Number 21

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

260times drawn · chance expected 306 −2.79σ

9draws waiting · a wait this long: 43% for any number

11.8average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

68longest completed wait · 20% chance of one at least that long

21 looks unusual on its own — and unremarkable among 60 numbers

Drawn 260 times in 3,064 draws against 306.4 expected, −2.79σ. Testing all 60 numbers at once means about 0.6 should look this way by luck alone, so the threshold tightens to 1.7e-4 and this does not pass it.

Number 21, draw by draw

Drawn 260 times in 3,064 draws · average wait 11.8 draws · longest completed wait 68 · waiting 9 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 21 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 smallest29 · chance 29.9
2nd smallest79 · chance 85.4
3rd smallest90 · chance 90.2
4th smallest49 · chance 43.9
5th smallest13 · chance 9.8
6th smallest0 · chance 0.8

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

10 38 4 14 54 2

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, 21 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 21 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-10	4	2nd	14 21 25 40 51 56
2026-08-30	10	4th	11 15 20 21 38 48
2026-08-06	2	2nd	16 21 24 31 43 54
2026-08-02	3	3rd	14

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

2025-01-09	11	2nd	10 21 32 38 51 58
2024-11-30	25	2nd	17 21 26 28 32 60
2024-09-21	7	3rd	2 13 21 38 42 52
2024-09-03	3	1st	21 28 37 44 50 60
2024-08-27	10	2nd	14 21 42 47 50 59
2024-08-03	23	2nd	1 21 37 40 51 54
2024-06-08	1	1st	21 27 35 48 59 60
2024-06-06	9	3rd	14 20 21 39 44 56
2024-05-14	50	2nd	11 21 24 26 42 54
2024-01-11	4	4th	8 14 15 21 23 46
2023-12-31	3	1st	21 24 33 41 48 56
2023-12-12	2	4th	1 4 8 21 46 51
2023-12-07	45	3rd	3 14 21 22 37 39
2023-08-12	9	4th	4 6 13 21 26 28
2023-07-15	2	4th	4 12 18 21 25 49
2023-07-08	18	2nd	3 21 27 32 35 60
2023-05-11	9	3rd	10 11 21 23 28 30
2023-04-12	57	5th	10 14 17 19 21 34
2022-10-01	12	3rd	4 13 21 26 47 51
2022-08-24	7	3rd	13 19 21 35 46 50
2022-08-02	4	1st	21 22 29 34 40 44
2022-07-20	21	3rd	16 20 21 39 44 55
2022-05-14	2	3rd	1 8 21 27 36 37
2022-05-07	18	5th	10 15 17 20 21 35
2022-03-09	6	4th	8 11 16 21 32 37
2022-02-19	6	1st	21 38 50 53 56 59
2022-01-29	44	3rd	14 20 21 31 49 52
2021-09-01	5	1st	21 38 48 49 53 59
2021-08-14	39	2nd	9 21 25 26 36 53
