Number 21

In The Pick under the 6/44 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,962 draws, 6 from 1–44.

273times drawn · chance expected 268 +0.36σ

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

7.2average wait between appearances · chance says 7.3

30longest completed wait · 98% chance of one at least that long

21 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 273 times in 1,962 draws against 267.5 expected, +0.36σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 21, draw by draw

Drawn 273 times in 1,962 draws · average wait 7.2 draws · longest completed wait 30 · 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 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 smallest12 · chance 9.5
2nd smallest49 · chance 50.2
3rd smallest101 · chance 95.4
4th smallest80 · chance 81.8
5th smallest27 · chance 31.6
6th smallest4 · chance 4.4

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 31.7 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

22 15 16 34 44 4

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, 21 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 21 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-10	5	4th	4 15 19 21 25 40
2026-09-28	10	4th	2 12 16 21 27 40
2026-09-05	10	3rd	10 19 21 35 36 37
2026-08-12	20	4th	8

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 6/44 tonight whatever it did last week.

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