Number 16

In Mega-Sena under the 6/60 · since Mar 1996 rules — 3,064 draws, 6 from 1–60.

317times drawn · chance expected 306 +0.64σ

12draws waiting · a wait this long: 31% for any number

9.6average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

44longest completed wait · 97% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 317 times in 3,064 draws against 306.4 expected, +0.64σ. Each draw is independent: after 12 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 317 times in 3,064 draws · average wait 9.6 draws · longest completed wait 44 · waiting 12 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 16 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 smallest66 · chance 68.8
2nd smallest145 · chance 128.9
3rd smallest82 · chance 88.1
4th smallest23 · chance 27.3
5th smallest1 · chance 3.8
6th smallest0 · chance 0.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.9 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

34 20 35 57 11 24

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 59 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 16 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th most popular of 60. 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 16 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-01	6	1st	16 30 40 47 48 60
2026-08-18	3	1st	16 23 24 33 36 52
2026-08-11	2	3rd	10 11 16 37 42 53
2026-08-06	1	1st	16

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: 16 is drawn with probability 6/60 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-02-04	29	2nd	4 16 34 43 54 57
2024-11-09	3	2nd	13 16 33 43 46 55
2024-11-01	10	1st	16 22 33 34 49 59
2024-10-03	8	3rd	6 11 16 25 28 45
2024-09-14	5	2nd	6 16 22 24 38 50
2024-08-31	6	2nd	10 16 35 46 49 60
2024-08-17	23	2nd	15 16 19 43 44 49
2024-06-22	3	2nd	13 16 17 34 41 47
2024-06-15	5	1st	16 20 30 34 37 45
2024-06-04	12	3rd	1 3 16 18 49 60
2024-05-04	1	3rd	8 15 16 23 42 43
2024-04-30	5	1st	16 25 27 30 42 48
2024-04-18	9	1st	16 17 42 45 52 57
2024-03-26	16	2nd	2 16 22 27 35 47
2024-02-17	4	2nd	9 16 20 47 48 52
2024-02-06	7	2nd	9 16 31 46 47 51
2024-01-20	7	3rd	10 13 16 18 37 54
2024-01-04	2	1st	16 19 43 53 57 58
2023-12-16	33	3rd	4 7 16 35 46 54
2023-09-23	10	2nd	5 16 38 42 43 48
2023-08-29	5	4th	1 9 13 16 52 59
2023-08-16	5	4th	6 9 14 16 42 47
2023-07-29	10	2nd	6 16 23 35 38 49
2023-06-29	2	3rd	2 10 16 32 45 49
2023-06-24	2	1st	16 17 19 22 46 57
2023-06-17	13	3rd	11 14 16 30 32 46
2023-05-06	21	3rd	1 15 16 25 32 36
2023-02-25	11	1st	16 22 29 35 38 49
2023-01-21	31	3rd	3 13 16 25 27 33
2022-10-05	9	2nd	2 16 24 38 43 59
2022-09-08	14	4th	1 5 6 16 22 39
2022-07-23	1	3rd	3 14 16 38 43 45
2022-07-20	2	1st	16 20 21 39 44 55
2022-07-13	10	2nd	5 16 25 32 39 55
2022-06-11	27	2nd	11 16 17 41 46 59
2022-03-16	1	2nd	11 16 31 37 42 51
2022-03-12	1	2nd	3 16 23 41 45 57
2022-03-09	1	3rd	8 11 16 21 32 37
2022-03-05	36	1st	16 17 18 28 35 47
2021-10-30	1	2nd	3 16 17 37 38 53
