Number 13

In Cash 5 under the 5/39 · Apr 2010 – May 2016 rules — 2,219 draws, 5 from 1–39 (an earlier era).

291times drawn · chance expected 284 +0.41σ

7draws waiting · a wait this long: 44% for any number

7.6average wait between appearances · chance says 7.8

41longest completed wait · 70% chance of one at least that long

13 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 291 times in 2,219 draws against 284.5 expected, +0.41σ. Each draw is independent: after 7 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 13, draw by draw

Drawn 291 times in 2,219 draws · average wait 7.6 draws · longest completed wait 41 · waiting 7 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 smallest54 · chance 58.9
2nd smallest122 · chance 123.0
3rd smallest95 · chance 84.6
4th smallest20 · chance 22.5
5th smallest0 · chance 2.0

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 30.6 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

33 4 1 25 34 24

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
2016-05-09	1	2nd	1 13 17 18 36
2016-05-08	1	3rd	6 8 13 20 24
2016-05-07	1	2nd	5 13 16 25 29
2016-05-06	5	2nd	7 13 32

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.

2015-10-29	22	2nd	7 13 22 25 34
2015-10-07	19	2nd	12 13 15 20 33
2015-09-18	10	2nd	4 13 15 35 37
2015-09-08	3	1st	13 17 22 28 31
2015-09-05	33	1st	13 22 25 31 37
2015-08-03	4	3rd	2 7 13 34 38
2015-07-30	3	1st	13 15 20 25 38
2015-07-27	4	2nd	3 13 14 35 37
2015-07-23	11	4th	1 7 8 13 22
2015-07-12	2	1st	13 17 18 19 34
2015-07-10	13	2nd	11 13 14 35 36
2015-06-27	21	2nd	8 13 14 30 35
2015-06-06	10	2nd	4 13 15 23 26
2015-05-27	6	2nd	3 13 17 26 32
2015-05-21	7	4th	4 8 12 13 35
2015-05-14	13	1st	13 17 18 19 35
2015-04-30	1	2nd	6 13 22 30 32
2015-04-29	2	3rd	2 9 13 18 33
2015-04-27	5	2nd	1 13 23 27 32
2015-04-22	1	3rd	9 12 13 15 38
2015-04-21	5	1st	13 16 27 29 32
2015-04-16	7	1st	13 22 25 26 35
2015-04-09	1	2nd	9 13 16 23 36
2015-04-08	1	2nd	12 13 23 24 37
2015-04-07	2	3rd	1 7 13 31 33
2015-04-05	3	2nd	6 13 28 29 30
2015-04-02	14	2nd	6 13 16 34 39
2015-03-19	5	3rd	5 12 13 23 33
2015-03-14	10	3rd	4 12 13 31 35
2015-03-04	6	2nd	12 13 16 21 29
2015-02-26	12	1st	13 16 26 27 31
2015-02-14	2	3rd	1 11 13 18 39
2015-02-12	7	2nd	9 13 25 26 30
2015-02-05	8	3rd	11 12 13 31 38
2015-01-28	1	2nd	8 13 20 30 33
2015-01-27	6	3rd	5 6 13 23 28
2015-01-21	2	3rd	3 11 13 20 26
2015-01-19	19	1st	13 22 24 29 37
