Number 16

In The Pick under the 6/44 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,961 draws, 6 from 1–44.

269times drawn · chance expected 267 +0.10σ

2draws waiting · a wait this long: 86% for any number

7.3average wait between appearances · chance says 7.3

56longest completed wait · 8% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 269 times in 1,961 draws against 267.4 expected, +0.10σ. Each draw is independent: after 2 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 269 times in 1,961 draws · average wait 7.3 draws · longest completed wait 56 · waiting 2 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 smallest16 · chance 27.5
2nd smallest90 · chance 85.8
3rd smallest109 · chance 96.1
4th smallest42 · chance 48.1
5th smallest10 · chance 10.7
6th smallest2 · chance 0.8

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.3 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

21 8 33 2 15 26

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 43 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 44. 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	3	3rd	10 13 16 23 32 40
2026-09-28	17	3rd	2 12 16 21 27 40
2026-08-19	17	3rd	1 4 16 27 28 29
2026-07-11	2	3rd	2

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 6/44 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-10-08	5	2nd	11 16 17 18 37 41
2025-09-27	3	3rd	3 9 16 39 40 44
2025-09-20	8	2nd	11 16 30 32 40 44
2025-09-01	6	1st	16 30 33 35 36 38
2025-08-18	1	3rd	11 14 16 19 22 32
2025-08-16	8	3rd	2 11 16 23 30 34
2025-07-28	20	4th	5 6 7 16 22 29
2025-06-11	4	5th	1 5 6 9 16 43
2025-06-02	9	3rd	14 15 16 34 36 41
2025-05-12	3	2nd	11 16 28 33 35 40
2025-05-05	16	3rd	10 11 16 22 34 43
2025-03-29	1	2nd	9 16 25 29 33 34
2025-03-26	18	3rd	1 10 16 20 27 42
2025-02-12	6	3rd	7 14 16 18 19 42
2025-01-29	1	3rd	5 7 16 19 22 43
2025-01-27	3	2nd	2 16 20 23 41 42
2025-01-20	9	6th	2 7 9 14 15 16
2024-12-30	7	3rd	4 13 16 31 35 38
2024-12-14	19	4th	1 10 14 16 20 41
2024-10-30	1	3rd	3 7 16 19 29 34
2024-10-28	20	3rd	1 12 16 18 25 29
2024-09-11	16	4th	2 5 7 16 19 43
2024-08-05	2	4th	11 12 14 16 21 33
2024-07-31	8	5th	1 5 9 15 16 26
2024-07-13	16	2nd	8 16 17 28 39 41
2024-06-05	5	4th	4 7 12 16 22 33
2024-05-25	18	2nd	11 16 31 32 35 41
2024-04-13	13	2nd	11 16 20 37 41 44
2024-03-13	28	5th	2 3 8 13 16 36
2024-01-08	3	4th	1 3 5 16 21 37
2024-01-01	4	3rd	1 9 16 22 28 42
2023-12-23	1	3rd	6 14 16 21 25 26
