Number 16

In Triple Twist under the 6/42 · since Dec 2018 rules — 2,814 draws, 6 from 1–42.

385times drawn · chance expected 402 −0.92σ

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

7.3average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

41longest completed wait · 55% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 385 times in 2,814 draws against 402.0 expected, −0.92σ. Each draw is independent: after 1 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 385 times in 2,814 draws · average wait 7.3 draws · longest completed wait 41 · 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 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 smallest39 · chance 33.8
2nd smallest105 · chance 115.2
3rd smallest148 · chance 140.3
4th smallest75 · chance 76.0
5th smallest15 · chance 18.2
6th smallest3 · chance 1.5

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 47.0 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

38 12 20 14 5 6

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 41 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 42. 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
2026-10-10	20	2nd	5 16 19 23 31 33
2026-09-20	26	1st	16 19 21 32 37 41
2026-08-25	8	2nd	15 16 22 24 30 35
2026-08-17	1

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 6/42 tonight whatever it did last week.

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