2021-10-27	11	1st	16 18 38 48 51 60
2021-09-25	18	2nd	9 16 34 36 49 60
2021-07-28	5	2nd	5 16 25 36 42 44
2021-07-10	3	1st	16 30 37 39 40 51
2021-07-01	3	3rd	11 13 16 35 49 50
2021-06-23	3	3rd	13 15 16 20 40 41
2021-06-12	22	2nd	11 16 20 24 39 53
2021-04-03	13	4th	5 9 11 16 43 57
2021-02-17	5	2nd	7 16 19 22 28 55
2021-01-30	7	1st	16 21 28 41 49 51
2021-01-09	2	2nd	9 16 31 41 53 55
2021-01-02	5	3rd	11 13 16 36 53 57
2020-12-10	2	2nd	10 16 27 34 36 57
2020-12-05	17	2nd	2 16 19 31 43 60
2020-10-10	2	1st	16 33 38 46 53 55
2020-10-03	13	2nd	7 16 22 38 55 57
2020-08-22	19	2nd	6 16 18 33 42 57
2020-06-24	3	2nd	15 16 20 38 40 58
2020-06-13	44	2nd	14 16 38 39 41 48
2020-01-21	2	4th	2 4 7 16 30 38
2020-01-15	6	1st	16 23 32 50 52 58
2019-12-19	1	2nd	6 16 22 38 48 52
2019-12-17	9	3rd	10 14 16 30 32 36
2019-11-16	14	1st	16 25 30 40 45 49
2019-10-02	2	2nd	8 16 20 21 31 34
2019-09-26	3	2nd	7 16 37 53 57 59
2019-09-18	2	3rd	4 11 16 22 29 33
2019-09-11	7	3rd	10 11 16 21 46 50
2019-08-17	2	3rd	10 12 16 21 28 38
2019-08-10	14	2nd	2 16 21 42 50 56
2019-06-29	2	1st	16 17 25 47 48 58
2019-06-22	16	2nd	11 16 22 30 34 42
2019-04-27	2	1st	16 18 31 39 42 44
2019-04-20	14	2nd	7 16 21 33 55 60
2019-03-02	2	2nd	13 16 36 53 54 55
2019-02-26	19	2nd	11 16 24 46 54 55
2018-12-20	4	3rd	4 12 16 34 44 49
2018-12-08	10	3rd	11 13 16 24 31 46
2018-11-07	1	1st	16 29 35 43 49 56
2018-11-03	17	2nd	4 16 19 31 33 44
2018-09-12	40	2nd	13 16 26 35 37 39
2018-05-05	13	2nd	14 16 23 30 45 60
2018-03-21	10	1st	16 20 23 29 35 47
2018-02-14	34	1st	16 32 40 46 53 56
2017-10-21	3	2nd	12 16 17 18 34 37
2017-10-14	4	2nd	3 16 28 32 34 37
2017-09-30	1	3rd	1 12 16 17 52 60
2017-09-27	21	2nd	9 16 20 54 57 59
2017-07-22	11	2nd	14 16 19 21 33 55
2017-06-17	2	3rd	9 13 16 17 36 47
2017-06-10	6	2nd	10 16 32 40 42 54
2017-05-20	8	2nd	10 16 21 29 44 55
2017-04-26	3	2nd	12 16 30 52 53 58
2017-04-15	3	3rd	10 15 16 19 28 35
2017-04-05	4	1st	16 17 20 22 38 50
2017-03-22	3	1st	16 29 33 39 42 44
2017-03-11	18	1st	16 18 23 30 32 33
2017-01-11	4	1st	16 17 19 28 45 58
2016-12-24	6	1st	16 23 25 28 30 44
2016-12-07	3	1st	16 27 28 47 59 60
2016-11-26	2	2nd	5 16 19 37 51 56
2016-11-19	1	2nd	12 16 26 40 56 57
2016-11-16	14	2nd	13 16 23 24 32 35
2016-10-05	21	1st	16 23 45 56 58 59
2016-07-30	9	1st	16 18 22 24 34 43
2016-07-02	26	4th	2 3 7 16 27 42
2016-04-09	7	3rd	1 15 16 22 25 43
2016-03-16	8	3rd	6 11 16 19 31 56
2016-02-20	9	2nd	2 16 17 18 41 47
2016-01-23	16	3rd	4 6 16 18 21 38
2015-12-05	9	1st	16 26 35 39 44 45
2015-11-07	23	3rd	6 11 16 23 36 42
2015-08-22	10	2nd	6 16 33 34 45 46
2015-07-22	8	1st	16 18 26 30 31 34
2015-06-27	2	3rd	2 9 16 37 44 58
2015-06-20	2	1st	16 20 35 40 53 60
2015-06-13	6	3rd	3 10 16 23 27 29
2015-05-23	42	2nd	7 16 20 27 36 52
2014-12-31	4	4th	1 5 11 16 20 56
2014-12-13	7	2nd	13 16 27 43 48 58
2014-11-19	6	2nd	7 16 33 42 50 58
2014-10-29	4	2nd	15 16 18 20 22 48
2014-10-15	1	3rd	10 13 16 22 34 60
2014-10-11	4	1st	16 19 20 28 37 60