2023-12-20	5	2nd	9 16 21 30 34 44
2023-12-09	7	1st	16 26 35 38 40 43
2023-11-22	1	2nd	4 16 26 28 32 44
2023-11-20	8	4th	1 4 15 16 21 30
2023-11-01	6	2nd	13 16 17 18 27 35
2023-10-18	20	3rd	8 10 16 35 37 42
2023-09-02	19	2nd	3 16 19 26 27 42
2023-07-19	6	1st	16 19 20 23 40 42
2023-07-05	11	2nd	8 16 21 24 25 44
2023-06-10	10	1st	16 32 33 34 35 44
2023-05-17	12	2nd	12 16 20 21 27 36
2023-04-19	4	5th	5 10 11 15 16 33
2023-04-10	2	2nd	13 16 31 35 37 44
2023-04-05	7	2nd	3 16 27 28 37 41
2023-03-20	1	3rd	2 10 16 28 41 44
2023-03-18	4	3rd	2 3 16 28 29 31
2023-03-08	8	3rd	1 4 16 22 25 37
2023-02-18	18	2nd	2 16 21 34 37 41
2023-01-07	2	2nd	4 16 29 33 35 37
2023-01-02	14	3rd	12 15 16 28 37 39
2022-11-30	11	2nd	11 16 24 26 35 39
2022-11-05	2	3rd	8 12 16 26 38 44
2022-10-31	15	3rd	2 11 16 20 24 37
2022-09-26	4	2nd	5 16 21 24 36 44
2022-09-17	9	5th	1 3 8 14 16 39
2022-08-27	26	3rd	2 11 16 26 31 35
2022-06-27	16	2nd	1 16 18 21 39 41
2022-05-21	30	3rd	7 11 16 20 28 35
2022-03-02	5	1st	16 19 20 23 40 42
2022-02-12	2	1st	16 18 29 37 38 39
2022-02-05	6	3rd	7 15 16 27 30 44
2022-01-15	6	3rd	7 8 16 21 29 43
2021-12-25	2	3rd	9 11 16 24 26 31
2021-12-18	7	4th	3 9 14 16 25 41
2021-11-24	16	3rd	11 12 16 21 39 44
2021-09-29	2	3rd	4 15 16 22 27 31
2021-09-22	3	3rd	6 15 16 24 35 40
2021-09-11	1	2nd	12 16 18 26 32 41
2021-09-08	15	3rd	11 12 16 17 22 24
2021-07-17	7	5th	3 8 14 15 16 33
2021-06-23	9	4th	1 3 10 16 32 39
2021-05-22	2	5th	11 13 14 15 16 43
2021-05-15	21	4th	2 6 13 16 30 40
2021-03-03	3	3rd	8 15 16 19 20 32
2021-02-20	15	2nd	12 16 32 34 38 39
2020-12-30	8	4th	1 8 9 16 20 30
2020-12-02	1	3rd	6 7 16 22 30 33
2020-11-28	4	3rd	2 3 16 24 30 42
2020-11-14	28	2nd	7 16 25 28 29 33
2020-08-08	9	2nd	11 16 21 22 26 43
2020-07-08	7	3rd	8 11 16 17 24 37
2020-06-13	1	3rd	3 12 16 22 24 38
2020-06-10	9	1st	16 19 25 29 31 34
2020-05-09	6	3rd	5 12 16 18 29 38
2020-04-18	20	3rd	1 2 16 28 33 40
2020-02-08	9	3rd	10 12 16 20 26 39
2020-01-08	3	3rd	3 12 16 26 42 44
2019-12-28	10	2nd	2 16 17 21 26 30
2019-11-23	3	4th	2 3 7 16 32 42
2019-11-13	11	1st	16 18 19 22 36 43
2019-10-05	7	2nd	15 16 21 32 33 43
2019-09-11	9	2nd	5 16 23 28 31 32
2019-08-10	2	3rd	8 11 16 21 27 38
2019-08-03	10	2nd	14 16 30 31 32 40
2019-06-29	9	2nd	14 16 27 29 38 44
2019-05-29	33	4th	1 11 12 16 17 33
2019-02-02	4	3rd	6 13 16 17 33 39
2019-01-19	1	3rd	4 8 16 23 41 42
2019-01-16	9	1st	16 18 19 31 33 43
2018-12-15	12	2nd	7 16 25 26 27 29
2018-11-03	15	2nd	9 16 23 27 35 39
