Number 16

In Health Lottery under the 5/50 + 1/50 · since May 2013 rules — 3,269 draws, 5 from 1–50.

320times drawn · chance expected 327 −0.40σ

0draws waiting — it came up last time

10.2average wait between appearances · chance says 10.0

77longest completed wait · 10% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 320 times in 3,269 draws against 326.9 expected, −0.40σ. Each draw is independent: after 0 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday. It has also come out as the bonus ball 52 times, counted separately.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 320 times in 3,269 draws · average wait 10.2 draws · longest completed wait 77 · drawn in the most recent draw

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 smallest58 · chance 70.0
2nd smallest144 · chance 135.6
3rd smallest89 · chance 89.0
4th smallest27 · chance 23.4
5th smallest2 · chance 2.1

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 26.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

33 36 5 41 6 50

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 49 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 50. 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
2026-10-17	1	1st	16 25 31 33 48
2026-10-16	14	2nd	5 16 17 33 49
2026-10-02	74	4th	9 11 15 16 32
2026-07-20	17	2nd	10 16 26

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 5/50 tonight whatever it did last week.

2026-03-02	10	3rd	8 12 16 30 35
2026-02-20	8	2nd	14 16 17 36 40
2026-02-12	2	3rd	2 13 16 41 46
2026-02-10	11	2nd	8 16 21 33 43
2026-01-30	10	1st	16 25 29 37 42
2026-01-20	1	2nd	7 16 22 26 42
2026-01-19	10	4th	1 11 13 16 24
2026-01-09	3	1st	16 22 43 45 49
2026-01-06	10	3rd	6 11 16 30 46
2025-12-27	12	3rd	4 9 16 40 41
2025-12-15	15	4th	6 7 13 16 49
2025-11-30	4	2nd	14 16 22 37 50
2025-11-26	25	2nd	7 16 27 31 35
2025-11-01	9	2nd	4 16 28 35 45
2025-10-23	1	4th	7 8 15 16 31
2025-10-22	1	4th	6 7 15 16 42
2025-10-21	15	3rd	6 12 16 23 41
2025-10-06	3	1st	16 18 21 35 48
2025-10-03	7	3rd	10 14 16 21 41
2025-09-26	10	2nd	13 16 33 35 45
2025-09-16	12	2nd	10 16 33 34 41
2025-09-04	2	3rd	5 14 16 26 50
2025-09-02	13	1st	16 26 43 48 50
2025-08-20	8	3rd	8 10 16 32 42
2025-08-12	6	2nd	11 16 40 41 44
2025-08-06	4	3rd	4 5 16 17 38
2025-08-02	10	2nd	6 16 17 21 48
2025-07-23	1	2nd	5 16 31 34 48
2025-07-22	5	2nd	6 16 29 37 42
2025-07-17	20	1st	16 29 33 45 50
2025-06-27	14	2nd	2 16 21 28 34
2025-06-13	3	1st	16 30 31 32 34
2025-06-10	23	2nd	9 16 22 33 48
2025-05-10	31	3rd	8 13 16 44 48
2025-03-28	1	2nd	1 16 21 23 27
2025-03-27	4	1st	16 19 30 39 42
2025-03-21	3	3rd	9 13 16 26 40
2025-03-18	5	2nd	8 16 28 40 50
2025-03-11	3	3rd	3 11 16 41 50
2025-03-06	3	2nd	5 16 17 27 38
