Number 21

In Loto under the 5/49 + 1/10 · since Oct 2008 rules — 2,821 draws, 5 from 1–49.

277times drawn · chance expected 288 −0.68σ

9draws waiting · a wait this long: 42% for any number

10.1average wait between appearances · chance says 9.8

64longest completed wait · 27% chance of one at least that long

21 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 277 times in 2,821 draws against 287.9 expected, −0.68σ. Each draw is independent: after 9 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 21, draw by draw

Drawn 277 times in 2,821 draws · average wait 10.1 draws · longest completed wait 64 · 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 smallest24 · chance 29.1
2nd smallest99 · chance 93.3
3rd smallest96 · chance 102.2
4th smallest55 · chance 45.4
5th smallest3 · chance 6.9

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 23.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

47 26 40 2 6 36

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, 21 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 21 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-09-23	4	3rd	8 15 21 26 38
2026-09-14	3	4th	8 10 13 21 38
2026-09-07	8	4th	2 13 18 21 36
2026-08-19	4	3rd	14 18 21 26 44

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 5/49 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-03-26	1	4th	4 11 19 21 41
2025-03-24	4	1st	21 29 35 46 47
2025-03-15	1	2nd	6 21 27 31 40
2025-03-12	30	3rd	10 16 21 24 32
2025-01-01	1	4th	2 8 11 21 25
2024-12-30	10	3rd	1 13 21 29 31
2024-12-07	1	2nd	9 21 24 28 30
2024-12-04	2	3rd	3 7 21 34 40
2024-11-30	12	4th	4 10 19 21 38
2024-11-02	2	2nd	1 21 31 43 49
2024-10-28	5	2nd	9 21 39 41 43
2024-10-16	31	2nd	1 21 25 35 48
2024-08-05	4	2nd	7 21 24 27 31
2024-07-27	6	2nd	8 21 28 42 47
2024-07-13	4	3rd	5 6 21 24 42
2024-07-03	3	3rd	1 4 21 24 42
2024-06-26	15	2nd	10 21 25 38 41
2024-05-22	3	2nd	20 21 23 32 46
2024-05-15	4	5th	9 15 16 20 21
2024-05-06	9	3rd	1 4 21 35 39
2024-04-15	3	2nd	2 21 24 31 36
2024-04-08	37	2nd	2 21 22 46 49
2024-01-13	19	3rd	12 15 21 29 48
2023-11-29	5	3rd	6 10 21 30 31
2023-11-18	19	3rd	12 20 21 29 48
2023-10-04	4	1st	21 26 27 31 40
2023-09-25	13	3rd	4 13 21 27 46
2023-08-26	26	3rd	14 15 21 34 45
2023-06-26	1	3rd	14 16 21 26 48
2023-06-24	5	3rd	2 3 21 30 40
2023-06-12	44	3rd	12 19 21 26 28
2023-03-01	9	3rd	14 18 21 39 45
