Number 16

In Loto under the 5/49 + 1/10 · since Oct 2008 rules — 2,820 draws, 5 from 1–49.

301times drawn · chance expected 288 +0.82σ

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 81% for any number

9.2average wait between appearances · chance says 9.8

46longest completed wait · 91% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 301 times in 2,820 draws against 287.8 expected, +0.82σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 301 times in 2,820 draws · average wait 9.2 draws · longest completed wait 46 · waiting 3 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 smallest59 · chance 63.3
2nd smallest120 · chance 126.6
3rd smallest91 · chance 85.8
4th smallest29 · chance 23.2
5th smallest2 · chance 2.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 25.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

6 41 26 35 42 3

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
2026-10-05	1	3rd	7 8 16 39 42
2026-10-03	29	3rd	2 10 16 18 36
2026-07-27	7	4th	6 7 8 16 36
2026-07-11	1	2nd	3 16 34 35 38

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 5/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-07-21	16	3rd	5 9 16 26 33
2025-06-14	14	1st	16 21 25 31 44
2025-05-12	10	4th	2 6 12 16 24
2025-04-19	4	2nd	11 16 19 20 32
2025-04-09	4	2nd	12 16 36 46 47
2025-03-31	6	3rd	3 4 16 28 38
2025-03-17	2	2nd	9 16 20 26 32
2025-03-12	9	2nd	10 16 21 24 32
2025-02-19	19	1st	16 23 28 32 42
2025-01-06	7	3rd	3 8 16 31 42
2024-12-21	8	2nd	6 16 28 36 41
2024-12-02	12	2nd	4 16 22 41 48
2024-11-04	13	2nd	15 16 17 35 39
2024-10-05	23	3rd	7 13 16 30 43
2024-08-12	10	1st	16 18 31 38 45
2024-07-20	4	3rd	5 15 16 30 47
2024-07-10	11	4th	3 5 11 16 39
2024-06-15	13	2nd	8 16 30 40 42
2024-05-15	5	3rd	9 15 16 20 21
2024-05-04	6	4th	2 6 12 16 19
2024-04-20	17	3rd	10 13 16 22 24
2024-03-11	9	1st	16 18 36 45 48
2024-02-19	21	2nd	8 16 23 35 42
2024-01-01	2	4th	4 6 13 16 41
2023-12-27	4	2nd	13 16 26 28 41
2023-12-18	3	3rd	3 15 16 30 41
2023-12-11	11	2nd	12 16 25 48 49
2023-11-15	6	3rd	2 7 16 22 30
2023-11-01	9	2nd	1 16 27 32 46
2023-10-11	1	4th	6 10 15 16 24
2023-10-09	8	2nd	9 16 23 30 32
2023-09-20	37	1st	16 19 29 37 48
2023-06-26	5	2nd	14 16 21 26 48
2023-06-14	2	4th	9 12 14 16 33
2023-06-10	14	2nd	11 16 28 32 49
2023-05-08	14	2nd	4 16 39 43 47
2023-04-05	12	1st	16 29 31 33 39
2023-03-08	7	3rd	7 10 16 35 46
2023-02-20	5	1st	16 22 35 41 43
2023-02-08	2	1st	16 21 24 34 44
2023-02-04	10	2nd	13 16 26 31 42
2023-01-11	5	3rd	3 8 16 17 47