2018-09-12	9	5th	1 3 14 15 16 35
2018-08-11	7	3rd	8 11 16 18 21 22
2018-07-18	6	1st	16 19 21 26 30 35
2018-06-27	1	2nd	3 16 23 34 36 39
2018-06-23	3	5th	2 7 12 14 16 39
2018-06-13	18	2nd	10 16 17 19 29 44
2018-04-11	2	2nd	15 16 23 36 37 43
2018-04-04	10	4th	3 9 10 16 23 43
2018-02-28	7	3rd	13 15 16 35 39 41
2018-02-03	17	3rd	7 8 16 29 31 41
2017-12-06	1	3rd	5 10 16 23 31 43
2017-12-02	4	2nd	2 16 19 31 32 36
2017-11-18	2	3rd	5 11 16 32 43 44
2017-11-11	9	2nd	6 16 22 23 26 39
2017-10-11	5	3rd	4 5 16 33 40 44
2017-09-23	7	1st	16 22 25 28 30 36
2017-08-30	3	4th	5 6 10 16 17 22
2017-08-19	18	3rd	6 8 16 19 26 42
2017-06-17	2	3rd	7 12 16 27 40 43
2017-06-10	3	2nd	13 16 18 32 37 44
2017-05-31	13	2nd	5 16 17 32 36 40
2017-04-15	1	3rd	8 11 16 33 37 40
2017-04-12	15	4th	4 8 12 16 19 21
2017-02-18	2	3rd	2 4 16 17 37 42
2017-02-11	16	2nd	12 16 17 19 22 25
2016-12-17	4	4th	8 10 13 16 19 37
2016-12-03	3	4th	1 12 13 16 24 33
2016-11-23	7	2nd	5 16 20 24 36 39
2016-10-29	2	3rd	7 15 16 20 33 44
2016-10-22	7	2nd	7 16 22 25 29 42
2016-09-28	18	3rd	7 10 16 27 37 40
2016-07-27	7	3rd	1 9 16 25 32 44
2016-07-02	2	3rd	5 9 16 36 38 41
2016-06-25	10	3rd	5 15 16 18 26 33
2016-05-21	2	4th	6 7 8 16 27 36
2016-05-14	3	3rd	9 11 16 33 35 36
2016-05-04	5	3rd	8 14 16 18 29 44
2016-04-16	1	3rd	6 10 16 22 23 37
2016-04-13	3	3rd	3 5 16 29 33 35
2016-04-02	2	2nd	14 16 21 26 28 29
2016-03-26	4	4th	2 4 6 16 20 21
2016-03-12	4	3rd	6 15 16 23 26 38
2016-02-27	2	2nd	1 16 21 23 26 38
2016-02-20	2	3rd	9 15 16 21 35 42
2016-02-13	4	3rd	11 13 16 26 33 37
2016-01-30	2	3rd	2 4 16 21 31 38
2016-01-23	7	3rd	5 15 16 21 22 40
2015-12-30	7	2nd	8 16 17 27 38 40
2015-12-05	2	3rd	6 8 16 17 20 25
2015-11-28	4	4th	7 9 11 16 18 19
2015-11-14	2	3rd	6 13 16 21 24 39
2015-11-07	1	3rd	3 4 16 18 27 38
2015-11-04	10	3rd	2 6 16 20 21 43
2015-09-30	7	3rd	3 9 16 22 27 40
2015-09-05	2	3rd	7 8 16 23 25 43
2015-08-29	13	2nd	14 16 21 22 31 33
2015-07-15	2	3rd	13 15 16 19 33 37
2015-07-08	1	2nd	9 16 20 26 32 39
2015-07-04	1	3rd	2 12 16 17 35 39
2015-07-01	2	4th	1 6 7 16 43 44
2015-06-24	3	1st	16 17 21 22 27 32
2015-06-13	11	2nd	14 16 22 24 32 41
2015-05-06	6	2nd	1 16 17 24 27 29
2015-04-15	2	2nd	2 16 18 22 36 42
2015-04-08	7	2nd	7 16 23 24 32 37
2015-03-14	56	2nd	2 16 21 27 37 38
2014-08-30	1	4th	6 14 15 16 37 40
2014-08-27	4	2nd	2 16 32 38 43 44
2014-08-13	10	2nd	2 16 17 27 30 38
2014-07-09	20	3rd	1 15 16 25 29 31
2014-04-30	13	3rd	1 2 16 25 30 34