2021-04-10	1	2nd	14 21 22 29 35 46
2021-04-08	20	3rd	10 15 21 24 29 45
2021-01-30	2	2nd	16 21 28 41 49 51
2021-01-26	34	2nd	8 21 23 34 42 47
2020-09-30	4	2nd	12 21 29 54 56 57
2020-09-17	2	2nd	9 21 37 39 43 54
2020-09-12	2	3rd	13 17 21 31 41 49
2020-09-05	10	3rd	1 6 21 29 36 59
2020-08-05	29	2nd	9 21 30 41 42 43
2020-05-02	23	2nd	18 21 30 31 34 51
2020-02-15	19	2nd	4 21 27 29 42 47
2019-12-11	10	3rd	1 19 21 23 33 43
2019-11-06	11	2nd	12 21 28 37 42 57
2019-10-02	6	4th	8 16 20 21 31 34
2019-09-14	1	3rd	2 17 21 28 51 60
2019-09-11	7	4th	10 11 16 21 46 50
2019-08-17	2	4th	10 12 16 21 28 38
2019-08-10	8	3rd	2 16 21 42 50 56
2019-07-17	21	2nd	10 21 24 36 38 51
2019-05-08	5	1st	21 23 37 44 46 48
2019-04-20	6	3rd	7 16 21 33 55 60
2019-03-30	4	4th	4 13 14 21 30 34
2019-03-16	12	2nd	6 21 34 46 54 59
2019-02-06	3	4th	3 11 15 21 27 49
2019-01-26	3	2nd	19 21 26 31 42 49
2019-01-17	3	4th	1 9 19 21 34 54
2019-01-09	28	3rd	11 14 21 25 46 50
2018-10-06	42	2nd	12 21 25 37 38 49
2018-05-23	27	1st	21 38 53 56 57 58
2018-02-21	18	5th	4 11 17 18 21 48
2017-12-19	2	2nd	8 21 24 25 52 57
2017-12-13	4	3rd	7 20 21 24 40 56
2017-11-29	8	4th	5 11 13 21 53 54
2017-11-04	25	1st	21 29 32 35 43 50
2017-08-16	7	2nd	8 21 27 35 43 56
2017-07-26	1	2nd	9 21 36 38 52 53
2017-07-22	1	4th	14 16 19 21 33 55
2017-07-19	5	2nd	10 21 32 34 48 57
2017-07-04	13	4th	4 8 10 21 45 54
2017-05-20	15	3rd	10 16 21 29 44 55
2017-04-01	2	2nd	4 21 25 33 36 46
2017-03-25	11	3rd	2 20 21 33 48 57
2017-02-18	2	4th	12 15 18 21 51 56
2017-02-11	6	5th	2 7 9 18 21 25
2017-01-21	2	5th	3 6 14 15 21 25
2017-01-14	27	1st	21 31 35 53 54 57
2016-10-18	8	4th	3 10 17 21 22 43
2016-09-22	8	4th	1 13 14 21 26 51
2016-08-27	26	3rd	8 18 21 22 35 37
2016-06-07	2	3rd	10 11 21 50 51 54
2016-06-01	19	3rd	4 9 21 34 54 59
2016-03-30	18	2nd	20 21 28 48 50 59
2016-02-02	3	4th	2 6 8 21 25 34
2016-01-23	20	5th	4 6 16 18 21 38
2015-11-21	4	4th	9 12 15 21 31 36
2015-11-10	17	3rd	2 14 21 22 51 60
2015-09-16	32	3rd	11 19 21 23 27 52
2015-06-03	17	2nd	7 21 28 56 58 59
2015-04-08	3	5th	5 15 18 19 21 38
2015-03-28	19	1st	21 24 26 35 45 53
2015-01-21	7	1st	21 27 31 45 55 56
2014-12-24	11	2nd	8 21 23 29 36 48
2014-11-15	8	2nd	1 21 22 27 32 45
2014-10-18	23	3rd	8 18 21 31 37 38
2014-08-02	8	4th	4 5 7 21 45 53
2014-07-05	9	3rd	14 17 21 27 43 49
2014-06-04	1	3rd	9 19 21 30 31 42
2014-05-31	11	2nd	2 21 24 27 40 51
2014-04-23	6	5th	4 9 17 18 21 38