2025-03-01	5	3rd	9 11 16 23 49
2025-02-22	1	1st	16 27 28 47 49
2025-02-21	56	3rd	1 10 16 19 41
2024-12-05	6	2nd	4 16 29 34 35
2024-11-27	9	3rd	5 12 16 17 25
2024-11-14	10	2nd	8 16 30 44 50
2024-10-31	18	2nd	10 16 18 23 29
2024-10-05	32	2nd	10 16 20 42 50
2024-08-22	17	3rd	1 10 16 30 33
2024-07-30	10	4th	7 9 11 16 20
2024-07-16	5	4th	3 4 15 16 18
2024-07-09	20	4th	4 6 13 16 26
2024-06-11	4	2nd	7 16 26 28 30
2024-06-05	1	3rd	9 12 16 19 41
2024-06-04	7	1st	16 19 30 32 41
2024-05-24	5	4th	2 3 7 16 24
2024-05-17	6	2nd	13 16 23 37 42
2024-05-09	5	3rd	11 13 16 22 31
2024-05-02	18	1st	16 18 33 43 45
2024-04-06	3	1st	16 28 35 38 46
2024-04-03	77	2nd	5 16 23 45 46
2023-12-16	9	3rd	5 13 16 21 25
2023-12-05	26	2nd	15 16 28 42 50
2023-10-28	10	2nd	14 16 29 41 48
2023-10-14	6	2nd	1 16 27 32 45
2023-10-06	2	4th	5 9 10 16 43
2023-10-04	4	2nd	13 16 17 20 32
2023-09-28	4	4th	1 9 10 16 26
2023-09-22	9	2nd	2 16 31 36 47
2023-09-09	10	3rd	4 12 16 24 45
2023-08-26	7	4th	2 12 13 16 21
2023-08-17	9	2nd	10 16 22 35 37
2023-08-04	7	3rd	4 6 16 25 44
2023-07-26	15	4th	4 8 13 16 38
2023-07-05	33	2nd	4 16 23 32 33
2023-05-19	5	3rd	6 8 16 42 43
2023-05-12	17	3rd	5 14 16 30 33
2023-04-19	3	3rd	3 5 16 23 37
2023-04-14	4	2nd	5 16 25 32 39
2023-04-08	8	3rd	1 8 16 38 41
2023-03-29	8	2nd	4 16 34 42 44
2023-03-17	2	1st	16 22 39 42 49
2023-03-15	15	3rd	2 9 16 35 47
2023-02-22	12	3rd	7 14 16 17 46
2023-02-04	4	1st	16 29 36 38 40
2023-01-31	3	1st	16 33 38 44 46
2023-01-26	4	4th	6 14 15 16 31
2023-01-20	15	1st	16 26 34 44 50
2022-12-30	2	2nd	7 16 21 46 50
2022-12-28	5	3rd	10 12 16 34 36
2022-12-21	5	2nd	5 16 30 31 45
2022-12-14	20	1st	16 24 33 45 48
2022-11-16	14	2nd	13 16 21 29 30
2022-10-27	8	1st	16 21 25 33 42
2022-10-15	46	2nd	12 16 20 25 38
2022-08-12	7	3rd	2 6 16 36 43
2022-08-03	17	1st	16 20 26 36 43
2022-07-09	4	2nd	15 16 33 36 44
2022-07-05	5	2nd	9 16 18 19 39
2022-06-28	19	1st	16 28 33 43 45
2022-06-01	5	2nd	15 16 19 40 49
2022-05-25	25	2nd	11 16 22 30 41
2022-04-20	25	2nd	5 16 24 43 50
2022-03-16	10	3rd	8 9 16 24 25
2022-03-02	7	1st	16 28 29 40 49
2022-02-19	5	5th	5 9 13 15 16
2022-02-12	15	2nd	1 16 36 37 48
2022-01-22	4	1st	16 26 27 35 36
2022-01-18	12	2nd	11 16 17 33 50
2021-12-31	27	4th	3 5 6 16 33
2021-11-24	7	2nd	15 16 19 47 49
2021-11-13	8	2nd	14 16 22 35 47
2021-11-03	2	3rd	1 12 16 38 44
2021-10-30	2	2nd	2 16 20 33 41
2021-10-28	8	2nd	5 16 27 34 49
2021-10-16	15	1st	16 23 36 40 45
2021-09-25	5	4th	3 6 9 16 28
2021-09-18	11	2nd	15 16 19 23 49
2021-09-03	7	3rd	1 5 16 24 33
2021-08-25	35	3rd	8 12 16 21 41
2021-07-07	41	1st	16 21 23 42 44
2021-05-11	2	2nd	15 16 18 27 36
2021-05-07	17	3rd	5 8 16 22 36
2021-04-14	13	1st	16 34 39 42 44
2021-03-26	41	2nd	4 16 17 36 43
