Number 13

In Palmetto Cash 5 under the 5/38 · Apr 2010 – Mar 2024 rules — 2,502 draws, 5 from 1–38 (an earlier era).

335times drawn · chance expected 329 +0.34σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

7.4average wait between appearances · chance says 7.6

35longest completed wait · 94% chance of one at least that long

13 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 335 times in 2,502 draws against 329.2 expected, +0.34σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 13, draw by draw

Drawn 335 times in 2,502 draws · average wait 7.4 draws · longest completed wait 35 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 smallest71 · chance 64.2
2nd smallest144 · chance 140.0
3rd smallest104 · chance 100.4
4th smallest15 · chance 27.9
5th smallest1 · chance 2.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 36.2 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

24 18 21 23 36 15

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 37 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 38. 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
2024-03-17	1	4th	2 4 9 13 20
2024-03-16	5	3rd	8 11 13 18 37
2024-03-11	2	3rd	1 11 13 21 28
2024-03-09	25	2nd	8

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 5/38 tonight whatever it did last week.

2023-09-26	7	1st	13 18 23 27 36
2023-09-19	4	1st	13 15 26 32 35
2023-09-15	4	2nd	4 13 19 27 34
2023-09-11	2	2nd	5 13 19 23 37
2023-09-09	4	1st	13 20 29 33 34
2023-09-05	4	1st	13 15 22 25 32
2023-09-01	5	2nd	9 13 16 19 37
2023-08-27	10	3rd	1 3 13 18 22
2023-08-17	27	3rd	8 12 13 26 32
2023-07-21	2	1st	13 18 20 33 38
2023-07-19	8	1st	13 15 19 23 30
2023-07-11	35	2nd	7 13 18 20 30
2023-06-06	1	1st	13 25 29 33 37
2023-06-05	2	3rd	2 12 13 27 33
2023-06-03	9	3rd	4 5 13 29 31
2023-05-25	21	1st	13 14 15 29 38
2023-05-04	1	3rd	2 11 13 18 36
2023-05-03	10	3rd	1 12 13 17 24
2023-04-23	13	2nd	9 13 32 33 37
2023-04-10	6	3rd	1 5 13 27 28
2023-04-04	1	2nd	5 13 27 31 34
2023-04-03	7	2nd	8 13 23 32 34
2023-03-27	10	2nd	11 13 16 17 37
2023-03-17	1	4th	4 5 8 13 35
2023-03-16	7	1st	13 22 25 33 38
2023-03-09	6	2nd	7 13 25 28 36
2023-03-03	9	3rd	2 7 13 20 30
2023-02-22	4	2nd	3 13 19 30 34
2023-02-18	10	1st	13 14 15 22 34
2023-02-08	5	3rd	2 9 13 14 36
2023-02-03	3	2nd	4 13 15 27 33
2023-01-31	5	2nd	1 13 15 22 34
2023-01-26	17	2nd	1 13 22 24 32
2023-01-09	6	3rd	1 5 13 22 38
2023-01-03	12	3rd	11 12 13 26 27
2015-12-22	8	3rd	1 3 13 24 26
2015-12-14	4	2nd	12 13 16 18 21
2015-12-10	2	3rd	4 10 13 17 26
2015-12-08	7	3rd	2 6 13 29 33
2015-12-01	27	4th	2 5 12 13 33
2015-11-04	6	2nd	4 13 14 26 34
2015-10-29	5	4th	2 8 9 13 21
2015-10-24	1	1st	13 21 25 34 38
2015-10-23	9	3rd	2 10 13 25 27
2015-10-14	8	3rd	4 12 13 17 38
2015-10-06	1	1st	13 24 26 27 32
2015-10-05	1	4th	2 7 12 13 33