2014-03-15	11	4th	7 11 13 16 30 32
2014-02-05	4	2nd	15 16 21 23 35 41
2014-01-22	21	3rd	1 14 16 19 24 36
2013-11-09	2	4th	2 3 6 16 30 39
2013-11-02	1	2nd	10 16 19 28 35 37
2013-10-30	5	3rd	3 5 16 17 19 24
2013-10-12	10	3rd	6 12 16 26 28 34
2013-09-07	7	3rd	8 15 16 20 27 29
2013-08-14	4	4th	6 10 12 16 20 28
2013-07-31	3	2nd	5 16 18 21 27 34
2013-07-20	10	3rd	13 15 16 22 28 35
2013-06-15	8	3rd	4 5 16 18 31 32
2013-05-18	4	4th	4 8 14 16 23 35
2013-05-04	4	3rd	4 9 16 19 24 34
2013-04-20	7	3rd	5 14 16 32 36 40
2013-03-27	8	4th	8 14 15 16 26 29
2013-02-27	12	2nd	13 16 18 21 32 41
2013-01-16	4	2nd	7 16 23 38 40 42
2013-01-02	4	4th	1 8 12 16 17 27
2012-12-19	2	2nd	12 16 21 28 38 44
2012-12-12	3	2nd	13 16 17 20 26 37
2012-12-01	4	3rd	5 8 16 24 27 40
2012-11-17	1	2nd	9 16 30 36 39 44
2012-11-14	5	2nd	15 16 18 23 33 35
2012-10-27	2	3rd	1 15 16 20 33 34
2012-10-20	7	2nd	4 16 20 24 28 44
2012-09-26	1	1st	16 26 27 33 36 43
2012-09-22	5	3rd	2 14 16 17 24 43
2012-09-05	13	2nd	6 16 31 33 41 44
2012-07-21	10	4th	4 8 14 16 32 36
2012-06-16	1	2nd	11 16 20 22 24 44
2012-06-13	9	2nd	9 16 28 35 37 38
2012-05-12	3	1st	16 18 25 27 32 39
2012-05-02	5	2nd	8 16 21 25 33 40
2012-04-14	2	2nd	13 16 20 22 28 40
2012-04-07	5	2nd	8 16 17 27 35 36
2012-03-21	5	4th	6 8 12 16 23 26
2012-03-03	12	2nd	4 16 22 27 38 44
2012-01-21	3	2nd	6 16 30 35 37 43
2012-01-11	14	3rd	10 14 16 17 19 33
2011-11-23	12	2nd	9 16 23 30 36 44
2011-10-12	9	3rd	1 13 16 17 33 42
2011-09-10	1	2nd	14 16 17 20 33 44
2011-09-07	1	3rd	7 15 16 22 26 31
2011-09-03	1	2nd	15 16 25 28 34 35
2011-08-31	1	2nd	13 16 29 30 37 44
2011-08-27	1	6th	3 9 10 11 14 16
2011-08-24	6	4th	6 7 9 16 31 43
2011-08-03	8	3rd	2 4 16 31 35 43
2011-07-06	6	3rd	10 12 16 23 32 41
2011-06-15	3	3rd	10 15 16 25 26 44
2011-06-04	29	2nd	1 16 18 35 41 43
2011-02-23	3	3rd	4 9 16 29 38 41
2011-02-12	6	5th	7 9 10 11 16 26
2011-01-22	3	4th	6 8 9 16 19 29
2011-01-12	2	3rd	7 15 16 23 24 30
2011-01-05	7	3rd	5 15 16 19 39 43
2010-12-11	7	2nd	11 16 24 38 41 44
2010-11-17	5	2nd	9 16 19 33 36 44
2010-10-30	4	2nd	13 16 18 21 33 38
2010-10-16	9	4th	2 8 10 16 26 34
2010-09-15	1	3rd	4 11 16 28 42 43
2010-09-11	1	2nd	11 16 18 24 32 35
2010-09-08	14	4th	2 3 12 16 24 39
2010-07-21	11	3rd	8 12 16 33 34 43
2010-06-12	6	3rd	6 8 16 19 22 43
2010-05-22	2	3rd	5 6 16 29 34 37
2010-05-15	6	2nd	1 16 19 32 35 43
2010-04-24	4	2nd	9 16 21 23 40 43
2010-04-10	2	4th	5 7 13 16 39 43
2010-04-03	—	4th	2 8 12 16 30 40