2014-04-02	11	3rd	8 19 21 30 52 56
2014-02-22	3	3rd	13 15 21 26 30 46
2014-02-12	20	3rd	7 16 21 35 36 38
2013-12-04	2	2nd	20 21 22 29 46 60
2013-11-27	1	4th	2 15 19 21 23 38
2013-11-23	3	3rd	9 13 21 27 36 56
2013-11-13	3	5th	2 9 10 18 21 28
2013-11-01	11	2nd	2 21 30 35 45 50
2013-09-25	53	2nd	13 21 29 34 47 57
2013-03-27	1	3rd	9 14 21 26 36 52
2013-03-23	56	1st	21 48 50 54 57 60
2012-09-08	4	3rd	3 8 21 25 27 43
2012-08-25	5	2nd	17 21 30 48 52 58
2012-08-09	12	1st	21 37 44 46 49 57
2012-06-30	26	4th	2 9 10 21 27 38
2012-03-31	2	3rd	9 11 21 49 53 54
2012-03-24	6	2nd	6 21 28 31 33 43
2012-03-03	12	2nd	10 21 26 29 32 38
2012-01-21	12	3rd	6 13 21 22 31 46
2011-12-10	4	3rd	8 19 21 36 42 59
2011-11-26	10	2nd	13 21 30 36 59 60
2011-10-22	8	3rd	8 18 21 30 48 49
2011-09-24	38	2nd	10 21 43 47 53 55
2011-05-18	10	2nd	20 21 26 29 31 36
2011-04-13	37	3rd	13 17 21 39 40 59
2010-12-04	13	3rd	5 18 21 26 39 59
2010-10-20	35	2nd	19 21 27 41 53 57
2010-06-19	4	2nd	14 21 27 31 35 50
2010-06-05	9	3rd	2 10 21 35 43 54
2010-05-05	22	3rd	11 14 21 30 33 49
2010-02-17	3	4th	4 12 14 21 26 28
2010-02-06	14	4th	1 4 14 21 25 51
2009-12-22	4	2nd	19 21 25 28 43 50
2009-12-09	15	4th	5 10 16 21 39 58
2009-10-17	20	3rd	8 20 21 43 44 55
2009-08-08	1	3rd	11 20 21 30 50 52
2009-08-05	2	3rd	1 17 21 33 48 56
2009-07-29	1	3rd	10 16 21 23 27 36
2009-07-25	9	3rd	9 10 21 36 41 48
2009-06-24	10	2nd	12 21 39 40 50 55
2009-05-20	14	4th	10 12 16 21 39 53
2009-04-01	13	2nd	9 21 23 30 41 56
2009-02-14	5	3rd	3 16 21 28 38 57
2009-01-28	21	2nd	14 21 25 48 51 60
2008-11-16	11	2nd	5 21 31 39 40 56
2008-10-08	13	3rd	2 11 21 30 35 52
2008-08-23	2	3rd	3 4 21 22 28 32
2008-08-16	7	4th	7 15 20 21 23 29
2008-07-23	19	2nd	2 21 27 29 32 38
2008-05-17	9	2nd	5 21 28 34 54 57
2008-04-16	6	4th	2 4 16 21 36 53
2008-03-26	18	3rd	5 12 21 32 33 35
2008-01-23	3	2nd	2 21 22 30 41 52
2008-01-12	2	3rd	1 3 21 25 44 48
2008-01-05	6	3rd	2 17 21 36 42 53
2007-12-08	2	1st	21 33 34 40 41 59
2007-12-01	12	3rd	2 20 21 27 51 60
2007-10-20	12	3rd	4 19 21 26 29 54
2007-09-08	3	3rd	4 18 21 34 38 59
2007-08-29	7	2nd	7 21 22 43 46 57
2007-08-04	3	4th	7 9 17 21 22 54
2007-07-25	4	3rd	1 12 21 32 34 44
2007-07-11	13	1st	21 32 37 52 53 60
2007-05-26	2	2nd	8 21 34 40 43 52
2007-05-19	43	1st	21 22 25 40 51 57
2006-12-16	5	2nd	10 21 28 40 41 47
2006-11-29	4	3rd	10 17 21 32 45 46
2006-11-16	8	2nd	20 21 30 40 47 52
2006-10-18	5	3rd	2 15 21 31 46 57