2015-10-04	6	2nd	4 13 17 25 29
2015-09-28	2	2nd	5 13 15 22 27
2015-09-26	31	3rd	2 9 13 17 34
2015-08-26	4	2nd	3 13 25 36 38
2015-08-22	12	3rd	5 10 13 19 22
2015-08-10	8	1st	13 22 23 28 32
2015-08-02	2	2nd	12 13 16 35 37
2015-07-31	4	2nd	4 13 14 17 27
2015-07-27	18	2nd	5 13 20 24 38
2015-07-09	7	2nd	2 13 24 36 38
2015-07-02	8	1st	13 21 24 34 38
2015-06-24	10	1st	13 16 22 24 31
2015-06-14	2	1st	13 16 24 33 34
2015-06-12	7	1st	13 15 17 28 36
2015-06-05	11	1st	13 19 26 34 37
2015-05-25	13	3rd	5 6 13 25 34
2015-05-12	2	2nd	6 13 16 20 31
2015-05-10	10	3rd	10 11 13 14 36
2015-04-30	5	2nd	8 13 17 27 37
2015-04-25	1	2nd	11 13 14 18 21
2015-04-24	5	2nd	4 13 20 21 34
2015-04-19	10	1st	13 16 17 29 37
2015-04-09	10	5th	1 3 4 12 13
2015-03-30	10	2nd	4 13 24 27 31
2015-03-20	6	2nd	3 13 14 20 22
2015-03-14	17	2nd	4 13 18 31 34
2015-02-25	1	3rd	8 11 13 25 32
2015-02-24	1	2nd	7 13 15 25 35
2015-02-23	1	1st	13 22 29 32 35
2015-02-22	4	2nd	8 13 21 25 38
2015-02-18	6	1st	13 22 24 30 33
2015-02-12	10	3rd	3 7 13 17 18
2015-02-02	1	2nd	11 13 28 33 34
2015-02-01	4	1st	13 17 21 23 35
2015-01-28	5	3rd	8 11 13 23 34
2015-01-23	16	2nd	5 13 16 29 35
2015-01-07	4	2nd	8 13 15 17 30
2015-01-03	11	2nd	6 13 23 24 31
2014-12-23	3	3rd	4 9 13 23 33
2014-12-20	3	3rd	9 12 13 18 31
2014-12-17	33	3rd	3 7 13 17 33
2014-11-14	3	2nd	11 13 15 18 36
2014-11-11	6	2nd	3 13 17 24 36
2014-11-05	4	2nd	3 13 25 34 36
2014-11-01	5	3rd	10 11 13 24 31
2014-10-27	9	2nd	12 13 17 25 29
2014-10-18	2	3rd	9 12 13 21 33
2014-10-16	18	3rd	2 7 13 14 21
2014-09-28	2	2nd	9 13 17 20 27
2014-09-26	6	4th	4 9 11 13 36
2014-09-20	6	1st	13 18 24 29 37
2014-09-14	1	3rd	4 9 13 15 16
2014-09-13	7	2nd	8 13 20 24 33
2014-09-06	5	2nd	12 13 22 34 37
2014-09-01	2	2nd	8 13 27 30 38
2014-08-30	1	2nd	3 13 24 36 37
2014-08-29	3	2nd	7 13 19 20 28
2014-08-26	1	3rd	1 6 13 16 18
2014-08-25	2	1st	13 15 23 35 36
2014-08-23	2	2nd	7 13 17 19 34
2014-08-21	13	2nd	6 13 16 24 37
2014-08-08	4	2nd	8 13 26 27 33
2014-08-04	4	3rd	7 10 13 14 37
2014-07-31	9	3rd	8 9 13 15 25
2014-07-22	1	2nd	11 13 14 22 28
2014-07-21	4	2nd	3 13 21 22 24
2014-07-17	2	3rd	3 4 13 26 28
2014-07-15	3	2nd	6 13 26 30 32
2014-07-12	3	1st	13 16 28 31 32
2014-07-09	1	1st	13 31 32 33 38
2014-07-08	11	2nd	6 13 15 25 27
2014-06-27	5	1st	13 14 18 19 25
2014-06-22	14	3rd	3 9 13 26 31
2014-06-08	6	2nd	4 13 15 21 35
2014-06-02	18	2nd	9 13 26 30 35
2014-05-15	7	2nd	11 13 24 31 35
2014-05-08	1	3rd	2 5 13 15 21
2014-05-07	10	3rd	9 12 13 24 29
2014-04-27	4	1st	13 26 32 33 36
2014-04-23	2	3rd	1 11 13 21 26
2014-04-21	9	3rd	3 8 13 23 35
2014-04-12	1	1st	13 26 27 30 38
2014-04-11	2	1st	13 16 19 32 37
2014-04-09	8	1st	13 16 21 22 30
2014-04-01	2	2nd	2 13 25 31 36
2014-03-30	9	4th	1 3 8 13 14
2014-03-21	2	3rd	8 10 13 19 33
2014-03-19	1	1st	13 17 28 32 36