2023-02-08	1	2nd	16 21 24 34 44
2023-02-06	5	4th	5 6 13 21 32
2023-01-25	8	2nd	18 21 26 32 44
2023-01-07	7	3rd	7 8 21 34 43
2022-12-21	43	4th	11 12 15 21 22
2022-09-12	10	4th	4 7 20 21 49
2022-08-20	9	3rd	1 17 21 38 46
2022-07-30	4	3rd	2 14 21 24 38
2022-07-20	15	2nd	17 21 29 31 47
2022-06-15	8	3rd	11 13 21 37 44
2022-05-28	3	3rd	7 20 21 26 27
2022-05-21	2	4th	1 7 12 21 41
2022-05-16	7	3rd	4 14 21 32 33
2022-04-30	6	3rd	5 6 21 27 47
2022-04-16	8	2nd	4 21 27 30 41
2022-03-28	7	3rd	5 16 21 26 48
2022-03-12	1	3rd	5 16 21 33 47
2022-03-09	4	2nd	8 21 25 32 41
2022-02-28	5	2nd	9 21 27 36 43
2022-02-16	3	1st	21 22 24 32 41
2022-02-09	18	1st	21 31 44 46 48
2021-12-29	2	2nd	18 21 33 48 49
2021-12-25	31	2nd	6 21 25 37 48
2021-10-13	11	3rd	19 20 21 43 49
2021-09-18	2	3rd	2 9 21 38 39
2021-09-13	9	2nd	4 21 24 30 40
2021-08-23	5	3rd	11 13 21 22 31
2021-08-11	3	4th	5 6 13 21 43
2021-08-04	4	2nd	20 21 22 36 44
2021-07-26	15	2nd	5 21 34 37 42
2021-06-21	3	2nd	18 21 25 44 47
2021-06-14	45	3rd	12 19 21 40 47
2021-03-01	4	4th	4 8 14 21 47
2021-02-20	7	2nd	19 21 36 39 49
2021-02-03	1	2nd	17 21 26 31 37
2021-02-01	5	4th	1 17 18 21 45
2021-01-20	6	2nd	11 21 22 32 40
2021-01-06	9	2nd	11 21 32 41 47
2020-12-16	24	4th	6 16 17 21 41
2020-10-21	4	2nd	15 21 33 35 48
2020-10-12	13	4th	7 11 18 21 42
2020-09-12	4	3rd	12 16 21 24 46
2020-09-02	2	3rd	3 14 21 23 47
2020-08-29	26	2nd	15 21 23 38 39
2020-06-29	3	2nd	20 21 29 46 47
2020-06-22	36	3rd	5 9 21 36 39
2020-03-30	3	3rd	12 17 21 23 37
2020-03-23	9	2nd	5 21 28 48 49
2020-03-02	5	1st	21 26 39 40 42
2020-02-19	6	2nd	16 21 40 41 46
2020-02-05	2	3rd	6 11 21 29 30
2020-02-01	64	2nd	16 21 22 25 36
2019-09-02	1	3rd	2 6 21 33 44
2019-08-31	2	2nd	19 21 25 38 47
2019-08-26	4	2nd	4 21 27 46 47
2019-08-17	8	3rd	1 8 21 28 37
2019-07-29	4	3rd	3 6 21 29 47
2019-07-20	4	3rd	17 18 21 29 35
2019-07-10	34	2nd	7 21 29 35 47
2019-04-22	14	3rd	5 7 21 29 39
2019-03-20	18	4th	2 3 13 21 40
2019-02-06	12	3rd	4 15 21 22 26
2019-01-09	9	4th	6 15 19 21 46
2018-12-19	3	4th	3 10 11 21 25
2018-12-12	7	2nd	12 21 39 44 45
2018-11-26	2	2nd	14 21 30 34 36
2018-11-21	1	2nd	20 21 22 23 45
2018-11-19	3	2nd	20 21 28 33 46
2018-11-12	7	4th	13 14 15 21 37
2018-10-27	31	1st	21 26 29 35 36
2018-08-15	1	2nd	6 21 27 40 47
2018-08-13	7	4th	2 10 19 21 40
2018-07-28	8	4th	7 13 18 21 23
2018-07-09	6	3rd	9 19 21 36 40