2014-09-27	42	1st	16 29 34 35 49 51
2014-05-07	24	3rd	5 10 16 44 50 52
2014-02-12	14	2nd	7 16 21 35 36 38
2013-12-21	2	3rd	8 12 16 29 37 58
2013-12-17	8	2nd	4 16 18 31 45 46
2013-11-20	19	3rd	10 12 16 20 32 53
2013-09-14	3	2nd	10 16 28 33 48 53
2013-09-04	1	1st	16 32 36 42 44 48
2013-08-31	12	2nd	10 16 28 47 51 59
2013-07-24	9	1st	16 17 23 42 59 60
2013-06-22	2	5th	1 2 6 9 16 32
2013-06-15	38	3rd	3 4 16 22 36 42
2013-02-02	7	3rd	6 11 16 26 44 53
2013-01-09	1	3rd	2 4 16 33 44 51
2013-01-05	25	2nd	15 16 34 42 46 59
2012-10-10	7	1st	16 24 25 42 45 59
2012-09-15	5	2nd	7 16 29 36 38 50
2012-08-29	17	3rd	2 11 16 18 36 45
2012-07-04	9	2nd	13 16 20 26 39 42
2012-06-02	5	2nd	11 16 24 35 46 50
2012-05-16	7	2nd	1 16 28 39 44 57
2012-04-20	13	3rd	5 13 16 17 27 55
2012-03-07	9	2nd	5 16 24 32 38 46
2012-02-04	2	2nd	2 16 17 25 50 54
2012-01-28	19	3rd	3 15 16 35 37 47
2011-11-23	12	4th	7 10 14 16 54 59
2011-10-13	2	1st	16 35 36 41 52 54
2011-10-05	6	3rd	2 5 16 20 35 43
2011-09-14	1	3rd	4 5 16 18 27 51
2011-09-10	17	3rd	11 14 16 28 34 46
2011-07-16	21	2nd	3 16 23 25 51 56
2011-05-04	2	3rd	6 10 16 20 29 54
2011-04-27	10	2nd	4 16 24 25 30 56
2011-03-23	33	2nd	3 16 17 44 53 60
2010-11-27	36	2nd	10 16 20 26 49 55
2010-07-24	8	1st	16 19 23 28 39 58
2010-06-26	16	3rd	3 11 16 22 25 33
2010-04-30	30	4th	2 3 12 16 37 47
2010-01-16	12	2nd	3 16 19 24 33 60
2009-12-09	2	3rd	5 10 16 21 39 58
2009-12-02	3	3rd	1 8 16 34 36 49
2009-11-21	4	2nd	8 16 24 39 52 60
2009-11-07	10	3rd	7 11 16 18 33 49
2009-10-03	18	3rd	3 15 16 22 25 54
2009-08-01	1	4th	3 13 14 16 41 52
2009-07-29	14	2nd	10 16 21 23 27 36
2009-06-10	6	2nd	9 16 24 29 52 56
2009-05-20	5	3rd	10 12 16 21 39 53
2009-05-02	6	3rd	5 8 16 23 41 53
2009-04-11	4	2nd	4 16 19 28 29 49
2009-03-28	1	3rd	1 3 16 18 41 42
2009-03-25	4	4th	1 12 14 16 37 45
2009-03-11	3	3rd	12 15 16 20 27 32
2009-02-28	4	4th	8 11 15 16 52 57
2009-02-14	16	2nd	3 16 21 28 38 57
2008-12-20	3	2nd	15 16 26 29 43 57
2008-12-10	26	2nd	5 16 17 20 24 32
2008-09-10	8	3rd	5 10 16 23 26 27
2008-08-13	10	2nd	4 16 31 36 54 55
2008-07-09	2	2nd	4 16 18 46 56 59
2008-07-02	5	1st	16 22 32 38 40 45
2008-06-14	4	2nd	12 16 18 27 42 58
2008-05-31	13	2nd	12 16 20 31 38 45
2008-04-16	8	3rd	2 4 16 21 36 53
2008-03-19	9	2nd	1 16 39 42 48 55
2008-02-16	15	1st	16 37 43 52 58 59
2007-12-19	24	1st	16 27 35 39 49 57
2007-09-26	4	4th	2 4 15 16 55 57
2007-09-12	10	2nd	13 16 32 33 34 56
2007-08-08	40	2nd	15 16 19 22 34 35
2007-03-21	7	2nd	3 16 19 32 35 58
2007-02-24	1	1st	16 24 34 44 54 57
2007-02-17	6	2nd	1 16 34 36 45 48
2007-01-27	3	3rd	5 6 16 24 34 60
2007-01-17	1	2nd	10 16 17 34 44 51
2007-01-13	40	2nd	13 16 46 53 57 58
2006-08-26	24	3rd	3 15 16 33 51 57
2006-06-03	4	2nd	12 16 20 21 29 50
2006-05-21	20	3rd	3 10 16 30 37 50
2006-03-11	5	2nd	2 16 21 37 43 57
2006-02-22	9	2nd	12 16 28 29 47 50
2006-01-21	1	3rd	6 15 16 23 28 35
2006-01-18	7	3rd	2 15 16 45 50 54
2005-12-17	7	3rd	1 6 16 36 50 52
2005-11-23	3	3rd	2 7 16 29 32 50