2021-01-28	7	1st	16 33 36 46 47
2021-01-19	1	3rd	7 11 16 22 47
2021-01-16	2	2nd	8 16 17 26 44
2021-01-14	1	1st	16 26 32 34 42
2021-01-13	9	2nd	14 16 28 32 36
2020-12-31	5	1st	16 28 31 36 47
2020-12-24	1	3rd	3 6 16 22 33
2020-12-23	3	2nd	7 16 33 43 46
2020-12-18	4	1st	16 17 26 38 47
2020-12-12	6	2nd	9 16 17 37 43
2020-12-04	1	2nd	14 16 25 45 48
2020-12-03	2	2nd	9 16 18 30 50
2020-12-01	1	1st	16 26 41 47 50
2020-11-28	22	4th	3 13 15 16 42
2020-10-29	13	2nd	6 16 22 26 50
2020-10-10	13	2nd	4 16 19 23 31
2020-09-23	3	2nd	6 16 28 30 31
2020-09-18	1	2nd	3 16 38 42 45
2020-09-17	33	2nd	3 16 31 40 49
2020-08-01	1	3rd	5 13 16 33 42
2020-07-31	8	3rd	1 8 16 23 44
2020-07-21	21	3rd	1 3 16 22 41
2020-06-20	9	2nd	6 16 27 37 45
2020-06-09	2	2nd	10 16 26 32 33
2020-06-05	2	2nd	15 16 39 44 47
2020-06-03	4	2nd	14 16 24 31 36
2020-05-28	7	3rd	12 15 16 33 44
2020-05-19	8	2nd	6 16 31 37 42
2020-05-07	4	4th	5 7 8 16 29
2020-05-01	30	3rd	9 12 16 28 32
2020-03-20	2	1st	16 27 29 38 42
2020-03-18	33	2nd	15 16 22 28 38
2020-01-31	3	2nd	9 16 23 38 44
2020-01-28	25	2nd	9 16 17 24 29
2019-12-24	3	2nd	6 16 19 38 48
2019-12-19	7	3rd	13 14 16 30 38
2019-12-10	13	3rd	1 12 16 18 47
2019-11-21	28	2nd	9 16 25 44 46
2019-10-12	1	2nd	5 16 29 30 36
2019-10-11	1	1st	16 18 33 37 50
2019-10-10	5	1st	16 18 20 25 28
2019-10-03	18	3rd	8 15 16 18 27
2019-09-07	1	1st	16 19 24 31 38
2019-09-06	1	4th	1 6 13 16 50
2019-09-05	32	2nd	9 16 17 29 47
2019-07-23	1	2nd	9 16 19 42 50
2019-07-20	17	3rd	2 7 16 31 49
2019-06-27	23	2nd	2 16 21 36 44
2019-05-25	7	2nd	8 16 20 33 45
2019-05-16	3	3rd	6 10 16 17 20
2019-05-11	2	2nd	7 16 22 41 48
2019-05-09	1	1st	16 20 31 37 46
2019-05-08	7	2nd	14 16 29 43 47
2019-04-27	6	1st	16 19 23 43 49
2019-04-19	3	1st	16 24 25 26 32
2019-04-16	18	2nd	9 16 28 39 48
2019-03-21	38	2nd	8 16 19 38 46
2019-01-26	32	3rd	10 15 16 44 48
2018-12-13	3	3rd	1 6 16 21 49
2018-12-08	2	2nd	11 16 17 20 35
2018-12-06	3	3rd	4 6 16 17 18
2018-12-01	5	3rd	7 8 16 22 46
2018-11-24	6	3rd	10 13 16 27 30
2018-11-16	14	2nd	7 16 25 43 49
2018-10-27	2	1st	16 19 20 29 40
2018-10-25	2	3rd	11 12 16 28 37
2018-10-23	10	3rd	7 14 16 26 37
2018-10-09	19	2nd	2 16 31 33 49
2018-09-12	6	2nd	8 16 40 43 47
2018-09-04	13	3rd	8 13 16 36 43
2018-08-16	1	2nd	4 16 20 31 47
2018-08-15	3	3rd	9 10 16 21 23
2018-08-10	7	4th	6 10 14 16 44
2018-08-01	14	1st	16 22 25 41 42
2018-07-12	18	2nd	1 16 23 25 50
2018-06-16	1	2nd	2 16 27 35 36
2018-06-15	3	3rd	3 4 16 36 50
2018-06-12	15	2nd	15 16 24 25 28
2018-05-22	1	3rd	7 15 16 23 44
2018-05-19	4	2nd	8 16 17 20 21
2018-05-15	4	2nd	3 16 21 28 37
2018-05-09	13	2nd	3 16 27 32 36
2018-04-20	16	2nd	9 16 19 23 46
2018-03-29	8	3rd	7 15 16 30 47
2018-03-17	10	1st	16 20 26 34 47
2018-03-03	2	3rd	8 13 16 37 42