2014-12-31	20	3rd	1 3 13 22 23
2014-12-11	1	3rd	2 9 13 23 33
2014-12-10	8	3rd	10 12 13 19 33
2014-12-02	2	3rd	4 9 13 23 38
2014-11-30	27	3rd	2 11 13 19 21
2014-11-03	4	1st	13 14 15 19 20
2014-10-30	2	1st	13 15 21 25 27
2014-10-28	2	2nd	3 13 20 21 36
2014-10-26	6	3rd	2 8 13 18 26
2014-10-20	6	2nd	12 13 18 20 23
2014-10-14	5	3rd	3 5 13 18 23
2014-10-09	1	3rd	4 12 13 14 34
2014-10-08	15	2nd	12 13 24 25 35
2014-09-23	5	3rd	10 12 13 33 35
2014-09-18	12	3rd	1 6 13 17 31
2014-09-06	11	2nd	5 13 15 21 27
2014-08-26	1	3rd	4 9 13 29 39
2014-08-25	12	3rd	2 9 13 22 35
2014-08-13	1	3rd	5 7 13 27 31
2014-08-12	1	2nd	1 13 18 25 34
2014-08-11	3	1st	13 18 23 25 35
2014-08-08	10	2nd	5 13 21 24 33
2014-07-29	13	2nd	2 13 15 25 36
2014-07-16	8	1st	13 21 27 28 34
2014-07-08	18	2nd	8 13 24 27 39
2014-06-20	2	3rd	4 11 13 32 38
2014-06-18	1	1st	13 22 26 29 36
2014-06-17	16	3rd	8 12 13 20 22
2014-06-01	1	2nd	4 13 21 36 38
2014-05-31	4	1st	13 24 25 28 32
2014-05-27	5	4th	1 3 8 13 36
2014-05-22	15	2nd	8 13 15 32 37
2014-05-07	7	3rd	9 12 13 21 23
2014-04-30	3	1st	13 16 20 34 35
2014-04-27	3	1st	13 16 20 28 39
2014-04-24	1	1st	13 19 20 21 33
2014-04-23	5	2nd	9 13 15 33 34
2014-04-18	1	3rd	2 7 13 15 34
2014-04-17	1	3rd	2 10 13 25 37
2014-04-16	7	3rd	3 11 13 23 32
2014-04-09	5	1st	13 18 20 21 36
2014-04-04	1	3rd	8 9 13 27 30
2014-04-03	4	2nd	6 13 17 23 32
2014-03-30	9	2nd	2 13 17 31 39
2014-03-21	1	3rd	7 10 13 21 37
2014-03-20	2	2nd	5 13 24 25 30
2014-03-18	13	2nd	1 13 29 35 36
2014-03-05	15	3rd	2 4 13 27 34
2014-02-18	7	3rd	8 12 13 19 24
2014-02-11	11	1st	13 20 21 23 24
2014-01-31	5	2nd	3 13 23 27 28
2014-01-26	17	2nd	9 13 17 26 30
2014-01-09	16	3rd	1 12 13 16 34
2013-12-24	12	2nd	5 13 18 27 28
2013-12-12	6	2nd	12 13 18 30 33
2013-12-06	11	2nd	12 13 19 35 36
2013-11-25	7	2nd	5 13 14 21 31
2013-11-18	3	3rd	4 11 13 27 34
2013-11-15	6	3rd	7 8 13 35 37
2013-11-09	36	3rd	3 5 13 17 22
2013-10-03	3	3rd	8 11 13 25 37
2013-09-30	10	1st	13 15 19 28 36
2013-09-20	15	4th	2 7 10 13 35
2013-09-05	9	1st	13 20 26 32 34
2013-08-27	3	3rd	6 8 13 18 32
2013-08-24	1	2nd	9 13 23 29 37
2013-08-23	11	3rd	6 7 13 33 35
2013-08-12	6	2nd	8 13 20 23 35
2013-08-06	1	2nd	6 13 29 33 38
2013-08-05	5	4th	1 7 8 13 21
2013-07-31	2	3rd	8 11 13 22 36
2013-07-29	4	3rd	6 12 13 34 36
2013-07-25	11	1st	13 14 17 19 38
2013-07-14	2	2nd	1 13 15 25 36
2013-07-12	4	2nd	10 13 19 25 33
2013-07-08	15	2nd	12 13 21 25 33