2018-06-25	12	4th	9 13 14 21 32
2018-05-28	11	2nd	10 21 23 25 35
2018-05-02	3	5th	1 8 10 14 21
2018-04-25	4	3rd	5 10 21 23 36
2018-04-16	11	3rd	6 16 21 25 26
2018-03-21	5	1st	21 29 30 31 45
2018-03-10	17	3rd	5 18 21 23 47
2018-01-29	42	2nd	11 21 27 32 36
2017-10-23	1	2nd	12 21 25 44 47
2017-10-21	27	4th	2 6 20 21 42
2017-08-19	5	3rd	7 8 21 39 40
2017-08-07	6	2nd	14 21 24 38 42
2017-07-24	6	3rd	11 14 21 35 38
2017-07-10	4	3rd	17 18 21 23 43
2017-07-01	10	2nd	16 21 26 33 47
2017-06-07	1	1st	21 22 36 40 43
2017-06-05	6	3rd	12 17 21 41 49
2017-05-22	13	2nd	7 21 22 27 31
2017-04-22	17	3rd	1 17 21 31 46
2017-03-13	11	2nd	16 21 24 34 48
2017-02-15	16	4th	8 14 16 21 24
2017-01-09	1	4th	2 6 16 21 42
2017-01-07	18	1st	21 22 24 33 46
2016-11-26	8	4th	6 9 11 21 44
2016-11-07	1	3rd	1 6 21 31 46
2016-11-05	3	3rd	6 16 21 34 42
2016-10-29	27	2nd	14 21 26 36 44
2016-08-27	2	2nd	2 21 23 31 45
2016-08-22	2	2nd	12 21 34 42 44
2016-08-17	11	2nd	12 21 24 35 40
2016-07-23	3	3rd	2 15 21 27 33
2016-07-16	14	2nd	11 21 45 46 48
2016-06-13	8	3rd	5 8 21 28 36
2016-05-25	21	4th	4 12 20 21 36
2016-04-06	22	2nd	19 21 24 28 44
2016-02-15	11	3rd	4 10 21 37 38
2016-01-20	11	2nd	9 21 31 34 42
2015-12-26	22	3rd	15 20 21 38 43
2015-11-04	1	4th	8 11 15 21 32
2015-11-02	16	3rd	7 8 21 32 48
2015-09-26	8	4th	4 13 14 21 24
2015-09-07	8	3rd	5 19 21 29 32
2015-08-19	51	2nd	6 21 34 38 45
2015-04-22	9	2nd	10 21 25 43 45
2015-04-01	5	3rd	13 20 21 25 41
2015-03-21	13	1st	21 22 28 41 47
2015-02-18	5	2nd	9 21 25 29 44
2015-02-07	6	3rd	7 19 21 29 37
2015-01-24	4	3rd	5 13 21 36 44
2015-01-14	3	4th	2 7 18 21 23
2015-01-07	8	3rd	7 20 21 29 33
2014-12-20	26	3rd	10 19 21 22 26
2014-10-20	5	2nd	13 21 26 30 40
2014-10-08	20	3rd	4 13 21 23 43
2014-08-23	6	3rd	7 17 21 26 29
2014-08-09	1	4th	4 5 9 21 34
2014-08-06	7	3rd	13 15 21 34 41
2014-07-21	3	4th	3 9 10 21 27
2014-07-14	16	1st	21 32 37 38 41
2014-06-07	10	2nd	5 21 37 38 45
2014-05-14	2	3rd	5 6 21 25 33
2014-05-10	9	4th	6 15 17 21 37
2014-04-19	10	2nd	12 21 22 40 45
2014-03-26	1	2nd	11 21 38 40 47
2014-03-24	9	2nd	18 21 37 39 41
2014-03-03	3	1st	21 28 36 40 41
2014-02-24	10	4th	5 8 18 21 38
2014-02-01	25	3rd	2 10 21 41 48
2013-12-04	15	1st	21 25 27 29 34
2013-10-30	7	2nd	14 21 35 46 48
2013-10-14	5	3rd	15 19 21 33 35
2013-10-02	4	4th	6 11 17 21 39
2013-09-23	18	4th	1 2 11 21 36
