Number 16

In La Primitiva under the 6/49 + 1/49 · since Jan 2013 rules — 1,643 draws, 6 from 1–49.

205times drawn · chance expected 201 +0.29σ

1draws waiting · a wait this long: >99% for any number

8.0average wait between appearances · chance says 8.2

44longest completed wait · 52% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 205 times in 1,643 draws against 201.2 expected, +0.29σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 43 times, counted separately.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 205 times in 1,643 draws · average wait 8.0 draws · longest completed wait 44 · waiting 1 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 smallest27 · chance 28.4
2nd smallest73 · chance 73.5
3rd smallest69 · chance 68.6
4th smallest29 · chance 28.8
5th smallest7 · chance 5.4
6th smallest0 · chance 0.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 21.4 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

43 15 23 11 28 40

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 48 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 49. 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
2026-10-10	1	2nd	10 16 18 20 22 29
2026-10-08	3	4th	6 7 14 16 21 37
2026-10-01	25	3rd	4 14 16 22 33 45
2026-08-03	2	2nd	6

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 6/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-09-15	9	5th	1 5 8 10 16 28
2025-08-25	5	3rd	6 7 16 26 39 49
2025-08-14	8	4th	7 11 12 16 36 43
2025-07-26	2	2nd	10 16 22 29 44 47
2025-07-21	1	3rd	1 6 16 23 30 40
2025-07-19	1	2nd	15 16 20 39 40 47
2025-07-17	13	2nd	12 16 30 32 41 47
2025-06-16	11	2nd	12 16 23 25 33 39
2025-05-22	2	3rd	1 15 16 18 23 41
2025-05-17	1	2nd	1 16 23 24 29 44
2025-05-15	5	2nd	4 16 28 35 39 42
2025-05-03	3	3rd	1 4 16 25 33 37
2025-04-26	22	2nd	11 16 17 26 44 46
2025-03-06	12	3rd	3 15 16 27 31 35
2025-02-06	11	4th	11 14 15 16 23 25
2025-01-11	3	3rd	10 12 16 29 45 49
2025-01-04	14	2nd	6 16 20 30 32 37
2024-12-02	28	2nd	3 16 36 40 43 46
2024-09-28	10	2nd	7 16 28 30 34 41
2024-09-05	1	4th	5 9 12 16 22 39
2024-09-02	6	2nd	15 16 34 35 38 39
2024-08-19	1	3rd	5 7 16 35 37 41
2024-08-17	1	4th	4 13 14 16 17 44
2024-08-15	15	2nd	13 16 22 32 39 45
2024-07-11	8	1st	16 17 25 26 30 46
2024-06-22	2	5th	6 9 10 14 16 28
2024-06-17	10	4th	2 8 12 16 22 43
2024-05-25	2	4th	1 3 15 16 20 21
2024-05-20	5	4th	3 10 14 16 28 35
2024-05-09	1	2nd	11 16 22 31 37 42
2024-05-06	12	1st	16 18 27 29 35 37
2024-04-08	5	2nd	15 16 19 23 39 43
2024-03-28	4	3rd	6 7 16 26 36 49
2024-03-18	1	2nd	1 16 24 29 40 41