2013-06-23	7	2nd	6 13 22 33 38
2013-06-16	12	1st	13 21 22 27 34
2013-06-04	3	1st	13 23 24 35 38
2013-06-01	3	2nd	1 13 22 26 32
2013-05-29	14	3rd	1 5 13 19 22
2013-05-15	3	2nd	4 13 27 28 34
2013-05-12	8	2nd	8 13 28 31 36
2013-05-04	5	3rd	4 12 13 22 27
2013-04-29	17	3rd	4 5 13 24 36
2013-04-12	1	3rd	4 7 13 34 37
2013-04-11	7	2nd	3 13 27 30 35
2013-04-04	5	3rd	2 9 13 28 34
2013-03-30	6	2nd	5 13 17 28 37
2013-03-24	7	3rd	6 7 13 14 26
2013-03-17	8	2nd	4 13 16 32 34
2013-03-09	2	2nd	3 13 20 23 31
2013-03-07	6	3rd	4 8 13 16 33
2013-03-01	2	4th	1 2 9 13 15
2013-02-27	27	3rd	5 8 13 32 35
2013-01-31	20	1st	13 25 31 35 38
2013-01-11	8	2nd	3 13 25 26 31
2013-01-03	3	2nd	2 13 15 16 24
2012-12-31	3	2nd	4 13 33 36 39
2012-12-28	3	3rd	2 4 13 14 28
2012-12-25	1	2nd	7 13 20 21 22
2012-12-24	3	2nd	3 13 26 29 31
2012-12-21	7	3rd	3 8 13 16 26
2012-12-14	4	3rd	1 6 13 19 38
2012-12-10	6	3rd	4 7 13 17 25
2012-12-04	20	3rd	4 6 13 16 35
2012-11-14	1	2nd	12 13 22 26 33
2012-11-13	1	2nd	1 13 18 24 26
2012-11-12	2	3rd	4 12 13 30 34
2012-11-10	3	4th	1 5 8 13 33
2012-11-07	7	2nd	11 13 15 24 39
2012-10-31	4	2nd	7 13 15 19 32
2012-10-27	3	3rd	9 11 13 19 38
2012-10-24	1	2nd	12 13 17 25 35
2012-10-23	2	3rd	7 12 13 32 34
2012-10-21	3	3rd	1 2 13 26 38
2012-10-18	2	1st	13 22 25 32 33
2012-10-16	10	2nd	4 13 14 32 36
2012-10-06	5	2nd	11 13 19 24 27
2012-10-01	16	2nd	10 13 15 28 34
2012-09-15	4	1st	13 19 24 25 30
2012-09-11	15	2nd	2 13 15 21 30
2012-08-27	1	2nd	4 13 23 29 33
2012-08-26	3	2nd	2 13 14 33 38
2012-08-23	11	2nd	9 13 17 27 38
2012-08-12	4	1st	13 22 27 29 30
2012-08-08	4	2nd	1 13 23 33 35
2012-08-04	8	3rd	8 9 13 22 23
2012-07-27	2	2nd	8 13 21 23 38
2012-07-25	15	2nd	5 13 19 30 35
2012-07-10	5	2nd	5 13 24 29 37
2012-07-05	4	2nd	10 13 18 25 27
2012-07-01	12	2nd	7 13 14 33 39
2012-06-18	2	3rd	8 11 13 23 28
2012-06-16	36	1st	13 26 28 32 38
2012-05-08	12	2nd	7 13 14 35 38
2012-04-26	11	3rd	1 11 13 23 27
2012-04-15	4	2nd	12 13 24 28 32
2012-04-11	8	1st	13 14 18 33 34
2012-04-03	8	1st	13 14 16 26 30
2012-03-26	6	2nd	12 13 28 36 38
2012-03-20	18	3rd	9 10 13 20 34
2012-03-02	7	4th	1 9 12 13 14
2012-02-24	5	2nd	4 13 21 25 27
2012-02-19	24	1st	13 16 31 32 37
2012-01-26	13	2nd	6 13 23 25 29
2012-01-13	1	1st	13 17 21 29 30
2012-01-12	8	4th	6 10 12 13 37
2012-01-04	22	2nd	9 13 29 32 34
2011-12-13	29	2nd	7 13 18 26 33
2011-11-14	6	4th	6 10 11 13 39
2011-11-08	8	2nd	10 13 20 36 37
