Number 16

In Lotto under the 6/42 · since Apr 2010 rules — 1,878 draws, 6 from 1–42.

288times drawn · chance expected 268 +1.30σ

6draws waiting · a wait this long: 46% for any number

6.5average wait between appearances · chance says 7.0

38longest completed wait · 62% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 288 times in 1,878 draws against 268.3 expected, +1.30σ. Each draw is independent: after 6 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 288 times in 1,878 draws · average wait 6.5 draws · longest completed wait 38 · waiting 6 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 smallest19 · chance 25.3
2nd smallest86 · chance 86.2
3rd smallest99 · chance 104.9
4th smallest62 · chance 56.8
5th smallest21 · chance 13.6
6th smallest1 · chance 1.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 35.1 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

33 4 23 3 14 20

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
2026-09-26	3	3rd	4 12 16 22 27 32
2026-09-19	4	3rd	1 15 16 26 37 40
2026-09-09	3	3rd	13 15 16 20 21 29
2026-09-02	10	4th	6

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.

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