2014-03-18	1	2nd	1 13 22 29 36
2014-03-17	1	3rd	5 9 13 19 33
2014-03-16	28	2nd	7 13 32 36 38
2014-02-16	34	1st	13 19 26 31 36
2014-01-13	15	2nd	4 13 18 20 29
2013-12-29	4	2nd	2 13 35 36 37
2013-12-25	21	3rd	3 4 13 21 23
2013-12-04	9	3rd	8 11 13 24 33
2013-11-25	14	1st	13 15 22 24 35
2013-11-11	18	3rd	7 12 13 14 30
2013-10-24	1	3rd	2 4 13 15 29
2013-10-23	5	1st	13 15 25 27 33
2013-10-18	3	2nd	11 13 14 23 30
2013-10-15	12	3rd	7 9 13 30 33
2013-10-03	5	2nd	7 13 18 26 35
2013-09-28	4	4th	1 4 5 13 19
2013-09-24	3	1st	13 19 25 32 35
2013-09-21	12	2nd	11 13 21 28 29
2013-09-09	11	2nd	7 13 22 24 31
2013-08-29	5	2nd	4 13 16 19 34
2013-08-24	13	1st	13 15 18 20 32
2013-08-11	5	3rd	6 11 13 17 31
2013-08-06	3	2nd	12 13 17 21 24
2013-08-03	8	1st	13 15 19 24 26
2013-07-26	1	1st	13 15 21 29 37
2013-07-25	1	1st	13 14 18 21 37
2013-07-24	17	3rd	5 10 13 23 37
2013-07-07	1	3rd	1 8 13 14 22
2013-07-06	1	3rd	11 12 13 31 36
2013-07-05	5	2nd	7 13 19 21 28
2013-06-30	6	2nd	3 13 21 25 36
2013-06-24	4	2nd	2 13 22 30 38
2013-06-20	3	2nd	11 13 24 25 28
2013-06-17	14	3rd	8 10 13 32 35
2013-06-03	1	3rd	6 12 13 28 32
2013-06-02	7	3rd	8 9 13 24 37
2013-05-26	10	3rd	2 9 13 28 31
2013-05-16	14	3rd	7 9 13 20 23
2013-05-02	16	3rd	7 8 13 25 27
2013-04-16	28	2nd	3 13 15 23 36
2013-03-19	15	3rd	5 9 13 37 38
2013-03-04	2	2nd	3 13 29 31 36
2013-03-02	3	2nd	11 13 14 27 37
2013-02-27	13	3rd	1 6 13 23 37
2013-02-14	6	2nd	7 13 19 23 26
2013-02-08	1	2nd	2 13 15 19 35
2013-02-07	6	1st	13 16 26 36 38
2013-02-01	2	4th	2 9 10 13 30
2013-01-30	2	3rd	9 12 13 22 34
2013-01-28	4	2nd	4 13 22 26 27
2013-01-24	2	2nd	5 13 18 31 32
2013-01-22	13	3rd	6 9 13 16 24
2013-01-09	2	2nd	10 13 21 23 25
2013-01-07	21	3rd	3 8 13 32 36
2012-12-17	3	3rd	2 10 13 17 30
2012-12-14	2	4th	2 5 7 13 37
2012-12-12	6	3rd	6 10 13 31 35
2012-12-06	6	2nd	11 13 18 21 36
2012-11-30	7	1st	13 16 29 31 37
2012-11-23	13	4th	1 3 4 13 18
2012-11-10	8	2nd	6 13 22 23 37
2012-11-02	2	2nd	8 13 16 21 38
2012-10-31	14	2nd	2 13 31 32 35
2012-10-17	1	3rd	7 10 13 29 30
2012-10-16	5	2nd	8 13 23 28 37
2012-10-11	17	1st	13 14 23 28 38
2012-09-24	2	3rd	1 2 13 18 32
2012-09-22	6	3rd	7 8 13 32 33
2012-09-16	2	2nd	9 13 15 26 27
2012-09-14	9	3rd	2 6 13 20 25
2012-09-05	1	2nd	10 13 16 23 29
2012-09-04	1	3rd	6 12 13 17 23
2012-09-03	2	3rd	7 11 13 26 27
2012-09-01	2	3rd	8 10 13 17 19
2012-08-30	9	2nd	1 13 23 29 34
2012-08-21	3	3rd	8 9 13 15 32
2012-08-18	14	3rd	10 11 13 15 30
2012-08-04	3	2nd	7 13 31 33 38
2012-08-01	2	2nd	7 13 16 19 28
2012-07-30	1	2nd	4 13 28 30 35
2012-07-29	3	2nd	1 13 15 19 33
2012-07-26	4	3rd	6 12 13 19 35
2012-07-22	11	2nd	9 13 19 20 23
2012-07-11	13	3rd	10 12 13 16 19
2012-06-28	8	2nd	3 13 16 17 22
2012-06-20	1	2nd	2 13 15 17 22
2012-06-19	10	1st	13 18 22 26 34
2012-06-09	6	4th	4 7 9 13 29