2011-10-31	6	2nd	6 13 17 31 36
2011-10-25	12	3rd	1 2 13 25 33
2011-10-11	3	2nd	11 13 18 26 27
2011-10-08	6	2nd	8 13 19 25 31
2011-10-02	18	1st	13 15 24 36 37
2011-09-14	9	2nd	4 13 14 22 33
2011-09-05	2	2nd	7 13 19 20 38
2011-09-03	6	3rd	1 3 13 24 38
2011-08-28	1	1st	13 17 19 26 35
2011-08-26	15	2nd	7 13 14 16 34
2011-08-09	2	1st	13 19 20 24 30
2011-08-07	5	2nd	4 13 16 24 28
2011-08-02	1	1st	13 17 25 26 30
2011-08-01	12	2nd	10 13 33 38 39
2011-07-20	3	2nd	9 13 19 29 33
2011-07-17	15	3rd	1 6 13 16 23
2011-07-02	19	3rd	1 2 13 24 30
2011-06-13	6	4th	1 4 6 13 33
2011-06-07	6	2nd	7 13 18 24 33
2011-06-01	2	4th	6 7 8 13 21
2011-05-30	24	3rd	3 9 13 30 34
2011-05-06	6	3rd	4 12 13 15 36
2011-04-30	11	3rd	1 12 13 17 35
2011-04-19	8	3rd	6 10 13 19 39
2011-04-10	14	3rd	3 6 13 25 33
2011-03-27	41	4th	1 4 11 13 26
2011-02-14	2	2nd	4 13 20 22 38
2011-02-12	3	3rd	1 5 13 17 18
2011-02-09	4	3rd	10 12 13 34 37
2011-02-05	6	2nd	2 13 17 22 23
2011-01-29	2	3rd	1 6 13 16 32
2011-01-27	29	2nd	4 13 20 24 26
2010-12-29	6	1st	13 14 19 28 33
2010-12-23	2	3rd	1 3 13 30 38
2010-12-21	2	1st	13 14 17 22 29
2010-12-19	6	2nd	2 13 18 25 27
2010-12-13	8	3rd	2 3 13 18 34
2010-12-05	8	3rd	1 9 13 27 30
2010-11-27	4	3rd	3 4 13 14 24
2010-11-23	18	2nd	11 13 18 35 38
2010-11-05	16	3rd	5 8 13 23 31
2010-10-20	2	2nd	2 13 16 29 30
2010-10-18	15	3rd	8 9 13 24 35
2010-10-03	1	4th	3 5 6 13 30
2010-10-02	7	4th	2 4 7 13 15
2010-09-25	1	1st	13 16 21 34 37
2010-09-24	3	4th	3 6 7 13 18
2010-09-21	3	2nd	9 13 15 33 37
2010-09-18	2	2nd	7 13 14 20 24
2010-09-16	16	1st	13 17 32 37 39
2010-08-31	2	2nd	1 13 16 21 29
2010-08-29	4	4th	4 5 9 13 37
2010-08-25	5	3rd	3 11 13 27 39
2010-08-20	1	1st	13 20 31 34 39
2010-08-19	1	2nd	6 13 14 19 30
2010-08-18	2	1st	13 18 25 36 38
2010-08-16	11	2nd	9 13 16 17 29
2010-08-05	1	1st	13 17 34 38 39
2010-08-04	2	3rd	2 3 13 17 33
2010-08-02	5	4th	3 5 7 13 15
2010-07-28	6	4th	3 6 9 13 31
2010-07-22	3	2nd	9 13 17 24 26
2010-07-19	12	2nd	5 13 20 27 30
2010-07-07	2	1st	13 17 25 26 30
2010-07-05	7	3rd	7 11 13 14 21
2010-06-28	3	2nd	3 13 18 24 26
2010-06-25	17	2nd	2 13 14 20 35
2010-06-08	3	2nd	11 13 17 24 27
2010-06-05	1	3rd	5 8 13 24 33
2010-06-04	16	2nd	2 13 21 24 36
2010-05-19	4	3rd	9 10 13 22 38
2010-05-15	11	2nd	6 13 16 25 31
2010-05-04	15	3rd	1 4 13 31 34
2010-04-19	1	2nd	6 13 19 21 29
2010-04-18	1	4th	4 7 12 13 32
2010-04-17	2	2nd	12 13 17 20 26
2010-04-15	—	1st	13 24 30 32 35