2024-03-16	2	3rd	6 14 16 19 39 43
2024-03-11	10	2nd	6 16 21 30 33 43
2024-02-17	3	3rd	2 12 16 20 32 33
2024-02-10	15	3rd	6 7 16 19 27 32
2024-01-06	44	4th	7 11 13 16 30 35
2023-09-25	2	3rd	5 10 16 30 33 38
2023-09-21	3	2nd	9 16 17 22 39 42
2023-09-14	12	1st	16 24 33 36 44 46
2023-08-17	4	5th	2 8 11 12 16 18
2023-08-07	4	1st	16 25 26 31 45 47
2023-07-29	6	1st	16 23 26 33 40 41
2023-07-15	2	3rd	5 11 16 35 37 43
2023-07-10	1	2nd	11 16 26 30 43 44
2023-07-08	2	2nd	1 16 20 21 23 26
2023-07-03	8	2nd	8 16 20 39 45 46
2023-06-15	9	2nd	7 16 20 43 48 49
2023-05-25	4	5th	5 9 10 11 16 48
2023-05-15	4	3rd	3 6 16 25 34 42
2023-05-06	24	2nd	4 16 17 28 37 44
2023-03-11	2	2nd	3 16 19 23 37 44
2023-03-06	2	3rd	1 6 16 18 21 43
2023-03-02	9	1st	16 17 23 37 44 48
2023-02-09	13	2nd	6 16 24 28 32 46
2023-01-09	8	2nd	15 16 24 25 33 34
2022-12-22	10	2nd	3 16 20 23 40 41
2022-11-28	1	3rd	1 15 16 21 30 40
2022-11-26	7	3rd	6 11 16 32 46 49
2022-11-10	2	3rd	10 15 16 25 28 30
2022-11-05	2	2nd	14 16 26 35 39 40
2022-10-31	4	2nd	1 16 21 35 38 47
2022-10-22	3	3rd	4 15 16 24 26 28
2022-10-15	4	2nd	5 16 28 29 41 42
2022-10-06	4	1st	16 19 20 22 24 25
2022-09-26	7	2nd	14 16 20 22 40 44
2022-09-10	5	1st	16 21 35 38 47 48
2022-08-29	2	3rd	7 8 16 19 20 41
2022-08-25	7	3rd	11 13 16 24 30 41
2022-08-08	14	3rd	9 15 16 20 22 36
2022-07-07	15	5th	1 6 11 12 16 26
2022-05-14	2	1st	16 23 29 33 38 47
2022-05-07	14	2nd	8 16 18 21 23 41
2022-03-19	9	5th	4 9 10 15 16 40
2022-02-17	10	4th	4 5 13 16 26 29
2022-01-13	39	2nd	12 16 17 18 40 45
2021-08-28	4	4th	4 10 15 16 34 49
2021-08-14	11	1st	16 19 26 31 33 40
2021-07-08	35	3rd	2 5 16 21 34 35
2021-03-06	20	4th	3 5 11 16 17 40
2020-12-26	4	1st	16 20 23 31 38 43
2020-12-12	8	2nd	11 16 26 27 40 44
2020-11-14	10	3rd	5 9 16 33 36 43
2020-10-10	13	3rd	1 4 16 27 36 44
2020-08-27	9	2nd	9 16 35 42 47 49
2020-07-25	12	2nd	3 16 33 37 43 45
2020-06-13	3	3rd	13 14 16 19 31 38
2020-06-04	6	3rd	9 12 16 21 22 23
2020-03-12	1	3rd	13 15 16 27 38 49
2020-03-07	3	3rd	3 5 16 22 29 33
2020-02-27	6	1st	16 18 24 25 34 42
2020-02-06	15	2nd	14 16 28 33 45 47
2019-12-14	4	2nd	6 16 18 30 32 41
2019-11-30	5	5th	2 4 7 9 16 41
2019-11-14	8	2nd	2 16 19 25 37 43
2019-10-17	6	2nd	2 16 28 36 38 43
2019-09-26	3	2nd	10 16 28 37 39 40
2019-09-14	1	1st	16 32 34 36 45 46
2019-09-12	14	3rd	3 10 16 27 34 37
2019-07-25	18	3rd	7 15 16 35 37 38
2019-05-23	1	3rd	11 14 16 18 39 41
2019-05-18	7	2nd	3 16 19 30 36 47
2019-04-25	6	3rd	4 15 16 21 28 42
2019-04-04	6	2nd	6 16 17 25 36 37
2019-03-14	36	2nd	10 16 17 23 27 43