2013-08-12	13	3rd	4 11 21 28 38
2013-07-13	5	2nd	10 21 28 31 37
2013-07-01	4	2nd	5 21 31 37 38
2013-06-22	9	2nd	16 21 26 35 37
2013-06-01	14	4th	6 7 8 21 30
2013-04-29	6	3rd	11 12 21 27 39
2013-04-15	8	2nd	20 21 26 45 46
2013-03-27	12	1st	21 24 33 47 49
2013-02-27	24	2nd	6 21 25 34 40
2013-01-02	1	1st	21 22 31 33 37
2012-12-31	16	2nd	4 21 36 44 47
2012-11-24	4	4th	5 18 19 21 28
2012-11-14	3	1st	21 29 39 40 46
2012-11-07	17	3rd	2 16 21 34 40
2012-09-29	2	4th	7 10 18 21 47
2012-09-24	4	3rd	1 18 21 40 41
2012-09-15	28	3rd	15 17 21 37 43
2012-07-11	15	2nd	20 21 23 30 36
2012-06-06	9	3rd	12 13 21 23 24
2012-05-16	4	2nd	15 21 22 31 49
2012-05-07	1	3rd	12 13 21 26 46
2012-05-05	8	4th	8 10 11 21 37
2012-04-16	38	5th	1 2 13 16 21
2012-01-18	15	3rd	9 13 21 33 42
2011-12-14	9	2nd	14 21 33 42 48
2011-11-23	10	4th	6 10 16 21 39
2011-10-31	10	2nd	13 21 24 37 47
2011-10-08	18	1st	21 22 30 31 44
2011-08-27	3	3rd	13 19 21 27 45
2011-08-20	25	1st	21 22 31 40 49
2011-06-22	10	1st	21 22 26 28 33
2011-05-30	15	3rd	14 20 21 22 47
2011-04-25	1	4th	2 10 18 21 34
2011-04-23	2	2nd	8 21 28 32 40
2011-04-18	11	4th	6 7 10 21 22
2011-03-23	12	4th	4 10 13 21 24
2011-02-23	1	3rd	2 5 21 28 33
2011-02-21	15	3rd	9 20 21 36 46
2011-01-17	24	1st	21 24 36 48 49
2010-11-22	25	3rd	4 17 21 23 26
2010-09-25	7	3rd	5 12 21 29 42
2010-09-08	3	2nd	13 21 24 44 47
2010-09-01	8	3rd	16 20 21 33 39
2010-08-14	10	3rd	9 11 21 27 49
2010-07-21	14	3rd	3 9 21 43 45
2010-06-19	9	2nd	19 21 23 36 49
2010-05-29	19	1st	21 26 33 46 49
2010-04-14	4	4th	2 9 12 21 29
2010-04-05	2	3rd	17 18 21 36 47
2010-03-31	2	1st	21 28 39 46 49
2010-03-27	24	2nd	9 21 42 43 46
2010-01-30	6	2nd	18 21 26 44 47
2010-01-16	5	2nd	3 21 32 33 38
2010-01-04	2	2nd	18 21 32 33 41
2009-12-30	12	4th	2 5 15 21 39
2009-12-02	24	3rd	10 20 21 28 47
2009-10-07	1	4th	1 4 12 21 46
2009-10-05	4	4th	11 12 20 21 32
2009-09-26	4	2nd	2 21 25 37 43
2009-09-16	4	2nd	7 21 25 30 40
2009-09-07	7	3rd	4 8 21 31 39
2009-08-22	25	2nd	8 21 27 29 31
2009-06-24	2	4th	4 16 17 21 22
2009-06-20	2	1st	21 26 27 33 49
2009-06-15	5	2nd	11 21 40 41 49
2009-06-03	16	2nd	14 21 26 32 46
2009-04-27	7	3rd	4 9 21 34 37
2009-04-11	19	4th	2 5 19 21 23
2009-02-25	2	3rd	4 15 21 30 36
2009-02-21	2	1st	21 39 40 47 48
2009-02-16	16	2nd	16 21 23 29 46
2009-01-10	5	2nd	10 21 40 44 49
2008-12-29	21	2nd	14 21 26 27 38
2008-11-10	—	3rd	9 12 21 38 45