2022-12-31	31	2nd	11 16 23 35 39
2022-10-19	1	1st	16 25 35 38 46
2022-10-17	1	1st	16 20 38 40 49
2022-10-15	3	1st	16 24 27 31 46
2022-10-08	22	1st	16 17 20 34 48
2022-08-17	18	3rd	5 14 16 17 29
2022-07-06	3	2nd	10 16 25 43 44
2022-06-29	39	1st	16 24 26 43 47
2022-03-30	1	3rd	10 12 16 26 34
2022-03-28	7	2nd	5 16 21 26 48
2022-03-12	19	2nd	5 16 21 33 47
2022-01-26	20	2nd	14 16 33 38 45
2021-12-11	1	1st	16 26 34 42 45
2021-12-08	1	2nd	1 16 26 28 30
2021-12-06	6	3rd	7 15 16 29 36
2021-11-22	11	3rd	8 12 16 19 41
2021-10-27	3	2nd	15 16 27 41 44
2021-10-20	11	1st	16 22 26 35 42
2021-09-25	40	1st	16 18 20 35 49
2021-06-23	6	4th	1 3 6 16 40
2021-06-09	2	2nd	2 16 24 33 41
2021-06-05	25	2nd	6 16 25 37 45
2021-04-07	5	2nd	9 16 19 35 43
2021-03-27	43	4th	8 10 11 16 18
2020-12-16	13	2nd	6 16 17 21 41
2020-11-16	2	2nd	7 16 33 42 47
2020-11-11	3	3rd	10 15 16 17 37
2020-11-04	19	4th	9 10 14 16 29
2020-09-21	4	1st	16 19 38 41 46
2020-09-12	5	2nd	12 16 21 24 46
2020-08-31	38	4th	4 7 11 16 17
2020-06-03	2	3rd	12 13 16 26 44
2020-05-30	19	3rd	5 14 16 42 44
2020-04-15	3	3rd	1 3 16 31 48
2020-04-08	8	3rd	6 9 16 19 26
2020-03-21	2	3rd	7 8 16 37 42
2020-03-16	11	2nd	4 16 23 40 44
2020-02-19	8	1st	16 21 40 41 46
2020-02-01	8	1st	16 21 22 25 36
2020-01-13	2	3rd	11 14 16 25 32
2020-01-08	17	1st	16 17 29 37 44
2019-11-30	11	2nd	7 16 17 25 48
2019-11-02	8	3rd	1 13 16 18 41
2019-10-14	1	2nd	6 16 18 24 48
2019-10-12	3	3rd	10 12 16 27 37
2019-10-05	7	2nd	2 16 30 31 38
2019-09-18	5	4th	3 5 6 16 36
2019-09-07	32	3rd	2 12 16 27 30
2019-06-24	20	2nd	1 16 32 33 45
2019-05-08	3	3rd	2 4 16 20 35
2019-05-01	9	1st	16 25 26 34 48
2019-04-10	3	2nd	14 16 22 23 42
2019-04-03	10	2nd	10 16 18 38 45
2019-03-11	4	3rd	5 6 16 24 25
2019-03-02	15	1st	16 25 38 42 46
2019-01-26	3	3rd	12 14 16 30 42
2019-01-19	17	2nd	10 16 34 37 39
2018-12-10	46	3rd	8 13 16 34 37
2018-08-25	1	3rd	6 15 16 29 44
2018-08-22	2	3rd	6 12 16 40 42
2018-08-18	14	1st	16 31 33 37 49
2018-07-16	5	3rd	3 9 16 31 36
2018-07-04	1	1st	16 20 23 41 45
2018-07-02	10	1st	16 36 38 45 48
2018-06-09	2	5th	5 7 9 12 16
2018-06-04	6	2nd	8 16 35 38 48
2018-05-21	15	3rd	4 5 16 20 46
2018-04-16	23	2nd	6 16 21 25 26
2018-02-21	9	3rd	2 12 16 28 41
2018-01-31	4	2nd	4 16 26 29 49
2018-01-22	2	4th	1 11 14 16 31
2018-01-17	3	2nd	4 16 25 40 49
2018-01-10	24	3rd	7 9 16 18 49
2017-11-15	20	4th	10 12 14 16 35
2017-09-30	1	2nd	3 16 27 38 44
2017-09-27	1	3rd	10 13 16 35 42
2017-09-25	4	1st	16 17 33 34 37
2017-09-16	10	2nd	4 16 18 37 46
