2d6 = 12
Rolling 2 dice, 1 of the 36 outcomes adds up to 12 — a 2.78% chance.
Probability
2.78%
Ways for each sum
- Ways to roll it
- 1 / 36
- Probability
- 2.78%
- One roll in
- 36
- This or higher
- 2.78%
- This or lower
- 100%
- Average sum
- 7
Nearby sums
Rolls with similar odds
A different number of dice can land on much the same chance.
How to read this
- Two dice do not land evenly. There are six ways to make 7 and only one way to make 2.
- The more dice, the tighter the middle. With six dice almost everything lands near 21, while 6 or 36 turns up about once in 47,000 rolls.
- The average sum is 3.5 per die, because one die averages 3.5.
- Rare is not never — but nor is it due. Roll two dice thirty-six times and there is still roughly a 36% chance you never see a 2.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What are the odds of rolling 12 on 2 dice?
2.78% — 1 of 36 possible rolls, or roughly one roll in 36.
Q. How often do I roll 12 or more?
2.78% of the time. Rolling 12 or less happens 100% of the time.
Q. What is the most likely sum with this many dice?
Something near the average of 7. 9 sums come up more often than 12.
Q. Will it definitely turn up if I keep rolling?
No. Each roll is independent of the last. One in 36 is a long-run average, not a schedule.