2006-09-30	8	4th	3 5 10 21 28 57
2006-09-02	12	2nd	14 21 26 29 36 48
2006-07-22	12	3rd	4 8 21 32 43 48
2006-06-10	2	2nd	14 21 29 34 46 47
2006-06-03	7	4th	12 16 20 21 29 50
2006-05-10	15	3rd	9 12 21 37 39 54
2006-03-18	2	4th	2 3 12 21 23 56
2006-03-11	9	3rd	2 16 21 37 43 57
2006-02-08	18	2nd	1 21 38 41 49 56
2005-11-30	23	2nd	7 21 33 35 39 58
2005-08-31	7	4th	6 11 13 21 40 52
2005-08-06	7	2nd	11 21 30 35 47 52
2005-07-13	2	1st	21 25 38 53 58 59
2005-07-06	68	2nd	3 21 25 37 54 58
2004-10-30	36	2nd	16 21 22 33 48 49
2004-06-26	24	3rd	5 18 21 29 35 48
2004-04-03	18	2nd	12 21 46 48 56 57
2004-01-28	3	3rd	13 18 21 27 53 59
2004-01-17	4	3rd	1 6 21 25 32 49
2004-01-03	23	2nd	3 21 31 36 55 59
2003-10-08	1	3rd	7 10 21 27 48 49
2003-10-04	2	3rd	7 13 21 24 33 50
2003-09-27	22	1st	21 29 35 36 38 54
2003-07-09	9	3rd	3 8 21 25 30 31
2003-06-07	2	2nd	13 21 26 29 42 47
2003-05-31	26	3rd	8 18 21 22 38 60
2003-02-26	11	4th	2 10 15 21 58 59
2003-01-18	13	3rd	8 10 21 25 38 50
2002-11-27	5	3rd	7 12 21 25 34 42
2002-11-09	43	4th	5 12 14 21 45 59
2002-06-12	3	3rd	1 14 21 35 42 60
2002-06-01	8	5th	4 6 7 15 21 51
2002-05-04	2	3rd	12 17 21 32 40 42
2002-04-24	28	3rd	5 19 21 54 56 58
2002-01-12	2	4th	5 7 14 21 23 51
2002-01-05	1	1st	21 23 40 44 51 52
2001-12-29	10	4th	1 3 4 21 23 53
2001-11-21	47	2nd	12 21 22 28 43 50
2001-04-21	12	4th	5 6 10 21 33 47
2001-01-27	2	2nd	2 21 26 32 34 52
2001-01-13	5	3rd	1 4 21 22 30 56
2000-12-09	7	1st	21 36 40 49 54 55
2000-10-21	3	3rd	4 7 21 22 28 56
2000-09-30	10	2nd	6 21 33 44 46 47
2000-07-22	4	3rd	11 13 21 33 39 45
2000-06-24	1	4th	2 4 16 21 37 58
2000-06-17	15	5th	7 16 18 20 21 44
2000-03-04	19	2nd	13 21 26 32 41 52
1999-10-24	6	3rd	5 10 21 32 40 42
1999-09-11	15	3rd	9 16 21 34 41 60
1999-05-29	7	3rd	1 13 21 37 51 52
1999-04-10	5	1st	21 23 33 38 48 51
1999-03-06	22	4th	4 13 17 21 41 44
1998-10-03	7	1st	21 22 35 40 53 59
1998-08-15	1	4th	3 9 18 21 23 43
1998-08-08	8	1st	21 29 50 51 54 59
1998-06-13	11	2nd	1 21 36 38 47 50
1998-03-29	4	1st	21 24 29 34 59 60
1998-03-01	14	4th	1 4 13 21 38 52
1997-11-23	4	2nd	9 21 26 40 52 54
1997-10-26	9	2nd	6 21 22 34 36 54
1997-08-24	2	1st	21 29 40 49 54 57
1997-08-10	15	1st	21 24 35 36 37 49
1997-04-27	6	5th	3 14 15 20 21 38
1997-03-16	4	4th	5 9 18 21 36 56
1997-02-16	15	3rd	6 16 21 44 57 58
1996-11-03	25	3rd	4 16 21 23 54 57
1996-05-13	3	3rd	4 18 21 25 38 57
1996-04-22	—	4th	3 5 20 21 38 56