2005-11-12	17	3rd	1 12 16 26 46 54
2005-09-03	5	2nd	9 16 34 37 53 57
2005-08-17	20	2nd	8 16 37 50 55 58
2005-06-08	4	2nd	9 16 27 38 39 51
2005-05-25	1	4th	1 4 5 16 23 49
2005-05-21	9	2nd	7 16 26 29 45 55
2005-04-20	27	1st	16 20 33 58 59 60
2005-01-12	1	2nd	12 16 20 45 53 60
2005-01-08	1	2nd	15 16 39 40 47 51
2005-01-05	9	2nd	8 16 22 30 56 58
2004-11-27	3	4th	8 12 14 16 19 46
2004-11-17	2	3rd	2 12 16 24 26 54
2004-11-10	3	2nd	12 16 31 48 57 60
2004-10-30	11	1st	16 21 22 33 48 49
2004-09-22	2	1st	16 18 31 34 39 54
2004-09-15	18	2nd	5 16 34 38 50 53
2004-07-14	8	2nd	15 16 18 28 38 47
2004-06-16	10	3rd	3 9 16 20 33 60
2004-05-12	12	1st	16 23 35 37 55 57
2004-03-31	11	1st	16 17 38 39 45 56
2004-02-18	24	2nd	6 16 19 47 50 55
2003-11-19	14	2nd	15 16 39 45 48 57
2003-10-01	18	1st	16 27 28 34 39 56
2003-07-26	17	1st	16 18 23 35 44 59
2003-05-28	14	2nd	11 16 28 29 30 45
2003-04-09	19	2nd	11 16 30 36 51 54
2003-01-29	8	1st	16 17 28 30 36 54
2002-12-28	6	3rd	6 10 16 34 42 47
2002-12-04	5	2nd	9 16 41 42 52 53
2002-11-16	11	1st	16 26 35 45 52 58
2002-10-09	1	2nd	7 16 27 31 46 60
2002-10-05	3	2nd	5 16 27 43 56 58
2002-09-25	1	2nd	11 16 27 47 55 59
2002-09-21	7	2nd	7 16 22 28 36 37
2002-08-28	6	4th	4 7 15 16 35 40
2002-08-07	11	3rd	5 12 16 18 22 24
2002-06-29	2	3rd	2 5 16 26 44 54
2002-06-22	11	1st	16 17 24 39 46 57
2002-05-15	7	1st	16 28 31 41 45 59
2002-04-17	3	2nd	7 16 38 40 41 52
2002-04-06	9	2nd	15 16 24 41 59 60
2002-03-06	1	1st	16 29 34 49 51 54
2002-03-02	2	2nd	5 16 22 23 43 56
2002-02-23	2	4th	5 12 13 16 27 50
2002-02-16	18	3rd	4 14 16 31 52 54
2001-12-05	2	2nd	12 16 17 19 23 48
2001-11-28	4	1st	16 20 27 30 35 48
2001-11-14	6	2nd	14 16 24 37 38 53
2001-10-24	16	2nd	13 16 17 26 41 44
2001-08-29	11	2nd	5 16 17 18 22 41
2001-07-14	5	2nd	5 16 20 25 30 58
2001-06-09	10	1st	16 19 30 37 38 48
2001-03-31	4	2nd	7 16 34 41 50 53
2001-03-03	6	2nd	5 16 20 30 54 56
2001-01-20	7	1st	16 19 20 32 44 55
2000-12-02	2	1st	16 32 34 35 41 56
2000-11-18	3	2nd	2 16 32 37 43 57
2000-10-28	12	2nd	11 16 20 23 32 47
2000-08-05	3	1st	16 27 36 42 44 59
2000-07-15	3	2nd	13 16 40 43 45 59
2000-06-24	1	3rd	2 4 16 21 37 58
2000-06-17	25	2nd	7 16 18 20 21 44
1999-12-24	15	2nd	10 16 37 50 52 57
1999-09-11	1	2nd	9 16 21 34 41 60
1999-09-04	24	4th	2 7 11 16 40 44
1999-03-20	8	3rd	9 11 16 35 50 58
1999-01-23	4	2nd	3 16 20 43 52 56
1998-12-24	2	2nd	6 16 23 24 28 38
1998-12-12	8	2nd	15 16 31 41 43 51
1998-10-17	14	2nd	15 16 19 22 26 49
1998-07-11	3	3rd	13 14 16 26 32 42
1998-06-20	13	2nd	3 16 27 40 45 46
1998-03-22	1	3rd	2 4 16 24 51 52
1998-03-15	23	2nd	5 16 24 35 38 39
1997-10-05	12	3rd	4 15 16 24 42 57
1997-07-13	14	1st	16 27 33 43 45 53
1997-04-06	4	2nd	7 16 17 27 34 59
1997-03-09	3	3rd	3 13 16 38 42 46
1997-02-16	11	2nd	6 16 21 44 57 58
1996-12-01	4	2nd	12 16 37 45 52 56
1996-11-03	21	2nd	4 16 21 23 54 57
1996-06-10	2	2nd	2 16 23 27 47 53
1996-05-27	7	2nd	4 16 19 20 27 43
1996-04-08	—	4th	1 2 6 16 19 46