2018-03-01	12	1st	16 36 40 41 49
2018-02-13	1	2nd	6 16 25 28 32
2018-02-10	22	1st	16 32 33 37 43
2018-01-11	15	2nd	11 16 17 33 48
2017-12-21	4	3rd	8 10 16 32 33
2017-12-15	14	2nd	14 16 19 32 39
2017-11-25	12	2nd	7 16 35 37 41
2017-11-09	15	4th	5 11 12 16 36
2017-10-19	31	3rd	3 9 16 28 31
2017-09-06	1	1st	16 19 27 47 48
2017-09-05	2	1st	16 24 34 38 39
2017-09-01	1	2nd	15 16 39 41 42
2017-08-31	20	4th	1 6 11 16 39
2017-08-03	3	1st	16 33 36 38 40
2017-07-29	4	2nd	5 16 19 26 50
2017-07-25	2	1st	16 34 38 44 47
2017-07-21	5	2nd	10 16 25 26 30
2017-07-14	5	2nd	12 16 17 40 45
2017-07-07	9	2nd	12 16 18 29 41
2017-06-24	19	3rd	7 15 16 19 25
2017-05-30	3	2nd	13 16 23 29 44
2017-05-25	7	2nd	11 16 18 24 30
2017-05-16	15	3rd	2 10 16 34 49
2017-04-25	4	3rd	5 12 16 18 50
2017-04-19	39	2nd	11 16 35 36 41
2017-02-23	2	1st	16 27 29 36 46
2017-02-21	30	3rd	7 11 16 43 44
2017-01-10	5	3rd	1 14 16 19 21
2017-01-03	6	2nd	14 16 30 32 36
2016-12-24	8	2nd	5 16 32 36 50
2016-12-14	1	3rd	12 15 16 17 41
2016-12-13	3	2nd	13 16 31 46 50
2016-12-08	1	2nd	5 16 36 39 50
2016-12-07	12	1st	16 17 29 37 49
2016-11-19	24	2nd	2 16 27 32 43
2016-10-18	33	3rd	3 6 16 26 37
2016-09-01	6	3rd	5 7 16 21 28
2016-08-24	2	3rd	3 4 16 25 41
2016-08-20	15	2nd	15 16 22 29 48
2016-07-27	7	4th	4 6 15 16 46
2016-07-16	1	1st	16 36 37 39 46
2016-07-15	1	2nd	2 16 23 24 27
2016-07-14	41	4th	5 9 13 16 41
2016-05-18	4	2nd	10 16 20 30 49
2016-05-12	4	3rd	10 15 16 18 34
2016-05-06	5	1st	16 18 23 29 41
2016-04-29	2	1st	16 22 23 25 33
2016-04-27	2	2nd	8 16 27 33 44
2016-04-23	7	2nd	1 16 22 44 46
2016-04-14	6	2nd	12 16 20 21 36
2016-04-06	8	2nd	13 16 37 43 47
2016-03-25	5	2nd	12 16 22 36 44
2016-03-18	13	2nd	4 16 27 39 47
2016-03-01	18	1st	16 27 29 36 45
2016-02-04	8	2nd	2 16 17 38 39
2016-01-23	7	2nd	11 16 24 47 48
2016-01-14	16	2nd	7 16 22 28 35
2015-12-19	5	3rd	3 12 16 27 39
2015-12-12	26	2nd	8 16 19 39 40
2015-11-06	32	1st	16 31 43 45 49
2015-08-29	20	1st	16 27 31 35 43
2015-07-01	36	2nd	1 16 19 25 43
2015-02-25	24	2nd	3 16 17 38 43
2014-12-03	13	4th	5 10 13 16 42
2014-10-18	9	3rd	4 13 16 32 50
2014-09-17	6	3rd	3 15 16 23 30
2014-08-27	10	4th	3 6 7 16 47
2014-07-23	4	2nd	13 16 32 36 38
2014-07-09	2	2nd	3 16 25 36 43
2014-07-02	6	2nd	2 16 38 41 49
2014-06-11	8	2nd	2 16 23 24 33
2014-05-14	3	3rd	6 12 16 24 43
2014-05-03	1	3rd	4 11 16 20 50
2014-04-30	1	3rd	3 14 16 24 25
2014-04-26	3	2nd	14 16 28 38 47
2014-04-16	1	2nd	10 16 20 43 46
2014-04-12	3	3rd	7 12 16 31 38
2014-04-02	11	2nd	4 16 21 35 40
2014-02-22	45	4th	1 11 12 16 35
2013-09-18	2	2nd	13 16 19 22 48
2013-09-11	3	1st	16 17 18 26 50
2013-08-31	1	3rd	1 10 16 35 40
2013-08-28	22	2nd	11 16 17 30 33
2013-06-12	1	3rd	8 15 16 28 39
2013-06-08	—	2nd	15 16 26 42 49