2018-11-08	1	1st	16 22 26 30 35 39
2018-11-03	2	3rd	1 8 16 23 36 43
2018-10-27	3	3rd	8 15 16 34 40 42
2018-10-18	7	3rd	5 9 16 28 41 43
2018-09-22	4	2nd	9 16 19 31 32 48
2018-09-08	8	2nd	9 16 30 38 40 41
2018-08-11	8	4th	10 13 15 16 24 43
2018-07-14	4	3rd	2 12 16 18 27 40
2018-06-30	9	3rd	5 14 16 30 37 44
2018-05-31	16	4th	2 7 11 16 17 44
2018-04-05	31	2nd	11 16 23 31 47 49
2017-12-16	4	1st	16 19 28 45 48 49
2017-12-02	13	3rd	3 11 16 19 22 47
2017-10-19	1	3rd	7 11 16 31 41 42
2017-10-14	9	1st	16 23 26 35 45 47
2017-09-14	19	3rd	4 7 16 18 23 36
2017-07-08	6	2nd	3 16 21 25 26 39
2017-06-17	9	3rd	3 13 16 21 28 43
2017-05-18	7	3rd	8 15 16 19 27 47
2017-04-22	1	3rd	1 11 16 26 45 47
2017-04-20	4	2nd	11 16 21 22 28 46
2017-04-06	4	3rd	7 15 16 25 28 29
2017-03-23	10	1st	16 25 29 35 39 49
2017-02-16	18	2nd	3 16 25 29 35 40
2016-12-15	8	1st	16 17 21 26 31 38
2016-11-17	5	3rd	2 9 16 21 30 31
2016-10-29	8	3rd	4 14 16 26 38 47
2016-10-01	11	3rd	2 7 16 20 35 42
2016-08-25	11	3rd	7 10 16 26 35 40
2016-07-16	4	2nd	12 16 28 32 43 45
2016-07-02	3	4th	4 14 15 16 18 40
2016-06-23	1	2nd	9 16 20 21 33 41
2016-06-18	4	4th	2 10 14 16 27 44
2016-06-04	8	4th	1 11 14 16 20 41
2016-05-07	6	3rd	4 5 16 18 21 36
2016-04-16	34	4th	2 3 12 16 32 40
2015-12-19	14	4th	7 8 15 16 34 35
2015-10-31	12	2nd	13 16 24 30 38 48
2015-09-19	1	4th	2 3 12 16 29 37
2015-09-17	7	1st	16 17 23 24 39 42
2015-08-22	6	2nd	1 16 25 28 33 38
2015-08-01	2	3rd	1 9 16 20 28 31
2015-07-25	8	4th	4 6 12 16 25 43
2015-06-27	9	4th	1 8 10 16 26 32
2015-05-28	10	1st	16 36 41 47 48 49
2015-04-23	4	3rd	2 14 16 23 31 49
2015-04-09	1	4th	4 8 13 16 39 46
2015-04-04	20	3rd	11 15 16 21 27 33
2015-01-24	7	3rd	7 14 16 36 37 47
2015-01-01	6	2nd	11 16 23 32 34 49
2014-12-11	34	2nd	2 16 36 38 44 49
2014-08-14	2	1st	16 19 25 26 33 46
2014-08-07	3	1st	16 20 28 36 40 44
2014-07-26	15	4th	2 6 9 16 17 45
2014-06-05	9	3rd	10 15 16 19 20 48
2014-05-03	32	4th	4 5 14 16 45 49
2014-01-11	2	2nd	9 16 27 35 43 46
2014-01-04	5	3rd	11 13 16 18 43 45
2013-12-19	1	1st	16 23 33 38 47 49
2013-12-14	2	2nd	12 16 23 27 28 41
2013-12-07	35	3rd	12 15 16 19 20 39
2013-08-08	10	2nd	8 16 22 23 32 48
2013-07-04	6	4th	4 12 14 16 39 41
2013-06-13	7	2nd	11 16 27 41 45 49
2013-05-18	3	2nd	9 16 17 34 44 45
2013-05-09	2	3rd	12 15 16 44 45 46
2013-05-02	1	2nd	8 16 21 32 40 42
2013-04-27	4	4th	1 6 10 16 23 36
2013-04-13	2	4th	9 12 14 16 38 46
2013-04-06	4	2nd	1 16 20 30 38 43
2013-03-23	8	1st	16 17 31 32 41 42
2013-02-23	2	2nd	6 16 38 44 45 46
2013-02-16	7	3rd	4 15 16 22 30 41
2013-01-24	—	2nd	1 16 24 29 31 43