2017-08-23	14	3rd	1 4 16 23 32
2017-07-22	1	2nd	5 16 28 30 40
2017-07-19	1	4th	6 8 9 16 26
2017-07-17	2	2nd	5 16 33 40 41
2017-07-12	5	2nd	3 16 18 31 43
2017-07-01	21	1st	16 21 26 33 47
2017-05-13	5	3rd	9 13 16 28 47
2017-05-01	2	1st	16 18 35 37 46
2017-04-26	10	4th	6 8 14 16 27
2017-04-03	9	3rd	3 9 16 34 44
2017-03-13	2	1st	16 21 24 34 48
2017-03-08	3	1st	16 40 42 46 47
2017-03-01	1	1st	16 20 31 33 46
2017-02-27	5	2nd	3 16 17 37 47
2017-02-15	1	3rd	8 14 16 21 24
2017-02-13	13	2nd	5 16 18 39 44
2017-01-14	2	1st	16 18 19 37 44
2017-01-09	2	3rd	2 6 16 21 42
2017-01-04	3	1st	16 17 26 36 38
2016-12-28	1	2nd	15 16 34 35 39
2016-12-26	4	2nd	3 16 27 29 37
2016-12-17	14	4th	2 5 13 16 32
2016-11-14	1	3rd	6 14 16 26 41
2016-11-12	3	3rd	2 11 16 19 29
2016-11-05	2	2nd	6 16 21 34 42
2016-10-31	13	2nd	11 16 29 35 41
2016-10-01	20	3rd	8 13 16 23 42
2016-08-15	17	1st	16 25 26 27 31
2016-07-06	2	2nd	13 16 26 38 47
2016-07-02	3	2nd	8 16 17 24 31
2016-06-25	9	1st	16 19 20 35 49
2016-06-04	8	2nd	2 16 19 25 39
2016-05-16	16	2nd	6 16 31 36 38
2016-04-09	43	2nd	14 16 39 42 49
2015-12-30	17	3rd	1 2 16 25 34
2015-11-21	17	2nd	12 16 18 24 43
2015-10-12	5	4th	1 3 4 16 49
2015-09-30	5	2nd	15 16 18 26 35
2015-09-19	35	2nd	2 16 25 33 43
2015-06-29	6	4th	2 12 14 16 42
2015-06-15	1	1st	16 19 22 35 37
2015-06-13	29	3rd	11 15 16 29 46
2015-04-06	14	2nd	1 16 17 31 33
2015-03-04	13	2nd	8 16 23 32 34
2015-02-02	2	4th	1 11 14 16 17
2015-01-28	16	3rd	9 12 16 33 41
2014-12-22	5	2nd	6 16 23 34 35
2014-12-10	10	4th	3 8 11 16 27
2014-11-17	1	1st	16 23 35 47 48
2014-11-15	19	2nd	3 16 23 28 39
2014-10-01	3	1st	16 17 27 42 44
2014-09-24	4	2nd	10 16 25 38 49
2014-09-15	2	3rd	2 10 16 35 44
2014-09-10	4	2nd	6 16 26 31 40
2014-09-01	12	1st	16 22 38 42 47
2014-08-04	21	1st	16 24 28 36 43
2014-06-16	7	3rd	3 5 16 37 42
2014-05-31	11	3rd	2 14 16 28 40
2014-05-05	1	2nd	2 16 19 28 37
2014-05-03	9	3rd	5 11 16 36 41
2014-04-12	4	3rd	5 10 16 34 42
2014-04-02	10	2nd	6 16 28 34 41
2014-03-10	11	3rd	4 6 16 30 43
2014-02-12	3	4th	7 10 15 16 48
2014-02-05	14	3rd	2 7 16 41 48
2014-01-04	3	3rd	1 6 16 29 45
2013-12-28	13	2nd	1 16 20 26 32
2013-11-27	1	3rd	11 12 16 34 45
2013-11-25	5	3rd	4 15 16 27 42
2013-11-13	1	2nd	7 16 36 38 47
2013-11-11	2	2nd	12 16 32 42 48
2013-11-06	13	2nd	6 16 20 30 40
2013-10-07	7	3rd	6 15 16 31 46
2013-09-21	8	1st	16 17 26 30 41
2013-09-02	11	2nd	8 16 20 41 46
2013-08-07	9	2nd	3 16 33 40 45
2013-07-17	9	2nd	8 16 17 31 48
2013-06-26	2	2nd	12 16 19 29 39