2012-06-03	15	3rd	4 11 13 14 32
2012-05-19	10	1st	13 18 32 35 36
2012-05-09	17	1st	13 18 21 22 27
2012-04-22	10	2nd	12 13 17 18 33
2012-04-12	3	2nd	10 13 21 30 34
2012-04-09	3	3rd	8 11 13 15 37
2012-04-06	4	3rd	4 9 13 15 27
2012-04-02	17	3rd	2 11 13 18 22
2012-03-16	7	2nd	11 13 19 28 34
2012-03-09	21	3rd	6 10 13 26 29
2012-02-17	3	2nd	8 13 18 21 36
2012-02-14	5	1st	13 14 23 29 30
2012-02-09	5	2nd	4 13 28 34 38
2012-02-04	4	2nd	8 13 15 33 34
2012-01-31	7	2nd	9 13 16 33 37
2012-01-24	2	3rd	3 10 13 18 24
2012-01-22	3	1st	13 17 22 31 37
2012-01-19	6	1st	13 25 36 37 38
2012-01-13	7	2nd	8 13 15 25 36
2012-01-06	18	2nd	10 13 21 23 36
2011-12-19	12	2nd	11 13 28 29 35
2011-12-07	6	2nd	5 13 17 29 32
2011-12-01	4	2nd	6 13 19 23 26
2011-11-27	1	3rd	1 2 13 32 35
2011-11-26	3	2nd	8 13 18 32 36
2011-11-23	2	3rd	6 11 13 19 24
2011-11-21	1	1st	13 16 23 34 36
2011-11-20	3	2nd	4 13 21 22 38
2011-11-17	2	1st	13 21 29 30 38
2011-11-15	9	1st	13 18 27 35 36
2011-11-06	10	2nd	5 13 19 28 31
2011-10-27	3	2nd	4 13 14 18 27
2011-10-24	1	1st	13 16 24 26 29
2011-10-23	2	2nd	5 13 16 25 28
2011-10-21	18	1st	13 22 24 29 32
2011-10-03	7	3rd	9 10 13 35 38
2011-09-26	8	3rd	5 11 13 16 20
2011-09-18	4	2nd	10 13 15 24 31
2011-09-14	15	2nd	6 13 16 31 36
2011-08-30	3	2nd	7 13 19 24 31
2011-08-27	8	1st	13 16 18 24 38
2011-08-19	5	2nd	10 13 27 28 32
2011-08-14	12	1st	13 23 24 26 36
2011-08-02	12	3rd	7 8 13 30 37
2011-07-21	21	1st	13 18 23 24 33
2011-06-30	8	2nd	1 13 21 35 38
2011-06-22	1	2nd	2 13 16 20 23
2011-06-21	1	3rd	8 10 13 14 33
2011-06-20	6	2nd	2 13 25 34 36
2011-06-14	20	3rd	11 12 13 28 33
2011-05-25	22	3rd	1 5 13 21 25
2011-05-03	6	2nd	11 13 16 32 36
2011-04-27	25	3rd	1 5 13 19 33
2011-04-02	2	3rd	7 12 13 29 38
2011-03-31	2	1st	13 21 30 32 38
2011-03-29	15	1st	13 16 20 23 31
2011-03-14	1	2nd	1 13 16 35 36
2011-03-13	2	2nd	7 13 19 20 25
2011-03-11	3	3rd	8 9 13 19 20
2011-03-08	15	1st	13 17 21 28 31
2011-02-21	4	1st	13 15 24 29 35
2011-02-17	16	2nd	12 13 15 23 29
2011-02-01	4	2nd	2 13 18 23 31
2011-01-28	7	3rd	10 11 13 28 38
2011-01-21	15	2nd	10 13 14 27 36
2011-01-06	18	2nd	4 13 20 29 31
2010-12-19	2	1st	13 16 24 29 38
2010-12-17	2	1st	13 20 24 31 37
2010-12-15	1	2nd	5 13 14 18 21
2010-12-14	7	2nd	10 13 21 31 32
2010-12-07	20	3rd	8 11 13 20 25
2010-11-15	6	2nd	4 13 27 29 30
2010-11-08	1	3rd	1 10 13 15 29
2010-11-06	19	2nd	11 13 16 22 27
2010-10-15	6	1st	13 23 26 28 37
2010-10-08	10	2nd	6 13 27 29 35
2010-09-27	9	4th	3 9 12 13 21
2010-09-16	12	4th	3 7 8 13 31
2010-09-02	14	3rd	10 11 13 20 22
2010-08-17	7	3rd	5 9 13 23 25
2010-08-09	7	3rd	4 10 13 21 33
2010-07-31	16	2nd	10 13 18 21 31
2010-07-13	13	3rd	4 5 13 23 35
2010-06-28	27	2nd	5 13 15 18 23
2010-05-27	7	2nd	2 13 21 34 37
2010-05-19	2	2nd	7 13 16 24 37
2010-05-17	1	2nd	8 13 23 34 36
2010-05-15	—	2nd	6 13 24 31 34