	2nd	9 12 15 26
2018-05-25	22	2nd	5 12 16 19
2018-05-03	21	3rd	7 9 12 23
2018-04-12	4	3rd	1 10 12 27
2018-04-08	15	4th	3 4 11 12
2018-03-24	15	3rd	4 5 12 27
2018-03-09	15	2nd	11 12 15 27
2018-02-22	7	1st	12 19 20 27
2018-02-15	18	1st	12 18 22 28
2018-01-28	14	2nd	4 12 13 27
2018-01-14	3	3rd	7 11 12 14
2018-01-11	3	3rd	6 11 12 27
2018-01-08	2	3rd	5 10 12 21
2018-01-06	7	2nd	2 12 19 21
2017-12-30	5	2nd	3 12 13 15
2017-12-25	6	3rd	5 6 12 23
2017-12-19	21	3rd	8 11 12 27
2017-11-28	6	3rd	1 6 12 14
2017-11-22	15	2nd	5 12 22 27
2017-11-07	3	1st	12 22 25 26
2017-11-04	6	4th	1 4 11 12
2017-10-29	3	2nd	4 12 16 22
2017-10-26	2	1st	12 20 21 23
2017-10-24	2	3rd	1 10 12 23
2017-10-21	5	2nd	8 12 21 26
2017-10-16	2	3rd	1 4 12 19
2017-10-14	12	3rd	2 9 12 28
2017-10-02	1	1st	12 21 22 24
2017-09-30	6	3rd	7 9 12 28
2017-09-24	1	2nd	1 12 13 23
2017-09-23	1	3rd	4 10 12 28
2017-09-22	24	2nd	11 12 26 28
2017-08-29	7	1st	12 14 25 26
2017-08-22	3	3rd	4 6 12 23
2017-08-19	3	2nd	9 12 18 28
2017-08-16	3	4th	7 9 11 12
2017-08-13	7	2nd	6 12 18 27
2017-08-06	1	1st	12 16 17 22
2017-08-05	6	2nd	8 12 16 23
2017-07-30	5	3rd	1 9 12 18
2017-07-25	31	2nd	3 12 17 19
2017-06-24	10	1st	12 15 19 27
2017-06-14	14	3rd	2 7 12 15
2017-05-31	6	1st	12 21 22 27
2017-05-25	10	3rd	5 7 12 19
2017-05-15	5	3rd	4 8 12 13
2017-05-10	6	3rd	4 11 12 24
2017-05-04	3	2nd	2 12 14 18
2017-05-01	6	2nd	10 12 15 19
2017-04-25	2	1st	12 16 20 28
2017-04-23	12	1st	12 15 23 27
2017-04-11	1	2nd	3 12 15 22
2017-04-10	2	4th	1 3 10 12
2017-04-08	9	1st	12 20 22 25
2017-03-30	9	2nd	8 12 25 27
2017-03-21	5	4th	3 5 9 12
2017-03-16	2	3rd	5 7 12 13
2017-03-14	2	1st	12 20 21 22
2017-03-12	5	2nd	8 12 20 24
2017-03-07	11	3rd	5 9 12 23
2017-02-24	11	2nd	8 12 13 26
2017-02-13	5	2nd	9 12 13 16
2017-02-08	9	3rd	10 11 12 21
2017-01-30	2	2nd	5 12 13 18
2017-01-28	3	2nd	5 12 15 27
2017-01-25	1	1st	12 16 18 26
2017-01-24	2	1st	12 16 23 26
2017-01-22	1	3rd	3 7 12 15
2017-01-21	1	2nd	5 12 21 23
2017-01-20	2	1st	12 15 24 28
2017-01-18	9	1st	12 14 19 28
2017-01-09	5	2nd	2 12 23 25
2017-01-04	1	2nd	7 12 13 24
2017-01-03	2	3rd	4 11 12 13
2017-01-01	2	2nd	6 12 14 22
2016-12-30	5	2nd	10 12 14 16
2016-12-25	15	1st	12 22 24 25
2016-12-10	2	2nd	10 12 21 22
2016-12-08	7	3rd	4 11 12 27
2016-12-01	5	1st	12 20 22 24
2016-11-26	3	4th	3 4 7 12
2016-11-23	—	2nd	1 12 17 22