2013-06-22	18	1st	16 21 26 35 37
2013-05-11	8	2nd	3 16 26 45 49
2013-04-22	2	3rd	11 14 16 22 37
2013-04-17	7	2nd	12 16 29 32 38
2013-04-01	7	2nd	10 16 27 43 47
2013-03-16	2	2nd	5 16 33 38 46
2013-03-11	23	3rd	7 8 16 44 49
2013-01-16	13	2nd	6 16 24 27 46
2012-12-17	3	1st	16 27 29 32 39
2012-12-10	3	2nd	4 16 20 36 47
2012-12-03	2	3rd	6 11 16 25 39
2012-11-28	4	3rd	4 11 16 28 34
2012-11-19	5	4th	1 3 6 16 41
2012-11-07	3	2nd	2 16 21 34 40
2012-10-31	1	2nd	5 16 23 29 41
2012-10-29	7	2nd	13 16 19 38 46
2012-10-13	1	2nd	1 16 35 41 49
2012-10-10	3	2nd	3 16 19 35 37
2012-10-03	7	1st	16 24 25 26 44
2012-09-17	15	3rd	7 14 16 17 25
2012-08-13	8	3rd	4 12 16 25 49
2012-07-25	16	2nd	14 16 17 32 36
2012-06-18	3	3rd	5 7 16 37 38
2012-06-11	24	3rd	4 6 16 20 29
2012-04-16	7	4th	1 2 13 16 21
2012-03-31	8	3rd	1 2 16 25 26
2012-03-12	2	2nd	14 16 25 46 48
2012-03-07	15	2nd	6 16 22 31 39
2012-02-01	13	3rd	2 5 16 43 49
2012-01-02	2	2nd	3 16 24 30 36
2011-12-28	7	1st	16 31 36 39 41
2011-12-12	7	2nd	1 16 25 29 48
2011-11-26	1	2nd	3 16 31 39 47
2011-11-23	19	3rd	6 10 16 21 39
2011-10-10	5	3rd	3 15 16 45 47
2011-09-28	3	3rd	3 8 16 36 42
2011-09-21	3	1st	16 19 20 40 46
2011-09-14	27	4th	5 11 14 16 42
2011-07-13	15	3rd	4 12 16 41 46
2011-06-08	9	2nd	11 16 20 24 40
2011-05-18	22	1st	16 17 23 27 47
2011-03-28	7	3rd	10 15 16 43 46
2011-03-12	33	2nd	15 16 22 33 34
2010-12-25	4	3rd	7 10 16 29 30
2010-12-15	7	3rd	4 6 16 28 37
2010-11-29	8	2nd	15 16 23 30 41
2010-11-10	8	1st	16 20 39 47 48
2010-10-23	9	3rd	9 14 16 47 49
2010-10-02	13	3rd	7 13 16 35 41
2010-09-01	1	1st	16 20 21 33 39
2010-08-30	1	2nd	3 16 22 28 49
2010-08-28	2	2nd	13 16 18 19 20
2010-08-23	9	2nd	9 16 28 41 49
2010-08-02	4	1st	16 32 37 38 44
2010-07-24	2	2nd	7 16 18 33 43
2010-07-19	10	2nd	10 16 24 27 47
2010-06-26	1	3rd	7 11 16 37 47
2010-06-23	20	2nd	1 16 27 35 41
2010-05-08	9	2nd	1 16 29 31 39
2010-04-17	15	2nd	9 16 24 32 42
2010-03-13	15	3rd	6 8 16 32 37
2010-02-06	18	2nd	5 16 18 34 37
2009-12-26	3	3rd	6 7 16 25 41
2009-12-19	6	4th	6 9 15 16 40
2009-12-05	9	2nd	7 16 22 28 39
2009-11-14	12	1st	16 24 28 39 47
2009-10-17	3	3rd	8 12 16 20 49
2009-10-10	5	3rd	1 3 16 23 38
2009-09-28	12	2nd	3 16 20 30 44
2009-08-31	10	4th	1 5 13 16 20
2009-08-08	4	2nd	2 16 20 38 41
2009-07-29	9	3rd	3 14 16 25 35
2009-07-08	6	5th	4 5 6 10 16
2009-06-24	5	2nd	4 16 17 21 22
2009-06-13	45	1st	16 24 28 39 46
2009-02-28	5	2nd	14 16 25 41 45
2009-02-16	1	1st	16 21 23 29 46
2009-02-14	3	2nd	12 16 18 24 44
2009-02-07	—	2nd	4 16 22 34 49